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Errin Haines @errinhaines.bsky.social · 15m

Known as a surrogate mother of her community, Miss Major Griffin-Gracy leaves behind a legacy as a fierce advocate for trans and LGBTQ+ rights. 19thnews.org/2025/10/tran...

Legendary transgender activist Miss Major dies at 78

Known as a surrogate mother of her community, Miss Major Griffin-Gracy leaves behind a legacy as a fierce advocate for trans and LGBTQ+ rights.

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WIRED @wired.com · 3d

Federal employees say that flying is still safe despite the strain on air traffic controllers. But expect even more airport delays ahead. www.wired.com/story/shutdo...

The Shutdown Is Pushing Air Safety Workers to the Limit

Federal employees say that flying is still safe despite the strain on air traffic controllers. But expect even more airport delays ahead.

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The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell @lastword.msnbc.com · 3d

Joining @velshi.com tonight:

Professor Jason Stanley
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Errin Haines @errinhaines.bsky.social · 4d

Fun fact: The Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to women more than any other Nobel Prize category apnews.com/article/nobe...

Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado wins the Nobel Peace Prize

Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado has won the Nobel Peace Prize. The Norwegian Nobel committee praised her as a key unifying figure in the opposition, advocating for free elections and...

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Errin Haines @errinhaines.bsky.social · 4d

"In some ways, the targeting of Black women was sort of like the warm-up to getting ready to target Comey." James is latest high-profile target in playbook and pattern of retribution used on many others in the past — including other Black women in positions of power. 19thnews.org/2025/10/leti...

From Letitia James to James Comey, Trump is treating the DOJ like an instrument of revenge

The New York AG and former FBI director are two of the most high-profile targets, but the president’s playbook in seeking retribution has been used on many others in the past — including other Black w...

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Ali Vitali @alivitali.bsky.social · 19d

It’s Thursday with @waytooearly.bsky.social:
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☕️ Akayla Gardner
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If you’re awake with us, we want to know why! Email [email protected]. #waytooearly

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Errin Haines @errinhaines.bsky.social · 19d

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Errin Haines @errinhaines.bsky.social · Sep 10

"His team didn’t get it." If this book excerpt is any indication, folks will hear from a Kamala Harris many rarely got to see as vice president about her 107-day presidential campaign, speaking frankly about her frustrations and leadership in a historic role 👀 www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

The Constant Battle

The first excerpt from 107 Days

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Errin Haines @errinhaines.bsky.social · Sep 4

Look I've already cussed out my mortgage company so we gotta figure this out 🤷🏾‍♀️

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Errin Haines @errinhaines.bsky.social · Jul 31

My analysis on what it means now for Harris, her party and Black women to be unburdened by what has been: 19thnews.org/2025/07/kama...

Kamala Harris chooses possibility over predictability

After 20 years, Harris’ path forward begins with stepping back — a decision that could write a new playbook for a generation of Black women in politics.

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Errin Haines @errinhaines.bsky.social · Jul 30

For the first time in more than 20 years, Kamala Harris will not be a candidate for elected office. What does that mean for her and for the future of American politics? My latest column: 19thnews.org/2025/07/kama...

Kamala Harris chooses possibility over predictability

After 20 years, Harris’ path forward begins with stepping back — a decision that could write a new playbook for a generation of Black women in politics.

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19thnews @19thnews.org · Jul 30

Former Vice President Kamala Harris is passing on a run for California governor, she announced on Wednesday.

“For now, my leadership—and public service—will not be in elected office."

Kamala Harris announces she will not run for California governor

The former vice president announced Wednesday she won’t be jumping into the crowded field of Democrats vying to succeed term-limited Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom.

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Errin Haines @errinhaines.bsky.social · Jul 30

Ending months of speculation, former Vice President Kamala Harris says she will NOT run for governor of California nearly a year after making history as the first Black woman nominee for president of a major political party.

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Errin Haines @errinhaines.bsky.social · Jul 13

Interesting. I am more interested in who America is a year later, as we have seen ongoing political violence -- including the killings of state lawmakers only a few weeks ago. What are we normalizing, and what does it say about who and where we are as a country?
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A year after Trump's near-assassination, friends and allies see some signs of a changed man

One year after Donald Trump's near-assassination at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, friends and allies see some signs of a changed man.

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Errin Haines @errinhaines.bsky.social · Jul 2

Education leaders warn of layoffs, larger classes and slashed services as the Trump administration withholds federal K-12 funding — hitting California and Texas hardest. 19thnews.org/2025/07/trum... via @19thnews.org

$6 billion school funding freeze sparks outcry over ‘cruel betrayal’ of students

Education leaders warn of layoffs, larger classes and slashed services as the Trump administration withholds federal K-12 funding — hitting California and Texas hardest.

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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · Jun 28

Abusive messages, fear of physical violence and violations of privacy are the cost of elected office in the U.S. now, according to nine Gen Z and millennial state lawmakers.

After Minnesota shootings, young lawmakers ask: Is politics worth it?

In an era where safety precautions and online abuse are often part of the job, young American lawmakers wonder if politics is just too dangerous as a career.

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Errin Haines @errinhaines.bsky.social · Jun 19

"We celebrate our history, and we celebrate our contributions to this country. We don’t have to have a proclamation from anyone else but ourselves." My Juneteenth Amendment column on resistance and radical imagination in the age of erasure w/@kayewhitehead: 19thnews.org/2025/06/june...

‘We don't wait to be celebrated’: What Juneteenth means this year

Thursday marks the first national observance under President Donald Trump of Juneteenth, the day commemorating the end of slavery in the United States.

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Errin Haines @errinhaines.bsky.social · Jun 17

The two-women contest for the governor’s mansion is poised to give Virginia its first woman governor. If she wins, Earle-Sears would become the nation’s first Black woman governor: 19thnews.org/2025/06/virg... via @19thnews.org

Virginia is set to get its first woman governor

Former Rep. Abigail Spanberger and Republican Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears will lead their parties in the fight for the Virginia governor’s mansion In November.

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Errin Haines @errinhaines.bsky.social · Jun 17

Tragic update on the Adriana Smith story out of Georgia: 19thnews.org/2025/06/adri... via @19thnews.org

A brain-dead Georgia woman is set to be taken off of life support after her baby was delivered

Adriana Smith has been on life support since February. Her case has made national headlines, drawing attention to the state’s six-week abortion ban.

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Errin Haines @errinhaines.bsky.social · Jun 16

Moderating this conversation starting soon: www.youtube.com/watch?v=d8lD...

Equal Pay: A Conversation with U.S. Representative Katherine Clark

YouTube video by John F. Kennedy Library Foundation

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Errin Haines @errinhaines.bsky.social · Jun 12

In this week's episode of Trump’s reality show presidency, strength and power are defined from Los Angeles to Washington by a public and excessive show of force, where pageantry is a means of reinforcing control. My latest column for The Amendment: 19thnews.org/2025/06/trum...

On two coasts, a show of force — and a test of ours

Analysis | In Trump’s reality show presidency, strength and power are defined by a public and excessive show of force and pageantry is a means of reinforcing control.

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Errin Haines @errinhaines.bsky.social · Jun 12

Me watching these NBA Finals with no clue who most of these men are but enjoying the quality basketball nonetheless

a close up of a woman making a funny face while sitting in a dark room .

ALT: a close up of a woman making a funny face while sitting in a dark room .

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Errin Haines @errinhaines.bsky.social · May 29

In 2020, George's Floyd's killing by police sparked a reckoning in America — in many cases, with Black women at the center. For my latest Amendment column, I asked some of them: What did that moment ask of you — and what, if anything, did it give back? 19thnews.org/2025/05/blac...

From reckoning to backlash, Black women reflect on the stakes of the moment

Five years after the killing of George Floyd prompted millions of people to protest, promises have been broken and work undone.

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Errin Haines @errinhaines.bsky.social · May 29

Hey, y'all! Wanted you to hear it from me: I'm running for president of The National Association of Black Journalists! I'm so excited for the opportunity to lead at this moment in our profession and our organization. I hope you'll support me and spread the word! #Errin4NABJ

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Errin Haines @errinhaines.bsky.social · May 6

Had some thoughts on last night's #MetGala. Who were your winners and losers?

19thnews @19thnews.org · May 6

The politics of visibility and resilience were on display, as Whiteness was decentered and the intersectional excellence of those historically marginalized by their race, gender and sexuality was celebrated as part of the American story.

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At the Met Gala, fashion on the frontlines of resistance

The elite space celebrated the sartorial legacy, culture and contributions of Black and LGBTQ+ Americans, under attack by the Trump administration.

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