Been reading Isabel Wilkerson's new book, "Caste," and if you were of the opinion that the United States wasn't nearly as bad as Nazi Germany, how wrong you are. Can't encourage you enough to read thsi masterpiece.
~ Jemele Hill |
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Why should a country that doesn’t value black lives get to be entertained by black athletes? My column for
The Atlantic on the NBA work stoppage that brought sports to a halt "NBA Players Put America on Notice".
~ Jemele Hill |
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The president is a fascist, a racist, a white supremacist and is engaging in outright propaganda. This is not patriotism. This is nationalism. [Responding to Trump's "1776 Commission".]
~ Jemele Hill |
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This is the same dude who wants to ban the 1619 Project from schools and called slavery a "necessary evil". He could be sitting on the Supreme Court. As you were. [Responding to Tom Cotton.]
~ Jemele Hill |
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Amazing the lengths some folks will go to blame black people for shit that white folks need to take responsibility for. We didn’t vote for Trump. White people did. And they will again because of an irrational fear of Black people and black progress. Gather your people. Leave us be.
~ Jemele Hill |
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Black Panther was too necessary to the culture. We knew it was important, which is why we celebrated it the way we did. That celebration shouldn’t stop. And I don’t think Chadwick would want it to. The best way to honor his legacy is for it to continue.
~ Jemele Hill |
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So the makers of Madden are more courageous than NFL owners. [Regarding: Electronic Arts, the Video Game company bring back Colin Kaepernick for the first time since the 2016.]
~ Jemele Hill |
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A whole lot of uninformed people gonna be spouting that take that Jessica Krug proves Black people have advantages, when all it exposes is what we’ve always known — lighter and fairer-skinned black folks are more valued because of their proximity to whiteness.
~ Jemele Hill |
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I’ve been blocked by both James Woods and Travis Tritt. Had anyone asked me about Travis Tritt before today I would have said he was a nice guy based off meeting him at the Kentucky Derby a few years ago. Now I’m going to re-tell that story and make him seem like a huge asshole.
~ Jemele Hill |
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This is fascism, pure and simple. And more of example of why y'all can save all those flowery Martin Luther King Jr., quotes. [Regarding a document announing bold legislation that creates new criminal offenses and increases penalties for those who target law enforcement and participate in violent or disorderly assemblies.]
~ Jemele Hill |
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Can we please stop pandering to supposed "white moderates" like Mitt Romney when it's always clear that their real allegiance is to their own patriarchy and consolidation of power? White moderate gonna White moderate. That's why Martin Luther King Jr., said what he said.
~ Jemele Hill |
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I don’t know who needs to hear this, but attorney general in Kentucky (and in most states) is an elected position.
~ Jemele Hill |
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Senator Graham, we get it, you’re point shaving. No need to lay it on so thick. Just say you don’t have any principles.
~ Jemele Hill |
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I’m not embarrassed by Plies or Cardi B. He’s smart, will ask informative questions and more importantly, will speak to an audience often ignored by both parties. Some of us need to stop acting like we’re better than certain folks and stop obsessing over white acceptance.
~ Jemele Hill |
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Absolutely the person you want helping the shape the Supreme Court. [Responding to a comment that Trump was praising Robert E. Lee in Minnesota]
~ Jemele Hill |
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Most incompetent president of our lifetimes and people just so happy to sign up for more. If 200,000 people dead from a virus isn’t enough for this country, we deserve what we get.
~ Jemele Hill |
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Just gonna put this story here for all the Trump supporters who have the American flag on their profile pages and who seem to think this fraudulent President is the picture of patriotism. [Regarding The Atlantic story, "Trump: Americans Who Died in War Are 'Losers' and 'Suckers'.]
~ Jemele Hill |
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