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The story behind the kente cloth worn by Black members of Congress at Trump’s SOTU
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| 01/31/2018
| Natasha Alford
Posted on 01/31/2018 2:46:26 PM PST by Responsibility2nd
Black members of Congress made sure they would be heard last night, even if President Donald Trump was doing all the talking.
Members of the CBC (Congressional Black Caucus) wore brightly colored yellow, green, black and red kente cloth accents to President Trump’s first State of the Union address, as a sign of defiance against his “sh*thole* comments about African and Caribbean countries.
“The whole idea was to show support for Africa, particularly after the President called Africa and Haiti s-holes,” said Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) in an exclusive interview with theGrio. “We thought it would be important for us to demonstrate our support in some way.”
(Excerpt) Read more at thegrio.com ...
TOPICS: Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; US: California
KEYWORDS: 115th; africa; california; cbc; haiti; kente; kentecloth; maxinewaters; trumpsotu
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To: SkyDancer
If they truly wanted to support Africa, they’d immigrate there and freely give their skills to the people.
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01/31/2018 4:19:50 PM PST
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bgill
(CDC site, "We don't know how people are infected with Ebola.")
To: Responsibility2nd
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01/31/2018 4:37:59 PM PST
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Vlad The Inhaler
(The only trannie I want to see is a Muncie 4 speed M-22 Rock Crusher)
To: Responsibility2nd
And solidarity with our last president who was born in Kenya!
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01/31/2018 5:12:12 PM PST
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TigersEye
(A Russian Bot is a Russian Bot to his last dying day!)
To: Responsibility2nd
Best phase in article
worn by royalty.that pretty sums up their mind set.
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01/31/2018 5:13:31 PM PST
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lizma2
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To: Responsibility2nd
Why not go there with a traditional outfit...a loincloth? And a bone through the nose? 😀
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01/31/2018 5:49:02 PM PST
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Deplorable American1776
(Proud to be a DeplorableAmerican with a Deplorable Family...even the dog is, too. :-))
To: Responsibility2nd
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01/31/2018 6:02:48 PM PST
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Brooklyn Attitude
(The first step in ending the war on white people is to recognize it exists.)
To: Responsibility2nd
These are fine Americans, they should be rounded up and deported to their beloved sh##hole
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01/31/2018 6:14:02 PM PST
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ronnie raygun
(Trump plays chess the rest are still playing checkers)
To: Responsibility2nd
It’s too bad President Trump didn’t gesture in their direction and say “I welcome the foreign delegation to the US.” or words in that vein to hold them up to ridicule,
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01/31/2018 6:14:11 PM PST
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Oatka
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02/01/2018 5:10:20 AM PST
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SunkenCiv
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To: Responsibility2nd; GOPsterinMA; fieldmarshaldj; NFHale; BillyBoy; stephenjohnbanker; bagster
Trump should have worn one, that would have really thrown those SOBs for a loop. ;p
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02/02/2018 3:46:51 PM PST
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Impy
(I have no virtue to signal.)
To: Impy; fieldmarshaldj; NFHale; BillyBoy; stephenjohnbanker
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GOPsterinMA
(I'm with Steve McQueen: I live my life for myself and answer to nobody.)
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