Iris Jenkins

@Phillyilj

Staying Woke-Fighter for truth, justice, history and freedom! lover of family and friends, books, music, travel. #1619-2019

Vrijeme pridruživanja: srpanj 2009.

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    1) Ok people Black History, African American History is American History! We been here since before the founding of the USA. If you don’t understand, order a copy of the issue curated by on sale at

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    In the late 19th century, Wilmington, NC had a thriving Black middle class & even some Black elected officials. But in 1898, a mob of white supremacists overthrew the government, killing nearly 60 Black men. This is the subject of 's new book and he joins at 10.

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    Los Angeles has nearly 200 cannabis dispensaries. Only six are Black-owned. The city's new program to diversify the industry has instead been devastating Black entrepreneurs, denying them licenses and throwing them into debt. THREAD:

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    "Ask any Mexican, any Puerto Rican, any Black man, any poor person - ask the wretched how they fare in the halls of justice, and then you will know, not whether or not the country is just, but whether or not it has any love for justice, or any concept of it." ~James Baldwin

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    began yesterday with a fitting ironic foreshadow: Yesterday, literally on the 150th anniversary of the , in the first of two virtual states, Iowans fell victim to a hint of what voting Africans in America have suffered since 1870.

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    Just like the 2nd amendment was designed for a time when people had muskets and not assault rifles, maybe a country this size shouldn’t have an electoral process that worked better when America had 13 colonies.

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    Du Bois figured out after Atlanta Riot of 1906 that American race hatred isn’t affected by facts. ‘s ignorance is an essential part of his brand. Not knowing where Kansas City plays football isn’t a deficit for his Know-Nothing Klavern. It’s part of their tribal identity.

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    “Those who profess to favor freedom, and yet deprecate agitation, are men who want crops without plowing up the ground. They want rain without thunder and lightning.” —Frederick Douglass

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    Happy 150th birthday to the ! Feb. 3 is now recognized as its ratification date. But back in 1870, it wasn’t proclaimed part of the Constitution for another 8 weeks. Therein lies not a mere technicality, but an important truth about Reconstruction. So, a thread:

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    Going to do a re-release soon for my book We Matter “Athletes And Activism” with a few new interviews. Just conducted a FANTASTIC interview with Steph Curry. We discussed his faith in Jesus Christ, him not going to the White House and more. Much Respect 👊🏾👊🏾👊🏾

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    Trump allies use Twitter to sow confusion about voting on the eve of the Iowa caucuses - The Washington Post

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    So my son lives in an upscale high rise in Bethesda...and he's started to keep track of the white people who refuse to get on the elevator w/him.

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    1870, 15th Amendment ratified. However, promise of 3rd Reconstruction amendment was blocked for almost a century through use of poll taxes, violence, & more — and recently by voter ID laws, felon disenfranchisement, & other voter suppression tactics.

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    Still considering reading American Dirt, don’t provides another critical analysis of why you shouldn’t give this trauma porn the time of day

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    For more than 100 years, Mississippi State Penitentiary has been the site of forced labor, where incarcerated men still work in the fields. In recent weeks, videos from contraband phones exposed rat-infested cells and graphic evidence of medical neglect.

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    YouTube says it plans to ban misleading election-related content, the first time it has comprehensively laid out how it will handle viral falsehoods

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    Impeachment isn’t about overturning the will of the voters. The Electoral College already did that.

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