@WhitleyAwards @jonleeanderson @NewYorker@paulakahumbu@wildlifedirect @jonleeanderson I just read your moving piece. Any advice for what an American citizen can do to help? Feeling heartbroken & helpless in the face of such loss & the obstacles @paulakahumbu is facing. I want to live in a world where our wildlife is protected & cherished ❤️
With Puerto Rico facing the worst blackout in U.S. history, resident Oscar Carrion took matters into his own hands. "We're used to living in a state of need, so we have to do it for ourselves. If we don't, nobody will do it for us." #frontlinePBS https://t.co/JX168mZ0WL
I hope folks understand that people are still being killed by the police at extraordinary & unacceptable rates. Just because it’s not on the national news anymore doesn’t mean that it’s not still happening.
This is Philadelphia Eagles player Chris Long. He donated his entire season's income to charity, including his first 6 paychecks to Charlottesville Scholarship programs.
Long also says he WILL NOT attend the WH to meet with Trump if the Eagles win the #SuperBowl#FlyEaglesFly
$12 per month for a checking account?
Some math:
If you have $1,000 in the account, $12 is 1.2% of it—per month.
Multiply by 12 months: people without much money are charged an annual rate of 14.4% for the bank to hold their money and process checks. https://t.co/emxDj2Pw3w
Recy Taylor's story was almost lost to history. @fivefifths interviewed the historian who revived the decades-old case that inspired Oprah's Golden Globes speech: https://t.co/zzuQNJ4tef
Kentucky is literally reintroducing literacy tests for people to get coverage if they fail their work requirement. Literacy tests. (And hey, never mind that lack of literacy may have been a reflection of undiagnosed medical issues and a reason they don’t have a job.) https://t.co/j2utK1h8fq
1) Keep in mind as @realDonaldTrump & the 1% celebrate the Dow closing over 25k...
• The UN is raising concerns of poverty in America at 3rd world levels.
• 263M Americans still live paycheck to paycheck.
• Children at inner city schools are getting frost bite bc of no heat
Philly has emergency shelter accessible to anyone who needs it, no ID required. If you see someone who may need shelter during this #CodeBlue, call 215-232-1984. Outreach is available 24/7. https://t.co/EfxYOssZWz
As a faithful listener, @RSiegel47, I can say your intellect and kindness was palpable through the radio. You will be missed! #thanksrobert https://t.co/diWC9QmgMB
Nine million American children just lost their health care and some of them will now die because you and your kind walked away. Get Christmas out of your mouth, you empty-souled stain. https://t.co/GjLhP15DmE
Tell your MoC to be a #DreamHero this holiday season and take the #DreamerPledge. Go to https://t.co/EWCkMbroqg and tell your MoC we need a clean #DreamActNow!