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15 Dec, 4 tweets, 2 min read
The passing of bell hooks hurts, deeply. At the same time, as a human being I feel so grateful she gave humanity so many gifts. AIN’T I A WOMAN: BLACK WOMEN AND FEMINISM is one of her many classics. And ALL ABOUT LOVE changed me. Thank you, bell hooks. Rest in our love. 1/4
“LOVE REDEEMS,” bell hooks writes. “Despite all the lovelessness that surrounds us, nothing has been able to block our longing for love, the intensity of our yearning. The understanding that love redeems appears to be a resilient aspect of the heart’s knowledge. . . 2/4
“The healing power of redemptive love lures us and calls us towards the possibility of healing. We cannot account for the presence of the heart’s knowledge. . . 3/4
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“Like all great mysteries, we are all mysteriously called to love no matter the conditions of our lives, the degree of our depravity or despair. The persistence of this call gives us reason to hope. Without hope, we cannot return to love.” 4/4

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The writer does not include a critical piece of information. 1/5
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6 Dec
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5 Dec
GOP Rep. Alicia Lekas, who says teachers are “indoctrinating students,” is sponsoring a “teacher loyalty” bill that will make New Hampshire teachers *indoctrinate* students in only positive accounts of US history (when not including worldwide context). 1/4
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“Anti-racism is anti-white” is the old and explosive mantra of avowed White supremacists. I document how it has been their organizing vehicle, fueling backlashes, fueling delusions that antiracism is the new racism. 1/7

My latest @TheAtlantic.
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17 Nov
Five years ago, on this day, I won the National Book Award for Nonfiction for my second book, Stamped from the Beginning. It was a surreal night as I didn't expect to win. #NBAwards 1/5
.@TheRealDrKendi urged me before we left for the ceremony to jot down some notes for a short speech in case I won. I resisted and then obliged. And, of course, Sadiqa turned out to be right. 2/5
But the highlight of my night wasn't winning. It was witnessing the conscience of the United States Congress, John Lewis, win for his graphic novel, March: Book Three. 3/5
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.@marcthiessen writes CRT “teaches that Whites are the oppressors,” casting me as a critical race theorist. In #HowToBeAnAntiracist, I don’t say all Whites are racist oppressors. Actually, I challenge those who do. What's dangerous is misinformation. 1/
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