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________ journalist | photographer | graphic designer ________ Multimedia producer at WNET's MetroFocus. RTs ≠ endorsements.

Brooklyn
Joined August 2010
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This whole rejection of NYC folks trying to flee has got me like, OK bitch well when your basic ass wants to come watch the ball drop and clog up the sidewalks while you stare at your map, maybe I won’t be feeling so welcoming either. 😒 PS I am still in Brooklyn so don’t @ me.
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Castro is exactly right, and there needs to be more serious discussion on this issue. If there are any black women who are interested in writing about it for Prism, either in op-ed form or otherwise, please shoot me a pitch - would love to amplify your voice. Email in bio.
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(Another) innocent Black man has been shot and killed by "police" in Crown Heights Brooklyn today..The scene is getting tense right now
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In school, we rarely learn probability & statistics, leaving us victims of our mind’s own inability to process random events.
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Some of the terrific faculty members at @nyt_institute wrap up a meeting as we start our second week #NYTSJI17
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Saturday brainstorming session at @nyt_institute: @angelfranco & @KirstiItameri talk through a photo essay with @AlexandraMoreo #NYTSJI17
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Syria has imposed a 10% tax on shawarma, another sign that Assad is struggling to fill his regime's coffers. theguardian.com/world/2015/d…
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Our Prestige Grant aims to support two creative photographers' dream projects. Apply by Aug. 5 gtty.im/creativegrants
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Molokhia summit gone wild. @Zaidnewyork @KirstiItameri @Hebaatthezoo @missmayse @oceandream2000 @RaniaEssawi
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Filmmaker @ObaOxum examines African-Americans' place in the American family photo album: bit.ly/1KTuv0m @DDFRtv
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Actress/playwright/professor @AnnaDeavereS discusses #race, her hometown #Baltimore, & the school-to-prison pipeline: bit.ly/1Hz2n20
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1/4 #NYC public school graduates are prepared to succeed in college says @GouldFoundation’s Cynthia Rivera Weissblum bit.ly/1FsQolM
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How can art & theater impact race & community issues? Our conversation w/ @AnnaDeavereS: bit.ly/1Hz2n20
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Thank you to the Society of the #Silurians for an evening of great company & our merit award for public service TV!
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Tiny New York theatre opens its doors to audiences of one d.gu.com/9tLDmJ via @guardianworld
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#Prison nurseries denying inmates even though they're not full says @thenyworld’s @jiejennyzou:bit.ly/1Iw58Uw
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“More people are injured by champagne corks than by these animals…” Chris Nagy says of #NYC's coyotes: bit.ly/1H1kw5F @HumaneSociety
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.@MetroFocus' supreme @KirstiItameri & her talented team of young journalists at today's #newshive competition. 👍👏👏💪 – at Manhattan, NY
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My hatred of Cairo airport continues. Just sexually harassed by the policeman doing the security check. 😡😡😡 #visitEgypt
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On any given night in #NY state, 4000+ underage youth are victims of sex #trafficking: bit.ly/1GDoINL @ManhattanDA @NYAbolitionists