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My parents’ son | Maker of Things | Creator, #BlackObituaryProject and #BlackHairDefined|
Apr 12, 2022 5 tweets 2 min read
In Florida, GOP lawmakers have ceded their district-drawing power to Gov. Ron DeSantis, who's vowed to dissolve Black districts.

Pay attention as the party elevates DeSantis to dictator status. It fits a trend in the conservative movement. #ReidOutBlog
msnbc.com/the-reidout/re… We're seeing the conservative movement reject multiracial democracy in favor of authoritarianism.

The idea here is that democracy is not worth having if it must be shared equally with non-white people.
Apr 3, 2019 5 tweets 1 min read
As we approach 2020, it's essential that we call on journalists to be more precise with their language, both in their analysis and in the questions they ask.

"culture war," for example, is a loaded, sloppy term. A lot of reporters seem to miss the importance of this, but here it is:

A *lot* of people have suffered under the weight of bigotry over the past decade (and obviously, even further back than that)...