Spoiler alert: canceling student loan debt would help people with the least wealth the most, especially Black families that borrow more for college. We need President Biden to #CancelStudentDebt to lift this burden and help close the racial wealth gap. https://t.co/1d4DrSBQhy
"It's tacky," said one observer, especially since the billionaire is also collecting a $219,000 annual pension and has a taxpayer-funded staff. https://t.co/I8clvNii7q
Two low home appraisals spurred a Black woman in Indianapolis to run her own fair housing test. The result led her to file a complaint alleging housing discrimination. https://t.co/mPo82fWxc4
In Derek Chauvin’s trial, his attorney is blaming George Floyd’s death on the use of drugs and underlying health conditions. We spoke with an expert about why coroners often blame police killings on drugs, and why that’s problematic. https://t.co/yoZVxjD3Gc
Fact is a lot of the politicians crying right now don’t work to solve either.
They vote to grow ICE + CBP cages and they do everything to avoid addressing the root: US foreign policy and interventionism that destabilizes regions, the climate crisis, and unjust economic policy.
Politicians and pundits who are pretending to care about the border now but have continuously voted to expand these cages can sit down.
You might be new to this, but we’re true to this.
Short-term issue is facilities. Long-term issue is destabilization that’s driving migration.
A lot of people who are just now suddenly horrified at the dehumanizing conditions at our border are the same folks who dehumanize immigrants + helped build these cages in the 1st place.
When we tried to stop this infrastructure over a year ago,we were overruled by BOTH parties.
One of TikTok's biggest stars showed Jimmy Fallon dance moves for a fun "The Tonight Show" segment.
The problem? Many of these now popular dances were created by Black users, who remain unknown as their white counterparts imitate them and rocket to fame https://t.co/HMT2IL0XLZ
The pair didn't credit the original choreographers.
Representatives for “The Tonight Show” and Rae did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
But social media had a lot to say:
https://t.co/nvyQvqShIh
@jimmyfallon@whoisaddison Jimmy Fallon is a prime example of performative activism. The chance to bring out black creators but finds one yt girl instead to do the dances created by black creators.
The failure to credit Black choreographers for viral TikTok dance sensations is the latest example of Black erasure in matters of fame and prestige, money, and cultural recognition. https://t.co/UiWV7zX0lX