I had a black friend. I liked her and I think she liked me, too. But now she is hostile and unpleasant. I am sure I didn't do anything to her, except be white. Is that what teachers and our political leaders really want for our society? Divide us because of our skin color?
#CRT
Students from a few Providence schools walked out today and laid down for 3 min outside the RI State House. Will we pass common sense gun legislation this session in RI?
@nikki_1968
girl. I have an Ivy League degree and am a state senator. Hate to break it to you. Their decorum isn’t for us. They can’t respect us in a system designed to oppress us.
My opponent is trying to paint himself as "for justice," but he's not for justice. He doesn't believe queer folks deserve justice. He doesn't believe folks who need access to repro health care deserve justice.
But we do deserve justice, and that's why I'm running to replace him.
Rhode Island is ready for a change -- I'm running to create a more just, equitable future for our communities. I'm so proud to be fighting for progressive values in Providence, and extra excited that I can do so in both English and Spanish!
From a mailer to be sent out soon⬇️⬇️
If you think I deserve death threats for a day at the beach then my twerk was not for you to begin with 🍑✨
#TwerkFor
the audacity to have joy and peace REGARDLESS
I'm so proud of my team. Thank you to everyone who's given even one minute or one cent to my campaign. With 87% of precincts reporting, we're up by 232 votes, but it's not over yet - no full results until Thursday - but we feel good. We've put Hope into Action.
Last night I launched my official campaign video! I know, especially in these difficult times, we are all hungry for bold leaders that put people first. That's why I am still in this race.
Help get me to the September finish line by donating today!
I'm so honored to be the Democratic nominee for State Senate in District 6, and proud to have the chance to fight for justice and equity in the State House. Thank you, SD 6.
I hope you'll join me tomorrow to celebrate:
Just found out from a constituent that a little over an hour ago a homeless encampment in my district was dismantled by police (PPD?) and their things put into a trash compactor.
As a Black, queer woman you all should know the answer. It’s no. Let’s them carry on their narrative. Me? I’m going to be joyful, free, and unbothered.
A younger me never knew living this out and proud was possible 🌈 Beyond thankful to have Grand Marshaled this years parade, embraced by a community of supporters ✨For those in the community under attack, we see you and we love you
#HappyPrideMonth
Too much nuance and too little time. Palestinians are NOT Hamas. Support for Palestine DOES NOT ignore the attack on Israel. Support for Palestine means wanting a stop to all the senseless death and violence.
Really excited for the house sex ed bill hearing later today. Teaching comprehensive, queer inclusive, pleasure based sex ed was a highlight of my time teaching ✨
It's me! In the news!
"I'm going to be unapologetically Black, I'm going to be unapologetically queer, and I'm going to be unapologetically young, and I'm going to push back against the system that tells us we don't deserve justice now.”
I'm angry: that Black and brown people are attacked by the police and no one seems to care, that this happened to CHILDREN, that state&local leadership actively puts up obstacles to progress, that they literally took LEOBOR repeal off the agenda today with one day of session left
Marjorie Taylor Greene thinks God is a nationalist.
Pastor Rob McCoy: “God is not a globalist. He’s a nationalist.”
Marjorie Taylor Greene: “That’s right.”
The media is trying not to cover the real issues, but not on MY watch. I
#TwerkFor
joy, abortion justice, body autonomy, trans rights, and intersex rights.
Well…kinda broke down in tears during a commerce hearing today…really sucks to be spoken over by an old white man repeatedly and told that “$500 isn’t a large sum” as a formerly low-income person
In RI your landlord only has to give you 30 days notice of a rent increase between lease agreements. Often times individuals and families need more time to adjust their finances or find new homes. This session I am proposing a 120 day notification period ✨
RI laws on security deposits: You landlord can only legally charge up to the full amount of rent as security. They cannot ask for “first, last, and security”. They can ask for either “first and last” OR “first and security”
The difference between how the police treat Black people protesting for their lives outside a restaurant and how the police treat white militant terrorists trying to overturn valid election results by storming the Capitol is staggering.
Happy Anniversary to my viral twerk video 🎉✨🍑
Last year, I created a tik tok account to bring awareness to abortion access in RI and ~promised~ to make it a little fun…wellllll I went VIRAL.
If you think the crumbling schools, administrator arrests, environmental racism in the Port of Providence, and vaccine inequity aren’t related to the gun violence in the city, then maybe you aren’t paying attention.
It’s SENATOR. Vote ID Laws are part of a racist legacy of legislative actions meant to restrict voting access. No matter who introduces them they have racist origins. As a SENATOR, I will work on full repeal of Voter ID laws.
@MackDistrict6
Rep, with respect, please. They tried every failed argument in RI when we debated this. My co-sponsor was Rep. Anastasia Williams and Senate sponsor was Harold Metts. There is no assault on voting right. Everyone in can vote. If you’re against Voter ID, you’re FOR fraud.
This is unacceptable. As a Black women that has faced multiple media attacks I can tell you that this is level of disrespect 14 days before an election is intentional and harmful. I hope the candidate I have endorsed
@gonzaloque
stands in solidarity and condemns this treatment.
Oh, how I love opening up the paper and finding a photo of me in mid-sentence looking “angry” but actually speaking passionately about a matter. Why couldn't I get a headshot photo, similar to the guys? Come on,
@projo
.
BLACK MATERNAL HEALTH MATTERS 🗣🗣🗣 Proud of my friend and fellow anime lover for opening the FIRST maternal health education facility in RI addressing health disparities for Black people.
I voted uncommitted in the Presidential Primary today ✊🏾
“…I was increasingly compelled to see the war as an enemy of the poor and to attack it as such.” -Martin Luther King, Jr.
I'm incredibly proud of all my fellow
@ripolcoop
candidates! This election cycle hasn't been about individual candidates and their wins; it's about the movement we're building and the systemic change we're fighting for.
We won 8 races, toppling entrenched incumbents across the state! And we’re just getting started. This movement belongs to everyone who wants a better RI – universal healthcare, a
#GreenNewDeal
, affordable housing, racial justice, and a $15 minimum wage.
As a politician and someone in politics I can assure you, we will not save y’all. COMMUNITY is going to save us, invest in your local communities now and build out that framework.
🚨BIG NEWS! 🚨
@VictoryFund
just announced it will be endorsing me for Rhode Island State Senate! LGBTQ+ representation in politics is incredibly important. LINK IN BIO to donate to the LGBTQ Victory Fund to support me and my fellow LGBTQ candidates! ✨🏳️🌈
So many Rhode Islanders don’t know we are a part-time legislature. We make $16,835 before taxes and work year round. Session is from Jan-late June and constituent outreach everyday Jan-Dec. We have full-time problems but only part-time law makers 😒
Lots of folks with no masks today in the
@RISenate
. Totally fine. What is not fine is not respecting the request from
@SamuelWBell
to wear masks when in close proximity to him to protect his immunocompromised infant.