Stephanie Jacques

When Art Meets Advocacy, the South Gets Stronger I came into advocacy through a microphone, not a megaphone.

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The Black Women Leading the Charge in the Fight for Reproductive Justice As we celebrate Black History Month, it’s essential to recognize the critical role Black women have played—and continue to play—in advancing reproductive rights and maternal healthcare in America.

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Wrote this article for the planned parenthood blog but resharing on my substack.

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When History Echoes Yesterday, two tragedies, one recent and one decades old collided in our national consciousness in a way that demands we pause, listen, and feel.

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Begin Again The Work, The Words, The Why

Begin Again
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Things are escalating. Russia says it’s lifting its moratorium on medium to short-range missiles—responding to U.S. Typhons in the Philippines & in NATO countries. The U.S. pulled out of the INF (1987) Treaty in 2019. This is beyond rhetoric.

“Good Trouble Lives On” moderated by Katie Phang and Dr. Nola Haynes Join virtually on July 17th to honor John Lewis, making #GoodTrouble for justice, voting rights, and dignity for all. This is a powerful way to act, wherever you are, and however you’re able to show up. Co-Sponsored by West Coast Women, MomsRising.org / MamásConPoder.org & PERSIST. thepersistnetwork.com The words “Good Trouble Lives On” are placed across the top edge of the image in colorful text. The graphic is split with a torn paper effect. On the left is Katie Phang, an Asian woman with long brown hair, wearing a patterned dark outfit. On the right is Dr. Nola Haynes, a Black woman with long blonde hair, wearing dark glasses and a black top.

Who’s ready for some GOOD TROUBLE tonight?!

Don’t miss this powerful FREE event honoring John Lewis and fueling action for voting rights, democracy, and justice.

📅 Thu July 17
🕕 8:30–10:00PM ET / 5:30–7:00PM PT

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Flyer for the July 17 virtual event Good Trouble Lives On. The words “Good Trouble Lives On” are placed across the top edge of the image in colorful text. The graphic is split with a torn paper effect. DemocraticMinority Leader Hakeem Jeffries is on the right of the paper and on the left is a photo of Speaker Hakeem Jeffries, a brown man with a bald head wearing a black suit, white shirt and yellow and gray tie. Event text at the bottom reads: “Join virtually on July 17th to honor John Lewis, making #GoodTrouble for justice, voting rights, and dignity for all. This is a powerful way to act, wherever you are, and however you’re able to show up.” Logos for West Coast Women Forward, MomsRising.org / MamásConPoder.org, and PERSIST. thepersistnetwork.com appear at the bottom.

BIG NEWS: @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social is joining #GoodTroubleLivesOn this Thu, July 17!
Don’t miss this powerful event honoring John Lewis and fueling action for voting rights, democracy, and justice.

📅 Thu July 17
🕕 8:30–10:00PM ET / 5:30–7:00PM PT
🌐 RSVP: tinyurl.com/GoodTroubleP...
#WePersist

Last night I sang both the National Anthem and the Black National Anthem at the @tndems 3-Star Dinner.
Because freedom songs don’t stop at the stage, they echo through generations.
We sing. We vote. We organize. We raise hell.
Let’s stay in good trouble and make our ancestors proud.

Trump’s back with the same racist lies, dehumanizing immigrants, and threatening birthright citizenship. Watch @katiephang.bsky.social as she breaks it down in today’s Wait a Damn Minute.

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YouTube video by Stephanie Jacques What is democracy with Dr. Nola Haynes

Last weeks convo with @nolahaynes.bsky.social turned out to be pretty timely.
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All because they didn’t want a Black women leading

Fear has a way of being contagious…. And we are witnessing that..

Vice President Kamala Harris telling it like it is! #kamalaharris

The TN State House introduced House Joint Resolution 7 which defines a "person" to include “every human being from fertilization to natural death.” Tennessee law currently states that “life begins at the moment of conception”, but HJR 7 would enshrine that definition in the state constitution.

Written by our Grassroots Organizer for Middle Tennessee, Stephanie Jacques! @iamstephjacques.bsky.social

Tonight from @anzieblue.bsky.social

The little light of tonight was I was on stage with all women.. singing songs I wrote with all women.. I’m a women ran venue .. @anzieblue.bsky.social

“I would like to be remembered as a person who wanted to be free... so other people would be also free.” Happy 112th birthday, #RosaParks

Happy Black History Month friends

ACTION - Call Congress, ask for your Representative and let them know that you are AGAINST this freeze. Call back and ask for your Senators.
The Office of Management and Budget should not approve this.
Please pass this on. And thank you to @mspackyetti for this graphic.

In this America we are watching and experiencing… Will you be an answer?

Performing tonight to benefit @ppfa.bsky.social @tnadvocatesforpp.bsky.social @eastsidebowl.bsky.social

As my friend @sari.bsky.social said:
We defeated the confederates and the nazis before.. and we will do it again

FYI: We will survive this because our ancestors have survived similar and/or worse.

We will work together.

But today, we can be sad and angry.

It’s ok - but we can’t let fear cripple us. We have to take care of each other.

And just like that …..
Reproductiverights.gov gone

I’ve gotten some DMs about how I feel about the folks performing at the inauguration and other events surrounding it… especially country artists and popular black artists..MLK summed it up better than I could.

Yesterday I spoke at the People’s March about our future.. one march isn’t going to change us.. but we can learn from our ancestors. They build beautiful lives while fighting and pushing for freedom.

A reminder:
Trump ordered the ban of Tik Tok by executive order on Aug 7 2020

So it started with him

I’ll be performing! Come out and support Planned Parenthood

: At 8 p.m., Biden will deliver his farewell address from the Oval Office. VP KAMALA HARRIS will attend.

Amen