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Thurmond was the same age as Booker when he set the record Senator Cory Booker just broke.

Thurmond was afforded a bathroom break and read from the encyclopedia. Booker held the floor the entire time and delivered a consistent, cogent speech for more than 24 hours.

Incredible.
April 1, 2025 at 11:43 PM
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Tomorrow morning at 6 am EST, I am taking time away from writing to join Amber Payne, publisher of The Emancipator, on a segment of the State of the People. Beginning at midnight, State of the People is 24 hours of counter-programming to Trump’s boycotted state of the union address. 1/2
March 4, 2025 at 1:18 AM
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How Trump is Resegregating America | Join The Emancipator’s @ibramxk.bsky.social & @amberpayne.bsky.social tomorrow at 6 a.m. for a vital convo at #StateofthePeople — a 24-hour livestream counter-programming with historians, journalists & activists.

Register now: stateofthepeople.media
March 4, 2025 at 12:44 AM
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The White House has officially confirmed that the first flights containing migrants to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba have begun.
First Migrant Flights To Guantanamo Bay Begin
The Trump Administration is preparing to house more than 30,000 migrants at the Guantanamo Bay facility
meidasnews.com
February 4, 2025 at 6:27 PM
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Elon Musk now has access to your Social Security number. The world’s richest man has gained access to the confidential personal information of every taxpayer in the United States.
February 3, 2025 at 2:29 AM
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@michaelharriot.bsky.social @rodimusprime.bsky.social @saydatagain.bsky.social Drapetomaniax had a dope podcast episode where they found archives of Ida B. Wells dropping BARS! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/d...
February 1, 2025 at 6:58 PM
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Gordon Parks (1912-2006) was a multitalented photographer whose photojournalism career
depicted harsh, honest imagery of civil rights, poverty, and African American life
throughout the 1940s-1970s. #BlackHistoryMonth #28DaysofBlackHostory #BlackArt
February 1, 2025 at 1:46 PM
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Black history month was born in resistance. We don't need anyone's permission to do the research, to write to read, or to speak. Let's just keep going the work.
February 1, 2025 at 3:13 PM
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The Push to Rename Black-Eyed Peas and Reclaim African Heritage capitalbnews.org/black-eyed-p...
The Push to Rename Black-Eyed Peas and Reclaim African Heritage
A Maryland activist says the crusade to rebrand a staple of holiday cuisine is long overdue.
capitalbnews.org
December 25, 2024 at 1:01 AM