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Ms. June @junemo41.bsky.social · 3d

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

#SundayCivics episode card: Porch Light Series (PLS) 5. Photo of Saqib Bhatti Co-Founder and Executive Director of the Action Center on Race & the Economy on blue background, white lettering.

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L Joy Williams @ljoywilliams.bsky.social · 7d

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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L Joy Williams @ljoywilliams.bsky.social · 15d

www.independent.co.uk/news/secret-...

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

www.independent.co.uk

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 17d

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

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...

www.propublica.org

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S. Brown @sbrown7.bsky.social · 17d

@ljoywilliams.bsky.social @urbanviewradio.bsky.social @knarrative.bsky.social

Awesome show Sis!! 🔥 Go listen!!! Whew!

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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · Sep 4

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 @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · Aug 20

"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...

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 ...

www.wgbh.org

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · Jul 26

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.

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.

www.wired.com

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Josh Johnson @joshjohnsoncomedy.bsky.social · Jul 26

When you strip away humanity

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NAACP GWINNETT COUNTY BRANCH @gwinnettnaacp.bsky.social · Jul 10

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

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L Joy Williams @ljoywilliams.bsky.social · Jul 9

*braider

L Joy Williams @ljoywilliams.bsky.social · Jul 9

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

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L Joy Williams @ljoywilliams.bsky.social · Jul 6

I try to make my shows evergreen so that whenever you listen, you learn

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L Joy Williams @ljoywilliams.bsky.social · Jul 3

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

a man wearing a fur coat with the words immediately immediately written below him

ALT: a man wearing a fur coat with the words immediately immediately written below him

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L Joy Williams @ljoywilliams.bsky.social · Jul 2

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

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.

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · Jun 24

Shameful. I expect they will be sued.👇

"Nearly 100,000 North Carolina voters will be required to take an additional step to verify their identity or risk being disenfranchised under a plan approved by the GOP-controlled state board of elections Tuesday." www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

Around 98,000 Voters Risk Disenfranchisement Under New North Carolina Plan

Read more here.

www.democracydocket.com

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L Joy Williams @ljoywilliams.bsky.social · Jun 24

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

As Black New Yorkers Move Out, N.Y.C. Politics May Be Reshaped

www.nytimes.com

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L Joy Williams @ljoywilliams.bsky.social · Jun 24

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!!!

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L Joy Williams @ljoywilliams.bsky.social · Jun 23

I sued and won the case that struck down the law banning this in my state 😊

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L Joy Williams @ljoywilliams.bsky.social · Jun 22

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

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L Joy Williams @ljoywilliams.bsky.social · Jun 22

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

And Congress does…

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L Joy Williams @ljoywilliams.bsky.social · Jun 21

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

Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · Jun 21

I am glad that today the governor signed a new law repealing New York's ban on providing food and water to people waiting in line to vote. However, it should be clearly noted that this was the result of successful litigation brought by the Brooklyn NAACP -- which the state fought and lost in court.

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · Jun 21

I am glad that today the governor signed a new law repealing New York's ban on providing food and water to people waiting in line to vote. However, it should be clearly noted that this was the result of successful litigation brought by the Brooklyn NAACP -- which the state fought and lost in court.

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L Joy Williams @ljoywilliams.bsky.social · Jun 17

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

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.

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L Joy Williams @ljoywilliams.bsky.social · Jun 12

😱 I’M IN A NASA DOCUMENTARY!!!!

It’s a quick cameo but still the coolest thing EVER!!!

L. Joy Williams, a Black woman with two-strand twists, sits in a crowded room reacting emotionally as the first image of the Southern Ring Nebula is revealed. She covers her mouth with one hand, her eyes filled with tears. She wears a black t-shirt with a reflective gold James Webb Space Telescope design and a NASA badge around her neck. The moment captures awe, history, and deep emotion at witnessing a milestone in space exploration.

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