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Journalist. Disrupter. @MLK50Memphis editor. Former @ProPublica LRN Fellow. 2020 Selden Ring winner. @niemanfdn c/o '16. DMs open. She/her #1908 đź’•đź’š

Memphis, TN
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5 years
A more personal story today: Police Have Been Spying on Black Reporters and Activists for Years. I Know Because I’m One of Them.
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Here’s the thing. If you come to MY HOUSE and cheer against MY TEAM and then MY TEAM beats the brakes off your team, have the decency to stay until the end of the game so I can talk MAD SH*T and taunt tf out of you. #gogrizz.
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7 months
Can’t say enough good things about @INN! @MLK50Memphis wouldn’t be as strong as we are without them and their leaders/leadership. Thanks for featuring us in this video!.
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We've been building the future of news since 2009. Listen to the stories of journalists from the INN Network in our inspiring short video marking INN’s 15 year anniversary:
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8 months
Give today and triple your gift! #GivingTuesday.
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8 months
It’s GivingNewsDay! Just $1,000 remains in matching funds, and every dollar you give today will be TRIPLED, up to $1,000 per gift. Support journalism that holds power to account and tells the stories Memphis needs. Donate now:
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Over on đź’™sky at wendicthomas.
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9 months
RT @MLK50Memphis: Your support fuels Memphis-grown journalism that makes a difference. From community safety to economic justice, every gif….
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Wendi C. Thomas
9 months
RT @propublica: New: From cutting children's disability benefits to allowing employers to pocket workers' tips, Trump tried to slash protec….
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From cutting children's disability benefits to allowing employers to pocket workers' tips, Trump tried to slash protections for the working poor in ways that have been forgotten by many.
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Wendi C. Thomas
9 months
What's the magic number of times you have to call @MLGW to fix a water leak at the meter (i.e. the utility's responsibility, not the property owner's)? . Hint: The magic # isn't 1, 2, 3 or 4, because I've made 4 calls over 2 months and the leak is only getting worse.
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9 months
We got it done, but the journalist in me wants to know what’s going on with @ShelbyVote’s system. The stakes are too high to not have confidence in the process.
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9 months
It was important for me to vote today, because I had my niece with me. Her mom - my sister- died Oct. 14 before getting to cast her absentee ballot.
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Wendi C. Thomas
9 months
Anywho, Lori’s energy was off putting, so I left that early voting site and went to a different one (where I saw a longtime poll worker I trust, which made me feel better about it all) to fix my address.
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Wendi C. Thomas
9 months
The process of casting your ballot is supposed to be nonpartisan. Surely Lori knows that, based on county voting trends, more than half of .Shelby County takes no solace in a rating from the HF, creators of Project 2025.
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9 months
I informed her that that was actually not comforting and asked if she knew Tennessee is #1 in voter disenfranchisement for Black residents. She said she couldn’t get into all that.
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While many states have made it easier for people convicted of felonies to vote, Tennessee has gone in the other direction.
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9 months
I was concerned, to say the least, and was not relieved when precinct official Lori Williams said, by way of allaying my concerns, that the Heritage Foundation has ranked Tennessee #1 in election integrity. THE HERITAGE FOUNDATION.
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9 months
When I went to vote today, the Shelby County Election Commission @ShelbyVote database had me at an address I haven’t lived at in 18 years. I voted w/o issue in August (and for the last 18 years), so what’s going on? . Why is such old info even electronically accessible?.
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9 months
Anne Cecile Thomas .Oct. 21, 1973-Oct. 14, 2024 . My beautiful sister and soror would have been 51 years old today. I already miss her so much. Cancer sucks.
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10 months
RT @MLK50Memphis: Check out Andrea Morales' exhibition "Roll Down Like Water" and its season of programming and gallery talks at the Memphi….
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RT @MLK50Memphis: 🚍 MLK50's transit series, RIDING THE LINE, has a home on The series includes our coverage of MAT….
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RT @MLK50Memphis: NOW HIRING: MLK50: Justice Through Journalism is looking for a Memphis housing reporter. We’re looking for someone to ex….
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RT @MLK50Memphis: NOW HIRING: MLK50: Justice Through Journalism is looking for a Memphis housing reporter. We’re looking for someone to ex….
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