From time to time, I have to actually pull out the DATA from the 2010 midterms elections. 1/x
The actual election data does NOT support the scapegoating of black voters at the culprits in the 2010 mid-term losses. What it is points to is the Obama coalition falling apart in PURPLE districts. #ThisIsMyTrauma 2/x
In 2010, 52 House seats went from Blue to Red while 14 or so seats went the other way. 6 Senate seats went from Blue to Red. Let's look at the Senate first: #ThisIsMyTrauma
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#ADOS 2020 Holiday Schedule - If we don't remember and celebrate our milestones and setbacks, no one else will. I'm asking that all #ADOS find a way in their communities/families to observe the following holidays. #LineageMatters
These are suggested days of observance & activities. It's up to each person, family & community to decide if & how they will observe and holidays. But we do think these are some of the most significant events that form the creation story of #ADOS Any suggestions? #LineageMatters
#ADOS January 1 - Emancipation Proclamation Day - Let's commemorate the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation (which we acknowledge didn't end Slavery for all) with communal gatherings and dinners to honor the past year and forge ahead renewed in the new year. #LineageMatters
#1526Project#PointeCoupeeRevolt In April of 1795, rumors swirled about a slave revolt to planned during a meeting of negro slaves on the Plantation of Jacques Vignes.
#1526Project#PointeCoupeeRevolt Pointe Coupee Parish was ripe for rebellion due to its location and the enslaved largely outnumbering the white slave owners. The Parish is on the Mississippi River 150 miles north of New Orleans.