Disruptor, connector, & community leader, advocating for education, equity, women, vets & the under-resourced. No tolerance for isms of any kind. My tweets.
Effectively criminalizing homelessness in Florida is no way to address the woes of a housing crisis that has been exacerbated by deliberate legislative inaction.
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“Nothing about us, without us.” So great to hear from our youth advocates about their advocacy journey and how we can work to support them! @NationalPTA thank you for inviting the youth panel to be here this evening and remind us why we do what we do. #PTALegCon
The Florida Republicans are advocating for a significant overhaul of election laws, aiming to ELIMINATE vote-by-mail in Florida, with only minor exceptions.
WARNING ⛔️- This is not the time for the people of Florida to remain passive. Your rights and our democracy are under an all-out attack.
Ready for the ultimate #BacktoSchool takeoff? 🚀 Don't let August 17th catch you off guard! Check out @MDCPS' checklist for students and parents. Let's make this school year the BEST one yet! #YourBestChoiceMDCPS https://t.co/1OnZcvs1vG
Today would've been Emmett Till's 82nd birthday.
Later today, I'll sign into law a presidential proclamation establishing the Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley National Monument in Illinois and Mississippi.
Exactly. The misconception that affirmative action meant unqualified people have been admitted into college solely because of their race was never true and is quite frankly an ignorant interpretation. Thank you @joyannreid for setting the record straight and sharing your truth!
Under DeSantis’s new laws, Floridians may never learn there was once a Black Superintendent of Schools in Florida who was so forceful in his advocacy for civil and educational rights, that he had to sleep armed in his attic to ward off attacks from the KKK. Meet Jonathan Gibbs.
Take time when you need it.
Take space when you need it.
Take whatever it is you need to show up as the best version of yourself.
If others take issue with that, that’s their issue, not yours.
“The struggle of civil rights cannot be won by any one group acting by or for itself alone, but only through a coalition of groups that share a common commitment to equal justice and equal opportunity for everyone.”
–Arnold Aronson, one of our founders