But House Republicans routinely reject bills that automatically registers young people to vote. They claim to be about protecting freedom. Freedom to fight and die for their wars. Not freedom to vote and push for our rights. *If passed by the U.S. Senate and signed by President Biden, which are highly unlikely, the bill would automatically registers young men for the Selective Service. This database would be used in the advent of the U.S. bringing back military conscription, or the draft.
The Black family is indestructible.
The Black family is indestructible.
The Black family is indestructible.
The Black family is indestructible.
The Black family is indestructible.
The Black family is indestructible.
The Black family is indestructible.
The Black family is indestructible.
Venture capital firms, overall, provide less than 1% of their funding to Black women, and less than 2% of investment professionals at these firms are Black women. And yet, last week an appeals court did not rule any of these White-led firms as “discriminatory.” No, two Trump-appointed judges ruled as “discriminatory” the Black-women-led @fearless.fund for focusing their grants on the business owners who receive the least amount of venture funding: women of color. Racist judges keep suspending programs that openly address racial inequity and allowing programs that obviously maintain racial inequity. This is how judicial racism operates in 2024. A brief video essay @the_emancipator. #fearlessfund
A child on the beach of Deir al-Balah (in Gaza) who lost ALL his limbs in an Israeli shelling still struggles and manages to find joy in this life. ❤️🩹 Estimates indicate that the number of Palestinian children who lost his limbs due to Israeli targeting has exceeded 2500 children. 👶🏽 That’s equivalent to around 10 children every day. Repost from @ahmedeldin 🎥 @mostfa_jasser2001
What endangers Black people. What protects Black people.
From @the_emancipator 👊🏿 • On Monday, Maryland Gov. Wes Moore issued pardons for more than 175,000 cannabis-related convictions, stating, “Marylanders should not continue to face barriers to housing, employment or educational opportunities based on convictions for conduct that is no longer illegal.” Moore’s executive order includes more than 150,000 misdemeanor convictions for simple possession of cannabis, per @guardian_us, and more than 18,000 misdemeanor convictions for use or possession with intent to use drug paraphernalia. Given that some have multiple convictions, Moore’s administration told the press that it expects to affect approximately 100,000 people convicted of misdemeanor charges. The move carries with it implications for racial equity. As per @aclu, Black people in the U.S. are more than three times as likely to be arrested for cannabis-related offenses as White people. Pardons for drug-related offenses are a small step toward remedying this inequity, but they don’t undo harm for people who have been victimized by racist drug policies. 💬 What more should states do? Let us know in the comments below. #maryland #cannabis #cannabissociety
From @the_emancipator 👊🏿 • On Monday, Maryland Gov. Wes Moore issued pardons for more than 175,000 cannabis-related convictions, stating, “Marylanders should not continue to face barriers to housing, employment or educational opportunities based on convictions for conduct that is no longer illegal.” Moore’s executive order includes more than 150,000 misdemeanor convictions for simple possession of cannabis, per @guardian_us, and more than 18,000 misdemeanor convictions for use or possession with intent to use drug paraphernalia. Given that some have multiple convictions, Moore’s administration told the press that it expects to affect approximately 100,000 people convicted of misdemeanor charges. The move carries with it implications for racial equity. As per @aclu, Black people in the U.S. are more than three times as likely to be arrested for cannabis-related offenses as White people. Pardons for drug-related offenses are a small step toward remedying this inequity, but they don’t undo harm for people who have been victimized by racist drug policies. 💬 What more should states do? Let us know in the comments below. #maryland #cannabis #cannabissociety
A word on fathers. 🫶🏿
A word on fathers. 🫶🏿
A word on fathers. 🫶🏿
A word on my father on Father’s Day. #happyfathersday
Today, I am pleased to share that the critically acclaimed graphic edition of Stamped from the Beginning is out in paperback! I worked with the celebrated cartoonist and historian, @joelchristiangill, to create this informative, engaging, and snarky graphic history of racist ideas. Across time and space, anti-Black racist ideas have manipulated people into believing that there’s something wrong with Black people; into believing that the racial problem is Black people. Racist ideas have covered up the actions of racist power, defended the cruelty of racist terror, and normalized the inequitable and unjust effects of the structure of racist policies and practices. The history of racist ideas really comes alive in this graphic history. To get your copy, go to the link in my bio or to your local independent bookshop. #StampedfromtheBeginning
Today, I am pleased to share that the critically acclaimed graphic edition of Stamped from the Beginning is out in paperback! I worked with the celebrated cartoonist and historian, @joelchristiangill, to create this informative, engaging, and snarky graphic history of racist ideas. Across time and space, anti-Black racist ideas have manipulated people into believing that there’s something wrong with Black people; into believing that the racial problem is Black people. Racist ideas have covered up the actions of racist power, defended the cruelty of racist terror, and normalized the inequitable and unjust effects of the structure of racist policies and practices. The history of racist ideas really comes alive in this graphic history. To get your copy, go to the link in my bio or to your local independent bookshop. #StampedfromtheBeginning
BOSTON area! Looking for something to do on Juneteenth, this Wednesday, June 19? Have you checked out the NAACP Image Award-winning book “Historically Black Phrases”? Come see authors @rayzhon and @jarretthill on Juneteenth — Wednesday, June 19th — at the Boston stop of their “Historically Black Phrases Live” tour! Along with @the_emancipator, hill and Anderson will test these contestants on their Black cultural and linguistic knowledge: Harvard language professor Sunn M’Cheaux (@sunnmcheaux), digital creator Claudiane Philippe and Boston’s poet laureate Porsha Olayiwola (@porshaolayiwola). For tickets, click on the link in my bio. #boston #juneteenth #bostonjuneteenth #bostonjuneteenth #juneteenthcelebration #blackphrases #joy #phrases
Two years ago, on this day, I published How to Raise an Antiracist, a slender book packed with vulnerability, hope, research, and a resolve to protect our children from harmfully racist messages while raising them to champion equity and justice for all. I also came out with Goodnight Racism, a picture book illustrated by @cbabi that allows our young people to dream and envision what an antiracist society could be like. As someone who cherishes young people as a girl dad and educator, it was one of the most meaningful and memorable days of my career. Our six-year-old daughter narrated the audiobook of Goodnight Racism and our efforts to raise her served as the narrative pulse of the book. Thank you for embracing these books and making them both best sellers. Thank you to everyone who has brought along the young people in their lives on this journey to transform ourselves as we can transform society. 🫶🏿🙏🏾👊🏿 #BeAntiracist #HowToRaiseAnAntiracist #GoodnightRacism
Two years ago, on this day, I published How to Raise an Antiracist, a slender book packed with vulnerability, hope, research, and a resolve to protect our children from harmfully racist messages while raising them to champion equity and justice for all. I also came out with Goodnight Racism, a picture book illustrated by @cbabi that allows our young people to dream and envision what an antiracist society could be like. As someone who cherishes young people as a girl dad and educator, it was one of the most meaningful and memorable days of my career. Our six-year-old daughter narrated the audiobook of Goodnight Racism and our efforts to raise her served as the narrative pulse of the book. Thank you for embracing these books and making them both best sellers. Thank you to everyone who has brought along the young people in their lives on this journey to transform ourselves as we can transform society. 🫶🏿🙏🏾👊🏿 #BeAntiracist #HowToRaiseAnAntiracist #GoodnightRacism
Two years ago, on this day, I published How to Raise an Antiracist, a slender book packed with vulnerability, hope, research, and a resolve to protect our children from harmfully racist messages while raising them to champion equity and justice for all. I also came out with Goodnight Racism, a picture book illustrated by @cbabi that allows our young people to dream and envision what an antiracist society could be like. As someone who cherishes young people as a girl dad and educator, it was one of the most meaningful and memorable days of my career. Our six-year-old daughter narrated the audiobook of Goodnight Racism and our efforts to raise her served as the narrative pulse of the book. Thank you for embracing these books and making them both best sellers. Thank you to everyone who has brought along the young people in their lives on this journey to transform ourselves as we can transform society. 🫶🏿🙏🏾👊🏿 #BeAntiracist #HowToRaiseAnAntiracist #GoodnightRacism
