Chris Lebron

@lebron_chris

Philosopher, JHU professor, writer - The Making of Black Lives Matter: A Brief History of An Idea. Bylines . Views are my own.

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Joined May 2011
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    May 21

    My latest - Janelle Monae For President. "These days it sometimes feels as if the battle for the future of the United States’ soul is between Donald Trump and Janelle Monáe."

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    12 hours ago

    Historic week of fuckery at the Supreme Court, striking serious blows against women's reproductive freedoms, immigrants & refugees from "shithole" countries, and workers' abilities to organize and bargain collectively. It's a damn trifecta of gender, race, and class subjugation.

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  3. 13 hours ago

    has 2 fronts: 1 complains about violence tho no one has laid a finger on them or their money; this authorizes the gun lobby to perpetuate the threat of real violence in response. has 1 front: it apologizes for using big words; promises to go higher & higher.

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    Jun 26

    Congrats on your new release, A POLITICAL COMPANION TO FREDERICK DOUGLASS!

    I met the newest member of our family today. And it feels very good!
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  5. Jun 26

    The pearl industry must love mainstream liberals. I have never seen a group of people so afraid to openly possess their convictions. This is a malaise of privilege. Argue until it's time to fight at which point it morphs into time to fall on swords and compromise.

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    Jun 26
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    After reading this excelleny article, I bought and read his two books and look forward to the third, whenever it arrives.

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    Jun 25

    If you seriously don't understand how calls for "civility" were historically used by the powers-that-be to shut down protests, you should really read Bill Chafe's excellent study of the civil rights movement in Greensboro.

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  8. Jun 26

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    There is a direct thread between people of color being forced to stand for the nat'l anthem, & the demands for “civility” to Trump officials in the face of legally sanctioned racism and Islamophobia. Y’all are asking us to love the country and the people who are assaulting us.
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    Jun 26

    .'s piece also inspired our show on BP:

    Congratulations to BR frequent contributor on winning the 2018 Hiett Prize! His piece on is our most popular article ever:
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  10. Jun 26

    Thank you - writing for you has been an honor and growing experience.

    Congratulations to BR frequent contributor on winning the 2018 Hiett Prize! His piece on is our most popular article ever:
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  11. Jun 26

    - that time murdered 9 black folks in a church and the police bought him a hamburger on the way to jail like he just came back from a shopping trip.

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  12. Jun 26

    - that time police murdered in front of a child for legally possessing a gun in his own car and decided maybe rights weren't so important this time.

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  13. Jun 26

    - that time said he "moved on her like a bitch", he called it locker room talk and giggled and said boys will be boys.

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  14. Jun 26

    - that time said he wanted to knock Michael Bloomberg's head off his shoulders and the crowd went wild.

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  15. Jun 26

    - when a black man not saying a word or making one rude gesture during a song before a game where people dress like comic book characters chasing a ball and the president calls him a "son of a bitch". Oh right.

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  16. Jun 25

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    . & his team of white nationalists, including Stephen Miller, have so misused that the agency can no longer accomplish its goals effectively. I’m introducing a bill to & crack down on the agency’s blanket directive to target & round up people.
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  17. Jun 25

    LGTBQ community: we want a cake GOP: you cannot have a cake because we're disgusted by who you love - Restaurants: you cannot have our food because you lock up children and we're disgusted by... GOP: WHY DOESNT ANYBODY LOVE US??!?!!!!!!!!!

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  18. Jun 25

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    A major part of the self-image of professional-managerial liberals is to imagine that they are value-neutral and ideally suited to arbitrate political conflict—a universal umpire. Most still haven’t realized that the game has changed and they are now the ones being played.
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  19. Jun 25

    Seems to me part of the problem is that the salutary word 'developed' is so easily combined in a sentence with 'most unequal'.

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    Jun 24

    Very important distinction made in this piece by utilizing the correspondence theory of truth in a creative and compelling way and context.

    LRT - good time to revisit this piece by
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  21. Jun 24

    - amirite?

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