On the first #MemorialDay in 1865, freed Black people in Charleston gathered to honor Union soldiers who died fighting to end slavery. That legacy lives on. Today, we remember all who gave their lives in the fight for freedom, equality, and justice—at home and abroad.

The husband watches as ICE arrests his wife at an immigration appointment. "When you lose your compassion for those in need, when you cast aside your capacity to care, then the qualities that once allowed you to rise above and the virtues that once made you human are gone."

As we round out #MentalHealthAwarenessMonth, we are remembering #WinRozario, a teen shot & killed by NYPD in his own home, in front of his mom & brother in 2024. Everything was calm until the cops arrived. (1/3)

The Black Tucker Carlson Jr 🇺🇸 Here are The Facts 🤙🏽 Thanks for the tag Usman Follow to tag me in posts needing context! 🤙🏽 Black Teen Handcuffed While Taking Out Trash in Lansing Sparks Outrage Tashawn Bernard (Victim), Michael Bernard (Father), Unnamed Lansing Police Officers July 6, 2023, Time

Both Breonna Taylor and Tyre Nichols were born on this day 32 years ago. Both should be surrounded by family and friends to celebrate their birthdays today.

#TyreNichols He too would only 32 today had not some wild police killed him! Tyre and Breonna, born on the same day Their vicious racist tragedies continue to haunt our world! Amber Sherman zellie Melina Abdullah Kamau Franklin

Today is the anniversary of Kalief Browder’s death. He was held at Rikers Island, without trial, for three years for alleged theft. There he experienced violence from fellow inmates and guards, and spent nearly two years in solitary confinement. You should still be here. 🖤

For over 30 years, Harlem businesses had shut down for 3 hours to honor Malcolm X’s birthday. Chic-Fil-A made the decision to stay open. So this happened.

Dr. Stacey Patton on corporeal punishment.

As my father said, “BUT IT IS NOT ENOUGH for me to stand before you tonight and condemn riots. It would be morally irresponsible for me to do that without, at the same time, condemning the contingent, intolerable conditions that exist in our society. These conditions are the

“Trump is using military forces to stop a protest — I want y'all to consider what kind of government it appears to be when every time we exercise our democratic right to protest, the military is deployed against us.” Doechii at the #BETAwards2025

This scene annoys me, because in real life Katherine Johnson just started using the “whites only” restroom and basically dared anybody to say anything. She was known for not being afraid to assert herself, but that wouldn’t have left room for a white savior…

All the Democrats who lined up behind Cuomo—spending piles of corporate money, peddling wild stories, and cozying up to folks like Bill Ackman—will want us to forget. But we shouldn’t. 🧵

*I don’t know what to say anymore. As doctors, we can’t stop a genocide and we can’t end a famine. We provided a diagnosis - genocide. *

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On the radio show this week, we cover Black Women's Equal Pay Day, and the persistent and historical wage gap facing Black women in the workforce w/ MomsRising. #BlackWomensEqualPayDay #EqualPay momsrising.org/bt07jul25/?sou…

We will never stop saying your name, #SandraBland. #SayHerName

10 years ago today, Sandra Bland was killed. Say her name. Rest in Power, soror 💙💛🐩

MomsRising Together today joined Rep. Summer Lee, Rep. Steven Horsford, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley, Rep. Lucy McBath, Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon, and more than 100 civil rights, public health, racial justice, housing, violence prevention, and economic justice groups to launch a Community Safety Agenda.

Don't miss this oped by Monifa Bandele of MomsRising in @essence, which addresses how the Trump administration is putting the rights, safety, and futures of Black students—and the women who raise and teach them—at risk. essence.com/op-ed/op-ed-if…