“The decision to retire the Mississippi state flag is not erasing history, it is telling the truth about it. And telling the truth is a necessary first step to reckoning with the legacy of slavery in America.”

Denying the existence of systemic racism is merely perpetuating systemic racism.

“When we become Americans, we accept not only citizenship’s privileges that we did not earn but also it’s responsibilities to correct wrongs we did not commit.” - Richard Rothstein A great counter-argument to the claim: “Why should I pay for the mistakes of past generations?”

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Oklahoma, our self-response rate was at 58.4% as of Monday! There are 42 days left to make sure all Oklahomans are counted in the census! #OKLetsCount

Defund = reallocate. Not abolish. Been doing it for decades to public education and social services. Where’s that same energy??

Firstly, please watch this entire interview and allow it to educate you as it has me. Thank you deray for your tireless activism and shedding light on what we need to do. And I ask that my followers please read this entire thread for action steps.

OPPRESSORS telling the OPPRESSED how to protest OPPRESSION is OPPRESSIVE.

Time is running out to take the 2020 Census, so jump on my2020census.gov right now and fill it out. It takes less than 10 minutes!

As a historian who has written about the Holocaust, I'll say bluntly: This is indistinguishable from the Nazi rhetoric that led to Jews, disabled people, LGBTQ, Romani and others being exterminated. This is America 2020. This is where the GOP has taken us.

The President is disgusting and racist, but it’s the people in the audience who break my heart. Cheering bigotry. Shamelessly. Whew. That’s a tough thing to swallow. Gotta tell you.

Oklahoma elects first Muslim, nonbinary state legislator oklahoman.com/article/567546…

REMINDER—Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin election officials were not allowed to begin processing absentee ballots until on or just before Election Day, after Republican-led state legislatures opposed changing laws to allow earlier preparations like other states.

America, I’m honored that you have chosen me to lead our great country. The work ahead of us will be hard, but I promise you this: I will be a President for all Americans — whether you voted for me or not. I will keep the faith that you have placed in me.

So is Kaepernick taking a knee still an inappropriate way to protest?