Benjamen Douglas

PhD student & fellow @uarizona; consultant; frmr prog ofcr @TheDCArts; cheerleader @ArtsAdminColor; SonEdna Fdn founding ED; stand for justice. He/they.

[Robert Reich @RBReich]

Cost of Trump's D.C. Occupation: $1.1M per day.

Cost to operate public housing for D.C.'s entire homeless population: $169,226 per day.

It's not about what this country can or can’t afford.

It’s about priorities.

[Robert Reich @RBReich]

Undocumented immigrants paid $97B in taxes in 2022.

They paid a higher state/local tax rate than the top 1% in a majority of states.

They contributed $26B to Social Security, which they can't benefit from.

Remember this the next time the undocumented are called "freeloaders."

[Michael Harriot @michaelharriot]

A gunman killed 19 American schoolkids in Uvalde & a white supremacist murdered 10 Black Americans in Buffalo & COVID killed 3 million Americans & 6 judges took every woman’s reproductive rights & gave them to overwhelmingly white male legislatures…

Not one upside down flag

[Robert Reich @RBReich]

Effective tax rates before and after the Trump tax law:

Verizon
Before: 21%
After: 8%

Walmart
Before: 31%
After: 17%

AT&T
Before: 13%
After: 3%

Walt Disney
Before: 26%
After: 8%

FedEx
Before: 18%
After: 1%

This is what a corporate giveaway looks like.

[Robert Reich @RBReich]

For the first time in the history of the United States, billionaires had a lower effective tax rate than working-class Americans.

Let that sink in.

Wealth tax. Now.

[Jerry Mitchell @JMitchellNews]

Remembering Medgar Evers and his courage on the day that his family will receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian honor. https://t.co/OaBS7EEOH4

[Robert Reich @RBReich]

This is the graph everyone needs to see for International Workers' Day.

[Benjamen Douglas @benjamendouglas]

@AndreCdAlmeida Hi! I've been looking for the source for this, so I can properly credit the creator. Are you the person who adapted it, or do you know who did? Thanks!

[Devyani Saltzman @DevyaniSaltzman]

Well this happened. So very excited to share that I‘ll be joining the @BarbicanCentre as their new Director of Arts, working in collaboration with the superb heads of art forms to set creative vision across music, cinema, theatre, visual arts, immersive & creative collaborations

[Benjamen Douglas @benjamendouglas]

I was just writing about this today. #adventuresinwhitesupremacy
🤓😂

[AFRICAN & BLACK HISTORY @AfricanArchives]

Bill R. Bojangles wasn't allowed to hold Shirley Temple's hand while filming the stair scene in "The Little Colonel". She insisted and grabbed his hand during the act becoming the first time an integrated couple was filmed dancing together.

Breaking Color Barriers.

A THREAD!

[Benjamen Douglas @benjamendouglas]

So excited to receive my copy of Muse, by @bmichaelAmerica!

[Devyani Saltzman @DevyaniSaltzman]

2024 News⚡️ I'm thrilled to announce that my new book has been acquired by @randomhouseca for Spring ‘25 pub. It's a deep nonfiction exploration of our collective institutions in a fractured time, and what new systems can look like that are healthier for all of us.

[Benjamen Douglas @benjamendouglas]

A public art / social practice project gestates in Tucson… 😁🥰

[Benjamen Douglas @benjamendouglas]

@CalltoActivism He holds it like the Bible... Two things he's never held before. 😂

[Benjamen Douglas @benjamendouglas]

@Ian_Larsen He wants to be famous: https://t.co/E9i9cKMtev

[Benjamen Douglas @benjamendouglas]

@PurlieBway is a triumph! Bravo to @leslieodomjr and the entire @OssieandRuby family on this geniusly written farce that explores ideologies of the old south—many of which persist. The play is as important as ever!! 👏🏻

[Ethical Society StL @EthicalStL]

Words matter.
👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 @Drawn2Intellect

[Benjamen Douglas @benjamendouglas]

Congratulations to the Ruby Dee, Ossie Davis, and @PurlieBway families on this important revival!

https://t.co/vMFAorEjxB

[Campaign for a Creative Generation @Campaign4GenC]

What an incredible Summer Residency with exceptional Guest Speakers! @JaimeSharp's insights on racial equity, @individuart23's innovation, @Fresh_Professor's empowerment, and @benjamendouglas' activism left a lasting impact. #CreativeGeneration #InspiringMentors #Gratitude