Zed Brown

[Wendell Pierce @WendellPierce]

An Icon in New Orleans, Jerome Smith, Freedom Rider Who Challenged Robert Kennedy, Dies at 87 https://t.co/ErorxTHejD via @NYTimes

[EmmettTillLegacyFdn @EmmettTill]

71 years ago September 6, 1955, #MamieTillMobley buried her only son #EmmettTill at Burr Oak Cemetery.
In Mississippi, a grand jury indicts Milam and Bryant for the kidnapping and murder of Emmett Till. They are arrested and held in jail until the trial.
Memory by @KeithBeauchamp

[Gator⚡Gum @gator_gum]

Healthcare. Is. Provincial.

[Dr. Allison Wiltz @queenie4rmnola]

Never forget

[Save OSC 🇨🇦 @SaveOSC]

After the storm:
September 2nd, 7:44 pm.

#Toronto #Ontario #Canada #onpoli #topoli

[Fly Sistah 🪷 @Fly_Sistah]

Cassandra Wilson, a Grammy Award-winning artist from Jackson, has passed away. She was 70 years old.

https://t.co/WC1sujxMpX

[Melissa Sigodo @melissasigodo]

Lord Simon Woolley publicly supported his friend & former Cambridge professor Jason Arday who was found dead two weeks ago. Now the Spectator writes that he ‘isn’t fit to lead’
a Cambridge college.

[Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla]

NEW: French researcher Stephanie Lamy exposes the network of “race realists” who hunted Jason Arday like prey, and the media who fell into his trap. If it seems like the news cycle has “moved on” from this story, ask yourself why?

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[Zed Brown @zedsmiles]

Paix à son âme.

[The New York Times @nytimes]

Breaking News: Cassandra Wilson, an award-winning jazz singer who became one of the most distinct voices of her generation, has died at 70. https://t.co/7lG9PYolns

[Equal Justice Initiative @eji_org]

On this day in 1885, white citizens in Rock Springs, Wyoming, waged a brutal attack against Chinese miners hired by the Union Pacific Railroad, leaving 28 dead. No one was ever held responsible.
https://t.co/4AGFW7905v

[Chris Glover @chrisglover]

Ford says: "when you are at war, you protect your own. You don't go to the U.S. and buy a product."

Ford signs exclusive $66 million deal for school supplies with Staples, an American corporation.

Staples rewards Ontario taxpayers with higher prices on their products.

#onpoli

[Marit Stiles @MaritStiles]

Notebooks on Doug Ford's Staples portal: $2.51. Retail price: 79 cents. Exercise books teachers bought in June for $7.49: now $17. This gov't locked 80,000 teachers into one American-owned company. So much for Doug Ford’s tough talk. Cancel the deal. Let teachers buy local.

[AFRICAN & BLACK HISTORY @AfricanArchives]

Ethiopia was the only African country to successfully resist European colonization, maintaining its sovereignty at a time when nearly the entire continent was falling under foreign rule. This historic resistance reached its defining moment at the Battle of Adwa in 1896, where Ethiopians united across regions, classes, and cultures to defend their homeland against invasion.
Crucially, women marched alongside men to the battlefield. Ethiopian women were not passive observers of history; they were active participants in the struggle for freedom. They carried food, water, and ammunition across difficult terrain, cared for the wounded, relayed messages, and, when necessary, took up arms themselves. Like their male counterparts, they were prepared to sacrifice their lives to prevent colonial forces from infiltrating their country and condemning future generations to foreign domination and servitude.
Their resistance was driven by a clear understanding of what was at stake. Colonization meant the loss of land, autonomy, culture, and dignity. Victory at Adwa ensured that Ethiopian children would grow up free in their own homeland, governed by their own people. The triumph was not only a military success but a powerful declaration of African self-determination that shattered the myth of European invincibility.
The Battle of Adwa became a symbol of hope across Africa and the African diaspora, inspiring future generations to resist oppression and fight for independence. Ethiopia’s victory—and the indispensable role played by its women—stands as a lasting reminder that freedom is defended not by armies alone, but by the collective will of an entire people determined to remain free at all costs.

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[Catherine Fife @CFifeKW]

So many Ontario contracts have gone to US companies since the last time Ford said "trust me" - hopefully Ontario doesn't fall for the gaslighting again. #onpoli

https://t.co/6FeeK7kt84

[Anne Choy @annechoy]

@Highteaspeaks Tim's hasn't been solely Canadian owned in years.

Starbucks has a Canadian subsidiary and it employs thousands of Canadian workers and provides benefits even to part-time workers.

Be careful of the Loblaws corporation, while Canadian, they have been purposely mislabeling items.