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Dad, husband, brother, and uncle, professor, lover of food, football, fellowship (*Tweets are my own, not my employer or company; iow, I tweet what i like*)

 Washington, DC
Joined January 2014
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Quote by Alice Walker “The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don't have any.” #CiteBlackWomen
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@AttorneyCrump3 Aug 2020
Navy SEAL Museum in Fort Pierce, FL used @Kaepernick7 stand-in at 2019 fundraiser’s K9 demonstration. They say “Navy SEALs and Navy SEAL dogs take down Colin Kaepernick for not standing during National Anthem,” then “Oh man, I will stand” as the crowd laughs (via @billycorben) – at Fort Pierce, FL
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Any spot using these drink cups is worth the wait. Might be a shoot out in the dining room, cook might slap the shit out the cashier for no reason, but trust me don't leave. That food gone be worth it.
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MoorInfo@MoorInformation3 Aug 2020
August 3, 1936 — Jesse Owens won the 100 meter dash, defeating Ralph Metcalfe, at the Berlin Olympics.
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Why the Pandemic Is So Bad in America - The Atlantic theatlantic.com/magazine/arc…
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Researching marginalized populations as an outsider does not automatically make you an ally.
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The history of the Caribbean Chinese is one that has been muted and mutilated. This is my #AfroAsia, my #BlackPacific told through family photo albums.
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This is the kind of intrepid pandemic reporting that changes policies—and saves live, in this case thanks to @SuzyKhimm and @DaniellaLSilva. Trump says he doesn't want immigrants—except if they're vulnerable and can be exploited Like these farmworkers. nbcnews.com/specials/h2a-vis…
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Yup. Sad scenes. Stay safe, if you live nearby the Ware State Prison. The commercialisation of prisons is a big problem. Not many see it. ibtimes.co.in/georgia-ware-s…

Georgia Ware State Prison situation: 3 inmates injured; officers stabbed; live-streamed

On Saturday night, a South Georgia prison seemed to be the centre of a full-fledged riot as it was live-streamed on Facebook. The Ware State Prison riot has shocked netizens. While the situation has...

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@bomani_jones1 Aug 2020
big thing to know about this movement in the pac-12: the center of it all is racial justice, in and out of college sports. issues of compensation are about how they affect racial justice. racial justice is the top line here.
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New from me: Liberty University poured millions into sports. Now its Black athletes are leaving. slate.com/culture/2020/08/li…
Liberty University Poured Millions Into Sports. Now Its Black Athletes Are Leaving.

Liberty University Poured Millions Into Sports. Now Its Black Athletes Are Leaving.

Jerry Falwell Jr.’s dream of athletic domination is in peril.

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Three important points we should all reflect upon and study more TODAY if we truly aspire to do antiracist work. Thanks for breaking it down @DrKeffrelynB !!! @DainaRameyBerry – at New Rochelle, NY
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The U.S. has 50 million public school students, but not all of them will learn about the history of slavery as a racist institution.
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Dr. Ayesha Boyce@AyeshaBoyce11 Jul 2020
New NDE empirical article out! Written with my current and former students. “If not us, then who? Evaluators of color and social change.” onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/… – at Arizona, USA
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I just started reading @bellhooks' book "Teaching to Transgress": excitement should indeed be at the center of learning and education.
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Arne Duncan@arneduncan13 Jul 2020
The first thing President Biden should do is present Dr. Fauci with the Medal of Freedom.
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MoorInfo@MoorInformation13 Jul 2020
July 13, 1930 — Sam Greenlee was born. He is a writer best known for his novel ‘The Spook Who Sat by the Door’. He passed in 2014, age 86.
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Alex@_BaBaGee9 Jul 2020
Simone Biles on the August issue of VOGUE!!! 🙌🏾💕
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Vikas@AverageIndian089 Jul 2020
Replying to @guicruzzz @lthomasnews @MMAFighting
I thought the octagon would be floating in the middle of the ocean, while billionaires will be watching from their yatches and the loser tossed out to the sharks
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@Bakari_Sellers9 Jul 2020
nytimes.com/2020/07/09/busin… Let’s go!!! So proud of @JoyAnnReid! A true trailblazer. Gwen Ifill is smiling down, proud. #ReidOut
Joy Reid Takes Nightly Anchor Slot at MSNBC (Published 2020)

Joy Reid Takes Nightly Anchor Slot at MSNBC (Published 2020)

She becomes one of the few Black women to anchor a major American evening news program. The move was made by new leadership at NBC News, which runs the liberal-leaning cable network.

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White Americans must understand that slavery is not about black history. It is American history. It is the history of the victims and the perpetrators, and in order to not keep repeating the atrocities of the past, we need to know this history nationalgeographic.com/histo…
As monuments fall, how does the world reckon with a racist past?

As monuments fall, how does the world reckon with a racist past?

Heroes of the past are considered dishonorable today. Should these relics be removed or preserved as mementos of history?

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