Lawyer, policy analyst, speaker, activist, media host, Christian, NCNW General Counsel
Washington DC
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Ok, so in 2010 the Supreme Court gave corporations unlimited right to spend on campaigns. Money is speech. GOP celebrates. Now DeSantis is upset because Disney strikes back. #CitizensUnited giveth and taketh away. @coalitionbuildr @VP @AprilDRyan @SymoneDSanders @finneyk
The Greeks Irish Germans Italians held onto their traditions while they assimilated into their new homeland.
The price of ending slavery in U.S. was 700k dead. At its height SC was the wealthiest society on earth. Neither Jefferson nor Washington manumitted their enslaved people. Black and white soldiers and slaves fought, wrote, defied and ridiculed the peculiar institution .
One big difference between ancient and modern slavery…the latter was a life sentence with no way out even for progeny.
I’m reintroducing the AI Civil Rights Act to stop AI from supercharging ... youtube.com/live/IPLr4KYlOq4… via @YouTube
Violence doesn’t create change. It’s a rejection of change. Unfortunately, it’s usually a rejection of change that advances progress for the American people and democracy. @bencardin
The most effective opposition isn’t through violence; it’s with your voice and your vote. @BenCardinforMD
Madeline Brame’s GOP speech is misleading. Christoper Saunders, convicted by Alvin Bragg in the murder of a war veteran from the Bronx, was sentenced to 20 years to life in prison.
The evolution of the Southern economic development strategy: Rooted in Racism and Economic Exploitation: Part One epi.org/277201 via @economicpolicy
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President Biden’s economic agenda is unleashing a manufacturing and clean energy boom – spurring over $600 billion in private sector investments since taking office.
ALT President Biden greets workers at Tioga Marine Terminal in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Katie Edmonson in NYT “Every single Democrat in the House, except 1, voted for Kevin McCarthy’s ploy to continue Nancy Pelosi’s budget and Joe Biden’s policies,” said Rep. Rosendale of Montana. “Are we sure Hakeem Jeffries is not the speaker?” Speaker in waiting?
reading informs the mind and opens the heart
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We traveled the East Coast between NY and Ft. Myers. But books introduced me to the Civil War (Little Women), westward expansion (The Wind from Nowhere) and life on the Mississippi (Tom Sawyer.) Books are less scary than ignorance. #FreedomtoLearn.
@averyallen #ncnwstrong
New York Times…Jim: I think what any Republican challenger needs to do is to say to Trump voters, “I know he makes you feel good. I know he gets you riled up. But he’s not good for you. He’s political junk food. And let me show you why.”
This cause is close to my heart - please sign: sign.moveon.org/petitions/ar…
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@UNEP estimates that 80% of people displaced by Climate Change are women.
they face greater risks of violence, including sexual violence.
Red Card Campaign will be will be borne in mind throughout the Africa Open For Business Summit.
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