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Gaza has become a graveyard for journalists, but the truth cannot be buried.
Their voices may be silenced, but their stories will live forever.
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Voting won't matter until Citizens United is repealed and we get money out of politics
If then....
brennancenter.org/our-work/rβ¦
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End the war on Black America. Justice for Koran Irvine.
Koran Irvine was a Black union worker, a father of two, and one of the workers New York simply canβt live without. On a Tuesday night, after a 12-hour shift keeping the lights on in our city, he was driving home to his family across the George Washington Bridge. He never made it home.
Victor Romero, a retired NYPD detective, gunned Koran down in an act of senseless, road-rage-induced violence.
As a fellow Black union worker and father, I am outraged, but I am not surprised. We live in a system that does not value Black lives. I stand with Koranβs widow, Patricia Irvine, in demanding justice.
After Romero was released on bail, Patricia Irvine asked the questions we should all be asking: βAnd with my good man, best friend and partner gone, the man who killed him is free. And why? Because the Manhattan District Attorney thought he deserved to be free? Because Judge Kevin McGrath thought he deserved to be free? Or because his killer has billionaire friends? Or is it because a good, hard working Black manβs life does not matter.β
The whole system is guilty. Now is the time to organize for a future where Black people can grow old in dignity, free from the threat of racist violence, and where current and former police officers can no longer kill with impunity. A future where we, not billionaires, hold the power to decide what our lives are worth.
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The mother of 3-year-old Nevada Pierre, who was escorted by police from a youth soccer game, spoke with ABC News after she says her son was benched for being βtoo good.β She says Nevada has scored more than 40 goals in five games this season while playing against children two years older than him.
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The fact that our resources are spent helping Israel do this is far more offensive than calling it out in a political ad.
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Ms. Rachel invites a 3-year-old Black boy to her show and calls on sports teams and soccer stars to step up, celebrate his talent, and help him after a viral video shows him being kicked out of a soccer game by police for being too good β€οΈπ
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In some places around the world, a child will go to sleep with no food, no shoes, no school supplies, no hope.
Not because he is lazy, and not because he is less worthy, but because he was born into poverty.
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This is the 3yr old that they called the cops on. He's been practicing soccer no wonder he's good in the field.
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The Brewers are being celebrated like they invented baseball.
They are doing things that have become unusual.
They have an old school tough manager who players love playing for.
They focus on basic easy to understand basic fundamentals.
They have a hitting coach that was an overachieving player for skill that played in the big leagues.
They hit the ball the other way.
They value putting the ball in play.
They adjust their approach based on situation and count.
They are not addicted to exit velocity and launch angle bullshit.
They bunt and steal bases.
They do not have selfish superstars that need to be treated like celebrities.
The Brewers simply play the game how it was meant to be played.
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Get out out and
#VoteBlue
Make Trump more useless than he already is.
#CheckYourVote
