Proud Mom/Author/Socialpreneur/Licensed Minister/Sociology and Anthropology, B.A.
Washington, DC
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You do NOT know exactly what the future will bring. So your best bet for living is to make the best and most positive use of the present 🎁 It's truly a gift to be lived and appreciated now.
Prince George’s County students build tiny home selling for $55K; proceeds going toward future projects share.google/xPXxuE0WqlBlSQB…
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A plane carrying a mother, father, and their two teenage daughters crashed into a tree in a Florida neighborhood and caught fire. As smoke poured from the wreckage, four neighbors rushed toward the burning aircraft armed with an axe, a hammer, and a fire extinguisher. But to save the family inside, they would have to fight their way into a burning aircraft before the flames spread.
It happened in Pembroke Pines, Florida. The family was approaching a nearby airport when their plane crashed into a tree outside someone’s home.
Hearing the impact, four neighbors rushed outside to find smoke rising from the wreckage and the family trapped inside.
Without hesitation, they grabbed tools and began smashing through the damaged cockpit, managing to pull the father and his two teenage daughters to safety, but the mother was still trapped inside.
With flames spreading quickly, some fought the fire using a garden hose and extinguisher while the others desperately worked to break through the twisted metal and reach her.
Finally, they pulled her free, saving all four family members.
Without these neighbors risking their own lives, this could have ended in tragedy. Instead, an entire family is alive because four ordinary people refused to stand by.
Let’s give these everyday heroes the recognition they deserve. 💙
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The Mississippi Attorney General’s Office announced it found an officer’s use of force was justified in the fatal shooting of 1-year-old Kohen Wiley. How can anyone accept that conclusion when Kohen’s family and the public still have not been allowed to see the body-camera footage?
This is a department whose chief was fired after reports of racial slurs in his text messages, and whose officer faced a complaint alleging a racially offensive remark two days before he shot Kohen. If the footage supports the state’s decision, release it. We will not stop fighting until this family gets the truth. abcnews.com/US/wireStory/mis…
Congratulations, Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton! 👏
House of Ruth is a DC nonprofit that provides housing, counseling, and hope to survivors of homelessness and abuse.
Thank you to President & CEO Sandra Jackson and the Executive Board for stopping by to present me with the Beacon of Hope Award. It’s been an honor to champion House of Ruth’s work supporting thousands of people across DC over the years.
Don’t let not knowing how it will end keep you from beginning today. Sometimes, uncertainty can bring us into a place where life’s true magic is waiting to happen.
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Trump endorses Netanyahu ahead of Israeli elections
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Dr. Mae Carol Jemison 👏
Happy 69th birthday to Doctor and Engineer Mae Jemison! She was the first black woman in space.
She flew aboard the space shuttle Endeavour in 1992, working on experiments including bone cell research.
Dr. Mae Carol Jemison is a physician and retired astronaut. After her medical education and a brief general practice, Dr. Jemison served in the Peace Corps from 1985-1987, when she was selected by NASA to join the astronaut corps. She resigned from NASA in 1993 to form a company researching the application of technology to daily life.
She has appeared on television several times, including as an actress in an episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation.
Dr. Jemison is a dancer, and holds 9 honorary doctorates in science, engineering, letters, and the humanities.
HONORS & AWARDS:
🏆1988 Essence Science and Technology Award
🏆1991 McCall's 10 Outstanding Women for the 90s
🏆1991 Pumpkin Magazine's (a Japanese Monthly) One of the Women for the Coming New Century
🏆1992 Johnson Publications Black Achievement Trailblazers Award
🏆1993 National Women's Hall of Fame
🏆1993 Ebony magazine 50 Most Influential women
🏆1993 Kilby Science Award
🏆1993 Montgomery Fellow, Dartmouth
🏆1993 People magazine's "50 Most Beautiful and sexy People in the World"
🏆1993 Turner Trumpet Award
🏆1997 Chicago History Museum "Making History Award" for Distinction in Science Medicine and Technology.
🏆2002 listed among the 100 Greatest African Americans according to Molefi Kete Asante.
🏆2003 Intrepid Award by the National Organization for girls
🏆2004 International Space Hall of Fame NASA Space Flight Medal
🏆2005 The National Audubon Society, Rachel Carson Award
Institutions:
🚀1992 Mae C. Jemison Science and Space Museum, Wilbur Wright College
🚀1992 Mae C. Jemison Academy, an alternative public school in Detroit, Michigan
🚀2001 Mae Jemison School, an elementary public school in Hazel Crest, Illinois
🚀2007 Bluford Drew Jemison STEM Academy, a public charter school in Baltimore, Maryland
Doctors honoris causa:
🚀1991 Doctor of Science, Lincoln College, Pennsylvania
🚀2000 Doctor of Humanities, Princeton University
🚀2005 Doctor of Science, Wilson College
🚀2006 Doctor of Science, Dartmouth College
🚀2007 Doctor of Engineering, Harvey Mudd College
🚀2007 Doctor of Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
🚀2008 Doctor of Humanities, DePaul University
🚀2009 Doctor of Engineering, Polytechnic Institute of NYU.
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In 2026 so far, nearly 40,000 DC students have enrolled in our Kids Ride Free program.
We’re proud to connect kids to school and related activities throughout the school year.
Encourage your child to get their 2026-2027 card if they haven’t already!
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Congratulations Queen 🔥🔥🔥🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼
Huge congratulations on your new role! Your dedication, talent, and hard work made this completely well-deserved. Wishing you the best in this exciting next step!!!
Jamie Dimon warns "AI cannot be stopped... manage it; don't halt development..."
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NEVER GIVE UP... Your perseverance may be THE INSPIRATION someone else needs! ~Roz Fruchtman
#ThinkBIGSundayWithMarsha #RozSpirations #joytrain #lovetrain #qotd
Steve Kerr, Warriors attend WNBA Finals Game 1 to support Golden State Valkyries share.google/yqYnA62bu8Bzj7D…
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As we wrap up Construction Inclusion Week, a week dedicated to promoting opportunity and inclusion across the construction industry, Metro teamed up with @ClarkBuilds this morning to host Crafting Futures, a behind-the-scenes tour of our Northern Bus Garage construction site!
Students, career counselors, and early-career professionals got an up-close look at the transformation underway, from the preservation of the historic 400-foot brick façade to the modern engineering and construction shaping the future facility.
Participants also had the opportunity to explore the skilled trades, meet the people behind this major infrastructure project, and discover career pathways in the construction industry.
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Students from NC A&T (the largest HBCU) marching back from going to vote. The county closed the polling place on campus. Students marched to town to vote anyway. A&T is where @RevJJackson went to school. His legacy lives on. linkedin.com/posts/todd-simm…
