This is a powerful thread. Strength to Gregory McKelvey for his vulnerability by sharing his story and experiences. I am appalled, tho unfortunately not surprised, that he has faced vitriol from some for doing so. You are strong and courageous; peace and gratitude to you.

The NAACP has returned a donation from Facebook and called for a daylong boycott of Facebook following revelations of how it was used to manipulate black voters in the 2016 election. axios.com/naacp-returns-…

“This is the first, the wildest and the wisest thing I know: that the soul exists and is built entirely out of attentiveness.” ~Mary Oliver

Super excited to see TillamookCheese's new look starting to appear in the PNW. #DesignRedux #TotallyAvailable Fred Meyer @rachellerunning Audrey Crespo

More than a hundred people come together to chant the final words of #ChristchurchTerrorAttack victim. From Rohingya refugees to immigrants of Europe, everyone came together for the same. Speak against #Islamophobia and #Xenophobia #NewZealandTerroristAttack #HelloBrother

If I were faced with allowing a man, woman, or child to die of thirst in my backyard, or being prosecuted for saving the life of a fellow human being with a glass of water, I would give that glass of water every single time. RT if you would too. npr.org/2019/05/28/725…

I’m honored to announce that I’ve been awarded an honorary doctoral degree from Portland State University. My goodness. It will be the first graduation I’ve experienced of any kind. So many people to thank, so many mentors, so many roads traveled. Ultimately, it’s about the people.

"Enslavement reigned for 250 years on these shores. When it ended, this country could've extended its hallowed principles — life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness — to all, regardless of color," writer Ta-Nehisi Coates told Congress. "But America had other principles in mind"

Last week, two public radio listeners publicly criticized the sound and style of one of my colleagues. She is Black. And a woman. The tenor of the critique, from two men, was basically, "I'm all for new voices, BUT..."

As it appears this month of July 2019 will become the hottest month ever measured on Earth (not a typo), Trump + many of his followers still deny climate change. They deny climate change as brazenly as they deny their racism as I argue in this essay. theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/…

Missed the second part of my conversation Morning Edition with Rachel Martin this morning? Check it out here. We talked about my new book, #HowToBeAnAntiracist. npr.org/2019/08/14/751…

"That black Americans, as much as those men cast in alabaster in the nation's capital, are this nation's true 'founding fathers.' And that no people has a greater claim to that flag than us.” Ida Bae Wells #1619Project

#Heineen Rivalry Week? Portland Timbers #RCTID #AUnitedFront ESPN

Greta Thunberg at #UNGA: "This is all wrong. I shouldn’t be up here. I should be in school on the other side of the ocean. Yet you come to us young people for hope. How dare you. You have stolen my dreams and my childhood with your empty words." Via ABC

In these days of anxiety, I wanted to find a way to continue to share some of the music that gives me comfort. The first of my #SongsOfComfort: Dvořák – "Going Home” Stay safe.

Beautiful and needed thoughts from Michel Martin tonight on All Things Considered: coping with the grief we are all feeling over losses big and small because of #COVID19. 🙏 npr.org/2020/03/26/822… Referenced article from Harvard Business Review (worth a read): hbr.org/2020/03/that-d…

A final op-ed from the late Rep. John Lewis has been published ahead of his funeral: "Together, you can redeem the soul of our nation. Though I am gone, I urge you to answer the highest calling of your heart and stand up for what you truly believe." nytimes.com/2020/07/30/opi…

This. This. This.

To be Black in racist America is to be armed and dangerous even when we are unarmed and walking away. This is the insanity of racist ideas. This is the cruelty of racist power and policies that protect police violence and not Black lives. #jacobblake

The Auschwitz Memorial statement on the situation in Ukraine.