#Inequity

MimZWay

MimZWay

When people say “Slavery was hundreds of years ago. Why are we still talking about it?”They are technically correct.But I am 56 years old, and my Great-Grandmother was born a

Progressive Portland

ProgPortME

1/ "A growing body of research supports the perception that police unfairly target Black Americans. They are more likely to be stopped, searched and arrested than their white compatriots. They

@realSarahPolley

realsarahpolley

There should be a year-end list of Best Shit Disturbers of the year. We need them to shine lights, make noise, where many others don't have the courage. I'll start:

#SafeReturnOrNoReturn

CTUSpecialEd

I wonder how different the national school reopening debate would be right now if we had not just had two decades of destructive neoliberal #edreform forced on us. The nasty,

Jeff Jarvis

jeffjarvis

This "nation deeply divided" narrative is itself part of the problem. Politics is all about mediating disagreement. Nations are *always* divided, but with more nuance than media allow. This presumes

Ben Heddy

benjaminheddy

Quick thread: I’ve seen a lot of talk about discouraging people from pursuing academia due to the job market. I think we need to be careful to distinguish between discouraging

karen - #BlackLivesMatter now more than ever

thesistakaren

As Black History Month begins, use this time to further your understanding of the century of oppression of Black Americans b/w the Civil War & the Civil Rights Movement -

sps

im_tired_yall

Don't think I missed the shade Morty tried to throw saying that the @FMO_NU event was "an example of programming that moves forward important conversations about race" as if @copsoutofNU

Rhea Boyd MD, MPH

RheaBoydMD

Is everyone reading this??!I gotta break down this science real quick. This study compared COVID-19 mortality rates by racial/ethnic group AND age. It found: Among folks aged 35-44, Black people

Alexis Hall 🦄

quicunquevult

Apologies but this is going to be, like, A THREAD.I sometimes get told, about my writing … that I’m letting the side down.& I honestly don’t know how to respond

Andrew Clark

SP_Eagle_O

The impact of the pandemic is obviously immense. For youth sports alone, the mental, physical & emotional toll is staggering.Yet, the position CIF & their member schools have been forced

Ryan Watts

watts4congress

I have so much to say about this. Whether it’s science, politics, your opinion on Black Lives Matter or most matters in life:(Cont’d)https://twitter.com/monicahesse/status/1288243939737309185 The inability to identify with and empathize

Paul #JusticeForBreonna

pedsturgeon

Why I don't believe in honors for 3rd year clerkships and advocate for P/F and also getting rid of AOA: a short thread During an ice breaker on favorite

Jerry Dickinson

JerrySDickinson

Pittsburgh is an American Apartheid city. Here’s the reality.(THREAD) (2) As sociologists Nancy Denton and Doug Massey wrote in their seminal book, American Apartheid, “Although America’s apartheid may not be

Kelsey Davenport

KelseyDav

Great piece from @rethink_media highlighting gender disparities in media coverage. Hardly a surprise to see that in the arms control & nonproliferation policy space men are sourced over women 80%

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raniawrites

Beyond Solidarity Statements : Questions to ask yourself How will you engage with critique from Black people whose experiences with your organization are shaped by AntiBlack racism, who now find

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