This is the way every Democrat should be speaking every day.

Damn it. I just learned that Elle Simone from America's Test Kitchen died. Not even 50. This damn country is so toxic for Black people.

The most interesting thing about diversity equity and inclusion offices for the very short time we had them… they gave us data… Concerning just how over represented middle class white men are in every area of American life

Capitalism: work till you die, peasants!

Yes, a Black woman, Charly Evon Simpson ,wrote a play about it from the women's point of view called Behind the Sheet. It's literally how I first learned about that monster. It was devastating. He operating on them with no anaesthesia or consent. Purchased them FOR experiments.

How America's Jewish ‘king of the suburbs’ kept Blacks out of suburbia: 70 yrs ago, William Levitt completed his 1st namesake suburb east of NYC. Veterans were encouraged to buy houses on the cheap unless they were Black www.timesofisrael.com/how-americas...

This story is easy to make fun of, but really it's heartbreaking. Men are not okay. If their dysfunction didn't create such horrors, I'd feel only sympathy for how lost so many of them are. Reading bell hooks on this topic currently. The Will To Change. If only men had it.

Fair

Precisely.

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Distinctly remember predicting this on Basic Black at the time and getting emails calling me pessimistic and bitter. Which i may well be but also not wrong..

"It’s a bright spot on the moon,” CSA astronaut Jeremy Hansen said, his voice breaking up, “and we would like to call it Carroll.” The crew all shared a hug after. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/06/s...

Okay, you got me. Very sweet.

Is Katy Perry on this moon mission? I joke. Proud of the handsome Black pilot. Pray they make it home safe. Watching the special report about the flyby and it's cool for sure. Wondering why mission control staff so heterogeneous. Basically ambivalent. In the true sense of the word.

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I thought Black folks knew this. My generation certainly did. We failed to explain it to the young, i guess.

When you think it can't get worse. My column. foreignpolicy.com/2026/04/03/t...

Listen. I didn't care much about Springsteen one way or the other but about 15 years ago a friend won tix to a concert and we went and that was the best.damn concert i ever saw EXCEPT for Prince. The Boss is a real one.

It’s pretty interesting to compare Easter messages from political leaders and then consider which ones the media treats as being out of the mainstream or dangerous

starting now i am going to start sharing the books i read. finished this volume this morning. it is terrific.

@nytimes.com is complicit and they know it.

The political project of the Roberts Court is white minority rule—a judicially engineered infrastructure of subordination for America's multiracial majority. It's racial authoritarian dressed up in constitutional formality I fear most people won't understand what's happening until it's too late

We tend to view these cases in isolation. But the cumulative impact is where the political vision lies. Place birthright citizenship in conversation with Dobbs, Shelby, SFFA, etc and you can see a vision of racial & social hierarchy that suffocates democratic vitality

1. LeBron has reached the age where every sentence begins with his age. Men do this when they can't believe how old they're getting. Usually starts at 50. He's early. 2. Memphis is a poor majority Black city. My hometown. He can kiss our grits.

A more just America is possible, but only if we fight for it.

I hope she haunts his a**

LISTEN. Thank you, Cecellia Wang.

Did you know that there is one group of Americans who are not entitled to birthright citizenship? People born American Samoa are classified instead simply as “U.S. nationals” — and as a result they cannot vote or run for office anywhere else in the country. Much more here, for anyone curious:

What's weird is that anyone listens to this rambling sociopath and thinks "I'm so glad he's president!"

They not even landing on the moon????? Just doing a drive by!!??

Wait, we are doing this again? Why?

GORSUCH: Do you think Native Americans are birthright citizens under your test? SAUER: Ah, I think ... so. I have to think that through.

Jamaica doing the right thing and boycotting this summers World Cup in the USA. 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾🇯🇲

Do Americans understand how shite our public transportation is? Cause it is truly shite.

Why. Does. The. Red. Line. Suck. So. Much? @mbta.com

I hollered

I ❤️ her.

It's fascism.

Volunteering is a family affair! A sincere thank you to everyone who came out for our 'Bring Your Parents' petitioning canvasses today. We've collected thousands of signatures. The people of NY-10 are making clear that they want a congressmember who’s ready to fight, not fold.

Out of the mouths of babes.

Hegseth blocked 2 Black and 2 female soldiers from promotions: Hegseth has intervened to stop the promotions of four army colonels and two colonels from another service flip.it/Kh2AvO

It’s been fun the past few years, having people lie or be useful idiots about how Anti DEI is just about merit and not a backdoor whites only policy and then insist those of us who saw that clearly are shrill or paranoid

Gutter misogynoir. To be precise.

I'm watching this (we all have our coping mechanisms) and I'm like, "That dancer is Black. Don't tell me that dancer isn't Black." And I was right. Matt Turney (cool name!) Amazing dancer. One of the other dancers is clearly Asian. Okay, Martha. I see you. www.youtube.com/watch?v=nM5-...

The utter madness of white supremacist delusion.

Crispus Attucks is the Black and Indigenous man who, in 1770, spoke out against British injustice and was the first to give his life for American independence. The City of Boston honors his legacy on Crispus Attucks Day.

We need to laugh

I had no idea about this aspect of Hughes' life and work.

New — I collected stories from travelers at airports around the country on Monday after ICE agents were deployed to help TSA. No one understood beforehand why they would be there, and after a day with them around, it’s no more clear. Read the multi-city dispatches: