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Jaya Saxena

jayasax

I think (white) people who have an easier time viewing police as trustworthy and necessary have a hard time understanding that "abolish the police" doesn't mean "if someone murders you

alexandra j. roberts

lexlanham

"from conception, the story of aunt jemima is two-sided. derived from the minstrel show, she was generally portrayed by men in blackface. but the song about her was composed by

Abhishek Singhania | Finance 💹

Abhi_finance

An Women turned her initial ₹20,000 Investment into a net worth of ₹1,000 Crores.Story of RAJNI BECTOR Founder of @cremicafoods (Bector's Food)A #Thread @ipo_mantra @FinKrypt @Vivek_Investor @JoePompliano Hit the 're-tweet'

Zak Ali

_zakali

A brief thread on how slavery was almost abolished in 1790, but was defeated by just 4 votes. Info is from actual historian and author of the Pulitzer Prize winning

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RainbowSquidInk

They will still argue about the negative connections of the past despite the company doing the update in 1989 to remove the stereotypical image. It's like what happened with Darkie/Darlie

David Hanson

RTHondavehanson

As #AmericaDecides2020 focus moves to Pennsylvania here is an interesting Delyn constituency factThe original street plan of Philadelphia is based on Caerwys in Delyn -Thomas Wynne of Caerwys became the

lil lex💕

lexikennedy35

The sad history behind the Aunt Jemima brand a thread Aunt Jemima is a brand of pancake mix, syrup, and other breakfast foods owned by the Quaker Oats Company ,a

Nemets

Peter_Nimitz

Thread with excerpts from “Albion’s Seed: Four British Folkways in America” by David Hackett Fischer The four major waves of settlers before War of Independence: Puritans from E England to

Hurmat Ali Shah

iconcoclastary

#Thread, Introduction to 'Venture of Islam'This era-defining book by the foremost scholar of Islam, Mashall G. Hodgson, Professor at University of Chicago, defines the study and scholarship on Islam in

Jessica Metheringham

QuakerDissent

I’ve never started the day by absolutely losing it at @BBCRadio4, but there’s a first time for everything. Their segment on free speech was as pernicious and harmful as anything

Ali Velshi

AliVelshi

1/9As the reckoning over racism continues in America, it’s time for corporations to lead the way to a more equitable future. This week alone, we have seen Quaker Oats &

Claire

ClaireRedacted

At a time when the questions of writing, courage and conscience are foremost in our minds, it is well to remember Hubert Butler. And, in remembering him, to remember also

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JustAnotPers

Let's talk about #WhitePoppies today (thread).They started in the 1930s thanks to the Women Co-op Guild (many were war widows) due to discontent on how the tone of #RemembranceDay

Naima Cochrane

naima

I’m gonna assume the folks who don’t understand why this is necessary only know the Aunt Jemima that looks like 227-era Marla Gibbs, which they introduced in like 89. So

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MaryShew

This is a timely Word from my friend and evangelist, Sharon Bholan IMPORTANT READ: WHY PENNSYLVANIA COULD BE THE MOST IMPORTANT STATE IN THIS PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION(please read and share because

Chris Conlon

conlon_chris

So I was waiting for @nberpubs to tweet this out last week (which happened Friday pm). Anyway, here is my paper with @msinkinson and Matt Backus. This is the #commonwnership

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