Lizanne Young

Blood giver, optimist, bird lover, she/her

[Clint Smith @ClintSmithIII]

This week we put out the final episode of Crash Course Black American History. We worked on this series for over 3 years and put out 51 episodes spanning the transatlantic slave trade to the Black Lives Matter movement. I’m so proud of what we made.

https://t.co/bJ7Y2ly1gF

[Lizanne Young @YLizanne]

@clairewillett Same! And I read your tweet first as “resisting regular jury duty” and thought “yes, also, and I too encountered lovely people when I served.” Then I realized you meant the show, and YES EXACTLY. Someone I love and trust had to twist my arm. What is up with that?

[Michael Harriot @michaelharriot]

A lot of outlets have been telling the story of Tony Bennett marching with MLK.

But have you ever heard the story about how “wokeness,” DEI, Jesus, an actual anti-racist, 2 church choirs & 1 of the greatest dance moves of all time got Tony Bennett into show biz?

A thread

[Dr. Raven the Science Maven @ravenscimaven]

1/ This is the story on how I almost didn't become Raven the Science Maven because a Chief Marketing Officer of a huge science ed company asked me to mask my Blackness. When I was first getting started in science communication, the company reached out to me for a partnership...

[sydni | what in the ADHD? @WhatTheADHD]

So my license plate sticker expired two years ago.

So of course I've been anxiously and shamefully avoiding the process of renewing it all this time.

Days went by. Months. Years.

I've dreaded the idea of renewing it after THIS long.

But. Today, I finally did it.

And...

[Robert T. Rupar @RTRupar]

Hope is never lost as long as you have prayer. Prayer is the light that shines through the darkness. I offer my song of prayer for you, and along with your prayers for me, we can get through the darkness together. https://t.co/90pYUwbkv7

[Lizanne Young @YLizanne]

@michaelharriot L
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[Mel Capperino-Garcia @Riotswimbananas]

The trans athlete “debate” would have dramatically affected me growing up.

I was 5’2” at 8 years old. 6’0” at 12. Parents complained so often i was the wrong age, i carried a copy of my birth certificate. I would have 100% been the target of the trans-vestigators. I remember a

[Michael Harriot @michaelharriot]

Top 10 imaginary Black people of all time. (according to white people)

A thread:

[Lizanne Young @YLizanne]

@jfruh There’s a Plugger caption in here somewhere

[Charlotte Clymer 🇺🇦 @cmclymer]

Dear Sir,

We don’t know each other past a brief interaction, and in the event this finds you, wherever you are, tucked behind anonymity, I am hoping it may be of service in your walk with God.

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[Billie @Billieiswriting]

Another Message to Allies:

Hey Allies, I am writing as a queer trans woman but I *suspect* that this is relevant to allyship generally.

We love y'all and also allies as a category can be exhausting. Hear me out please!
1/🧵

[Qasim Rashid, Esq. @QasimRashid]

Never take seriously those who ridicule low income people for having a smartphone or laptop.

“If they’re so poor how did they buy an iPhone???”

Because they’re trying to escape poverty, not the 1700s, genius. If you think basic tech access is luxury, survive a month w/o it.

[Yashar Ali 🐘 @yashar]

The global addiction to palm oil is leading to a flood of baby orangutans to orphanages.

Orangutan babies live with their moms for 8 years where they learn everything they need to know to survive.

Now these heartbroken and traumatized orphans rely on the kindness of humans.

[Matthew Hahn @hahnscratch]

I was cleaning out some drawers yesterday and found the wallet I used when I first got out of prison. Inside was this $20 bill. It has a (short) story.

[Dr. Miah @dst6n01]

Let’s talk emergent reading this morning, shall we?

You all know I have a baby niece, Penelope, who is 18 months old.

She has been talked to and read to multiple times daily since she was born.

[Akilah Hughes @AkilahObviously]

I finally wrote about Frank Ocean's Coachella set and why it didn't seem like an experiment as much as a cry for help. https://t.co/fKOddQNllJ

[Ibram X. Kendi @ibramxk]

Ralph Paul Yarl was picking up his two siblings. He went to the wrong house in Kansas City, Missouri. The White man who opened the door did not see a lost 16-year-old boy. He saw a threat. Shot Ralph, twice. Once in the head to kill him. Somehow Ralph survived. 1/

[InterVarsity Press @ivpress]

School shooting survivor and author of 'When Thoughts and Prayers Aren't Enough' @taylorsschumann shares 7 action steps you can take in the wake of yet another gun violence tragedy.

Read the full gun reform FAQ at https://t.co/ddRpBj0Kad. #GunViolence (1/4)