As always, great information from @ljoywilliams.bsky.social And #SundayCivics. Can you trace where your dollar is going? And why do we have check cashing and Dollar Tree only in certain neighborhoods? #BlackVoices #UrbanViewRadio #Economics

Pleased to join @ljoywilliams.bsky.social, the president of the NYS NAACP, for an inspiring conversation during Women's History Month. L. Joy is a respected leader who has spent her career advancing civil rights & advocating for social justice. Thanks for sitting down with me! https://bit.ly/4mcGD5A

I’m proud to be born and raised in Brooklyn—and it’s the honor of my life to fight for the community that raised me. Grateful to City & State NY for highlighting my work. I’ll keep fighting everyday to deliver for the people of Brooklyn and communities across this country.

We asked people who lived in homeless encampments that were cleared out in city “sweeps” to write about what object was the hardest for them to lose. “They took my baby pictures and my moms obituaries,” a man in California wrote. (Published Dec. 2024)

Stuff be happening, I don’t be posting, Because I be tired, But I be workin’ ✊🏾

Georgia Fort, an independent journalist and vice president of the Minnesota NABJ chapter, was also arrested by federal agents this morning I was sent this video of agents at her door:

The arrests of journalists Don Lemon and Georgia Fort are a test for every MSM member with a platform. If you are not voicing your outrage at this blatant violation of the First Amendment, you are utterly discredited as a journalist.

The FDA won’t tell Americans where their generic drugs are made, so ProPublica built a tool to show you. Here’s how Rx Inspector has helped patients, doctors and researchers so far.

We are hosting a legislative briefing exclusively for Black News organizations in reaction to Governor Hochul’s State of the State. This is the first in a series of briefings we’ll be hosting throughout the leg session Link: www.youtube.com/live/8QLuSNK...

This morning at 9am on @urbanviewradio.bsky.social channel 126, @ljoywilliams.bsky.social has an important NEW episode of #SundayCivics player.siriusxm.com #Community #Power

Me going to this inauguration

NEW: The House Judiciary Committee is holding a Nov. 19 hearing called “Enumeration or Estimation: Why Inaccurate Census Results Hurt American Citizens,” according to the website of the committee's Democratic members

Tremane Wood is currently on death row, despite his older brother admitting to killing victim Ronnie Wipf in 2002. Next week, he will have the chance to make his case for mercy. Oklahoma's attorney general is fighting to ensure his death anyway.

Today’s Sunday Civics was extra 🔥🔥 this morning!! @ljoywilliams.bsky.social let me map out my safe spaces!

Madagascar's president has left the country after Gen Z protests, officials say - Reuters apple.news/AX0cZJ28eS_u...

This is nothing more than a continuation of the president’s desperate weaponization of our justice system. I am not fearful — I am fearless. We will fight these baseless charges aggressively, and my office will continue to fiercely protect New Yorkers and their rights..

Tune in @urbanviewradio.bsky.social channel 126 at 9am for a NEW episode of #SundayCivics! @ljoywilliams.bsky.social brings Saqib Bhatti, Co-Founder and Executive Director of the Action Center on Race & the Economy, to the front of the class. #PorchLightSeries

Earlier today, the NAACP New York State Conference moved to intervene in the DOJ lawsuit against New York to block the release of sensitive voter data. ✊🏾 Learn more: www.nysnaacp.org/blog/breakin... #NAACPNY #ProtectTheVote #VotingRights #DefendDemocracy

In more than 700 cases over five years, Georgia reported inadequate housing as the sole reason for taking a child into foster care, a @wabe.org and ProPublica analysis found. Advocates say it would be cheaper to help families get housing. (Published Jan. 2024) By @stephannnnie.bsky.social

@ljoywilliams.bsky.social @urbanviewradio.bsky.social @knarrative.bsky.social Awesome show Sis!! 🔥 Go listen!!! Whew!

Support independent news platforms. @rolandsmartin.bsky.social is the hardest working man in media and he brings unique, important news and commentary.

"Massachusetts has collected about $1.8 billion from a voter-approved surtax on the state's highest earners through the first nine months of the fiscal year." It's going to be used for education and transportation. See? Equitable taxation benefits everyone. www.wgbh.org/news/politic...

The first planned migration of an entire country due to climate change is happening! Tuvalu, a Pacific island nation, is at risk of being submerged under rising sea level, so it has signed an agreement with Australia to allow 280 Tuvaluans to settle in Australia as permanent residents each year.

When you strip away humanity

The great @ljoywilliams.bsky.social State Conf President of NY State along with a fan aka our Branch President Edward Paul as they prep at the 2025 Civic Engagement Summit ahead of this year's 2025 NAACP Natl Convention #gwinnettnaacp

Are you a hair braided in charlotte? Looking for someone to come to a hotel near the convention center for a style

The ads need to drop immediately and run through to the midterms laying the blame on the Republicans who voted for this. - Every time a rural hospital closes - With the info of every child and person who lost coverage - a weekly update on the harm

Mail-in voting rates dropped but early in-person voting is a hit, federal report shows - NPR apple.news/AzYDbmIw6RUC...

As Black New Yorkers Move Out, N.Y.C. Politics May Be Reshaped www.nytimes.com/2025/06/23/n...

The Polls Are Open! If you did not early vote today is the last day to vote in NYC. Find your polling site at findmypollsite.vote.nyc Stay hydrated, stay cool and GO VOTE!!!

If y’all see the water kids outside today and tomorrow tell them I got some paid work for them on Election Day.

So this administration continues to strip Congress of all its power, now committing acts of war without Congressional approval? And Congress does…

Thank you @marcelias.bsky.social. Now that I am state president of NAACP, I am putting our litigation work to use and we are activating to comfort voters this Tuesday

Opinion | The Economics of Slavery - The Wall Street Journal apple.news/AvUu6HMMUTfK...

😱 I’M IN A NASA DOCUMENTARY!!!! It’s a quick cameo but still the coolest thing EVER!!!

Babies are in bed and now it’s time to be a space nerd and watch the new @nasawebb.extwitter.link documentary about #JWST www.nasa.gov/missions/web...

Justice Jackson warns the Supreme Court is manipulating the rules to benefit Trump - Vox apple.news/Ag50LZkZWRfy...

Former Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden speaks out on her firing by Trump - CBS News apple.news/ARppuZPNjTG-...

How civil rights investigations against schools have changed under Trump - The Hill apple.news/AUaATBQ_6QD-...

Know before you go - Immigration Court. @urbanviewradio.bsky.social @luriedanielfavors.bsky.social @ljoywilliams.bsky.social

Alabama paid a law firm millions to defend its prisons. It used AI and turned in fake citations - The Guardian apple.news/AO9lFj1dFTQe...

“The judge said that Article II of the Constitution places limits on the president's ability to remove executive branch subordinates, and said Mr. Trump's actions regarding the Institute of Peace were outside his legal authority.” apple.news/A9gwRZ41tT1e...

Police secretly monitored New Orleans with facial-recognition cameras - The Washington Post apple.news/ARSUkSWxqQSG...

Honored to serve as President of the NAACP NY State Conference—leading 50+ branches into a new era of organizing. We’re strengthening branches, training advocates & growing to 25,000 members strong. Join us: nysnaacp.org #NAACPNY #RootedToRise