Ida Bae Wells

Ida Bae Wells @nhannahjones

What is seldom said in these cases is there're plenty of white students w lower grades than said plaintiffs who get into selective colleges.They just aren't a concern. https://t.co/tCG6wGZ7AO — PolitiTweet.org

Ida Bae Wells @nhannahjones

What is seldom said in these cases is there're plenty of white students w lower grades than said plaintiffs who get into selective colleges.They just aren't a concern. whhttps://www.propublica.org/article/a-colorblind-constitution-what-abigail-fishers-affirmative-action-case-is-r — PolitiTweet.org

Ida Bae Wells @nhannahjones

The SCOTUS once believed that government could not mandate colorblindness when doing so would defeat the integration requirement of Brown v. Board of Education. Justice Blackmun wrote, "In order to get beyond racism, we must first take race into account. There is no other way." — PolitiTweet.org

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Just 2 more days to register for the @C4JDHowardU Democracy Summit Nov. 15. We have almost reached capacity for in-person attendance. Join journalists, historians, political scientists and other experts in DC for a convening for pro-democracy journalism. https://t.co/caWTwFZLT3 https://t.co/0dvNadmwah — PolitiTweet.org

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More later. — PolitiTweet.org

Ida Bae Wells @nhannahjones

I have much to say about the affirmative action debate, namely, almost all of it is completely divorced from history, context, and the present inequalities of American education. But also that public support as measured by polls depends largely on wording. https://t.co/r7itTZzP7k — PolitiTweet.org

Ida Bae Wells @nhannahjones

Just 2 more days to register for the @C4JDHowardU Democracy Summit Nov. 15. We have almost reached capacity for in-person attendance. Join journalists, historians, political scientists and other experts in DC for a convening for pro-democracy journalism. https://t.co/osgfbqIlQg — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @ReynaldoLeanos: Some photos from when I visited the @1619FSchool earlier this week in Waterloo, Iowa 📸 Upcoming segment on @LatinoUSA… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @donwinslow: This is a remarkable story I did not know. Martin Luther King and Coretta Scott King paid the hospital bill for Julia Robe… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @nytimes: Brazil has ousted President Jair Bolsonaro, rebuking the far-right incumbent and delivering a stunning political revival for L… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @AudreLawdAMercy: The way I yelled out THAT'S RIGHT repeatedly while reading this interview of Eric Foner by @cristianafarias in @ballss… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @TFrampton: Beyond horrifying; please take the time to read. Judges, sheriffs, prosecutors, and politicians conspiring to cover-up & f… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @CJSprigman: People don't understand how much safer NYC is than other American cities, and indeed, compared also with rural America. 1/… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @mehdirhasan: He deleted the tweet because he knew it was wrong and was clearly embarrassed, but can’t apologize or even acknowledge tha… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @davetroy: 🚨The bad takes about Musk, Dorsey, and Bluesky were just too much. So I wrote up this Q+A as an explainer about what's going… — PolitiTweet.org

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@sarki9 Perhaps you should do some research into the angry Black woman trope and then question why you felt your post was necessary. — PolitiTweet.org

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@thainacseriz Many across the world have been watching! — PolitiTweet.org

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via @NYTimes https://t.co/ERLopzR1Lx — PolitiTweet.org

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@RobDonwow @aaldef Well, most Asia Americans apparently have a more correct and sophisticated understanding of what affirmative action is than you do. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @aaldef: Over two thirds of Asian Americans support race-conscious admissions. We stand in solidarity with other long-marginalized commu… — PolitiTweet.org

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@DrunkScribe Nine. — PolitiTweet.org

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@MatthewDavidWi6 I'm 46 years old. And also: I'm not interested in attracting flies. — PolitiTweet.org

Ida Bae Wells @nhannahjones

Yesterday, a man asked me on behalf of his daughter how do I respond to people who wld label me an angry Black woman. I said I'd say: You're right. Anger is a perfectly normal emotion right now. We have to stop being so concerned abt civility in response to uncivil circumstances. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @nytimes: About a dozen Confederate statues and memorials have been removed in Richmond, Virginia. A judge has ruled that the last one —… — PolitiTweet.org

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@MarcRankin4 @Phil_Lewis_ Yeah, tweeting Ted Cruz and Thomas Sowell. No thanks. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @nytimes: A man who helped raise millions of dollars to build a border wall and then looted the funds was convicted on Friday in a retri… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @nytimes: The U.S. has released the military’s oldest prisoner of the war on terror — a 75-year-old businessman who was held for nearly… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @nytimes: A former U.S. Capitol Police officer was found guilty on Friday of obstruction of justice for trying to cover up the fact that… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @AmautaNew: The Nansemond Indian Nation of Virginia just won back over 500 acres of their traditional land back! A Thread 🧵 1/ https://t… — PolitiTweet.org