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Jarvis DeBerry @jarvisdeberry.bsky.social · 5d

“When Burton was hosting the show, there did not appear to be many people arguing against the idea of introducing children to books by authors of different colors, cultures, ethnicities and experiences.” My column at @msnbc.com www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...

Opinion | ‘Reading Rainbow’ returns to a country far more hostile to books — and diversity

"Reading Rainbow" returns after 19 years and, fittingly, lands a day before 2025's "Banned Books Week."

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MSNBC @msnbc.com · 7d

OPINION by @jarvisdeberry.bsky.social:

“To reduce government programs, as Trump did, to 'things Democrats like' is to disregard the real needs such programs address.”

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Opinion | Trump doesn't have to fire federal workers in a shutdown. He wants to.

If previous government shutdowns didn’t result in massive layoffs, then there’s no reason this one should.

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Jarvis DeBerry @jarvisdeberry.bsky.social · 8d

The pure unbridled joy and excitement that recording captures is top notch. Also, I wish there were somebody who could explain why the soul clap has the effect it has on the crowd and the individuals in it.

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Jarvis DeBerry @jarvisdeberry.bsky.social · 8d

"The Ghetto," esp. the live version. "This is it!"

Langston Blues @dradambanks.bsky.social · 8d

Hey good sky peoples, so for #DonnyHathaway Day, please quote or reply with a song Donny sang—or wrote or produced—that stands out for you.

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Jarvis DeBerry @jarvisdeberry.bsky.social · 9d

I wrote this in March when Hegseth announced his obviously racist policy of getting rid of Marines with chronic razor bumps.
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Opinion | Donald Trump’s anti-DEI madness erases Black service members, living and dead

When you don’t acknowledge that people are different you get the “interim guidance” announced by the Marines this month that would disproportionately expel Black Marines.

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Jarvis DeBerry @jarvisdeberry.bsky.social · 11d

"It’s a shame that since Kirk’s death, arguing in bad faith has become characterized as virtuous and edifying. It’s not. And it’s not beneficial to try to rebut people making bad faith arguments." My column at @msnbc.com
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Opinion | 'Debate me' bros were rightly rejected at Tennessee State

The best way to respond to bad-faith arguments is to ignore them.

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Jarvis DeBerry @jarvisdeberry.bsky.social · 16d

Trump saying he hates his opponents belies the faith he claims. But more importantly for the country, it's his acknowledgement that he doesn't think of himself as everybody's president. Read me at @msnbc.com:
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Opinion | We could already see Trump's hate for his opponents

Trump’s admission that he hates his opponents calls into question the Christianity he professes but, as importantly, it shows he doesn't believe he’s everybody’s president.

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Jarvis DeBerry @jarvisdeberry.bsky.social · 16d

Do you know Pryor’s joke about the Osmond Brothers?

Jarvis DeBerry @jarvisdeberry.bsky.social · 19d

Kash Patel not knowing Dylann Roof's name "not only typifies a general incompetence among Trump’s Cabinet, it exemplifies the administration’s disregard for news that doesn’t jibe with the story of America it wants to tell." My column at @msnbc.com
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Opinion | The racist church massacre that our FBI director couldn’t bother remembering

FBI Director Kash Patel's testimony Wednesday reflected the Trump administration’s callous disregard for news that doesn’t jibe with the story of America it wants to tell.

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Jarvis DeBerry @jarvisdeberry.bsky.social · 20d

I appreciate y'all including me. Many thanks.

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Jarvis DeBerry @jarvisdeberry.bsky.social · 21d

"Despite professing the same faith, Black and white Protestant Christians in the U.S. often have near opposite worldviews." My column at @MSNBC on the resistance to attempts to venerate Charlie Kirk.
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Opinion | Why Christians are fighting over Charlie Kirk

Since the Turning Point USA founder was shot dead Wednesday, Sept. 10, there’s been a segment of Christians categorizing him as a Christian martyr.

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Jarvis DeBerry @jarvisdeberry.bsky.social · 29d

*Land of the free for us, but not for y’all* is not an argument a white Southern Republican like Mike Johnson should expect Black Democrats farther north to accept.

My column at MSNBC Digital:
www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...

Opinion | Mike Johnson tries to sell Americans on the benefits of being occupied

If Speaker Johnson believes Chicagoans should bend the knee to a president promising aggression, then he’s telling us that he doesn’t believe they're fully American.

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Jarvis DeBerry @jarvisdeberry.bsky.social · Aug 29

And I know you're not lying.

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Jarvis DeBerry @jarvisdeberry.bsky.social · Aug 29

"It’s inconceivable that stories of people aiming to shoot down rescue helicopters, raping babies and slaughtering one another would have been swallowed as often as they were if they weren’t stories of Black people doing such things." Me at @msnbc.com
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Opinion | Why so much of what you were told about Katrina was wrong

Hurricane Katrina taught journalists a lesson that is especially handy now: Just because a public official says it doesn’t make it true.

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Jarvis DeBerry @jarvisdeberry.bsky.social · Aug 28

This is exactly right. Same thing with Hurricane Laura five years ago. Gas, hotel money for 3, 4, 5 days, food. It's a lot. And too much for a lot of people.

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Jarvis DeBerry @jarvisdeberry.bsky.social · Aug 20

My latest column is on USCIS’ intensified focus on the moral character of those applying for citizenship.

MSNBC @msnbc.com · Aug 20

OPINION by @jarvisdeberry.bsky.social:

“Imagine being told you’re about to have your character assessed by an administration led by President Donald Trump.”

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Opinion | Trump’s hypocritical demand of potential citizens

Trump couldn't pass any legitimate test of moral character, but we’re supposed to accept his administration as the arbiter of who’s good enough to become a citizen?

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Jarvis DeBerry @jarvisdeberry.bsky.social · Aug 15

Conservatives embracing Confederate flags, monuments and names is never about history. It's always about the present.

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Opinion | Confederate losers have a friend in Pete Hegseth

Donald Trump and Pete Hegseth are embracing Confederate monuments not because they love history but because they hate progressives.

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Jarvis DeBerry @jarvisdeberry.bsky.social · Aug 13

The patron saint of annoying little sisters. She played that role to perfection.

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Jarvis DeBerry @jarvisdeberry.bsky.social · Aug 2

You getting more art done?

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Jarvis DeBerry @jarvisdeberry.bsky.social · Aug 2

"It’s not true that DEI efforts are backfiring. What’s true is that people who feel threatened by a more diverse, equitable and inclusive society are firing back." -- my column at @msnbc.com
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Opinion | DEI isn’t what’s hurting Black people. Racism is.

We should all want discrimination to be less of a problem, but the belief that it is diminishing doesn’t seem rooted in empiricism.

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Jarvis DeBerry @jarvisdeberry.bsky.social · Jul 10

Anybody seen the FEMA director?
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Opinion | Texas deserves more from FEMA

The acting FEMA director's swaggering bravado might be welcome if he seemed dedicated to carrying out FEMA’s mission. But that doesn't appear to be the reason he was hired.

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MSNBC @msnbc.com · Jun 20

OPINION by @jarvisdeberry.bsky.social:

Jarvis highlights why ICE agents’ masks are especially disturbing.

“The basic principle is that the police are accountable to the public. And that requires, at a minimum, knowing who the police are.”

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Opinion | From decrying ‘jack-booted government thugs’ to defending ICE agents wearing masks

A California bill that restricts local and state law enforcement officials from covering their faces is a necessary, if symbolic, rebuke of the encroaching police state.

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Jarvis DeBerry @jarvisdeberry.bsky.social · Jun 15

Is this a different Desmond Bane than I’ve seen play?

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Jarvis DeBerry @jarvisdeberry.bsky.social · Jun 11

That's high praise. I appreciate it.

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Jarvis DeBerry @jarvisdeberry.bsky.social · Jun 11

'ppreciate it.