Tesfaye Negussie

@ABCNews Reporter/Writer/Producer 📝📺 Formerly @espn & @andscape 🏀🏈

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Quakers, one of the 1st abolitionists, renew call for resistance as America turns 250

The faith group is applying tactics its predecessors used to protect enslaved people using the Underground Railroad to give sanctuary to immigrants facing deportation. My latest on ABC . COM

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The “Grandmother of Juneteenth” Opal Lee says efforts are being made to erase Black history in America. The Trump admin has removed Juneteenth & MLK Day as fee-free days at national parks & moved to oust Black history pieces from national museums. @GMA @ABC

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ABC News: Betsy Rosado is struggling to pay for gas to take her 2-year-old daughter, who has Down syndrome, to her multiple therapies. We followed three households who say their cost of living has spiked since the start of the Iran war, and they need relief. More in thread

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My Latest on @ABC: The NAACP is calling on Black athletes to pull their commitments from public universities which are in southern states which, they say, are limiting the Black vote. https://t.co/e4NaHoAMXM

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We were nominated for an Emmy 🏆 for our @ABCNewsLive piece “The Struggle for Food Assistance”! A powerful story that looks at how changes in federal government policy have changed food security in America.

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Somali-Minnesotans told us that a vast majority of their community are citizens or permenant residents. Many of them are carrying their passports everywhere they go now. They told us Somali Americans are being targeted at ESL centers, mosques and homes.

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A judge dismissed a jury’s verdict Tuesday, holding social media commentator and blogger Milagro Cooper liable for defamation in a lawsuit filed by hip-hop star Megan Thee Stallion in 2024. https://t.co/S8glTmrkci

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Our Latest: Meg Thee Stallion was awarded $75K. Reports say she was looking for millions.

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The officer stepped in front of her parked car after she stole liquor, and when she attempted to drive away, he claimed her car hit him. https://t.co/kv3Ro1jVac

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Last week was a busy one covering those directly impacted by the government shutdown. Our ABC News stories here: https://t.co/HEFPEE2nLe

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Our Latest: A verdict might come out today in the trial of the former Illinois deputy who shot Sonya Massey, a Black woman, in her own home after she called 911 over a possible intruder. https://t.co/wYF4ezsHXR

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Healthy food benefits for women, infants and children in limbo during government shutdown. Reporting from @TesNeg https://t.co/iu5SXzFDc9

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Yooooooo this probably one of the best photos I’ve seen. 🥶

Credit: @Dullah_vision

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This makes me a little sad. I remember @espn's coverage of her while I was working for the World Wide Leader. What a sweet lady.

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Sister Jean is officially retiring from Loyola Chicago at 106 years old 🙏

She had served as the men’s basketball team chaplain since 1994 👏

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Alex O'Keefe, a former writer for "The Bear," the award-winning hit show on FX, spoke out on social media after he was detained by police and forced to exit a train after he said a white passenger wanted him to correct the way he was sitting.
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Alex O'Keefe, a former writer for "The Bear," said he was detained by police on Thursday and forced to exit a train after a white passenger wanted him to correct the way he was sitting.

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