Rochelle Riley

dirrector of cultural affairs, city of charleston, s.c.
writer by trade, warrior by necessity.
I am not just my ancestors' dream. I am their victory.

[Rochelle Riley @rochelleriley]

Meet #RochelleRiley: Charleston’s New Cultural Affairs Director https://t.co/FgaEHqVCoP

[Rochelle Riley @rochelleriley]

@Stewey444 Agree with you on Widow's Bay. It's good, really good. But nothing is a good as The Diplomat... well, except #SlowHorses.

[Rochelle Riley @rochelleriley]

Dear Debora Cahn,

You're gonna have to shoot 2 seasons of #TheDiplomat at a time 'cause I can't keep rewatching this season over and over – and get any sleep. And I do not want to wait a year to hear what Hal says. So … brilliance appreciated. Work faster!

Signed,

America

[Rochelle Riley @rochelleriley]

CHARLESTON, SC _ So one of my BFFS told me "Don't you sleep on "Ghosts!" I said, "Naw, I ain't watching that."

I have apologized.

I cannot stop watching it.

And when is Danielle Pinnock gonna be nominated for an Emmy?
@TODAYshow @bodycourage

[Rochelle Riley @rochelleriley]

106 - since you're still in the room.

[𝕎𝕚𝕟𝕟𝕚𝕖 @Winnie_xplorer]

Think Twice.

The first answer you get is probably wrong 😏

[AFRICAN & BLACK HISTORY @AfricanArchives]

Happy 69th birthday to Doctor and Engineer Mae Jemison! She was the first black woman in space.

She flew aboard the space shuttle Endeavour in 1992, working on experiments including bone cell research.

Dr. Mae Carol Jemison is a physician and retired astronaut. After her medical education and a brief general practice, Dr. Jemison served in the Peace Corps from 1985-1987, when she was selected by NASA to join the astronaut corps. She resigned from NASA in 1993 to form a company researching the application of technology to daily life.

She has appeared on television several times, including as an actress in an episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation.

Dr. Jemison is a dancer, and holds 9 honorary doctorates in science, engineering, letters, and the humanities.

HONORS & AWARDS:
🏆1988 Essence Science and Technology Award
🏆1991 McCall's 10 Outstanding Women for the 90s
🏆1991 Pumpkin Magazine's (a Japanese Monthly) One of the Women for the Coming New Century
🏆1992 Johnson Publications Black Achievement Trailblazers Award
🏆1993 National Women's Hall of Fame
🏆1993 Ebony magazine 50 Most Influential women
🏆1993 Kilby Science Award
🏆1993 Montgomery Fellow, Dartmouth
🏆1993 People magazine's "50 Most Beautiful and sexy People in the World"
🏆1993 Turner Trumpet Award
🏆1997 Chicago History Museum "Making History Award" for Distinction in Science Medicine and Technology.
🏆2002 listed among the 100 Greatest African Americans according to Molefi Kete Asante.
🏆2003 Intrepid Award by the National Organization for girls
🏆2004 International Space Hall of Fame NASA Space Flight Medal
🏆2005 The National Audubon Society, Rachel Carson Award

Institutions:
🚀1992 Mae C. Jemison Science and Space Museum, Wilbur Wright College
🚀1992 Mae C. Jemison Academy, an alternative public school in Detroit, Michigan
🚀2001 Mae Jemison School, an elementary public school in Hazel Crest, Illinois
🚀2007 Bluford Drew Jemison STEM Academy, a public charter school in Baltimore, Maryland

Doctors honoris causa:
🚀1991 Doctor of Science, Lincoln College, Pennsylvania
🚀2000 Doctor of Humanities, Princeton University
🚀2005 Doctor of Science, Wilson College
🚀2006 Doctor of Science, Dartmouth College
🚀2007 Doctor of Engineering, Harvey Mudd College
🚀2007 Doctor of Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
🚀2008 Doctor of Humanities, DePaul University
🚀2009 Doctor of Engineering, Polytechnic Institute of NYU.

[Jerry Mitchell @JMitchellNews]

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[Democrats @TheDemocrats]

BARACK OBAMA. ABDUL EL-SAYED. JOCELYN BENSON. NEXT WEEK.

[Rochelle Riley @rochelleriley]

Oh, the ignorance....

[Jemele Hill @jemelehill]

I was told college football was on the verge of destruction.

[Rochelle Riley @rochelleriley]

This guy.

https://t.co/qc1VyshzvJ

[Rochelle Riley @rochelleriley]

This.
https://t.co/9lzFJaE3lt

[Rochelle Riley @rochelleriley]

Has Sen. Eric Schmitt apologized for falsely accusing an American in a public scene that backfired in a Special Hearing https://t.co/QiB7CWAhsk via @YouTube

And did he fire the person who didn't know Maryland from Georgia?

[Rochelle Riley @rochelleriley]

Hannah Gann is the new Karen.
@jemelehill

[WCBD News 2 | Count on 2 @WCBD]

HAPPENING TODAY: The Summerville Artisan and Flea Market, now reimagined as the Summerville Destination Market, returns to Nexton Elementary School on Saturday, September 12, with a new immersive outdoor experience featuring curated Boutique Boulevards for shoppers to explore. Re

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NBC’s “TODAY” Show co-host and weather presenter Al Roker will visit the Charleston area this weekend as part of the Up, Up & Read! children’s literacy festival. Read the full story for more details.
>>https://t.co/70S48cvV7s

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📚 HAPPENING TODAY: Families are invited to learn more during a free workshop on Saturday, Sept. 12, at 3:00 p.m. at the Otranto Road Library. Read the full story for more details.
>>https://t.co/SB2uRN8P8J

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🎶🪩 HAPPENING TODAY: The creators of High Tide Festival are launching a new event this weekend: Low Tide Festival, described as the “younger sister” of the popular Charleston waterfront dance festival. Read the full story for more details.
>>https://t.co/1biVh3x0L3

[chart data @chartdata]

31 years ago this week, Michael Jackson's "You Are Not Alone" became the first song in history to debut at #1 on the Hot 100.

[The New York Times @nytimes]

Breaking News: For the third time, a federal judge blocked the Trump administration’s plans to restrict mail-in voting. The ruling arrived before the Supreme Court could decide whether to intervene. https://t.co/5W7cAVVyuP