With my mother. Daddy’s funeral.

He wasn’t assassinated because he wanted his children to be judged “by the content of their character.”

But for dismantling racism, poverty & militarism.

He wanted corrective measures to eradicate racism, not the delusion that it doesn’t exist.

Let’s be real. This is an extension of what happened to me at UNC, and it is a glimpse into the future to come. Academic freedom is under attack. Racial justice programs are under attack. Black women will be made to pay. Our so-called allies too often lack any real courage.

From Variety's 2020 cover story with Andre Braugher:

He says he’s fine knowing that his decision to stick close to home and family may have limited some opportunities along the way. “It’s been an interesting career, but I think it could have been larger,” he says. “I think it…

One of the most important myth-busting deep-dives I've ever done.

What was the real impact of Covid school closures?
Were they avoidable?
Did they cause 'learning loss' & mental health decline?
What's the impact of Covid on kids' health?

Please do watch:
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The way dream hampton makes it SO PLAIN. 🎯

Matildas hugging sobbing Denmark players, Chloe Kelly telling the camera not to film Chiamaka Nnadozie, Kosovare Asllani saying 'don't talk shit about the US women' - I think most players fundamentally understand that could be them, and losing comes for us all some day

LOLOLOLOL

There is a lot to be said about how the USWNT played in the games preceding this one. There is a lot to be said about coaching decisions. But what also should be clear is how deeply these women committed to giving their best to this team and how they left everything out there.

uswnt is in the place where they win it all or are abject failures. there's no inbetween. much of america no longer roots for them, but still demands perfection.

basically, like the last 40+ years of usa men's basketball.

'Be sure to pay attention to all these little details because they are the keys to getting a good, deep latch. Without a good, deep latch, you are a total failure as a mother and as a person.'
mcsweeneys.net/articles/how-t…

(deep sigh) All six wildfires in the Pacific Cascade Region this weekend were caused by fireworks.

“Instead of fighting to retain police officers who feel threatened by accountability & perpetuate that distrust, cities might consider just letting them leave.” Case study: Half of a white police force quit after a Black chief was hired. Crime dropped. nytimes.com/2023/07/02/opi…

Wait till you learn about what France did to Africa....

The advocacy of he next generations is somewhat easier.

Because, do not be mistaken, this will take generations to course correct.

So, settle in. It’s not progress “election by election,” it’s moment by moment.

And again it means little to pregnant folks waiting for sepsis or to bleed out so they can get an abortion.

The fastest thing you’ll see from Dems is a fundraising email. The best we can hope for in this moment is just to survive the ineptitude and build a world in which

You can pitch voting as harm reduction all you want but that means little to queer people having to flee their states, disabled people, who because GOP is rolling back Mail-in voting and y’all won’t wear a mask, have to choose between their life and their vote.