Sr Research Scholar at @CDSDuke Author of The Blood of Emmett Till, Blood Done Sign My Name, Radio Free Dixie Exec board of @NCNAACP @BRepairers @UNCCivilRights
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An excellent day!
UPDATE: NC Supreme Court will remove the portrait of Thomas Ruffin which was first placed in the courtroom in 1888 as part of the southern redemption movement. This is welcome news. Thank you to everyone who worked to resolve this issue.
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Today the #PoorPeoplesCampaign released a set of 14 policy and legislative priorities for the first 100 days of the Biden-Harris administration.
Learn more: breachrepairers.org/press-re…
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STARTING NOW: National Interfaith Memorial Service – Join us from the steps of the @nationalcitycc in #WashingtonDC. Let us mourn together and let our collective grief become an engine for change.
#PoorPeoplesCampaign #COVID19
Tune in:
vote.poorpeoplescampaign.org…
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"Today our country lost a hero"
Ruby Bridges may be widely known as the brave Black child who desegregated an all-White school in the South, but it was her mom who put the decision in motion.
That champion for change — Lucille Bridges — has died at 86. cnn.it/3nfmADN
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Ruby Bridges was the first Black student at her New Orleans elementary school. Now, she's written a book to tell kids her story. trib.al/yjrMycq
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Lucille Bridges, mother of civil rights activist Ruby Bridges, who walked with her then-6-year-old daughter past crowds screaming racist slurs as she became the first Black student at her all-white New Orleans elementary school, has died at the age of 86. apne.ws/kIcxksR
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“Racism is a religion. Thats why the first civil war was in the church. The church split 20 years before the civil war.” -@RevDrBarber #FacingRace
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“The healing of this nation will come from the healing of the body & the healing of the body in America is going to come by saying to the 140 million poor & low-wealth people, you no longer will be excluded from the decisions in this country.” @RevDrBarber #PoorPeoplesCampaign
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While I may be the first woman in this office, I will not be the last—because every little girl watching tonight sees that this is a country of possibilities.
LOOK AT US!
North Carolina Election Results:
Biden 2,148,564 52.12%
Trump 1,928,179 46.77%
4,122,442 votes counted. Estimated 73.8% - 86.5% in
Via @DecisionDeskHQ
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🚨 ACTION ALERT: Support @Mississippi_PPC + MS voters and CALL NOW to demand extending polling place times #vote2020 #ProtectTheVote
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Shine Your Light! Raise Your Voice! Ring Your Bell! We are LIVE in Washington, D.C. @nationalcitycc all day for a #MorePropheticVote!
Join the #PoorPeoplesCampaign for prayer & reflection every hour on the hour at vote.poorpeoplescampaign.org!
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#ElectionDay is here and EVERY VOTE MATTERS! To report a problem or for general #VotingRights questions, go to 866OURVOTE.org (ASL video call: 301-818-VOTE / 866-OUR-VOTE)
#PoorPeoplesCampaign #MOREPropheticVote
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You can still register to vote in Washington by going to a vote center. Find one here: kingcounty.gov/depts/electio…
Not registered to vote? In these states you can register today at a voting location:
Calif.
Colo.
Conn.
Hawaii
Idaho
Ill.
Iowa
Maine
Md.
Mich.
Minn.
Mont.
Nev.
N.H.
Utah
Vt.
Wash.
Wis.
Wyo.
And D.C.
Learn more about voting in your state: wapo.st/3oKySFM
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Election Day should be a holiday.
Election Day should be a holiday.
Election Day should be a holiday.
Election Day should be a holiday.
Election Day should be a holiday.
Election Day should be a holiday.
Election Day should be a holiday.
Election Day should be a holiday.
Georgia followers! The GA Dems are recruiting volunteers to go door-to-door and help absentee voters whose ballots were rejected.
mobilize.us/georgiademocrats…