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Dr. Mustafa Santiago Ali @mustafasantiagoali.bsky.social · 6d

When the government shuts down, it’s not politicians who suffer — it’s workers, families, and fragile futures. My new op-ed tells the story of who’s being sacrificed and why this pain is no accident. #Resister #ProudBlue #BlackSky

Read Here: 👉🏾 wordinblack.com/2025/10/the-...

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Dr. Mustafa Santiago Ali @mustafasantiagoali.bsky.social · 7d

“You cannot get through a single day without having an impact on the world around you. What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make.” ~ Jane Goodall

Rest in Peace my friend 🙏🏽

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Dr. Mustafa Santiago Ali @mustafasantiagoali.bsky.social · 7d

Simple Truths: “Government shutdowns - reveal the cruelty of power disguised as strategy — a cold calculus that trades human need for political gain.”
©️MustafaSantiagoAli

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Dr. Mustafa Santiago Ali @mustafasantiagoali.bsky.social · 15d

“You have power unless you give it away.” 👉🏾 I invite you to dive into my latest essay, where we focus on pushing back against a rogue administration, addressing the climate crisis, and protecting vulnerable communities.
wordinblack.com/2025/09/dont...

This Fall, Don’t Let Your Climate Power Slip Away

As rollbacks of climate protections and injustice converge, Dr. Mustafa Ali reminds us: "You have power unless you give it away"

wordinblack.com

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Dr. Mustafa Santiago Ali @mustafasantiagoali.bsky.social · 27d

Do evil.
Speak evil.
Live evil.
Darkness always calls you back home.
©️MustafaSantiagoAli

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Dr. Mustafa Santiago Ali @mustafasantiagoali.bsky.social · 28d

Simple Truths: “Call hate from the shadows and it will nod like a servant — until it turns, and devours its master first.”
©️MustafaSantiagoAli

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Dr. Mustafa Santiago Ali @mustafasantiagoali.bsky.social · 29d

"The world will not be destroyed by those who do evil, but by those who watch them without doing anything."
Albert Einstein

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Dr. Mustafa Santiago Ali @mustafasantiagoali.bsky.social · Sep 7

— FREE DC —

we. are. not. a. colony.
not your backdrop for war games
or Black pain on replay.

no more taxes
with no voice.
no more boots
to stomp our choice.

from malcolm’s park
to plaza’s flame—
the streets be shoutin
our true name.

this ain’t chaos.
this clarity.
not a riot—
but a prophecy.

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Dr. Mustafa Santiago Ali @mustafasantiagoali.bsky.social · Sep 6

Simple Truths: “Activism is my rent for living on the planet”
~Alice Walker

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Eddie Smith @eddsmitty.bsky.social · Sep 6

Not for nothing, but I told y'all:

There is no seat at the table of supremacy for Black & Brown people.

*unless you buy one*

I see one brotha in this video, and he's the "help."

They love that brownskin service.

*sip* 🔥☕️

#ProudBlue
#ResistanceUnited
#USDemocracy
#Voices4Victory

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Dr. Mustafa Santiago Ali @mustafasantiagoali.bsky.social · Sep 3

— Epstein Survivors Speak—

they called it scandal.
we called it rape.
he flew first class,
we prayed escape.

the cameras flashed,
they turned their backs.
girls in chains
while men made stacks.

america shrugged.
power grinned.
but we remember
everything.
©️MustafaSantiagoAli

#EpsteinFiles

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Dr. Mustafa Santiago Ali @mustafasantiagoali.bsky.social · Aug 30

"Hate, it has caused a lot of problems in this world,
but it has not solved one yet."
— Maya Angelou
#Resister #ProudBlue

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Eddie Smith @eddsmitty.bsky.social · Aug 30

"Upgrade?"

The Felon Administration is putting pressure on the Holocaust Museum to 'upgrade' the US response to Nazi Germany during WW2.

They will whitewash the awful part of history when America turned away fleeing Jews. Many had to return, resulting in death.😢✡️

abcnews.go.com/US/upcoming-...

Upcoming 'upgrade' to Holocaust Museum exhibit on US response to Nazi Germany sparks some staff concerns: Sources

A Holocaust Memorial Museum exhibit will temporarily close for upgrades, sparking concern from some staff over potential changes amid President Trump's review of museums.

abcnews.go.com

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Dr. Mustafa Santiago Ali @mustafasantiagoali.bsky.social · Aug 27

“Listen”

how many prayers
must we stack
before the ceiling cracks?

how many babies
must we bury
before the ground
refuses us?

stop calling it tragedy
when it’s policy.
stop calling it freedom
when our children
are the collateral.

we deserve a country
that loves them enough
to keep them alive.

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Dr. Mustafa Santiago Ali @mustafasantiagoali.bsky.social · Aug 26

Family, Here’s a clip from my upcoming film Clearing the Air:The War on Smog—a powerful reminder that when crisis strikes, we can come together and solve it.

I hope you will watch the premiere Tonight, August 26, 2025, at 9:00 p.m. on PBS.
#ClearingTheAirPBS
#ProudBlue
www.pbs.org/wgbh/america...

Clearing the Air: The War on Smog: Chapter 1 | American Experience | PBS

Watch a preview of Clearing the Air: The War on Smog.

www.pbs.org

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Dr. Mustafa Santiago Ali @mustafasantiagoali.bsky.social · Aug 23

Slavery was nothing less than physical & psychological trauma—built on sex trafficking and rape, on brutalization & the destruction of families, on cultural erasure & economic exploitation. It gave rise to institutionalized racism, stole futures, corrupted morals, entrenched generational inequity,👇🏾

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Dr. Mustafa Santiago Ali @mustafasantiagoali.bsky.social · Aug 21

“The was no bright side to slavery—only trauma, rape, destruction of families, and stolen futures; anyone who says otherwise is siding with the devil.”©️MustafaSantiagoAli

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Dr. Mustafa Santiago Ali @mustafasantiagoali.bsky.social · Aug 20

BlueSky Family,
Let me know how you feel about my latest piece 👉🏾”When a President Tries to Whitewash Slavery.”
Dr. Mustafa Ali says this isn’t just about Trump. This is about America’s refusal to tell the truth about itself. The picture below is worth a thousand words
wordinblack.com/2025/08/when...

When a President Tries to Whitewash Slavery

Dr. Mustafa Ali says this isn't just about Trump. This is about America's refusal to tell the truth about itself.

wordinblack.com

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Eddie Smith @eddsmitty.bsky.social · Aug 19

When a racist wants to impose HIS views on US cultural and historical institutions and purge materials focused on diversity; that's white supremacy at work.

You're lying if you say it isn't. 🔥☕️

#ProudBlue
#ResistanceUnited
#USDemocracy
#Voices4Victory

www.politico.com/news/2025/08...

White House announces Smithsonian review amid Trump’s cultural reckoning

The administration wants the museum system to “celebrate American exceptionalism” and “remove divisive or partisan narratives” ahead of the country’s 250th anniversary.

www.politico.com

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Dr. Mustafa Santiago Ali @mustafasantiagoali.bsky.social · Aug 17

Simple Truths: "If you're not careful, the media will have you hating the people who are being oppressed, and loving the people who are doing the oppressing." Malcolm X

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Eddie Smith @eddsmitty.bsky.social · Aug 17

⚠️WOKE CONTENT⚠️

🧵 Did you know there was never anything in writing that segregated professional baseball?

There was a "gentleman's agreement"; and it began with racist MLB Hall of Famer Cap Anson.

Pull up a seat. 🪑(cont)

#ProudBlue
#ResistanceRoots
#USDemocracy
#Voices4Victory

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Dr. Mustafa Santiago Ali @mustafasantiagoali.bsky.social · Aug 12

If you believe in a “Free DC” and the fight to protect our democracy, take a moment to read this powerful piece by Mustafa Santiago Ali — then pass it on. Like it. Share it. Let the truth travel farther than the lies.
wordinblack.com/2025/08/free...

A Free D.C. Is Worth the Fight

The real crisis? Dr. Mustafa Ali says it's a president using troops to strip a majority-Black city of power — and attack democracy itself.

wordinblack.com

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Dr. Mustafa Santiago Ali @mustafasantiagoali.bsky.social · Aug 11

“Every day I wake to see another so-called leader bow down, kiss the ring, and sell their soul—and I hear Dr. King in my head: In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.”

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Dean Obeidallah @deanobeidallah.bsky.social · Aug 10

“They want to exterminate us.” Those were the blunt words of Steve Way—a long time disability rights activist—to describe Trump and the GOP’s multi-front war targeting the disability community. My new article on an issue that demands far more attention: deanobeidallah.substack.com/p/trump-and-...

Trump and the GOP’s goal is to “exterminate” the disability community

These are the stakes!

deanobeidallah.substack.com

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Eddie Smith @eddsmitty.bsky.social · Aug 10

⚠️WOKE CONTENT⚠️

🧵 Senator Cassius Clay was a prominent American politician and abolitionist. He served as a U.S. Senator from Kentucky and was known for his strong opposition to slavery. (cont)

#ProudBlue
#ResistanceRoots
#USDemocracy
#Voices4Victory

allthatsinteresting.com/cassius-marc...

Meet The Hot-Tempered Kentucky Abolitionist Muhammad Ali Was Originally Named After

He freed his slaves and fought for emancipation. And when a gunman shot Cassius Marcellus Clay, the fiery abolitionist struck back.

allthatsinteresting.com

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