Philadelphia, PA
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I'm attending 2024 PA Victory's event, “Vote for Freedom Rally in Philadelphia with VP Kamala Harris and Special Guests” - sign up now to join me! mobilize.us/2024pavictory/ev…
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I'm wondering if the white men are going to have a call...
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Answering the call with my daughters. #AnswerTheCall2024. Donate here: secure.kamalaharris.com/a/wo…
I spend a lot of time with young people- I mean teens and people in their 20's and early 30's. And I listen carefully. Here is what I am hearing- if you want to motivate them to vote blue- keep talking about Project 2025. That is RESONATING.
Last night, over 40,000 people joined our Zoom event with Heather Cox Richardson on Project 2025, and over 200,000 viewed on Facebook. New grassroots groups are forming, and thousands are signing up as relational volunteers. This is the energy we need for 2024 to #StopProject2025
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I kept thinking...if I prepared her for about 30 minutes, my ten-year old could have asked the questions as well as the CNN moderators. And my 15-year old could have planned better questions without any help from me.
If journalists are not going to engage in journalism while hosting debates, what is the point of having journalism organizations as the hosts at all? Seems you could let any org host the debate then because journalists should not be in the role of furthering disinformation.
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I knew something felt a little familiar to me...
I saw a sociopath who is a pathological liar try to bully a man who was trying desperately to provide correct information— accurately but too much of it. I wonder if this response is more common among women who have experienced it personally, or if I'm just bad at optics.
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'Don't fall on a needle': When you're a kid in Kensington, it's not safe to play outside | Opinion inquirer.com/opinion/comment… via @phillyinquirer
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To make meaning of my father’s life, I went to death row wapo.st/45vfcvA
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Whenever I drive through Kensington, I wonder- what do caretakers tell children about all of the suffering that surrounds them? How do you explain it to a 10 year old? Because being a parent in this decade requires deft storytelling even when hard things are at arm's length.
I get curious- and- angry- because of what I assume it all does to childhood. But one young person I know told me childhood in Kensington & why she doesn't feel anger, &, as per usual, a student taught me more than I could ever teach her. Listen here podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas…
A young @PHLschools writer talks to me about her childhood in Kensington and what she thinks about the recent clean-up effort. I think all young people are worth listening to- and this one especially. @MightyWriters @Rowhome_Audio. Listen here: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas…
This program is my pride & joy. Philly teens are welcome to stop by @MightyWriters Germantown on Fridays to see if it's a good fit. We are right off the 23, next door neighbors with Uncle Bobbie's.
If your students do listen here podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas…, here are a couple of writing prompts:
How can reading and writing fiction heal individuals, communities & society?
Write about a time you felt more understood/more connected because of a story, novel, poem that you read.
Listen to the entire @MightyWriters @Rowhome_Audio interview with the award winning author @candiceiloh. Educator friends- this is a really good one for your students to listen to! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas…
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Listen to the entire @MightyWriters @Rowhome_Audio interview with the award winning author @candiceiloh. Educator friends- this is a really good one for your students to listen to! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas…
My mom said this episode of the @MightyWriters @Rowhome_Audio podcast made her cry. It's not just about a flightless bird from the Galapagos who tortures opposing baseball teams. Although it isn't NOT about that. Check it out: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas…
Rain delay got you down? Cheer up with Dave Raymond, the originator of the @Phillies Phanatic. He's a joy & happiness expert! Just the thing most of us need right about now. Listen here to the @MightyWriters @Rowhome_Audio podcast here: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas…
Philly teens have become desensitized to the epidemic of drugs, homelessness | Opinion inquirer.com/opinion/comment… via @phillyinquirer
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Mighty Buddies, a newish @MightyWriters program, teaches big kids how to be literacy mentors to little kids, and it works so well its almost magical 😀 In or around Philly? Want to partner with us in the fall? Now is the time to chat about that! Email [email protected].
I read "Savage Inequalities" when I was about 16. Kozol made systemic racism as plain & devastating as day. I was sophisticated enough to understand his thesis, but naive enough to think that becoming a teacher was a way make a difference. I loved my career in
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