There is a movement we call Afro-Futurism, where we imagine a black way of life free of white supremacy and bigotry. 'Black Panther,' I think, is the first blockbuster film centered in the ethos of Afro-Futurism, where the writers and directors and makeup and wardrobe team all imagined a beautiful, thriving black Africa without colonialism.

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LISTEN: If you ever wondered what you would do if you were alive in the Civil Rights Movement, NOW IS THE TIME to find out. NOW. RIGHT NOW.

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How far can you go in life if you don't love yourself? by Shaun King

How far can you go in life if you don't love yourself?

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Generosity is giving until it makes you uncomfortable. by Shaun King

Generosity is giving until it makes you uncomfortable.

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Because we never heard those stories( of Sanders' youth), for most of us in our minds Bernie has always been a disheveled, gray-haired bespectacled politician, for most of us, Bernie starts in our minds for who he is right now, today.

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Mostly garbage, all well meaning. 3-4 helpful. Working with the family and local authorities. Some promising leads, but not nearly enough.

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But then when I asked him if that's what it shows on his birth certificate I did not hear back from him. No answer on that. this attack isn't about me so much, but is about derailing Black Lives Matter and the movement against police brutality.

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My theory on momentum is that the best way to produce it is through small, hard-fought victories that lead to bigger battles and bigger wins. Winning builds momentum.

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Much of the foundation of our criminal justice system is derived from slave patrols and was created when African Americans could still be bought, sold, and traded.

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I refuse to allow the excuses in my mind to grow into giants that keep me from living up to my full potential.

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People with momentum can get so much done. Momentum is easy to lo... by Shaun King

People with momentum can get so much done. Momentum is easy to lose and almost impossible to fake.

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Every day I walk down the street or hop on the subway, I am reminded that I am a citizen of a very big, incredibly diverse world.

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It doesn't matter if I've been wronged - I still have a responsibility to use my influence in a way that never causes harm.

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I was never a white guy pretending to be black. Not once, ever, did it occur to me that I was being phony or fraudulent or fake. Quite the opposite - I always believed I was living the truest form of my self.

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The harsh fact of the matter is that this nation has not remotely come to grips with how many of its laws are rooted in slavery and bigoted oppression. After the Civil War, the United States never said, 'Let's examine every law and policy and system and structure we have to evaluate whether or not they were created as a tools of oppression.'

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It was my long-held belief that police brutality would increase u... by Shaun King

It was my long-held belief that police brutality would increase under the Trump administration.

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I love social media, and it is an important part of how we make change happen. But we can't retweet ourselves out of our most serious problems.

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I've always loved technology - not gadgets so much... but I've enjoyed using technology to connect people to people and connect people to opportunities to do good.

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Young people, throughout history, have always been the lifeblood of every movement for civil and human rights.

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Justice, particularly for the oppressed and marginalized in our society, never comes without great effort and sacrifice.

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I like peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. In a dream world, the bread is super soft, like the Wonder Bread of my childhood, and the sandwich will have crunchy peanut butter, strawberry jam, and a cup of cold milk to go with it.

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