#Racism

Abimbola Johnson

BarristerAbi

1. Many missing the point. Black lawyers are exhausted when mistaken for a defendant because black defendants are overrepresented in the criminal justice system. It is a SYMPTOM of the

Davin L. Phoenix

Davin_Phoenix

Recent snapshots of the Black experience during COVID-19 paint a grim yet unsurprising picture of how institutional racism magnifies the vulnerability of Black folks in so many facets of life.

Jake Cable

JAACable

I’ve been thinking on this. A short thread https://twitter.com/jaacable/status/1199467341635031041 I still think an apology is owed. I’m aware of previous apologies, but a *lot* has happened since 2018, and I

Jason Gudim

GudimJason

With things a little more calm in Minneapolis, I want to take the time to address something as a pastor that's been on my heart. For those railing against pastors

Siddhant Adlakha

SiddhantAdlakha

The replies to John Boyega’s (simple, sensible) tweets on racism indicate the need for a refresher on what racism even is, and why you can’t be racist to white people,

Carol Ballantine

Cballantine

This was a remarkable, stimulating, enriching discussion on race in Ireland, which I've been waiting for! Thanks to excellent panellists and organisers. Here's a v personal summary of my takeaways:

Julia Ioffe

juliaioffe

Strange that they didn’t notice it in the Mexicans-are-rapists comment, attacks on a Muslim gold star family and on Judge Curiel, the Muslim ban, the Charlottesville comments, the winks to

Jared Cook

jkimballcook

I am a descendant of A.O. Smoot.I got the email from the family organization. I don't agree that removing his name from the BYU admin building would "accomplish nothing." And

Bryce Nofomo

BryceWeiner

Why is it so hard for some folks to a) accept systemic racism in the US has been around since it’s inception and b) we get tired of it every

Christopher Hunt

ExLibrisMrHunt

Anti-racism education thread:Picture books are a rapid intro to so many big issues & are appropriate starting points for all ages. I have quite a few of these books (from

Andrew Pulrang

AndrewPulrang

I suspect that there are going to be more #CripTheVote conversations about voting accessibility and voter suppression in the coming weeks. My own view is that efforts to make or

The Disordered Cosmos by Chanda Prescod-Weinstein

IBJIYONGI

Today in my #BlackandSTEM nightmares, Common and Erykah Badu and Michael Eric Dyson and Nick Cannon team up to make sure Black scientists lose our minds when trying to talk

Sarah Temkin

temkins

When will we address structural racism in obgyn? "Including race within a discussion of cancer genetics ... promotes the unscientific assertion that racial differences in health are inherited."https://journals.lww.com/greenjournal

The Herd

theherduk

Talking to kids about race and racism - we’ve collected a few bits from around the internet that support adults having these vital conversations. Take a look through the thread

Sevetri Wilson

sevetriwilson

What was largely missing from the conversation during Juneteenth to “buy Black” was calling upon corporations, large-scale charities, and government organizations to also “buy Black.” Thus, you would be hard

mari 🐬 SOSO RETURN!

scarIetdevils

btw this june is pride month if i see merch or art with this flag i’m blocking because it’s 2021 you should know better by now biphobia / natalie mccray