Beth McDaniel

Lover of people, learning, & critical thinking. Passionate about social justice. Unwavering belief in power of humanity & our ability to build a just world.

[Ilhan Omar @IlhanMN]

Since 1988, Republicans have won the popular vote exactly one time, but have selected 6 of the last 9 SCOTUS Justices.

Expand the court or an antidemocratic minority will continue to control our laws & our bodies.

[Dillon Nettles @Dylawn4]

Reading this opinion feels like it’s laying out the entire political ideology for the growing white insurgency in this country.

[Beth McDaniel @ILoovePeople]

@4stickers @bshelburne That is also problematic, but not the focus of the original post.

[Cori Bush @CoriBush]

We need to turn up the pressure on our Senators about abolishing the Jim Crow filibuster. All of us.

[Beth McDaniel @ILoovePeople]

“Abolition is about creation as much as it is about tearing down.” - Conference on upending the child welfare system What a powerful and profound quote!

[Alabama Students Against Prisons @alagainstprison]

Alabama’s been busy showing our elected officials that we won’t take injustice and harm. Join @CommsNotPrisons on March 27th for a caravan to the Governor’s mansion. #NoNewPrisons

[CSSP @CtrSocialPolicy]

The Biden administration took an important step toward protecting the health and well-being of immigrant families this week, ending the Trump administration’s disastrous public charge rule. Read our statement on this move to protect ALL families.

https://t.co/qg6OuLu4Pc

[Adelante @AdelanteAlabama]

Looking for ways to support the @BAmazonUnion? Join Black Lives Matter, RWDSU, and Black workers on the frontline on March 13 for their caravan 🚗 #BAmazonUnion #VoteYes

[Dev Wakeley @DevWakeley]

This morning in the Senate Judiciary Committee, Rep. Jim Hill's HB 23 is up after passing the House. This bill would allow resentencing of certain people who were convicted under the state's broken Habitual Felony Offender Act. #alpolitics

[Beth McDaniel @ILoovePeople]

This is illogical, punitive, and irresponsible and harms individuals, children, families, communities. #Alabama reps perpetuate narratives about 'personal responsibility' and 'work ethic,' while they enact policies that create barriers to maintaining employment #alpolitics

[Beth McDaniel @ILoovePeople]

Making Possible the Impossible: A Black Feminist Perspective on Child Welfare Abolition https://t.co/KtNfsUOxsJ

[Beth McDaniel @ILoovePeople]

an expansive system of overlapping interests of government and industry that use surveillance, policing, and imprisonment as solutions to economic, social, and political problems.[5]

[Cell A65 @Cell_A65]

TOMORROW! Start calling and emailing @GovernorKayIvey and other members of the judiciary committee now and tell them you do NOT support HB 445.

[Beth McDaniel @ILoovePeople]

Great news! When children (or any person) are/is hungry, it’s hard to learn/ focus, to interact with peers, to regulate/express emotions, to complete other daily activities. Not a simple matter of ‘welfare’ or ‘a handout’, it’s a matter of health, wellness, and development

[Robyn Hyden @robynhyden]

Glad to see these policies extended through summer 2021, and grateful to acknowledge the absolutely heroic efforts of child nutrition professionals and schools to make sure students are fed 👍

[Beth McDaniel @ILoovePeople]

It would be ludicrous, inhumane, and fiscally irresponsible to not #ExpandMedicaid in #Alabama. Government budgets, policy decisions reflect what we value as a state and as a nation, and if we value children and families in AL, our policy actions should reflect this. #alpolitics

[Alabama Arise @AlabamaArise]

The #AmericanRescuePlan would give Alabama an extra $940M in federal funding over 2 years if the state opts to #ExpandMedicaid to cover adults with low incomes. “It’s just too good of a deal to not take,” Arise’s @janeadamsid tells @TIME’s @abbyabrams. https://t.co/UGYKikYFV1

[James “Major” Woodall, Sr. @iMajorWish]

BREAKING: The Georgia House of Representatives just voted unanimously in favor of #HB479, a FULL repeal of citizens arrest. It now heads to the Senate. If passed, Georgia would be the first state in the nation to do so.

This one is for Ahmaud Arbery. Real tears . #GaPol

[Cover Alabama @CoverAlabama]

If Alabama expanded Medicaid over 50,000 working women would get access to life-saving health insurance.

The best way for @GovernorKayIvey to honor #InternationalWomensDay is to #ExpandMedicaid.

#alpolitics

[Dillon Nettles @Dylawn4]

Tomorrow, in the same week we commemorated #BloodySunday, the Alabama House Judiciary committee will vote on HB445 which creates new criminal penalties that will be used to suppress Black-led protests AND prohibits state funds to local govts that reduce police budgets by > 10%.

[CSSP @CtrSocialPolicy]

Basic income supports like a child allowance support children's health, education, and long-term success. Families who need this support the most are missing out. We must expand the #ChildTaxCredit to create a regular child allowance for all children. #AmericanRescuePlan