Jared Smith

Go Orange, 1st game! #Cusesuperfan @CusePromos

George Stinney, 14, was the youngest person executed in the US in the 20th century. He was so small they had to stack books on the electric chair. Due to no evidence, his conviction was posthumously vacated 70 years after his execution! #BlackHistoryMonth A THREAD!

Efforts to memory hope the truth abt US are not new. From “Propaganda of History” by WEB Du Bois: “How the facts of American history have in the last half century been falsified because the nation was ashamed. The South was ashamed because it fought to perpetuate human slavery.”

I can't imagine the pain that Amir’s parents and family are feeling right now. Amir Locke may be alive today if the Senate acted on the bill that banned no knock warrants. The consequences of doing nothing means people will continue to be murdered. apnews.com/article/amir-l…

.@TheBigHurt_35 was one of the most feared power hitters of the 90s. #BlackHistoryMonth

“This bill is a hypocritical slap in the face to all Floridians, allowing utilities to build solar on huge tracts of land, make us pay for these upgrades and simultaneously deny us the ability to cost effectively harvest and share our own solar energy,” said Matthew Chentnick.

.@sunny: “The conversation about a rise in gun crime never seems to include the unfettered access to guns in this country. That’s because Republicans don't find it politically expedient. Let's talk about what's real: this is a Republican problem." #theview

"Compared to their predominantly white counterparts, the nation’s Black land-grant universities have been underfunded by at least $12.8 billion over the last three decades." Piece by @susanadamsnyc and @HankTucker13 forbes.com/sites/susanada…

The conversation abt rising gun crime isn’t revolving around the unmitigated access to guns because gun control is politically unacceptable while stopping, searching & locking up Black people never is. Reporters need to report and stop simply regurgitating police talking points.

Cornell researchers and students collaborated with community members to explore the history of St. James A.M.E. Zion Church – Ithaca’s most important Underground Railroad station and one of the first A.M.E. Zion churches in the country. news.cornell.edu/stories/2021/1…

“Journalists poke and prod Black parents about whether they fear for their Black child or forgive their child’s murderers," @dereckapurnell writes. "Nobody ever asks white parents if they fear their child will inherit the power to take a Black life." thecut.com/article/sybrin…

Year of the Tiger. 🐅

“Not a single Black movement in the history of this country has been universally supported by lawmakers, law enforcers, and white people.” nymag.com/intelligencer/…

#INDIGENOUS #TAIRP

@etanthomas36 Never understood why Boeheim trashes his guys in pressers, who does it help?

Dear Athletes at every level: Sometimes you have to block out the negativity of your coach and believe in yourself even when he/she doesn’t. And the best part is, when you prove them wrong and make them change their entire tune, but never forget when they didn’t believe in you

#SameDayRegistration improves ballot access for BIPOC renters. When voters move, they often don't realize that they had to re-register until the voter reg deadline passed. Renters move. Homeowners don't. 70% of white families own homes vs. 36% of BIPOC families. Call your rep!

“The issue we have is that everyday Joe Manchin wakes up, he has a different demand & he wants to start over from scratch every single day. That is a quite difficult position to work with..he’s been given everything that he wants.” @AOC to me on @11thHour: msnbc.com/11th-hour/watc…

"Living in the era of climate change makes us feel lots of things: guilt for our own part in heating the planet, grief for what we have lost, fear about the future—and anger at selfish decisions made by the powerful people who got us to this moment." spr.ly/6018Kyrm4