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Nicki Washington, Ph.D.

@drnickiw.bsky.social

Habitual CS line-stepper, HBCU stan. Bull City, Gen X, and unserious as hell. "I am Nina and Roberta, the one you love but ain't heard of."-Rapsody

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Duke and Louisville women giving us one HELL of a conference championship game.

Also, Ashlon Jackson made one of the best recoveries in back-to-back plays I've seen in a while in college hoops.

08.03.2026 19:25 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It’s weird to think about how devices and technology have shrunk the world for the youngest adult generation. Part of this is a lack of reading, studying, and interacting beyond devices.

08.03.2026 17:49 β€” πŸ‘ 20    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0

This:

07.03.2026 21:41 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

My biggest win today was helping an elder realize:

1. The reason her Google maps didn't pipe the voice instructions through her car was because she needed to change the source to Bluetooth.

2. How to do a screenshot on her phone.

The sheer joy she exuded on both. Inject that in my veins.

07.03.2026 20:10 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Actual footage of me Googling "when is the voting deadline for Best Actor for the Academy Awards?"

07.03.2026 06:55 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It's all so pointless and cruel, and I hate it.

07.03.2026 03:39 β€” πŸ‘ 71    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

The Nine Lives of Marion Barry is one of the best docus HBO put out. One thing you fully understand living and/or working in DC for any period of time is that this man was BELOVED.

07.03.2026 01:13 β€” πŸ‘ 24    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

He ate with that one.

06.03.2026 21:51 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Mans said β€œI’m goin out with a whimper,” and I have never found something to be so apropos for me to use moving forward anytime I think I have something profound to say…then forget it 10 secs later.

06.03.2026 20:54 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Never beating the allegations.

Never.

06.03.2026 06:17 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Just casually reminding everyone that my book comes out in a few weeks, it REALLY helps if you preorder, and if you want a signed copy, you can get one shipped to you from Loyalty Books in DC πŸ––πŸ½

06.03.2026 04:28 β€” πŸ‘ 214    πŸ” 91    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 4

They definitely will be. We all have a responsibility.

05.03.2026 21:08 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Everybody has to ask themselves "what does the account gain from telling Black voters this?" and act accordingly.

That doesn't require being Black to do.

05.03.2026 20:49 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

That account has now deleted the original post and only provided the one shown here with an "explanation."

But words mean things. And discerning eyes picked up *exactly* what they were putting down, especially as a non-Black, alleged "ally."

05.03.2026 20:47 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

But also, Black folks have been calling this out online and few listened. (ref: @blackamazon.bsky.social et al.).

This was the 2016 election playbook. It's imperative folks do our due diligence but also call attention to and report it when we see it.

05.03.2026 20:46 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

*delete "that" from above. y'all know what I meant.

05.03.2026 20:44 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

This acct on 🧡that originally posted bc Crockett lost, "Black people shouldn't vote in November. I stand with the 92%."

Black folks en masse called out this acct (created Jan 2026) as a bot/opp.

To be clear, no one claiming to "stand with the 92%" would ever tell Black women esp to not vote

05.03.2026 20:40 β€” πŸ‘ 33    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

and DID!

05.03.2026 20:16 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Getting fired via tweet, while I'm onstage working, would definitely be my villain origin story. She got a strong head start on that already, though.

05.03.2026 20:07 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I tried to tell folks that #BlackInTheIvory didn't even scratch the surface for so many of us. As you said, cause if we *truly* let the choppa sing....

Hang in there, and know you're not alone. Also, I'm sorry.

05.03.2026 19:56 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I get on ONE Zoom call today. ONE. And in that time, ol' girl gets her walking papers?

05.03.2026 19:50 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This....is why folks who looked at the rush to Claude and praise of Anthropic side eyed every single one of them.

Nitish's OP in this thread is an important starting point.

05.03.2026 16:24 β€” πŸ‘ 59    πŸ” 21    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

At least once a quarter, I mourn that we will never get another show out of them in this lifetime.

05.03.2026 16:18 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

In full uniform. So there was no uncertainty.

05.03.2026 15:46 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

If I speak....

05.03.2026 15:41 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

What a wildly dismissive thing to say as an.....artist???

05.03.2026 00:06 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I had to go back to trace what sparked this.

It did not disappoint. Y'all are top tier.

04.03.2026 20:00 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Jen Psaki is right: Talarico should be adamant that every vote be counted in Dallas County and those who were denied the opportunity to vote be given a ballot immediately.

04.03.2026 03:52 β€” πŸ‘ 48    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1

I’ve seen folks complaining about showing up to their polling site earlier and being turned away and told they have to go to some other side of town and other issues. Thanks.

04.03.2026 03:35 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I am so enraged. My bill is double what it was for the last three months at the exact same time last year.

04.03.2026 03:19 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0