I just need to say this because it doesn’t seem like we’re getting it: There’s something deeply wrong with a multiracial society that is proudly & loudly opposing and shuttering offices working towards equity and diversity. Explicit anti-Blackness is being once again normalized.

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Black voters are not the problem with American democracy. White voters are. The majority of white voters chose Trump in 2016 and in 2020, and they plan to do it again — for a twice impeached, quadruple indicted insurrectionist. That’s the problem! #whyrace #blackhistorymonth

We’re deeply saddened to hear that Maryse Conde has died. The Grande Dame of Caribbean literature, she was shortlisted for the International Booker Prize twice, in 2015 and 2023, and leaves behind an extraordinary body of work. We send our heartfelt condolences to her family.

Congratulations everyone. You’ve given the GOP exactly what they wanted & needed. An excuse to pretend to care about antisemitism, despite a caucus filled with raging white supremacists who attend conferences with a Holocaust denier & a candidate who hosts that Holocaust denier.

Gen Z: WE DEMAND A CEASEFIRE! Biden: I want that too. Blinken: I’m working on that right now. Trump: Israel has to finish the problem. FINAL SOLUTION!! Biden: no, that’s wrong. Civilians must be protected. Hamas: we aren’t releasing the hostages Israel: we aren’t going

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Not sure whether I’ve given a shoutout to the mainstream Black community for having our backs the past 8+ months. If not,consider this to be that thank you.

Fellow white women: I've spent the last decade organizing you and I know firsthand the impact you can have when you use your economic and political power for good. This MUST be the election when a majority of us help elect the first woman, a Black woman, President. That means...

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Trump in Atlanta: the "Merry Christmas" lie is antisemitism directed against the vice-president's family, the strange "banning cows" claim is anti-Indian racism directed at her, and the "low IQ" slur is anti-Black racism directed at her. He has nothing to offer but his own fear.

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Happy 70th birthday to Ruby Bridges! In 1960, she became the first Black American to attend a white elementary school in the South. A visual reminder of what she faced every day. —In 1960, Ruby Bridges became the first Black American to attend a white elementary school in the

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Prediction: after Helene and Milton, this is going to be in no small part a climate election. #HarrisWalz2024 is not perfect on this issue, but they are a hundred times better than #TrumpVance2024 Vote for survival, solidarity, and solar

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