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Dr. Nyasha

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Counseling Psychologist. Therapist. Spelman. NYU. Retired Endowed Professor of Psychology & Africana Studies. @baltimoregrief on Instagram. https://linktr.ee/drnyasha

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Dr. Nyasha @drnyasha.bsky.social · Apr 24

Sun Salutations! Dr. Nyasha Grayman here. I'm a counseling psychologist who specializes in supporting Black women through grief, loss, and other stressors. Nature is my Co-Therapist.🌿 You can learn more about my practice at @therapyforblackgirls.com providers.therapyforblackgirls.com/listing/dr-n...

Dr. Nyasha @drnyasha.bsky.social · 20h

Halligan was installed last month after T*ump became frustrated with investigations against rivals. “This is nothing more than a continuation of the desperate weaponization of our justice system. He is forcing federal law enforcement agencies to do his bidding.” www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

The mortgage fraud case against Letitia James is ‘bupkis’, experts say

‘Are you really going to believe the attorney general of New York would commit this over $600 a year?’ says one lawyer

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Dr. Nyasha @drnyasha.bsky.social · 20h

From @democracydocket.com #TexasRedistricting attempt.

Dr. Nyasha @drnyasha.bsky.social · 13d

#AssataShakur youtu.be/MFBMRhtcBfw?...

Dhoruba bin Wahad's 1977 Statement on Assata Shakur Read by Orisanmi Burton

YouTube video by Millennials Are Killing Capitalism Live!

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Dr. Nyasha @drnyasha.bsky.social · 13d

Why Free Speech Costs More When You're Black | @karenattiah.bsky.social @nativelandpod.bsky.social youtu.be/bzCAJIu_pjA?...

Why Free Speech Costs More When You’re Black | Native Land Pod #98

YouTube video by Native Land Pod

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Dr. Nyasha @drnyasha.bsky.social · 18d

20% of the country was unable to watch Jimmy Kimmel’s return to television tonight. www.thewrap.com/cities-cant-...

Here Are the Cities That Won't Be Able to Watch 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' Tonight

Following Sinclair and Nexstar's decisions to not air Jimmy Kimmel Live, here are the U.S. cities that will be unable to watch tonight.

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Dr. Nyasha @drnyasha.bsky.social · 20d

Because There's No There There, US Attorney Refuses to Yield to T*ump Pressure to Charge Letitia James with Mortgage Fraud. Resigns. 🖤 | via @theguardian.com www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...

U.S. attorney pressured to charge Letitia James in mortgage fraud case has resigned

A federal prosecutor in Virginia whose monthslong mortgage fraud investigation into New York Attorney General Letitia James has not resulted in criminal charges resigned Friday under pressure from the...

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Karen Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · 22d

Kicked out of Columbia University, now Washington Post.

All for writing and speaking about race and injustice.

The best way to support my work is to join @resistanceschool.bsky.social and take my class on Race, Media and International Affairs 101!

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Fall Registration for Race, Media & International Affairs with Karen Attiah — Resistance Study Series

A virtual, seven week beginner and intermediate course on the history of race, mass media, and the modern world order.

www.resistancesummerschool.com

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Dr. Nyasha @drnyasha.bsky.social · 20d

Same and co-sign.

Dr. Nyasha @drnyasha.bsky.social · 20d

Facts

Dr. Nyasha @drnyasha.bsky.social · 20d

Facts

Dr. Nyasha @drnyasha.bsky.social · 20d

My rep, Johnny O, voted yea. Lost my re-election vote. So disappointing. 😔

Dr. Nyasha @drnyasha.bsky.social · 20d

Yup

Dr. Nyasha @drnyasha.bsky.social · 20d

I like the suggestion to boycott the local businesses advertising on the Sinclair networks in your state. In Maryland, that’s WBFF Fox, WNUV CW, and WUTB. You can identify your target networks here: #Sinclair sbgi.net/tv-stations/...

TV Stations at Sinclair Broadcast Group

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 22d

Insurers sometimes deny coverage citing lack of progress, labeling patients’ conditions as chronic.

Yet if they do make progress, insurers have also used that to argue patients no longer need treatment.

Doctors are left to walk a tightrope.

(Published Dec. 2024)

Her Mental Health Treatment Was Helping. That’s Why Insurance Cut Off Her Coverage.

Providers, patients and even some federal judges say progress-based insurance denials harm patients at key moments of mental health treatment.

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Dr. Nyasha @drnyasha.bsky.social · 22d

Dr. Nyasha @drnyasha.bsky.social · 23d

Agree.

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Michael Harriot @michaelharriot.bsky.social · 23d

If you’ve ever wondered why crime is higher in majority-Black, Democrat-controlled cities, you can just look at the data.

Spoiler alert: it’s not.

Are Democrat-Controlled Black Cities More Violent? Here's What the Data Says

According to conventional (racist) wisdom, Democrat-controlled, majority Black cities are being destroyed by violent crime. But is it true?

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Baltimore Banner @thebaltimorebanner.com · 23d

Maryland joins regional public health coalition as federal panel reviews vaccine policy

Maryland joins Northeastern group to help form regional public health policy

Maryland joined coalition of Northeastern states and New York City to protect “broad vaccine access,” among other public health initiatives.

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Dr. Nyasha @drnyasha.bsky.social · 24d

www.democracynow.org/2017/8/16/pa...

Part 2 || Antifa: A Look at the Anti-Fascist Movement Confronting White Supremacists in the Streets

Part 2 of our conversation with Mark Bray. He is a lecturer at Dartmouth College. His new book is “Antifa: The Anti-Fascist Handbook.” Part 1 || Antifa: A Look at the Anti-Fascist Movement Confronting...

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Dr. Nyasha @drnyasha.bsky.social · 24d

If your government says antifa (antifascist) is terrorism then your government is fascist. www.democracynow.org/2017/8/16/an...

Antifa: A Look at the Anti-Fascist Movement Confronting White Supremacists in the Streets

President Trump is facing widespread criticism for his latest comments on the deadly white supremacist protest in Charlottesville, Virginia. Speaking at Trump Tower on Tuesday, Trump said the violence...

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Dr. Nyasha @drnyasha.bsky.social · 24d

Baltimore County Headquartered Sinclair ABC's Statement on Jimmy Kimmel and Writers Guild of America's Statement on Jimmy Kimmel. BTW Sinclair's Chairman purchased @baltimoresun.bsky.social in 2024. Dropped them for @thebaltimorebanner.com after that acquisition. #Baltimore #Maryland

Dr. Nyasha @drnyasha.bsky.social · 24d

ABC is part of the Walt Disney family of companies. So are Hulu, ESPN, Marvel, Lucas Films (Star Wars), National Geographic, and Star. 😔

Dr. Nyasha @drnyasha.bsky.social · 24d

The indisputable truth of these words shared by Toni Morrison in 1993, more than 30 years ago, are proven daily under this T*ump regime. | via @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/books/video/...

Toni Morrison's powerful words on racism - video

The novelist who chronicled the African American experience in fiction over five decades has died aged 88

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Dr. Nyasha @drnyasha.bsky.social · 24d

Out of their _______ minds.

Dr. Nyasha @drnyasha.bsky.social · 24d

From Financial Trauma to Abundance for Black Women when 2025 is so TRIGGERING | @vaycarious.bsky.social & Dr Rosche www.youtube.com/watch?v=pzvf...

From Financial Trauma to Abundance for Black Women when 2025 is so TRIGGERING

YouTube video by Stephanie Perry