Nicquel Terry Ellis
@NTerryEllis
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Senior Reporter @CNN | Harper's mom | @MSUjschool grad | AKA | Michigan made
Atlanta, GA
Joined September 2012
As the city of Orlando marks the nine-year anniversary of the tragedy at Pulse on June 12, city leaders and local activists say they have renewed hope that construction of a permanent memorial site will begin next June. https://t.co/iGtBzETGhc
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For nearly a decade, the community in Orlando has been working to find a way to memorialize the 49 people who were killed when a gunman opened fire on Latin night at a popular gay nightclub, making...
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"Government by chaos is back." via @StCollinson
https://t.co/Th0mZDFEm9
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Government by chaos is back.
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.@NTerryEllis and I have spent the last several weeks speaking to dozens of people involved in the effort to boycott Target in the wake of their retreat from diversity commitments. This is no small issue. It's a real conversation in Black communities. Across the country, faith
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A growing number of Black consumers are collectively boycotting Target and other retailers that have recently reversed DEI programs following backlash from President Donald Trump and his conservative...
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Prayers for her family.
Danasia Elder loved God, her kids and travel. The Charlotte woman was a flight attendant on last night's flight from Wichita to DC. Her brother in law tells me she was full of life. She leaves behind a husband and two children, Kayden and Dallas @wsoctv
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CNN aviation correspondent @petemuntean says Trump blaming DEI on jet and helicopter crash that left 67 dead was "unprofessional, unpresidential, inconsiderate.... and unhinged."
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President Donald Trump, without evidence, blamed President Obama, President Biden, and DEI policies the deadly mid-air collision over the Potomac River. CNN Correspondent Pete Muntean discusses...
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Cecile Richards, a women’s rights crusader who served as president of Planned Parenthood as the nation approached a critical inflection point over reproductive freedom, has died at the age of 67.
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Cecile Richards, a women’s rights crusader who served as president of Planned Parenthood as the nation approached a critical inflection point over reproductive freedom, has died, her family said...
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FOR SUBSCRIBERS: There is a growing trend in rural communities, where schools are switching to four-day school weeks to attract and retain high-quality teachers amid funding challenges and a nationwide teacher shortage. https://t.co/Zcd6mRguHG
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A growing number of schools in rural communities are switching to four-day school weeks to attract and retain high-quality teachers amid funding challenges and a nationwide teacher shortage.
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Just in: 110-year old Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest survivor of the Tulsa Race Massacre voted today in Oklahoma. I’m told she voted for Vice President Harris.
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This is a really good read.
I was in the room at #nabj when Donald Trump told 1000s of Black journalists that VP Kamala Harris had just recently “turned” Black. So, I wrote about the historical amnesia at play: “It seems that when a mixed-race Black American appears to be ascending to the pinnacles of
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Chandelis is a talented journalist, a consummate professional and an amazing friend. While this news in its entirety is heartbreaking, I feel blessed to know her and to have worked with her.
My position as a Race & Equality Reporter is being cut among 100 other positions across CNN amid restructuring and broader cuts by parent company Warner Bros. Discovery. I was also informed that my team was disbanded. My last day will be this Friday, August 9. 1/6
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He’s saying this about a woman who attended a historically Black college (Howard) and joined a historically Black sorority. (AKA)
Trump says that Kamala Harris "all of a sudden made a turn" and became a "Black person." "Is she Indian or is she Black?" Says Harris "could be" a DEI hire (as Tim Burchett and some others have said). "I really don't know."
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Trump just defined what a "Black job" is during NABJ forum. He said it is "anybody that has a job." #NABJ24
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Barack and Michelle Obama endorse Kamala Harris for president in newly released video
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Former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris’ presidential bid.
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The controversy over DEI has spilled into the 2024 race with Vice President Kamala Harris on track to become the Democratic nominee. Here is an explainer about the true definition of DEI. https://t.co/NRQtkqsqsE
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The ongoing controversy surrounding diversity, equity and inclusion has spilled over into the 2024 presidential race with Vice President Kamala Harris on the path to becoming the Democratic nominee.
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.@RepJamesClyburn on GOP calling VP Harris a 'DEI hire': "Was she DEI when she became AG? Was she DEI when she became Senator? So why is she DEI when she is running for president? If any white guy had that foundation they would be saying he is well prepared to be president.”
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Vice President Harris Delivers a Keynote Speech at Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc.’
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The first thing I thought about was how painful that comment could be for a lot of women from both sides of the aisle. https://t.co/x9baJr8qnh
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Being a parent doesn’t make you a better politician.
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40,000 people on the Win With Black Women call after Biden steps aside and endorsed VP Harris for the nomination. Wild.
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President Biden says he’s dropping out of presidential race.
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