They took Kaepernick's protest against racist police violence and made it about the flag and the military. Now they're taking the largest protest movement in the history of this country, in terms of sheer numbers, and making it not about systemic racism but statues. (1/2)— Dave Zirin (@EdgeofSports) July 5, 2020
Should prompt an external investigation. There should be a federal investigation to follow up on the 2016 report on white supremacist infiltration of law enforcement. https://t.co/PKFvfaT0Uj— Sherrilyn Ifill (@Sifill_LDF) July 6, 2020
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Two weeks ago, I called my company-sponsored therapy hotline number bc I was at my wits end. When I was talking to the woman, I began talking about what I was going through.— erin b. logan (@erinblogan) July 5, 2020
Then, I brought up racism and the woman started crying.
"The time to honor the slave-owning founders of our imperfect union is past...In Jefferson’s place, there should be another statue. It should be of Harriet Tubman." - Lucian K. Truscott IV, descendant of Thomas Jeffersonhttps://t.co/eXL6rlGyCg— Keith Boykin (@keithboykin) July 6, 2020
When a black person murders another black person, the expectation is that person will be charged & punished. People are protesting bc they expect that same accountability when armed agents of the state kill. It’s not hard to understand unless you’re invested in not understanding.— Ida Bae Wells (@nhannahjones) July 7, 2020
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