John Lewis: Together, You Can Redeem the Soul of Our Nation
(The New York Times) Ordinary people with extraordinary vision can redeem the soul of America by getting in what I call good trouble, necessary trouble. Voting and participating in the democratic process are key. The vote is the most powerful nonviolent change agent you have in a democratic society. You must use it because it is not guaranteed. You can lose it. https://nyti.ms/31370BT
THE GOOD NEWS FIRST:
- ESPN on Twitter: “The Yankees and Nationals took a knee before the National Anthem tonight. https://t.co/gtqR8Sk04M” / Twitter https://bit.ly/319EnDb
- Ava DuVernay on Twitter: “When Alabama state troopers beat and bloodied him on the Edmund Pettus Bridge in 1965, could a young John Lewis ever have imagined this day? That he’d live to be 80. That he’d be a lawmaker for decades. That his remains would cross the bridge again, this time lined with roses.” / Twitter https://bit.ly/30ek9st
- Meria Carstarphen on Twitter: “As @repjohnlewis lies in state and exactly the moment the clock chimed 7:00pm to start the vigil, I saw a double explode across the sky! The clouds opened to receive it (him) in front of the Montgomery Capitol. #prophetic #goodtrouble #johnlewisfreedomrunners #Selma https://t.co/b5LaDpnqsJ” / Twitter https://bit.ly/2BN62B9
- Icculus The Brave on Twitter: “A white man went and held a #BlackLivesMatter sign in the most disgusting town in America…Harrison, Arkansas https://bit.ly/39K4BzL
- Timothy Burke on Twitter: “Well, this was remarkable. https://bit.ly/3gies2m
- Record number of Black women set to run for U.S. Congress – Reuters https://reut.rs/2DqLTBq
AND NOW THE NEWS RELATED TO WHITE SUPREMACY:
- Despite judge’s order, migrant children remain detained amid COVID outbreak https://nbcnews.to/2DldPGD
- Michiko Kakutani on Twitter: “No people has found the American lurch toward authoritarianism under Trump more alarming than the Germans. A recent cover of Der Spiegel portrays Trump holding a lighted match with the country ablaze. The headline: “Der Feuerteufel,” or “the Fire Devil.” https://t.co/J9DM6IIRoF” / Twitter https://bit.ly/3gh7J8J
- Wajahat “Wears a Mask Because of a Pandemic” Ali on Twitter: “Tom Cotton said slavery was a “necessary evil.” Congratulations, Republicans. This is what you have become.” / Twitter https://bit.ly/39K4kNf
- Leslie Proll on Twitter: “Did Trump campaign press secretary Hogan Gidley just say on @AliVelshi that they are working with FBI & NSC to pressure test voting sites around the country? Hope I heard this wrong.” / Twitter https://bit.ly/39NJgWq
- Driver ‘gunned down’ Black Lives Matter protester in Texas | The New Daily https://bit.ly/2PdzjrD
- The Comorbidities of the National Football League | The New Yorker https://bit.ly/30lfzcd
- From the Start, Federal Agents Demanded a Role in Suppressing Anti-Racism Protests – The New York Times https://nyti.ms/2Pek8i0
- Frank Figliuzzi on Twitter: “So much for Antifa – Mystery ‘Umbrella Man’ Vandal From Minnesota: Police Say He’s A White Supremacist Instigator https://t.co/cgNruAXGCK” / Twitter https://bit.ly/3gcUFRQ
- Man charged after ‘illegally detaining black teenager’ on his way to basketball practice https://yhoo.it/39IsrvX
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