Dr Basil

Impactful trip to MV for the Sala Series retreat where I go to talk about how nonprofits can meet this moment

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Thank you! Just trying to make my parents proud

Former U.S. Congressman Charles B. Rangel, dies at 94 Charles B. Rangel, the former congressman from Harlem, and the last remaining founder of the Congressional Black Caucus, has died.

A tremendous life in American politics and civil rights amsterdamnews.com/news/2025/05...

See you in DC on Tuesday!

Was a privilege to witness and comment on history being made last night

Glad to moderate a panel this morning. Columbia’s political analytics program does awesome work

That’s not the only thing I said. Other examples I gave are recent and it’s important to point out they the party has held him accountable. It’s not about being spineless. It’s that the ground shifted under us and we needed to pay attention to that dynamic instead of a singular focus on Trump.

Florida debates lifting some child labor laws to fill jobs vacated by undocumented immigrants | CNN Business Florida has been working for years to crack down on employers that hire undocumented immigrants. But that presented a problem for businesses in the state that are desperate for workers to fill low-wag...

"The state’s legislature on Tuesday advanced a bill that would loosen child labor laws, allowing children as young as 14 years old to work overnight shifts. If the new law is passed, teenagers would be able to work overnight jobs on school days. www.cnn.com/2025/03/25/b...

Sunday night light reading

Op-ed: What losing DEI initiatives can mean for nonprofits Arguments against the policy were erroneously couched in frequent targets like critical race theory and “woke” orthodoxy.

My piece today in Crain's on DEI and nonprofits www.crainsnewyork.com/op-ed/op-ed-...

I’m excited for this convo. join us! RSVP here: www.eventbrite.com/e/nopm-prese...

Maybe soon :)

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Alvin F. Poussaint, Pioneering Expert on Black Mental Health, Dies at 90 A psychiatrist at Harvard and an adviser to Jesse Jackson and Bill Cosby, he challenged Black Americans to stand up to systemic racism.

www.nytimes.com/2025/02/24/u...

Back in Atlanta for an important dialogue on March 3rd. Come thru!!

If you're in or near Albany for Caucus weekend on Saturday Feb 15th, stop by to hear from Black men about what it means to protect their communities - a discussion moderated by me and featuring some of my friends and colleagues.

Wishing @kenmartin.bsky.social good luck as new leader of @democrats.org I got to work with him a bit as ED of New York Democrats. Good choice to strengthen state party infrastructure.

Remember he also blamed DEI and the Black mayor of Baltimore for the bridge collapse.It's his move.He'll do it 1000 more times. I'm more concerned about public officials, union leaders, business leaders, lobbyists who stay silent when he does it again. Time to start holding "friends" accountable too

Trump order would halt school funding over divisive measures, White House says U.S. President Donald Trump will sign an executive order on Wednesday on school choice that would also end "funding for public schools that support critical race theory and other divisive measures in their curriculums," the White House said on Wednesday.

A few words from me in here: www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...

We can't keep circling around the point that most of the country chose to ignore the warnings provided or didn't care. And if there's real uncertainly about what a strong coalition looks like going forward, it's worth taking a beat to trust who you're with

To me, buying into the narrative of a large Dem malaise feeds into the disorganized and flatfooted argument (which helps others) and ignores what Dems did stand up to racism and attacks on the poor.

In fact my ears are not broken and quite attentive to all the panels I've been on, speeches I've given, and discussions I've been a part of where people are planning, strategizing, and focused on supporting their community.

Great running into Dr Khalil Gibran Muhammad and THE Rickey Smiley today at 30 Rock