@becordera

Call me Bee | poet | environmental justice and solutions journalist @TheBWSTimes | blerd | @AHCJ fellow | ✊🏽 | she/they | @cavecanempoets fellow

 Oklahoma City, OK
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Joined February 2017
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Sesame Street
@sesamestreet1 Jun 2025
On our street, everyone is welcome. Together, let’s build a world where every person and family feels loved and respected for who they are. Happy #PrideMonth!
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Jena Brooker@j_e_n_a_b22 May 2025
A parking lot-turned-garden in Southwest Detroit is growing several tons of free produce each year for residents in a neighborhood with some of the highest rates of food insecurity in the city. 🥕 bridgedetroit.com/new-growth…

New growth for Cadillac Urban Gardens in Southwest Detroit

The urban garden grows free produce for residents. The recent addition of a new greenhouse and electricity will provide for even more Detroiters.

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Yeah, um, the sight of a foreign Catholic missionary who is White riding into an Indigenous community on horseback to round up all the little Native American children has never been a “majestic” one, nor will it ever be. This scene has ruined millions of lives over the centuries
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@CatholicSat9 May 2025
Some of these photographs of Pope Leo XIV are majestic
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Nicole Sealey@Nic_Sealey18 Apr 2025
Apply! Apply! Apply!
SouthernHumanitiesReview@SouthernHReview18 Apr 2025
Get your poems ready! The annual Auburn Witness Poetry Prize honoring Jake Adam York will be open May 1-June 1. Submit up to 3 poems for this year's judge @Nic_Sealey! Learn more: southernhumanitiesreview.com… #litmag #writingcommunity #poetrycommunity
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Attacking History Trump’s targeting of the National Museum of African American History sparks outrage over the potential threat to preserving African American history and culture. bit.ly/3DUcTc3
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Brian Munoz@brianmmunoz18 Mar 2025
U.S. @EPA Administrator @leemzeldin joined U.S. Sen. @HawleyMO in hearing from #StLouis-area community members still being impacted by Manhattan Project-era radioactive contamination. The latest from today's meeting by @stlpublicradio's @jrosenbaum: bit.ly/epa-west-lake-stl
U.S. Environment Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin, right, listens to area residents speak about the medical impact of the West Lake Landfill during a roundtable at the Bridgeton City Hall hosted by U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Missouri, center, on Monday, March 17, 2025, at the Bridgeton City Hall. Jim Macy, the EPA’s Region 7 director in Kansas City, sits to the left. (Brian Munoz / St. Louis Public Radio)

ALT U.S. Environment Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin, right, listens to area residents speak about the medical impact of the West Lake Landfill during a roundtable at the Bridgeton City Hall hosted by U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Missouri, center, on Monday, March 17, 2025, at the Bridgeton City Hall. Jim Macy, the EPA’s Region 7 director in Kansas City, sits to the left. (Brian Munoz / St. Louis Public Radio)

Karen Nickel, Just Moms STL co-founder, embraces Bridgeton resident Debbie Neuman as she recounts the medical issues she’s faced living near the radioactive West Lake Landfill on Monday, March 17, 2025, during a round table with local and federal officials at Bridgeton City Hall. (Brian Munoz / St. Louis Public Radio)

ALT Karen Nickel, Just Moms STL co-founder, embraces Bridgeton resident Debbie Neuman as she recounts the medical issues she’s faced living near the radioactive West Lake Landfill on Monday, March 17, 2025, during a round table with local and federal officials at Bridgeton City Hall. (Brian Munoz / St. Louis Public Radio)

U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Missouri, center, speaks about radioactive poisoning with U.S. Environment Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin, right, near Coldwater Creek on Monday, March 17, 2025, in Florissant. (Brian Munoz / St. Louis Public Radio)

ALT U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Missouri, center, speaks about radioactive poisoning with U.S. Environment Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin, right, near Coldwater Creek on Monday, March 17, 2025, in Florissant. (Brian Munoz / St. Louis Public Radio)

Dawn Chapman, Just Moms STL co-founder, left, looks out onto Coldwater Creek alongside Jim Macy, the United States Environmental Protection Agency Region 7 director, on Monday, March 17, 2025, in Florissant. (Brian Munoz / St. Louis Public Radio)

ALT Dawn Chapman, Just Moms STL co-founder, left, looks out onto Coldwater Creek alongside Jim Macy, the United States Environmental Protection Agency Region 7 director, on Monday, March 17, 2025, in Florissant. (Brian Munoz / St. Louis Public Radio)

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To the ones who put others first, we love you, we thank you, and today and every day, we celebrate you. Happy National Caregivers Day. 💛💚
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philip lewis
@Phil_Lewis_22 Feb 2025
WASHINGTON (AP) — Judge blocks Trump’s executive order ending federal support for programs promoting diversity, equity and inclusion.
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Protect OAK FLAT ✊🏾
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AFRICAN & BLACK HISTORY
@AfricanArchives19 Feb 2025
Slavery was Legal. Colonialism was Legal. Jim Crow was Legal. Apartheid was Legal. Legality is a matter of Power, NOT Justice.
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REBORN!
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South Park creators and Kendrick Lamar join forces for a bold new July 4th comedy. bit.ly/3CQkxUj

South Park Creators, Kendrick Lamar team up for July 4th comedy

Kendrick Lamar and South Park creators unite for a bold July 4th comedy, blending satire and culture in a film sure to spark conversation.

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This new interactive tool from @grist is such a valuable resource for journalists who want to track how climate and infrastructure funding affect their local area! buff.ly/3QhYFUU
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BREAKING: Mayor Monroe Nichols is putting Tulsa’s future first! 🌟 His new Office of Children, Youth, and Families aims to uplift and support the next generation. A bold step for a brighter tomorrow! 💙✨ #Tulsa #MayorNichols #YouthEmpowerment #FamilyFirst bit.ly/42Pzn80
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✨ hey siri, play “man at the garden” by Kendrick Lamar 💪🏾✨ lol but fr, what an honor to have Black Pastoral awarded the Kate Tufts Discovery Prize! 🙏🏾 many kudos to the judges, my fellow nominees, and to Kingsley Tufts winner Jaswinder Bolina! 🤍 arts.cgu.edu/tufts-poetry-aw…

Winners & Finalists — Tufts Poetry Awards

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Brian Munoz@brianmmunoz10 Feb 2025
NEWS: The @UMSystem’s unionized @NPR stations — @stlpublicradio and @kcur — will split off from the college system. The “Friends of KWMU Inc.” nonprofit will house the station with signals in St. Louis, Quincy and Rolla. The latest by @jmannies. stlpr.org/news-briefs/2025-0…

St. Louis Public Radio to go independent, parting ways with UMSL

The University of Missouri-St Louis announced Monday that it’s handing over ownership of St Louis Public Radio. The transition may take up to three years. Details still need to be worked out.

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Key takeaways from Gov. Stitt’s State of the State address—priorities, policies, and plans. bit.ly/42JG0IW

State of the Stitt: Gov. Kevin Stitt’s State of the State address recap

For the second to last time, Governor Stitt delivered his annual State of the State address where he boasted about improvements.

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🌍 From Marcus Garvey to modern repatriation, the Back to Africa movement has been a symbol of hope, history, and homecoming for the diaspora. Explore its impact and ongoing relevance today. ✊🏿🏡 #BackToAfrica #Diaspora #BlackHistory #Repatriation bit.ly/3Ev6vI2

Back to Africa movement: history, hope, and the diaspora

A look at the Back to Africa movement's history, modern efforts, and the challenges between newcomers and local communities in Ghana.

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🚨 Oklahoma Students Protest Immigrant Enrollment Rule 🚨 Students rallied outside the Oliver Hodge Building against a new rule requiring proof of citizenship for school enrollment. They say it threatens immigrant children’s safety and violates their rights. The OSDE board voted to adopt the rule, which some believe conflicts with a 1982 Supreme Court decision. #Oklahoma #ImmigrantRights #StudentsForChange #RyanWalters #OSDE #Education #Undocumented #Immigration #students
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🚨 Environmental justice under attack! 🚨  For four years, the Biden administration prioritized Black, Latino, and low-income communities impacted by pollution. But in a sweeping move, Trump has rolled back key initiatives—eliminating the “Justice40 program” and weakening protections against industrial pollution. Experts warn this will “disproportionately harm Black and Brown communities”, while funds from Biden’s “Inflation Reduction Act” could now be diverted. Activists like Jade Begay say “decades of progress are being erased”.  The fight isn’t over. Grassroots organizations are stepping up to protect vulnerable communities. “Will you stand with them?”   ✊🏾 Like, share, and follow for more. #EnvironmentalJustice #ClimateCrisis #ProtectOurCommunities
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