Basil A. Smikle PhD
@BasilSmiklePhD
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@columbia_sps Professor of Practice and Dir, nonprofit management program @MSNBC political analyst. Hip-hop/sci-fi/Batman/Bronx-raised by 🇯🇲 parents AΦA & /G\
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I wish for all of you to have a boss that greets you like this 20 years after you leave the job.
@HillaryClinton
loved/loves her staff and she wanted all of us to succeed. Just thinking about her in these times.
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For those that were a bit thrown off (and there were many) my Brother
@jelani9
and I are indeed two different people.
@MSNBC
@thereidout
@columbiajourn
@Columbia_SPS
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After 37 years teaching there. Man that process is tough. Jimmy Carter granted tenure at Emory University
@CNN
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Beyond grateful and blessed (literally). These twin sisters are actually Sisters (sisters of the Blessed sacrament and Sisters of St. Joseph’s of Philly). They watch me on TV and made this beautiful art for me. All tiny beads!!
@apa1906NETwork
@WallStAlphas
@DeltaLambda1919
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Great to welcome
@SecretaryPete
to The Roosevelt House Public Policy Institute last week.
@Roosevelt_House
@Hunter_College
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I sincerely hope everyone pushing Biden to exit keeps the same energy to defend Kamala Harris
Sebastian Gorka on Kamala Harris: “She’s colored.”
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Alvin Bragg! All those folks that said he wasn’t up to the task …
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I feel like I’m a tad under-dressed for this photo but glad to be with these distinguished gents
@OfficialAlBSure
@TheRevAl
and
@CFColemanJr
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Yay! Looking forward
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Much appreciated! Looking forward to the new Batman movie and the new Dune, though I’m one of the few people that liked the Dune original (wait don’t deduct a point for that
Good shelf set up. Batmobile. Alpha Phi Alpha. Adding a point for Dune. 9/10
@BasilSmiklePhD
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Some personal news! Super excited to be joining
@Columbia_SPS
as Professor of Practice and Director of the MS in nonprofit management program. Check out the cool video the team put together.
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Looking forward to be on
@DeadlineWH
shortly to discuss such an important moment in our history
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A very special Sunday night reading...my doctoral dissertation -successfully defended on Thursday! Sincere thanks to all who supported me through this process and through the obstacles-surgery, elections, self-imposed mindgames. On to revisions!! See u at graduation!
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Awesome moment for my students today from
@Hunter_College
@Roosevelt_House
Democratic strategist
@BasilSmiklePhD
and his students from Hunter College joined
@ChrisJansing
today.
Smikle discusses the Biden campaign's strategy to focus on social media rather than larger rallies.
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How is Giuliani surrendering himself and allowed to shake hands like he’s campaigning? Does everyone who surrenders for such severe, major crimes get that? He surely wouldn’t have allowed it as prosecutor. Just asking.-likely rhetorically
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Thank YOU. That made me smile this morning!
@BasilSmiklePhD
has been saving the world all by himself on
@MSNBC
I call him the “Voice of Reason on MSNBC”
Thank you Frat! 🖤💛🩷💚
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My sincere thanks to
@ChrisJansing
@MSNBC
for acknowledging my newly-awarded doctorate on air. I think she is the first to do so-and it was awesome. Thank you!
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some personal news today: looking forward to working with great team
@Roosevelt_House
and
@Hunter_College
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Warrior policing. My god not one of them intervened.
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Thank you so much
@DeadlineWH
@NicolleDWallace
for the opportunity to share my thoughts on this important topic
"From the cradle to college, as long as DeSantis is in charge, the government will not allow academic institutions to teach Black history, unless it's being authored and sanctioned by white conservatives" -
@BasilSmiklePhD
w/
@NicolleDWallace
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I share the sentiments of
@NewYorkStateAG
and support
@GWCUAW
. I informed organizers earlier that i would not participate in a virtual panel discussion at Columbia University tomorrow evening.
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Grateful to be in conversation with
@SecretaryPete
today at
@Hunter_College
@Roosevelt_House
with our students. An awesome partnership with
@IOPGACornell
and my friend
@RepSteveIsrael
check out the convo here
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Ahh. Thanks to my friends for sending me screenshots of me on the
@history
channel tonight talking FDR for this awesome docuseries. More episodes tomorrow and Wednesday.
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Thanks so much for having me
“As a general election candidate now, it makes it much harder for her to make that argument to Republican primary voters that she can win…with that kind of mistake,” says
@BasilSmiklePhD
to
@AlexWitt
on Nikki Haley's response when asked about the cause of the Civil War.
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Thanks so much
@BasilSmiklePhD
I love your segments on MSNBC, always informing and insightful, Basil. Hope to see you more frequently 👍.
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On a personal note, I just celebrated my 30th reunion from
@cornell
. I loved the school but would never have gotten thru it without black and brown students who banded together and supported each other. It was tough, isolating and we didn’t know how much we didn’t know.
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Awesome day speaking at
@Morehouse
to students of the Howard Thurman Honors Program yesterday.
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Thanks for having me
Vice President Harris delivered remarks today as President Biden faces calls to exit the 2024 race. Biden tested positive yesterday for Covid-19.
@BasilSmiklePhD
shares his political analysis and
@VinGuptaMD
joins
@ChrisJansing
to weigh in on Biden's health.
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Thanks for having me today
"You have a person in Joe Biden who has an outstanding record as president versus Donald Trump who has suggested openly that migrants should fight each other for residency in this country."
@BasilSmiklePhD
thoughts on the presidential Debate and road ahead Decision 2024.
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Thank you!!
SLU professor,
@BasilSmiklePhD
, completed his doctoral dissertation & was awarded his PhD, in Education & Policy, fr
@TeachersCollege
. His thesis was entitled, "Regimes, Race & Reform:
The Politics of Charter School Growth & Sustainability in Harlem." CONGRATULATIONS Dr. Smikle!
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Weaponizing skin color isn't new but it's still disheartening. No matter how much we accomplish, we're still subject to reductive imagery. And I'm getting tired of having to deal with it within my own Party.
LOVETT: Former state party chairwoman raising money for Hochul calls lieutenant governor's primary foe Williams a 'charismatic young black man'
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Thank you
@NicolleDWallace
@DeadlineWH
for including my thoughts, as always
"Extremism has no boundaries, you just can't tell it to stop....It is important to note that [Trump]...is trying to be the leader of a hate group...It is so very important not to separate the man from the people around that man."
@BasilSmiklePhD
w/
@NicolleDWallace
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Thx for having me
.
@BasilSmiklePhD
: "The dangers [of Project 2025], the concerns about it, how much our lives could drastically change in six months from now I think is something Democrats should continue to harp on."
#SundayShow
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Been on
@MSNBC
for over 10 years but never from the DC Bureau. Today is a first for me. Coming up shortly on
@DeadlineWH
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A lot of sadness in the news. But something to celebrate…Diana Ross is 80 today!
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Wow. I raised this issue on
@NicolleDWallace
a week ago. Good move
@MikeBloomberg
From the
@washingtonpost
Bloomberg and his team have raised more than $16 million to pay the court fines and fees of nearly 32,000 Black and Hispanic FL voters with felony convictions
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I tried. But alas, little of anything will change.
Shout out to
@BasilSmiklePhD
for trying to explain Trump's racism on the TV in a form white people can understand.
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Glad to be on with you this evening!
Great to share the stage on
@11thHour
with
@SRuhle
and
@BasilSmiklePhD
to talk about the energized Dem party. Let’s take it to people!
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It’s not lost on me that today a rich white man can send two people into space while a Black man can’t even go birdwatching in Central Park.
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Had tears in my eyes today. I’ve never seen such long lines in NYC to vote-wrapped two and three times around the block in some places. Also reminds us to put improving our election infrastructure high on the to-do list.
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Thank u thank u
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Thanks for having me today
Is President Biden still up for the job?
The Biden campaign is set to hold an all-staff call today.
@jonallendc
,
@LACaldwellDC
,
@BasilSmiklePhD
and
@stuartpstevens
join
@Ryanobles
to share their thoughts and analysis.
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Some of my thoughts re Kamala Harris and her value to the Dem ticket...
@Hunter_College
@Roosevelt_House
@BasilSmiklePhD
says Democrats should stop acting as if Kamala Harris is a drag on Biden's re-election chances. He writes, in fact, that the opposite may be true.
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From a student: "Hi Professor,
I just read that Mayor Dinkins died. Thank you for teaching me who he was." Whoever we are, no matter what we do, someone helped pave the way. We have a responsibility to give context to the present.
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"There are some leaders that are built for war and some leaders that are built for peace. There are few that are built for both, but Trump is built for neither, and it's being reflected in how a lot of his key constituencies are leaving" -
@BasilSmiklePhD
w/
@NicolleDWallace
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1/3 Was just asked about Giuliani and his legacy in NYC as a result of this indictment - how do we square this with being a law and order mayor? Have to say....he's the guy that led a riot outside City Hall against then-mayr David Dinkins that featured racist epithets; the guy...
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Took a few of my
@TeachersCollege
students on a bit of a field trip to
@MSNBC
today. Thank you
@MorganRadford
@livinginndea
, Jonathan and Leeza for coming.
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Lord
Republicans in Tennessee just voted 66-25 to vacate the entire board of Tennessee State University, a historically Black college that has been underfunded by the state for decades.
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Great convo tonight. Thx for having us
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Thx so much. And glad my brother
@CFColemanJr
had me on today
@CFColemanJr
Pulled up and dug in, Mr. Coleman!!! Thank you for the thorough break down for everything that concerned me and many others today. Professor
@BasilSmiklePhD
came in swinging this morning and called everything what it was!! Loved It!! Thank you!! Excellent job as usual!!!
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Gotta stay vigilant. Thanks
@RayForMayor
for your leadership
Today, I joined 72 Black executives in condemning the passage of voter suppression legislation in Georgia. NYC is the economic engine of the country. I am asking ALL New Yorkers to use their voice and join this fight. Sign on:
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Congratulations good Brother. Glad to have been part of your journey
@Eugene_Scott
@apa1906NETwork
‘06 🤙🏿
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"the first black woman to graduate from Harvard Law School" Lila Fenwick, Who Broke a Barrier at Harvard Law, Dies at 87
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Thx so much for having me
"If one person, one man has the power to bend the College Board to his will and we understand that this is political will... people need to get fired" -
@BasilSmiklePhD
w/
@NicolleDWallace
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OMG today is that last day of my 40s. Yikes. That hits kinda weird.
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Thx for having me
The DNC is launching new billboards trolling former President Trump after he called Milwaukee "horrible."
Also, in an interview with Semafor, Trump responded to claims that he is racist.
Democratic strategist
@BasilSmiklePhD
joins
@AlexWitt
to weigh in on both.
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Earlier today on Sen Katie Britt’s dangerous language during her SOTU response
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Thx for having me
President Biden is set to host the NATO Summit in Washington, D.C. this week amid growing concerns over his age.
@BasilSmiklePhD
and
@julieroginsky
join
@ChrisJansing
to share their reaction and to discuss what could happen if Biden were to step down.
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Hmm. Not me. Haven't worked with a third party candidate. I did say, with respect to Cornel West, that he's a scholar and inspired me to get my PhD. But that a third party run can diminish the chances of a Biden victory. I fully support Biden
@BasilSmiklePhD
@AymanMSNBC
@kurtbardella
Thank you for clarifying.
There was a segment on CNN is which you described your work with another possible candidate in the past[not No Labels]. Which is fine, of course, but there are a number of situations, in which No Labels are not identified as such.
[Note] Chyron
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Thank you
@NicolleDWallace
, as always, for giving me an opportunity to add my voice to these moments
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I just don't understand. Jokes aside..how does a debate of this sort remotely make sense for a presidential candidate
After tonight's disastrous performance from
@GovRonDeSantis
, his presidential campaign is dead.
@CaseyDeSantis
,
@ChristinaPushaw
why'd you let him do this to himself??
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That’s my frat! Thank you
@apa1906NETwork
for your leadership.
Alpha Phi Alpha moves 2025 convention out of Florida over &
#8216
;racist&
#8217
; policies
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Thank you as always
"Every time I hear more stories about people trying to get pardons, or more evidence about what they were doing in those days, it's amazing how close we got to this country being overthrown" -
@BasilSmiklePhD
w/
@NicolleDWallace
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Not a lawyer but delved into his writing and watched him speak since I was in undergrad. Amazing intellect and wonderful, kind person
The HLS community mourns the passing of Charles Ogletree '78, a tireless advocate for civil rights, equality, human dignity and social justice, and a long-serving faculty member who made a monumental impact on Harvard Law School. We send our condolences to his family and friends.
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Josh Gibson becomes MLB career and season batting leader as Negro Leagues statistics incorporated
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Went to buy coffee In the sparkly new Hudson Yards. Pulled out cash and everyone at the counter laughed. You know like the scene in Austin Powers where Dr Evil asks for 1 million dollars not realizing it’s not a lot of money. Don’t accept cash? Did u have to laugh at me tho??
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Just came from a screening of a new 3-part documentary on FDR with appearances from yours truly. Check it out on the History Channel starting Monday night!
@HISTORY
#FDR
@Roosevelt_House
@Hunter_College
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3/3...But as mayor, he had a whole bureaucracy at his disposal. Much the way Trump did. Elections matter!
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Got that second drip. Thanks to all the workers and volunteers who made both experiences at the armory quick and easy
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Friends and fam in ATL….Come check me out this Friday! Thrilled to be speaking at
@Morehouse
for their Empowerment Lecture
@apa1906NETwork
@DeltaLambda1919
@WallStAlphas
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Opinion | How fake news fuels my family’s support for Brazil’s right-wing candidate
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