“Though I am gone, I urge you to answer the highest calling of your heart and stand up for what you truly believe”
Category: Higher Ground
Hero
This is such a sad story:
"About 20 of Costa's colleagues held a vigil and placed their blue-gloved hands on him as he lay dying."
— Dr. Tom Frieden (@DrTomFrieden) July 28, 2020
Heart-wrenching story. More than 576 US health workers have now died from Covid. This should NOT keep happening. https://t.co/IdgeRVbph8
Fingers crossed
I was just thinking how nice it would be to see Neil Diamond singing "Coming To America" at President Biden's inauguration celebration.https://t.co/wSZaBxXkYq
— Suburban Guerrilla Ω (@SusieMadrak) July 25, 2020
Good trouble
The body of Rep. John Lewis on Sunday was carried across the Edmund Pettus Bridge, where, in 1965, Lewis helped guide hundreds of people marching for voting rights. Read more here: https://t.co/RyfGg2T771 pic.twitter.com/qg6jzlisNZ
— The New York Times (@nytimes) July 26, 2020
It appears my thoughts were true. Two rainbows appeared above the Alabama State Capitol after Congressman Lewis' arrival, around the same time this rainbow appeared beside the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma. https://t.co/DOroo4LGIk pic.twitter.com/PCplfBWcz3
— Hayley Mason (@HayleyMasonTV) July 27, 2020
Wall of Moms
This is why we're here.https://t.co/msUQ9e2hzF
— WOM (@WallOfMoms) July 22, 2020
Wow
In a historic move, the Asheville City Council has unanimously approved reparations for Black residents. “It is simply not enough to remove statutes,” a councilman said. https://t.co/b2EXJvzLPH
— USA TODAY (@USATODAY) July 15, 2020
Harmony
A @Portland_State University grad student was recording the national anthem for their online graduation.
— The Lincoln Project (@ProjectLincoln) June 25, 2020
A stranger walked by and heard her. This is what happened:
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pic.twitter.com/FHVVTxRwnj
The good kind of clicktivism
The numbers in here are astounding https://t.co/y1MGjSiV06
— Clara Jeffery (@ClaraJeffery) June 14, 2020
Amen
ROBERT W. LEE: “Robert E. Lee is my ancestor. Take down his statue, and let his cause be lost.“ 🇺🇸 https://t.co/G6ndriHu1y
— The Tennessee Holler (@TheTNHoller) June 8, 2020
Ending the week on a high note
Ambulance EMT just got on her radio to cheer on the Black Lives Matter protest in downtown Brooklyn. People flipping out pic.twitter.com/Yalwh8hn37
— Scott Heins (@scottheins) June 5, 2020