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Nobody in the world, nobody in history, has ever gotten their freedom by appealing to the moral sense of the people who were oppressing them.
- Assata Shakur, Assata: An Autobiography

Happy Birthday, Assata Shukr - born on this day in 1947 Assata in profile, her left...
Happy Birthday #AssataShakur

“But you, me, and tomorrow
hold hands and make vows
that struggle will multiply.
...
We are pregnant with freedom.

We are a conspiracy”
- Assata Shakur Text of the poem in the tweetcover of Assata: An Autobio...
"Pregnant with freedom" is one of my favourite refrains.

Seriously thinking of calling my book on being childfree by choice "Pregnant With Freedom." #AssataShakur
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Hey y’all we’re still going through a journey of learning & we want to thank everyone who has contributed to our knowledge.

Please read this thread about State sanctioned violence & political prisoners! In #Chicago we have 4 political prisoners being held hostage by the State!
We learned about the Furgeson uprising that happened in 2014. It was a military style response to protesters. The cops beat & tear gassed residents with no regards for their lives or justice. The State convicted #JoshuaWilliams to deter further rebellion!

gq.com/story/joshua-w…
For people unfamiliar with the term here’s a quick definition.

en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political…
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