In a powerful speech about civil rights, police brutality, voting rights, and homeownership at the Edward M. Kennedy Institute in Boston, Senator Elizabeth Warren said what many activists and protestors have been shouting from the rooftops:
Listen to the brave, powerful voices of today’s new generation of civil rights leaders. Incredible voices. Listen to them say: “If I die in police custody, know that I did not commit suicide.” Watch them march through the streets, “hands up don’t shoot” – not to incite a riot, but to fight for their lives. To fight for their lives. This is the reality all of us must confront, as uncomfortable and ugly as that reality may be. It comes to us to once again affirm that black lives matter, that black citizens matter, that black families matter.
Team Blackness also discussed Matt Damon’s latest stupidity (seriously, stop talking), the fastest growing immigrant population (hint: it’s not Latinos), and Obama’s new appointment for secretary of the army.
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Quaker in a Basement
Seriously. Matt needs to hush.
the Conster
See how it’s done white politicians? Is that so hard?
rikyrah
Warren’s speech was good. And, it’s not that hard. …or, should not be that hard.
ruemara
Warren won me over with her speech. It simply is that.
Thoughtful Today
WATER!
I’m planning on seeing The Martian this weekend.
Chris
I like that she specifically acknowledged that economic justice was not enough to guarantee racial justice and that they both needed to be worked on.
Mnemosyne (iPhone)
Butbutbut the BLM protesters were *rude* and shouldn’t be rewarded with all of this attention!
Seriously, though, this is pretty much what we as white people can and should do: say Yes, we hear you, and we believe you, and we want to help in whatever way *you* want us to help.
Doug R
m.youtube.com/watch?v=gnPWJOJYVKc
Matt Damon!
Betty Cracker
What did Matt do this time?
Thoughtful Today
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… hurt Jimmy Kimmel by dating Sarah Silverman??
It’s hard to keep up.
Betty Cracker
@Mnemosyne (iPhone):
That’s a nice sentiment, but I’m not sure it works as a practical blueprint for action in a political context. Hillary Clinton pissed off the BLM Boston protesters she met with last month, but she told them the truth.
daveNYC
@Betty Cracker: It works if you’re not dealing with morons. Freaking “Just because you’re the presumptive Democratic nominee and the odds on favorite to win the presidency doesn’t mean you get to tell us to tell you what you should do, instead tell us how badly you feel about the 90’s crime bill.”