#OurStory

Walter D. Greason

I need you to tell your stories today. /1 #Thread #Ourstory An attorney used @KhalilGMuhammad's phrase, Criminalization of Blackness, to describe the weight Black people carry in this country. /2

1) Chicago, Illinois. The Gangsters. The Depression. Al Capone. The Prohibition. Dillinger. Thompson. The Untouchables. The Sting. The Blues. The 60's... And The Law Firm Sidley & Austin, Where 'Michelle'

diane #ForAll straub

This is the #DemPartyPlatform for 2020. This part is called: COMBATING THE CLIMATE CRISIS AND PURSUING ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE (Part 6)Only one party recognizes the urgent existential crisis facing our planet.

(Long thread)One of the most historically ignorant criticisms of black communities is that they haven’t done anything to advance themselves economically. Americans are finally learning about Black Wall Street and