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    1 Oct 2020

    Had Harriet Tubman compared the 70 slaves she freed to 4 million enslaved , she might have given up. Her hope and leadership were not based on the dire math of reality, but on a calculation of faith . Hope is not empirically demonstrated, it is morally chosen.

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    11 hours ago

    Dr. Dre is reportedly in intensive care at LA’s Cedars-Sinai Medical Center following a brain aneurysm

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    16 hours ago

    BREAKING NEWS: Officer who shot won’t face charges. is like a bloody tip of an iceberg—most of the violence is below surface, hidden by a lack of transparency & accountability. How many more Jacob Blakes are there?

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  4. 11 hours ago

    My grandmother would say “the devil is always busy.“ With 2 weeks left, DOJ: 1) weakens “disparate impact rule” 2) makes it easier to discriminate 3) sets up a Supreme Court challenge 4) creates roadblocks for 👇🏾

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  5. 16 hours ago

    BREAKING NEWS: Officer who shot won’t face charges. is like a bloody tip of an iceberg—most of the violence is below surface, hidden by a lack of transparency & accountability. How many more Jacob Blakes are there?

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  6. Retweeted
    Jan 4

    Only can violate election law 52 U.S.C. § 20511 and the 8th Commandment “Thou Shalt Not Steal (an election)” in only one phone call. This is not only a “sin and a shame,” it’s a civic sin and a real crime.

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  7. Jan 4

    Only can violate election law 52 U.S.C. § 20511 and the 8th Commandment “Thou Shalt Not Steal (an election)” in only one phone call. This is not only a “sin and a shame,” it’s a civic sin and a real crime.

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  8. Retweeted
    Jan 3

    Note to journalists: please ask GOP secretaries of state and governors in states Biden won if they have had phone calls with Trump, Meadows, or other Trump lawyers or officials in the past week with any discussion of their states’ votes or electors. I bet GA is not the only one.

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  9. Jan 3

    BREAKING OLD NEWS: Again ....“it’s over.” All 10 living former Defense secretaries declare election is over in forceful public letter

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    Jan 3

    BREAKING: Thou shalt not steal....democracy. says we’re in a “battle for the soul of America.” What about the souls of the establishment that tacitly endorsed Trump’s attempt to steal democracy? “⁩ 👇🏾

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  11. Jan 3

    BREAKING: Thou shalt not steal....democracy. says we’re in a “battle for the soul of America.” What about the souls of the establishment that tacitly endorsed Trump’s attempt to steal democracy? “⁩ 👇🏾

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    Jan 2

    A group of my Republican colleagues claiming that they want an additional federal “commission” to supersede election results when votes have already been counted, recounted, litigated, & state-certified, amounts to nothing more than an attempt to subvert the will of the voters.

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    Jan 2

    Black Churches Call For EXTRA Security Ahead of January 6 Protests After Black Lives Matter Signs Destroyed: ’s reports.

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    Jan 2

    Many Christians celebrate Jan. 6th as the of the Prince of Peace—same day as the (morally infantile men) bring their violence to DC. Leave it to to profane AND Democracy in 1 day. ⁦ ⁦⁩

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    Jan 2

    Legendary talk show host and former CNN interviewer Larry King has Covid-19 and has been hospitalized in Los Angeles for more than a week, according to a source close to the family

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  16. Jan 2

    Many Christians celebrate Jan. 6th as the of the Prince of Peace—same day as the (morally infantile men) bring their violence to DC. Leave it to to profane AND Democracy in 1 day. ⁦ ⁦⁩

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  17. Retweeted
    Jan 2

    If America wouldn’t tolerate the Russians raiding the White House & cuffing a president’s child, why is it acceptable to have American police, acting like an invading army, “mistakenly” raiding Black homes & cuffing African American children❓

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    This 8 year old was handcuffed in the street after the botched raid on his family’s house. We fought for the body cams which show him in cuffs. His family says guns were pointed at all of them. ⁦⁩ ⁦⁩ ⁦⁩
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  18. Jan 2

    If America wouldn’t tolerate the Russians raiding the White House & cuffing a president’s child, why is it acceptable to have American police, acting like an invading army, “mistakenly” raiding Black homes & cuffing African American children❓

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    This 8 year old was handcuffed in the street after the botched raid on his family’s house. We fought for the body cams which show him in cuffs. His family says guns were pointed at all of them. ⁦⁩ ⁦⁩ ⁦⁩
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  19. Retweeted
    Jan 1

    American history, when honest, must be smitten with the brilliance of Black women. I am.👇🏿

    At 23-years-old, Sadie Tanner Mossell Alexander became the first Black woman economist.
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  20. Jan 1

    American history, when honest, must be smitten with the brilliance of Black women. I am.👇🏿

    At 23-years-old, Sadie Tanner Mossell Alexander became the first Black woman economist.
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  21. Retweeted
    Dec 31

    After praying the last moments of 2020 with head bowed & eyes closed, I opened my eyes to 2021. If you were able to open your eyes to old friends & a new day, thank God you made it. There’re so many people who are thankful for your being here. Count me as one.

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