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Gretchen Grappone, LICSW she/her

@ggrappone.bsky.social

I focus on assessing and addressing the intersectional forms of discrimination against people with mental illness and substance use disorders.

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been thinking a lot about James Baldwin recently - from a 1970 documentary

15.01.2026 00:42 β€” πŸ‘ 604    πŸ” 246    πŸ’¬ 11    πŸ“Œ 15

It is impossible to properly calculate the depth and breadth of the courage and sacrifice of those prepared to confront white supremacy and assert their right to full citizenship.

We - and by that I mean ALL Americans - owe them a great debt. Rest in Peace & Power Claudette Colvin.

13.01.2026 23:21 β€” πŸ‘ 2036    πŸ” 481    πŸ’¬ 19    πŸ“Œ 8

This is a big deal.

09.01.2026 02:58 β€” πŸ‘ 3568    πŸ” 930    πŸ’¬ 143    πŸ“Œ 20
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White Grievance as a Predictor of American Attitudes Toward Critical Race Theory Critical race theory (CRT), developed by legal scholars over forty years ago, highlights how structural racism is embedded within American institutions. Yet, CRT did not become a national flashpoint ...

White Grievance as a Predictor of American Attitudes Toward Critical Race Theory - Lowe - Sociological Forum - Wiley Online Library onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

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Trump Administration Removes Report on Missing and Murdered Native Americans, Calling It DEI Content - Oklahoma Watch The Trump administration removed a congressionally mandated report on missing and murdered Native Americans from the DOJ website, citing compliance with an executive order against DEI. Senators who ch...

Jaw dropped. Trump Administration Removes Report on Missing and Murdered Native Americans, Calling It DEI Content

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Supreme Court Rejects Bid to Overturn Same-Sex Marriage Rights The US Supreme Court declined to reconsider its 2015 decision legalizing same-sex marriage, turning away an appeal by a former Kentucky county clerk who was ordered to pay $360,000 for defying the rul...

Kim Davis just keeps losing. Cert denied.

www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

10.11.2025 14:45 β€” πŸ‘ 137    πŸ” 16    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 5

Yes!

05.11.2025 03:16 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Performance art or courtroom reporting? Respect to the first juror who can’t hold it together and starts the wave of contagious laughter πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚

04.11.2025 15:51 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
SchoolHouse Rock - No More Kings
YouTube video by tennesseejed93 SchoolHouse Rock - No More Kings
15.10.2025 00:22 β€” πŸ‘ 1032    πŸ” 357    πŸ’¬ 27    πŸ“Œ 18
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UNTIL IT’S DONE, Ep. 4: Sylvia Rivera

In the 1970s, queer New Yorkers had been pushed to the margins of NYC. Our trans neighbors faced immense cruelty. But in Sylvia Rivera, they found a champion.

As we combat Trump’s politics of darkness, her legacy can light the path forward.

11.10.2025 12:33 β€” πŸ‘ 21683    πŸ” 6206    πŸ’¬ 397    πŸ“Œ 1162
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"We're going to do whatever it takes to keep her safe" How families are fighting to survive Trump's war on transgender kids

"We're going to do whatever it takes to keep her safe."

How families are fighting to survive Trump's war on transgender kids

08.10.2025 14:45 β€” πŸ‘ 260    πŸ” 76    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 5

this is also white nationalist framing straight from the Jim Crow era, as if Joy Reid citizenship is a gift from Vance, whose belonging is of course unquestioned

it’s what @profkori.bsky.social would call β€œknow your place aggression”

04.10.2025 16:12 β€” πŸ‘ 483    πŸ” 145    πŸ’¬ 10    πŸ“Œ 5
bell hooks on a black and purple background.

bell hooks on a black and purple background.

28.09.2025 14:02 β€” πŸ‘ 84    πŸ” 31    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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Happy Bi Visibility Day! To our bi+ community: You are seen, valid, and loved EVERY DAY.

No one can take away your shine, your feelings, and your authenticity.

23.09.2025 20:00 β€” πŸ‘ 99    πŸ” 38    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2

" Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear, not absence of fear. "
- Mark Twain

18.09.2025 23:49 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Comedians are far quieter today than I would have hoped.

18.09.2025 20:27 β€” πŸ‘ 6067    πŸ” 741    πŸ’¬ 210    πŸ“Œ 61

Disney didn't watch Andor

17.09.2025 23:21 β€” πŸ‘ 864    πŸ” 160    πŸ’¬ 24    πŸ“Œ 11
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This week is #BisexualAwarenessWeek and bisexual people make up the largest percentage of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community, yet they remain underrepresented, even within queer+ spaces. #SocialWorkers have a responsibility to interrupt these harms.
#BiWeek #BisexualAwarenessWeek #2SLGBTQIA #CenterTheMargins

16.09.2025 19:30 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Today, we honor their memory.
#BWLC

15.09.2025 21:51 β€” πŸ‘ 63    πŸ” 12    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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For the people in the back, bigotry is not an opinion…

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image of Kysten Sinema on CNN

image of Kysten Sinema on CNN

of all of the cable segments I am not going to watch, this is the one I am not going to watch the most

09.09.2025 22:38 β€” πŸ‘ 22786    πŸ” 2183    πŸ’¬ 1547    πŸ“Œ 309

Let’s say it plain: the Supreme Court of the United States endorsed racial profiling today.

08.09.2025 23:30 β€” πŸ‘ 22081    πŸ” 6827    πŸ’¬ 982    πŸ“Œ 360

Happy birthday, Ruby Bridges!

She is literally embodied history, walking with us and sharing her story. I'm all for reading and searching up the stories, but many of the people who lived fraught histories in our lifetimes are still among us.

Think like a historian. Learn how to ask good questions.

08.09.2025 14:22 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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This is Yamiche Alcindor, the reporter Donald Trump, just disrespected in front of the press. She is an impeccable journalist, and she deserves to be protected.
Threads

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Black Americans Are Losing Jobs in a Warning for the Economy Unemployment among Black people reaches highest level since 2021. β€œI am in the fight of my life.”

www.wsj.com/economy/jobs...

Black Americans Are Losing Jobs in a Warning for the Economy

07.09.2025 13:53 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Hysterical. No notes.

05.09.2025 23:23 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Claudette Colvin

Claudette Colvin

Claudette Colvin

Claudette Colvin

Claudette Colvin turns 86 today.
Happy birthday to ya!

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Jury Awards Nurse DonQuenick Joppy $20M for Discrimination Lawsuit DonQuenick Joppy filed a racial discrimination lawsuit against a Aurora Medical Center of Colorado after termination charges of manslaughter were filed. HCA Health One faced a federal trial in August ...

Yes! I love this for everyone involved. HCA can kick rocks (20 million of them). 🀣

nurse.org/articles/nur...

21.08.2025 12:51 β€” πŸ‘ 58    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

That's my favorite episode.

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