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Here’s why it’s racist to say go back to where you came from: “It is the equivalent to saying the N word." It's tied into issue of your own humanity, citizenship, history & what you’ve contributed to this nation. "It is an erasure” of all that --@ProfCAnderson @BasilSmiklePhD

NBA Legend Dikembe Mutombo urges fellow Congolese people to help authorities fight the #Ebola outbreak but says he understands why locals are suspicious of health officials @officialmutombo

“We need it.” - Paul Dallaghan; CEO and Co-Founder, Samahita Retreat on #yoga #YogaDay2019 #YogaDay

India's 6th largest city hit by shortage until monsoons arrive @TomSaterCNN reports on #ChennaiWaterCrisis #Chennai #Monsoon #India #drought

“The last two weeks will probably change the future of Hong Kong tremendously.” – Michael Tien; Hong Kong Legislative Council Member on #HongKong #HongKongProtest #HongKongExtraditionLaw #CarrieLam

“This woman wouldn't give her name but said she was from Cameroon, flew to Colombia with the help of traffickers and trekked to Mexico, a journey that can take months.”- @holmescnn on #Immigration #migrants #Mexico #Border

“They have signatures. We have real people.” - Claudia Mo; Hong Kong Legislator on #HongKong #HongKongProtest #HongKongExtraditionLaw #CarrieLam

“The ending of the press briefings has destroyed the credibility, I believe, of that office.” - @BrianKarem “There is supposed to be, and always is, some tension between the press corps and the White House that it covers.” - @jeffmason1 on #SarahSanders #Trump #WhiteHouse

#Mexico foreground, #Guatemala far side. Homemade pontoons back and forth all day. Commerce, but also #migrants heading north. @CNN @cnni

“The Mexican government said 6000 National Guard would be deployed. That hasn’t happened yet.” – @holmescnn on #Immigration #migrants #Mexico

“She arguably did the best job of defending this White House.” –@SirajAHashmi on #SarahSanders #Trump

“Clearly fits the modus operandi for the Iranian Revolutionary Guard.” - @johnfkirby63 on #Iran #TankerAttack #IRGC

“There’s growing concern here, in Washington D.C., about this extradition bill.” - Carolyn Bartholomew; Chmn., U.S.-China Economic And Security Review Comm. on #HongKongProtests #extraditionbill #CarrieLam

“It seems that our chief executive, Carrie Lam, takes a very hardline approach.” - James To; Senior Democratic Party Lawmaker on #HongKongProtests #extraditionbill #CarrieLam

“People don’t understand why she’s doing what she’s doing.” - @FrankChing1 on #HongKongProtests #extraditionbill #CarrieLam

“We’re here to report the news but we’re also here to defend the truth.” - – @Acosta on #Trump #1stamendmemt #FirstAmendment #PressFreedom #EnemyOfThePeople

“It’s unusual, this time of year, to have a tropical cyclone with this strength so far north in the Arabian Sea.” – @TomSaterCNN on #CyclonicStormVayu #CycloneVayuUpdates #Vayu #India #VayuCycloneGujarat

“Iran will react at some point.” – – @Rob_Malley of President and CEO @CrisisGroup on #Iran #ShinzoAbe #Rouhani

“The people that are leaving Venezuela now are those really with nothing.” - @KellyTClements on #Venezuela #migrants #Libya

“Hong Kong people are very angry.” – @EmilyLauWH on #HongKong #HongKongProtest #ExtraditionLaw #CarrieLam