I’m blocked by @BurgessOwens. So friends get screenshots of posts they believe I should see. Like, this one. To @spidadmitchell I admire your talent as well as your courage & willingness to use your voice & privilege to speak truth to power about racial & social justice. #utpol Image
You know enough about Utah politics to know that the only two things you and @RepBurgessOwens would share if you’re ever in a conversation about racial justice is that you are both Black and men. The only one to have an “unique perspective” on Critical Race Theory is him. As
Congressman @RepJeffries has said about Burgess Owens, “He lives in a warped reality.” We would all be in great debt, if you were to have a conversation with Rep. Owens that you would inform and educate him that the way he‘s chosen to use his voice and

essence.com/op-ed/rep-burg…
his privilege does tremendous harm to the work, as well as the progress many social and racial justice advocates have made over the past decades. Many of these advances have made his, yours and my own story possible. Keep up the good work, both on and off the court.
And yes, Representative Owens IS my Congressional (un)Representative.

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18 May
This will probably be a long thread. First of all, the entire premise of this op-ed by @RepChrisStewart is based on a lie. He says, the Department of Education has proposed a rule as a means of promoting critical race theory. That is untrue. #utpol

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On April 19th, the Biden Administration Department of Education announced proposed plan for American History and Civics Education. The proposal will give priority to American history and civics education programs that will, “support efforts to improve:”
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(1) The quality of American history, the civics, and government education by educating students about the history and principles of the Constitution of the United States, including the Bill of Rights; and (2) the quality of the teaching of American history, civics, and government
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18 Jul 20
Here's my issue with Congressional candidate @BurgessOwens. It's always 'tricky' for Black conservatives to acknowledge anything remotely race-related without fearing backlash from the anti-black base they need to appeal to. It's this same base that will always say 1/ #utpol
All Lives Matter in response to Black Lives Matter, share debunked memes that the Democratic Party is in fact the racist party and started the KKK, declare kneeling during the National Anthem disrespects The Flag, and simultaneously argue waving the Confederate Battle Flag is 2/
preserving culture and history and has nothing to do with with racism. Mr. Owens, a Black man if you were unaware, will undoubtedly appease these sentiments. Feel free to check his Twitter page and see for yourself. I primarily checked his page to see if he had issued a 3/
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