Check out:
Part One: Important Tweets About The Murder Of George Floyd
Part Two: Important Tweets About The Murder of George Floyd
You might also be interested in all my “Best’ lists related to racism, particularly:
New & Revised: A Collection Of Advice On Talking To Students About Race & Racism
Here are some tweets:
THREAD: President Trump says these protests are professionally organized and the result of domestic terrorists and anarchists. Based on my reporting on the ground today, the vast majority of people gathering outside of the White House are everyday Americans demanding change.
— Yamiche Alcindor (@Yamiche) June 1, 2020
Sulaiman Drammeh, 19, came to the protest across the street from the White House amid a pandemic because he said people need to physically show up to send a message that black people need to be treated equally. He is not a professional organizer. He is a concerned citizen. pic.twitter.com/o9yLT6oYvP
— Yamiche Alcindor (@Yamiche) June 1, 2020
AJ Springer, 36, came to the protest because he believes he has been profiled by the police because he is a black man and could at anytime be killed unfairly. “George Floyd could have been me or anyone in my family,” he told me. pic.twitter.com/49TqNRS4pj
— Yamiche Alcindor (@Yamiche) June 1, 2020
Bottom line: While President Trump continues to lash out at Democrats and invoke the name of Antifa, there are many, many Americans who are coming out during a pandemic to make the case that black people and people of color deserve better from the systems of America. pic.twitter.com/kXv8fg6gd0
— Yamiche Alcindor (@Yamiche) June 1, 2020
I gotta be honest the worst looting I’ve ever seen take place happened a few weeks ago when corporations collected over 500 billion dollars in stimulus money while everyone else was left with a $1200 dollar check and having to decide if they pay for food or rent..
— Davey D (@mrdaveyd) May 31, 2020
James Baldwin: What white Americans don’t know about Black people – and themselves https://t.co/4y5vr2QJ4m via @NewYorker
— Brent Staples (@BrentNYT) May 31, 2020
Let’s begin with who is in front of us. Help them become powerful learners w/ critical consciousness. This is in our circle of influence. Only when we can do this consistently will the system listen. We cannot PD our way to cultural responsiveness. Your classroom is the dojo.❤️✊🏾 https://t.co/70dnHn40pS
— Zaretta Hammond (@Ready4rigor) May 31, 2020
People who have been left out of the social contract find no need to adhere to it.
— Ida Bae Wells (@nhannahjones) May 31, 2020
Tulsa Massacre anniversary is today. Here’s some food for thought to contextualize what’s happening in the streets. https://t.co/i8A5e0rdMC
— Zaretta Hammond (@Ready4rigor) May 31, 2020
'My emotions were so raw': The people creating art to remember George Floyd https://t.co/uajvaLi0uX via @CNNStyle
— Larry Ferlazzo (@Larryferlazzo) June 1, 2020
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