This $183 m comes from helping Holocaust survivors and their heirs claim restitution for “bank, insurance, and other material losses.” Why is there such an aversion to doing something similar for descendants of slavery and the living victims of US apartheid? https://t.co/zu7XgSXmCO
— Ida Bae Wells (@nhannahjones) February 4, 2024
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This Black History Month, #12thDistrictStrong reaffirms that Black history and Black lives matter every single day of the year. Black history is American history. pic.twitter.com/2Nvsnv4vRV
— Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib (@RepRashida) February 8, 2024
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Two activists, one from Black Lives Matter and the other from Free Palestine Charleston, say their joint protest during a speech by US President Joe Biden amplifies their message for a Gaza ceasefire and the liberation of marginalised groups ⤵️ pic.twitter.com/e62OcyQymN
— Al Jazeera English (@AJEnglish) February 13, 2024
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Dr. Claudine Gay’s resignation from Harvard affected me deeply. It hit me doubly on the back of the emotional interviews from Taraji and I was driven to write it out. This one is a little…raw. #taraji #ClaudineGay #harvard #blackgirlbossparadoxhttps://t.co/yrxZV9S5aO
— Kimberly Bryant (@6Gems) January 9, 2024
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One of the most important lessons I learned from reading Toni Morrison is that there is no level of bending or acquiesing to whiteness that will ever overcome white supremacy and anti-Blackness. Our performance of “goodness” won’t ever earn inclusion or respect.
— Jenn M. Jackson, PhD (they/them) (@JennMJacksonPhD) February 19, 2024
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“I love America more than any other country in the world and, exactly for this reason, I insist on the right to criticize her perpetually.”
— Nina Turner (@ninaturner) February 20, 2024
-James Baldwin#BlackHistoryMonth pic.twitter.com/W9YNBdSt2l
