@MomsDemand volunteer. Retired association exec & content strategist. Tweets = sports, food, travel, & DC stuff

Washington DC
Joined February 2008
Tennessee State Rep. Justin Pearson speaks after vote to expel him from the House over participating in gun protests: “Our lives are at stake. And we're going to fight for our lives, just like they're fighting for the NRA." #TenneseeThree
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WE FOUGHT TO THE VERY END. HOWARD WINS 64-65 ❤️💙
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The Howard Men’s Basketball Team wins its first outright regular season MEAC title in 36 years @wusa9 @HUBisonSports @HUMensBB
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🧵 A friend's housing fell through (roommate + leaseholder moving). It's hard to solve that kind of crisis quickly in this expensive housing market. Gave what I could. Please consider doing the same. Any amount helps - so does sharing w/ your networks! gofundme.com/f/help-give-pea…
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From @ASAE: Behind the Scenes of @APA’s Historic Apology for Contributing to Systemic Racism: "With ... that level of insight comes a whole lot of responsibility.” @DrMaysaAkbar with @CLFaye @JFK4APA @ArthurCEvans associationsnow.com/2022/08/…
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Critical #MissingPerson 15-year-old Tayla Covington, who was last seen in the 200 block of V Street Northwest, on Sunday July 24, 2022 Have info? Call (202) 727-9099/text 50411
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Dina Lewis retweeted
Thank you @QuintonLucasKC for being a #GunSenseLawmakerOfTheYear and making a difference in Kansas City to reduce gun violence! #GSU2022 #ItTakesAllOfUs #EndGunViolence
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“It may take generations to achieve all of the changes we want to see, but our feet are planted firmly on the right side of history and we will not be moved. Ultimately, it takes all of us to out organize, out work and out vote the gun lobby.” -@Shannonrwatts #GSU2022
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Dina Lewis retweeted
Married LGBTQ people: CALL A LAWYER. Get copies of birth certificates and custody for your children on paper. Make sure life insurance policies, property that you own, bank account information, passwords for things, Powers of Attorney, etc. are all set up & understood
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Senate passes first significant gun legislation in nearly three decades. The bill is expected to clear the House as well. washingtonpost.com/politics/…
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Our volunteers, gun violence survivors, and other gun safety activists have gathered with members of Congress on Capitol Hill to tell the US Senate: #DontLookAway from the gun violence crisis. Text BOLD to 644-33 to tell your senators to take action. xitter.cf/i/broadcasts/1lDxLLopP…
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Dina Lewis retweeted
Want to help make the ASM.org better? Participate in testing the site and share your feedback while you are at #ASMicrobe. Volunteer today: asm.social/zM
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"The 14 kids dead in an elementary school in Texas right now. What are we doing? Just days after a shooter walked into a grocery store to gun down African American patrons, we have another Sandy Hook on our hands. What are we doing?"-Senator Chirs Murphy (D-CT) from Senate floor.
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Congrats to this year's Gold Circle Award winners, an outsanding achievement! And remember, tomorrow we'll unveil the Overall Excellence Award Winner, right back here! #ASAEGCA #MMCCon
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Make Content Count: learning how to walk the line between giving away content and locking it down... #mmccon
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Dina Lewis retweeted
If you’re headed to #BansOffOurBodies in DC, look for the stage by the Washington monument next to the African American Museum!
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HUGE WIN: At the urging of our volunteers and other gun safety activists, the @ATFHQ is finalizing a rule that will ensure ghost guns—untraceable guns made from parts available without a background check—are treated like the deadly weapons they are.
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Powerful remarks on perseverance from Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson when asked by @SenAlexPadilla to speak to young people. WATCH:
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21 years in the making 🏆 @Howard_WBB wins the MEAC Championship for the first time since 2001 and heads to the Big Dance‼️
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Amazing footage from Melitopol of Ukrainians stopping the onward advance of a Russian convoy and chanting “Occupants!” and “Murderers!” The jittery Russians are firing into the air
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