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President , spokesperson , foodie and hat aficionado. Changing written & unwritten rules in media, tech, biz & gov't. Views my own.

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    Nov 4

    We still have work to do after the election is over. Platforms aren’t enough and commissions aren’t enough. We need to invest in infrastructure to support Black folks, make elections more fair, and more. More from my convo last night.

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  2. 4 hours ago

    The forced sterilization of poor women of color is an American practice. After you watch tonight on , tell your DA to support every person’s right to reproductive autonomy

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    In this clip, Kelli Dillon explains the circumstances in which she was involuntarily sterilized at the age of 24 while incarcerated. Watch Monday, November 23 on .
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  3. 5 hours ago

    The effects of this pandemic could hold back Black and brown communities from mobility and growth for a generation if those in power do not act. We need resources. (And no, a $1,200 check won’t cut it.)

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  4. 6 hours ago

    Injustice is not an accident, it’s the product of decisions. Ending injustice means disrupting what produces it. That means taking on corporations who enable or encourage this content, or produce it.

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  5. 6 hours ago

    Narrative power building needs to happen on 2 fronts: -changing the protagonists of the stories that shape society -building the power to remove harmful and inaccurate stories from influencing ppl

    Black fathers are caring, compassionate, and complex. Many are role models, teachers, and guides for our youth. Unpack the term “Absentee father” and remove the word from your vocabulary.
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  6. 6 hours ago

    Whether it's about poverty or police violence, the people who are experiencing what’s wrong are also the best people to transform it into what’s right. We must tell stories of leadership and innovation that make oppressed ppl protagonists.

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  7. 6 hours ago

    Making our issues a trending topic, or getting them on the front page, isn’t actually power. Power is leveraging the presence of our issues to force real changes in the rules that shape society — the policies for how governments and corporations work.

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  8. 6 hours ago

    Whenever we are talking about a problem or injustice and using passive voice, we are erasing the most important character in the story: the villain. Black people are not “dying” from COVID — the decisions politicians have made are killing us.

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  9. 6 hours ago

    Narrative power is the ability to use our stories, words and images to change the norms and rules society lives by. Narrative infrastructure is everything we have to build to do that reliably over time.

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  10. 7 hours ago

    I’ve seen my paper on narrative power mentioned on social media recently, and I get questions on this a lot, so I thought I’d take a moment to dig a bit deeper into what “narrative power” means and what it takes to build it and use it. THREAD

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  11. Retweeted
    12 hours ago

    Today marks 8 years since my son Jordan was stolen from me. Every year, I write a letter to my son. Read below - and remember there are still thousands of families in this country being torn apart every single day from gun violence.

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  12. 8 hours ago

    What is shared on Facebook isn't happening in a vacuum. Conspiratorial content is being shared to and by people who have a role in shaping our democracy. It's deathly serious and Facebook needs to act like it.

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    Republican who temporarily blocked certification of Detroit's results shared election conspiracy theories on Facebook Also shared a racist post equating President Obama to an Islamic terrorist that was on Facebook for a DECADE -- it was removed today.
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  13. Retweeted
    Nov 22

    Six years ago today, 's life was cut short by police who refused to see him as the child he was. The lack of justice that followed has not been forgotten. As we honor and remember his life, we'll continue to fight for to hold police accountable.

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  14. Nov 20

    Law enforcement cannot be trusted to discipline themselves. If we want true police accountability, there must be independent arbiters making decisions.

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  15. Nov 20

    A Black trans woman’s life expectancy is only 35 years. On I’m committing to ending the stigmas that cause undue violence to our sisters.

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  16. Nov 20

    Honored to be included in this year’s among trailblazers who have been building narrative power and shifting the culture for our movements.

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  17. Nov 20

    There are thousands of Black people who have never been convicted of a crime who are incarcerated during a pandemic, just because they couldn't afford their bail. Meanwhile, fundraising platforms have enabled a white supremacist to raise $2 million for his cash bond.

    Kyle Rittenhouse, the 17-year-old from Illinois charged with killing two people during a protest in Wisconsin, has posted a $2 million cash bond and has been released from custody.
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  18. Nov 19

    In the madness, don't lose sight of the fact we made major strides in police accountability in cities across the country. Despite their best efforts to suppress your vote, you made reform possible.

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  19. Nov 19

    Yesterday, Zuckerberg swore up and down learned a lesson from 2016…but Trump’s post-election lies are the highest performing posts right now. Since they clearly aren’t willing to enforce their own rules, Congress must step in.

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  20. Nov 18

    People hell bent on ignoring truth aren’t going to care; they certified the votes in the end. They’ll see early headlines suggesting Black votes in Detroit were fraudulent and use the misinfo to bolster their lies on FB.

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  21. Nov 18

    A ballot is a mandate, not a blank check. Our work delivering the presidency must be reciprocated in policies designed to meet our demands around covid relief, criminal justice reform and more

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