Andrea Williams

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Phee explaining what the players mean with the word "owe"
"The players (are) building this brand and this league. This is no league without the players. We feel like we are owed a piece of that pie that we helped to create."

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On being called DEI and why it isn’t the burn they think it is

Jackie Robinson is a Civil Rights hero. DEI helped him make history | Opinion Branch Rickey knew that signing Jackie Robinson as the first Black player in Major League Baseball’s modern era was a potentially risky endeavor.

So silly of MLB Commish Robert Manfred to say that Jackie Robinson’s legacy transcends DEI debate when Jackie, himself, is the quintessential DEI hire.

In fact, to celebrate Jackie Robinson Day is to celebrate DEI initiatives.

My latest:

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PR campaign may have fuelled food study backlash, leaked document shows Eat-Lancet report recommended shift to more plant-based, climate-friendly diet but was extensively attacked online

Big beef adopting the oil and gas playbook to create disinformation, doubt and culture war controversy over the need to change diets

Legacy industries will happily destroy everything just so long as they can keep growing

11 Freebies You Can Snag With Your Library Card - City Cast Nashville The Nashville Public Library has books, but did you know it also has cake pans, stud finders, and musical instruments? H...

How much free stuff can you get with a Nashville Public Library card? A LOT OF FREE STUFF. NPL’s Andrea Fanta gives us the scoop, in case you might be looking to save some money right now. Ya know. For reasons.

there is in fact no opposition party. If you're mad about that, I'm sorry. A few individuals who are elected try to push back. That does not an opposition party make. You should take this up with someone else.

My Black Nashville in History and Memory course had class today in the Public Square. Topics discussed included Early Black Nashville, Nashville as a center of the slave trade, and TSU’s significant role in the struggle for Black equality.
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The Book Ecosystem in Tennessee Is Under Serious Threat Trump's cuts could kill off the ecosystem of writers, historians, museums and libraries that sustains us

The column so depressing I thought my parents had hung up on me because the silence after I finished reading it to them went on so long.

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Counted Out Counted Out is a math documentary that investigates the biggest crises of our time—political polarization, racial and economic inequity, a global pandemic, and climate change—through an unexpected len...

Watched the documentary "Counted Out" this evening as a part of @justequations.bsky.social Mathematics of Opportunity conference. Definitely recommend attending a screening if you have the chance. #TMO25 #ITeachMath #MathSky

Grand Jury Report on MNPD Whistleblower Complaint - Nashville Banner Davidson County Grand Jury finds evidence of criminal and civil violations within Metro Nashville Police Department. Special prosecutor recommended.

The Davidson County Grand Jury conducted its own inquiry into the whistleblower complaint brought last year against Nashville police, concluding “there is evidence of criminal and civil violations which should be meticulously investigated” by a special prosecutor. nashvillebanner.com/2025/04/04/d...

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Duke had a 92.7% chance to win with 1:26 left in the game, according to ESPN.

Houston went on an 11-1 run in the final 1:14 to fuel a comeback for the ages and send the Cougars to the National Championship 🤯

Kelvin Sampson had a message for people who doubted the Houston Cougars.

"We weren't 34-4 playing in the Toy Poodle League. We were 19-1 in the Big 12."

Filled with gratitude as our team is in Tampa for the Final Four. This time last year we were told by the NCAA that our outlet was too small to fit the criteria of national coverage.

Less than a year later we have three people headed down there with travel paid for through subscriptions.

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I just sent my newsletter, one day late, because I was making a PDF downloadable tariff explainer for normal people who are not plugged into a newsfeed.

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I’m barely on this app (or any app) these days, but come see me here

Lots of talk about the lack of Cinderellas this year, but this is a smart, and accurate!, way to flip that narrative.

Head Start is turning 60. Will the federal child care program make it to 61? Providers operating on ‘razor-thin margins’ worry about the possibility of deep cuts

Hours after we published this story on our site we received news that staffers in five of Head Start's 10 regional offices were put on leave. We're trying to track the on-the-ground implications -- please email me at samuels@hechingerreport.org or Signal cas.37

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But physical intimidation helps Pearson’s?

(Is there where I invoke “emotion” and tell you to “stop looking down on me”?)

Lots of assumptions here, but if that’s what helps you deal with your emotions, have at it I guess

So he should’ve stormed the dais?

The theater comment is re the overall state of politics, on both sides. IMO, a tolerance of theatrics begets Pearson’s physical actions.

Ie, he coulda stayed at the mic all day

You can absolutely write your opinion, and email to me at the address in my bio.

Everybody has a role. As a columnist, mine is different from pearson’s, which is different from an activist’s or an attorney’s.

We’ve just forgotten this bc we’ve been confused by the theatrical nature of modern politics.

To the people in power? Who should, but don’t have to listen? I hear you, but history shows that it’s the “power-less” who drive change.

Re gun regulation, if the need is legislation, isn’t it important that Pearson be effective as a legislator? Do his actions hurt or help his bills?

If the only recourse at this point is physical intimidation, Dems are more cooked than anyone realizes and everyone should get real, real comfortable with the red supermajority. (And maybe jump in the GOP primaries to vote for better Republicans)