Lyria Howland

The Center for Journalism & Democracy that I founded at Howard U is launching its "Truth Over Power" training and speaker series. Up first, hands-on digital security training for journalists. Journalists: This free training will help you protect yourself & sources. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Join us for two key virtual events on #justicereform! ⚖️

📅 Feb 6: Explore the future of reverse warrants & digital privacy.
📅 Mar 13: Learn how we can fight wrongful convictions in DE.

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Reporters: Please stop calling things DEI that are not DEI. This is only cementing the propaganda being used to legitimize the dismantling of all types of initiatives that are not DEI as well as legitimize efforts to end civil rights enforcement. Be specific with your language. Be accurate.

If I send you this 🙃

Where are your own voices?
You publish daily?!

Common sense is not a gift, it's a punishment. You still have to deal with everyone who doesn't have any.

Keys, glasses, phones, remotes, password lists, locker combinations, cookie jars, dog leashes and left shoes (only the left ones).

Here's your daily reminder that bookstores keep the love of reading alive — but they also keep neighborhoods beautiful. They are places to gather, to celebrate stories, to find community.

Please do your holiday shopping at your local independent bookstore, if you are lucky enough to still have one.

“Shower the people you love with love. Show them the way that you feel. Things are gonna be much better, if you only will.”

“I bet everything
on my wedding ring.”
- Anita Baker

“I’m not coming home anymore.
Does it matter?”
- Luther Vandross

In that week when Musk bought Twitter & started bungling it, the possibility occurred to me that he'd bought it to end its usefulness as a pro-democracy tool. I'm so grateful for BlueSky & the fact that we're all here now & that it's increasing possible to get our news here too!

i like that @jay.bsky.team always rejects the premise of questions that casts her in some sort of hierarchy over users. she’s consistent in explaining the goal is not to better wield, but irreversibly give away, all the power and control that men in her shoes have habitually abused with impunity.

#TheMadness cast is perfection, especially #ColmanDomingo! The writing is rocking my world!

Can’t wait to see the #LutherVandross documentary on CNN!
#LutherForever

Earnest post, but: a thing I like here is it’s okay to have moments of happiness in public without being broadly scolded, and I believe that sustaining this kind of humanity will be very important as we resist fascism.

We have to sustain each other. Making joy isn’t denial, it’s how we will survive

My sentiments exactly!
#addtoblacksky #blacksky

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Amen. I’ll turn my car around and go right back home.

Just saying, if I have to circle twice ✌🏾 #BlackskyOver30
#BlackskyOver40

Farmers Freaking Over Deportations Whoops!

What did they think would happen?

You were raised well. Be grateful for good home training… even if it is based on fear and guilt. :-)

I love it when a plan comes together! Enjoy!

Life expectancy for Black Americans has been steadily increasing, with a notable improvement in the past 3yrs.This increase is attributed to improved access to healthcare, reductions in mortality rates due to chronic diseases & a growing focus on addressing social determinants of health.

This category includes the charities listed below: American Red Cross Equal Justice INitiatives Feeding America Habitat for Humanity International Medial Corps International Rescue Committee Leadership Conference Education Fund NAACP Legal Defense and Eductional Fund National Urban League Thurgood Marshall College Fund United Negro College Fund UNICEF USA United Way World Central Kitchen GLSEN Out and Equal Sage

This does remind me, this quarter, ending December 31st, the charities mentioned below are in Chase's bonus category for users of their Freedom Flex credit card. These may also be part of their elevated pay yourself back. So, 5x points on these donations, and PYB for these transactions are 1.25 CPP.

November had disastrous moments.
Grateful for this new channel in times such as these.

Gravy.

He need a Nobel or something

According to Roland S Martin the following Black media outlets requested credentials to tonight’s debate and have been denied:

1. Ebony
2. Black Enterprise
3. Atlanta Black Star
4. Atlanta Voice
5. The Shaderoom
6. NNPA
What gives, CNN???

-Joy Ann Reid