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NCGOP ties to NC Sons of Confederate Veterans & white supremacy agenda go deep.
Deeper than just confed flags & white power shouts at #NCGOP rallies.
Deeper than a couple dozen campaign donations.
Really deep.
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#NCpol #BlackLivesMatter
Deeper than just confed flags & white power shouts at #NCGOP rallies.
Deeper than a couple dozen campaign donations.
Really deep.
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#NCpol #BlackLivesMatter
Illegal fireworks and a few images from 125th Street, Harlem, New York City, 11:13 PM - 11:51 PM, Friday, Juneteenth, June 19, 2020.
This is a multiple tweet thread.
1/ (just east of Amsterdam Avenue)
#fireworks #juneteenth #125thStreet #Harlem #NewYorkCity #NYC #juneteenth2020
This is a multiple tweet thread.
1/ (just east of Amsterdam Avenue)
#fireworks #juneteenth #125thStreet #Harlem #NewYorkCity #NYC #juneteenth2020
2/ (looking north from 125th Street up Lenox Avenue)
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Unfortunately I wasn't able to get this out on #JUNETEENTH2020 but to celebrate let's give an extra special hello to a neo-Nazi we've been tracking for awhile now! Say hello to Gordon MacKenzie of Jeffersonville, Indiana and member of NSC-131's Dixie Chapter :-)! [Long Thread]
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26 year old "Gordy" was born and raised in Issaquah, Washington and lived in Costa Mesa, California before moving to Jeffersonville Indiana. Most of what we know of Gordy comes from his neo-Nazi instagram where he uses the screenname "Gabb3r".
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Gordy's Instagram shows the chilling journey of his radicalization and movement through several white supremacist groups. Unfortunately for Gordy, he also left various remements of his pre-Nazi life, such as pictures/interactions with friends, that allowed us to identify him.
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Relaxed atmosphere at todayās #BlackLivesMatter protest in Hyde Park. Slightly contentious moment though when the compere hushed a āfuck Borisā chant, arguing we shouldnāt be directing hostile chants towards someone to whom weāre appealing for political change.
This points to the question every social movement has to confront: whatās the agency that can deliver the change we want, what leverage do we have over it, and how can we use that leverage to force the change?
The #JUNETEENTH2020 strikes in the USA, and historic struggles like the 1968 Memphis sanitation workersā strike, show how organised labour can be a strategic anti-racist actor, connecting workplace struggles to wider social struggles for equality.
Friday 6/19 in Front of the Justice Center in Portland OR. A few hundred here right now, currently staying in the park. Iāve heard 2 large groups are on the way. #JUNETEENTH2020 #sacredfence #Portlandprotest #blacklivesmatterĀ #PDXprotests #pdx #oregon #blm #acab #justicecenter
A close look at the LRAD and some banners hanging on the fence in front of the Justice Center. #goodcopsquit #whitesilenceisviolence #JUNETEENTH2020Ā #sacredfence #Portlandprotest #blacklivesmatterĀ Ā #PDXprotests #pdx #oregon #blm #acab #justicecenter
The people that have been trying to lead the Justice Center group the past few days is telling everyone that weāre going to move, unclear why, unclear where. #JUNETEENTH2020Ā #sacredfence #Portlandprotest #blacklivesmatterĀ Ā #PDXprotests #pdx #oregon #blm #acab #justicecenter
Sharpton: āthey tell their children that Lincoln freed the slaves. The fact is the slaves freed Lincoln.ā
Sharpton said heās confused when people talk about āmake America great again,ā a nod to Trumpās campaign slogan. āGive me a date when America was great for everybody?ā
Meanwhile, less than a mile away, Tulsaās annual #JUNETEENTH celebration is taking place. A little inspiration from DCās BLM street mural.
Food trucks, music and speeches from local & state officials ahead of Al Sharptonās remarks tonight. Lots of warnings to the hundreds here about taking safety precautions over COVID-19.
State Sen. Monroe Mitchell: āAll eyes of the world are on Tulsa, Oklahoma.ā
Itās after 5 on #followfriday but Iām feeling confident we can still make it good.
Reply with:
1. Your name
2. A podcast you enjoy
3. Follow everyone
4. Enjoy those broadened horizons
#medtwitter #podcasts
Reply with:
1. Your name
2. A podcast you enjoy
3. Follow everyone
4. Enjoy those broadened horizons
#medtwitter #podcasts
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@AmyPearsonMD @AmyOxentenkoMD @Docbasia @HarrietHopfMD @imswimming3 @DrJPennycuff @drjessigold @JeromeAdamsMD @DrJRMarcelin @DrJCoftheDC @virenkaul @KTamirisaMD @drninashapiro @GeetaLalMD @ruthi_landau @drchadb @arghavan_salles @SashaShillcutt @JJcolemanMD @ChrisCarrollMD
@AmyPearsonMD @AmyOxentenkoMD @Docbasia @HarrietHopfMD @imswimming3 @DrJPennycuff @drjessigold @JeromeAdamsMD @DrJRMarcelin @DrJCoftheDC @virenkaul @KTamirisaMD @drninashapiro @GeetaLalMD @ruthi_landau @drchadb @arghavan_salles @SashaShillcutt @JJcolemanMD @ChrisCarrollMD
And in honor of #JUNETEENTH2020 Iād be especially grateful if we could include, elevate, and amplify as many Black podcasts as possible.
#BlackintheIvory #BlackLivesMatter #BlackStoriesMatter
#BlackintheIvory #BlackLivesMatter #BlackStoriesMatter
This #Juneteenth, we want to take a moment to honor a few influential black PC, tech and gaming pioneers who have touched our lives in ways we never knew...
#TechHistory #JUNETEENTH2020
#TechHistory #JUNETEENTH2020
First up, Jerry Lawson.
He pioneered the video game cartridge for the Fairchild Channel F system, the first gaming console that utilized interchangeable cartridges back in the 70s. It never saw the popularity like the Atari VCS or the NES but, its influence is undeniable.
He pioneered the video game cartridge for the Fairchild Channel F system, the first gaming console that utilized interchangeable cartridges back in the 70s. It never saw the popularity like the Atari VCS or the NES but, its influence is undeniable.
Following Jerry Lawson's work, Ed Smith co-designed an early cartridge-based video game system, the APF MP-1000 (1978) for APF Electronics.
He also worked on its computer attachment, the Imagination Machine, which competed with products from Apple and Atari in the late 1970s.
He also worked on its computer attachment, the Imagination Machine, which competed with products from Apple and Atari in the late 1970s.
We've updated our DIY Handheld Light Graffiti tutorial to be more helpful, syched it with a GitHub repo w/.sgv files and printed waterproof QR codes to more easily share the info.
DisruptivelyUseful.org #protests2020 #JUNETEENTH2020 #portlandprotests #opensourcehardware
DisruptivelyUseful.org #protests2020 #JUNETEENTH2020 #portlandprotests #opensourcehardware
Flashy vid:
#GitHub repo (I'll be adding a BOM soon, but the readme is essentially a BOM now): github.com/DisruptivelyUsā¦
1. Empiezo este hilo sobre #JUNETEENTH2020 desde el Ayuntamiento de NY. š§µāš½
Hoy en EEUU miles de personas salen a la calle para celebrar "el otro dĆa de la independencia", 19 de junio de 1865. Fecha en la que se liberaron los Ćŗltimos esclavos
#BlackLivesMatter
#JuneteenthDay
Hoy en EEUU miles de personas salen a la calle para celebrar "el otro dĆa de la independencia", 19 de junio de 1865. Fecha en la que se liberaron los Ćŗltimos esclavos
#BlackLivesMatter
#JuneteenthDay
2. La esclavitud en los EE.UU. fue abolida en 1863, pero las noticias en esa Ć©poca viajaban despacio y no fue hasta junio de 1865 cuando los soldados de la UniĆ³n transmitieron la ProclamaciĆ³n de EmancipaciĆ³n a las personas esclavizadas en Texas
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š juneteenth.com/history.htm
3. Hasta el momento esta fecha era una celebraciĆ³n no oficial. Pero tanto el alcance de Nueva York como el gobernador del estado han anunciado que el aƱo que viene #JuneteenthDay serĆ” un dĆa feriado.
While I'm enjoying the newfound interest in celebrating #JUNETEENTH2020, let's not forget exactly what we're celebrating.
Juneteenth isn't the day African Americans were freed from slavery.
It's the day when African Americans FOUND OUT they had been freed from slavery.
Juneteenth isn't the day African Americans were freed from slavery.
It's the day when African Americans FOUND OUT they had been freed from slavery.
The Civil War was over, Lee had surrendered at Appomattox and the defeated Confederates retreated back home to their farms and their plantations, knowing that they had lost and that the reason for the war, African American slavery, had come to an end.
But once back home, knowing their world had changed, did the white slave masters release their black slaves and wish them good luck? Or even try to negotiate a paid position for the men and women who fed them, provided their living and took care of their children?
Today is Juneteenth, emancipation day. Happy Jubilee Day to everyone! Happy Emancipation Day.
On this day in 1865, Major General Gordon Granger came to Galveston, Texas with the news slavery has ended and the slaves were free.
#JUNETEENTH2020
#JuneteenthDay
On this day in 1865, Major General Gordon Granger came to Galveston, Texas with the news slavery has ended and the slaves were free.
#JUNETEENTH2020
#JuneteenthDay
We celebrate this day as a community because it sparked one of the biggest changes to the lives of ALL Americans. Finally, black people across the Country were free. Though the changes were not immediate, and we still fight for equal rights, it was the first true beginning.
It led us to the right to vote, the right to a full education, and the right to marry who we love.
Today, we celebrate. This is a day of reflection, education and solidarity. We educate our children and show them why we have hope. Hope for unity.
#HappyJuneteenth
Today, we celebrate. This is a day of reflection, education and solidarity. We educate our children and show them why we have hope. Hope for unity.
#HappyJuneteenth
To honour #Juneteenth2020 today, @Bandcamp is donating all of its fees to the Legal Defense Fund (@NAACP_LDF) in support of racial justice, equality and change.
Here are some A+ Black Canadian artists to support on the platform.
Here are some A+ Black Canadian artists to support on the platform.
.@cadenceweapon, who recently released a compilation of remixes he made between 2009 and 2013:
cadenceweapon.bandcamp.com
cadenceweapon.bandcamp.com
.@ohyeahpaulchin, a classically trained multi-instrumentalist who creates electronic music rooted in hip hop:
ohyeahpaulchin.bandcamp.com
ohyeahpaulchin.bandcamp.com
THREAD: On this weekend of #fathersday and #JUNETEENTH2020 I have thoughts about George Floyd's horrific lynching and #blackromance (something that people have also been discussing, that is a romance between 2 Black people) 1/?
Many of you know that I have been engaged in research regarding the African American hero in romance in these past few years. One of the things that doesn't get discussed enough how much economics has to do with romance and that I believe that the decline of the AA hero 2/?
has everything to do with economics. It's no small thing that George Floyd lost his life over a so called counterfeit $20 bill. Statistics for Black male unemployment, incarceration and opportunity all converge to create a difficulty for fans of romance to be able to see 3/?
155 years ago, the last slaves in the U.S. were freed.
They were promised "40 acres & a mule," a path to financial independence. But this promise was broken, ultimately depriving Black Americans hundreds of billions worth of wealth.
nfu.org/2020/06/19/junā¦ #JUNETEENTH2020
They were promised "40 acres & a mule," a path to financial independence. But this promise was broken, ultimately depriving Black Americans hundreds of billions worth of wealth.
nfu.org/2020/06/19/junā¦ #JUNETEENTH2020
As a result, many former slaves were forced into sharecropping. Landowners were known to charge unfairly high interest rates and intentionally underpay sharecroppers, keeping them in an endless cycle of debt and poverty.
npr.org/sections/codesā¦
npr.org/sections/codesā¦
Despite significant obstacles, Black Americans managed to acquire 15 million acres of land by 1910. At the time, 14% of farmers were Black.
But today, only 1.3% of farmers are Black, and they only own .52% of farmland. How did that happened?
theguardian.com/environment/20ā¦
But today, only 1.3% of farmers are Black, and they only own .52% of farmland. How did that happened?
theguardian.com/environment/20ā¦
Happy #JuneteenthDay2020 !!
After talking with a couple neighbors, it became apparent that this holiday is new to many non-Black citizens.
Some info via @8645ASAP for anyone interested on this important, fun holiday!
#JuneteenthDay #JUNETEENTH2020 #June19th #freedom
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After talking with a couple neighbors, it became apparent that this holiday is new to many non-Black citizens.
Some info via @8645ASAP for anyone interested on this important, fun holiday!
#JuneteenthDay #JUNETEENTH2020 #June19th #freedom
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An annual #holiday, #juneteenth commemorates the end of slavery in the United States. It has been celebrated by African-Americans since the late 1800s.
Some (very general) common traditions include:
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Some (very general) common traditions include:
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ā¤ļø Dressing in your āSunday Bestā and/or wearing the color red; also common in some areas is wearing all white clothing.
ā¤ļø Rodeos, block parties, cook-outs, parades, concerts, singing and dancing.
#celebratefreedom #JuneteenthDay #JUNETEENTH2020
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ā¤ļø Rodeos, block parties, cook-outs, parades, concerts, singing and dancing.
#celebratefreedom #JuneteenthDay #JUNETEENTH2020
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1/x On this Juneteeth day, I want to step back a moment and talk briefly about, not the day itself, but how close we came to that day never coming to pass when it did. #HappyJuneteenth #JUNETEENTH2020
2/x From 1850 to 1861, there were about 150 proposals for a 13th Amendment that would have made it unconstitutional to abolish slavery. In other words, while the post-war 13th Amendment abolished slavery, the pre-war versions would have done the opposite.
3/x That 150 number is not a typo. Those in favor of slavery tried really, really, really hard to write it more explicitly into the Constitution. The fact that they didnāt succeed was not for a lack of trying and they almost succeeded.
Marching band warming up for Juneteenth celebrations at grand army.
Several hundred marchers moving along prospect park west
Now moving north again through park slope
In honor of #JUNETEENTH2020, here are some actions Iāve taken that other white people can do.
Iāve been donating to local bail funds, as well as organizations that protect and uplift Black communities. The @NAACP_MVAB got some money from me this morning.
Iāve been calling @DanielCameronAG and asking him to fire the police officers who murdered #BreonnaTayor. Hereās his office number: (502) 696-5300
It's #JUNETEENTH2020 and Black scholars, writers, and activists are providing so much wonderful context for this important holiday. Here is a thread of the articles, threads, and podcasts out today (plus a few terrific older ones worth revisiting) 1/
No better place to start than this deeply personal reflection on celebrating #Juneteenth by @agordonreed: newyorker.com/culture/personā¦
An incredibly moving essay by @marthasjones_ on how "naming is one essence of freedom" as part of the @nytimes section on #JUNETEENTH2020: nytimes.com/2020/06/18/styā¦ 3/
I wanted to start a thread to help support some of the Black companies Iāve worked with and some Black business that I think are really dope for Juneteenth. If you know any more let me know to add to the list. #HappyJuneteenth #SupportBlackOwnedBusinesses (Thread)
1. āGet Right Fragranceā I had to honor of becoming the face of this Black Owned business that is trying to change the landscape of the Menās fragrance game by being more inclusive to their consumers. You can support here: getrightfragrance.com #SupportBlackBusinesses
2. @MarcMyStyle a dope photographer based out of Philadelphia that is changing the way Black people are being depicted with his āNew Crownā series. Heās selling pictures to help support the āBlack Lives Matterā movement. Follow him to support #SupportBlackBusinesses
Today, we celebrate the liberation of Black people in America. For those who donāt know the history, Juneteenth commemorates the day in 1865 that the last formerly enslaved people found out they were free. Learn more here: s.si.edu/2YNBo24
In this critical moment in our country, it is important to remember that freedom was not granted by any one person. It was a hard-fought battle, won through uprisings, revolts, and many sacrifices.
The fight for freedom wasnāt over and done with in 1865 -- freedom and justice for all is still being fought in the streets today.
Americans are celebrating #Juneteenth today, but what exactly does the day signify? 1/10
#Juneteenth is the oldest nationally-celebrated commemoration of the end of slavery in the United States. 2/10
Although the Emancipation Proclamation was signed on January 1, 1863, #Juneteenth specifically refers to June 19, 1865āthe day that 250,000 enslaved people in Texas learned of their freedom after Union General Gordon Granger arrived and announced Lincoln's proclamation. 3/10
