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GAME. BLOUSES.
Our brother Jason Reid reminded us Thursday that New England Patriots rookie quarterback Jacoby Brissett isn’t just special — he’s a unicorn. The first African-American starting quarterback in the franchise’s 56-year history made his debut Thursday night, and he was money. The Patriots smacked the Houston Texans around, 27-0, and Brissett had a big smile on his face after going 11-of-19 for 109 yards and one rushing score. Can you blame him?
.@JBrissett12. WILL. NOT. BE. STOPPED! #Patriots
💻📱: https://t.co/cwnT5bPB2K
📺: @NFLonCBS #TNF #HOUvsNE pic.twitter.com/DadfY4r6Tq— NFL (@NFL) September 23, 2016
Wow. Jacoby Brissett. I'm going to call him Jacoby Brisket because this guy is out there eating as the kids say. That's wild, man.
— Jon Gruden (@Faux_Gruden) September 23, 2016
https://twitter.com/CauldronICYMI/status/779123307807256576
Whom does Jacoby Brissett thank first in his Hall of Fame speech?
— Zach Harper (@talkhoops) September 23, 2016
"You've done good my young systemback. Now you've experienced the full power of the dark system" -Belichick to Jacoby Brissett pic.twitter.com/XXsM3fa7lf
— '03 Kliff Kingsbury (@fearthe_beard11) September 23, 2016
Devin McCourty in postgame: "Whenever you hold a team to zero points, you have a good chance to win."
— Aaron Schatz 🏈 (@FO_ASchatz) September 23, 2016
BLESSINGS!
WELP!
#Browns QB Charlie Whitehurst: "I've never met anybody in this locker room"
— Mary Kay Cabot (@MaryKayCabot) September 22, 2016
SOCIAL STATUS
Reactions to Terence Crutcher, Keith Lamont Scott, Colin Kaepernick’s protest and more.
https://twitter.com/TrayneshaCole/status/779076533554147329
A full page in @nytimes today dedicated to a poem. One that everyone should read and reread. pic.twitter.com/sNHr60xUvH
— Pamela Paul (@PamelaPaulNYT) September 22, 2016
https://twitter.com/TylerRickyTynes/status/779007844712579076
Chip Kelly and reporter have a back-and-forth on Kaepernick's activism (via @SakamotoRyan) pic.twitter.com/Tw0dTdVelm
— Kevin Jones (@Mr_KevinJones) September 22, 2016
(TW) This 15-year-old girl's minor bike accident turned into a horrorifying encounter with police: pic.twitter.com/BfAuo9zwTS
— Mic (@mic) September 22, 2016
FOR THE CULTURE
The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rules dreadlock ban during hiring process is legal.
Director Ava DuVernay will debut a new film at Saturday’s launch of the National Museum of African American History and Culture.
Learn more about Ginny Baker, the lead actress for FOX’s new show Pitch.
The Derrick Rose sexual assault case and the importance of anonymity.
You can’t tell U.S. history without black history. Finally, a museum gets that.
TOP THREE TWEETS
Every morning we’ll hit you here with the best of what we saw on social media the previous night. Why? Why not?
1. THANKS?
Our gift to David Ortiz, the exact authenticated visiting dugout phone he smashed on July 27, 2013. #Birdland pic.twitter.com/QygTYmW13m
— Baltimore Orioles (@Orioles) September 22, 2016
Who could forget David Ortiz’s most destructive hit at Oriole Park? Our visiting dugout phone! pic.twitter.com/mGSTHEOuYE
— Baltimore Orioles (@Orioles) September 22, 2016
One of @davidortiz's closest friends presented him with the very same phone he destroyed 3 years ago! ☎#ThanksPapi pic.twitter.com/WzWZmgclw1
— Red Sox (@RedSox) September 22, 2016
2. FAM …
Wow @pottermore @jk_rowling too soon pic.twitter.com/zPMFM4Ch6R
— theCHIVE (@theCHIVE) September 22, 2016
I've been asked to make it clear that Harambe is not a Patronus you can actually get on @pottermore. The previous RT is a joke. As you were.
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) September 22, 2016
3. GOTTA HEAR BOTH SIDES
Boris Diaw took his espresso machine to the Grand Canyon pic.twitter.com/9L1CqWdous
— Zachery Eanes (@zeanes) September 23, 2016
#ICYMI
PICTURE PERFECT
The calmest man in Charlotte is protester Henry Lee, 51, who silently refuses to leave his chair. pic.twitter.com/8abgzPwoDZ
— Matthew Teague (@MatthewTeague) September 22, 2016
Colin Kaepernick covers the October issue of Time Magazine. A true American hero, fighting the good fight for the culture. #BlackLivesMatter pic.twitter.com/miiiMTUGgZ
— Aaron Dodson (@aardodson) September 22, 2016