Hey @SankofaFarms! Thank you for sending videos for our @wakeForest class on Race, Land and Power today. Hearing from you was perfect for our discussion of #BlackLand loss and resilience in NC. Syllabus link is here. https://t.co/2XomPI0T0V
For most people it's birthdays & holidays when they send & receive messages with all the far flung friends, colleagues, relatives, and others.
Apparently for me it's #electionday that leads to all the calls, texts, nudges, photos, memories & sharing.
Kinda loving it.
Remember, Democracy is Indigenous. Our ancestors showed us what true democracy looks like - respect, reciprocity & collective decision-making. Let's honor them by voting for Tribal Sovereignty, Climate Justice, Healthcare & Reproductive Rights, and Education! #NativesVote2024
In order to vote in his first election, my father paid a poll tax. My dad. Not my great great grandfather, my father. He is very much still alive. He voted today. No poll tax required. I am so proud to his daughter.
Something to ponder as you head out to vote today, for free. In the Library's Rosa Parks Papers collection, there's a receipt for the poll tax she had to pay to vote in Alabama in 1956. Poll taxes, a Jim Crow-era voter suppression tool, were not abolished federally until 1964.
9 Indigenous candidates are running for the US House of Representatives! Including incumbent Mary Peltola, the first Alaskan Native Congressperson and Jonathan Nez who would be the 1st Native representative for AZ.
https://t.co/p2a8Dl1htF
On this day I am feeling "full of the faith that the dark past has taught us, and full of the hope that the present has brought us." https://t.co/iFYEl871sh
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The Invest in Louisiana Policy Conference is one month away! Don’t miss your chance to hear from @MHarrisPerry - professor and award-winning author and journalist.
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