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Joined July 2008
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In Black culture, scars often represent our collective *and* individual experiences. It can refer to transgenerational trauma, like slavery, like the "chokecherry tree" in Toni Morrison's "Beloved," eyebrow "cuts"… instagram.com/p/CBy_qVcpT0q/…
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“Caring for myself [and creating art] is not self-indulgence, it is self-preservation, and that is an act of political warfare.” #audrelorde #artissurvival #blacklivesmatter #blackliberation
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Had to release this in honor of the last dance ‘G.O.A.T’ by Mai Spann on #SoundCloud? #np soundcloud.com/user-89944410…
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new video black lives matter is trendy now youtube.com/watch?v=bftJQ11f…
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By owning her farm, Fannie Lou Hamer became impervious to the scare tactics of white employers. “She and others like her were able to take a role in the front lines...,were the first to sign petitions, and didn’t hesitate to speak up” says Leah Penniman. ow.ly/sy6850zYXM7
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I’m educated... what’s my next task? Lol
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Ready for round 2. #MuslimBan #phlairport #resist
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Wondering what you can do to take action beyond the ballot box? I just took the #our100 pledge! Join me! our100.org
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The 911 call that prompted police to shoot an unarmed therapist pokes holes in the police narrative thkpr.gs/3803292
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Hundreds of #DemocracySpring protesters say elections are neither fair nor free. Do they have a point? amp.twimg.com/v/4d807852-ae4…
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This is a good thing to read today: buzzfeed.com/adamserwer/bill… – at Manhattan, NY
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It doesn't get any better than this.
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Wow. We did it. Years of blood, sweat and tears. World Cup Champions. Thank you for believing!
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Here's a gif for you, America. You fucking earned it this week: xitter.gq/Rosen/status/614443734…
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I needed this... I needed to read this today! esquire.com/news-politics/a3…
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