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“To hate him is wrong, and maybe my ego got too caught up that if I stood here, maybe, maybe, just maybe, I could break this record of the man who tried to stop the rights upon which I stand, I’m not here though because of his speech. I’m here despite his speech. I’m here because as powerful as he was, the people were more powerful.”

Cory Booker speaking about Strom Thurmond after breaking his record for the longest Senate speech.

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@paul @benroyce

I loved hearing about his relationship with #JohnLewis.

I don't aspire to fame or renown. I'd rather be Radar O'Reilly or Montgomery Scott.

Getting it done, rather than peopling I mean, I like people. It's part of why I volunteer teach. But they're /my/ spoons, and I would rather be digging in than dishing outa

'The John Lewis Partnership has plans to enter the property market as a build-to-rent housing provider.'

readingchronicle.co.uk/news/25

'A facility run by John Lewis in Reading that was used for customers to collect items is set to be completely demolished and replaced with flats in the near future.'

Reading Chronicle · John Lewis Reading: what's happening as depot will closeBy James Aldridge

#JohnLewis: #Democracy is not a state. It is an act.

#Lewis left us marching orders that are even more urgent today. “When you see something that is not right, you must say something. You must do something.” – @jonathancapehart@bsky.social

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🇺🇸 #GoodTrouble #GeorgeFloyd #JonathanCapehart #DC #BlackLivesMatterPlaza #BlackLivesMatter #BLM #CivilRights #HumanRights #USA #USpol #coup #DOGE #Trump #Musk #MusKKK #KKK #AndrewClyde #Nazi

The Washington Post · The painful destruction of Black Lives Matter PlazaBy Jonathan Capehart

The Atlanta Quilt Festival celebrated the life and legacy of Congressman John Lewis this year with an exhibit called 'Good Trouble Quilts' -- so many quilts honoring him! Every quilter in Atlanta must have made one

Kenneth Zakee's is my favorite (the last one), but I'm excited that Elaine Foster's Zipping Up Racism has a similar zipper idea to the quilt I'm currently working on - it's possible!

atlantaquiltfestival.com/portf

ATL Quilt Festival"Good Trouble Quilts" | ATL Quilt Festival