Ernest Owens
@MrErnestOwens
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Award-Winning Journalist, @PABJ President, @onwurd Radio Host, #ErnestlySpeaking Podcaster, Author: THE CASE FOR CANCEL CULTURE Rep: @collectivespkrs ΑΦΑ 🤙🏾
Joined July 2012
06!!!!! Introducing the 13 Pharaohs of Fire & Ice of Alpha Phi Alpha, Mighty Rho Chapter ❄️🤙🏾. My line brothers are Men of Distinction: Ambitious and tenacious -- aiming to uphold manly deeds, scholarship, and love of all mankind. As the Phirst Fraternity of the Divine 9,
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Vanessa Bryant lost her husband and one of her daughters on the same day. Her three living daughters lost their father and sister today. If anything, keep them in your thoughts and prayers during this difficult time. #RIPKobeBryant.
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FACT: Before Kanye West was "the face of Anti-Semitism," he was one of the hip-hop faces of misogynoir, anti-Blackness, Trumpism, and slavery-denial. And y'all still gave him contracts, documentaries, endorsements, clothing deals, and millions that became billions. Shame.
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Dear White People,. It annoys the fuck out of Black people when you send us racist articles just to get our reaction. "Did you see this?" "Can you believe this?" . Yes, we can. We've been Black our entire lives. STOP DOING THIS.
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Asking Lil Nas X to educate the youth on HIV because he kissed another man on stage is perhaps one of the most homophobic celebrity demands I've heard in a minute. Nobody's asking Nick Cannon to do a lecture on the importance of condom usage and child rearing. but now this. .
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Joni Mitchell and Neil Young are both polio survivors -- vaccinations saved their lives. They understand what is at stake right now and them pulling their music from Spotify is a pretty big damn deal.
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A different Supreme Court could have saved Marcellus Williams. All 3 Democratic judges dissented. All 6 majority Republicans approved his execution. Presidents appoint them. Please stop acting like this election doesn't matter. Please stop acting like voting doesn't matter.
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Anyone trying to ignore the fact that Jussie Smollett is BOTH Black & gay need to sit down. This was a racially-motivated homophobic attack. They called him racial slurs AND homophobic ones. He carries BOTH identities and white supremacists made it a point to target both.
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Witnessing Tracy Chapman get this standing ovation made me cry. Black queer women in music get erased too often in this industry. To see her get her flowers like this was touching. ❤️ #GRAMMYs
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Kevin Samuels has made a career off of shamelessly disgracing Black women for profit. He emboldened the most toxic individuals to project tired and harmful narratives about Black women. Dead or alive, what a disgraceful life to live. That's all I've got for that misogynist.
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LET'S CALL A THING A THING. The reason why bullied white children like Keaton Jones can garner countless celebrity love and thousands of dollars in donations is because we live in a society where black & brown children are dehumanized and criminalized in their youth & schools.
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Because America still don't know what domestic terrorism -- which has killed more Americans than international terrorism -- is. Because the shooter isn't of color they get to be called "local individual" because white people, even when violent, still is granted their humanity.
Police confirm Las Vegas shooting not terrorism, but "local individual"
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NOTE: Bill Cosby's sentencing isn't being overturned because he's innocent -- but because of a previous deal he struck where he already admitted to drugging women in a deposition.
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Defending Snoop Dogg and other men engaging in misogynoir against Gayle King for being a journalist who discussed rape in an interview further proves the point that we live in a culture where Black women aren't allowed to have a voice or an opinion about anything.
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In two weeks misogyny has reared its ugly head against Ariana Grande. Last Friday, she was blamed for being groped at Aretha's funeral for wearing a short dress. This Friday, Mac Miller fans are accusing her for his overdose because she's his ex girlfriend. Stop the sexism.
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Found a photo of Pete Buttigieg, Andy Beshear, and Josh Shapiro after cancelling their weekend plans to be vetted by Kamala Harris.
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Older white woman just came up to me and said "I saw your purse on Abbott Elementary, it looks so nice in person. I don't know why she didn't like it." . @quintabrunson, you're a genius. 😂
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They way the room roared when Victoria Monet won Best New Artist!! I HOLLERED like it was a super bowl win!!!!!. This Black woman deserves!!! She worked sooo hard for this!!! Real fans know!!! #GRAMMYs
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THREAD: It's become clear to me in these recent conversations about Lil Nas X, Naomi Osaka, and Simone Biles, is that a lot of y'all are scared to see this generation of young Black people prioritize themselves above institutions and the gaze of whiteness.
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Megan Thee Stallion on IG was hard to watch, but not as devastating as the silence and/or mockery she's gotten from the hip hop world as it's become clear Tory Lanez was the culprit. From Russell Simmons to 50 Cent, the misogynoir continues to perpetuate in the industry.
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Coldplay receiving an Album of the Year nomination for an album most people forgot about after its release, while The Weeknd got snubbed in all categories pretty much sums up how out-of-touch the music industry is in 2020. #GRAMMYs.
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ABBOTT ELEMENTARY GOT RENEWED FOR A SECOND SEASON!!!!!!!!.
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@ChloeBailey @chrisbrown Before y'all start, Chloe had options. PLENTY to choose from other than Chris Brown. Here we go:. Luke James.Bryson Tiller.Lucky Daye .Khalid .Giveon.Berwyn.Samm Henshaw.Venna.Tay Iwar.Jvck James.Reggie Becton.Brent Faiyaz.PJ Morton.Leon Bridges. This was a choice. A CHOICE.
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Meghan McCain got dozens of "teachable moments" on The View for her racism without penalty. Whoopi Goldberg got punished the same day she apologized and educated herself on national TV. Don't tell me anything about affirmative action and "reverse" racism this #BlackHistoryMonth.
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"Rough Night" has only made $21.8 million as of July 17th. "Girls Trip" has surpassed that in its 1st weekend. DIVERSITY IN FILM MATTERS.
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Darius Daulton publicly calling out Keke Palmer like this reminds me of the women I personally know who often feel like the moment they have a child their autonomy is stripped. Men never have their fatherhood weaponized when having fun compared to mothers.
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Innocent people are being killed in Ukraine right now and you idiots are literally on here trying to get fucking clout by mocking a potential World War 3. Log off, go to bed, and wake up with a sense of damn humanity.
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Someone I knew recently told me they tested positive for COVID today. They were extremely scared beyond reason when telling me. I told them, "you'll be fine, you're fully vaxxed, you're good.". They cried and admitted that they bought a fake vax card. Y'all better check in.
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While y'all are bragging on Jeff Bezos giving $100 million to Van Jones, I would like to remind you all that his ex-wife MacKenzie Scott is using their divorce money more wisely, by giving BILLIONS of dollars to underserved community groups, HBCUs, and more. Just saying.
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PLEASE NOTE: Tasha K, Jason Lee, and DJ Akademiks are bloggers. The "news" they share is like the lottery, you have to roll the dice to hope that it's true. From lying on Megan Thee Stallion to saying Queen Elizabeth is dead, it's been JOURNALISTS having to FACT-CHECK them.
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This election will be the story of two Johns. John McCain's wrath over Trump is going to turn Arizona blue. John Lewis's blessing over Georgia is going to turn it blue. I believe in miracles sometimes. #Election2020.
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Now that Neyo is in the news, I can finally tell y'all how he was in the Philly Target in Rittenhouse two weeks ago trying to get fan pandemonium and nobody even noticed him.
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Some of these reaction to news that @Kehlani is pregnant reveals how far we have to go in explaining the difference between being queer and sexually fluid to being straight up lesbian/gay. Educate yourselves before you question someone's sexuality.
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To be young enough to watch America's first Black president speak at the DNC and endorse a Black woman who could become the nation's 1st woman president on the 405th anniversary of the first enslaved Africans arriving in America is heavy, inspiring, and reflective. What a day.
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Y'all forget how much power & influence celebrities have when it matters. If Travis wanted to stop that show, he could have. If he wanted to reduce the size of that show from the jump, he could have. Everybody wanna be a boss until it's time to be accountable. #ASTROWORLDFest.
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Black women like Trisha Goddard are dragging media racism darling Piers Morgan in the UK this morning and we love to see it. #AbolishTheMonarchy #OprahMeghanHarry #HarryandMeghanonOprah
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Fox News is telling their staff not to call Biden President-Elect if he crosses the 270 electorial vote count and declared the projected winner. This is not journalism, this is propaganda. Until then, I will refer to them as Faux News because that's what they are. #Election2020.
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So far we've learned:. Kate allowed people to think Meghan hurt her when it was the other way around. Meghan was suicidal. Someone in the family had an issue with Archie's skin color. Tyler Perry's house. Diana's money saved Harry when he needed it. #HarryandMeghanonOprah.
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You sided with your child abusing brother. You sided with producers accused of sexual abuse. You sided with your sex-offender husband. You sided with predatory artists. You and wrong sides get along.
The most dangerous decision in life you can ever make is choosing the wrong side. Y’all don’t watch superhero movies? Evil prospers for most of the movie but never wins. The evil stepsisters were loving life…until they weren’t. Everything done in the dark. EVERYTHING 💡 🤧.
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What I don't like seeing is two Black women fighting over two old white men running for president. the fact that Candace Owens says Joe Biden is playing Cardi B but can't seem to get that white supremacists & Republicans have been tokenizing her ass for four years says it all.
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SHAUN KING IS GETTING INVESTIGATED BY THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY.
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Those defending Will Smith (as you should) please keep that same energy for the countless Black women, transgender people, and others who are often harassed and humiliated in the name of "jokes." #Oscars.
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MAINSTREAM MEDIA: Before y'all begin these interviews with Black men and voting for Kamala Harris, a brief list of individuals who don't speak for or represent Black male voters:. *Charlamagne tha God.*Van Jones.*Tariq Nasheed.*Judge Joe Brown.*Shaun King.*3rd Party Voters who.
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When most of these men in the industry didn't stand up to R. Kelly, Gayle King did. Y'all only come around to defend the worst aspects of Black men, and leave Black women to solely hold us accountable. If we as Black men can't hold our own damn selves accountable, who can?.
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@ChloeBailey @chrisbrown We're failing Black women in music if they feel like they have to collaborate with a known abuser in order to chart.
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Black women BEEN telling y'all Gina Rodriguez was an anti-Black problem. Shouldn't have taken her to say the n-word before y'all woke up. But go off.
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Meek Mill gets 2-4 years in state prison for violating probation for a case he beat 10 years ago. The Philly DA election is tomorrow. Take your ass to the pols.
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Another #PrideMonth.another Black Trans Woman murdered in #Philly. RIP Dominique “Rem’mie” Fells. This has to stop. Enough. #BlackTransLivesMatter #StopKillingBlackTransWomen
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If Candace Owens feels Joe Biden is using Cardi B because he gave her a platform to campaign for him. what does she have to show for the way the RNC and Donald Trump still don't see it for her after all these years of free shucking for them? . They didn't even give her 30 secs.
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I asked Justin Timberlake 5 years ago on Twitter if he would apologize to Janet Jackson. He called me a "sweet soul" instead. For those saying he made mistakes nearly 20 years ago, think again. He knew what he was doing.
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CHECK THE DATE OF ARTICLES YOU SHARE. CHECK THE DATE OF ARTICLES YOU SHARE. CHECK THE DATE OF ARTICLES YOU SHARE. CHECK THE DATE OF ARTICLES YOU SHARE. CHECK THE DATE OF ARTICLES YOU SHARE. CHECK THE DATE OF ARTICLES YOU SHARE. CHECK THE DATE OF ARTICLES YOU SHARE.
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ATTN: Y'all, Shaun King and his Real Justice PAC is now being sued and the receipts from this lawsuit are wild. Some of these names look very familiar and some of these tactics do to. 👀
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If 2020 couldn't get anymore bizarre, Adele is giving us Bantu knots and cultural appropriation that nobody asked for. This officially marks all of the top white women in pop as problematic. Hate to see it.
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DaBaby is a multi-millionaire who can afford image consultants, PR reps, and crisis management professionals. No, it was never the job of LGBTQIA people to "educate" him for free. We are too busy fighting to survive in a world where his uneducated hate is costing us our lives.
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Y'all rooting for "Everybody Black," until they're LGBTQ.
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Brown Sugar came out in 2002. Phat Girlz came out in 2006. Just Wright came out in 2010. Beyond the Lights came out in 2014. If Beale Street Could Talk came out in 2018. Like I get the desire to promote, but the erasure is not cool.
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The obtuse obsession with trying to find conspiracy in Meg Thee Stallion being shot by Tory Lanez is everything you need to know about why victims don't ever want to come forward and why Black women don't feel protected by anyone. Y'all are showing your whole asses right now.
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Don Lemon basically describing the last four years of my career as a Black gay journalist. People need to understand how so many of us are relieved that tyrant is about to be out of there. #Election2020
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.@ABC, please confirm or deny what your reporter on air just said regarding Kobe Bryant's daughters being on board that helicopter. Sources are denying this, please clarify immediately. Skipping back to the Pro Bowl isn't a response.
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Imagine a Black woman being shot and she still had the compassion to try to save a life from being shot by the police -- only for them to turn around and later lie to the press about her. Tory Lanez is done. Y'all owe Megan Thee Stallion all of her roses and apologies NOW.
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This #RedTableTalk episode is so powerful. It publicly shows a Black celebrity family protecting a Black woman who became disposable in this industry after being exploited by one of Hollywood's most problematic white family -- The Kardashians. Jordyn deserves our grace.
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FYI: Eric R. Holder Jr. is not related to former Attorney General Eric Holder. Thought I should just put that out there.
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.@ArianaGrande, tell them you'll pull out if they don't reduce those prices. Or use your star power to partially cover the rate of those tickets. Real allies understand the inequity with the LGBTQ community and leverages it for visible good. Here's an opportunity to. 🏳️🌈.
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The Knowles/Carter family is one of the most Grammy award-winning families ever. Beyoncé.Jay-Z.Solange .and now Blue Ivy Carter #GRAMMYs.
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97% of Black women & 92% of Black men voted for Doug Jones. We're never the problem or been the reason why America has ever been held back politically. Stop acting like y'all don't know who needs to get it together in these polls. #AlabamaSenateElection.
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White privilege is letting Woody Allen keep his films playing on HBO MAX, while now running a documentary about his alleged sexual abuse. He's collecting a check, while simultaneously getting exposed on the same platform. Gross. #AllenVFarrow.
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"People of color" like Natasha Tynes is the reason why I make it a point to directly name Black people within the spectrum, because there is anti-Blackness within people of color in totality. POC solidarity is often upheld by Black people, but not maintained by others within.
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Misogynoir in comedy is Chris Rock joking that Black people don't fight in front of white people while proceeding to call a Black woman a bitch in front of white people after being slapped for disrespecting a Black woman's hair in front of white people at another event. Sure.
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PA Democratic nominee for U.S. Senator John Fetterman really wasn't playing when he said "every county, every vote.". He literally got the most votes out of all of his opponents in EVERY county.
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For those trying to turn the Nicki Minaj vs. Cardi B fight between a matter of classiness and whatnot. You weren't saying that when Nicki was coming at Miley on stage at the VMAs with the "Miley, what's good?" confrontation. Be consistent.
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We may not talk about this today, but soon can we discuss how the Lincoln Project was pretty much a big huge grift to get liberals to throw millions of dollars that mostly went into the pockets of these white dudes who spent only a small amount of it on ads that didn't do shit.
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Same umpire accused Venus of cheating in 2016 gave her a coaching violation because of it. So when I say there is racial bias, please stop denying the obvious. This is disgusting. Serena knew exactly what was happening and fought for the truth. #USOpen.
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Celine Dion got the whole room in tears right now. This legend, this queen. My goodness. #GRAMMYs
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That moment when you don't know if the crowd is roaring for the act on stage or BTS because they were in the background. #BBMAs.
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Shaun King been Rachel Dolezaling the community for years.
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Zendaya beat out Olivia Colman, an Oscar winner, Laura Linney, a four-time Emmy winner, Jennifer Aniston, Sandra Oh and last year’s Best Actress winner, Jodie Comer. The toughest race in that category in a long time and she did that at age 24. Whew. #Emmys.
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Malia Obama will be 21 on July 4th. She's a private citizen who got "caught" drinking a cheap bottle of rose that has less than 20% of alcohol. She also has a Facebook page where she bashes people she doesn't like -- including the president. Leave her the fuck alone.
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That Isaiah Rashad interview is infuriating and another missed opportunity. Please stop going to Joe Budden, Charlemagne Tha God and the rest of these hip hop bloggers and "personalities" who lack the range, depth, maturity, and expertise to tackle these types of topics.
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Claudia Conway doing what a lot of white liberals haven't done with their own family.
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50 Cent endorsing Donald Trump is everything you need to know about how fucked up the state of men in hip-hop are. He's literally endorsing a white supremacist because of taxes. all of that talk about supporting our own communities, businesses, and equity -- out the window.
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Janet Jackson fired her father like Beyoncé did hers. and then the real music came out of them. A pattern. #JanetJacksonDoc #JanetDoc.
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FYI: I give no fucks if Amy Cooper loses her job over this. An innocent Black man could have lost his life. Priorities, people. Priorities. Next to that brother's safety, I care about that dog named Henry who is still in harm's way. Fuck Amy and her job. #KarenStrikesAgain.
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The fact that BTS would end their world tour in the place where it all started says a lot about how they care about their fans. #ThankYouBTS.
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BREAKING: Police has issued an arrest warrant in the murder of Dominique “Rem‘mie” Fells. The warrant is for a 36 year old male acquaintance. #BlackTransLivesMatter.#Philly #Pride
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George Zimmerman should have been found guilty. Timothy Loehmann should have been found guilty. Darren Wilson should have been found guilty. Don't treat the guilty verdict of Derek Chauvin as anything "special." . Don't compare it. They made him an example. #BlackLivesMatter.
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Joni Mitchell at 80 getting a well deserved standing ovation for performance is everything. The way this room is embracing the legends tonight is touching. #GRAMMYs
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What Jeffree Star is doing right now is a trend that so many white celebrities have been doing lately: invoking issues pertaining to #BlackLivesMatter as a way to deflect from other problems. It's become the new "people are dying, don't look over here.".
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THREAD: Here's the definitive list of over 40 names you can call Shaun King that are spot on. 1) Talcolm X .2) Thurgood Partial .3) W.E.B. Du Blanc .4) Martin Luther Cream .5) Hueless P. Newton .6) Fraudrick Douglass .7) Mayo Angelou .8) Stevia Wonder.
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PHILLY JUST TOOK $33 MILLION FROM THE POLICE BUDGET OVERNIGHT and restored our African American museum and cultural fund with it!. But keep saying #PhillyProtest isn't working. #DefundThePolice is still happening. #Philly #BlackLivesMatter .
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