ABC, NBC, and CBS are all airing Charles's first speech as king. None of them aired President Biden's primetime speech about the ongoing threats to American democracy.
"Every time I place my hand over my heart and remove my hat, I’m participating in a self-congratulatory glorification of the ONLY country where these mass shootings take place.”
— SF Giants manager Gabe Kapler on why he will no longer be on the field for the national anthem.
If the man who killed Jordan Neely had instead put a dog in a chokehold, other riders would have intervened to save that dog’s life and the man would have been arrested.
When the NAACP declared “the state of Florida has become hostile to Black Americans” and issued a formal travel advisory, DeSantis’s office called it “nothing more than a stunt.”
That was May. Yesterday, a white supremacist murdered three Black people in a Florida store.
Amy Coney Barrett never tried a case to verdict or argued an appeal in any court, and had only 2 years’ experience practicing law when she was confirmed to SCOTUS. I don’t want to hear another word about whether the Black woman Biden will nominate is qualified for the job.
Even as he leaves the presidential race,
#PeteButtigieg
is being touted as the future of the Democratic party.
Yet there was no similar anointing of Kamala Harris, Cory Booker, or Julian Castro, who look like the Democratic party.
Drag queens didn't make Tennessee rank 40th in health care, 33rd in education, and 41st in women and children's health due to high infant and maternal mortality rates.
If I threatened workers and trashed displays in Target, store officials wouldn’t remove the display. I would be arrested and charged. So why is Target coddling white domestic terrorists?
#BreonnaTaylor
would have turned 27 today. The Louisville police officers who shot her 8 times as she slept in her home have not been fired or charged in her March 13 killing.
#SayHerName
When I moved to Boston more than 30 years ago, I could not have fathomed a day when my mayor (
@Kim_Janey
), my congresswoman (
@AyannaPressley
) and my district attorney (
@DARollins
) would all be Black women.
No,
@TIME
. The boy who killed
#JaelynnWilley
was not a “lovesick teen.” He was a murderer who believed Jaelynn had no right to live without him. That’s not love. That's
#domesticviolence
.
.
@GovRonDeSantis
: "We must fight the woke in our schools. We must fight the woke in our businesses. We must fight the woke in government agencies. We can never, ever surrender to woke ideology. [...] The state of Florida is where woke goes to die."
Nearly every book on the NYT Times paperback nonfiction bestseller list is about race, racism, or antiracism. America is suddenly cramming for an exam it's been failing for 400 years.
Officer Goodman deserves all good things for his heroism and bravery. I’d also wish there were recognition for the service workers, mostly people of color, who literally cleaned the Capitol after it was defiled by insurrectionists.
Colin Kaepernick took a knee to protest racial injustice, was effectively banned from the NFL. Josh Hawley and Ted Cruz tried to upend a fair election and helped foment a deadly white supremacist insurrection. They're still senators.
A kid who doesn't join an on-field prayer circle with their coach and teammates risks being as ostracized for standing as Kaepernick was for kneeling against racial injustice.
A NBA rookie makes about $925K minimum. Brittney Griner, a 7-time WNBA all-star with 2 gold medals and a championship ring, made $221K last season. She earns $1 million playing in Russia during the offseason in case anyone is judging why she was there.
When you avoid saying the words "racist" or "racism" after a racist incident, you're more concerned with sparing white feelings than making amends to the young Black woman targeted. So that's a no.
Before white supremacists could livestream their terrorism, they distributed photos from lynchings of Black people as keepsake postcards. Only the technology has changed; the deadly racist hate remains the same.
CNN reporter: “You just don’t expect a mass shooting in a grocery store.” Or a school. Or a church. Or a synagogue. Or a Sikh temple. Or a movie theater. Or a Walmart. Or a nightclub. Or a spa. Or a gym. Or an outdoor concert. Or a bar. Or an office party.
The Senate unanimously passed legislation to make Juneteenth a federal holiday, yet many of these senators don’t want schoolchildren to be taught why Juneteenth is relevant or the centuries-long atrocities that preceded it.
@AnandWrites
@CoriBush
Important to note that Rep. Katherine Clark, a white woman, also denounced white supremacy — yet she was not booed. So yes, that is also very clear.
This is a colossal lie.
CNN’s Omar Jimenez showed his press ID to the cops. His crew told the cops Jimenez was live on the air. He and his crew were arrested because they were members of the media.
The Minnesota State Patrol is trying to gaslight the nation.
In the course of clearing the streets and restoring order at Lake Street and Snelling Avenue, four people were arrested by State Patrol troopers, including three members of a CNN crew. The three were released once they were confirmed to be members of the media.
Last week, Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick introduced legislation requiring that the national anthem be played at public events, and I’m sure that’s keeping Texans from freezing to death in their homes right now.
I’ve learned more in the past few days about the depth of monstrous violence that the British Empire inflicted on millions than in 16 years of formal education.
With low vaccinations rates and COVID cases exploding in Arkansas, Gov. Asa Hutchinson says he wishes a statewide ban on mask mandates “had not become law.”
Hutchinson signed it into law.
Why ask Trump if he will leave the White House on January 20? It’s not up to him. He can leave willingly or he can be removed. He lost the election. Whether he will leave the White House is not up for debate.
Sometimes I randomly think about Laura falling in love with and marrying Luke, the man who raped her on "General Hospital," how no one questioned equating sexual assault with romance, and how they became the most popular couple on daytime TV.
"They’re free to not come to the shows if they don’t want to get the vaccine or take the COVID test. You can stay home. One of our American freedoms is to stay home and do whatever you want, all by yourself.” — Singer-songwriter
@JasonIsbell
🔥
A restaurant owner, a Republican, was "very proud" of "everything" DeSantis has done — until Florida's hateful anti-immigration laws forced him to fire 19 employees, some of whom had been on the job for decades.
Imagine telling LeVar Burton, who encouraged a generation of kids to read and instilled in them a love of learning, that he wasn’t the “right fit” to host “Jeopardy.”
@WajahatAli
@JasonSCampbell
Until age 9 every single one of my dolls was white. (That's what was available.) I played with them and survived just fine. I wasn't triggered by the color of my doll's plastic skin.
@RVAwonk
It’s a softball question, one grooved to allow presidents show empathy. And Trump couldn’t even muster a moment of humanity and compassion for the scared and suffering in this country. What an absolute loser.
Police reform is dead.
Voting rights are on life support. Books by Black authors are under attack.
But at least Aunt Jemima retired and “Black Lives Matter” got painted on thoroughfares, right?
On Stevie Wonder’s 72nd birthday, a reminder that he made “Talking Book,” “Music of My Mind, “Innervisions,” “Fulfillingness’ First Finale,” and “Songs in the Key of Life” in a single decade and before he turned 30.
George Floyd’s family received $27 million, paid in part by Black and brown taxpayers terrorized by Minneapolis police. Call it what you want, just don’t call it justice.
There isn't a shred of evidence connecting suicidal ideation in teenage girls to being in close proximity to trans girls. None. An ugly, damnable lie and exactly what one should expect from Haley.
Nikki Haley discussing trans girls in kids sports: "How are we supposed to get our girls used to the fact that biological boys are in their locker room. And then we wonder why a third of our teenage girls seriously contemplated suicide last year."
Invest in public schools. Make housing affordable. Take domestic violence seriously. End child poverty. Destigmatize mental health. Pass gun control laws that can actually save lives. That’s how you protect kids — not by banning drag shows.
VP Kamala Harris focused on abortion and helped Democrats hold onto the Senate in the midterms. She deserves credit -- and respect. My latest
@GlobeOpinion
column.
A Brooklyn bar owner died from
#COVID19
after taking a cruise in March. He refused to believe the “liberal” media reports about
#coronavrus
because, his daughter said, “He watched Fox, and believed it was under control.”
And then someone will give Alondra a free ride for college, and folks will call it a feel-good story except college should be affordable for all, and her mother should not have been at risk of eviction because she lost her job.
Jackie Robinson died at 53. Perhaps Henry Aaron’s greatest achievement was surviving to 86 despite the many times and ways this country wounded his heart and soul.
In 18 months, we’ve lost CT Vivian, John Lewis, Gloria Richardson, Joseph Lowery, Lucille Bridges, Bruce Boynton, and Bob Moses, all pillars of the Civil Rights Movement. Their roles in American history and what they gave for this democracy must be protected at all costs.
Remember that every Republican who doesn’t vote for Ketanji Brown Jackson’s confirmation eagerly supported putting the far less qualified Amy Coney Barrett on the Supreme Court.
“How do we get people out of their silos to listen to the other side?” CNN’s John King asked. James Baldwin already answered that:
"We can disagree and still love each other unless your disagreement is rooted in my oppression and denial of my humanity and right to exist."
Thinking about Rana Zoe Mungin, a young Black woman and beloved NYC teacher, twice denied a COVID test despite suffering symptoms for a month. On her 3rd hospital visit, she was admitted and put on a ventilator. She died in April; she was 30.
#WearADamnMask
To honor the life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr., the NFL is adding a circular "MLK" sticker to the back of every player's helmet for tonight’s Cardinals-Rams wild-card game. Helmet decals will also feature, BE LOVE or STOP HATE.
So the defense’s point seems to be that Ahmaud Arbery, by refusing to stop and answer to these armed white men who were chasing him, provoked his own death.
This is
#StokelyCarmichael
leading a Boston civil rights march in 1967. Years later, I interviewed him for my college paper. At the end of our conversation he said, “You are a Black journalist. Always remember Black comes first.” Still the best career advice I’ve ever received.
"Tragedy" implies some terrible misfortune has befallen Roberts that he can't rectify. His willful inaction has shattered the court's credibility. This is a disgrace of Roberts' own making.
My former
@YaleMed
professor, Dr. Marcella Nunez-Smith, world expert on promoting health equity for marginalized populations, is going to co-chair Biden’s
#COVID19
task force.
I’m starting to think things may actually end up okay.