@Blackrabbs@JmmooreJeff@blakerutherford Some work, some don’t. Some qualify for government programs, some don’t. Some have good access to affordable groceries, some are in food deserts. Many are single parents making minimum wage and receive no child support. Arkansas is a rural state, with much poverty.
@Blackrabbs@JmmooreJeff@blakerutherford Why? I can only assume you aren’t from Arkansas if you have to ask. The short answer is poverty. The long answer is more complicated, but it all goes back to poverty.
Fellow white women: I've spent the last decade organizing you and I know firsthand the impact you can have when you use your economic and political power for good. This MUST be the election when a majority of us help elect the first woman, a Black woman, President. That means...
White friends, especially white women who did not have an undergraduate sorority experience:
In the coming months you’ll likely see a great deal of content about VP Harris’ sorority affiliation and the support from its members. We 🩷 it. Some info & tips for us: 🧵
@Melalexander1 @MsMariaT @costareports And Republicans in Congress. They are also supporting the cult and its leader. I continue to be flabbergasted by people who, while I disagreed with them on policy, I thought were smarter, had more integrity, and supported democracy. It’s disheartening.
“When we can’t or don’t talk freely, we lose the chance to find real common ground, acknowledge complexity or grasp that even our own opinions can be malleable. If we listen only to those who already agree with us, we won’t make wider connections. We won’t grow.”
"A 2022 @knightfdn survey of almost 11k US high school students found that although 89% agreed that people should be allowed to express 'unpopular' opinions, only 40% agreed that people should be allowed to say whatever they want, even if it’s 'offensive'"
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