Heartbroken to learn of the passing of my friend and mentor, former longtime Wake County commissioner Betty Lou Ward. Betty Lou touched countless lives in her decades of public service to Wake County residents. Improving the lives of people throughout the region truly was her passion, and the positive impact of her leadership on our lives will forever be part her great legacy. She will be deeply, deeply missed by many. https://t.co/OYtI0xBNB0
On Juneteenth, we commemorate the anniversary of the delayed but welcome news of freedom reaching the enslaved Black folks in Galveston, Texas. It’s a reminder that even in the darkest hours, there is cause to hope — and a reason to keep building a country that lives up to its highest ideals.
Right now, it’s more important than ever to make it known that Orlando will always be a city that prioritizes compassion and inclusion. We want every person who calls our city home to know that your city will always have your back.
So excited to see @CarlosGSmith has been awarded a prestigious 2023 David Bohnett Leaders Fellowship from @VictoryInst to attend the renowned Senior Executives in State & Local Leadership program at Harvard's JFK School of Government!
As a 2018 Bohnett fellow and JKF alum, I know firsthand how superior this program is in making proven leaders even better. Perfect timing before we **Vote for Carlos as our next Florida State Senator from District 17!** #LeadOutLoud
Position statement by the SACSCOC, updated December 2020:
"SACSCOC supports and encourages the leadership role of its institutions in promoting and sustaining
diversity, equity and inclusion in all arenas of higher education."
More here: https://t.co/isKTMsznIK
@HusbandAndDad2 @DACJazz@Bwary_gifthorse@CarlosGSmith Again, Tom, I encourage you to read the primary sources above and draw your own educated conclusions. It’s been fun down here in the rabbit hole with you, but it’s time to move on to the matters of today. Best to you.
Class👏 dismissed. 👏
@HusbandAndDad2 @Bwary_gifthorse@CarlosGSmith If you were a student in my American History & Government classes, you’d know better by reading primary sources. Here’s the actual 1860 Republican Party platform: https://t.co/bGPwiiLFCl
Fortunately, both parties have since evolved. Still much to do though. 🇺🇸
@Bwary_gifthorse@CarlosGSmith Absolutely. But the bill’s author is implying that the Republican Party was anti-slavery, which it most certainly was not.
@bjoewolf Uncomfortable Fact Check: The Republican Party opposed the *expansion* of slavery into new western states and territories. The party and Lincoln himself asserted that states where slavery already existed could remain slaveholding as they always had been.
@Mdixon55 Fact Check: The Republican Party opposed the *expansion* of slavery into new western states and territories. The party and Lincoln himself asserted that states where slavery already existed could remain slaveholding as they always had been.
HKS's @KhalilGMuhammad and @IARA_HKS's @erica_licht outline the benefits of diversity, equity, and inclusion programs in response to efforts to curb these initiative across public colleges and universities in Florida https://t.co/bv3KiHRELc
Yesterday I led the youth panel for the @lgbtqdems. I tried to shed light on the issues of youth inaccessibility for the @FlaDems, but I also proposed some items of action for the audience.
Here is part of what I had to say: