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On the anniversary of the Jan. 6 #CapitolInsurrection, I’m reminded: This IS who we are. We are a nation of #WhiteSupremacy. As a counter to the US “this isn’t who we are” narratives related to #RacialInjustice, #StateViolence & prejudice, I’ve pieced together the following post. 
The following are excerpts from my Jan. 2021 op-ed in @Truthout: “If @POTUS Wants to Confront White Supremacy, He Must Also End the #WarOnTerror.’”
"Solving the problem of #WhiteSupremacy is seen as a simple matter of removing those who embody it."
In politics we see stages of grief when confronted with reality.
The first stage of grief is denial. Many politicians never seem to get past that point.
Then they deflect, or try to bargain or blame.
Rarely do we see the progression to acceptance.
And so: NO positive action.
The first stage of grief is denial. Many politicians never seem to get past that point.
Then they deflect, or try to bargain or blame.
Rarely do we see the progression to acceptance.
And so: NO positive action.
What should trouble you is that this is deliberate.
DENY, DEFLECT, DELAY.
It’s a way to ensure no progress is made because change is unsettling to power.
So if you wonder why politicians deny history or science it’s because they are trying to hold onto a false power narrative.
DENY, DEFLECT, DELAY.
It’s a way to ensure no progress is made because change is unsettling to power.
So if you wonder why politicians deny history or science it’s because they are trying to hold onto a false power narrative.
That is why you get #GenocideDeniers
To accept the truth means to accept things are wrong and must change.
It’s why you get #covid denial, #ClimateAction denial, #racialinjustice denial and so on.
To some of these folks control, power and money are more important than truth.
To accept the truth means to accept things are wrong and must change.
It’s why you get #covid denial, #ClimateAction denial, #racialinjustice denial and so on.
To some of these folks control, power and money are more important than truth.
I have joined the Army of brave souls who completed their #PhD during the global #pandemic of 2020 #COVID19 . I am full of gratitude to everyone that contributed to this mammoth achievement directly or indirectly. 🎓👨🔬👨💼 @forbeslabumass @JWLeeJWL @UMassChemEng #microbiome #mucus
I am looking into ways to have my name on the diploma to be 'Abhinav Priyanka Sharma'. My wife @priyankaitkar9 has contributed equally towards this degree emotionally. Without her love & support it would be incredibly hard to find the courage to keep going when I hit rock bottom.
My parents never went to college but made sure I had the best education possible. Even if that meant keeping me in the city away from them since the age of 5. They have invested their entire life emotionally and financially to my education. Hope I can give back as much as I can.
#RacialInjustice:
"This is due primarily down to structural and historic factors, rather than #genetics, with centuries of #injustice leading to a myriad of #economic and #medical inequalities.."
by @AlanRMacLeod
mintpressnews.com/study-covid-19… #racism #inequality #Injustice
"This is due primarily down to structural and historic factors, rather than #genetics, with centuries of #injustice leading to a myriad of #economic and #medical inequalities.."
by @AlanRMacLeod
mintpressnews.com/study-covid-19… #racism #inequality #Injustice
In this segment of our #podacst, #Mintcast, @Alanmacleod discusses how #COVID19 became a boon for the ultra-wealthy and allowed America’s billionaires to accrue more #wealth in just 3 weeks of #lockdown than they made in total prior to 1980.
mintpressnews.com/podcast-pandem… #coronavirus
mintpressnews.com/podcast-pandem… #coronavirus
Unpack decades of #RacialInjustice and #PoliceBrutality unleashed on communities of color by the #DemocraticParty, how #Democrats attempt to save face by co-opting justice movements, and the party’s roots in #WhiteSupremacy.
mintpressnews.com/podcast-black-…
#DNCCorruption #DNC #police
mintpressnews.com/podcast-black-…
#DNCCorruption #DNC #police
#raceandjusticeconvo if I may...my intro to food was creating Afroculinaria. When I first opened my fledgling site I wanted to include a lot abt history&people&identity and I was immediately told by a white man who thought himself benevolent that I was missing the point. (Thread)
I immediately knew that Black food was powerful to others...and that she or he who had a grip on the culinary narrative had a grip on the overall narrative of what it means and has meant to be Black in America and the Black Atlantic. I also knew he was not being benevolent.
By telling any group who is othered or marginalized how they should determine the circumference of their narrative is power robbery. Food is no different. It might even be worse because people see it as "just about the food." It is not innocuous, its insidious bc food is us.
1/ Over the last several weeks, I began journaling my response to the murders of #GeorgeFloyd, #AhmaudArbery and #BreonnaTaylor. My world is uniquely intertwined to the present challenges.
2/ As an African-American father of 3 boys, I am a son of Ghanaian heritage, and married to a beautiful scientist of Ghanaian-American descent. I have the privilege of co-pastoring a multi-ethnic church in the Boston area.
3/ All of my worlds are affected by the brokenness of racial injustice.
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Eric, I'm going to be straight with you. You are not known as the smart Trump, so I am going to have to do multiple Tweets (a thread) to TRY to educate you. It turned out to be 15 tweets.
Yes, we know that all he cares about is "green".
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Eric, I'm going to be straight with you. You are not known as the smart Trump, so I am going to have to do multiple Tweets (a thread) to TRY to educate you. It turned out to be 15 tweets.
Yes, we know that all he cares about is "green".
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He proved that with the #TaxScamBill. Got a lot for you guys with that one. #InheritanceTax
You got the "Green Thing" right, so let us talk about the #Racist thing. I know you believe what you say, but your problem is you do not know what #Racism or #Racist means.
He proved that with the #TaxScamBill. Got a lot for you guys with that one. #InheritanceTax
You got the "Green Thing" right, so let us talk about the #Racist thing. I know you believe what you say, but your problem is you do not know what #Racism or #Racist means.
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Tell me what you think after you learn what it means, ok.
rac·ist
ˈrāsəst/
noun
a person who shows or feels discrimination or prejudice against people of other races, or who believes that a particular race is superior to another.
Tell me what you think after you learn what it means, ok.
rac·ist
ˈrāsəst/
noun
a person who shows or feels discrimination or prejudice against people of other races, or who believes that a particular race is superior to another.
If you’re a politician (or anyone) that supports stricter laws on #Opioid prescribing but not on #GunControl don’t tell me you care abt ppl.
If you’re a politician (or anyone) that supports #AbortionBans but not #GunControl don’t tell me you care about people.
If you’re a politician (or anyone) that supports #RefugeeBans but not #GunControl don’t tell me you care about people.
