Rename the Edmund Pettus Bridge the John Lewis Bridge. Retweet if you agree.

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A reflection on President Trump’s comments last night: The last President I covered who refused to accept the vote count in an election was Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in Iran, 2009.

Let's give away another signed #WhatUnitesUs. It's Day 4 of the contest. All you have to do to qualify is retweet this tweet or the original tweet below from my supportive publisher Algonquin Books (while you're at it, give them a Twitter follow). #WhatUnitesUs.

They really do make a difference. 💕

Republicans in congress cowering under their desks as violent men roam the hallways finally understand what they've put every school kid in America through.

My heart is with teachers this morning as they find ways to impart truth, encourage integrity and kindness, and provide safe spaces for their students.

For over 10 days now, around half the residents of Jackson, Mississippi have not had running water. And nobody is talking about it on a national scale. I am begging the national media to please pay attention. There is a crisis happening in Jackson.

Let me be clear: American highways were too often built through Black neighborhoods on purpose—dividing communities, adding pollution, and making pedestrians less safe.

A reminder: the people in power don’t need conferences, treaties or agreements to start taking real climate action. They can start today. When enough people come together then change will come and we can achieve almost anything. So instead of looking for hope - start creating it.

Could two followers please copy and re-post this tweet? I'm trying to demonstrate that someone is always there, especially at this time of year. Call 800-273-8255 (National Suicide Prevention Helpline US). Just two. Any two. Copy, not retweet. Let’s all look out for each other.

A student freaked out because there was a spider in my room. When she tried to kill it, her classmate asked if she remembered the poem about not killing things you’re afraid of and gently removed the spider and took it outside. I’m going to retire now.

We're teaming up with Lakeshore Learning to award $10k in school supply shopping sprees* to deserving teachers nationwide! 🍎✏️ For a chance to win a $500 #LakeshoreLearning gift card, post a photo of your classroom (with no students, please!) using #AbbottElementarySweepstakes!

I’ve spent the past year visiting memorials, monuments, museums, and concentration camps in Germany, exploring how that country remembers the Holocaust. I wanted to understand if there was anything the U.S. could learn. Here’s the story of what I found: theatlantic.com/magazine/archi…

Yesterday I was asked to make a statement about book banning and book deserts. Here’s what I said.