Journalist Mario Guevara is at risk of being deported for exercising freedom of the press & keeping Atlanta’s Spanish-speaking communities informed. We demand his immediate release from ICE. Read more from @us.theguardian.com at tinyurl.com/freemarioatl. Photo: Erik S Lesser/EPA

“Safeguard the Flame,” an event that took place in Houston, TX in March, drew connections between prison riots in the U.S., hunger strikes in Palestine & resistance movements across the world while centering revolutionary art & media. Read about it from Scalawag: bit.ly/safeguardtheflame.

Repost from The News Guild’s IG: “Press freedom groups around the world have demanded accountability and we echo their call: there must be an independent investigation, and those responsible must be prosecuted. Read the full statement on: newsguild.org”

Richard Mafundi Lake (1940-2018) embodied the principles of both Black August and movement journalism. He was punished for simply speaking truth to power. Honor Mafundi’s memory by reading his story at bit.ly/mafundi. 📸: The Burning Spear

Southern queer wins, anti-ICE movements, solidarity with Gaza—we amplify silenced stories, but algorithms suppress us. We’re so close to 200 followers—if you believe in movement journalism, help us reach 200 by reposting this! Follow us on IG, too: instagram.com/presson_south

Press On is a Southern media collective that catalyzes change & advances justice through the practice of movement journalism. We are rooted in & practicing solidarity with Southern oppressed communities. Let us know how you learned about Press On—we’re grateful to be in community with you!

This #LaborDay, we honored Marvel Cooke: groundbreaking journalist & fierce labor organizer. She helped organize one of the first labor unions of journalists & exposed the exploitation of Black women domestic workers. ‪Read about her on @teenvogue.com @ bit.ly/MarvelCooke.

At our May Disability Reporting 101 training, @thesicktimes.org & @newdisabledsouth.org got us up to speed on disability reporting basics. We’re excited to share a few of their tips with you @ tinyurl.com/disabilityreportingtips! Art: Sins Invalid

This @teenvogue.com op-ed explains how elected officials are trying to rewrite the history of Southern oppressed groups now more than ever: tinyurl.com/holdourhistory. But we’re unwavering in our commitment to Southern social justice storytelling! 📸: Getty Images

The past month has brought a rapid acceleration of authoritarianism—and alongside it, mounting resistance. Learn more in the latest edition of This Month in Criminalization, a newsletter by our co-founder @dreanyc123.bsky.social. Pick a few actions to take this week, next and beyond: bit.ly/IC-TMIC8

The need for public investment in local journalism is dire — a fact underscored by the events of the last two weeks.   That's why I've introduced the Local New Funding Act. 📰   Read my full opinion in @51st.news: ➡️ 51st.news/opinion-dc-m...

One of the first personal essays I ever published. I had forgotten about this piece!

some rare good news: a Georgia judge has dismissed the Cop City domestic terrorism charges against Jamie Mariscano in DeKalb County, noting that the "Attorney General's Office appears to have delayed this matter in order to gain a tactical advantage over the defense."

If you are an editor interested in publishing writers in Gaza reporting on the frontlines of genocide and famine, please privately message me or email me (address in bio).

As Audre Lorde said, "Your silence will not protect you." Learn how to use your voice to craft powerful personal narratives at @pressonsouth.bsky.social's upcoming virtual two-part workshop on 8/28 & 9/10—register at bit.ly/raisingyourvoice by 8/21! Repost if you support #MovementJournalism. <3

We’re inspired by messages of hope from the Global South shared by @yesmedia.bsky.social. We agree w/ this activist: “Storytelling is one of the strongest ways to build empathy, inspire action & bring people together.” Read more @ bit.ly/heartyhope. 📸: Flickr

Next month, September 4-7, join Press On in ATL at the NLGJA’s annual national convention @nlgjaofficial.bsky.social‬, one of the largest gatherings of LGBTQ+ journalists & communicators! Come say, “hi,” and build with us! #NLGJA25

I'm grateful to @pressonsouth.bsky.social for this two-part workshop about crafting a powerful, first person narrative, facilitated by the brilliant Dio Roberson. I think we've largely lost the plot on how op-eds function & what their purpose is—and Dio can show you the way!

"ALL EYES ON GAZA: With an impending ground invasion, the occupation deliberately targeted Aljazeera’s media tent in Al-Shifa hospital today, killing journalists Anas al-Sharif, Mohammed Quraiqa, and three other crew members..." Read the Palestinian Youth Movement's full post at bit.ly/alleyesongaza

Mercury retrograde kicking anyone else's ass?? I hate everything and everyone.

AI filmmaking is peeing. It’s pooping. It’s throwing up. It’s a new kind of liquid coming out. It’s hated by the establishment. It’s what goes in the toilet. It’s wet. It’s what’s in the bathroom.

How rising seas are threatening the crucial art of weaving in Samoa

Can we help? gofund.me/edd687b8

Feeling silenced in your storytelling journey? Join our two-part virtual workshop, “Raising Your Voice: Crafting a Powerful First-Person Narrative,” with Dio of the Narrative Sovereignty Project!! 📅 8/28 & 9/10 🔗 bit.ly/raisingyourvoice

@prismreports.org repost: "Every immigration raid is a tragedy in slow motion, ripping out the bedrock of a place & plundering the community. ICE raids in Los Angeles are a declaration of war, & Angelenos are primed for battle, ‪ @tinavasquez.bsky.social ‬ writes. prismreports.org/2025/06/09/l...

We feel transformed after the Empowering Narratives Weekend in Pembroke, NC—the first public event of Indi/visible, held in May. Indi/visible works with the families of missing & murdered Indigenous women in Robeson County, N.C. to uplift their voices & build community through arts & storytelling.

@invisiblehistories.bsky.social is opening a new archival space in Charlotte, N.C.! But after losing $30K in federal funding due to an executive order, they need our help to bridge the gap. Every dollar fuels their mission to preserve Southern LGBTQ history. Donate: invisiblehistory.org/support.

A youth organizer writes about how national funders avoid the South because it’s “too risky” in an op-ed for Houston, TX movement journalism outlet Shift Press: “Philanthropic funders need to rethink their strategies.” Read more: bit.ly/supportsouthernyouth. Photo: J’Vonnie Williamson

When U.S. Rep. Randy Fine calls fellow representative Rashida Tlaib a “terrorist,” corporate media stays silent. But when pro-Israel radicals are criticized? Suddenly it's wall-to-wall coverage. @inthesetimes.com exposes the double standard: bit.ly/movementmediamatters. 📸: Getty Images

Atlanta's Stop Cop City movement birthed the new anthology “No Cop City, No Copy World” that channels the lessons of Atlanta’s uprising into inspiration for other communities. Read @prismreports.org’s interview with the book’s editors at bit.ly/nocopworld.

#InternationalNonbinaryPeoplesDay honors historic gender nonconforming folks like Thomas/in Hall, who defied colonial gender norms in 1600s Virginia. Learn about Hall’s story at tinyurl.com/nonbinaryday. Southern enbies: Your history is fierce. Your joy is resistance. You’re loved. 💛🤍💜🖤

Waffle House workers are sharing their stories as part of a ‪@raiseupthesouth.bsky.social‬ campaign, demanding an end to wage theft & to be paid back wages. Sign their petition at tinyurl.com/insolidarityforever.

In honor of Black Women’s Equal Pay Day last week, we’re lifting up a @mlk50.com story about how Black women workers in Memphis organized for higher wages during the Great Depression. Read about these unsung heroines at bit.ly/EqualPay4All. Images: Dig Memphis & The Commercial Appeal archives.

@penamerica.bsky.social repost: Banned books that center disabilities have an outsized impact, this #DisabilityPrideMonth we've curated a reading list of banned books with characters who are neurodivergent or who have a physical, learning, or developmental disability: bookshop.org/lists/disabi...

While Florida attempts to ban books and rewrite history, youth are fighting back—by archiving marginalized artists on Wikipedia. Meet the Gen Z archivists preserving underrepresented Miami art in this @prismreports.org story: bit.ly/archivingart. Photo: Nicole Combeau

Durham, NC’s HEART program has responded to 30,000+ calls about mental health crises & public safety issues since starting in 2022. Community alternatives to police work yet continue to be underfunded. Read about it @prismreports.org: tinyurl.com/durhamheart. Images: Cornell Watson & durhamnc.gov

Sipping matcha in the end of times. WYD?

This is how you normalize authoritarianism.

Black girls/women being introverted. I’m not stuck up or mean. I’m just quiet and find solace in my own company.

You know you can just not use AI, right? You can make a choice not to be part of this. Even if your job uses it, YOU don’t have to in your normal life. You don’t have to let your kids use it. You didn’t have it three years ago. You can just…be on Team Human. You can choose.

Entrances to Federal building covered in "Fuck ICE" graffiti and IDF/LAPD/ICE 🔻spraypainted with a red triangle over it. Reports of some feds shooting pepperball shots from the parking structure into a crowd that refuses to disperse. Pepperballs met with chants of "Fuck you" from the crowd.

🗣️ Pizza Hut is doing their BOOK IT! summer reading program!! You can download the BOOK IT! app. Once your kid reaches a goal set by you, they get a free personal pan pizza from participating locations. They can earn up to one per month. 🍕📚

At @pressonsouth.bsky.social, we refuse to let hateful, oppressive messaging & narratives win. Despite Trump going after nonprofits like ours, we will persist. Will you donate to us at bit.ly/donate2neesha in honor of my 38th birthday next month? #MovementJournalism

🚨Registration for Disability Reporting 101 closes on May 14! Hear from @newdisabledsouth.org + @thesicktimes.bsky.social & learn how to incorporate disability justice into your media. 🗓 May 22, 3-5pm ET 🎟 Sliding scale $1−125, notaflof 🔗 Register today: bit.ly/disabilityreporting101

I serve on the board of @pressonsouth.bsky.social, an org that trains & supports movement journalists in the South. I've pledged to raise $1,000 for Press On this month. I'm very bad at asking for help, but here I am! If you've got even a few bucks to spare, it makes a difference!