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President of NAACP NY State Conference Creator and Host of
#SundayCivics
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Thomas P. DiNapoli
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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!
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Women's History Month Conversation with L. Joy Williams
As part of the office's celebration of Women's History Month, State Comptroller DiNapoli sits down with NAACP New York State Conference President L. Joy Williams.
https://youtu.be/ZbHII2Z4MHc
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Yvette Clarke for Congress
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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.
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ProPublica
3 months ago
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)
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“I Have Lost Everything”: The Toll of Cities’ Homeless Sweeps
Cities often take belongings — including important documents and irreplaceable mementos — when they conduct sweeps of homeless encampments. ProPublica gave notecards to people across the country so th...
https://projects.propublica.org/impact-of-homeless-sweeps-lost-belongings/?utm_campaign=propublica-sprout&utm_content=1771560006&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky
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Stuff be happening, I don’t be posting, Because I be tired, But I be workin’ ✊🏾
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3 months ago
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:
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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.
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ProPublica
4 months ago
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.
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“A Godsend”: ProPublica’s Rx Inspector Tool Is Helping People Find Critical Safety Information on Generic Drugs
Health care workers are changing how they counsel patients. Experts are using our database to support their research. And some consumers report they’ve discovered troubling records at the factories wh...
https://www.propublica.org/article/rx-inspector-reshaping-decisions-generic-drugs?utm_campaign=propublica-sprout&utm_content=1769385609&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky
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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...
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NAACP NEW YORK STATE CONFERENCE LEGISLATIVE BRIEFING
YouTube video by NAACP New York State Conference
https://www.youtube.com/live/8QLuSNKmTnU
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Ms. June
4 months ago
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
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SiriusXM Streaming: Music, Sports, News, Podcasts & Talk
Bring music & entertainment wherever you go with SiriusXM. Listen to music, live sports play-by-play, talk & entertainment radio & favorite podcasts.
https://player.siriusxm.com
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Me going to this inauguration
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Hansi Lo Wang (he/him)
6 months ago
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
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“Enumeration or Estimation: Why Inaccurate Census Results Hurt American Citizens”
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Rigging the map? How power in US Congress could shift if both parties win their redistricting fights
Republicans hold a 219-213 majority in the House, but they could lock in more seats if reapportionments go their way
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2025/nov/02/us-redistrcting-congressional-map
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A Company Is Building Communities for Right-Wing Christians. Some Neighbors Aren't Happy
RidgeRunner is building communities for right-wing Christians. Some neighbors aren’t happy about it.
https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/ridgerunner-right-wing-christian-communities-1235450418/
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Phil Lewis
6 months ago
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.
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His Brother Admitted To A Murder. He Is Set To Be Executed For It.
Next week, Tremane Wood will have the chance to make his case for mercy. Oklahoma's attorney general is fighting to ensure his death.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/oklahoma-prepares-to-execute-tremane-wood_n_69028fb1e4b0caf9a35179e5
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As Darfur's last city falls, fears grow 'there will be no one left to save' — NPR
Sudan’s army has lost its last foothold of el-Fasher, in Darfur, to the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces. Now warnings are mounting of a second genocide as mass killings unfold before the world.
https://apple.news/AoD0uMBQzQxmfg3TIxqgQ_w
6 months ago
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7 months ago
Today’s Sunday Civics was extra 🔥🔥 this morning!!
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let me map out my safe spaces!
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Madagascar's president has left the country after Gen Z protests, officials say - Reuters
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Madagascar's president has left the country after Gen Z protests, officials say — Reuters
Madagascar's president Andry Rajoelina has fled the African nation, the head of the opposition, a military source and a foreign diplomat said on Monday, the second time that young protesters have topp...
https://apple.news/AX0cZJ28eS_ui4ZwdIg9hbg
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New York Attorney General Letitia James
7 months ago
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..
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Ms. June
7 months ago
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
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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
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Secret Service dismantles telecom threat around UN capable of crippling cell service in NYC
The U.S. Secret Service has dismantled a massive hidden telecom network in New York
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/secret-service-manhattan-new-york-b2831922.html
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ProPublica
8 months ago
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
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When Families Need Housing, Georgia Will Pay for Foster Care Rather Than Provide Assistance
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 and ProPublica analysis found. Advocates say it would be chea...
https://www.propublica.org/article/georgia-housing-assistance-foster-care?utm_campaign=propublica-sprout&utm_content=1758495610&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky
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@urbanviewradio.bsky.social
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Awesome show Sis!! 🔥 Go listen!!! Whew!
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Sherrilyn Ifill
8 months ago
Support independent news platforms.
@rolandsmartin.bsky.social
is the hardest working man in media and he brings unique, important news and commentary.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers
9 months ago
"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.
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Millionaires tax revenue reaches $1.8 billion, on pace to double estimates
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, the Department of Revenue said Monday in a ...
https://www.wgbh.org/news/politics/2024-05-21/millionaires-tax-revenue-reaches-1-8-billion-on-pace-to-double-estimates
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David Ho
10 months ago
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.
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The First Planned Migration of an Entire Country Is Underway
The Pacific island nation of Tuvalu could be submerged in 25 years due to rising sea levels, so a plan is being implemented to relocate its population to Australia.
https://www.wired.com/story/the-first-planned-migration-of-an-entire-country-is-underway/
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Josh Johnson
10 months ago
When you strip away humanity
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NAACP GWINNETT COUNTY BRANCH
10 months ago
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
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Are you a hair braided in charlotte? Looking for someone to come to a hotel near the convention center for a style
10 months ago
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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
10 months ago
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Mail-in voting rates dropped but early in-person voting is a hit, federal report shows - NPR
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Mail-in voting rates dropped but early in-person voting is a hit, federal report shows — NPR
A new federal survey — taken after every major election — shows in 2024, mail-in voting was down but early, in-person voting was up. And, a shortage of poll workers is a looming problem.
https://apple.news/AzYDbmIw6RUCTMm5xlLLRgw
10 months ago
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As Black New Yorkers Move Out, N.Y.C. Politics May Be Reshaped
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As Black New Yorkers Move Out, N.Y.C. Politics May Be Reshaped
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/23/nyregion/nyc-mayor-black-voters.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
11 months ago
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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!!!
11 months ago
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If y’all see the water kids outside today and tomorrow tell them I got some paid work for them on Election Day.
11 months ago
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So this administration continues to strip Congress of all its power, now committing acts of war without Congressional approval? And Congress does…
11 months ago
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Thank you
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. 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
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Opinion | The Economics of Slavery - The Wall Street Journal
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Opinion | The Economics of Slavery — The Wall Street Journal
Probing the incentives and institutions that kept slavery alive can help us value what freedom means.
https://apple.news/AvUu6HMMUTfKMSP86A_1C7Q
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😱 I’M IN A NASA DOCUMENTARY!!!! It’s a quick cameo but still the coolest thing EVER!!!
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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...
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NASA+ Documentary “Cosmic Dawn” Reveals Untold Story of James Webb Space Telescope - NASA
NASA answers this question in its new documentary, “Cosmic Dawn: The Untold Story of the James Webb Space Telescope.” The agency’s original documentary, which
https://www.nasa.gov/missions/webb/nasa-documentary-cosmic-dawn-reveals-untold-story-of-james-webb-space-telescope/
11 months ago
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Justice Jackson warns the Supreme Court is manipulating the rules to benefit Trump - Vox
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Justice Jackson warns the Supreme Court is manipulating the rules to benefit Trump — Vox
The rules don’t apply to Trump on the Court’s “shadow docket.” On Friday, the Supreme Court handed down a brief order permitting the Department of Government Efficiency, the enigmatic White House enti...
https://apple.news/Ag50LZkZWRfyO_f99btIIFg
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Former Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden speaks out on her firing by Trump - CBS News
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How civil rights investigations against schools have changed under Trump - The Hill
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How civil rights investigations against schools have changed under Trump admin — The Hill
Amid a flurry of civil rights and Title IX investigations, the Trump administration has reopened K-12 schools and universities, signaling a complete 180-degree shift in the interpretation of the manda...
https://apple.news/AUaATBQ_6QD-EV9l_pcHNnw
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Allen Orr
11 months ago
Know before you go - Immigration Court.
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Alabama paid a law firm millions to defend its prisons. It used AI and turned in fake citations - The Guardian
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Alabama paid a law firm millions to defend its prisons. It used AI and turned in fake citations — Guardian US
Butler Snow faces sanctions after lawyer cites false case law defending against inmate who says he was stabbed 20 times
https://apple.news/AO9lFj1dFTQeUgKjfzryMHg
12 months ago
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“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.”
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Judge rules DOGE's dismantling of U.S. Institute of Peace was illegal — CBS News
The U.S. Institute of Peace was created by Congress 40 years ago to promote conflict resolution and help prevent conflicts from developing.
https://apple.news/A9gwRZ41tT1eZ3MlAPRCNKQ
12 months ago
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Police secretly monitored New Orleans with facial-recognition cameras - The Washington Post
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Police secretly monitored New Orleans with facial recognition cameras — The Washington Post
Following records requests from The Post, officials paused the first known, widespread live facial recognition program used by police in the United States.
https://apple.news/ARSUkSWxqQSG-y44Ho4q3DA
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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
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Opinion | Welfare As We Know It Is Back—and It’s Bipartisan
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Opinion | Welfare As We Know It Is Back—and It’s Bipartisan — The Wall Street Journal
It’s the Clinton years in reverse: Democrats and some Republicans refuse to reform Medicaid.
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