It always feel like white America celebrates MLK Day with some arbitrary quote and then ignore the fact that he was assassinated for speaking out on the very things they condemn Kaepernick, LeBron, Abrams, Ta-Nehisi, Jemele Hill, AOC, Ilhan Omar, Rashida and others for today.

"The question, then, is how far grace extends." "Who is extended grace? It’s the powerful—and the people who can help you achieve more power. Then it’s not actually grace, is it?" Q&A between Jeff Chu 朱天慧 and Kristin Du Mez jeffchu.substack.com/p/friendship-i…

Somehow we weathered and witnessed A nation that isn't broken but simply unfinished There is always light if only we're brave enough to see it if only we're brave enough to be it. — Amanda Gorman

"Being American is more than a pride we inherit. It's the past we step into and how we repair it" -Amanda Gorman

It’s not divisive to call out white supremacy. What’s divisive is to not work to eliminate it.

In the middle of of one of my busiest weeks in memory an invitation came to write an op-ed. Why not. Not your ordinary op-ed, though. But a fun challenge. Mostly only fun because the editor was really great to work with. washingtonpost.com/outlook/five-m…

If what happened on January 6 was led by Arab Christian Americans, Muslim Americans, or South Asian Americans, there would be non-stop chatter about radical terrorism & how we need to close off our borders. Shows how white supremacy & Christian nationalism are assumed “safe.”

For a whole host of reasons, Black women have not requested that Harriet Tubman be placed on the $20. It was shouted from hilltops that we saved democracy- and *this* is the response🤨 Keep the 20 as it is and cancel some debt, expand medical coverage, raise minimum wage...

Remember the Holocaust. Never forget how it came to be: little by little...hateful rhetoric, fear-mongering, visible designations of discrimination, radically inhumane nationalism, white supremacy...all festering until reality reflected rhetoric, until... #HolocaustMemorialDay

Both John Hodgman and Patton Oswalt write in their memoirs about working in little movie theaters, going to gifting suites, and hobo songs.

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Congrats Mark and Steven and great job to everyone on this season of #LEGOMastersFOX #LEGO #LEGOMasters #legomoc

"How long must we carve these pumpkins, Mr. Lewis?" "Till we have faces."