Dr. Mustafa Santiago Ali

Protecting women & girls from sex trafficking, pedophilia + abuse should never be political. It’s about justice. It’s about truth. Release the full #EpsteinFiles. No more silence. Do you agree?

Scorched by Design: Extreme Heat, Redlining, and Neglect Dr. Mustafa Ali says our growing sacrifice zones expose whose lives we truly value — and whose we’re still willing to let burn.

Urgent👇🏾

Redlining didn’t end. It just evolved.

Now it shows up as heat strokes, broken ACs, and no FEMA in sight.

This ain’t just about climate.
It’s about whose lives they’ve already written off.

Read this truth bomb -By Dr. Mustafa S. Ali:
🔥 Scorched by Design 🔥
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I always appreciated her authenticity - follow your heart and your words will find fertile ground.

Simple Truths: “For the master’s tool will never dismantle the master’s house. They may allow us temporarily to beat him at his own game, but they will never enable us to bring about genuine change. — Audre Lorde #Poetry #Writers #BlackSky

The Endangerment Is Us As the EPA guts the legal basis for addressing climate change, Dr. Mustafa Ali warns Black, Brown, and poor communities will pay the price.

“We Are the Endangered!”
As the EPA moves to dismantle the ‘Endangerment Finding,’ the very foundation of climate protection, Dr. Mustafa Ali sounds the alarm: Black, Brown, & low-wealth communities will bear the brunt. This is not just an article—it’s a wake-up call.
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Donald Trump says his name may have been planted in Jeffrey Epstein files The president has faced pressure from his supporters to release the files about Epstein, which they believe will reveal a cover-up.

Mmm-hmm. Now he's admitting he's in the Epstein files.

"Planted" my ass! 🙄

Whatever he did must be pretty damn bad and it's going to come out.

Two teas & some bourbon, please!

*sip*☕️☕️🥃

#ProudBlue
#USDemocracy
#ResistanceUnited
#Voices4Victory

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When Science Is Silenced, We All Breathe the Consequences With the EPA’s Office of Research and Development gutted — 1,500 scientists out — Mustafa Ali warns the consequences will be generational.

When Science Is Silenced, We All Breathe the Consequences!
“With the EPA’s Office of Research and Development gutted — 1,500 scientists out — Mustafa Santiago Ali warns the consequences will be generational.”

Dive in, share your thoughts, and join the conversation!

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Trump administration in talks to meet with Ghislaine Maxwell over Epstein files MAGA world in uproar over the Trump administration’s handling of Epstein case

Okay, so Bondi said there is no client list. If that's the case, why does the DOJ want to meet with Ghislane Maxwell?

That's a rhetorical question.

We know why. This shyt is witness tampering.

#Felon47 is on the list.

Need booze with this tea.☕️

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“the good ones die too young”
[For My Bro Malcolm-Jamal Warner]
they say time heals
but time been lyin’—
been stretchin’ out grief
like old jazz cryin’
on a dusty record player
in a room that don’t forget.

you walked like purpose,
talked like poems,
wore your skin like scripture—

Can You Tell Me How To Get To Sesame Street? A poem - “the way to sesame” you ask me, child, how to get to sesame street— where colors danced and kindness had feet, where the alphabet sang and monsters were sweet, where every soft soul had a front-row seat. but they cut the cords, closed the gate, turned laughter into a budget debate. called learning liberal, called love elite, left big bird grounded on a forgotten beat. yet still— we rise with chalk-stained hands, build the road where joy still stands. for every child with dreams to meet, we carry the map to sesame street. ©️MustafaSantiagoAli

“the way to sesame”
you ask me, child,
how to get to sesame street—
where colors danced
and kindness had feet,
where the alphabet sang
and monsters were sweet,
where every soft soul
had a front-row seat.

but they cut the cords,
closed the gate,
turned laughter
into a budget debate.👇🏾

Congressman John Lewis: A champion for civil rights, human rights and environmental justice. Now is the moment to get into some #GoodTrouble!
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What Ida B. Wells Would Say About Trump and the Epstein Files Poet and activist Mustafa Ali imagines what the godmother of investigative journalism would say about our need for accountability and truth.

IDA B. WELLS SAID,”THE WAY TO RIGHT WRONGS IS TO TURN THE LIGHT OF TRUTH UPON THEM.”
I invite you to explore my latest piece—there may be something in it that resonates deeply, or a truth you can’t ignore.
“What Ida B. Wells Would Say About Trump & the Epstein Files!” wordinblack.com/2025/07/what...

Thank you 🙏🏽

Thank you, Audrey. I’m simply following the path paved by giants like you. We’re all deeply grateful for the trail you’ve blazed.

Thank you 🙏🏽

We Carry on: Black Family Reunions in a Time of Erasure Activist and poet Dr. Mustafa Ali says Black family reunions are more than gatherings — they’re acts of resistance, memory, and hope.

They try to erase us—our stories, our elders, our joy.
But every Black family reunion is a rebellion.
A sanctuary. A sermon. A memory made flesh.
Trump’s policies may cut budgets—but can’t cut our roots.
🖤 Read “We Carry on: Black Family Reunions in a Time of Erasure”
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Mustafa Santiago Ali on Substack I Sat Next to Langston I sat next to Langston today— his ashes humming Harlem blues in the hush between headlines. He leaned in quiet, like Black elders do, said, “They still trying to evict us...

I sat next to Langston today—
his ashes humming Harlem blues
in the hush between headlines.
He leaned in quiet,
like Black elders do,
said,
“They still trying to evict us from our own miracle.”

The wind smelled like sweet tea
& struggle.
Langston laughed without lips,
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Just imagine if someone could wipe away a constitutional right with a stroke of a pen. A federal judge blocked #Felon47 from doing so.

If MAGA is okay with a felon wiping away amendments, specifically the 14th, why stop there?

Do the same with the 2A.

Just saying.

*sip*🔥☕️

Are We Willing to Evolve to Save Lives From Floods? Activist and poet Dr. Mustafa Ali says we're not in an age of natural disasters — we're in an age of unnatural ignorance.

One of the most urgent questions facing us: Are we willing to evolve to save lives? As #floods rise & policies fail, this piece is a mirror + a reckoning. Read. Reflect. Respond. The future won’t wait.
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#ClimateCrisis #SaveLives #EvolveOrPerish #healing #Resister

Ah yes, nothing says “we care” like slashing SNAP, gutting Medicaid, and axing climate programs—right as floods drown towns and heat cooks crops.

The Soul of America isn’t just in jeopardy—
it’s being auctioned off to the highest donor.

Check out my discussion with @deanobeidallah.bsky.social

“Drowned in Denial”

they weren’t swept away—
they were sentenced.
not by god,
but by politicians
who kiss oil
& curse the rain.

they deserved rooftops,
not caskets.
truth,
not delay.
©️MustafaSantiagoAli

Everyone tune in as we discuss the deadly flooding in Texas, Trump's cuts to Federal programs!

when the anthem plays.

we were freer
because we loved this land
even when it didn’t
love us back.

we held the dream
like a child
not yet walking—
believing still,
it would stand.
©️MustafaSantiagoAli #Poetry #IndependenceDay

hearts heavy
melanin shining
like armor
in the smoke.

we bled for a country
that crossed its fingers
while pledging allegiance.
still, we marched—
in soil that forgot our names
but never our labor.

i remember
Black patriots
not in textbooks
but in bones—
in granddaddy’s hum
and auntie’s side-eye

freer because of us
—july 4th, with memory in my mouth—

i don’t light fireworks
i light candles
for crispus & kin—
Black breath blown
into battles
they weren’t meant to win.

they called it revolution
but asked us to wait
told us freedom was coming
just show up late.
but we were there—
boots muddy

MAGA and Medicaid: Which states have highest percentage of beneficiaries? Louisiana, Kentucky, West Virginia and Arkansas were among 7 states with more than 25 percent of their population on Medicaid.

For the grossly uninformed MAGAs who live in these 7 states:

As far as the GOP is concerned, You ARE the waste, fraud, and abuse. Let that sink in while #Felon47 signs the BBB today.

*sips tea*☕️

#ProudBlue
#USDemocracy
#ResistanceUnited
#Voices4Victory

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Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” is the Big Lie wrapped in a flag, handed to you with a smile, and signed in ink that looks suspiciously like blood. It’s not policy—it’s a death sentence in red, white & blue. Patriotic theater with real-life casualties.
Listen and Read👇🏾
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The Big Lie of the Big Beautiful Bill: A Death Sentence Disguised in Patriotism Activist and poet Dr. Mustafa Ali calls out Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” as a brutal attack on health, equity, and democracy.

My latest Opinion Piece has just been released! I invite you to explore it, share your thoughts, and spread the word if you can. “The Big Lie of the #BigBeautifulBill: A Death Sentence Disguised in Patriotism!” #BigUglyBill

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Heat Is a Warning: What We’re Losing and Who We’re Leaving Behind Activist and poet Dr. Mustafa Ali warns: Extreme heat kills, and the government is cutting protections for Black communities.

Trump’s “Big Brutal Bill” guts programs that protect us from #extremeheat - already costing 21,500 lives & $1.1T in the last decade. While folks bake on sidewalks & in fields, we’re still debating if #climatechange is real? Read Dr. Ali’s latest. It might save a life. wordinblack.com/2025/06/extr...

Mary Trump joined me to talk the dangerous rise in anti-Muslim hate being spewed by the right after Zohran Mamdani won the Democratic primary for NYC Mayor. As I note, this type of hate by elected GOP members of Congress and people like Donald Trump, Jr. will incite violence against Muslim Americans

“black boys ain’t meant to vanish”
tamir was a name
before it was a hashtag.
was a laugh
before it was a lesson.
was twelve—
not a prophet,
not a threat,
just a kid
with a toy
& a country
that never learned to love
Black joy.

#TamirRice #BLM #BlackSky #RIP