Mother/wife; Author, Founder of @GirlsLikeMeProj @MBTBMEDIA; Chicago Peace Fellow; Public Truth Speaker/Ignorance Slayer; All Chi Everything;)
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So proud of what we’ve been able to create for Chicago by centering our girls! #dayofthegirl
Check Out Chicago Day of the Girl featured on CBS 2. We are so proud of Lyndsey Hollie, who spoke such powerful words.
#CDOG #GLMPI #girlslikemeproject #chicagodayofthegirl #CBS2
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Carlee Russell Is Home. These Black Women and Girls Are Still Missing.
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"The first thing you can do to commemorate Juneteenth is to tell someone the truth" - @kayewhitehead
#FreedomToLearn
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Yesterday @GirlsLikeMeProj hosted H.O.T Girl Summer Resource Bash (Healing Opportunities to Thrive). They experienced African drumming, Yoga, Affirmations, DIY Milk Baths & Bath Scrubs, ZUMBA, henna tattoos, Photo Booth, nutritious food. summer camp & job opportunities. Cost=FREE
It certainly takes a village! Special gratitude to all our collab partners @blackgirlsjump @truestardotlife Black Beauty Cutie, Wrap Your BeYOUty, Chicago Hope for Kids, @Discover Shine Bright Community Center🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾
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Many thanks to @aJSpitz and the team at Intertwine! Last week, we finished recording S2 of the Public Narrative with @jhmiralatrice podcast.
In S2, our guests talk about equity in its various forms, civic and media engagement, restorative justice, anti-racism and Black love. – at Chicago, IL
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To all of the people calling to defund PBS and NPR, here are some facts:
- NPR receives approximately 0.6% of their funding from federal grants. The vast majority of their funding comes from corporate sponsors, and donations.
- Fox News has saved millions of dollars through dodging US taxes by opening shell companies in the Cayman Islands and elsewhere.
- Tesla, SpaceX and Solar City all receive substantially more in government funding than NPR.
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McCurtain County #OklahomaCity officials including the Commissioner and Sheriff threatening to #lynch and murder #ChrisWillingham a writer for the #McCurtainGazette #OklahomaLynchingHateThreat
HT @DeandaSharone for sharing link
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The FBI’s Cleveland Division has assisted in the indictment of 16 East Cleveland officers with civil rights violations. theblackwallsttimes.com/2023…
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The former home of the legendary poet Lucille Clifton has been transformed into a haven for young artists. mellon.org/shared-experience…
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4 Black Harvard students were held at gunpoint by campus police after responding to a false 911 call even though it was clear the students posed no threat once the officers made contact! If they were white would the police have held them at gunpoint?! fal.cn/3xfxk
I hope FOP realizes that 51% of the city is in support of an enforced consent decree, doesn’t support stop and frisk, no knock warrants or the plethora of ways we are violently policed in our communities.
I hope Vallas supporters stop the dog whistles. I hope Vallas rethinks his opposition to students learning Black history and factual historical accounts.
As a victim of multiple police misconduct incidents, No parent wants their children randomly harassed or victims of excessive force at the hands of police. Or shot in the back by police.
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Tonight, we have shown the world the power of hope, the strength of organizing, and the might of our collective voice.
Tomorrow, the real work begins. We will build a safer, stronger Chicago that reflects the hopes and dreams of every one of us — together.
ALT Brandon stands on a stage in front of a huge crowd as confetti falls.
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Congratulations to Angel Reese for recording her 34th double double, the most in NCAA history!
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Paul Vallas has left a trail of destruction everywhere he's been. Philadelphian @RepBrendanBoyle and Louisianan @troyc4Congress know that firsthand.
We can't let #RepublicanPaulVallas keep failing up. #24Days24Ways
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“Get your hand outta my pocket!” Part 2 Reflections on Chicago’s mayoral elections. #chicagomayoralelection #chicagopolitics #chicagovoting #Brandonforchicago #saynotoVallas