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Trump was supposed to head to Milwaukee on Thursday to visit a Harley-Davidson plant and sign yet another executive order. Until, that is, Harley-Davidson allegedly backed out. According to an unnamed White House official, Harley-Davidson didn't want to face the protests that were sure to accompany any appearance by the historically unpopular new president.

I am wary of celebrating accountability for something that is preventable.

You don't get to beat someone simply because you have a feeling. And that is true whether you are a mother or a cop.

The names and stories of women killed by police rarely stick in the public consciousness.

The names and stories of women killed by police rarely stick in the public consciousness.

While other kids heard fairy tales and nursery rhymes, I heard stories about racially-motivated police violence.

While other kids heard fairy tales and nursery rhymes, I heard stories about racially-motivated police violence.

Today's protest in Oakland reminds us that this city is both a bastion of tolerance and diversity and also one of the most racially-afflicted in the country.