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Jan

Dexter Scott King

Categories: Michelle Obama
Tags: Barack, Barack Obama, cancer, child, Coretta, Coretta Scott King, death, Dexter, Dexter Scott King, First Lady, King, Martin Luther King Jr., Michelle, Michelle Obama, MLK Jr., Obama, President, Scott, son, statement, The King Center, tweets

Michelle and I were saddened to hear about the passing of Dexter Scott King. Dexter was the youngest son of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Coretta Scott King, and dedicated his life to protecting their legacy. As Chairman of The King Center, he inspired a new generation to… https://t.co/UTZ1WSQSIg
— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) January 22, 2024

Aug

“I AM ANGRY”

By Nerdy Wonka 113 Comments

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Tags: #BlackLivesMatter, #DefundPolice, #DefundThePolice, #JacobBlake, Blake, brother, cops, father, Human, Jacob, Jacob Blake, Kenosha, Letetra, Letetra Widman, murder, police brutality, press conference, racism, sister, son, tweets, White Privilege, White Supremacy, Widman, Wisconsin

1/This is Jacob Blake's sister Letetra Widman. Here is her powerful statement.

"I am my brother's keeper." pic.twitter.com/UM4kKzAbR1
— Maya Contreras (@mayatcontreras) August 25, 2020

2/"And when you say the name Jacob Blake, make sure you say father, make sure you say,, cousin, make sure you say, son, make sure you say uncle, but most importantly, make sure you say, human. Human life. Let it marinate in your mouth, in your minds. A human life." pic.twitter.com/bTBZrzPnqe
— Maya Contreras (@mayatcontreras) August 25, 2020

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3/"Just like every single one of y'all and every, we're human. His life matters. So many people have reached out to me telling me they're sorry that this happened to my family. Well, don't be sorry 'cause this has been happening to my family for a long time." pic.twitter.com/M7cyKKkoTs
— Maya Contreras (@mayatcontreras) August 25, 2020

4/"Longer than I can account for. It happened to Emmett Till. Emmett Till is my family. Philando, Mike Brown, Sandra, this has been happening to my family, and I've shared tears for every single one of these people that it's happened to. This is nothing new." pic.twitter.com/jeyqEXP9Ii
— Maya Contreras (@mayatcontreras) August 25, 2020

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5/"I'm not sad. I'm not sorry. I'm angry. And I'm tired. I haven't cried one time. I stopped crying years ago. I am numb. I have been watching police murder people that look like me for years. I'm also a Black history minor." pic.twitter.com/vTSRnOH7fz
— Maya Contreras (@mayatcontreras) August 25, 2020

6/"So not only have I been watching it in the 30 years that I've been on this planet, but I've been watching it for years before we were even alive. I'm not sad, I don't want your pity. I want change." pic.twitter.com/zFM8xueFTl
— Maya Contreras (@mayatcontreras) August 25, 2020

Sep

‘Hypocritical and mean-spirited’

By Chipsticks 82 Comments

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Tags: carl, Congress, fathers, gop, harry, hypocrisy, obamacare, reid, republicans, Sciortino, son, video

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Jul

Holding Tight

By Chipsticks 124 Comments

Categories: All Photos
Tags: Duchicela-Trujillo, martin, mural, painting, photo, robert, Saja, son, trayvon, Trujillo

Artist Robert Trujillo holds his son Saja Duchicela-Trujillo in front of a mural of Trayvon Martin he is working on at the Youth Radio Building in Oakland, Calif. Trujillo is with the group “Trust Your Struggle,” an artist collective in the Bay Area.

Jul

Enough is Enough

By Chipsticks 73 Comments

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Tags: banner, father, martin, sign, son, trayvon

‏@DGisSERIOUS

Feb

Colin Romesha: Show-Stealer

By Chipsticks 216 Comments

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Tags: Barack, clint, Clinton, colin, cute, funny, honor, house, medal, Obama, of, photos, President, recipient, Romesha, son, video, white

White House military aides corral Colin Romesha, the son of Medal of Honor recipient Clinton Romesha, after he took the stage behind President Barack Obama’s lectern before a presentation ceremony at the White House, February 11

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Feb

President Obama Awards the Medal of Honor to Clinton Romesha

By Chipsticks 252 Comments

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Tags: Barack, Clinton, cute, honor, medal, Michelle, Obama, of, photos, President, Romesha, son, video

Photo: Pete Souza

Text of remarks here

Jan

Heckled by ‘gun enthusiasts’ …. enough is enough

By Chipsticks 150 Comments

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Tags: Connecticut, control, gun, hearing, heckled, heslin, hook, neil, newtown, nra, Sandy, son, supporters

Neil Heslin with his son Jesse Lewis, aged 6 – Jesse was one of the 20 children killed in in Sandy Hook

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CTPost: A false fire alarm, 45-minute waits to get into the Capitol complex, even the heckling of a bereaved parent of a Newtown shooting victim marked Monday’s day-long legislative hearing on gun control.

“The Second Amendment!” was shouted by several gun enthusiasts in the meeting room as Neil Heslin, holding a photo of his 6-year-old son, Jesse Lewis, asked why Bushmaster assault-style weapons are allowed to be sold in the state.

“There are a lot of things that should be changed to prevent what happened,” said Heslin, who grew up using guns and seemed undisturbed by the interruption of his testimony…..

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Americans for Responsible Solutions

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Now Is The Time

Oct

“He shouldn’t make my son’s death part of his political agenda”

By Chipsticks 104 Comments

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Tags: Barack, doherty, friend, glen, libya, meeting, mitt, mother, navy, Obama, party, President, romney, seal, son, video

WHDH

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‘Romney’s emotional story remembered very differently by friend of fallen SEAL’

MyNorthWest.com: On the stump in Iowa Tuesday, Mitt Romney revealed that he met former Navy SEAL Glen Doherty at a holiday party some years ago. Doherty is one of four Americans killed during the September 11th attack on the American consulate in Benghazi.

…. one of Glen Doherty’s best friends remembered Doherty’s impression of this meeting much differently …. “He said it was very comical. Mitt Romney approached him ultimately four times, using this private gathering as a political venture to further his image. He kept introducing himself as Mitt Romney, a political figure. The same introduction, the same opening line. Glen believed it to be very insincere and stale.”

Ellefsen said Doherty remembered Romney as robotic … “He said it was pathetic and comical to have the same person come up to you within only a half hour, have this person reintroduce himself to you, having absolutely no idea whatsoever that he just did this 20 minutes ago, and did not even recognize Glen’s face.”

…. “Honestly it does make me sick. Glen would definitely not approve of it … I think he would feel, more than anything, almost embarrassed for Romney. I think he would feel pity for him.”

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Oct