Lisalyn R. Jacobs

Policy omnivore & talking head. Afro-Latina living la vida intersectional. Proud DOJ alum. Mom to a 17 y.o. political savant. She/her/ella/y'all.

[Lisalyn R. Jacobs @LRockL]

To the anti-Kap.: Your kid's life doesn't change if you don't get it. My kid's life doesn't change until you do. #BoycottTheNFL #KapsoBlack

[Lisalyn R. Jacobs @LRockL]

4 Black reps from Louisiana since reconstruction: All living. All pictured.

[philip lewis @Phil_Lewis_]

There have been only four Black congressmen elected to the U.S. House from Louisiana since Reconstruction.

They’re all in this photo.

[Lisalyn R. Jacobs @LRockL]

This footage is a modern Rorschach test!

[Mark Carney @MarkJCarney]

Welcome back to Canada, President @BarackObama.

Thank you for joining us in Toronto for important conversations on how we can build a better and more just future — and empower more people to build with us.

[Lisalyn R. Jacobs @LRockL]

@SecWar Meanwhile, the administration you represent is hiding the evidence of the efficacy of both the COVID-19 and shingles vaccines. You must think that we don’t have credible news sources to debunk your alternate facts.

[Lisalyn R. Jacobs @LRockL]

@DineshDSouza Try comparing apples and apples. President Biden did not go start a war in Iran triggering skyrocketing gas prices. The current president did, but you would rather ineptly attempt to distract and deflect. #Nerp

[Lisalyn R. Jacobs @LRockL]

@nicksortor Maybe know YOUR place before saying that about any former president. You’re welcome.

[Lisalyn R. Jacobs @LRockL]

@SholdonDaniels Considering that most of the nation’s founders owned slaves and that Thomas Jefferson never freed the enslaved children he had with Sally Hemmings, I think not.

[Political Punk @actingliketommy]

I saw this video on Viola Davis' instagram this morning and everyone needs to see it.

The gutting of the VRA is the most significant attack on ALL civil rights in America in my lifetime, and after they already came for the women..

We better wake the fuck up. None of us is safe:

[Lisalyn R. Jacobs @LRockL]

@StephenM Great. Now do Memphis.

[Lisalyn R. Jacobs @LRockL]

@LauraLoomer Those don’t happen in broad daylight. The man went where he was invited. Deal with it.

[Rep. Gwen Moore @RepGwenMoore]

The time for action on the Black Maternal Health Crisis is long overdue.

Moms and babies can’t wait. It’s time to pass the #Momnibus.

[Lisalyn R. Jacobs @LRockL]

@BCFPresident A poll official sharing facts is not electioneering. I'm pretty sure my 96 year old mom, for instance, doesn't have a license, but there are other ways to verify her identity (and yours as well). You're welcome.

[Lisalyn R. Jacobs @LRockL]

@elonmusk You mean your 20 year olds who can't define DEI, much less articulate what their objectives were ... all while wasting my taxpayer dollars? That there is fraud, sir!

[Lisalyn R. Jacobs @LRockL]

@MeghanMcCain You really are riding with those guys? Your dad would be ashamed.

[Lisalyn R. Jacobs @LRockL]

@1gt69d1wr8xl05d @PressSec Just an idea: Google "GI bill," and white generational wealth. I'll wait.

[Lisalyn R. Jacobs @LRockL]

@MarshaBlackburn Surely, you jest.

[Lisalyn R. Jacobs @LRockL]

Sigh. Let's guess why the staffer thought this was an appropriate post to begin with ... S/he posted that which represents the environment they work in. It wasn't an anomaly.

[Pastor Mark Burns @pastormarkburns]

Statement on Video Depicting the Obamas

I just spoke directly with President Trump regarding the offensive Obama ape video that circulated online. The President assured me clearly and unequivocally that he did not post it. He understands the painful and racist history in America of depicting African Americans as apes, a tactic long used by white supremacists to demean Black intelligence and humanity. He knows this is wrong, offensive, and unacceptable.

The President made it clear to me that this post was made by a staffer and not by him. My recommendation to the President was direct and firm. That staffer should be fired immediately, and the President should publicly condemn this action. This kind of insensitive and racist communication does not reflect the heart, values, or leadership of the President of the United States, nor does it represent the America we are striving to build.

Historically, the intelligence of Black Americans has been questioned and attacked in shameful ways. From the era of slavery, when enslaved Africans were falsely portrayed as inferior to justify bondage, to the Civil War, when Black Union soldiers were often denied officer ranks despite bravery and leadership, to the Jim Crow era, where racist pseudoscience compared Black people to animals in textbooks, cartoons, and propaganda. Even into the modern era, these same ugly stereotypes have been recycled to undermine Black achievement, leadership, and dignity.

Racism must be confronted, not excused. Accountability matters. And leaders must always speak clearly when lines are crossed. #SpiritualDiplomat

[AFJ Action Campaign @AFJAction]

In yesterday's Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, Senator Durbin asked Anna St. John about her stance on forced arbitration.

Watch the clip below and read our full blog on why Anna St. John is #UnfitAndUnqualified for the federal bench: https://t.co/rRJH8o9jJr

[Lisalyn R. Jacobs @LRockL]

47's only concern about MN is losing control of the narrative. https://t.co/BhxYX0o77O

[Lisalyn R. Jacobs @LRockL]

@sues86453 Too bad ICE saw none of the descriptors in the first paragraph. Where I come from, the question is not what was she thinking, but what was he doing? He made a number of bad choices, not least standing in front of the car (against training), but you blame the soccer mom? Rethink.

[Lisalyn R. Jacobs @LRockL]

@BasedMikeLee I think you mean personnel. Beyond that, maybe we could start with a joint state/federal investigation of the killing by ICE in MN of a US citizen. Homicide is a crime. Refusal by a governor to participate in the harassment of citizens of the state, nsm.