Anthony Foxx @anthonyfoxx

Dad, husband, 17th US Secretary of Transportation, former Mayor of Charlotte. Views are mine. anthonyfoxx.com Joined December 2008

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Anthony Foxx @anthonyfoxx

a year ago

Political violence has no place in America. Our disagreements must be resolved through the campaign process, not through a gun. #Trump

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Not a politician. Not a firebrand. Totally off-the-cuff. Reggie Jackson’s honesty about his lived experience is an important reminder of the harsh realities of segregation. We’ve lost so many first-hand witnesses of that time. And yet we repeat what we forget. Thx #ReggieJackson

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Anthony Foxx @anthonyfoxx

a year ago

A picture is worth a thousand words. #WillieMays, at the peak of his powers, playing stickball with kids in Harlem. Never get so high that you can’t reach down. We have lost one of the most outstanding baseball players in history and a great citizen of the world. #WillieMaysRIP

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Anthony Foxx @anthonyfoxx

a year ago

Kudos to @ViLyles for her letter to Charlotte youth concerning violence. Young people are talked ABOUT, more than spoken TO, by leaders at all levels. To reduce youth violence, we need young people as partners. charlotteobserver.com/news/local/cri…

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Wynton Marsalis @wyntonmarsalis

2 years ago

On January 2009, The Honorable Sandra Day O’Connor and I filmed short clips discussing the relationship between the U.S. government and jazz music. The result was broadcast on Martin Luther King Day during Jazz at Lincoln Center’s “Let Freedom Swing!” concert in Washington D.C.,…