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jacques morial

@jacquesmorial

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Victory for Descendants of Enslaved People-Louisiana Judge Strikes Down 33-Year-Old Zoning Ordinance, Blocking Heavy Industry Threatening Historic Community CenterForConstitutionalRights ⁦⁦The Descendants Project (Louisiana)⁩ ⁦⁩ ⁦⁦Russel L. Honore'⁩ ccrjustice.org/home/press-cen…

Congressman Troy A. Carter (@reptroycarter) 's Twitter Profile Photo

58 years ago today the #VotingRightsAct was signed. This was a transformative piece of legislation that made history, but we are still fighting against voter suppression and discrimination.

58 years ago today the #VotingRightsAct was signed. This was a transformative piece of legislation that made history, but we are still fighting against voter suppression and discrimination.
Russel L. Honore' (@ltgrusselhonore) 's Twitter Profile Photo

We need to change FEMA ARCHIVED: Deanne Criswell Protocol for #hurricane . We need to allow Survivors sign up for @Fema upon mandatory evacuation. When folks have electricity, home computers and documents. Currently we tell folks to sign up after President Donald J. Trump Declaration. The electric power is

LanaQuest aka RosaSparks (@lqlana) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Sept. 1868 Opelousas, Louisiana Massacre. A white man was attacked for registering Black voters. Black men were lynched defending him. Whites terrorized Black voters to suppress turnout, killing 200 people and devastating another Black community (EJI). #BlackHistoryWithLana

Sept. 1868 Opelousas, Louisiana Massacre.

A white man was attacked for registering Black voters. 

Black men were lynched defending him. 

Whites terrorized Black voters to suppress turnout, killing 200 people and devastating another Black community (EJI). 
#BlackHistoryWithLana
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Isaac Woodard, WWII veteran, hours after being honorably discharged, was attacked by South Carolina police while still in uniform when taking the bus home & left permanently BLIND The officers were acquitted by an all white jury A THREAD!

Isaac Woodard, WWII veteran, hours after being honorably discharged, was attacked by South Carolina police while still in uniform when taking the bus home & left permanently BLIND

The officers were acquitted by an all white jury 

A THREAD!
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Selma Burke was a sculptor and a member of the Harlem Renaissance movement, best known for a bas relief portrait of President Franklin D. Roosevelt She never received credit for her portrait of President Franklin D. Roosevelt which was later featured on the US dime. —In 1943,

Selma Burke was a sculptor and a member of the Harlem Renaissance movement, best known for a bas relief portrait of President Franklin D. Roosevelt 

She never received credit for her portrait of President Franklin D. Roosevelt which was later featured on the US dime.

—In 1943,
Louis Armstrong (@armstronghouse) 's Twitter Profile Photo

On this date in 1957, Louis Armstrong put his career on the line to speak out against injustice regarding the Little Rock 9, telling off Governor Faubus, and President Eisenhower, saying, “The way they’re treating my people in the south, the government can go to hell.”

On this date in 1957, Louis Armstrong put his career on the line to speak out against injustice regarding the Little Rock 9, telling off Governor Faubus, and President Eisenhower, saying, “The way they’re treating my people in the south, the government can go to hell.”
Ben Crump (@attorneycrump) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Black men make up less than 2% of teachers in the U.S. The Literacy Lab is working to change that. Having a teacher of the same race is important for students of color! We need more exemplary Black men in the classroom!

Russel L. Honore' (@ltgrusselhonore) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Excuse me as a former U.S. Army Division Commander 2id.assn since I retired I watch the Movie #WhiteChristmas on #Cristmas Eve , two song “ we follow the old man “ What ya do w a retired #General remind me of my time in the 2IDCG in #SouthKorea We enjoyed 3 #Christmas 2 as Div Cdr

Excuse me as a former <a href="/USArmy/">U.S. Army</a> Division Commander <a href="/2idAssn/">2id.assn</a> since I retired I watch the Movie #WhiteChristmas on #Cristmas Eve , two song “ we follow the old man “ What ya do w a retired #General remind me of my time in the <a href="/2IDCG/">2IDCG</a> in #SouthKorea We enjoyed 3 #Christmas 2 as Div Cdr