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Maya Wiley @maya4rights.bsky.social · 15h

The expression on his face.

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Maya Wiley @maya4rights.bsky.social · 3d

That matters! Thank you!

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Maya Wiley @maya4rights.bsky.social · 3d

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Fatima Goss Graves @fatimagossgraves.bsky.social · 3d

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Because it conflicts with the constitution.

Federal judge blocks Trump from deploying Oregon National Guard to Portland — Oregon Capital Chronicle

A federal judge has temporarily blocked President Donald Trump from federalizing and deploying Oregon National Guard troops to Portland following a challenge from the state and the city of Portland.

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Maya Wiley @maya4rights.bsky.social · 4d

Coming back up on @thebeat.msnbc.com

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Maya Wiley @maya4rights.bsky.social · 6d

Don’t start none, wont be none! NY AG Tish James is not having it!

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Maya Wiley @maya4rights.bsky.social · 6d

Coming up on #DeadlineWhiteHouse

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Maya Wiley @maya4rights.bsky.social · 10d

“Fight fire with Fidel” says Kamala Harris here at the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation gala and the audience gave her a standing ovation

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Maya Wiley @maya4rights.bsky.social · 12d

THIS! 👇🏽

James Comey @jamescomey.bsky.social · 12d

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Lupita Nihongo @otsumamiboy.bsky.social · 13d

According to them, escaping enslavement, teaching yourself to read, becoming the greatest speechifier on Earth & buying your own freedom, a set of feats that no white person has ever achieved, is DEI.

After finding employment as a laborer, Douglass began to attend abolitionist meetings and speak about his experiences. He soon gained a reputation as an orator, and was paid to speak about slavery by the Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society. This took him on speaking tours across the North and Midwest.
Douglass's fame as an orator increased as he traveled. Still, some of his audiences suspected he had never been enslaved. In 1845, he published his first autobiography, The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, to lay those doubts to rest.
The narrative gave a clear record of names and places from his enslavement.
To avoid being captured and re-enslaved, Douglass traveled overseas. For almost two years, he gave speeches and sold copies of his narrative in England, Ireland, and Scotland. When abolitionists offered to purchase his freedom, Douglass accepted and returned home to the United States legally free. The Douglass family relocated to Rochester, New York.

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Maya Wiley @maya4rights.bsky.social · 14d

Grateful for your leadership my dear @tiffanymuller.bsky.social

Tiffany Muller @tiffanymuller.bsky.social · 15d

Our freedoms are under threat by a corrupt president and Republican party determined to silence the voices of the American people.

Luckily, leaders like my friend @maya4rights.bsky.social of @civilrightsorg.bsky.social are on the frontlines of the fight to protect our democracy.

Q&A: Maya Wiley: "Money is Undermining Our Rights, Including Voting Rights"

This week we talk to the President and CEO of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights

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Maya Wiley @maya4rights.bsky.social · 15d

Racism allowed to run its course- “a large homeowner’s association in Texas was found to have banned the use of housing vouchers by Black residents.” Just 1 case Trump appointees blocked: “Trump Appointees Roll Back Enforcement of Fair Housing Laws” www.nytimes.com/2025/09/22/r...

Trump Appointees Roll Back Enforcement of Fair Housing Laws

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Maya Wiley @maya4rights.bsky.social · 27d

There is no place in this country for political violence. We can’t lose our humanity and we can’t solve our problems this way. We must condemn the murder of Charlie Kirk.

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Maya Wiley @maya4rights.bsky.social · 28d

I’m worried they will!

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Maya Wiley @maya4rights.bsky.social · 28d

Coming up on @thebeat.msnbc.com to talk Epstein files.

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Maya Wiley @maya4rights.bsky.social · 29d

Thank you for sharing. We have allies in the military just as there are white supremacists there - a point I made. I know many people who join the armed forces because they can’t afford college, or because they believe in the service & civil rights too. It’s diverse & we must join with allies.

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Maya Wiley @maya4rights.bsky.social · Sep 7

Coming up on @velshimsnbc.bsky.social to talk #Trump

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Maya Wiley @maya4rights.bsky.social · Sep 6

One thing he is very consistent about.

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Maya Wiley @maya4rights.bsky.social · Sep 6

All of us want to be safe from crime. The Trump administration sends masked men who won’t identify themselves into our communities and claims it’s about crime. It’s an act of aggression against local leaders and against the hard working people who are now less safe. That is criminal!

The Weekend on MSNBC @theweekendmsnbc.bsky.social · Sep 6

“It is not a playbook on public safety, it’s a playbook on making us less safe.” @maya4rights.bsky.social on President Trump’s ongoing threats to deploy the National Guard to Chicago and other cities to engage in law enforcement.

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Maya Wiley @maya4rights.bsky.social · Aug 29

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · Aug 29

Welch: Everybody's missing the point here. The point is, he's doing this on purpose. He's priming the public to get accustomed to having the military in the streets

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Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · Aug 28

Republicans are trying to redraw congressional district lines to keep their grip on Congress in the midterms and beyond.

Voters should pick their politicians, not the other way around.

Get involved with the @democraticredistricting.com as they fight back: bit.ly/3HJ1ayW

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Maya Wiley @maya4rights.bsky.social · Aug 27

Coming up with @arimelber.bsky.social to talk about Trump trumping.

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Maya Wiley @maya4rights.bsky.social · Aug 27

Only dictators say this. Because no POTUS has absolute power to go after Latinos, Black people, etc. because they’re Latinos & Black people. That’s called racism. Hiding behind calling all of us criminals is also racism. Just racism masquerading as policy.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Aug 26

Trump on deploying the National Guard to Chicago: "I have the right to do anything I want to do. I'm the president of the United States."

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Maya Wiley @maya4rights.bsky.social · Aug 21

a woman with braided hair says yup in a bravo advertisement

ALT: a woman with braided hair says yup in a bravo advertisement

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Maya Wiley @maya4rights.bsky.social · Aug 21

In the State where it took 2 years and federal troops to announce the end of slavery, the GOP controlled statehouse continues to seek racial exclusion rather than a free and fair democracy. We have work to do!

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · Aug 20

Just now…

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Maya Wiley @maya4rights.bsky.social · Aug 21

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