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@MurielBowser
If Black Lives Mattered, why did you not dedicate the needed funds for public housing? Why schools EOTR have to wait 7-10 years for funding? Why have you sprinkled our tax dollars in the hands of wealthy developers to build luxury units?
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Less Black Murals on luxury apartments & More Black families living in those apartments.
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Today I was honored to find out I’ve been accepted in Georgetown’s Non-Profit Executive Management Program with a full scholarship.
I never imagined attending Georgetown—but this may be the start of something amazing.
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Don't be fooled, a thread:
It's amusing to see all the people who do not really know D.C. admire the Black Lives Matter paint on the ground. 1/3
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As a young queer boy growing up in DC, I would have never imagined having the trust of 50K voters to move forward a vision for fully funded public education system.
It’s was truly an honor to serve & get to know so many passionate Washingtonians.
See you all post COVID 😊
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Did you know over 80% of arrests in DC is to Black people, while the population of Blacks is only 46%?
Enjoy the paint, Black Lives Matter means more than what can be displayed on the ground or a street sign. 3/3
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My grandmother passed on Friday. She adopted my mother from the streets as a child and was the embodiment of hard work, honesty and family values.
I’ll forever miss you, Rhodesia Broadnax.
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At 16, I became a homeless gay youth in the streets of DC. Surfing home to home while my mom struggled to keep a stable income.
A narrative all too common for kids like me —but today we can make a difference and change that narrative.
We can end youth homelessness in DC
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If I oversee housing in DC and am ignoring the massive evictions on the way, not updating rent control, and allowing massive gentrification....
Protest me please!
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What Black businesses sit on Black Lives Matter plaza?
Any affordable housing on that street?
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Why did DC get a drive thur movie theatre before making sure our students had devices for school?
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Not sure what else to call this other than suppression of the Black vote.
D.C. to have 5 super vote centers, none in Wards 7 or 8 - The Washington Post
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@MrBlackOG
Gay folks not wasting their money on that, Black kid won the trip for an essay he did about the titanic’s engineering and got into a Ivy League just before this trip
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Did you know DC has one of the highest displacement rates of Black families in the county?
Did you know we rank
#1
for Black child mortalities rates?
How about that the Black communities have 1 hospital that's deeply defunded by the Mayor and city council 2/3
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Sorry to the working class families who cannot stand in 2-3 hour long lines to get a rapid COVID test.
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Another Whole Foods on FL Ave, yet the children of Ward 7 must depend on free Thanksgiving dinners and failed grocery stores.
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Including undocumented DC residents!
Let’s get the word out.
Today’s the day: Anyone 65 or older in DC can register for an appointment to get a coronavirus vaccine starting at noon today.
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[Wild thought] I ever become Mayor of DC, I’m eliminating 50% of street parking.
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Unfortunately—the Omicron variant is non-discriminatory.
Yesterday I tested positive for COVID-19. The body aches, head pain and fatigue are treacherous.
I won’t let this take me out, but in the meantime pray and send healing vibes my way.
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Mayor Bowser’s proposed 2021 budget, released on May 18, for a $578M Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) operating budget, a 3.3 percent increase from 2020, and a $18M capital budget, a 51 percent increase from 2020.
Meanwhile, in 2020 she called for expanding by MPD to 4,000
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So
@MayorBowser
&
@DDOTDC
have collected only 10M from white neighborhoods for moving violations—but have almost collected 500M from Black communities.
The gross income for Black folks hits between 30-55k average annually.
Tell me this isn’t racism.
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I congratulate Mr Patterson on his presumptive win in the At-Large race.
More importantly I congratulate the Black women, like Dr. Carlene Reid, Eboni-Rose Thompson & Dorothy Douglass who all ran spectacular races for SBOE & I look forward to working with them all...
For kids!
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There is no room for homophobia on the DC Council.
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Streets not cleared, but DC parents are still expected to trek to schools in the snow to grab a rapid test.
Not sure why mailing them home—or sending them home with kids on the last day of 2021 was not an option(s).
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@harpersbazaarus
@iamcardib
Thanks,
@harpersbazaarus
for the continuous efforts toward diversity. Cardi has inspired many young girls, to be authentic and care less about the opinions of others. This was an amazing article. I'm so happy for
@iamcardib
for focusing on her career and her baby girl!
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@PerryStein
The system changed, did the benchmarks? Seems redundant to test traditionally knowing many students are suffering other issues—like living through a pandemic, limited friend interaction and more...
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Did You Know: Austin TX will be voting to purchase two 140 unit hotels to convert them into permanent supportive low-income housing. A 6.5M investment to end chronic homelessness.
I’m confident DC can do this and so more for our families.
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@deray
Why does it take
@davidhogg111
to say it for it to make headlines. When the disrespect happens..how many times do the media turn a blind eye when the voice comes from a black person...
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Family Valentine out in River Terrace this morning, talking to all our neighbors—many who already know our fight for fully funded futures.
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Found my bike everyone and was finally able to go out on a ride.
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People keep asking what can be done about the violence in DC.
Solutions to address the social needs of marginalized residents have been given to the
@councilofdc
&
@MayorBowser
for years.
Children & family members are dying because they continue refuse to listen to residents.
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Low income blacks are more likely to be involved in pedestrians causalities because there are less options to move around cities like DC.
Failure to secure streets is a failure to save lives!
People who think support for walking and biking is elitist needs to look at this chart.
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Did ya’ll know The Fields at RKF has free WiFi, looks like something we should expand throughout the city.
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Location: SE, DC!
Beautiful isn’t it?
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Please don’t gaslight me and say the reason I got carjacked was because of poverty—I’m without a means to work and you want me to advocate for more social programs.
Nah. Children, Young adults and adults need consequences—not loose law regulations that enable more harm.
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Retweet if you wish Mayor Bowser was out of office
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To see
@DCPoliceDept
stand by as Trump supporter destroy BML Plaza, makes me wonder..
Why did MPD purchase so much tear gas for the BLM peaceful protesters?
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If
@ChmnMendelson
needs 4M, tell him MPD has half a billion dollars, they can spare the money to protect behavioral health..
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My mother scheduled her COVID-19 testing and waited 2 months for a Ward 7 location.
On the day of the opening of the Howard Hospital location, she was informed the wait would be until the end of May.
The urgency to save Black lives in DC is non-existent.
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Coming out is one of the hardest decision a gay/queer man can undergo--
@OrangeVo40
this is MAD disrespectful and your "openly gay friends" should be a shamed that you use them as a way to attack
@ZacharyforWard5
.
Focus on your transgressions and not the love lives of others.
Here’s the clip of homophobic
@OrangeVo40
, who’s bragged about being anti-gay marriage, attacking
@ZacharyforWard5
for not coming out sooner than he did.
Vincent Orange is absolute trash.
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“YEA SO, THEY USE TO HAVE A WENDY’S SITTING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD AND SAID THEY WOULD GET RID OF IT—NOW ITS ABANDONED AND STILL IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. SO BIKE DOWN ONE OF THE SIDE STREETS & COME BACK TO FLORIDA AVE AFTER RHODE ISLAND AVE. YOU WONT GET HIT THAT WAY!”
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Under a Valentine administration, BLM Plaza would remain a car free space, free for street vending, art and DC’s Juneteenth celebration—right in front the White House.
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I wonder if
@MayorBowser
ensured residents experiencing homelessness received COVID rapid test—or was that not a part of her tent eviction plans?
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@hartofamerica76
@butchreina
Not a person of color in sight—yet they are imitating the same story of dance natives were demonized for…
But this version is terrible.
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My heart goes out to the 7-year old girl shot while riding a scooter, thankfully in stable conditions.
The streets are no longer safe for our children—from car cashes, to gun violence and it’s time we do something.
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Me when Mayor Bowser vacates the Mayoral seat.
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Next time I’m unemployed, I’ll be taking the McDuffie track— apply for something I’m not qualified for and then try to take someone else’s job.
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A neighbor on A street SE told me yesterday “I voted last week” he paused, looked at my lit
“Valentine?!”
“Yes,” I said
“Man! you wrote me a postcard, I voted for you. It was so nice”
Lesson learned: Trust postal workers, pay postal workers, protect postal workers.
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Since year two of COVID, I’ve really picked up a joy for bike riding.
It’s a peaceful exercise and an excellent reason to get out of the city.
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ICE has no place in DC. It's even harder knowing that DC police collaborate with ICE to locate and detain DC residents.
After the blow-up announcement about ICE forcing sterilizations on Latinx women, we need to stand together and strong to get
#ICEOutofDC
🥁 THREAD: On Thursday, Oct 1 starting at 10am the DC Council will hold the hearing on the
#SanctuaryValuesAct
, a bill to permanently end cooperation between DC and ICE.
Sign up to receive the livestream link and join the fight to get
#ICEOutofDC
! ⬇️
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Yesterday my date bullied me *in the best ways possible* to get my booster shot.
After getting COVID in January, I let things slip including being up-to-date on my vaccines.
So today—I got the shot 💉again
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I’m a bit disappointed in local media outlets for not reporting on the SBOE candidate that has primary residence in MD, with kids in DCPS, backed by a disgusted Democratic group looking to capitalize from our education system.
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The math ain’t mathing!
You can’t pay $2.00, here’s a $100.00 ticket & we will give you another tomorrow if you can’t pay either.
Definitely an attack on low-income families.
People are asking why we are showing fare evaders. WMATA will start ticketing people up to $100 for not paying the rail or bus fare.
@7NewsDC
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Ronald Thompson Jr. is not one to be taken lightly, I knew this from the first time I saw home, protesting W8.
There was no better campaign manager for this job. He has a clear conviction for justice & education.
He’s made me an even prouder Black queer Washingtonian.
To Ron!
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Anyone attacking paid family leave should be considered a Republican.
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It’s my dream to see every school in DC have arts, music and technology as apart of the curriculum.
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Don’t you wish Mayor Bowser rose for teachers and students with the same energy she does developers and MPD?
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It's utterly shameful to have a Mayor that publicly fights against the teachers & the union.
COVID-19 is on the rise and it seems irresponsible & more like a hypocrite to send kids back into the building, knowing you cant fit the entire need & have your staff working from home.
The
@WTUTeacher
is encouraging members to take a “Mental Health Day” on Monday after negotiations with
@dcpublicschools
stall.”unable to reach an agreement on return to in person learning” according to message from union President, negotiations to resume Thursday.
@nbcwashington
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@MayorBowser
@repjohnlewis
Mayor Bowser, you've walked through communities you've purposely neglected promising change. Stop wasting our tax dollars on shows & displays & start putting the money where it's needed.
@repjohnlewis
talk to her about really protecting Black Lives.
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Mayor Bowser wants DC to know even school nurses can be arrested for demanding justice in front of her tax-payer funded home.
Out today with school nurses asking to have their voices heard in school reopening. Fourth District officers threatened this crowd with arrest unless they dispersed.
@NursesHealDC
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I am deeply honored to have the endorsement of
@Janeese4DC
, Ward 4’s next Councilmember.
Janeese has been an inspiration to stand firm for the families of DC. With her help & leadership we will usher in a truly equitable & fully funded public education system
—for DC youth
Our State Board of Education leaders should put teacher and student needs before corporate interests. That's why I'm proud to endorse
@ValentineforDC
for SBOE At-Large.
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51-old Sherron Pressley was mowed down by a driver while walking to the corner store last year....
It took giving the story to
@ggwash
for there to be the slightest outrage. Safety needs to be enforced throughout the district and for low income black residents as well.
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Seems like a stab to the heart of Washingtonians that DC Mayor Bowser orders a shelter in place but not a rent and mortgage freeze.
How are people forced at home suppose to pay rent with no job and an unemployment system not set up correctly?
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Candidates who tell you dismantling Mayoral Control is too hard or impossible, arent ready to work hard for DC families.
Most school districts do not use this model, DC one of the last to get rid of it, if we want to be a state--let's start with our education system.
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I would like to express my gratitude for those who wished condolences for my grandmother.
This last photo I have of my grandmother. This was her birthday a few years ago and she loved lemon cake.
There is nothing I can do to bring her back, but I will carry forward her legacy.
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@CNNPolitics
CNN is a problem if they are going to keep promoting Mayors who only speak about racial inequities but never do anything about them.
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Despite how the media tries to paint this race—
@edlazere
track record of standing with DC residents is unmatched.
Had we elected him the first time, we would have cancelled rent, protection for workers & an equitable budge for DC residents
The decision is clear Vote Ed Lazere!
.
@ValentineforDC
:
@edlazere
earned my respect & the respect of so many people in Ward 7 & 8. The status quo isn't cutting it
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This is the first year of my natural born life where I won’t see my mom for Christmas.
Like other Washingtonians, my mother has contracted COVID-19 and has been quarantining for the past 5 days.
To all those healing this holiday, my heart goes out to you and your family ❤️
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MPD didn’t enforce the mask rule for the Trump supporters this weekend, but are still only locking up majority Blacks for weed....
So much for safety.
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From
#Ward1
to
#Ward8
, I will show up for DC students, parents and teachers whenever they call.
It was energizing to be with so many Ward 8 families in our car caravan to protest the Mayor’s irresponsible reopening plan.
#OnlyWhenItsSafe
!
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I don’t think I’ll ever get over our government allowing the city to sell land to developers for $1.
Land is so precious in our city—I find it hard to believe this is the best strategy to increase economic development and housing.
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@MayorBowser
A drive thur in a majority Black neighborhood with little to none sit-down restaurants, missing urgent care centers and public education buildings crumbling
But she got us a Starbucks though..
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It seems
@DCDemocrats
finally deleted that terrible tweet with over 80K views.
So the damage may already be done.
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Kids being out late isn’t the issue.
Violence is the issue. Also stop acting high and mighty like as a teen you never stayed out late or disobeyed parents.
You have more motivate to lock kids up than provide the stable environments needed to prevent violence.
The Transplants®️ can’t comprehend why juveniles shouldn’t be roaming DC streets at 2:30AM.
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As a Councilmember— I would be asking
@Wegmans
why they couldn’t open a location in Ward 7?
Are my people non-deserving of quality produce— do they not eat food like the rest of the city?
It’s odd seeing so many elected officials silent of the food inequities happening in DC.
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For no reason should two liquor stores sit side by side in low-income communities; especially when said neighborhood has no grocery store, pharmacy and hospital.
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This
#GivingTuesday
, I ask you to give with open arms at
@mlovdc
.
Yes! The news is true, I am proud to serve as the new Executive Director of Many Languages One Voice.
Help us continue our comprehensive coverage of DC's immigrant and undocumented families.
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A few nights ago—I was involved in a semi-deadly accident. My aunt was taken to the hospital for a dislocated arm & my injuries were minor.
Drivers admitted fault & to being drunk after running a red light. With a totaled car, I now contemplate if I need a car at all.
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@DCPoliceUnion
Wish you all would focus on the issues that endangering the lives in DC residents…especially those fuels in racism.
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DC will claim many graduates cannot pass soft skills testing to get jobs, while eliminating 21 librarians in mostly in Ward 7 & 8.
Libraries do more than help young people learn to read, they also reinforce researching, & using critical thinking.
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If DC struggles continuously with health equity—why is there no monkeypox vaccination site EOTR?
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I shudder when DC teachers tell me about mice, mice droppings, roaches and HVAC systems not working.
While the buildings are closed this is the best time to clean and fix the buildings for the safety of kids and staff when we do return
#OnlyWhenItsSafe
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Mayoral control allows for these intimidating tactics. Principals know their buildings are not ready to reopen, but have been warned through the firing of Principal Trogisch.
This is not how we should be working together for our city and DC youth.
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Final thought for the night.
Mayor Bowser extends the public health emergency until December, but wants to open schools in November...
Can someone make it, make sense?
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Police do not prevent crime. They respond to crime.
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Imagine being a single Black mother in Ward 7 with groceries.
Or elder senior man with a cane waiting for the next bus to arrive
@DDOTDC
we need bus stations all throughout the city
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Turn 30 today!
Beyond blessed to see this age.
I’m also gracious for my tenacity, fearless passion, and committed dedication.
Have a great Mysiki Day everyone 😊
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