'It's borderline culturally illiterate,' my dude Bradford William Davis, on the praise for J Cole’s retraction of the Kendrick diss track '7 Minute Drill' and apology as signs of emotional maturity while the rest of us are just “toxic.” slate.com/culture/2024/0…

'Despite what the memes will tell you, Black girls aren’t actually magic — we’re human. And if we are only supporting Black women under the expectation of perfection, we aren’t supporting Black women at all,' writes Maya Rupert.

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“History has taught us that we must be vigilant in protecting the humanity of Black women, and deification is still dehumanization, even if it is its prettiest form.” My latest in Teen Vogue on the dangers of seeing Black women as political superheroes tinyurl.com/3raws2fa

“The willingness to see Black women as political superheroes makes it harder for us to be leaders.” – Maya Rupert on District Attorney Fani Willis and the different expectations put on Black women in politics. Read the full #OpEd ⬇️ tnvge.co/kmYCb96

“History has taught us that we must be vigilant in protecting the humanity of Black women, and deification is still dehumanization, even if it is its prettiest form.” My latest in Teen Vogue on the dangers of seeing Black women as political superheroes tinyurl.com/3raws2fa

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Say it with me: Abortion is health care.

The fierce lawyers and advocates at Center for Reproductive Rights and orgs across our movement will never stop fighting until everyone has access to the health care they need.

Nine days until our first Latina to Latina x Poderistas live recording. Get your tickets before they sell out!

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When I’m elected, I’ll be the first Black Texan to represent our state in the Senate. It’s time to make history.

I’m glad President Biden expressed regret on this. I know a lot of people, even many Democrats, say, “What’s the big deal?” I used to think that. But language has tremendous power, including the power to dehumanize migrants and make violence against them more acceptable. 1/

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Our season finale with one of my favorite all-time conversations! Thank you Alicia Menendez for an incredible discussion about the role of political media and catch up on #WhenWeWin now!

Good morning, Texas! It’s a great day to beat Ted Cruz.

🚨 It’s the last day to vote early.

Make a plan, and get out and vote Texas!

There is *nothing* you care about that survives a 6-3 Republican court for a generation. Nothing.
I don’t know how many times the Court has to prove that to people before liberals unify and act.

Meet Tishaura Jones (Mayor Tishaura O. Jones). She is the Mayor of St. Louis, Missouri (@STLCityGov). 

In 2017, she wrote an open letter to her local paper, The Saint Louis Post-Dispatch, where she called out their coverage of her and declined to interview for their endorsement. In…

New episode of #WhenWeWin drops TOMORROW! Listen to it ad-free on Amazon Music and if you’re in NYC, drop by Times Square to see us! Podcasts on Amazon Music

Look what we found in Times Square!

Thank you Amazon Music (Podcasts on Amazon Music ) for supporting our newest show, When We Win with Maya Rupert (@MayaRupert ).

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I genuinely don’t have words for how incredible it is to see so much excitement for a conversation on how we get more women of color elected. Grateful beyond measure. Keep tuning into #WhenWeWin !! Thank you for this Podcasts on Amazon Music!

The state of Texas is scheduled to kill Ivan Cantu in six days despite disturbing new evidence that calls into question his guilt. Joaquin Castro and I point out in today’s Dallas Morning News that justice requires a new trial. Otherwise, a man who may well be innocent is going to die.