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Edited volume “Writers as Artists” … writers’ personal stories on how we became writers out now on Amazon. My essay on p 124-129. Check it out!

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The 5calls.org app is an excellent way to speak your concerns on your representatives call lines. Pick your concerns for the day or week on their website. Call dialogue provided

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Canada is the #2 source of international visitors to NYC. This is a significant economic blow for us. Brought to you by the Trump chaos.

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@marklevinenyc.bsky.social Thank you borough president Mark Levine 👏🏽👏🏽

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Something remarkable is happening on 5th Ave right now. 100s of 1000s of people, a spontaneous outpouring of anger, demanding Trump/Musk keep their hands off our healthcare, our schools, our democracy. This is a turning point in the fight back against the Trump presidency.

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The American Historian Association’s comment (with other organizations signing on) on the trump administration imposing restrictions on Smithsonian museums including the museum of African American history and culture. Please share and let your senators know where you stand. Use the 5calls app

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I just called my reps with @5calls.org, you should too: 5calls.org. I urged my senators to speak out to support funding for our libraries and museums that is threatened to be cut by the Trump administration. AOC says that making calls to our representatives gets results

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New pod: I wrote a piano song with artificial intelligence and talked to the film-TV-and-podcast composer Mark Henry Phillips about how generative AI is threatening artists and transforming the work of music composition open.spotify.com/episode/3ylJ...

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I’m not going to the Joint Address. I will be live posting and chatting with you all here instead. Then going on IG Live after.

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The “5 calls app” is An excellent tool for activism! Contacting 5 congresspeople a day should be mandatory, like brushing our teeth! It’s in your App Store link Let’s Go!

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Remember today is the day! Please don’t purchase at Amazon, Whole Foods, Target any other major outlets. If you need food purchase at your local mom & pop shops. ✊🏽

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You had it right the first time.

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No shopping on 2/28! We’ve got to show our consumers strength

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@aclu.org Why haven’t organizations like the ACLU and the NAACP Legal Defense Fund done more to pushback against banning a true people’s American history in public schools? After all people pay taxes that go towards public education and All people need to know a truer American history

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@naacpmiamidade.bsky.social Why haven’t organizations like the ACLU and the NAACP Legal Defense Fund done more to pushback against banning a true people’s American history in public schools? All people pay taxes that go towards public education and All people should know a truer American history

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@indynaacp.bsky.social Why haven’t organizations like the ACLU and the NAACP Legal Defense Fund done more to pushback against banning a true people’s American history in public schools? After all people pay taxes that go towards public education and All people need to know a truer American history

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Why haven’t organizations like the ACLU and the NAACP Legal Defense Fund done more to pushback against banning a true people’s American history in public schools? After all people pay taxes that go towards public education and All people need to know a truer American history

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#Trump tweed a statement that’s a quote attributed to the dictator Napoleon. Napoleon seized power in a coup. History warns us what happens when a leader believes they are the law. #NapoleonComplex

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If Barack Obama or any other prominent black participant in the big leagues of American politics had 13 CHILDREN OUT OF WEDLOCK with 4 DIFFERENT WOMEN, it would be all anyone could ever talk about. Most conservatives seem not even to know this about Musk 🙃

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Shhh. Don’t tell anyone. This is what we need to not teach in our schools nor discussed in general public

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I have a question that has been bothering me for quite some time. And I have a feeling the rather smart people on this social media outlet might have some thoughts about it. Continued..

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Why haven’t any organizations like the naacp legal defense fund or the aclu sued states that ban teaching black & gay histories in publicly funded schools? This is done in Florida, Arkansas, Idaho, Mississippi, South Dakota and probably other states too. Continued..

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After all, taxes are paid by black, gay and all people living in these states rhat go towards public education! What can be done to get these states sued

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Democracy Nows segment on marcus garvey! Great stuff here youtu.be/pja7nb2ZXlg?...

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Leonard Peltier sentence commuted! YESSS 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 He can FINALLY go home

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