November 15, 2023 by V Leigh

We will never ever forgive you for making Palestinians hold up their dead children in front of a camera just to prove Israel’s atrocities. They can’t even mourn in private because you won’t even believe them in the worst moments of their life. Israel kills them and you doubt them

We will never ever forgive you for making Palestinians hold up their dead children in front of a camera just to prove Israel’s atrocities. They can’t even mourn in private because you won’t even believe them in the worst moments of their life. Israel kills them and you doubt them
— Farah-Silvana Kanaan (@farahkanaan) November 5, 2023

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Cops remove pics of Palestinians murdered by Israel outside WH:
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— Bint (@PalBint) November 5, 2023

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View the first part of the stream from the pro-Palestine march in Philadelphia on Saturday night. Second part is above. 📽️

Thread: https://t.co/oqm26cJziK
More: https://t.co/vUPextfaU7 https://t.co/iWb9HsVdyv
— UNICORN RIOT (@UR_Ninja) October 29, 2023

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“What is going on today in our name as American citizens is genocide.”

Tens of thousands of people marched in Washington, DC, to protest Israel’s killing of nearly 10,000 people in Gaza. pic.twitter.com/OOamJ6MHkY
— AJ+ (@ajplus) November 4, 2023

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About 300,000 people attended the pro-Palestine march in London demanding a ceasefire in Gaza.

— in pictures https://t.co/ItQszqBOMG pic.twitter.com/hkskWPSsCK
— Al Jazeera English (@AJEnglish) November 11, 2023

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Pro-Palestine march will be one of UK’s biggest ever protests, organisers predict https://t.co/CCKWD5FSdJ
— Guardian news (@guardiannews) November 10, 2023

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“You can come with your kippahs and you’ll face nothing but love from the people here.”
Jewish protester, Maudi, who attended the pro-Palestine march in London on Saturday encouraged fellow Jews to show their support and attend demonstrations while wearing their kippahs pic.twitter.com/6tz4CdldSl
— Middle East Eye (@MiddleEastEye) November 11, 2023

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January 21, 2022 by V Leigh

So inspired by our young activists who are putting in the work to transform this world

Stories about Black Lives Matter Global Network co-founder Patrisse Cullors’ finances and other criticism had one aim, she said.

“It wasn’t just a character assassination campaign,” Cullors said, “but a campaign to actually get me assassinated.” https://t.co/i1zY6krkmV
— Los Angeles Times (@latimes) January 13, 2022

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So inspired by our young activists who are putting in the work to transform this world and make OUR Dr. King proud!
Go THANDIWE ABDULLAH of @BLMLAYOUTH!#YouthVanguard #ReclaimMLK #RadicalKing https://t.co/iEyIX6IJAa
— Black Lives Matter (@Blklivesmatter) January 20, 2022

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A year later, SFPD broke the law and illegally tapped into a network of 400 surveillance cameras to spy on Black Lives Matter protesters.

Activists like @HopeUniteHere fought back, teaming up with us and @EFF to sue the city. https://t.co/2aYK2lBLjG
— ACLU of Northern CA (@ACLU_NorCal) January 19, 2022

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June 23, 2021 by V Leigh

Policy and Protest

Lake Highlands High School valedictorian Paxton Smith used her 3-minute speech to attack Texas’ new restrictive abortion law after making a last-minute speech switch.
It’s now gone viral. Tonight on @wfaa, you’ll get to hear from her about everything that’s happened since. pic.twitter.com/ShRwHZjDbZ
— William Joy (@WilliamJoy) June 2, 2021

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Now that we’ve celebrated Juneteenth, it’s time to:

– Pass reparations
– End the War on Drugs
– End voter suppression
– End police violence
– Fund housing
– Fund education
– Fund health care
– Teach the truth about our history

We need full liberation along with celebration.
— Cori Bush (@CoriBush) June 21, 2021

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The same week Congress passed a bill to make Juneteenth a federal holiday, conservatives across the country are trying to pass legislation banning education about race in schools. @MTVNEWS’ @Dometi_ has what you #NeedToKnow. pic.twitter.com/7czIkAMG1r
— MTV (@MTV) June 19, 2021

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After Senate Republicans on Tuesday blocked a sweeping voting rights bill to counter a wave of state-level ballot restrictions, Democrats reaffirmed their resolve to fight in Congress for voting protections. https://t.co/BC0RITbxQy
— The New York Times (@nytimes) June 23, 2021

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August 30, 2020 by V Leigh

Protests in Portland

Man shot dead in Portland as protesters clash with counterprotesters https://t.co/nhWNi1cAEu
— glenn robinson ✊ (@glncv) August 30, 2020

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Video captures deadly shooting of man in Patriot Prayer cap during Portland protests https://t.co/HZWw0P9AXb
— glenn robinson ✊ (@glncv) August 30, 2020

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Driving through crowds and macing out of vehicles at SW 4th and Washington. pic.twitter.com/dCNJxYlkYn
— Cory Elia (@TheRealCoryElia) August 30, 2020

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Clashes. Trump people unload paintballs and pepper spray. They shot me too. pic.twitter.com/PwU5pZMLnV
— Mike Baker (@ByMikeBaker) August 30, 2020

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Black children in Brooklyn face a year in Rikers for getting caught possessing (not even using) air pistols. https://t.co/mzEl5nhBa6
— Scott Hechinger (@ScottHech) August 30, 2020

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Portland Mayor Wheeler slams President Trump: “You bring no peace — you bring no respect to our democracy.” pic.twitter.com/8jQmzdt9zw
— The Hill (@thehill) August 30, 2020

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August 1, 2020 by V Leigh

Violence against Protesters – Stay Strong in the Streets

Armed Protester Shot, Killed By Driver In Austin Identified As Garrett Foster, Alleged Shooter Released From Custody – CBS Dallas / Fort Worth https://t.co/Wg98so5BFl
— glenn robinson (@glncv) July 27, 2020

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Lorraine Baits, a 70-year-old Mississippi protester on a rolling walker was arrested and cited for walking in street and resisting arrest. Details on her story: https://t.co/wADYIDODdQ #Mississippi #LorraineBaits pic.twitter.com/hFQQR1XKpf
— AprilDRyan (@AprilDRyan) July 26, 2020

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Terrifying scene in Aurora. My heart’s breaking for those who were hurt. We need charges against the driver NOW. #ElijahMcClain https://t.co/yR8u6nS5L7
— Lindsay Sandoval (@LindsaySandoval) July 26, 2020

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Tonight, I chose to exercise my right to peacefully protest for justice for #ElijahMcClain. We were marching, when all of a sudden we heard a thud that sounded like a car hitting something. People began ushering us to the side and yelling to get on the ground. (1/6)
— Mo Agnese Elm (@marrubizko92) July 26, 2020

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fire and protest medics tend to an injured protester who leapt off of an elevated portion of I-225 either trying to avoid a vehicle that hit several people or after being hit by the vehicle during a Elijah McClain July 25, 2020 https://t.co/cNDi35b0fP
— glenn robinson (@glncv) July 26, 2020

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The mayor of Aurora asked for a briefing on why a *building*—mere bricks & mortar—wasn’t “adequately defended.”

But the valid question is actually: why wasn’t Elijah McClain adequately defended?

Why wasn’t I—who survived Aurora police terror—why wasn’t *I* adequately defended? https://t.co/eMY1UF7pyf
— elisabeth epps is tired. (@elisabeth) July 26, 2020

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Feds pepper sprayed this Vietnam Veteran/photographer right in the face. His name is Mike Hastie. He was an Army medic. #PortlandProtests pic.twitter.com/CLZwKvuTxH
— Andrew Kimmel (@andrewkimmel) July 26, 2020

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Most of the encounters like this one are about our ego as cops. If your first reaction as a cop is this, you need to be fired. https://t.co/yd9GOeg1iR
— Ethical Society of Police – ESOP (@ESOP_STL) July 13, 2020

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July 28, 2020 by V Leigh

Don’t Stop Marching

#BlackLivesMatter is a movement launched to challenge and dismantle systemic racism. The anti-LGBTQ hate group Mass Resistance is lying when it uses racist tropes to try to discredit the movement. https://t.co/PCDJYXlJZN
— Hatewatch (@Hatewatch) June 30, 2020

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Protests in California escalate after 2 black men were found hanging from trees in 2 separate incidents 2 weeks apart… #victorville #palmdale #RobertFuller #MalcolmHarsch https://t.co/aYScjt7FSZ pic.twitter.com/WqBPGjyEbN
— ✟ Right Scoop ✟ (@trscoop) June 14, 2020

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A St. Louis couple in front of their home tonight as protesters marched past in the city’s Central West End. (photos courtesy @ksdknews partner @BILLGREENBLATT / UPI) #StLouisprotest #STL pic.twitter.com/I7VlUBUhZ2
— Casey Nolen (@CaseyNolen) June 29, 2020

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A grand jury has officially indicted Travis McMichael, Greg McMichael and William R. Bryan on malice and felony murder charges in the Feb. 23, 2020, death of #AhmaudArbery #11alive pic.twitter.com/y8l1g6Yxgh
— Hope Ford (@hope_iam) June 24, 2020

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The people who brutally murdered Ahmaud Arbery while he was jogging have finally been charged.

It shouldn’t have taken four months. It might not have happened at all if people across this country didn’t demand justice.

Don’t stop marching.https://t.co/wCjRjG9BCO
— Ro Khanna (@RoKhanna) June 24, 2020

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— Mixed Race Studies (@mixed_race) June 21, 2020

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from the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum: pic.twitter.com/byQ0OknaQ6
— Daryl Hannah (@dhlovelife) July 26, 2020

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July 31, 2018 by V Leigh

Activism in Action – Oppressors don’t get to define what is polite.

Better headline for this piece: “Always Indulge White Innocence” https://t.co/xFbRspcj42

— b-boy bouiebaisse (@jbouie) July 30, 2018

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Watching #TrayvonMartinStory tonight on @BET. Hear it picks up where 13TH left off about Florida’s disastrous “Stand Your Ground” scheme. And promises to explore the life and loss of a young man much loved and much missed. Props to @S_C_ and team. ✊🏾 https://t.co/X1NMelhYyi

— Ava DuVernay (@ava) July 31, 2018

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An anti-immigrant hate group in Oregon has succeeded in getting a measure on November’s ballot challenging the state’s decades-old sanctuary law. But activists are fighting back. https://t.co/1iL14jlypF

— Southern Poverty Law Center (@splcenter) July 30, 2018

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The 1987 Oscar-nominated doc, ‘Who Killed Vincent Chin?’ by Christine Choy and @rtajima is required for everyone on this planet. (Though you may need to visit a university library to see it.) https://t.co/C61CiazCjs

— Nancy Wang Yuen (@nancywyuen) July 29, 2018

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How Activists Convinced New York City To Stop Profiting Off Prisoners’ Phone Calls https://t.co/0p382pOLkO

— Chicago Bond Fund (@ChiBondFund) July 28, 2018

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Oppressors don't get to define what is polite. Trying to get us to act "civil" in the face of their violence, exploitation, coercion – it's a big part of #HowTheSystemWorks – see more at #SoJustCivil and #SoJustSystemic – Oppression is not polite. https://t.co/YWFybPlVjG

— Rhonda Ragsdale (@profragsdale) July 28, 2018

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Essential reading for #SoJustSystemic is How Capitalism Underdeveloped Black America https://t.co/OuxAO9ljuA #SoJustBooks #SoJustHistory #HowTheSystemWorks #SaturdaySchool

— Rhonda Ragsdale (@profragsdale) July 28, 2018

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"Let me be clear: The war on poverty is far from over. There are currently 140 million poor and working people in our country, and 37 million without health care." @RevDrBarber #PoorPeoplesCampaign https://t.co/oNeTP3CTvV

— Kairos Center (@Kairos_Center) July 16, 2018

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BIG ANNOUNCEMENT: I’m offering a $100,000 reward for the identification & arrest of this violent white supremacist who criminally assaulted DeAndre Harris in Charlottesville.

He was perhaps the most vicious of them all. 3 of his co-conspirators are already in prison for this. pic.twitter.com/isUdpJjOlo

— Shaun King (@ShaunKing) July 28, 2018

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October 3, 2017 by V Leigh

Racism is so American

A’s Bruce Maxwell just took a knee during anthem. He is the first in #MLB to do it. @sfchronicle @SFGate #baseball #Oakland #athletics pic.twitter.com/xJMeAskC4z

— Santiago Mejia (@SantiagoMejia) September 24, 2017

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Proudest & scariest moment as a yellow-jacket happened at the same time. Thank you @Kaepernick7 for inspiring to #TakeAKnee to take a stand pic.twitter.com/iJVqHEpWx0

— Issa Rai (@freeSPIRIT_5678) September 24, 2017

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*Bans Muslims
*Deports Latinos
*Silent on Nazis
*Criminalization of blacks

~crickets~

*Threatens football:
"NOW YOU JUST WAIT A MINUTE!" https://t.co/emyme0HQ2R

— Imraan Siddiqi (@imraansiddiqi) September 24, 2017

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— jesse Williams. (@iJesseWilliams) September 29, 2017

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And like that, Pennsylvania Fire Chief Paul Smith has resigned after saying he put Steelers Coach Mike Tomlin on "a list of no-good niggers" pic.twitter.com/8SEcrzwIcf

— Shaun King (@ShaunKing) September 26, 2017

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“Why did Sports Illustrated erase Colin Kaepernick?” by The Guardian https://t.co/WU385bXyyd

— Medium (@Medium) September 30, 2017

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Steph Curry Called Sports Illustrated's Protest Cover 'Terrible' https://t.co/rDcWMygC46

— Louie Gutierrez (@Roselandreport) October 2, 2017

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Tom Petty on the Confederate Flag and Police Brutality in America. pic.twitter.com/qDSQm66kSP

— Shaun King (@ShaunKing) October 3, 2017

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August 31, 2017 by V Leigh

Today we remember activist & Black Panther Party leader Fred Hampton

Today we remember activist & Black Panther Party leader Fred Hampton who was born on this day in 1948. He was assassinated at 21 years old. pic.twitter.com/qhOoSYRPUN

— The Root (@TheRoot) August 30, 2017

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Fred Hampton was born on this day in 1948. He was only 21 years-old when he was killed in an operation by the U.S. authorities. pic.twitter.com/qQAAWVnN0s

— teleSUR English (@telesurenglish) August 30, 2017

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Happy birthday to one of the greatest American Revolutionaries, Chairman Fred Hampton, assassinated at age 21 by the US government. pic.twitter.com/TFINZTppCr

— definitely not owned (@JBsGhost) August 30, 2017

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Black Panther Party leader Fred Hampton was born on this day in 1948. May his revolutionary spirit continue to live on. pic.twitter.com/Zl48fsUlYG

— HuffPost BlackVoices (@blackvoices) August 30, 2017

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The Assassination of Fred Hampton How the FBI and the Chicago Police Mur… https://t.co/0NiwXCcCve via @YouTube

— ☭The Plough & Stars☭ (@Plough_Stars) August 20, 2017

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April 4, 2016 by V Leigh

The Counted has been recognized with a James Aronson award for social justice journalism

Lessons in how to build a world-changing online community from Black Lives Matter https://t.co/Pfa8a2Auij pic.twitter.com/65ZcWazhXL

— Fast Company (@FastCompany) April 4, 2016

feminism is: 👩🏻👩🏼👩🏽👩🏾👩🏿=👨🏻👨🏼👨🏽👨🏾👨🏿
not:👩🏻👩🏼👩🏽👩🏾👩🏿>👨🏻👨🏼👨🏽👨🏾👨🏿
black lives matter is: 👩🏽👩🏾👩🏿👨🏿👨🏾👨🏿=👨🏻👩🏻👩🏼👩🏻👨🏼
not:👩🏽👩🏾👩🏿👨🏾👨🏿>👨🏻👩🏻👩🏼👨🏼👩🏻

— Himo(@HimoKash) March 30, 2016

"TheBlack Lives Matter movement is global."

Canadian activists want justice after an officer-involved shooting. https://t.co/aGS9XwxHKq

— AJ+ (@ajplus) March 29, 2016

The Counted has been recognized with a James Aronson award for social justice journalism. https://t.co/8i0890nRvb

— The Counted (@thecounted) April 1, 2016

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We will never ever forgive you for making Palestinians hold up their dead children in front of a camera just to prove Israel’s atrocities. They can’t even mourn in private because you won’t even believe them in the worst moments of their life. Israel kills them and you doubt them

So inspired by our young activists who are putting in the work to transform this world

Policy and Protest

Protests in Portland

Violence against Protesters – Stay Strong in the Streets

Don’t Stop Marching

Activism in Action – Oppressors don’t get to define what is polite.

Racism is so American

Today we remember activist & Black Panther Party leader Fred Hampton