BREAKING: Been holding this for a minute...but surprise surprise!
I'm so excited to bring you this amazing piece of work looking into the minds of Black men heading into the 2024 election cycle. My brother
@trymainelee
and I worked our behinds off. Get ready to tune in next Sun!
.
@trymainelee
and
@CFColemanJr
host a new
@MSNBC
special, “Black Men in America: The Road to 2024,” focused on the intersection of society, race and culture through the eyes of Black men in America.
Watch at 9pm ET on Feb. 4 on
@MSNBC
.
Fani Willis on the stand encapsulates the intersection of race and gender in professional spaces.
This woman has had her integrity challenged and her dignity attacked with all sorts of insinuations and characterizations.
My colleague
@KatiePhang
has made the most salient observation governing today: based in GA law there hasn't been evidence of an ACTUAL conflict presented in the hearing such that would warrant Willis' disqualification.
Just hung up with my beautiful niece. Someone told her that her 4C hair was "messy" and "ugly".
I told her that her hair was not only just fine, but that it was pretty and everyone doesn't have to like it, as long as SHE does.
And then I told her to punch them in the face.
There is a segment of America who will hear the notion of having large amounts of cash in one's home as not being credible.
That's rooted in privilege. Just trust me when I say there are lots of people who do this for all sorts of reasons.
Thanks to all who caught me behind the desk today. I'll be back on tomorrow at 10a ET LIVE guest hosting for the mam himself, Ali Velshi.
Be sure to pull up on MSNBC.
Let's be clear:
Roman's lawyers--based off of what I've seen--are NO match for Fani Willis. If you saw how that Black woman approached the stand, you know they're about to get cooked.
Watch Saddow (Trump's lawyer). He's the only one who stands a chance of not getting housed.
I'm not surprised at the cash line of questioning.
I'm also not surprised that the cash explanation DA Willis replied with.
You're not gonna get Fani this easily
Everything about what we are seeing surrounding Deion Sanders epitomizes the journey of Black men in America.
Let's dispense with the false narrative that sports is a racially-neutral arena. This is America. From churches to schools, and beyond, "racially-neutral" is a farce.
Just so we are clear, I have ZERO desire to explain/justify/defend the Black National Anthem of "Lift Every Voice and Sing" to anyone who is uneducated around Francis Scott Key's "Star Spangled Banner."
It's almost like folk are mad we won't willingly celebrate white supremacy.
America has a Male problem.
More specifically, America has a White male problem. This isn't adolescent emotion or a young person finding themselves. This is pure unadulterated RAGE seeped in privilege and racism.
He is not an outlier. We have to begin to address this.
Time for the ultimate pull up!
I'm sitting in for
@SymoneDSanders
today
@symonemsnbc
@MSNBC
.
If you haven't watched her show before ask yourself why?! And today would be a great time to start. PULL UP. 4PM ET.
For anyone doubting my claim that the treatment of the officers in the Tyre Nichols' case was connected to race, consider the following:
Preston Hemphill is a white officer who was present and involved that evening. He was not indicted with the 5 others nor was his info released.
Ok guys. Today was fun. I'll be on
@TheLastWord
@Lawrence
@MSNBC
tonight to delve into what we saw today. But here's the law in GA:
Two ways for DA disqualification.
1. Forensic misconduct -- not alleged here
2. ACTUAL conflict-- not established
As of now, Fani stays.
The issues concerning the false dates and timeline are valid ones and could present separate problems HOWEVER that's not what THIS hearing will be decided on .
...as an aside...this is hearing is the most Atlanta sh*t that I have seen in...almost ever.
It's unfolding like a soap opera from an old Robert Townsend HBO comedy special: "The BOLD, the Black, the Beautiful."
Geez this is messy.
I always enjoy that moment when Charles
@CFColemanJr
takes off his glasses and it’s just a couple former prosecutors digging into the legal issues of the day (not to mention the illegal issues of the day).
@MSNBC
I think the word is like "gravitas" or something like that.
Either way, pull up
@msnbc
@AliciaOnMSNBC
tonight at 6p where I'll be in the chair.
See you soon!
Time right now to
#PullUp
I'm behind the desk for my friend
@AliVelshi
@VelshiMSNBC
and joined by
@JoyceWhiteVance
and others for an amazing show.
We will also be showing a sneak peek of Black in America: The Road to 2024. 10 - Noon
@MSNBC
see you there!
To the uninitiated...allow this to be a teaching exercise...
No matter how much they bicker in court, argue vehemently, profoundly disagree...
All these attorneys know each other and are VERY familiar. Golf, cigars, scotch, and convo.
The good ol' boys network remains intact.
And yet, in this moment, on defending herself she MUST remain mindful of what it is to be characterized as an "angry, Black woman."
It is not right nor is it fair.
But, this is neither a conversation about what is right or fair or just.
She must be mindful of her demeanor
Hard not to see that Tyre Nichols' blood is partially on the hands of Senate Republicans like Tim Scott and others who let the George Floyd Police Reform bill die after the House passed it. Hard not to be angry at Senate Democrats for not fighting to keep it alive.
Dual failure.
I love the way Charles Coleman (
@CFColemanJr
) shows his Christmas style. It is so fantastic to hear his learned legal opinions in this outfit! Well done, sir!
Being a Que isn't just for college, it's for life! So, we don't say "I was in a Fraternity." WE say "I AM in a Fraternity!"
Happy 112th Founders' Day to the men of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity. Continue as beacons of Manhood, Scholarship, Perseverance, & Uplift.
On today,Kiss a Que!
I understand the ire Fani Willis is displaying.
To be challenged, lied upon. To have your integrity questioned.
...but she gotta chill. For real. Coming in WAY too hot.
Don't mind me. Quick sip before showtime.
I'm back in the seat for
@AliVelshi
@VelshiMSNBC
@MSNBC
today from 10a - Noon.
Great guests line up and even better convos.
Time to...PULL UP!
Charlie Hebdo's continued racist and insensitive publications aren't a matter of not knowing. At this point it's not only willful and intentional but it just shows a blatant disregard for anything resembling decency.
My issue isn't with them any longer.
I'm judging who reads it
Why do people keep giving Jada Pinket-Smith interviews?
Like, at this point, I feel like you KNOW she's going to say something to emasculate that man, betray their confidences, or otherwise disrespect him.
So do y'all just hate Will that much? Geez.
@CFColemanJr
@LaurieLyricalG
CFColemanJr. Thank you once again for using a platform to try and cut through the NOISE, to teach us what exactly is going on. As I’ve told you:,I’m your mother, but I’m also a fan.
Do you like
@MSNBC
?
Do you like
@SRuhle
?
Do you enjoy
@11thHour
?
(...do you like me?)
If you answered "Yes" to any of the above, here's a gift. Happy Holidays:
Spending my Sunday work out with the one & only
@CFColemanJr
who makes me a better ally to the causes that matter each and every day!!!
@MSNBC
@VelshiMSNBC
Started the day hanging with the pros. Always good to see and hang with
@JoeyJacksonEsq
and
@eliehonig
talking shop (and having a laugh before going on camera).
Black employees at Google make $20K less on average than their white coworkers, a leaked spreadsheet obtained by the Insider reveals.
The data also show Black Googlers make less in bonuses and equity than their white colleagues.
Make sure you pull up
@symonemsnbc
today at 4p. I join
@SymoneDSanders
and a host of others for our 2023 year in review.
Theme: The Reckoning! See you there...
@MSNBC
Can't tell you how excited I was to have one of my favorite lawyers in studio with me. Absolutely adore me some
@JoyceWhiteVance
thank you for coming in and thanks to Catherine Christian for rounding out a great legal segment to start things off!
Alright folks...time to
#PULLUP
I'll be in the chair
@VelshiMSNBC
for my friend
@AliVelshi
and have some great guests including my friend
@JoyceWhiteVance
WE also have a SPECIAL sneak peek at Black Men in America: The Road to 2024.
See you
@MSNBC
10a - NOON.
I was thoroughly outdone today in the costume dept by
@CFColemanJr
who delivered bad legal news for Trump this Christmas (tbh I should’ve worn a Grinch outfit —
@edkachinske
do you have a spare one?)
Fani's passion is humanizing her to a large degree if we are being objective.
At the same time, at this point she has to be careful. She has the upper hand and any poor showing for the state after this am has been neutralized through her testimony.
She gotta chill now.
“It doesn’t necessarily matter about the police officers’ race when the police officers are being indoctrinated into a system that is, in part, systemically racist and biased,” said Charles Coleman Jr.,civil rights attorney and former Brooklyn prosecutor.
If you haven't heard...allow me to tell you!
Black Men in America: The Road to 2024 takes a look into the thoughts and perspectives of Black men as we look toward this year's upcoming election. My brother
@trymainelee
.lee and I teamed up to make this happen.
SUN Feb 4 9p MSNBC
+$400M in fees, fines, penalties, and interest later...I guess having large amounts of cash on hand in one's residence suddenly doesn't seem like such a terrible idea, does it?