Morgan Elise J
@morganelisej.thetriibe.com
Filmmaker, Force of Nature
Co-founder of thetriibe.com.
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Co-founder of thetriibe.com.
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Hey BlueSky! I’m a filmmaker and co-founder of @thetriibe.com, a Black-owned publication based in Chicago. We’re building trust, community and civic engagement on here.
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FROM THE ARCHIVES — It’s Black History Month 🔴🟢⚫️
Every Chicagoan should know the history of Jean Baptiste Point DuSable.
His family’s settlement at the mouth of the Chicago River is the heart from which the city of Chicago was built.
thetriibe.com/2022/02/the-...
Every Chicagoan should know the history of Jean Baptiste Point DuSable.
His family’s settlement at the mouth of the Chicago River is the heart from which the city of Chicago was built.
thetriibe.com/2022/02/the-...
The settlement that DuSable built • The TRiiBE
Jean Baptiste Pointe DuSable’s settlement at the mouth of the Chicago River is the heart from which the city of Chicago was built.
thetriibe.com
February 1, 2026 at 5:57 PM
FROM THE ARCHIVES — It’s Black History Month 🔴🟢⚫️
Every Chicagoan should know the history of Jean Baptiste Point DuSable.
His family’s settlement at the mouth of the Chicago River is the heart from which the city of Chicago was built.
thetriibe.com/2022/02/the-...
Every Chicagoan should know the history of Jean Baptiste Point DuSable.
His family’s settlement at the mouth of the Chicago River is the heart from which the city of Chicago was built.
thetriibe.com/2022/02/the-...
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FULL STORY: The order directs members of the Chicago Police Department to document actions by agents with Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection and attempt to identify those responsible for suspected misconduct or criminal violations. @wttw.bsky.social
Mayor Johnson Signs Executive Order Designed to Lay ‘Groundwork’ to Prosecute Federal Agents for Actions During Immigration Raids
“If the federal government will not hold these rogue actors accountable, then Chicago will do everything in our power to bring these agents to justice,” Mayor Brandon Johnson said.
news.wttw.com
January 31, 2026 at 6:35 PM
FULL STORY: The order directs members of the Chicago Police Department to document actions by agents with Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection and attempt to identify those responsible for suspected misconduct or criminal violations. @wttw.bsky.social
Best political ad of the cycle has dropped 😂
January 31, 2026 at 5:41 PM
Best political ad of the cycle has dropped 😂
!!!!!!!
🚨TONIGHT’S PROTEST IN MINNEAPOLIS IS INSANE:
CNN is STUNNED. Share this widely!
“I've covered many protests… I've not seen a crowd like this before.” It’s 8 degrees. “It is freezing, but nothing, nothing is stopping these people.”
This isn’t a rally. It’s a movement. @calltoactivism.bsky.social
CNN is STUNNED. Share this widely!
“I've covered many protests… I've not seen a crowd like this before.” It’s 8 degrees. “It is freezing, but nothing, nothing is stopping these people.”
This isn’t a rally. It’s a movement. @calltoactivism.bsky.social
January 31, 2026 at 2:41 AM
!!!!!!!
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Don Lemon speaks outside of the courtroom after release: "I have spent my entire life covering the news. I will not stop now ... I will not be silenced."
January 30, 2026 at 11:46 PM
Don Lemon speaks outside of the courtroom after release: "I have spent my entire life covering the news. I will not stop now ... I will not be silenced."
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Journalist Georgia Fort has been released from custody (video @fox9mn.bsky.social)
January 30, 2026 at 9:30 PM
Journalist Georgia Fort has been released from custody (video @fox9mn.bsky.social)
The journalism community needs to come together and stand with these journalists! Release them now!
UPDATE — The Chicago Chapter of the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) is calling for the immediate release of Lemon and Fort, and for all charges against them to be withdrawn.
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NABJ Chicago calls for the immediate release of journalists Don Lemon and Georgia Fort arrested after filming Minnesota church protest • The TRiiBE
Journalism organizations condemn the arrests of Don Lemon and Georgia Fort as vindictive attacks on press freedom.
thetriibe.com
January 30, 2026 at 7:28 PM
The journalism community needs to come together and stand with these journalists! Release them now!
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UPDATE — The Chicago Chapter of the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) is calling for the immediate release of Lemon and Fort, and for all charges against them to be withdrawn.
thetriibe.com/2026/01/jour...
thetriibe.com/2026/01/jour...
NABJ Chicago calls for the immediate release of journalists Don Lemon and Georgia Fort arrested after filming Minnesota church protest • The TRiiBE
Journalism organizations condemn the arrests of Don Lemon and Georgia Fort as vindictive attacks on press freedom.
thetriibe.com
January 30, 2026 at 6:58 PM
UPDATE — The Chicago Chapter of the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) is calling for the immediate release of Lemon and Fort, and for all charges against them to be withdrawn.
thetriibe.com/2026/01/jour...
thetriibe.com/2026/01/jour...
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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:
I was sent this video of agents at her door:
January 30, 2026 at 2:58 PM
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:
I was sent this video of agents at her door:
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Director Dawn Porter just said “abolish ICE” before her Sundance screening of WHEN A WITNESS RECANTS. She was met with a giant roar from the crowd.
January 28, 2026 at 12:39 AM
Director Dawn Porter just said “abolish ICE” before her Sundance screening of WHEN A WITNESS RECANTS. She was met with a giant roar from the crowd.
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Despite the cold days recently, it has been heartwarming to see such love for this story and greater efforts to address West Side food disparities
blockclubchicago.org/2026/01/23/c...
blockclubchicago.org/2026/01/23/c...
Chicago Opens Its 1st Food Pantry Inside A Public Library
Legler Regional Library's food pantry will be open Thursdays and Sundays, offering protein, produce, dairy and other food items, as well as household items and toiletries.
blockclubchicago.org
January 27, 2026 at 9:35 PM
Despite the cold days recently, it has been heartwarming to see such love for this story and greater efforts to address West Side food disparities
blockclubchicago.org/2026/01/23/c...
blockclubchicago.org/2026/01/23/c...
Language that democrats are using that is not radical or solutions-oriented at all:
“Law and order”
“Untrained” agents
Abolishing “Trump’s ICE.”
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“Law and order”
“Untrained” agents
Abolishing “Trump’s ICE.”
I write op-Ed’s about narrative change for TRiiBE members. Sign up to read. thetriibe.com/reshape/lang...
Language matters: Abolish ICE vs. Abolish “Trump’s ICE” • The TRiiBE
Gov. JB Pritzker’s language is a “bad apples” argument dressed in a trenchcoat.
thetriibe.com
January 27, 2026 at 10:33 PM
Language that democrats are using that is not radical or solutions-oriented at all:
“Law and order”
“Untrained” agents
Abolishing “Trump’s ICE.”
I write op-Ed’s about narrative change for TRiiBE members. Sign up to read. thetriibe.com/reshape/lang...
“Law and order”
“Untrained” agents
Abolishing “Trump’s ICE.”
I write op-Ed’s about narrative change for TRiiBE members. Sign up to read. thetriibe.com/reshape/lang...
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The Sun-Times reported that both Gov. JB Pritzker and Mayor Brandon Johnson called to abolish ICE but that is inaccurate. Sign up to join the conversation —> thetriibe.com/newsletters/
The Sun-Times reported that both Gov. JB Pritzker and Mayor Brandon Johnson called to abolish ICE but that is inaccurate. Sign up to join the conversation —> thetriibe.com/newsletters/
January 27, 2026 at 10:21 PM
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The Sun-Times reported that both Gov. JB Pritzker and Mayor Brandon Johnson called to abolish ICE but that is inaccurate. Sign up to join the conversation —> thetriibe.com/newsletters/
The Sun-Times reported that both Gov. JB Pritzker and Mayor Brandon Johnson called to abolish ICE but that is inaccurate. Sign up to join the conversation —> thetriibe.com/newsletters/
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Good afternoon from downtown Chicago, where despite heavy snowfall, thousands have gathered for an anti-ICE/CBP demonstration in solidarity with the Twin Cities. More are still streaming in.
Lt. Illinois Gov. Juliana Stratton just addressed the crowd, and called for ICE to be abolished.
Lt. Illinois Gov. Juliana Stratton just addressed the crowd, and called for ICE to be abolished.
January 25, 2026 at 7:37 PM
Good afternoon from downtown Chicago, where despite heavy snowfall, thousands have gathered for an anti-ICE/CBP demonstration in solidarity with the Twin Cities. More are still streaming in.
Lt. Illinois Gov. Juliana Stratton just addressed the crowd, and called for ICE to be abolished.
Lt. Illinois Gov. Juliana Stratton just addressed the crowd, and called for ICE to be abolished.
In the wake of the killing of George Floyd, “abolish ICE” was a part of the demands. Organizers have been telling us the links between systemic injustices as carried out across multiple US institutions. Revisit this piece by @tiffany.thetriibe.com 👇🏾
FROM 2020:
Jeremey “Mohawk” Johnson participated in the “Defund CPD & Abolish ICE” protest. That evening, he disappeared, last seen being taken by police.
“It feels like they’re trying to make an example out of me because they want to scare other protesters.”
thetriibe.com/2020/12/blac...
Jeremey “Mohawk” Johnson participated in the “Defund CPD & Abolish ICE” protest. That evening, he disappeared, last seen being taken by police.
“It feels like they’re trying to make an example out of me because they want to scare other protesters.”
thetriibe.com/2020/12/blac...
Black Folks Can't Get No Rest • The TRiiBE
Movement work is a matter of life and death for many protesters and organizers in Chicago.
thetriibe.com
January 25, 2026 at 7:56 PM
In the wake of the killing of George Floyd, “abolish ICE” was a part of the demands. Organizers have been telling us the links between systemic injustices as carried out across multiple US institutions. Revisit this piece by @tiffany.thetriibe.com 👇🏾
Yes. More of this!
There are about 100 protesters outside Schumer’s building in the middle of the blizzard urging him to whip Dem votes against any more ICE/CBP funding.
January 25, 2026 at 6:45 PM
Yes. More of this!
Free books and food are now available at a library on the West Side of Chicago. Libraries are essential. thetriibe.com/2026/01/food...
Legler Library will double as a food pantry in West Garfield Park • The TRiiBE
The library food pantry is the second in the country and the first in Illinois and Chicago.
thetriibe.com
January 23, 2026 at 8:03 PM
Free books and food are now available at a library on the West Side of Chicago. Libraries are essential. thetriibe.com/2026/01/food...
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In light of Democrats calling for more "training" for ICE, this passage from my book Copaganda seems relevant:
January 19, 2026 at 6:29 PM
In light of Democrats calling for more "training" for ICE, this passage from my book Copaganda seems relevant:
…there’s something special about this 2025 Chicago Bears team. So much so, there are people on social media saying that a Bears Super Bowl win will close the hellscape timeline that opened with the Chicago Cubs World Series win in 2016. 😂😩😭
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Caleb Williams is cold — and the Chicago Bears are the coolest team in the NFL • The TRiiBE
A comeback season fueled by confidence, culture and a little bit of aura has Chicago believing the Bears are more than just good, they’re different.
thetriibe.com
January 15, 2026 at 9:33 PM
…there’s something special about this 2025 Chicago Bears team. So much so, there are people on social media saying that a Bears Super Bowl win will close the hellscape timeline that opened with the Chicago Cubs World Series win in 2016. 😂😩😭
thetriibe.com/2026/01/cale...
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This is horrific OMG
I really want ppl w/o Minneapolis connections to understand
You might've heard that Mpls public schools went hybrid bc so many families are in hiding. Well, a coworker just told me that today, during his kid's hybrid class, a kid's apt building was raided onscreen
*Everyone has stories like this*
You might've heard that Mpls public schools went hybrid bc so many families are in hiding. Well, a coworker just told me that today, during his kid's hybrid class, a kid's apt building was raided onscreen
*Everyone has stories like this*
January 13, 2026 at 10:35 PM
This is horrific OMG
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if you want to know what it is like in minneapolis, I don’t even have to scroll on facebook to find a horror story. it’s basically my whole feed.
everyone i know in minneapolis is seeing ICE take people—at gas stations, taquerias, bus stops, schools. just snatching random people.
everyone i know in minneapolis is seeing ICE take people—at gas stations, taquerias, bus stops, schools. just snatching random people.
January 10, 2026 at 2:12 PM
if you want to know what it is like in minneapolis, I don’t even have to scroll on facebook to find a horror story. it’s basically my whole feed.
everyone i know in minneapolis is seeing ICE take people—at gas stations, taquerias, bus stops, schools. just snatching random people.
everyone i know in minneapolis is seeing ICE take people—at gas stations, taquerias, bus stops, schools. just snatching random people.
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Those of you who still insist on drawing a distinction between ICE and police should be aware that the police are not drawing that distinction.
Thank you for telling us you neither serve nor protect. Thank you for saying the quiet part out loud. That was state murder in broad daylight, captured from multiple angles by multiple witnesses, and the people of Minneapolis have eyes.
You support murder.
You support murder.
January 10, 2026 at 3:54 AM
Those of you who still insist on drawing a distinction between ICE and police should be aware that the police are not drawing that distinction.
An opposition party would be working to defund ICE.
@petebuttigieg.bsky.social: "We have an ICE agent who should have been trained not to be in front of a vehicle and never to shoot into a moving vehicle, and yet this happened on [Kristi Noem's] watch. The whole POINT of Homeland Security is to make this country more stable and safe."
January 10, 2026 at 3:16 AM
An opposition party would be working to defund ICE.
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Chicagoans packed a special meeting of the Community Commission for Public Safety and Accountability last night, recounting story after story of Chicago police assisting federal immigration agents while blasting the commission for a lack of action.
w/ @djbyrnes1.bsky.social
w/ @djbyrnes1.bsky.social
Police accountability commission under fire: “You have state power—fucking use it.”
Chicagoans shared accounts of Chicago police helping ICE and Border Patrol agents at a public listening session they criticized as long overdue.
unraveledpress.com
January 9, 2026 at 8:29 PM
Chicagoans packed a special meeting of the Community Commission for Public Safety and Accountability last night, recounting story after story of Chicago police assisting federal immigration agents while blasting the commission for a lack of action.
w/ @djbyrnes1.bsky.social
w/ @djbyrnes1.bsky.social
The calls for local police to protect people from ICE really feel like a rejection of the Movement for Black Lives.
The demand was to defund and it still applies.
The demand was to defund and it still applies.
January 9, 2026 at 3:06 AM
The calls for local police to protect people from ICE really feel like a rejection of the Movement for Black Lives.
The demand was to defund and it still applies.
The demand was to defund and it still applies.