As usual 40 yrs later we are told something is unhealthy & cancerous. Companies knew those chemicals in hair relaxers for Black women caused fibroid tumors more. In the 70s some of our parents couldn’t gain employment if their hair was not relaxed. pic.twitter.com/O4P4Z05nTb
— 💫NikkiB✨ (@islandtyme22) October 18, 2022
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Kansas City police said reports of a possible serial killer targeting Black women in the area were “completely unfounded”
— philip lewis (@Phil_Lewis_) October 15, 2022
A month later, one escaped from torture and abuse in the man’s basement for a month & told investigators her friends “didn’t make it”https://t.co/MAYEalgJqo
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Republican Sen. Tommy Tuberville asserted that Democrats support reparations for the descendants of enslaved people because “they think the people that do the crime are owed that.”
— Citizens for Ethics (@CREWcrew) October 10, 2022
This is racism, plain and simple. https://t.co/12tznciLsn
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A reminder that Tommy Tuberville was a collegiate coach for nearly 30 years, during which he coached scores of Black players. He made millions off their abilities, but here’s what he really thinks about Black folks. https://t.co/aFjqocLTNH
— Jemele Hill (@jemelehill) October 9, 2022
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Growing GOP voter challenges have a long history of keeping down the Black vote https://t.co/OCdFbCSgzj
— Salon (@Salon) October 12, 2022
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Scholars of racism have outlined this in their work for years, how one doesn’t have to be the direct target of a racist act to still experience its harmful impact. The “weathering” of racism. There are many examples, with varying gradations, that Black folks experience every day.
— Clint Smith (@ClintSmithIII) October 14, 2022
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Rooting out structural racism from our public health systems requires intentional investments to develop anti-racist health policy.
— Ayanna Pressley (@AyannaPressley) October 13, 2022
Proud to work with @ewarren & @BLeeForCongress to make help make this funding a reality. https://t.co/4aN0Y5Y4zf
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One out of every three Black California residents has experienced racism while seeking medical care, new study finds. https://t.co/hrqLidyWVd
— San Francisco Chronicle (@sfchronicle) October 13, 2022
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Racism is broader than individuals on the LA City Council says @DocMellyMel.
— BreakThrough News (@BTnewsroom) October 14, 2022
“[Racist institutions] are helped along by individuals who have a vested interest in making sure that they exploit Black neighborhoods & people & minimize Black power.”
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How do you turn racist comments by Latinx members of the LA City Council into an attack on me? Ask @nytdavidbrooks who in his recent column misrepresented my scholarship, which the @nytimes routinely allows its columnists to do.
— Ibram X. Kendi (@DrIbram) October 15, 2022
This is what happens when accuracy is nothing. 1/ pic.twitter.com/dKmJe4OAql
