Yannis Banks

Cohost of the @thegrapevineatx on KAZI 88.7FM on Thurs from 9-9:30 am. Politics make me laugh. Pontificator. Transit.

[Yannis Banks @abstraktmind]

Prince pays a visit to the Grapevine https://t.co/5mZRpK2w7K

[Yannis Banks @abstraktmind]

Caitlin Rourk, Candidate for Texas Congressional District 10 https://t.co/hgV62kvEhn

[Yannis Banks @abstraktmind]

Jamarr Brown Joins The Grapevine https://t.co/oXXvqDEV7K

[SIS @WEGOBYSIS]

S/O to @SWV & @b_ a_morgan for such a legendary CLASSIC song!!! @singerjawan you’re the truth!! | #90s #RBMusic #yourealwaysonmymind

[Yannis Banks @abstraktmind]

Councilwoman Fuentes Pays The Grapevine a Visit @nikywooding https://t.co/06ryRl2W3d

[Yannis Banks @abstraktmind]

@Realrclark25 Can't wait to hear yall talk about it on @thepivot. I'm sure @OfficialCrowder has some thoughts.

[NAACP @NAACP]

Black families are paying the price for Trump’s broken promises.

"Since Trump took office, electricity prices have risen 13%. For Black households who already spend 43% more of our income on energy than white households, that is a major blow. Families are having to grapple with the decision to either feed their children or warm their houses," writes @MsAConner, Director of the Center for Environmental and Climate Justice.

Read her latest op-ed for the @couriernewsroom. https://t.co/V51v8b32j3

[Yannis Banks @abstraktmind]

ABLA President Tycha Kimbrough Visits The Grapevine https://t.co/ztdIDLyS4a

[Yannis Banks @abstraktmind]

Get in on the StockParty happening now! Join with my link and we'll both get bonus stock, plus an extra $50 to invest (it's that easy). https://t.co/fVhjQo47M5

[Yannis Banks @abstraktmind]

@EbPoetry Depends. Do you like your date to be taller than you?

[Yannis Banks @abstraktmind]

@Cory_Mose There's no other campus like it #eatemupcats

[The Washington Post @washingtonpost]

A fireball ripped across western Japan on Tuesday, stunning onlookers. The large, bright meteors are produced when meteoroids enter the Earth’s atmosphere at high speeds and under incredible friction, generating heat and creating a brilliant glow. https://t.co/lVaGCFKRTC

[NAACP @NAACP]

What’s disgraceful is a Governor of one of the most diverse states in the nation attempting to strip the voice and representation away of Black and Brown communities, holding sessions that have elected officials being detained, have the audacity to part his lips and say “illegal”

[Yannis Banks @abstraktmind]

@BonnieBruce

[Evan Smith @evanasmith]

.@burtrsolomons in @nytimes: I was the GOP chair of the House Redistricting Committee in #txlege. Mid-decade map drawing is "clear partisan manipulation ... that smacks of authoritarian overreach" https://t.co/mKk6BSLVsW 👀

[Evan Smith @evanasmith]

.@burtrsolomons in @nytimes: I was the GOP chair of the House Redistricting Committee in #txlege. Mid-decade map drawing is "clear partisan manipulation ... that smacks of authoritarian overreach" https://t.co/mKk6BSLVsW 👀

[Roy Wood Jr- Ex Jedi @roywoodjr]

No where in history of Black music is there a hit original patriotic song. Happy Fourth

[State Representative Lauren Ashley Simmons @RepLSimmons]

Truly honored to witness history and stand in the presence of greatness at the unveiling of Representative Senfronia Thompson’s portrait.

As the Dean of the Texas House, when she speaks, we listen.

#txlege @Senfronia4Texas

[Yannis Banks @abstraktmind]

You know it's hard out there for a pimp

[Senfronia Thompson @Senfronia4Texas]

I’m coming for the pimps! My amendment adopted today by the House will tackle human trafficking head-on and protect victims. #txlege

[Big Boi @BigBoi]

“ Hootie Hoo “ reimagined with a twist … #RicoWadeForever SouthernPlayalistic turns 31

[Ryan Clark @Realrclark25]

Undrafted…

I get it. Not being drafted sucks. The whole thing isn’t a dream for us. They don’t invite guys like us to the draft. Hell, most of us don’t even throw get togethers, and the ones that do are pissed off they did. Just because you weren’t picked doesn’t mean that you aren’t chosen…. The beauty is you now have a chance to make this a chapter in a story that empowers.

It won’t be easy. This journey can be lonely. People will over look you… if you let them. No one will stand on the table for you… until you make them. I wish I could tell you if you’re good enough you’ll make it, but I can’t. And you know that, but I do know if you don’t work your ass off you might as well not show up.

Things don’t go perfectly for us but it doesn’t mean you won’t be great. You could go from bagging groceries to the Hall of fame, win Super Bowls with your legs, or get cut more times than you can count and still have one of the most phenomenal plays in Super Bowl History! Shoot maybe even two of you can share an iconic moment.

You have a chance, & that chance is now. Walk into the building knowing you belong, but work like you’re the only one who knows that. Remember, just because you weren’t picked doesn’t mean you aren’t chosen. I wore it on my chest for 13 years to remind me, I wear it on my back now to remind you. Best of luck fellas. See y’all soon.