Black women graduate college and participate in the labor force at the highest rate of any demographic -- but are still paid less, build less wealth, and have fewer retirement savings than their white and male counterparts. #PayBlackWomen

All of the athletes should get together & use their star power to challenge systemic racism w/ a massive Get Out the Vote campaign. It would be a slam dunk, three pointer, crossover, touchdown & home run for justice in America.

Every black politician & progressive politician from City Council to Congress, even if running unopposed, should commit to increase the turnout. Let’s vote like the slaves hoped one day we could. If we ever needed to vote, we sure do need to vote now!

On how the state of racism in America has changed since the white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, last year, the NAACP president said: “If anything, it’s gotten worse.” huffp.st/AKS0w9s

Trump’s narcissism is a special kind of narcissism. vntyfr.com/GQfgVCa

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Justice is not “rolling down like water” in the criminal justice system. This is why Black churches must educate, register and turn out voters 4 candidates 2 dismantle new hi-tech form of #MassIncarceration. Prepare now for #2020Census and VOTE!

Mismatched, the new report about funding for racial equity and racial justice from Lori Villarosa, PRE, malkia devich-cyril, Ben Francisco, & Lyle Matthew Kan, offers thoughtful insights, recommendations, & data analysis: racialequity.org/mismatched/ A few findings that stand out to us (thread):

“for every dollar awarded by foundations for work in the United States in 2018, only 6 cents went to racial equity work and only a penny to racial justice work” Funding for racial equity and racial justice have grown in recent years, but we still have a very long way to go.

Your Ultimate Auntie, Rep. Maxine Waters, Takes ‘Knuck if You Buck’ Stance on Trump theroot.com/your-ultimate-… via The Root

This woman went viral after shutting down a racist rant on the subway. We spoke with her about the experience.

Uber’s No. 2 executive quits after 6 months wp.me/p5hgGs-2bGN

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‘Trash Tour’ of Oakland Shows Officials That Not All Neighborhoods Are Treated Equally. oaklandpost.org/2018/03/23/tra…

Cat Brooks, from the #ATPT, speaks on next steps for organizing and mobilizing at #BobbyHutton Park in Oakland. #MayDayOakland

Post Salon Calls for Moratorium on Sale of Public Land as Market Rate Building Boom Sweeps City. oaklandpost.org/2018/05/04/pos…