My book comes out TODAY, on
#SuperTuesday
of course.
Never thought I would ever type these words.
It’s the right book at the right time. Get your copy today OR post the one you receive with hashtag
#NotABystander
.
#NotMeUs
Rayshard Brooks was a father.
George Floyd was a father.
Eric Garner. Sean Bell. Delrawn Smalls. Alton Sterling. Walter Scott. Bobby Gross. Terence Crutcher. Sam Dubose. Oscar Grant. Philando Castile. Donald Ivy. Deonte Dorsey.
They were fathers too.
May they rest in Power.
It’s no secret that I have disagreements with both VP Joe Biden & Senator Kamala Harris. But I know what I need to do - Elect the Biden-Harris ticket and prepare to hold them accountable in the White House.
Again, I'm blown away by
@IlhanMN
.
Watch how she calls out Islamophobic questioning where Muslim politicians are held to a different standard & are expected to condemn every act of extremism to prove their humanity. 👏🏽
An experience familiar to us all.
You know what else hurts about this
#NewZealandMosqueAttack
?
Having to explain to your Muslim children why anyone would kill people who look like them and are praying peacefully in what I taught them was “God’s House.”
“Why them?”, they ask.
My heart is 💔💔.
Dallas cop mistakes someone’s else apartment for hers and shoots the tenant DEAD. Yes, a true story that took an innocent, young Black man’s life. Black people aren’t even safe in the privacy of their homes. Enraging. Unacceptable. Get LOUD.
#BlackLivesMatter
#BothamShemJean
I am triggered by those who piled on Representative Ilhan Omar and incited a hate mob against her until she got assassination threats now giving condolences to our community. What we need you to do is reflect on how you contribute to islamophobia and stop doing that.
Senator Susan Collins is the mother & grandmother of white women in America who gave us a Donald Trump presidency. The 53%.
She is a disgrace & her legacy will be that she was a traitor to women and marginalized communities. History will not treat her kindly.
#CancelKanavaugh
When neo-Nazis have nothing else to do but stand outside a Muslim American convention in Houston armed trying to intimidate attendees but then Black armed activists show up to say NAH. Solidarity is beautiful. ✊🏽
I will be able to tell my daughters and future grandchildren that I STOOD UP. I was not and will not be silent when our bodies and rights are on the line.
#CancelKavanaugh
Women of color seem to never be enough. Somewhere along the line, white women will always be given credit for the work & sacrifice of women of color. I see you Maxine Waters, Rashida Tlaib, Ayanna Pressley, Ilhan Omar and AOC.
A day will come when we will walk down
#ColinKaepernick
Boulevard. This is how history works in this country. We chastise people who do what’s right and honor them decades later when we realize they were right all along.
#ImWithKap
#BoycottNFL
If Biden gets this nomination and wants Bernie supporters - he’s going to have to concede & negotiate on issues. We need to be able to inspire voters on the issues that moved us/them to support Bernie Sanders. I think this is fair and reasonable. We have to push him to the left.
.
@CoriBush
has supporters in every corner of this country.
We got her back today, tomorrow and every day. Folks better get used to her because she’s gonna be in Congress for a long time. We are gonna make sure of it.
Did folks know that Bernie Sanders made history tonight? He’s the first presidential candidate to ever win the popular vote in all the first three states of any party! 🙌🏼
To my dear Muslim American family,
As you gather tomorrow afternoon for Friday prayers in community, be vigilant. Watch out for another. Stay alert BUT don’t be afraid. We will not be deterred. We will not be intimidated. We will not let them keep us from God.
I love you.
"If you're not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed, and loving the people who are doing the oppressing." -
#MalcolmX
The memory of 9/11 is sacred ground, and any discussion of it must be done with reverence. The President shouldn’t use the painful images of 9/11 for a political attack.
Susan Sarandon has been arrested multiple times at the frontlines protesting issues like family separation. She’s hosted Syrian refugee students in her home. She stands up and speaks out for what she believes in. You don’t have to agree with her, just show up like she does.
A white woman Senator is talking about presumption of innocence that is never offered to Black men in America. You are watching white supremacy live on the Senate Floor.
#SusanCollins
#CancelKanavaugh
People will say “but the police followed the law” military followed the law” “ICE followed the law” History has shown us that because something is law, it didn’t make it just or moral. Slavery was law. Segregation was law. Our immigration laws are unjust, immoral & draconian.
Antisemitism hurts the cause for Palestinian freedom. It is not welcomed nor does it reflect the spirit or plight of the Palestinian people.
We appreciate our Jewish sisters and brothers who have been bold & brave accomplices in our struggle.
Sitting in my daughter’s high school graduation in tears. I have to tell my daughter who has been asking me for updates that
#SCOTUS
upheld the Muslim and Refugee Ban. That they decided on the side of xenophobia and racism. Devastated.
#StandWithMuslims
#NoMuslimBanEver
Has it bothered anyone else how brilliant Warren’s domestic policies are and how she’s busting her ——- and she’s mostly being ignored? Well it’s been bothering me. A LOT.
My existence is resistance. Unapologetically Palestinian American. Unapologetically Muslim American. Unapologetically from Brooklyn, New York. I wake up like this every day. It’s these identities and my work that has made me one of the best organizers in this country.
I pray for
@AOC
’s safety. She’s a threat to racists & bigots & we must ensure that the movement stands with her & has her back as she fights for the most marginalized. This is a woman with great courage who chooses to be on the right side of history.
This just broke: a secret Facebook group of 9,500 CBP officers discussed making a GoFundMe for officers to harm myself & Rep. Escobar during our visit to CBP facilities & mocked migrant deaths.
This isn’t about “a few bad eggs.” This is a violent culture.
Breaking News: NYC Councilman Yeger gets kicked off of the Immigration Committee. No longer will anti-Palestinian, anti-Muslim comments by elected officials go unchecked. It’s a new day. 🇵🇸✊🏽
When the DNC uses footage of my labor at the Women’s March to make themselves seem relevant while throwing my communities under the bus. You can’t make this up. 🙈
Democratic leadership needs to speak up NOW against the incitement coming from POTUS against Rep. Ilhan Omar. If you can’t protect one member of your party, how do you expect us to believe that you fight for Black/Muslim/immigrant/women/working class? Your silence is deafening.
I get that Nancy Pelosi is the only woman at the table in this photo and that’s already problematic, but I couldn’t help but notice that there are ZERO visible people of color and ZERO Black people. These people are making decisions that impact all of our lives.
Bernie Sanders hires campaign manager - civil rights advocate and FIRST EVER Muslim American to run a presidential campaign - none other than Faiz Shakir. I am crying.
#FeelTheBern
.
@BernieSanders
supported banning assault weapons since 1988. I was EIGHT years old. What I always appreciate about Bernie is his consistency over decades.
#DemDebate2
This is hugely misleading. She was making the point about a double standard. She was not AGREEING with it. Disappointed Slate would go with this. via
@slate
If Alabama comes through for Jones, it'll be because Black people saved us. When will we learn in investing in these communities outside of elections?!
#TrustBlackWomen
#AlabamaSenateElection
I am not trying to be Captain Obvious here but.....
Antifa = anti-fascist
Opposite of anti-fascist is fascist or pro-fascist.
You are either anti-fascist or not. Simple as that.
#justsaying
#justincase
Some folks are saying I won for “demographic” reasons.
1st of all, that’s false. We won w/voters of all kinds.
2nd, here’s my 1st pair of campaign shoes. I knocked doors until rainwater came through my soles.
Respect the hustle. We won bc we out-worked the competition. Period.
History books will record that a bold Palestinian Muslim American woman led the charge to impeach the most incompetent POTUS this country has ever seen.
Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib is a hero.
“First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win.”
It’s been almost 18 years since the horrific attacks of 9/11 that killed close to 3,000 of our fellow Americans by 19 Muslim terrorists. There are 1.7 billion Muslims in the entire world and we are all perpetually blamed for an act by a barbaric few. It’s unjust and unfair.
Wish you had the same sympathy for the organizers and mothers you have consistently smeared & vilified and wrongfully demonized on your show. Our children have feelings too.
I think of Kavanaugh’s daughters and what they have to experience due to journalistic assassins at the
@nytimes
. Reporters and editors there and all over media now believe the end (defeating Trump) always justifies the means.
If you’ve been outraged at any insinuation that Trump could cancel the Election - I hope you are outraged at the New York State Board of Elections & NYS State political leaders who ACTUALLY cancelled an election. I hope someone is suing. I’ll join a class action lawsuit 👋🏼
Literally from an actual people who lived Apartheid: South Africa withdraws its Ambassador from Israel.
“We know too well that our freedom is incomplete without the freedom of the Palestinians.” ~ Nelson Mandela
Marc Lamont Hill, Tamika Mallory, Angela Davis, Michelle Alexander, Rashida Tlaib, Ilhan Omar - it’s a pattern.
End goal of the right is to marginalize prominent voices who dare speak up for Palestinians. They work to make us radioactive. Untouchable. We need to resist this.
.
@BernieSanders
has been fighting for all of us for decades. He would stand up when it wasn’t comfortable or popular - he was willing to stand alone. His record matters. His long history of civil rights work matters. Proud of how hard he fights every day.
#SheThePeople2020
Folks reported my tweet that Jesus was a Palestinian. 🤣 twitter was obviously like this doesn’t violate our standards. It’s also true. Jesus was born in Bethlehem which is in Palestine. Move on.
A Palestinian shoemaker started the West Bank’s only mask factory overnight. I love my people. So kind, so brilliant, so resilient. 😭
#CoronaVirus
#COVID19
For years, I have had to see horrific tweets full of not just people wishing I was dead but actual threats & all of a sudden twitter realized they could have had them removed. 🤦🏻♀️