visionandjustice
@visionjustice
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27-04-2019 16:09:03
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There are some words. #WeVoteNext my heart is broken for the family and friends of those murdered in El Paso today and who are killed in the streets of this country every day by senseless gun violence.
Happy Birthday to writer and activist #JamesBaldwin . Baldwin made it his mission to not only #TellBlackStories but to fight for the freedom and liberation of our people.
I wrote about how Tr*mp’s racism didn’t get Democrats to respond to issues of race. The power of social movements did. Now, we have to go after the corporations that continue to enable him. My latest The Guardian piece
bit.ly/2Kvv7ku
This is Lois Oglesby.
She was one of the victims of the #DaytonMassShooting . She works at a daycare and is a mother. She leaves behind a daughter and a newborn baby.
#DaytonStrong daytondailynews.com/news/cousin-da…
an incredible read that highlights not only the need for #artsforjustice but the representative art criticism which accompanies it
'If you only hear one side of the story, at some point you have to question who the writer is,' Clint Smith tells us. #4thOfJuly #BriefButSpectacular
Love this idea Mari Copeny! I know you want to join this Kamala Harris. How about you Elizabeth Warren Pete Buttigieg Joe Biden?
.Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Kellyanne Conway's Hatch Act violations: We're 20 years away from the Central Park 5, where the president demanded the death penalty for 5 black and brown boys. And here we have evidence of multiple violations of the same law, and he won’t even issue a slap on the wrist.
“I am a poet of code, telling stories that make daughters of diasporas dream and sons of privilege pause.”
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#JoyBuolamwini intros her speech entitled, AI #AintIawoman with these resounding words. Be sure to follow her @joyfulcode!
Jelani Cobb (jelani cobb) on the media coverage surrounding Michael Brown: “These conversations become complicated … diversifying the institution doesn’t change the way the institution functions.”
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Thank you for speaking at #visionandjustice , Jelani! We’ve still got work to do.