Cornell William Brooks
Prof., Harvard Kennedy School
V. Prof., Harvard Divinity School
18th NAACP president & CEO
Attorney & 4th Generation Minister
For speaking: http://unitedtalent
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- BREAKING The Kennedy Center to be closed for 2 years—AFTER artists refuse to tap dance while kneeling for autocracy. Thanks to the artists, shame on the autocrats. Outrageous. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/01/u...
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- If true, calling into question a Jewish US Attorney’s commitment to serve because of his commitment to faith is classic #antisemitism . This is ALSO the disqualification & delegitimization by difference strategy used to perpetuate racism, sexism, & other isms. SMH www.nytimes.com/2026/01/31/u...
- 2026 SLAVE PATROL GAMES FOR CHILDREN Beginning in 1701, slave patrols, with 16 yr old boys, were formed to catch Black human beings. In 2026, on the Roblox gaming platform, kids role play #ICE agents conducting raids to capture “illegal” Black & Brown human beings. Where are cruelty free toys?
- BREAKING: Don Lemon arrested for being a journalist, & probably for being Black: Politically Vindictive Legally Ridiculous Morally Outrageous www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/u...
- Reposted by Cornell William BrooksBREAKING: Ilhan Omar attacked at her own town meeting. Man sprayed some kind of chemical in her direction while she was speaking and was quickly taken down by her security. The Congresswoman refused to stop her town hall. Sara Sidner reporting.
- To believe #HolocaustRemembrance Day is merely about the past is to both under estimate the evil of yesterday and the danger of today. #AntiSemitism and its ugly family of isms still stalk the land seeking whom they can devour. #NeverAgainIsNow
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- In blood in Minnesota In blinking lights in LA Our democracy is crying
- RACIALLY PROFILED RIGHT OUT OF A JOB? #ICE racially profiles Hispanics for arrests, compelling Target to racially profile them out of work. How long will it be before other companies refuse to hire Hispanics or non-Hispanic Blacks or anybody “immigrant looking❓” @apnews.com
- “RACE SCIENTISTS” OBSESSED WITH BRAIN & PENIS SIZE MISUSE CHILDREN’S GENETIC DATA www.nytimes.com/2026/01/24/u...
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- The devil with a pitchfork might not be as cruel as #ICE spraying burn chemicals directly into a protester’s eyes—WHILE restrained on the ground.
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- Reposted by Cornell William BrooksAlex pretti was a Va nurse and a dog owner
- TREAT MINNESOTA LIKE GREENLAND IF Trump can back down on Greenland, why can’t he back off Minnesota❓ Americans are ACTUALLY being killed HERE.
- Reposted by Cornell William BrooksMinneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara: "People have had enough. This is the third shooting in less than 3 weeks. The MPD went the entire year last year recovering about 900 guns from the street, arresting hundreds of violent offenders, and we didn't shoot anyone ... this is not sustainable."
- America shouldn’t require White people receiving the “Black treatment” to appreciate the Red, White, & Blue is under autocratic attack. The autocrats practiced on the Black & Brown “they” to normalize the assault on the multiracial “us.” We must all accept our shared humanity AND vulnerability.
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- How can teargas be good for any 70 year old man OR for any American of any age with a modicum of constitutional rights?
- Reposted by Cornell William BrooksThe Washington Post published a clear video of federal agents removing Alex Pretti's handgun moments before he was fatally shot. There's nothing in the video to suggest Pretti even reached for his weapon. wapo.st/49Zqv1L
- CONCLUSION, PENDING INVESTIGATION Unjustified, unlawful, & immoral homicide…
- Reposted by Cornell William BrooksAlex Pretti was already restrained when federal agents shot and killed him in Minneapolis, a New York Times analysis of video shows. The footage contradicts the Department of Homeland Security’s account of the shooting.
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- BLOOD CHILLING Wrap you head around a federal judge finding it necessary to issue a TRO against the DOJ, ICE, & this administration to keep them from destroying evidence of a homicide. That should chill the blood of Americans & remind us this administration has put our constitutional rights on ice.
- BELIEVE Believe what Black folks been saying about injustice. Believe what your bills are saying about the economy. Believe, protest, & vote.
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- ICE killing #AlexPretti should remind you of police killing #PhilandoCastille. Both men had concealed weapon permits, did not draw their guns, & were killed in Minn. These homicides are the price of unaccountable policing. These deaths are variations on the same fatal theme.
- To distinguish unlawful policing from unlawful immigration enforcement is to stereotypically distinguish Black suspects from Brown suspects—while multiracial bodies, rights, & the Constitution are violently violated.
- If you study, really study, the words and work of the Rev. Dr. #MartinLutherKingJr your life will inevitably be changed. There is a moral profundity, an eloquence of example, and an enduring wisdom that is transformative. His life is a god-given gift for Justice.
- This torched synagogue is a mirror image of #antisemitism burning & our democracy on fire. To extinguish flames of hate, we can’t segregate the firefighters: Jews fighting antisemitism alone & other groups fighting only their “own” fights—while America goes to hell. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/11/u...
- LOOK AT HER FACE The innocent face of police brutality is not only Black or Brown; the innocent face of ICE brutality is not only immigrant or undocumented. The face of Renee Nicole Good, killed by #ICE in #Minneapolis , is the face of a mother, daughter, neighbor, & human being.
- IF REGIME CHANGE IS SO GREAT, HOW MANY Trump officials will publicly ask their family members to enlist in our American military to fight for their Venezuelan oil? Don’t ask our families to die for your profits in your forever wars.
- Pres. Trump *has been prattling lustfully over #Venezuela ’s oil, Sen. Mark Warner is talking sense about America’s Constitution. WELL worth reading….
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- WELL OILED FOREIGN POLICY Bomb the country with the 10th largest oil reserves, Nigeria (37 billion barrels), on Christmas day & for the New Year kidnap the president of the #1 country with the most oil reserves, Venezuela (303 billion barrels). Our troops aren’t pawns for profits at the gas pump.
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- WELL OILED FOREIGN POLICY Bomb the country with the 10th largest oil reserves, Nigeria (37 billion barrels, on Christmas day & for the New Year kidnap the president of the #1 country with the most oil reserves, Venezuela (303 billion barrels). Our troops aren’t pawns for profits at the gas pump.
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- Reposted by Cornell William BrooksI would think Maduro has head of state immunity from prosecution under international law (with exception for grave human rights violations, see, e.g., Pinochet)
