Yolanda Young

@yolandayoungesq

Leads , publishes and writes stuff for The Guardian, USA TODAY...

Washington, DC
lawyersofcolor.org
Joined September 2012
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  1. Pinned Tweet
    12 Jul 2016

    I coined the slogan after our report revealed black crim & civil clients do better w/ blk attys

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    3 hours ago

    Why they kneel

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    St Ann Mo cops pulled a car over on a traffic violation, said the PASSENGER didn’t comply, refusing to raise his hands (A LIE), unlock the door or open the window (HE COULDN’T BECAUSE CAR CRASHED ON HIS SIDE). He was released with NO CHARGES. Another day being Black in America.
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    12 hours ago

    “I have a plan for that” is my favorite campaign slogan in as long as I can remember.

    This week is on the cover of . Here's the first look
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    15 hours ago

    At his rally tonight, Trump says the government is unable to violently attack immigrants, someone in the crowd shouted "Shoot them!" The crowd & Trump erupt in laughter & cheers. Trump says, "Only in the panhandle can you get away with that statement."

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    14 hours ago

    This pic is communicating so much, about not just marriage and family and happiness and the miracle of life, but about our two countries shared racial, colonial, revolutionary and modern history. Somewhere, Queen Charlotte is surely smiling.

    The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh were introduced to the newborn son of The Duke & Duchess of Sussex at Windsor Castle. Ms Doria Ragland was also present. The Duke & Duchess of Sussex are delighted to announce that they have named their son Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor.
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    21 hours ago

    The median Uber driver takes home just $8.55 an hour. Last year, Uber paid its top 5 executives $143 million. Our country does not struggle with scarcity. We struggle with greed. Proud to stand with the Uber and Lyft drivers striking around the world today. ✊🏽

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    15 hours ago

    Are any authors with books out soon rethinking tour stops in Georgia?

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    16 hours ago

    This is outrageous and the first time I am seeing anything about it.

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    16 hours ago

    “How can a vibration of air be violent? How do you criminalize a sound? “ Go-go’s fight against gentrification is just getting started. This is what it sounds like. - The Washington Post

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    May 7

    Has it occurred to you 1) that rich influencers routinely lie about how much they sleep to create an image of faux industriousness 2) we actually have data on who gets the least amount of sleep, and it’s poor people

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    Rich people don’t sleep 8 hours a day.
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    22 hours ago

    The voucher movement has always been about privatization and never about giving poor black kids access to elite, high-performing private schools.

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  12. 21 hours ago

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    I want to ask if the royal baby’s name is a White Teeth reference
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  13. Retweeted
    May 8

    Worth the read. Well done, ⁦⁩.

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    May 8

    No one has had a bigger glow up in the last 10 years than cauliflower. It went from being ashy broccoli to being the Mystique of vegetables, always coming at you with a new shape. You want rice? Mashed potatoes? Pasta? Cheese? A man? Low cost housing? Make it from cauliflower.

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    May 8

    Shout out to the Uber & Lyft drivers going on strike today. These folks deserve better wages than what they're currently receiving. Please consider supporting them by using a different means of transportation today.

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  16. May 8

    Really thoughtful thread on and appropriate criticism of Martin Weil’s “Let Them Eat Cake” article on last night’s demonstration.

    Meanwhile, here's the Washington Post's coverage of the same event, which manages to go into detail on the weather without hinting at gentrification. If I can do it for a nine-year-old, the city's paper needs to do better.
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    May 7

    I mean, sure, because really what WERE the long-lasting repercussions? Has the harasser whose confirmation hearings Biden presided over served on the highest court for the past 27 years, determining voting rights & the outcomes of presidential elections?

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    May 7

    Billy Porter dressed in The Blonds.

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    May 7

    Everything I do is purposeful!

    Am I the only one to assume ‘s was purposeful and not a mistake?
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    May 7

    michael gerson did some serious reading about reconstruction and seems to have come away from it transformed

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    May 7

    Yes, . 's minions fear displeasing Trump more than they fear violating the law. Congress needs to CHANGE that calculus. And Mnuchin is exactly who they should make an example out of.

    Hold in contempt if you want to, but the problem right now is the flagrant lawlessness of Steve Mnuchin. (by )
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