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Melissa Harris-Perry retweeted
9 Indigenous candidates are running for the US House of Representatives! Including incumbent Mary Peltola, the first Alaskan Native Congressperson and Jonathan Nez who would be the 1st Native representative for AZ.
ictnews.org/news/nativevote2…
Melissa Harris-Perry retweeted
The Invest in Louisiana Policy Conference is Thursday, Oct. 24! Don’t miss your chance to hear from state and national experts, including keynote speaker @MHarrisPerry.
Learn more and purchase tickets: eventbrite.com/e/2024-invest…
Melissa Harris-Perry retweeted
The Invest in Louisiana Policy Conference is one month away! Don’t miss your chance to hear from @MHarrisPerry - professor and award-winning author and journalist.
Register today: eventbrite.com/e/2024-invest…
Melissa Harris-Perry retweeted
Absolutely thrilled to announce that @LaSharah S. Bunting will be @19thnews’ first Vice President!
She’s a veteran journalist, a distinguished news industry executive, and deeply committed to gender and racial equity in our coverage and our field.
This is a hire I've only dreamed of, and I’m beyond excited to have her as a partner in this work!
19thnews.org/2024/09/lashara…
Melissa Harris-Perry retweeted
A handful of rappers and celebrities are spreading misinformation in the Black community. Where were these political geniuses the last four years when we were fighting to save affirmative action, Black business grants, and DEI?
My new @WordInBlack piece: wordinblack.com/2024/09/10-w…
Melissa Harris-Perry retweeted
For the first time in a century, salmon will swim the Klamath River. Getting rid of the dams on the river was the result of a decades-long battle led by tribes in California. ictnews.org/news/after-100-y…
Melissa Harris-Perry retweeted
Thrilled to share that Black Folk is on Brooklyn Public Library’s nonfiction long list! Such an honor to see Black Folk alongside some of my favorite books from the past year! ☺️
bklynlibrary.org/support/bpl……
Melissa Harris-Perry retweeted
@EconomicSecProj and @communitychange #GINOW conference bringing PH lens to the conversation on #guaranteedincome
Loving @MHarrisPerry and @MonaHannaA highlighting how childbirth is the most economically vulnerable and developmentally important part of life course
Melissa Harris-Perry retweeted
How can cash ensure better health outcomes for kids?
@MHarrisPerry + @MonaHannaA taking the stage for an in-depth conversation about #RxKids, a #guaranteedincome pilot giving kids in Flint a better chance at a healthy future. Intro by Dr. Raquel Hatter from @kresgefdn. #GINow
Melissa Harris-Perry retweeted
How can cash help give children a chance at a healthy future?
@MHarrisPerry and @MonaHannaA will discuss the power of #RxKids and other cash programs in improving health outcomes for kids at Guaranteed Income Now, kicking off tomorrow! Follow #GINOW for live updates.
Melissa Harris-Perry retweeted
Politicians are urging Biden to award Medgar Evers posthumously with the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Black history scholars like @GeorgiaStateU professor Dr. Akinyele Umoja agree credit for Evers's work during the Civil Rights Movement is long overdue.
wabe.org/medgar-everss-legac…
Melissa Harris-Perry retweeted
Check out my recent @wabenews story on NAACP’s first field secretary Medgar Evers. Last year marked 60 years since his assassination: wabe.org/medgar-everss-legac…
Melissa Harris-Perry retweeted
Today, I had the honor of welcoming educator, author and researcher Melissa Harris-Perry to campus for a discussion about Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., his relevance in the modern world and the importance of education, civic engagement and racial equity.
@MHarrisPerry
Melissa Harris-Perry retweeted
Proud to partner with @GRCC and @DavenportU for tonight's 38th Annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Commemoration featuring keynote speaker @MHarrisPerry.
Melissa Harris-Perry retweeted
.@MHarrisPerry, predicted a Haley realignment in the GOP…LAST YEAR. And welp, it seems we’ve arrived.
wnycstudios.org/podcasts/tak… wnycstudios.org/podcasts/tak… – at Atlanta, GA
Melissa Harris-Perry retweeted
"I work very hard, and I play very hard. I'm grateful for life. And I live it – I believe life loves the liver of it. I live it." - Maya Angelou | #motivation
Melissa Harris-Perry retweeted
Sister Citizen Talks: MSNBC's The ReidOut Host Joy Reid Talks Politics xitter.cf/i/broadcasts/1kvJpvzqD…