EJ

Romans 8:28. 🇺🇸🇯🇲

[EJ @wendel_eric]

Protect Black Women!

[HBCU Gameday @HBCUGameday]

Savannah State baseball star Johan Sandoval is speaking out after nearly two weeks in ICE custody.

The HBCU All-Star Game MVP described his arrest, sleeping on the floor during his first days in detention, and the fear that has followed him home.
https://t.co/wuYebhdJe3

[Angel Reese @Reese10Angel]

ARE WE SURPRISED?! @SBrondello 🤡

[Niall Stanage @NiallStanage]

Rev. Jesse Jackson has died at 84.

No tweet could do justice to such a large and consequential life.

His 1988 speech to the Democratic National Convention is easily one of the most remarkable — and personal — political addresses you’ll ever hear.

[Martin Luther King III @OfficialMLK3]

Statement from Martin Luther King III & Arndrea Waters King on the passing of Reverend Jesse Jackson

[Kamala Harris @KamalaHarris]

Reverend Jesse Jackson was one of America’s greatest patriots. He spent his life summoning all of us to fulfill the promise of America and building the coalitions to make that promise real.

A son of Greenville, South Carolina, Reverend Jackson first rose to the national stage as one of the young leaders of the Civil Rights Movement. His presidential runs in 1984 and 1988 electrified millions of Americans and showed them what could be possible. From Washington, DC to the Bay Area, from the Mississippi Delta to Appalachia, from South Africa to the South Side of Chicago, Reverend Jackson gave a voice to people who were removed from power and politics. He let us know our voices mattered. He instilled in us that we were somebody. And he widened the path for generations to follow in his footsteps and lead.

As a young law student, I would drive back and forth from Oakland, where I lived, to San Francisco, where I went to school. I had a bumper sticker in the back window of my car that read: “Jesse Jackson for President.” As I would drive across the Bay Bridge, you would not believe how people from every walk of life would give me a thumbs up or honk of support. They were small interactions, but they exemplified Reverend Jackson’s life work — lifting up the dignity of working people, building community and coalitions, and strengthening our democracy and nation. I was proud to partner with and learn from him on this work throughout my career, and I am so grateful for the time we spent together this January. Reverend Jackson was a selfless leader, mentor, and friend to me and so many others.

Doug and I are praying for Jacqueline, their children and grandchildren, the Rainbow PUSH Coalition, and the millions of people across our country and around the world whose lives he impacted. Today and every day, we will carry forward his call to “Keep hope alive.”

[CNN Early Start @EarlyStart]

Civil rights leader Rev. Jesse Jackson has died at the age of 84.

Former prosecutor Joey Jackson shares his memories of the longtime activist.

“A person who brought people together, a person who lived, as you noted, really as a protégé of Dr. Martin Luther King,” he said.

[NAACP @NAACP]

#RestInPower to Rev. Jesse Jackson. Today, we honor a giant whose voice, courage, and love for our people shaped generations. Reverend Jesse Jackson was not only a civil rights icon—he was family to the NAACP.

His legacy sits at the heart of our work and at the center of this nation’s fight for justice. We carry his light forward. https://t.co/4BSEsITjD3

[Ave @SebastianAvenue]

Citizen Wayne
RIP Jesse Jackson.

[RNB RADAR @rnbradar]

Reverend Jesse Jackson has reportedly passed away at the age of 84 🤍🕊️

RIP to a towering figure in the civil rights movement whose advocacy for justice and equality impacted generations.

[Piers Morgan @piersmorgan]

RIP Jesse Jackson, 84.
Civil rights icon.
Trailblazer.
Extraordinary tour de force.
Man of incredible courage.
One of the greatest orators in modern history.
What a life, what an inspiration.👏👏👏

[Ave @SebastianAvenue]

When Jesse Jackson announced his campaign for President of the United States in the 1984 election. He became the second Black person in America to mount a nationwide campaign for president as a Democrat.

He also ran for president in 1988.

RIP Jesse Jackson

[Reverend Al Sharpton @TheRevAl]

My mentor, Rev. Jesse Jackson, has passed.

I just prayed with his family by phone. He was a consequential and transformative leader who changed this nation and the world. He shaped public policy and changed laws. He kept the dream alive and taught young children from broken homes, like me, that we don’t have broken spirits.

[Ave @SebastianAvenue]

RIP Jesse Jackson.

[the demon on his kneecaps @j_donatella]

Reverend Jesse Jackson to all but grandpa to me. This feels so surreal, my heart aches. Thankful to have known you in this life time. Grateful that i can still see your face when i look in the mirror. 🕊️🤍

[ABC News @ABC]

BREAKING: Civil rights icon and two-time presidential candidate Rev. Jesse Jackson passed away on Tuesday morning at age 84, his family said in a statement.

Read more: https://t.co/9jLAAua5g8

[¹⁰ @HoodiGarland]

The way the league is treating Chris Paul in his last season is disgusting bro

[Ashley Nicole Moss @AshNicoleMoss]

Chris Paul deserved a better send off into retirement. this will never sit right with me

[Dr. Allison Wiltz @queenie4rmnola]

Threatening to kill a young Black man who did nothing wrong. This happens too much in this country.

[EJ @wendel_eric]

Beware of leaders who preach love on Sundays and turn around and endorse hate throughout the rest of the week…….

[Lee Merritt @LeeMerrittesq]

Another day. Another threat. Another Black child terrorized by those sworn to protect.

17 year old Trevion Taylor was leaving an anti ICE protest when Indianapolis police pulled him over. What happened next was captured on video:

“I will f***ing kill you. Do you understand me?”

This wasn’t policing. This was intimidation. This was a threat of state sanctioned violence against a child exercising his First Amendment rights.

IMPD claims they were justified because someone in the car had a firearm. But threatening to KILL a teenager is never justified.

This is the culture we’re fighting to change, where our youth can’t protest, can’t drive, can’t exist without fearing for their lives.

Trevion’s mother is filing a formal complaint. IMPD has opened an internal investigation. But we’ve seen this story before. Internal reviews aren’t enough.

We need accountability. We need criminal charges. We need systemic change.

Our children deserve better.