Sophia A. Nelson, Esq.
@iamsophianelson.bsky.social
Award winning non-fiction author. Award-Winning Journalist @essence. Global speaker @keppler. Columnist for @AJC & @Forbes. Member AKA1908.
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It’s time to tell the truth.
It’s time to call a thing a thing.
We have a rogue President who has violated 249 years of Democratic guardrails set by the Founders. I broke it all the way down on @weeknightmsnbc Authoritarianism is here. And we must stop it now. #LaborDay
It’s time to call a thing a thing.
We have a rogue President who has violated 249 years of Democratic guardrails set by the Founders. I broke it all the way down on @weeknightmsnbc Authoritarianism is here. And we must stop it now. #LaborDay
I had a chance to discuss my @virginiamercury.com piece on #WinsomeSears and the #VirginiaElections2025 with Virginia's local news team 13 News Now in Norfolk, Virginia. WATCH: youtu.be/jy72vCNgcAI?.... #VirginiaElections2025
Post-election analysis in Virginia
YouTube video by 13News Now
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November 6, 2025 at 2:53 PM
I had a chance to discuss my @virginiamercury.com piece on #WinsomeSears and the #VirginiaElections2025 with Virginia's local news team 13 News Now in Norfolk, Virginia. WATCH: youtu.be/jy72vCNgcAI?.... #VirginiaElections2025
I co-authored this piece with @colitafairfaxphd.bsky.social about the failed candidacy of #WinsomeSears and why her candidacy mattered — as a first. And how she could have taken an opportunity to build bridges and ended up losing by 15 points: virginiamercury.com/2025/11/05/t... @virginiamercury.com
The meaning — and the duty — of a first • Virginia Mercury
Winsome Earle-Sears’ candidacy was a missed opportunity for reconciliation, a moment when symbolism could have become substance, write guest columnists Sophia Nelson and Colita Fairfax
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November 6, 2025 at 2:47 PM
I co-authored this piece with @colitafairfaxphd.bsky.social about the failed candidacy of #WinsomeSears and why her candidacy mattered — as a first. And how she could have taken an opportunity to build bridges and ended up losing by 15 points: virginiamercury.com/2025/11/05/t... @virginiamercury.com
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Today is the day: Election Day!
This is your chance to elect leaders who are eager to turn the tide that so many of us feel is rushing against us.
We encourage everyone to VOTE.
And remember, Forward has many candidates on ballots today: www.forwardparty.com/candidates
This is your chance to elect leaders who are eager to turn the tide that so many of us feel is rushing against us.
We encourage everyone to VOTE.
And remember, Forward has many candidates on ballots today: www.forwardparty.com/candidates
Candidates
Discover the Forward Party's current candidates running for office! Learn about their backgrounds and contributions to our mission.
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November 4, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Today is the day: Election Day!
This is your chance to elect leaders who are eager to turn the tide that so many of us feel is rushing against us.
We encourage everyone to VOTE.
And remember, Forward has many candidates on ballots today: www.forwardparty.com/candidates
This is your chance to elect leaders who are eager to turn the tide that so many of us feel is rushing against us.
We encourage everyone to VOTE.
And remember, Forward has many candidates on ballots today: www.forwardparty.com/candidates
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I continue to wonder when Americans will decide enough is enough. As Frederick Douglass reminds us:
“The limits of tyrants are prescribed by the endurance of those whom they oppress.”
“The limits of tyrants are prescribed by the endurance of those whom they oppress.”
November 4, 2025 at 4:11 AM
I continue to wonder when Americans will decide enough is enough. As Frederick Douglass reminds us:
“The limits of tyrants are prescribed by the endurance of those whom they oppress.”
“The limits of tyrants are prescribed by the endurance of those whom they oppress.”
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Happy Election Day, Virginia.
We have two great FORWARD candidates on the ballot in the House of Delegates races--in Virginia 11, we have an ARMY VET in Brandon Givens. And in Virginia 72--we have an Air Force VET in Kristin Farry. Please consider giving them your support. #VAElections
We have two great FORWARD candidates on the ballot in the House of Delegates races--in Virginia 11, we have an ARMY VET in Brandon Givens. And in Virginia 72--we have an Air Force VET in Kristin Farry. Please consider giving them your support. #VAElections
November 4, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Happy Election Day, Virginia.
We have two great FORWARD candidates on the ballot in the House of Delegates races--in Virginia 11, we have an ARMY VET in Brandon Givens. And in Virginia 72--we have an Air Force VET in Kristin Farry. Please consider giving them your support. #VAElections
We have two great FORWARD candidates on the ballot in the House of Delegates races--in Virginia 11, we have an ARMY VET in Brandon Givens. And in Virginia 72--we have an Air Force VET in Kristin Farry. Please consider giving them your support. #VAElections
My take on the transformative gift that is MacKenzie Scott and her almost $1Billion in giving to HBCUs since 2020, and why what she is doing goes far beyond philanthropy--it is protecting the future of Academic Freedom, and Diversity. READ: www.forbes.com/sites/sophia... @forbes.com #HBCUs
With Nearly $1B In Gifts, MacKenzie Scott Transforms America’s HBCUs
Her unrestricted philanthropy gives historically Black colleges the freedom—and responsibility—to strengthen endowments, expand research, and reimagine their futures.
www.forbes.com
November 4, 2025 at 2:11 PM
My take on the transformative gift that is MacKenzie Scott and her almost $1Billion in giving to HBCUs since 2020, and why what she is doing goes far beyond philanthropy--it is protecting the future of Academic Freedom, and Diversity. READ: www.forbes.com/sites/sophia... @forbes.com #HBCUs
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Here is a sneak peek at the last "fireside chat" of 2025 with host @iamsophianelson.bsky.social and Farmville's Independent Mayor Brian R. Vincent. Full Video STREAMS October 30, 2025. #NotLeftNotRightForward
October 29, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Here is a sneak peek at the last "fireside chat" of 2025 with host @iamsophianelson.bsky.social and Farmville's Independent Mayor Brian R. Vincent. Full Video STREAMS October 30, 2025. #NotLeftNotRightForward
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Take a look!
@fwdvirginia.bsky.social closed out its 2025 Fireside Chat series with a timely and dynamic conversation between @iamsophianelson.bsky.social, Vice Chair of Communications, and Brian Vincent, one of the Commonwealth’s most respected independent mayors.
@fwdvirginia.bsky.social closed out its 2025 Fireside Chat series with a timely and dynamic conversation between @iamsophianelson.bsky.social, Vice Chair of Communications, and Brian Vincent, one of the Commonwealth’s most respected independent mayors.
October 30, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Take a look!
@fwdvirginia.bsky.social closed out its 2025 Fireside Chat series with a timely and dynamic conversation between @iamsophianelson.bsky.social, Vice Chair of Communications, and Brian Vincent, one of the Commonwealth’s most respected independent mayors.
@fwdvirginia.bsky.social closed out its 2025 Fireside Chat series with a timely and dynamic conversation between @iamsophianelson.bsky.social, Vice Chair of Communications, and Brian Vincent, one of the Commonwealth’s most respected independent mayors.
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We and our state teams keep up a steady beat of events, both virtual and around the country. We'd love to have you join us.
Take a look at our calendar and sign up--early and often!
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Take a look at our calendar and sign up--early and often!
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October 28, 2025 at 3:11 PM
We and our state teams keep up a steady beat of events, both virtual and around the country. We'd love to have you join us.
Take a look at our calendar and sign up--early and often!
home.forwardparty.com/public_calen...
Take a look at our calendar and sign up--early and often!
home.forwardparty.com/public_calen...
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Make sure you tune in for our special Election 2025 & Beyond final "fireside chat of 2025" with host @iamsophianelson.bsky.social and our special guest, Mayor of Farmville, Virginia, Brian R. Vincent. It will STREAM on our YOUTUBE channel.
October 28, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Make sure you tune in for our special Election 2025 & Beyond final "fireside chat of 2025" with host @iamsophianelson.bsky.social and our special guest, Mayor of Farmville, Virginia, Brian R. Vincent. It will STREAM on our YOUTUBE channel.
Join me: October 30, 2025. Our last “Fireside Chat” of 2025 will be with Mayor Brian Vincent of Farmville, Virginia hosted by me Streaming on October 30, 2025 on our @YouTube channel. More details coming. #NotRightNotLeftForward #FORWARD
October 27, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Join me: October 30, 2025. Our last “Fireside Chat” of 2025 will be with Mayor Brian Vincent of Farmville, Virginia hosted by me Streaming on October 30, 2025 on our @YouTube channel. More details coming. #NotRightNotLeftForward #FORWARD
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As the country debates #freespeech and #freedom itself, we stand for the founding principles of this great Republic-FREEDOM for ALL MEN. It is our most immovable, non-negotiable founding promise. Our full statement is here: www.redefiningfreedomcenterofvirginia.org/press-room/s...
Statement from the Redefining Freedom Center — Redefining Freedom Center of Virginia
On the Firing of Jimmy Kimmel, FCC Censorship Threats, and University Crackdowns on Speech September 18, 2025 At the Redefining Freedom Center, we exist to defend the very principle upon whi...
www.redefiningfreedomcenterofvirginia.org
September 24, 2025 at 5:19 PM
As the country debates #freespeech and #freedom itself, we stand for the founding principles of this great Republic-FREEDOM for ALL MEN. It is our most immovable, non-negotiable founding promise. Our full statement is here: www.redefiningfreedomcenterofvirginia.org/press-room/s...
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🇮🇱 The Redefining Freedom Center of Virginia Remembers — October 7, 2023
In Remembrance and Resolve
We remember. We grieve. We act.
May this day renew our shared commitment to the ideals that unite us — freedom, faith, and the unyielding pursuit of peace.
redefiningfreedomcenterofvirginia.org
In Remembrance and Resolve
We remember. We grieve. We act.
May this day renew our shared commitment to the ideals that unite us — freedom, faith, and the unyielding pursuit of peace.
redefiningfreedomcenterofvirginia.org
October 7, 2025 at 2:06 PM
🇮🇱 The Redefining Freedom Center of Virginia Remembers — October 7, 2023
In Remembrance and Resolve
We remember. We grieve. We act.
May this day renew our shared commitment to the ideals that unite us — freedom, faith, and the unyielding pursuit of peace.
redefiningfreedomcenterofvirginia.org
In Remembrance and Resolve
We remember. We grieve. We act.
May this day renew our shared commitment to the ideals that unite us — freedom, faith, and the unyielding pursuit of peace.
redefiningfreedomcenterofvirginia.org
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Today, we launch the RFC "Bridges to Peace" Project, a global and domestic initiative of the Redefining Freedom Center of Virginia.
Statement Here: www.redefiningfreedomcenterofvirginia.org/press-room/-... #October7 #Israel
Statement Here: www.redefiningfreedomcenterofvirginia.org/press-room/-... #October7 #Israel
🕊️ The Redefining Freedom Center of Virginia Remembers — Redefining Freedom Center of Virginia
🇮🇱 October 7, 2025 | From Tragedy to Bridge-Building Launching the " Bridges to Peace" Project — Israel Partnership “This morning, I awakened to international coverage of the horror that un...
www.redefiningfreedomcenterofvirginia.org
October 8, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Today, we launch the RFC "Bridges to Peace" Project, a global and domestic initiative of the Redefining Freedom Center of Virginia.
Statement Here: www.redefiningfreedomcenterofvirginia.org/press-room/-... #October7 #Israel
Statement Here: www.redefiningfreedomcenterofvirginia.org/press-room/-... #October7 #Israel
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Pam Bondi’s defensive attacks against Senate Democrats questioning her was not the flex she thinks it was. All it did was vividly point out how she has abandoned Justice Dept. independence to serve the desires of her authoritarian boss.
October 7, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Pam Bondi’s defensive attacks against Senate Democrats questioning her was not the flex she thinks it was. All it did was vividly point out how she has abandoned Justice Dept. independence to serve the desires of her authoritarian boss.
Be clear, President Trump's actions of sending Guard Troops into Portland or Chicago are illegal and unconstitutional.
It’s time to tell the truth.
It’s time to call a thing a thing.
We have a rogue President who has violated 249 years of Democratic guardrails set by the Founders. I broke it all the way down on @weeknightmsnbc Authoritarianism is here. And we must stop it now. #LaborDay
It’s time to call a thing a thing.
We have a rogue President who has violated 249 years of Democratic guardrails set by the Founders. I broke it all the way down on @weeknightmsnbc Authoritarianism is here. And we must stop it now. #LaborDay
October 7, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Be clear, President Trump's actions of sending Guard Troops into Portland or Chicago are illegal and unconstitutional.
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A draft White House memo suggests that furloughed federal employees need not be paid for time they didn’t work during the government shutdown, an administration official told CNN. https://cnn.it/4gZtBpu
October 7, 2025 at 2:04 PM
A draft White House memo suggests that furloughed federal employees need not be paid for time they didn’t work during the government shutdown, an administration official told CNN. https://cnn.it/4gZtBpu
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We remember. We mourn. We act.
On Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas committed an act of terror that killed many and left 48 hostages still held two years later. We condemn that evil and commit to humanitarian relief for civilians, and to work to fight antisemitism and hate here at home. #Israel #October7th
On Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas committed an act of terror that killed many and left 48 hostages still held two years later. We condemn that evil and commit to humanitarian relief for civilians, and to work to fight antisemitism and hate here at home. #Israel #October7th
October 7, 2025 at 2:12 PM
We remember. We mourn. We act.
On Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas committed an act of terror that killed many and left 48 hostages still held two years later. We condemn that evil and commit to humanitarian relief for civilians, and to work to fight antisemitism and hate here at home. #Israel #October7th
On Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas committed an act of terror that killed many and left 48 hostages still held two years later. We condemn that evil and commit to humanitarian relief for civilians, and to work to fight antisemitism and hate here at home. #Israel #October7th
🇮🇱 The Redefining Freedom Center of Virginia Remembers — October 7, 2023
In Remembrance and Resolve
We remember. We grieve. We act.
May this day renew our shared commitment to the ideals that unite us — freedom, faith, and the unyielding pursuit of peace.
redefiningfreedomcenterofvirginia.org
In Remembrance and Resolve
We remember. We grieve. We act.
May this day renew our shared commitment to the ideals that unite us — freedom, faith, and the unyielding pursuit of peace.
redefiningfreedomcenterofvirginia.org
October 7, 2025 at 2:06 PM
🇮🇱 The Redefining Freedom Center of Virginia Remembers — October 7, 2023
In Remembrance and Resolve
We remember. We grieve. We act.
May this day renew our shared commitment to the ideals that unite us — freedom, faith, and the unyielding pursuit of peace.
redefiningfreedomcenterofvirginia.org
In Remembrance and Resolve
We remember. We grieve. We act.
May this day renew our shared commitment to the ideals that unite us — freedom, faith, and the unyielding pursuit of peace.
redefiningfreedomcenterofvirginia.org
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@iamsophianelson.bsky.social @bonhanson.bsky.social people need to see and understand
I may not have all the answers but I know this undue stress is not the answer
I may not have all the answers but I know this undue stress is not the answer
October 2, 2025 at 10:04 AM
@iamsophianelson.bsky.social @bonhanson.bsky.social people need to see and understand
I may not have all the answers but I know this undue stress is not the answer
I may not have all the answers but I know this undue stress is not the answer
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-secondary teachers lose 2 weeks of instruction
Then the teacher has the write anywhere from 15-60 individual reading plans with little training This move is to push public educators to the brink
We want what’s best for all students
Stressed out teachers is not it
@breakingkind.bsky.social
Then the teacher has the write anywhere from 15-60 individual reading plans with little training This move is to push public educators to the brink
We want what’s best for all students
Stressed out teachers is not it
@breakingkind.bsky.social
October 2, 2025 at 10:04 AM
-secondary teachers lose 2 weeks of instruction
Then the teacher has the write anywhere from 15-60 individual reading plans with little training This move is to push public educators to the brink
We want what’s best for all students
Stressed out teachers is not it
@breakingkind.bsky.social
Then the teacher has the write anywhere from 15-60 individual reading plans with little training This move is to push public educators to the brink
We want what’s best for all students
Stressed out teachers is not it
@breakingkind.bsky.social
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Test designed for elementary classes
Let me break it down
-a screener test for reading is given in early elementary (the teachers teach one class of 30 ideally)
-the screener test is 5 parts
-middle school teachers have 3-5 classes of 30
Elementary teachers can have 2-3 days to administer it
Let me break it down
-a screener test for reading is given in early elementary (the teachers teach one class of 30 ideally)
-the screener test is 5 parts
-middle school teachers have 3-5 classes of 30
Elementary teachers can have 2-3 days to administer it
October 2, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Test designed for elementary classes
Let me break it down
-a screener test for reading is given in early elementary (the teachers teach one class of 30 ideally)
-the screener test is 5 parts
-middle school teachers have 3-5 classes of 30
Elementary teachers can have 2-3 days to administer it
Let me break it down
-a screener test for reading is given in early elementary (the teachers teach one class of 30 ideally)
-the screener test is 5 parts
-middle school teachers have 3-5 classes of 30
Elementary teachers can have 2-3 days to administer it
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🚨 PSA Republican Virginia is setting up teachers to fail
1. Raised the cut score on a reading test when most kids are having a rough time making the 400 mark (score has been the same for over 20 years-why now?)
2. Secondary teachers are given double the work load (in Virginia) by having to give a
1. Raised the cut score on a reading test when most kids are having a rough time making the 400 mark (score has been the same for over 20 years-why now?)
2. Secondary teachers are given double the work load (in Virginia) by having to give a
October 2, 2025 at 10:04 AM
🚨 PSA Republican Virginia is setting up teachers to fail
1. Raised the cut score on a reading test when most kids are having a rough time making the 400 mark (score has been the same for over 20 years-why now?)
2. Secondary teachers are given double the work load (in Virginia) by having to give a
1. Raised the cut score on a reading test when most kids are having a rough time making the 400 mark (score has been the same for over 20 years-why now?)
2. Secondary teachers are given double the work load (in Virginia) by having to give a
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EVENT ALERT: Virginia’s Future Is on the Line—We Need You in the Room. TONIGHT!
Please join the Forward Party in Virginia for our in-person town hall TONIGHT, 5.45 pm to 6:45 pm. RSVP HERE: virginiaforwardparty.com/stand_up_for...
Our Commonwealth is facing urgent challenges that can’t wait:
Please join the Forward Party in Virginia for our in-person town hall TONIGHT, 5.45 pm to 6:45 pm. RSVP HERE: virginiaforwardparty.com/stand_up_for...
Our Commonwealth is facing urgent challenges that can’t wait:
NoVA - Stand up for Common Sense in Virginia
Virginia’s Future Is on the Line—We Need You in the Room.
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October 6, 2025 at 4:15 PM
EVENT ALERT: Virginia’s Future Is on the Line—We Need You in the Room. TONIGHT!
Please join the Forward Party in Virginia for our in-person town hall TONIGHT, 5.45 pm to 6:45 pm. RSVP HERE: virginiaforwardparty.com/stand_up_for...
Our Commonwealth is facing urgent challenges that can’t wait:
Please join the Forward Party in Virginia for our in-person town hall TONIGHT, 5.45 pm to 6:45 pm. RSVP HERE: virginiaforwardparty.com/stand_up_for...
Our Commonwealth is facing urgent challenges that can’t wait: