"We should not leave states out of this conversation of comprehensive voting rights bills." – @TonaBoydEsq
As Congress struggles to move forward on voting rights, we need states to lead by example to protect our right to vote.
Many House and Senate staffers deserve praise tn but none more than our Chief Counsel Tona Boyd, who worked furiously and relentlessly over the past two weeks to finalize today’s historic Justice in Policing Act.
Cheers to you TB, hope you’re getting some well-deserved rest!
In 1969, Mister Rogers invited a black officer to join him in a pool, during a time when racial tensions were high, and pools still segregated. He displayed on television, to his huge audience of children (the next generation), that diversity is good. Thank you, #MisterRogers. 📺
When I read this over the weekend, it was a bit of a gut punch. I have a dog in this fight, having just taken a gig that expects some of such entrepreneurship from me. Fortunately, the column is mostly wrong. Respectfully… 1/n
https://t.co/WXiodwB13w
Fantastic article by @dylanmatt about Raj Chetty's new course.
Focus on the types of questions economists work on today - like poverty and higher education, instead of the slope of demand curves - it draws in a much more diverse group of students.
https://t.co/bV53Ke1E3T
Mayor Pete on a “third Reconstruction” at ~24m. Listen up! Presidential Candidate Pete Buttigieg "The Breakfast Club" Interview: Th... https://t.co/TelbjWNOAD via @YouTube
Congratulations to Katie Bouman to whom we owe the first photograph of a black hole ever. Not seeing her name circulate nearly enough in the press.
Amazing work. And here’s to more women in science (getting their credit and being remembered in history) 💥🔥☄️