Barbara Ransby
@BarbaraRansby
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Historian, writer, activist and professor. Author of books: "Ella Baker and the Black Freedom Movement;" "Eslanda,"and "Making All Black Lives Matter"
Chicago
Joined January 2014
RT @ZohranKMamdani: There are more than a million Dominicans in NYC, and yesterday on 6th Avenue I felt every bit of that pride. Thank yo….
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RT @C_Sommerfeldt: Very left wing vibes here at the press conference for the American Federation of Musicians Local 802's endorsement of Zo….
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RT @RBReich: Democrats cannot win back working class voters with corporate backed politicians. The path forward is paved by leaders like @….
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RT @CarmenForNYC: I was proud to endorse @ZohranKMamdani before the primary. Today I was proud to join @EspaillatNY as he joins #TeamZohran….
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RT @amanpour: I talk to @SenSanders about endorsing New York City mayoral candidate @ZohranKMamdani: “They are worried that his campaign is….
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RT @triofrancos: 🚨 My next book, EXTRACTION: THE FRONTIERS OF GREEN CAPITALISM is out 9/23 with @wwnorton . Today and tomorrow, you can pr….
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RT @SenSanders: Benjamin Netanyahu has been indicted as a war criminal. His government is systematically killing and starving the people o….
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Chicago. Daley Plaza. 12:00 noon today. No to authoritarianism. No to fascism. No to the takeover and destruction of higher education. No to racist deportations and suppression of protest.
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RT @RichardChow929: I am Richard Chow, taxi driver. 2021, @ZohranKMamdani supported taxi driver' protest 45 days 24/7, including 15 days hu….
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RT @ZohranKMamdani: ¡Puerto Rico no se vende, ni tampoco NuevaYol!🇵🇷. So much fun to join @AOC at the Puerto Rican Day Parade. Early voting….
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RT @Soto4NY: Puerto Ricans are ready to vote for a mayor who will lower the cost of living for all New Yorkers. Rank @ZohranKMamdani # 1….
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RT @ZohranKMamdani: It's not the wealthy who are leaving New York City—it’s the working class. That’s why we’re going to use every single….
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Assessment of where we are in Chicago. strong @inthesetimesmag piece by Asha.
inthesetimes.com
Movement-backed Mayor Brandon Johnson and a record class of progressive alders took office exactly two years ago. I spoke with more than a dozen organizers about what we’ve won, what we’ve learned...
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bravo, Claudia.
Mexico sues Google over 'Gulf of America' name change
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RT @SenSanders: The war in Gaza has killed or injured 170,000. Children are starving to death. Trump is encouraging the ethnic cleansing….
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