Dear Journalism Orgs, Stop asking people to volunteer 20 hours to judge your awards submissions for free!! Time is money. At least offer a free ticket to the banquet or a deep discount on membership. Pfff!!! 😤 Signed, Me!!

Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez Bezos have donated $11.25 million to fight homelessness in the Washington, DC, area through their Bezos Day 1 Fund.

Interesting. This race is about to really heat up. www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...

I’m looking to speak with Black men who’ve experienced suicidal thoughts or came close to attempting suicide but chose to keep living. What helped you decide, and how have you healed? Interviews handled with care & confidentiality. DMs open. #journorequest

Once again I have moderated an AMAZING AND DYNAMIC discussion! These Black women filmmakers are incredible. Black maternal mortality doesn’t get half the attention that it should. And it’s stealing our precious moms and their babies away. Is you get a chance to see “Listen to Me” do not hesitate.

I’m THRILLED to be one of the moderators at this year’s Double Exposure Investigative Film Festival!!! I will be moderating the discussion about the documentary about Black maternal mortality called “Listen To Me” directed by two beautiful Black doulas. it’s Join us Saturday, November 1 at 7 PM.

Long story short #supportlocalnews podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c...

FREELANCERS!! As you prepare your schedules for #IRE25 add this session to your Saturday morning line up. We can’t wait to meet you!

Blessed and grateful to be selected as an IRE25 Fellow and as a mentor for the first time. 😇 One week from today, I’ll be snacking on beignets, networking and learning. If you’re going to be there, come see me at the Freelancers Networking session. Let’s chat!! #IRE25 @ire.org

I’m heading to NOLA two weeks from today. Hope to see you there. #IRE25

Hi Bluesky Fam!! Just checking in. 👋🏽

Exercise is dumb!

And so it begins…. #mentalhealthfellowship #journalism #blackjournalistsmatter

#aboutlastnight I had a wonderful time meeting and networking with DC’s finest local journalists at Hacks/No Flacks! @spotlightdc.bsky.social is ready to fund our investigations. And I’m ready to investigate some sh*t. Let’s go!!! #journolife #investigativereporting #supportlocalmedia

I am THRILLED to be selected by Investigative Reporters and Editors as one of their conference fellows. Being a Black independent journalist is hard and I would not have been able to go without this fellowship. I can’t wait to learn more best practices investigative reporting. @ire.org

Oh what a night!! Being a panelist for Humanities DC and sharing my wisdom on being a freelance journalist. It was a pleasure and honor. This cohort is gonna rock the local news scene. Just wait! #supportlocalnews #blackjournos #AboutLastNight

Every year I look forward to seeing the list of Pulitzer Prize winners. I want to see what makes an “award-winning” article. But I’m also reminded of how many of these winners are stories that are built on the trauma and disenfranchisement of Black and Brown people. 1/3

Thank you @Nationalpress for granting me this opportunity to learn more abt the intersection of mental health & employment. I’m excited to join this group of extraordinary journalists in May. Thank you @victoriastmartin.bsky.social for your vote of confidence! You won’t regret it! 🤗

Heading to the NABJ Region I Conference on Saturday? Don’t leave after lunch! Lol check out the breakout session Mind Over Deadline: Prioritizing Mental Wellness in Media. @nabjofficial.bsky.social

I would like to thank Boston University for granting meThe David Carr scholarship so that I may attend the Power of Narrative conference for journalists. Such a fantastic experience! I enjoyed every moment. #PON25 #journolife #freelancer @powerofnarrative.bsky.social

ISO: people of color living with long COVID. DM me! I have a question.

I am THRILLED to share my first contribution to @capitalb.bsky.social Capital B News! The recent report about synthetic braiding hair is disturbing. This product is HEAVILY marketed towards Black women. Please read and share. #health #beauty #environmentaljustice capitalbnews.org/toxins-braid...

See the 3 part series on Black infant loss in DC by @urbanbushwoman9.bsky.social here: washingtoncitypaper.com/article/6453...

"Black people made up half of all births in D.C. but accounted for 90 percent of pregnancy-related deaths between 2014 to 2018...white people constituted 30 percent of births but did not experience a single maternal death." @urbanbushwoman9.bsky.social for @51st.news 51st.news/study-shows-...

Happy Founders Day Sorors! Proud to be a member of the greatest sorority in the world. 🩷💚 #AKA1908 #AKA117

I deserve a good meal.

If we really consider them heroes, we will allow them to serve in fire departments when they are released. HTTPS://www.forbes.com/sites/dougmelville/2025/01/09/inmates-makes-up-nearly-a-third-of-those-fighting-la-fires/f

There’s a new one out today. Let’s go!

I hate winter!!

Heartbroken. Unbelievable. My condolences to his family. May he rest in peace. DC media has lost a great one.

Well said. @poynterinstitute.bsky.social www.poynter.org/commentary/2...

Never forget.

#blackjournalists Time to get it in! I know you’ve published some amazing work in 2024. Let’s get this money. poynterprizes.secure-platform.com/a?utm_source...

Fast fashion is 'choking Africa in dead white people's clothes': Mountains of garments promised to be reused by brands like H&M and Zara are instead flooding waterways of Ghana www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/...

Possibly the best clap back against ignorant antivaxxers.

Brooklyn, Illinois, is the oldest majority-Black town in America. And it’s dying. Take a look inside the fight to save the historic community.

Ann Telnaes, who has worked at The Washington Post as an editorial cartoonist since 2008, says her cartoon criticizing billions currying favor with Trump was spiked — and now she has quit the paper

Reluctantly ate black eyed peas. I’m trying to make the ancestors happy.

Prayers for all the victims and their families in New Orleans who were impacted by that despicable domestic terrorist. I hope 2025 brings a remedy for evil.

May he rest in peace. A wonderful life he led. apple.news/Ao70o2Vv-RFG...

A man was walking to the store on Christmas Eve when the driver of an SUV drove onto the sidewalk. The pedestrian died. The driver fled on foot. www.hillrag.com/2024/12/26/h...

My God!!!

Merry Christmas and Happy Hanukkah to those who celebrate!

Recently took a peek at Twitter and the disinformation is getting substantially more dangerous. Someone could get killed. The tactics of constantly repeating outright lies, targeting specific people, repurposing years-old footage and presenting them as new is getting to another level. It’s scary.

capitalbnews.org/gary-materna... @capitalb.bsky.social

A Christmas miracle? Early Saturday morning, the Senate unanimously approved a bill giving D.C. expanded control over much of the aging and abandoned RFK stadium site.

Last day of Sankofa Fit (cardio yoga). What a burn! 🔥