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managing editor . 2014-2015/for life. BK/NJ/Ghana.

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    May 7

    Interesting finding from Report for America fellows: reporters still wrote about communities but not for them. via

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    May 4

    I’ll be speaking on this at 10:45 am Monday at the conference in Baltimore. I’ll be on a gun violence panel with , who wrote the book “Parkland,”& of . EWA prez will moderate.

    In covering Stoneman Douglas High School shooting and its aftermath, staff of forced accountability for decisions and missteps by district and law enforcement. Hear more with & on .
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  3. Apr 30

    Hey ya'll here's your new favorite podcast, hosted by , the illest. via

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    Apr 29

    IF YOU ARE A CURRENT OR FORMER BF EMPLOYEE OR FREELANCER WHO EXPERIENCED RACISM DURING YOUR TENURE, institutional or otherwise, & would feel comfortable sharing your stories confidentially w my lawyer please email TracysTipline@gmail.com (2/?)

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    Apr 28
    Replying to

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    Apr 27

    What's driving the turmoil at the NRA? Revelations from 's incredible investigation into the group's finances, published last week in /. Read it here:

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    Apr 24

    i will tweet about this story until every human being reads it! while the national media was consumed by gun control post parkland, the city was ripping itself apart over school discipline policy, partially thanks to one conservative think tanker

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    Apr 23
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    So excited to be joining these fine folks as we work to improve nonprofit journalism (which in my humble opinion has the potential to save the industry). Please read and support nonprofit news, or any other.

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  9. Apr 23

    Excited to spend the year with these smart nonprofit newsroom folk!

    Congrats to INN’s 2019 Emerging Leaders Council. Looking forward to seeing everyone in June at the program and INN Days!
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    Apr 23

    woo ⁦⁩

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    Apr 17

    Another drop-everything-and-read-it piece from in / on the NRA's dramatic internal crisis:

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    Apr 17

    NEW: Devastating investigation by on how "a small group of N.R.A. executives, contractors, and venders has extracted hundreds of millions of dollars from the nonprofit’s budget," leaving it in dire financial straits.

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    Apr 17

    new york city: the "its none of my business" capital of the world

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    Anyway, today in New York people remain unfazed
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    Apr 13

    I’m a 30 year old self-taught artist from a small rural town in South Carolina. I use my platform to promote small town pride as well as share my art. I’m currently in the process of selling art to have my own studio work space. A retweet would mean the WORLD to me

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    Apr 15

    So excited about this new service that we’re launching! Expectant/current moms on the told us there’s a lack of info on how to get resources — here’s how we hope to help

    Join "The Cord" for , a free text-message service from CB reporters about pregnancy and motherhood! You can get info/news, ask qs and tell us what expecting moms should know. Sign up FREE at !
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    Apr 14

    Sigh. People think debating is some sure-fire method for securing rights and making the case for your humanity. You know what literally has proven to work more effectively over time? Fighting.

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  17. Apr 12

    facts on facts on facts

    I'm dropping hints The Emancipation of Mimi is a wildly influential and damn near perfect record that deserves celebration and all the navel-gazing analysis it can carry on its butterfly-motifed shoulders.
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    Apr 11

    This story finally ran! Why did the best public university in the country's second blackest state remain so white for so long? I dug into the history and looked at the ways people are trying to diversify LSU.

    Spent the last few days reading through the archives at Louisiana State University archives. The library is named after Troy Middleton, a former president who spent a good bit of time writing people to say he was doing all he could to keep black students out of the state flagship
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  19. Apr 10

    will never get old

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    The moment that Timbaland played Hov the "Dirt Off Your Shoulders" beat for the first time HAS TO BE a top 10 moment in hip-hop. 😂🙌🏾
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    Apr 6

    Require people to pronounce your name correctly.

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