Tribute to the legendary Congresswoman, the former Gentlelady from Texas, the voice that made a nation listen to a painful truth, the Honorable Barbara Jordan.

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Replying to @BarbaraJordanTX
"And I am not going to sit here and be an idle spectator to the diminution, the subversion, the destruction, of the Constitution."
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Dr. Candice Matthews just dropped some receipts on Greg Lewis, the Colin County District Attorney who oversaw the prosecution of Karmelo Anthonyโ€ผ๏ธ๐Ÿง A federal lawsuit accused him of systemic sexual harassment and inappropriate touching with subordinatesโ€ผ๏ธ A $1.75 million settlement was finalized to completely resolve the case, paid by Colin Countyโ€™s private insurance policyโ€ผ๏ธ๐Ÿ™„
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Replying to @iamwesmoore
Hegseth is a far right Christian Nationalist. Project 2025. Loyalty and whiteness over professionalism and rights. Despicable. Does he know ending of Crusades?
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Replying to @iamwesmoore
A training instructor described her team striking out passages about Black service members from military materials - by hand, page by page - after Hegseth's executive order. She planned to serve 20 years for her pension. She's leaving before the end of this year. "I can't ethically and morally continue down this road."
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Sec. Hegsethโ€™s actions continue to be despicable โ€“ and they certainly arenโ€™t representative of the Army I served in. Weโ€™ve repeatedly seen how this White House has disparaged and mistreated both active-duty service members and the veterans who raised their hand to serve this country. Iโ€™m glad that people are continuing to stand up and speak out. theatlantic.com/magazine/202โ€ฆ
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Hegseth removed Chappie James's portrait from the Air Force Art Gallery and left the wall empty. James flew 179 combat missions across two wars. First Black four-star general in US military history. Curry passed that portrait every day for a decade. When it came down, he retired. The wall is still empty.
Sec. Hegsethโ€™s actions continue to be despicable โ€“ and they certainly arenโ€™t representative of the Army I served in. Weโ€™ve repeatedly seen how this White House has disparaged and mistreated both active-duty service members and the veterans who raised their hand to serve this country. Iโ€™m glad that people are continuing to stand up and speak out. theatlantic.com/magazine/202โ€ฆ
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Black Americans have been getting screwed by this white supremacist system since its inception. The wheat is now being separated from the chaffe. We know how to navigate the hell that's coming. White social welfare recipients are in trouble.
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Samara Joy and harpist Brandee Younger cover If Itโ€™s Magic by Stevie Wonder. ๐Ÿฅน BONUS: Thatโ€™s Alice Coltraneโ€™s harp!!!
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15 years of holding Tea Parties in Harlem #blackgirlshaveteapartiestoo
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Are you fucking kidding me?
Yeah. Gotta make sure those minorities arenโ€™t recognized for their contributions to the country.
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DR Congo national football team is going viral after arriving in Houston for the World Cup in leopard-print fashion ๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ”ฅ
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NASHVILLE: โ€œIf a data center project is not good for a zoo, itโ€™s not good for an HBCU.โ€ Rep. @brotherjones_, students, alumni at @Fisk1866 U opposed a mysteriously-funded on-campus data center project shrouded in secrecy. (His environmental racism class was abruptly canceled๐Ÿค”)
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๐Ÿ˜ญI havenโ€™t even seen this movie but every time I see these videos I ball like a baby๐Ÿฅบ
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Imagine the gym manager stop you while youโ€™re leaving the gym..
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As Malcolm X reminded us, Black women are too often unprotected and disrespected. Cherrie Moore deserves REAL accountability, including more serious charges against the former Shelby (NC) Police Department officer. We must ensure no woman endures this kind of violence again.
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This is so insanely corrupt, I canโ€™t even believe it. More than half the donors to Trumpโ€™s $400 million White House ballroom just won over $50 billion in new federal contracts in six months. And hereโ€™s the part that should make your blood boil. Sixteen of these 27 donors were facing federal enforcement actions, antitrust reviews, labor cases, securities charges. Many of those cases have been quietly dropped or scaled back since Trump took office. You write a check, your legal problems disappear. Thatโ€™s not a coincidence. The White House wonโ€™t even release the full donor list. Theyโ€™re hiding it on purpose, because daylight is the one thing pay-to-play canโ€™t survive. A federal judge already ruled ballroom construction has to stop until Congress authorizes it. Government is supposed to serve the people, not auction itself off to the highest bidder. When access goes to whoever pays the most, working families always end up paying the price. We either end the corruption, or the corruption will end us. wapo.st/3QmJjSz
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โจโจGentrification, The Quiet Eviction They drain the value, flood the streets with harm, price out the locals, and call the theft โ€œregenerationโ€ while the community pays in bodies and displacement. This is a clip from Boyz n the Hood (1991).โฉ
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Bringing back the 1930s
๐ŸšจBREAKING: All-White Jury Selected in Karmelo Anthony Murder Trial In Collin County, Texas, a jury of 12 people and 6 alternates โ€” none of them Black โ€” was selected today for the trial of Karmelo Anthony. Anthony, a Black teenager, is charged with murder in the 2025 stabbing death of white student Austin Metcalf at a Frisco track meet. Anthony claims self-defense. His defense team accused prosecutors of improperly striking the final three Black candidates from the jury pool. The selection of an all-white jury in this racially charged case has sparked debate about fairness and public confidence in the verdict. Critics point to past cases, such as the acquittal of Asian store owner Chikei Rick Chow by an all-white jury despite strong evidence against him. Does striking Black jurors โ€” even for stated race-neutral reasons โ€” in a high-profile, racially sensitive murder trial involving a self-defense claim undermine trust in the justice system?
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After everything we've survived in this country, they still expect us to figure it out with one hand tied behind our backs. And somehow, we do.
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