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Keith P. Jones (@keithpjones) Why was a victory speech received as dismissive to Black Americans? It was seemingly delivered with intentional erasure and, devoid of actual history. More importantly, how the usage of "The nation ...

Why was a victory speech received as dismissive to Black Americans? It was seemingly delivered with intentional erasure and, devoid of actual history.

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Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965 | US House of Representatives: History, Art & Archives On this date, in a ceremony at the base of the Statue of Liberty, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed into law the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965. Commonly known as the Hart–Celler Act after i...

To understand this moment in history as to the political and social atrophy related to ICE and the grotesqueness of its action, you must understand how America has viewed "immigration" ..

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America’s debt to descendants of American Chattel Slavery, is a simple and succinct one.
Yes, we are owed.

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Red Tape and Empty Plates CW: Food Insecurity The USDA’s new proposed rule requiring millions of SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) recipients to reapply for benefits is part of a broader effort under the Trum…

Today's blog post is about SNAP benefits and disability rights.

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America’s debt to descendants of American Chattel Slavery, is a simple and succinct one. Yes, we are owed.

America’s debt to descendants of American Chattel Slavery, is a simple and succinct one.
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Disability rights activist and author Alice Wong dies at 51 The MacArthur "Genius" Award-winner was best known as the founder of the Disability Visibility Project, which highlights disabled people and disability culture through storytelling projects, social media and other channels.

Alice Wong, the activist, MacArthur Genius Award recipient, and author known for the Disability Visibility Project, has sadly passed away at the age of 51. May her memory be a blessing and the legacy...
https://www.npr.org/2025/11/15/nx-s1-5609903/disability-rights-activist-author-alice-wong-dies-51

[image of a Black man seated in his wheelchair at a table looking down into the camera with text: WE are not a FULLY REALIZED MOVEMENT until, WE are a FULLY INCLUSIVE MOVEMENT..] WE are not a FULLY REALIZED MOVEMENT until, WE are a FULLY INCLUSIVE MOVEMENT... #DaSoulToucha

[image of a Black man seated in his wheelchair at a table looking down into the camera with text: WE are not a FULLY REALIZED MOVEMENT until, WE are a FULLY INCLUSIVE MOVEMENT..]

WE are not a FULLY REALIZED MOVEMENT until, WE are a FULLY INCLUSIVE MOVEMENT...

#DaSoulToucha

The Heavy Weight of Loss in Disabled Lives CW: Death Alice Wong’s recent passing has left a deep sadness in the disability community. She was a beloved leader, writer, and activist. Her death underscores the realities that many disabled peo…

Today's blog post is about death in the disability community.

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For those who may not know .. there are no rules to grieving. How you deal with loss is an unimaginable thing that is as unique as the pain it accompanies. Your way is .. and grieving has no rules…

For those who may not know .. there are no rules to grieving.

How you deal with loss is an unimaginable thing that is as unique as the pain it accompanies.

Your way is .. and grieving has no rules…

As Storms Displace Thousands in Rural Alaska, Federal Cuts Put Even More Communities in Peril Warming seas, driven by climate change, are strengthening storms like the ones that ravaged Alaska Native communities along the state’s western coast in October.

Warming seas, driven by climate change, are strengthening storms like the ones that ravaged Alaska Native communities along the state’s western coast in October.

Entire villages were destroyed & survivors were evacuated by air.

Tim Lydon reports.

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Should have been nominated for the Grammy Awards ... but hey, no problem .. fezodamadone.bandcamp.com/album/bootle...

Poverty by Design CW: Poverty The socioeconomic system is often described as “broken.” However, when viewed through the lens of disability, it becomes clear that it functions exactly as intended. Disabled people fac…

Today's blog post is about the systemic factors that leave disabled people in poverty.

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The socially engineered SCOTUS is essential to the White Nationalist Terrorist administration and its @GOP death cult. So, how do you know that country's government has collapsed?? They have abdicated their "authority" for their true ideology ..
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**TAPS MIC*^ We are in a constitutional crisis masked by, a government shutdown. Because 78 million people chose racism and xenophobia.. sadly, that is the American way.

**TAPS MIC*^

We are in a constitutional crisis masked by, a government shutdown.

Because 78 million people chose racism and xenophobia.. sadly, that is the American way.

Texas Turns Its Sprawling State Police Force Into Immigration Agents for Trump The notorious 287(g) task force program has finally reached DPS, raising fears of widespread racial profiling.

Featured story: Between mid-October and early November, the Texas Department of Public Safety and ICE signed a pair of agreements that will authorize some state police within DPS’s Criminal Investigations and Highway Patrol divisions to effectively operate as ICE agents.

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Nov. 8, 1889 | Young Black Man Lynched for Allegedly Frightening White Girl in Virginia Learn more about our history of racial injustice.

A question ... to choose to immigrate to country built on genocide and human trafficking, while holding absolute contempt for the very survivors - how do you see us here in America?
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Supreme Court Grants Trump Appeal, Issues Emergency Order To Block Full SNAP Food Aid Payments The food program serves about 1 in 8 Americans, mostly with lower incomes.

And some would rather argue with me about why we are here ..and more importantly - refusing to do what is called for. White Nationalist is at the core of "originalists and contextualists" when interpreting law .. See history.

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**TAPS MIC** The socially engineered SCOTUS … WILL NOT SAVE YOU… So, as I say .. “whiteness above all things..” STARVE America..

**TAPS MIC**

The socially engineered SCOTUS …

WILL NOT SAVE YOU…

So, as I say .. “whiteness above all things..”

STARVE America..

✊🏿✊🏿❤️✌🏿

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Love Never Leaves: Honoring Those Who Shaped Us CW: Death Yesterday was All Souls Day. In the Catholic faith, it is a time to honor those who have passed on. These people, whether they were publicly celebrated or quietly lived, left behind a leg…

Today's blog post is about All Souls' Day.

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America’s Caregivers: A Patchwork of Support and Strain Nearly a quarter of U.S. adults care for disabled, ill, or elderly family members. A new report finds that their challenges differ greatly depending on their state. This information comes from a re…

Today's blog post is about supporting family caregivers in America.

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Civil Rights cases Stay focused Trying to go back to segregation

460 killed in horrific massacre in Sudan hospital, WHO says, amid RSF takeover Rapid Support Forces fighters stormed the hospital and killed everyone inside, Sudan Doctors Network said.

Approximately 460 patients and their companions were killed in a horrific massacre at a hospital in el-Fasher, Sudan, on Tuesday, the UN reports, amid a takeover of the North Darfur capital by Rapid Support Forces this week.

[image of a Black man seated at a table looking into the camera with text: We are not a movement for movement sake . we are a movement so that the fullness of humanity can exist in PEACE.] We are not a movement for movement sake . we are a movement so that the fullness of humanity can exist in PEACE. #DaSoulToucha

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We are not a movement for movement sake . we are a movement so that the fullness of humanity can exist in PEACE.

#DaSoulToucha

The weariness of my soul is buoyed by the infinite depths of hope ..

The weariness of my soul is buoyed by the infinite depths of hope ..

Oct. 27, 1868 | Mobs of White People Massacre At Least 35 Black People in St. Bernard Parish, LA Learn more about our history of racial injustice.

Yeah ... its not just our history - its yours too ..

To overcome racial inequality, we must confront our history. (@eji_org) calendar.eji.org/racial-injus...

Left Behind by the Shutdown The federal shutdown is proving detrimental to organizations providing disability services nationwide. They are struggling since federal funding has been suspended.  Many of these organization…

Today’s blog post is about how the federal shutdown is affecting disability services.

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