[Trump\American Fascism]
Koehler: “The inarticulate but oh-so-powerful President Trump is sending the same sort of message . . . to a city, to a country. The message can probably be summed up thus: This is a divided nation… White people run things here and that isn’t going to change.”
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Martin Luther King Jr
Chukwuhdi: “Republic of Ghana is On the Verge of Collapse”
[Ghana\Allen Chukwuhdi]
Chukwuhdi: “I want to counter bogus impressions that (a) business is booming in Ghana and, (b) that there is a lot of opportunity by asking If that’s true why are so many Ghanaians risking their lives to escape to Europe and the United States?”
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RACIST CLIMATE OF “OTHERING” THAT LEAD TO GEORGE FLOYD’S MURDER MUST CHANGE
[George Floyd\”Othering”]
Winslow Myers: “To have to explain to the innocent why they are an “Other” is a kind of madness, one that fuels the rage that is pouring into the streets of our cities…this cultural tendency toward “Othering” encompasses so much.”
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MORE UNDERSTANDING AND COMPASSION NEEDED TO HEAL OUR COVID-19 WOUNDS
[COVID-19\Compassion]
Dr. Wim Laven: “The White House has not shown any empathy for the victims and Fox news is apparently only worried about limiting their legal exposure from perpetuating the deadly fraud, but no concern for actually presenting life-saving truth.”
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SANDERS SUSPENDS CAMPAIGN, VOWS TO CONTINUE FIGHTING AGAINST SOCIAL INEQUITIES
[Sen. Sanders\White House]
Sanders: “I ran for the presidency because I believed as president I could accelerate and institutionalize the progressive change that we are all building together. And, if we keep organizing and fighting, I have no doubt that our victory is inevitable.”
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AFT CALLS VIRGINIA HOUSE PASSAGE OF PUBLIC SERVANTS COLLECTIVE BARGAINING BILL“HISTORIC”
[Collective Bargaining\ AFT\Randi Weingarten]
AFT’S Weingarten: “Today is historic. Public employees across the commonwealth will finally have a voice at work, and the ability to come together and bargain collectively for the things that actually make a difference in their lives and the lives of the people they serve.”
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NAACP AND BLACK LAWMAKERS ANNOUNCE 2019 PRESIDENTIAL FORUM ON ENVIRONMENTAL RACISM TO BE HELD ON NOVEMBER 8
[Politics\Environmental Racism]
NBCSL President Gilda Cobb-Hunter: “Candidates who want to earn the votes of communities impacted by environmental justice should step up, hear our concerns and explain their plans for a cleaner, healthier future for all. This forum provides a rare opportunity for the candidates to show us where they stand on clean water, clean air and so many of the important issues that people living on the front lines of environmental degradation face.”
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CONGRESSMAN STENY HOYER: ELIJAH CUMMINGS WAS A “WARRIOR AND DRUM MAJOR FOR JUSTICE”
[Congress\Remembering Rep. Elijah Cummings]
“Martin Luther King Jr. is clearly welcoming Elijah as a warrior and drum major for justice. A man who lived his faith and pursued its admonitions. A man whose name meant ‘the Lord is my god’ – and who kept faith with god by keeping faith with his fellow men and women here on earth. A man who spent his life and his career helping us be a better House, a better and more beloved community, and a better country.”
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