Join me on the virtual @jococruise this Saturday, April 10 at 3PM EST to learn the Shim Sham, also known as the tap dancers’ national anthem.
https://t.co/OPbzCFKncU
A bit of magic, wonder, and joy brought to you by the talented tappers of Dorrance Dance, performing their playful interpretation of The Nutcracker Suite.
Enjoy! 💕
The GOP legislature creates new judge positions that the people can’t vote on, appoints the judges themselves, sets their salaries and allows them to rule on cases that challenge the constitutionality of laws the legislature passes. Wonder how those cases will turn out? - RC
North Carolina’s new district maps for US House and the state legislature will become law today, pending any surprises.
Anti-gerrymandering activists are gathering outside the legislature this morning to protest. #ncpol#ncga
Questlove and Black Thought went to high school with the group that would become BoyzIIMen leading to temporary brush with fame.
find out how this moment led to the formation of The Roots as we know them today on the What Had Happened Was podcast via @StonyIslandPods
Both NC Senate & House maps under-elect Dem in elections with Rep statewide vote near 50%. Implications for the preservation of super-majority. Under the newly proposed Senate maps, the Rep may reasonably expect to obtain a super majority, even when Dem vote > 50%. Senate Video
The Quantifying Gerrymandering@Duke just released preliminary analysis of the recently proposed #ncga maps and NC Congressional Maps. #ncpol
https://t.co/W0bbrbDzhv
It’s the most extreme and egregious gerrymandering in American political history. It's the issue Democrats should take to the voters in 2024. https://t.co/evzYRjNgMf #ncpol#ncga