Striking Voices

@StrikingVoices

Co-producer of "1,300 Men: Memphis Strike '68" video series created w/ & based on interviews of Memphis sanitation strikers & their families

Memphis, TN
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Joined December 2017
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  1. Pinned Tweet
    14 Jan 2018

    This project is dedicated to David and Carol Lynn Yellin. We hope they are smiling down on the legacy of their work for truth and justice. And this is also dedicated to Alvin Turner, our original interview and in our hearts always

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  2. Apr 4

    The policeman who shot and killed Larry Payne in 1968 has died.

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  3. Apr 3

    Thanks to @hwrmccarthy for this nice write-up of our event last week at at U of Memphis honoring the wives of the 1968 sanitation workers. Great job covering it all.

    Read about series screening sponsored by and hosted by producer
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  4. Retweeted
    Mar 28
    Replying to

    One more year has passed and still no justice for Larry Payne. Read more at by clicking on

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  5. Mar 28

    Remembering Larry Payne today, 51 years after his death in Memphis

    Please take a moment to think of Larry Payne & his family today. At 12:50 CT, 50 years ago today, a Memphis police officer killed him. Police brutality has been with us forever.
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  6. Feb 5

    Thank you You got us started. Yay.

    ICYMI: the talented & my incisive former colleague did great work with 1,300 Men, a series highlighting Emily’s , on the legacy of the 1968 Memphis sanitation workers’ strike. Check it out:
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  7. 1 Oct 2018

    Mississippi G-damn

    Why is this even a fight? C’mon, Mississippi.
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  8. Retweeted
    15 Sep 2018

    55 years ago today. I was 11 months old in AL. When I comment on the hatred of White supremacy and White people get their feelings hurt and call me racist or rush to say “not all Whites”, spend more time fighting racism than telling me there’s less of it.

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  9. 31 Aug 2018

    “Black Lives Do Matter” — Stevie Wonder
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  10. 31 Aug 2018

    Memphis’ daughter will get a proper sendoff today in Detroit.

    In the line of outside Greater Grace Temple in honor of Aretha Franklin.
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  11. 31 Aug 2018

    Our founding editor has a new gig. So glad her words and spirit will keep on illuminating the world. Onward 💕

    : I'm thrilled to announce that I'm joining the ESSENCE family as Senior Editor of News, Politics & Issues! , let's do this!
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  12. Retweeted
    12 Aug 2018

    Flint, Mich. has not had clean water for 1,572 days:

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  13. 28 Jul 2018

    A must-read

    A heart-expanding way to begin your weekend. Words with wings from my friend, ⁦⁩. Happy Saturday. 🌸
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  14. Retweeted
    1 Jul 2018

    I cried when reporter & shooting survivor said, “I want to be a journalist. It’s who I am,” on today. And again when her colleague @PhilDavis_CG said, “He didn’t take that away from me.” I stand with you. Thank you.

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  15. Retweeted
    1 Jul 2018

    It's been 1,529 days and Flint still does not have clean water:

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  16. Retweeted
    29 Jun 2018

    "Depicting a 79-yr-old black Congress member as a threatening figure is also a way of delegitimizing her with the “angry black woman” trope. These efforts... illustrate the peculiar intersections of racism & sexism for black women in the US" v

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  17. 30 Jun 2018

    A photo from the Memphis immigration protest today, taken by “1,300 Men” editor

    Crowds gathering at Gaisman Park in Memphis for
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  18. Retweeted
    24 Jun 2018

    The day felt like a family reunion. It was a hot afternoon, but EVERYBODY was in great spirits. Alfre Woodard even led the team in a rendition of 'Lift Every Voice and Sing'

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  19. Retweeted
    24 Jun 2018

    Directed by sister filmmaker and one to watch, . Shot by brother cinematographer and legend, .

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    This is not a MOMENT. This is a MOVEMENT.
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  20. Retweeted
    24 Jun 2018

    According to this new book, the first time the word “Memphis” was printed in a Tennessee newspaper was a runaway slave ad.

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  21. Retweeted
    30 May 2018

    Today, on what would have been his 75th birthday, we honor the memory of James Chaney who lost his life defending our right to vote.

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