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Did you know that the 13th Amendment, celebrated for abolishing slavery, includes an exception for criminal punishment? Neither do 88% of Americans.
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Worth Rises' @BiancaTylek explains in @TeenVogue. Help end slavery at endtheexception.com.
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Worth Rises' @BiancaTylek explains in @TeenVogue. Help end slavery at endtheexception.com.
After the passage of the #13th, Southern and other states used ‘Black Codes’ to criminalize and re-enslave newly-freed Black folks — these were laws that prohibited Black people from owning land, moving freely, being unemployed, and more.
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If you violated the Black Codes, you could be incarcerated and forced to labor through the brutal practice of “convict leasing,” in which governments leased recently freed, incarcerated Black people out to private businesses.
See what the South did there?
See what the South did there?
The War on Drugs: How Race-Neutral Policies Have Racist Consequences
"Racist policy disguised as race-neutral policy is still racist if it affects minorities disproportionally. EVEN IF THAT WASN'T THE INTENT."
— Adam Savage
#BlackLivesMatter #13th
"Racist policy disguised as race-neutral policy is still racist if it affects minorities disproportionally. EVEN IF THAT WASN'T THE INTENT."
— Adam Savage
#BlackLivesMatter #13th
You want to know what this was really all about?
“The Nixon campaign in 1968, and the Nixon White House after that, had two enemies: the antiwar left and black people. You understand what I’m saying? We knew we couldn’t make it illegal to be either against the war or black, .
“The Nixon campaign in 1968, and the Nixon White House after that, had two enemies: the antiwar left and black people. You understand what I’m saying? We knew we couldn’t make it illegal to be either against the war or black, .
... but by getting the public to associate the hippies with marijuana and blacks with heroin, and then criminalizing both heavily, we could disrupt those communities. We could arrest their leaders, raid their homes, break up their meetings, and vilify them night after night."
In 2011 @ my first tech job:
🙅🏽♀️ I was afraid to seize opportunities
😬 I was afraid to speak my mind
In 2021:
🥳 I was headhunted to be a VP @Brandwatch
🏆 I was voted #13th most influential woman in UK tech @ComputerWeekly
So, how did I grow my self-confidence?
*A THREAD*
🙅🏽♀️ I was afraid to seize opportunities
😬 I was afraid to speak my mind
In 2021:
🥳 I was headhunted to be a VP @Brandwatch
🏆 I was voted #13th most influential woman in UK tech @ComputerWeekly
So, how did I grow my self-confidence?
*A THREAD*
I actively removed negative people from my life.
When you're already struggling to be your own #1 fan, having people around you that encourage judgement & criticism won't help.
Be cruel (to them) to be kind (to yourself).
When you're already struggling to be your own #1 fan, having people around you that encourage judgement & criticism won't help.
Be cruel (to them) to be kind (to yourself).
I leaned into my strengths. You can develop your strongest skills to become exceptional in your domain.
When you're exceptional, you get results.
When you get results, you build a track record.
Believe in your track record - believe in yourself.
When you're exceptional, you get results.
When you get results, you build a track record.
Believe in your track record - believe in yourself.
Special report
Fighting fire with #prison #labor, it transpires, does not work during a #pandemic.
by @AlanRMacLeod
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Fighting fire with #prison #labor, it transpires, does not work during a #pandemic.
by @AlanRMacLeod
mintpressnews.com/california-pri… #California #SoledadFire #SantaClarita #FireSeason2020 #13th #LACoFD #COVIDー19 #coronavirus #Corona
Despite blazes currently raging, California’s fire department is dangerously understaffed because if it's reliance on prison labor and the #Coronavirus #pandemic.
#COVIDー19 #Corona #SoledadFire #SantaClarita
#COVIDー19 #Corona #SoledadFire #SantaClarita
Almost 40 percent of #California’s #firefighters are #prisoners. But the state’s penitentiaries are themselves ablaze with #COVIDー19 outbreaks, causing an under-staffing of #firefighters to battle the blazes.
#SoledadFire #Corona #coronavirus
#SoledadFire #Corona #coronavirus
I am looking forward to the conversation about #13th tonight. Because we are going to extend the conversation of the film between #histflix & #docuhistory over two screening over several days, I am going to keep a long thread connected to the film. 
I think this explanation of the use of the language of the US Constitution to oppress people by @TheTattooedProf is something we often over look when we teach USH K-12. To all of our detriment! #histflix
For Ss and Ts, dropping in a reference to Oscar Micheaux’s Within Our Gates. Whenever Birth of a Nation gets taught I Think WOG should also be taught so Ss can learn about the very active resistance by African Americans to Griffith’s racist propaganda. #histflix #docuhistory
The state of our state is growing in strength, stability & new opportunity for generations to come. We are moving in the direction we all want to go: Top Ten in the Nation! #OklaSOTS20 #OkTopTen
It's because of the hard work of entrepreneurs, dedication of teachers, compassion of non-profits, community involvement of the churches, & state agencies that are willing to make the tough & selfless decisions for the future of our great state. #OklaSOTS20
Our State’s general revenue fund is estimated to be down almost 1% versus fiscal year 2020. But we have nothing to fear, so long as we remain vigilant in recognizing our needs, planning for our future & shedding waste where operations are outdated or redundant. #OklaSOTS20
I finally forced myself to watch @ava’s #13th on @netflix. I know I am massively tardy to the party, but racial documentaries are hard for me. It was, of course, devastating, so I’m glad I’m grading at home today so I can process, seethe, mourn & completely avoid wypipo.
My first reaction was “Fuck, this [the systemic oppression of black people & destruction of black lives] is never going to end. Not until we upend every last piece of the existing systems.” Then I sat overwhelmed & crying bc the earth/humanity may not last long enough for that.
And let’s be clear, I read The New Jim Crow years ago (which is why I felt like I didn’t *need* to watch 13th), but watching the documentary tie these legacies to images/audio of #NotMyPresident brought it home in a new way emotionally for me rather than just intellectually.
