Ben Jealous
@BenJealous
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Professor of Practice @UofPenn. 17th President & CEO @NAACP (ret.). Author: Never Forget Our People Were Always Free.
Baltimore, MD
Joined May 2009
If a new blacklist era has begun, our job must be to make it as short as possible. Belafonte, Brando, Diahann Carroll and their fellow stars who joined them at the 1963 March on Washington remind us what it takes to end a blacklist: SOLIDARITY.
chicago.suntimes.com
In an age of hyperpartisan media and culture war politics, being blacklisted feels dangerously relevant again. But blacklists lose their power when artists, workers and citizens work together.
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When our fellow Americans are being intimidated on the job and fired for speaking the truth, history shows us that solidarity becomes the only solid path back to an America that respects and protects The First Amendment.
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If a new blacklist era has begun, our job must be to make it as short as possible. Belafonte, Brando, Diahann Carroll and their fellow stars who joined them at the 1963 March on Washington remind us...
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My grandmother‘s grandfather Edward David Bland always inspires me! When elites killed Reconstruction, he organized and united Freedmen and former Confederates into a single working Virginians party whose victories define modern Virginia even today https://t.co/ZlrJBsqP2g
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Political violence has no place in our country. While #CharlieKirk and I don’t agree much, I’ll be praying for his recovery and for his young family.
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B-roll bonus episode! Three words to describe America right now? Civil rights leader @BenJealous answers b-roll bonus questions on my pod Searching For America Link: https://t.co/3qr5QhsoCc for all his answers to fun and sort-of fun questions
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This Earth Day, our planet needs more than celebration—it needs action. In the face of mounting attacks on environmental protections and progress, your voice is power. Speak up, show up, and stand firm for a future that honors people and planet. Silence is not an option.
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A Powerful Dialogue on Sustainability, Industry and Justice with renowned American civil rights leader, social entrepreneur and environmentalist Ben Jealous Today the @UCDEarth had the honor of hosting an insightful event with @BenJealous , renowned American civil rights
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Why is owning and purchasing a home becoming increasingly expensive? Insurers are hiking rates or leaving areas altogether to ensure profits continue to flow amid a worsening climate crisis 🔗 https://t.co/tiQDmtJIgt ✍️ @BenJealous
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Proud to be part of Virginians for Reconciliation. Honoring 70 years since Brown v. Board with a powerful event on April 9th at the Library of Virginia.
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Congratulations @MikeBloomberg for being recognized by @TIME's 2025 Earth Awards list! Your commitment to climate action inspires us all. Grateful to be in this work together as we build a cleaner, more just future for everyone.
Congratulations to our founder @MikeBloomberg on receiving @TIME's 2025 Earth Award! 🌎 This incredible honor celebrates Mike’s climate leadership and action to create a healthier planet for future generations:
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Congratulations to our founder @MikeBloomberg on receiving @TIME's 2025 Earth Award! 🌎 This incredible honor celebrates Mike’s climate leadership and action to create a healthier planet for future generations:
time.com
It’s all about the numbers for the special U.N. climate envoy.
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Trump’s EPA just announced 31 dangerous rollbacks, gutting protections against pollution from power plants, vehicles, and fossil fuel industries. This threatens public health, with hundreds of thousands of lives and billions in healthcare costs at stake. https://t.co/XsokWPXvFC
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Trump's latest tariffs threaten steel mills in Pennsylvania, Michigan, Indiana & Ohio, says @SierraClub @BenJealous @michigansierra @SierraClubPA. 📢 Responsible trade policy must include innovative investments in US manufacturing alongside tariffs. 📢 https://t.co/dLNfyQKJYI
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Responsible trade policy requires innovative investments in domestic manufacturing alongside tariffs
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BREAKING: Campaign Legal Center, Union of Concerned Scientists, Organization of Chinese Americans, Japanese American Citizens League, and Sierra Club have filed a lawsuit challenging Elon Musk and DOGE's unlawful and devastating funding and staffing cuts to the U.S. National Park
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Donald Trump has shown no interest in leading on behalf of the American people. The @SierraClub, along with its millions of members and supporters nationwide, will continue to stand up to Trump in the streets, in courts, in townhalls, and in state capitols across this country.
For all his talking, ranting, and rambling tonight, Donald Trump still failed to detail a single policy he has advanced or action he has taken to protect or help American families and our communities. Read our statement on Trump's address: https://t.co/wGL5lnzJoW
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🌍🦋 This #WorldWildlifeDay, we’re standing up for one of North America’s most iconic species—the monarch butterfly. These incredible pollinators undertake a migration like no other, yet their numbers have plummeted, putting them at risk of extinction. After years of advocacy,
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As Canada & Mexico tariffs go into effect, @SierraClub's @BenJealous says the chaotic approach will hurt US workers & manufacturers. “Trump’s belief that tariffs alone will help revitalize American manufacturing is simply not rooted in basic economics." https://t.co/NzkbCJhIQ5
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Let’s call this what it is: sabotage of the @EPA. Trump and Zeldin’s plan will harm public health, endanger millions and worsen climate change-fueled disasters. They’re abandoning the people they swore to protect to serve corporate polluters. Read more ➡️
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Washington, DC – Today, during his first cabinet meeting since taking office, Donald Trump announced that he and Administrator Lee Zeldin are discussing “cutting 65 or so percent” of staff at the...
President Trump: "Those million people that haven't responded, though Elon, they are one the bubble...Some of the secretaries...we're going to ask them to do their own DOGE...Lee Zeldin he thinks he'll be cutting 65% of the people from environmental."
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@SierraClub @BenJealous laid out to Trump how steel tariffs (a band-aid) can be paired with additional support and protections to revitalize clean domestic steelmaking for the longterm. Read the Letter here: https://t.co/peMXR4kwAs
As Trump announced 25% tariffs on steel imports, our executive director @BenJealous sent a letter to the White House outlining why tariffs alone fail to support American jobs & calling for added support for innovation in the US steel industry. https://t.co/9WVjzEuBrm
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