LeRon L. Barton
@MainlineLeRon
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#Writer #TEDx speaker #author Bylines @newsweek @blackenterprise @hbr @yourtango @ravishly @slate TEDx -youtu.be/nrraoSk_j3A Email me at [email protected]
San Diego, CA
Joined December 2012
Betty Shabazz with twins Malaak and Malikah Shabazz, born in 1965 after the assassination of their father Malcolm X.
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Acknowledging that some Black men have caused harm doesn’t negate the trauma many Black men silently endure from women, systems, and society. Healing isn’t a one-sided journey. Y’all chose men who hurt you, ignored the ones who wouldn’t, and now you want sympathy for loyalty to
Y’all men can’t act like BM haven’t hurt BW and scarred a lot of us and we still choose yall.
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POWERFUL: Houston #Texans QB CJ Stroud always gives glory to his God JESUS CHRIST the first thing every time in his post-game interview. Stroud’s parents instilled in him, from a young age, the practice of praying & giving glory to the Lord. Special kid🙏 https://t.co/mJvSdb9YQY
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You are doing better than you think you are. Keep going.
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"Sandy Darity put out there that the average black family has a net worth of $8. For those who don't know, your net worth is what you own minus what you owe. So if the city demolishes the homes that you own...you're you're taking generational wealth away from people and you're
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It is interesting that when discussing One Battle After Another, when Black folks point out the racism and fetishization of Black women, white fans say "You don't understand the movie."
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anybody hating on Kai Cenat’s self improvement journey really just hates themselves
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Today is the biggest Bears game since I don’t know when. This one will be different for me, I won’t be watching from the comfort of my own man cave or at a friends house. I’ll be watching on my laptop from the corner unit in the oncology ward, as my youngest daughter receives
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This is so needed, especially for this app😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
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This needs to be a show or movie. Hilarious. 🤣🤣
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That's a good guy. I want to start doing this.
Since I was 18 my stepdad refused to drink New Years Eve just in case me, my sister, or his son couldn'tget home and needed a lift. I'm 47 now and he's still "on call" tomorrow night - this time for his grandchildren. No one has ever called but he'll still wait up just in case 🥹
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“The Holocaust didn’t start with gas chambers. It started with paperwork, detention, and the normalization of ‘undesirables.’” History is a warning, not just a memory. From 1933 to today, the process of detention and dehumanization follows a chillingly familiar path.
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