Crystal Cooper

Strategic Comms x Social Impact | Formerly: @AMarch4OurLives @NYCMayorsOffice @ACLU | @HowardU alum | DMV raised, NYC made🗽| Trini-American 🇹🇹🇺🇲 |

[Kelly @broadwaybabyto]

“Let them go a month without meals. Maybe they’ll get a job”

First, many SNAP recipients have jobs. They’re just living below the poverty line because of tremendous wealth inequality.

Second, many are disabled and children and can’t work.

Third, no one should starve to death.

[Dylan Ali @dylanali_]

The US govt waged war on Black citizens in DC idk we should all be way more angry rn

[Igor Bobic @igorbobic]

New pope appears to have retweeted Chris Murphy on gun control in 2017

[Housing 4 All is Hot @ahouse4all]

I know its really scary for people to face the truth: A lot of the people on the street didn't make "bad" choices. Normal life things happened to them: Layoffs, death of a loved one, illness. That's all it takes and you're on the street.

[ProPublica @propublica]

If DOGE is a federal agency, it can’t shield its records from the public. If it’s not an agency, then its tens of millions of dollars in funding weren’t legally allocated and should be returned, some contend.
https://t.co/zCjOHum8zd

[Jeanmarie Evelly @JeanmarieEvelly]

"It is hard living in New York City, and it’s harder if you don’t own property."

@dparramejia looks at @RobinHoodNYC's new report on the racial wealth gap in NYC, and the role that housing plays: https://t.co/HaVig8sn0h

[you @MissZindzi]

They're trying to ban fun foods from SNAP meanwhile I think it should be extended to hot food, especially for people who don't have access to a kitchen/stove

[Nina Turner @ninaturner]

There is no such thing as “unskilled labor,” it’s a term used to justify poverty wages.

[Evan Serpick @Serps]

Baltimore's drop in homicides - 23% since last year and a staggering 40% from two years ago - should be a national story. Mayor Scott's Group Violence Reduction Strategy, which prioritizes resources to those most at risk and community engagement, should be studied and replicated.

[Asad🗽🍎 @AsadFromNYC]

I don't get why de Blasio gets so much hate. He passed the most progressive pro-family bill that NYC has had this century (universal pre-K) which still benefits tens of thousands of families in a city that has grown hostile to them. We can learn from him on getting things done.

[WNYC 🎙 @WNYC]

More New Yorkers are relying on food pantries to get enough to eat now than before the pandemic – including many people with jobs, and without serious health issues, a new report has found. https://t.co/H47ObDhvNU

[Crystal Cooper @crysxcoop]

Kendrick mood post-2016: Alright ✊🏾

Kendrick mood post-2024: Hood Politics 🥷😭

[Rick Steves @RickSteves]

Many don’t realize that the first people Hitler sent to his concentration camps weren’t everyday Jewish citizens, but his political opponents. So, when Trump rants about retribution, locking up his opponents, and giving them “very long sentences,” I can’t help but take him seriously… because history teaches us that is what fascist dictators do during their “Day One” period to consolidate their power. (After all, if you’re hellbent on staying in power but aren’t likely to win the next election, you can’t have your political opponents running around free.)

To keep fascism out of our lives, vote for democracy!

[Jessica Valenti @JessicaValenti]

Another dead woman.

Josseli Barnica was killed by the abortion ban in Texas, denied miscarriage care because her fetus still had a heartbeat.

They are killing us.

https://t.co/2Xch2n1B7l

[Crystal Cooper @crysxcoop]

@MelechThomas Offering condolences and comfort, Melech 🙏🏾

[Crystal Cooper @crysxcoop]

@davidhogg111 David, this is devastating to hear 💔. I offer my deepest condolences and pray for the protection and peace of you and your family.

[Headquarters @HQNewsNow]

Gen Z 🤝 VP Harris

[Crystal Cooper @crysxcoop]

@AMarch4OurLives 👏👏👏

[Fara Kaufman @justfara]

So, I spoke to people getting food at a food bank and here are some things I learned from those in need:
1. Everyone donates Kraft Mac and Cheese in the box. They can rarely use it because it needs milk and butter which is hard to get from regular food banks.
2. Boxed milk is a treasure, as kids need it for cereal which they also get a lot of.
3. Everyone donates pasta sauce and spaghetti noodles.
4. They cannot eat all the awesome canned veggies and soup unless you put a can opener in too or buy pop tops.
5. Oil is a luxury but needed for Rice a-Roni which they also get a lot of.
6. Spices or salt and pepper would be a real Christmas gift.
7. Tea bags and coffee make them feel like you care.
8. Sugar and flour are treats.
9. They fawn over fresh produce donated by farmers and grocery stores.
10. Seeds are cool in Spring and Summer because growing can be easy for some.
11. They rarely get fresh meat.
12. Tuna and crackers make a good lunch.
13. Hamburger Helper goes nowhere without ground beef.
14. They get lots of peanut butter and jelly but usually not sandwich bread.
15. Butter or margarine is nice too.
16. Eggs are a real commodity.
17. Cake mix and frosting makes it possible to make a child’s birthday cake.
18. Dishwashing detergent is very expensive and is always appreciated.
19. Feminine hygiene products are a luxury and women will cry over that.
20. Everyone loves Stove Top Stuffing.

In all the years I have donated food at the Holidays, I bought what I thought they wanted, but have never asked. I am glad I did. If you are helping a Family this Christmas, maybe this can help you tailor it more. It does for me!