Turns on tv... sees score of Rose Bowl

Cross Japan off the list of nations who have never elected a woman head of state: www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/1...

Former GOP operative Scott Leiendecker just bought Dominion Voting Systems, giving him ownership of voting systems used in 27 states. Election experts have concerns.

Known as a surrogate mother of her community, Miss Major Griffin-Gracy leaves behind a legacy as a fierce advocate for trans and LGBTQ+ rights. 19thnews.org/2025/10/tran...

Federal employees say that flying is still safe despite the strain on air traffic controllers. But expect even more airport delays ahead. www.wired.com/story/shutdo...

Joining @velshi.com tonight: Professor Jason Stanley @rbreich.bsky.social @congressmanraja.bsky.social @errinhaines.bsky.social #LastWord

Fun fact: The Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to women more than any other Nobel Prize category apnews.com/article/nobe...

"In some ways, the targeting of Black women was sort of like the warm-up to getting ready to target Comey." James is latest high-profile target in playbook and pattern of retribution used on many others in the past — including other Black women in positions of power. 19thnews.org/2025/10/leti...

It’s Thursday with @waytooearly.bsky.social: ☀️ @rosaflores.bsky.social ☕️ Akayla Gardner 🌞 @errinhaines.bsky.social 🌅 @jakelahut.writes.news If you’re awake with us, we want to know why! Email [email protected]. #waytooearly

"His team didn’t get it." If this book excerpt is any indication, folks will hear from a Kamala Harris many rarely got to see as vice president about her 107-day presidential campaign, speaking frankly about her frustrations and leadership in a historic role 👀 www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

For the first time in more than 20 years, Kamala Harris will not be a candidate for elected office. What does that mean for her and for the future of American politics? My latest column: 19thnews.org/2025/07/kama...

Former Vice President Kamala Harris is passing on a run for California governor, she announced on Wednesday. “For now, my leadership—and public service—will not be in elected office."

Ending months of speculation, former Vice President Kamala Harris says she will NOT run for governor of California nearly a year after making history as the first Black woman nominee for president of a major political party.

Interesting. I am more interested in who America is a year later, as we have seen ongoing political violence -- including the killings of state lawmakers only a few weeks ago. What are we normalizing, and what does it say about who and where we are as a country? apnews.com/article/trum...

Education leaders warn of layoffs, larger classes and slashed services as the Trump administration withholds federal K-12 funding — hitting California and Texas hardest. 19thnews.org/2025/07/trum... via @19thnews.org

Abusive messages, fear of physical violence and violations of privacy are the cost of elected office in the U.S. now, according to nine Gen Z and millennial state lawmakers.

"We celebrate our history, and we celebrate our contributions to this country. We don’t have to have a proclamation from anyone else but ourselves." My Juneteenth Amendment column on resistance and radical imagination in the age of erasure w/@kayewhitehead: 19thnews.org/2025/06/june...

The two-women contest for the governor’s mansion is poised to give Virginia its first woman governor. If she wins, Earle-Sears would become the nation’s first Black woman governor: 19thnews.org/2025/06/virg... via @19thnews.org

Tragic update on the Adriana Smith story out of Georgia: 19thnews.org/2025/06/adri... via @19thnews.org

Moderating this conversation starting soon: www.youtube.com/watch?v=d8lD...

In this week's episode of Trump’s reality show presidency, strength and power are defined from Los Angeles to Washington by a public and excessive show of force, where pageantry is a means of reinforcing control. My latest column for The Amendment: 19thnews.org/2025/06/trum...

Me watching these NBA Finals with no clue who most of these men are but enjoying the quality basketball nonetheless

In 2020, George's Floyd's killing by police sparked a reckoning in America — in many cases, with Black women at the center. For my latest Amendment column, I asked some of them: What did that moment ask of you — and what, if anything, did it give back? 19thnews.org/2025/05/blac...

Hey, y'all! Wanted you to hear it from me: I'm running for president of The National Association of Black Journalists! I'm so excited for the opportunity to lead at this moment in our profession and our organization. I hope you'll support me and spread the word! #Errin4NABJ

Had some thoughts on last night's #MetGala. Who were your winners and losers?

So moving to see @NABJ founder and pioneering columnist Chuck Stone honored with a #Pulitzer special citation in our beloved organization's 50th anniversary year. The work continues and his legacy looms large in our industry. www.inquirer.com/news/philade...

Happy Kentucky Derby Day! Always bet on Journalism 🏇 www.courier-journal.com/story/sports...

Women stand to suffer the most from the fallout, with the gender pay gap compounding payments for women over time. Black women owe more than any other group of women. Student debt can hinder women from saving for retirement, buying homes or launching businesses. 19thnews.org/2025/04/wome...

"There are two Americas for reproductive-aged women and people who can become pregnant in the United States." 19thnews.org/2025/04/abor...

Pope Francis' legacy also includes what his tenure and death means for the dignity and equality of women and LGBTQ+ Catholics. 19thnews.org/2025/04/pope...

Layoffs, partisanship and general weakening will make it more difficult for the FTC to hold companies accountable to the take-down provisions — and for many survivors and advocates, that’s the most valuable part of the bill. 19thnews.org/2025/04/trum...

It’s a sharp turn from the statements Trump published in his first term, which largely highlighted the need for more support for survivors and accountability for perpetrators. 19thnews.org/2025/04/trum...

Imagine mourning Val Kilmer and not praising his performance in the greatest movie ever

UCLA, UConn, Texas and South Carolina in #FinalFour and my bracket remains intact 🔥

Introduced by influential state legislators in the state’s House and Senate and backed by Texas Right to Life, a leading anti-abortion group, this is the most sweeping abortion bill introduced in the state since the fall of Roe v. Wade almost three years ago: 19thnews.org/2025/03/texa...

Stories like this one never get easier, but I will always be grateful for the opportunity to bear witness and tell the truth: 19thnews.org/2025/03/breo...

The Senate confirmed the nomination of the WWE co-founder, who has scant experience in schools, by a vote of 51-45. 19thnews.org/2025/03/lind...

Black women were the backbone of the civil rights movement, feeding protestors, planning meetings and working behind the scenes, helping fight to end Black voter suppression and other forms of racial discrimination. Their full contributions are still being acknowledged. 19thnews.org/2025/03/bloo...

What Marbury v. Madison means for the Supreme Court — and America

"I am not here to be a martyr. I am here to be a member of Congress." @oriion.bsky.social talked to Sarah McBride about her trailblazing leadership: 19thnews.org/2025/02/sara...

Thanks for having me @velshi.bsky.social and for always highlighting how the past is always present

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Happy anniversary to us. Long live @19thnews.org 19thnews.org/2025/01/fift...

The president’s second-term priority is moving quickly to establish his definition of "American greatness" and who gets to be an American, with a focus has been on rewarding toxic masculinity and restoring White men to their rightful place in our democracy and society: 19thnews.org/2025/01/who-...

Wow I had no idea I was such an effective cajoler let's see what I can force you into this year

"Trump wants to re-establish multiple policies regarding trans Americans that were in place during his first term, while seeking to cement a broader message: In his administration’s view, trans and nonbinary people don’t exist." 19thnews.org/2025/01/trum...

"The order is expected to result in one of the largest layoffs of transgender people in history and is likely to face legal challenges; the military is the largest employer in the nation, and transgender people are twice as likely to serve as their cisgender peers." 19thnews.org/2025/01/trum...

"Today is a reminder of the choice Americans made last year and the choices ahead of us, of the ongoing struggle between chaos or community and whether, in the words of King, we “learn to live together as brothers or perish together as fools.” It's morning in America: 19thnews.org/2025/01/phot...

Talked to outoing OMB Director Shalanda Young about her historic tenure and her concerns about what's next: 19thnews.org/2025/01/shal...