"It's amazing how those mail-in ballots are so one-sided," Trump says after relentlessly trashing mail-in ballots and thus getting his supporters to not want to use them.
Trump talking about going back to “the core values of this country” reminds me of going to Montpelier with @ProfJeffries and looking at the interactive exhibit that shows where the Constitution is implicitly racist
Thanks to @RepJeffries for carving out a little time from saving The Republic to dialogue w/ my students about Shelby v. Holder, voter suppression & electoral politics. Thx Bro!
And shoutout to the brilliant @samfaingold & @jillianfinkel for their #MeetThePress interview skills!
John Lewis was the youngest speaker at the 1963 March on Washington—where MLK gave the "I have a dream" speech—and the speech Lewis wrote that day was so incendiary that the march organizers wouldn't let him deliver it as written.
John Lewis showed us how it’s done. What a remarkable, inspiring life. What a leader. What a fighter. What a gracious, generous, unrelenting presence. Such a loss. But his work will rouse hearts and spark change for generations to come. The good trouble carries on.
The one thing I know about YOU, is that YOU were not always as "WOKE" as you are right now.
So show some GRACE to those who are just beginning this learning journey.
#ELLABAKER advised: "Start where people are." These are words to organize by.
#BlackLivesMatter
I'm appalled by LMPD's nearly BLANK incident report from the investigation of #BreonnaTaylor's murder. It lists "NONE" under Breonna's injuries... She was SHOT 8 TIMES!! It took 3 months to produce and release this report publicly – and THIS is what we get?! #JusticeForBre
Powerful words from Dr. Hasan Jeffries (@ProfJeffries) today at the #ohiostateprotest:
"The time for silence is over. Keep letting your voices be heard. The world sees you. People in power see you. The police see you. We see you. And we need you."
this is a great clip to watch (especially if you’re not from the US) as an introduction to why the phrase ‘systemic racism’ exists; it goes much deeper than skin color discrimination by individuals
we still need justice for sandra bland.
we still need justice for breonna taylor.
we still need justice for deborah danner.
we still need justice for pamela turner.
we still need justice for korryn gaines.
the most important class I’ve taken throughout college is History 3083: the Civil Rights and Black Power Movements, taught by @ProfJeffries
the first thing our class ever read was his article called “Challenging the Master Narrative: Teaching the CRM Accurately and Effectively”
Y’all couldn’t impose a curfew, no REAL STRICT stay at home order for Corona but y’all was SPEEDY with this eight pm curfew for our protests??? Y’all calling the national guard when we advocating for George Floyd being MURDERED but not when covid death toll at 100k+???