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21 Jun, 7 tweets, 6 min read
#MLK #FathersDay - Many have been asking for more color photos of my father :-). Here’s a thread of color photos of him with his family:
Dinner Time. Play Time. We miss you, Daddy. #MLK
Daddy with Yolanda, my older sister and the first-born of #CorettaScottKing and #MLK. #FathersDay
Daddy with my paternal grandfather, MLK Sr, and my brother, MLK III. #MLK #FathersDay
My father with my brother, Dexter. #MLK #FathersDay
Family. Faith. Fatherhood. Photos of dinner time with the Kings. #MLK #FathersDay
Me and Daddy. #MLK #FathersDay ❤️

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21 Apr
Can I ask some questions pertaining to our humanity?

Ok, good. Thank you.

The footage of what happened with Ma’Khia didn’t/won’t prevent me from asking how she could still be with us...Why isn’t every human asking this humane question?
I care about EVERYONE I saw in that footage. Given this nation’s treatment of Black people, I am prone to question, Does Ma’Khia’s death demonstrate more of that treatment?

Why do we have to continue to explain this question vs. more white people joining in eradicating racism?
Have you asked why excuses are right on the tip of many tongues (maybe including yours) when police kill a Black person for any reason?

How can we make true public safety a reality for Black and brown people?

Do you care about that? If not, why not?
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3 Apr
My father’s final speech, given the evening before he was assassinated, 53 years ago today.

“I may not get there with you.”
‘I’ve Been To The Mountaintop’ #MLK
April 3, 1968 (the evening before he was assassinated)

Full speech:
“Now the other thing we'll have to do is this: always anchor our external direct action with the power of economic withdrawal...We don't have to argue with anybody. We don't have to curse and go around acting bad with our words. We don't need any bricks and bottles.” #Mountaintop
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30 Mar
Today, I joined with John-Miles Lewis (son of #JohnLewis) and Al Vivian (son of #CTVivian) to release an open letter to corporate leaders and lawmakers regarding the passage of #Georgia’s #SB202 and #voter #suppression. Link: assets.bwbx.io/documents/user…. #MLK
@EBONYMag @CNN @donlemon @Essence @FoxNews @FOX5Atlanta @WSJ @wsbtv @NBCNews @NBCBLK @MonicaWSB @blackvoices @civilrightsorg @Blavity @11AliveNews @cbs46 @cbs46 @ABC @wolfblitzer @abbydphillip @JovitaMoore @blackenterprise @TIME
@jaketapper @JamilSmith @NikemaWilliams @NPR @AriBerman @CoriBush @CoryBooker
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11 Mar
This week, I joined with @AmbAndrewYoung, John-Miles Lewis (son of Congressman #JohnLewis), and Al Vivian (son of Rev. #CTVivian) to send a letter to CEOs of #Georgia-based corporations calling upon them to oppose anti-#voter legislation; to use their influence...
with Georgia state legislators to deter any and all bills that include #VoterSuppression and would restrict voting access, particularly for Black communities; and to urge action that would ensure our state moves forward and not back to the era of Jim Crow politics.
We also called upon these CEOs to divest from politicians who continue to suppress Georgia's voters.
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21 Sep 20
Capitalism feeds Racism.

White supremacist cries for “Law and Order!” are about maintaining a thing-oriented, not a people-oriented, society.

Dismantling unjust systems includes confronting the gross capitalistic spirit and the role it plays in racism, war and poverty.
“We must rapidly begin the shift from a “thing-oriented” society to a “person-oriented” society. When...profit motives and property rights are considered more important than people, the giant triplets of racism, materialism, and militarism are incapable of being conquered.” #MLK Image
We need to examine and reckon with what my father called the Triple Evils: Racism, War and Poverty.

Clearly, my tweet about capitalism had nothing to do with supporting “rioting.” But many people would rather talk about “rioting” than about eradicating racism.

Why is that?
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18 Jun 20
Racism devours respectability.
The #Emanuel9 were murdered in church.
My father was assassinated while wearing a suit.
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