We forget the global influence the U.S and it's policy holds. Black Americans, the very few survivors of slavery, against all odds - may have stopped untold death and destruction worldwide. #letthatsinkin
this might be the best video of the bunch. Le Hoang Nguyen asked himself: "What would I do if I weren't afraid?"
his answer: put up a giant billboard in Houston that says #BlackLivesMatter in English and Vietnamese
#TexasAAPIVote2020 Le Hoang Nguyen made a compassionate stand for black lives, and he hopes AAPIs can vote to elect empathic leadership for America. Make a plan to vote on Tues, Nov 3rd! #AAPIrepresent
Directed by Sam Mohney & Huay-Bing Law
Produced by Andrew Lee
in 2016, UT students had one voting location on campus. population-wise, the school should have 11. maya patel fought to add more places for students to vote
#TexasAAPIVote2020 Maya Patel is a student activist fighting for voter turnout on TX college campuses. Her fierce passion for voter rights encourages AAPIs to vote. Make a plan to vote on Tues, Nov 3rd! #AAPIrepresent
Directed by Sam Mohney & Huay-Bing Law
Produced by Andrew Lee
#TexasAAPIVote2020 For years, E.J. Kim has run the first ever Korean restaurant in Austin, and sheโs proud to have voted for her first time. Make a plan to vote on Tues, Nov 3rd! #AAPIrepresent
Directed by Sam Mohney & Huay-Bing Law
Produced by Andrew Lee
A LITTLE LOUDER FOR EVERYONE IN THE CHEAP SEATS
thread on what happened AFTER people spoke up ๐๐ผ๐๐ผ๐๐ผ read to the end, the kicker is real
1/ So a lot of people may be reading my threads and asking -"but Alain, if all this was happening in the newsroom why didn't you all speak up or do something?"
WE. DID.
Todays black truths from an investigative reporter: we talk about what REALLY happens when you speak out
newsroom ~memories~
but fr, editors reject these kinds of criminal justice / racial justice pitches ALL THE TIME. @AlainStephens was always grinding to get them through. the reason they got on air was because of him
7/One of my investigative partners working with me on the story, (who was working off the clock) actually called out systemic racism in the newsroom.
When the story eventually won awards, they tried to remove her name. (White allies suffer to)
3/ Gonna admit, this is a cathartic moment that somewhat caught me by surprise. Four years ago I walked in off the streets as a volunteer, and now Iโm leaving as an investigative reporter.
@reveal@AlainStephens a former ATF agent says: โItโs bullshit. You know instinctively when you put guns out there that they are going to get misused.โ
read about the lawsuit against the ATF to get info on how many of these guns are used in crimes
https://t.co/JOsWivCSyF
@webbeditor @SheaSerrano@wingshumohney sam would respond but he is alternating btwn reading & laughing and also looking up bball clips on youtube & laughing more
related audio: @drnoriega talked w me abt Brigitte Gabriel, an anti-Islam lobbyist who stoked paranoia in Twin Falls https://t.co/0gyGzXZWTw https://t.co/J6weYrfjEF