Investigative journalist specializing in the history of people of color. Past: @USATODAY, @smithsonian, @BET. Future: Unbounded. Witness. In Angela's name.
Washington, D.C.
Joined May 2009
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Among many reasons I was blessed to go to Angola was to walk the path of our ancestor Angela of Jamestown. Most enslaved black women were unseen, unheard, unnamed and disregarded. Her strength and resilience are incredible.
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One of our a great master teacher Dr.Clarke.#whitehistorymonth .#Blackhistorymonth.#BlackTwitter .#PanAfrican.
Great story! Enjoying this profile by @chriscarrega. Biddy Mason Helped Build Downtown Los Angeles. Her Descendants Want You To Learn More. capitalbnews.org/biddy-mason… @capitalb
Nice job @mrbrownsir
Fani Willis' testimony evokes long-standing frustrations for Black women leaders apnews.com/article/fani-will…
Great read about unsung she-ro Hazel Johnson, who spoke out against the polluting of Chicago's South Side.
The mother of environmental justice was a Black woman from the South Side of Chicago. An audio docuseries is bringing her story to new generations of activists. capitalbnews.org/hazel-johns…
There continues to be fallout from the Shelby v Holder decision as now each Southern state can revise voting laws and disenfranchise Black people. Capital B is watching, starting with North Carolina.
The GOP-led North Carolina Supreme Court recently tossed out a lower court ruling that a voter ID law was racially discriminatory. Here’s how organizers have been preparing Black communities for this fall’s local elections. capitalbnews.org/north-carol…
I'm helping journalism colleagues in the @CapitalBNews newsroom this month. Here's a poignant read about the grief Black #Jacksonville is experiencing right now. capitalbnews.org/jacksonvill…
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@JSchool_CU Faculty @Nanaaba & @CarAdrianH representing at the #HBCU #NABJ23 reception in #Birmingham, Alabama with our dear friend & journalist extraordinaire @NicSmith312 formerly of @USATODAY
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“Joy. Peace. And a reasoning to remember… was it the heat that made me nearly drunk from so much knowledge + culture packed into one short weekend?” - @NicSmith312 in @USATODAY
Join us for @calabashfest return. 5/25-5/28
#calabash2023
#calabashforword
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If Black people were as violent, barbaric and murderous as we’re portrayed….
That violent, barbaric murderer wouldn’t have died of old age.
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Occasionally I share these and not block out the language because it’s important everyone see what it’s like for many journalists of color. On an almost daily basis.
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Racialized Voices in Journalism presenting at Hillcrest HS. Many thanks to our presenters! Black excellence students will be showcased this evening on CBC at 6pm @ViktaPaulo @ocdsb @NicSmith312 @CarAdrianH @RegLavergne
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UMOJA hosted a fantastic Coffee House and Black History Month Assembly. Many thanks to @CarAdrianH and @NicSmith312 for inspiring our students! #BlackHistoryMonth
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"while emancipation dead-bolted the door against the bandits of America, Jim Crow wedged the windows wide open. And that is the thing about Senator McConnell’s “something”: It was 150 years ago. And it was right now." Ta-Nehisi Coates on #Reparations bit.ly/2WWrwQE
A good start toward reparations. apple.news/Ar2TALNtoRsiiYJq4…
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I have been retained along with @HarryMDJR to represent Jarrett Hobbs. This is sickening. We will get Justice.
