Brenda León
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Leading Comms at The Latinx Therapists Action Network | Newyorkina Bilingüe| previously @WNPR @WSJ | Reporter, Interpreter, Dancer
New York City
Joined December 2011
WELCOME TAURUS SEASON! LUXURY AS NECESSITY! MASSAGES! A LIL TREAT! A LIL NAP! AGGRESSIVE DEDICATION TO MAKING SURE EVERYONE YOU LOVE IS SUCCEEDING EVEN IF THEY AREN’T! CHANGING PLANS IS FOR COMMITMENT PHOBES! BEAUTY IS ITS OWN REWARD! PERMANENT AND IMMEDIATE CEASEFIRE NOW!
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I forgot to include scattered earthquakes in today’s weather rating. My bad.
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Mehdi Hasan on Genocide in Gaza, the Silencing of Palestinian Voices in U.S. Media & Why He Left MSNBC https://t.co/ztPWPZPZdA via @democracynow
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Acclaimed journalist Mehdi Hasan joins us to discuss U.S. media coverage of the Israeli war on Gaza and how the war is a genocide being abetted by the United States. Hasan says U.S. media is overwh...
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At the age of 23, after graduating from Columbia University and working briefly for PBS, I went through 7 rounds of interviews and finally landed a job at the NYT as a news producer. On my 3rd day on the job, on the graveyard shift which was from 5pm-2am I had to fill out some
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Heartbreaking to watch this slow, steady stream of just-fired LA Times journalists who have been laid off. So many who are the young POC the paper swore would be the future and better reflect what LA looks like. Then there's the ponderous choice of getting rid of the Dodgers
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Americans also remain trapped in Gaza. One of them is Wafaa Abuzayda of Massachusetts, who spoke to Morning Edition. https://t.co/FoQEUab4Vz
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BOGOTA, COLOMBIA — Mayor Adams was heckled as he made his way through the Colombian port town that tens of thousands of migrants use each year to reach the Darién Gap, the treacherous jungle path smugglers use to bring them from South to North America.
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"Pastor" Darwin Maradiaga arrived to the Bronx months ago and set up an organization to assist asylum seekers. Turns out, he is a convicted child sex offender named Adonis Giron. Much more in this vital story from @Giuliamcdnr. https://t.co/uClXC0YGUc
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Asylum seekers say "Pastor Darwin" has recruited them to sell electronics of unclear origins. Many don't know he's a registered child sex offender.
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I love this newsletter series that kicked off today with a look at how @WSJ covered Charles Ponzi, the man behind the OG ponzi scheme. Subscribe here for the rest of the series -- https://t.co/y4dLCyxTka Kudos @Liz_Webber @bleonesx
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This limited email series takes a tour through the WSJ archives to uncover some of the most shocking corporate misdeeds of the past 100+ years.
I've spent the past few months digging through the WSJ archives to research how we covered some of the biggest financial crimes in U.S. history. Read about them in our new email series:
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SCOOP: Robinhood is laying off about 150 full-time employees, its third round of layoffs in a little over a year w/ @AngelAuYeung
https://t.co/31Bjr611Q1
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The move is the online brokerage’s third round of layoffs in just over a year.
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Wall Street says it's done with TINA. TARA, TAPAS and TIARA are battling to replace "there is no alternative" to stocks as traders’ favorite investing mantra. My story from the weekend for @WSJmarkets: https://t.co/Fqrsz6P0eY
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TARA, TAPAS and TIARA are battling to replace TINA as traders’ favorite investing mantra.
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Remember your why. Center yourself in it. Remember your worth and value aren't contingent on how others perceive you. But always reflected in the integrity of your commitment. When all else fails, laugh at the doubters. Fully and unapologetically.
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We are proud and excited to introduce the inaugural class for the @WSJ Financial Reporting Fellowship: Oyin Adedoyin (@oyinadedoyin5) and Brenda Léon (@bleonesx)! This is a year-long program, offered in partnership with @NAHJ and @newmarkjschool. Please welcome Oyin and Brenda!
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"She would make several trips to the American South & the Caribbean, documenting the lives of rural Black people & collecting their stories. She studied her own people, an unusual practice at the time"
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Today we celebrate the life and work of the amazing Audre Lorde (February 18, 1934-November 17, 1992), who transitioned on this day, 30 years ago. As a radical Black lesbian woman, her words continue to be an inspiration for Black feminist and queer survival to this day.
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Imagina ser ex-secretaria de Educación por dos años, estar en prisión por corrupción, y anunciar un libro sobre los retos de la educación en Puerto Rico, no sin antes darle una entrevista a un medio estadounidense para decir que los puertorriqueños te trataron mal por ser blanca.
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BREAKING: Puerto Rico’s Oversight Board appointed Robert F. Mujica Jr. as Executive Director. Mujica, who serves as New York State Government Budget Director, joins the Board on January 1, 2023.
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How will Hochul respond to New York’s housing crisis?
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This article was originally published on Nov 14 5:00am EST by THE CITY While running for reelection, Gov. Kathy Hochul pledged to jumpstart the construction of 500,000 to 1 million new homes to deal...
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“Talent is insignificant. I know a lot of talented ruins. Beyond talent lie all the usual words: discipline, love, luck, but most of all endurance.” - James Baldwin
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This!!!!
Before the pandemic, I had a wild idea: a resource for journalists to learn from restorative justice practitioners how to be less harmful and more healing. After 3+ years, thanks to amazing support and @freepress, today that resource exists:
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