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Call me Bee | poet | environmental justice and solutions journalist @TheBWSTimes | blerd | @AHCJ fellow | ✊🏽 | she/they | @cavecanempoets fellow
Oklahoma City, OK
Joined February 2017
Earlier this year, I reported on X that Westwin Elements completed their nickel refinery without getting full consent of the Tribal nations in the area. I now have a story out with @TheBWSTimes that reveals community concerns for greenwashing and lack of Tribal consultation.
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On our street, everyone is welcome. Together, let’s build a world where every person and family feels loved and respected for who they are. Happy #PrideMonth!
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A parking lot-turned-garden in Southwest Detroit is growing several tons of free produce each year for residents in a neighborhood with some of the highest rates of food insecurity in the city. 🥕 https://t.co/EGbwShVj2I
bridgedetroit.com
The urban garden grows free produce for residents. The recent addition of a new greenhouse and electricity will provide for even more Detroiters.
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Yeah, um, the sight of a foreign Catholic missionary who is White riding into an Indigenous community on horseback to round up all the little Native American children has never been a “majestic” one, nor will it ever be. This scene has ruined millions of lives over the centuries
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My newest story for @TheBWSTimes, reporting on Stitt's veto of HB1137 that would have expanded Ida's Law to bolster resources for MMIP in Oklahoma:
theblackwallsttimes.com
Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt blocked HB 1137, an expansion of Ida’s Law to address missing murdered Indigenous women.
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Apply! Apply! Apply!
Get your poems ready! The annual Auburn Witness Poetry Prize honoring Jake Adam York will be open May 1-June 1. Submit up to 3 poems for this year's judge @Nic_Sealey! Learn more: https://t.co/rgK3XLMciT
#litmag #writingcommunity #poetrycommunity
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Attacking History Trump’s targeting of the National Museum of African American History sparks outrage over the potential threat to preserving African American history and culture. https://t.co/YWtIuXBW8t
theblackwallsttimes.com
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday targeting "improper ideology" at the Smithsonian Institution's museums.
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U.S. @EPA Administrator @LeeZeldin joined U.S. Sen. @HawleyMO in hearing from #StLouis-area community members still being impacted by Manhattan Project-era radioactive contamination. The latest from today's meeting by @stlpublicradio's @jrosenbaum: https://t.co/QcH3HyfBNp
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Just for clarity; it’s the lack of federal and state environmental impact studies and other independent studies that the residents of Lawton are worried about.
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Uproot here always supporting Black journalism. Thank you!
In the absence of an independent study, Lawton residents worry about the environmental safety of a nickel refinery operated by Westwin Elements. Uprooter @becordera for @TheBWSTimes
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To the ones who put others first, we love you, we thank you, and today and every day, we celebrate you. Happy National Caregivers Day. 💛💚
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Judge blocks Trump’s executive order ending federal support for programs promoting diversity, equity and inclusion.
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Slavery was Legal. Colonialism was Legal. Jim Crow was Legal. Apartheid was Legal. Legality is a matter of Power, NOT Justice.
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South Park creators and Kendrick Lamar join forces for a bold new July 4th comedy. https://t.co/6hDvHodIvk
theblackwallsttimes.com
Kendrick Lamar and South Park creators unite for a bold July 4th comedy, blending satire and culture in a film sure to spark conversation.
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This new interactive tool from @grist is such a valuable resource for journalists who want to track how climate and infrastructure funding affect their local area!
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BREAKING: Mayor Monroe Nichols is putting Tulsa’s future first! 🌟 His new Office of Children, Youth, and Families aims to uplift and support the next generation. A bold step for a brighter tomorrow! 💙✨ #Tulsa #MayorNichols #YouthEmpowerment #FamilyFirst
https://t.co/3y3kkKreOS
theblackwallsttimes.com
Tulsa Mayor Monroe Nichols launches new office to tackle child poverty, housing, and education, uplifting families citywide.
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✨ hey siri, play “man at the garden” by Kendrick Lamar 💪🏾✨ lol but fr, what an honor to have Black Pastoral awarded the Kate Tufts Discovery Prize! 🙏🏾 many kudos to the judges, my fellow nominees, and to Kingsley Tufts winner Jaswinder Bolina! 🤍
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NEWS: The @UMSystem’s unionized @NPR stations — @stlpublicradio and @kcur — will split off from the college system. The “Friends of KWMU Inc.” nonprofit will house the station with signals in St. Louis, Quincy and Rolla. The latest by @jmannies. https://t.co/zS7cgTXG8c
stlpr.org
The University of Missouri-St Louis announced Monday that it’s handing over ownership of St Louis Public Radio. The transition may take up to three years. Details still need to be worked out.
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