Wade Henderson

@Wade4Justice

Civil rights lawyer. Human rights activist. Former president of The Leadership Conference, . (Ret.) Rauh Professor at . Tweets my own.

Washington, D.C.
Joined April 2013

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  1. Retweeted
    May 8

    These kids weren’t shot. They won’t become part of the grim statistics of gun murders. But the trauma from what they saw yesterday won’t go away. EVER. And we need to start understanding the damage we are doing to the entire mass shooting generation.

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  2. May 8

    “Truth, like the rose, often comes with thorns.” makes a powerful case!

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    May 7
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  4. May 5

    When America Built Another Kind of Wall. A hundred years ago nativism was mainstream. The aura still glows today! This article is a powerful reminder of the pseudo scientific basis for race and ethnic group exclusion embedded within our immigration policy.

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    May 4

    BREAKING: the DA in Staten Island just asked a judge to set $5,000 bail on a man who took a sandwich and juice because he was hungry, and couldn’t afford to eat. The DA recommended the man serve 6 months in jail. They did this in the name of the “People of New York.”

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  6. May 1

    Seniors owe billions in student loan debt: "This will follow me to the grave" - CBS News. This is a huge & growing problem! Seniors with significant past student loans have few options. Unfortunately, ⁦⁩ is a big part of the difficulty.

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    On April 20th, I asked Barr, “Did Bob Mueller support your conclusion?” His answer was, “I don’t know whether Mueller supported my conclusion.” We now know Mueller stated his concerns on March 27th, and that Barr totally misled me, the Congress, and the public. He must resign.

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  8. Apr 30

    After 20 Years, Washington Repeals Its Ban on Affirmative Action - Slog - The Stranger. Wow! Rationality, decency, and “good of the whole” overcome racial backlash and the politics of resentment. This is a really important step in the right direction.

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    Apr 29

    Data and technology are the new frontier in the struggle for civil rights, and out on the frontier, a lot can go wrong. By ⁦⁩’s Corrine Yu and Upturn’s ⁦

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  10. Apr 28

    Judge Damon Keith dies at 96, remembered as ‘crusader for civil rights’ via . A true lion in defense civil and human rights, Judge Damon Keith will be sorely missed! Rest In Peace & Power!

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    Apr 27

    Yesterday the President justified anti-Semitic white nationalists, saying they just loved Robert E. Lee. Today, another synagogue has been attacked. The hate has gone too far. Love must rise.

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  12. Apr 26

    Fox News Legal Analyst Unloads On Trump: ‘Unlawful, Defenseless And Condemnable’ - HuffPost. This is a damning critique! Hard-hitting and factually accurate: A pillar of Trump’s foundation is collapsing under the weight of truth!

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    Apr 24

    2019 and Florida just passed a racist poll tax. The 24th Amendment explicitly forbids poll taxes but it’s no match for five justices who don’t care what it says.

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  14. Apr 25

    via . Americans are stressed, worried and angry! People with high levels of cortisol, the “stress hormone”, may have poorer memory and thinking skills than those with lower levels. Gives us all something to consider.

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  15. Apr 23

    ⁩’s proposal to reduce student loan debt and finance public college is bold and creative! It deserves serious consideration. Her sensitivity to the needs of black students at is noteworthy! This proposal speaks to America’s future!

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  16. Apr 21

    Reparations debate gets new life in Dem House via 4 iOS. An important step in the right direction. Ubi jus ibi remedium - whenever there is a legal right, there is a legal remedy! Our nation desperately needs &Reconciliation to heal and to be made whole.

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    Apr 18
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    Apr 20

    The American people also need to see, concretely, just what Russia is STILL doing to attack our country — with Trump doing NOTHING to protect voting systems, digital platforms, or the power grid. Cambridge Analytica and Brad Parscale haven’t gone away. We’re sitting ducks.

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    You know things are bad as hell, when Jeff Sessions suddenly looks good.

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  20. Apr 18

    The student-debt crisis hits hardest at historically black colleges - The Wall Street Journal. Racially disparate economic inequality continues to haunt African Americans, including those with college degrees. It’s a hidden tax on race.

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