Denise's Hubby, Jalen's Pops, Mom Duke's Son and Tee's Lil Brother...Senior Pastor of Abyssinian Baptist Church (Memphis) #BlackFaithMatters
Aug 19, 2020 • 6 tweets • 2 min read
These pitches by Mayor Strickland and some city council members suggesting that they are concerned about "voter suppression" or people being "stripped of their right to vote" simply can't be seen as sincere. They're actually laughable if you think about it...+
How many times in 2019, 2018, 2017 or 2016 did they host voter registration or voter education events? Where is their record of advocacy for voters rights? Do they support automated registration? What about restoration of rights for those with felony convictions?...+
Now that the Democratic President-Vice President ticket is set, and Vice President Biden with Senator Harris are going to be the Democratic ticket on the November ballot, I figured now is a good time to remind everyone that...+
1. You're not just voting for President.
2. You're voting to prevent a 7-2 dangerous conservative majority on the @Scotus. Note: 87 year old Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is fighting off all 10 plagues so she can hang on until we get rid of #45. This alone should be enough...+
We've spent years putting issues of poverty, violence, health and economic disparities front and center.
Folks call(ed) us rabblerousers, Facebook warriors, bullies, opportunists, race baiters and much worse (yea, we know)...+
...We sounded the alarms of needed equity, smoke-and-mirrors, mythical momentum, cheap religiosity, gentrifying "development" and more.
We've birthed orgs, protested, created programs, helped shape policies for criminal (in)justice reform, media accountability, living wages...+
