WEEKEND QUOTABLES

If we must die, let it not be like hogs

Hunted and penned in an inglorious spot

 -- Claude McKay (1919)

Trump

'MAGA loves the black people' -- On way to space launch

Emily Witt

An officer would repeat, like a mantra, the directive “Move back.” The protesters would chant, “You move back.” A few cries would ring out: “This is a public sidewalk” or “We have a right to be here!” Then the police would make their move: pushing forward, pepper-spraying, dragging people who resisted. -- New Yorker

Even Michael Jordan (Better late than never)

"I see and feel everyone's pain, outrage and frustration. I stand with those who are calling out the ingrained racism and violence toward people of color in our country. We have had enough... ESPN

Deborah Brown, Human Rights Watch

“President Trump’s executive order amounts to a threat to punish social media platforms and the people who post on them because the government might disagree with the way the companies moderate content.” -- HRW

Richard Trumka, AFL-CIO President

Racism plays an insidious role in the daily lives of all working people of color. This is a labor issue because it is a workplace issue. It is a community issue, and unions are the community. -- Tweet

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot

At a press conference, Lightfoot referred to the nation’s “original sin” of racism, and she said, “I stand shoulder-to-shoulder” with peaceful protestors. But she added, “I’m also hurt and angry at those who decided to hijack this moment and use it as an opportunity to wreak havoc, to loot and to destroy. -- Presser

St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter 

We’re calling for ‘peace, not patience’ -- Today

"Save the bullshit": NFL players Kenny Stills, Eric Reid and more slam Goodell's statement on George Floyd death https://t.co/7gqPflDVpW pic.twitter.com/pUKUU7nd4c

— The Hill (@thehill) June 1, 2020