Charise K. Lawrence

Charise K. Lawrence

@reesourceful.bsky.social

Brooklyn native with a ❤️ for service, local journalism, politics, and culture!

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Karen Attiah
@karenattiah.bsky.social

BREAKING: After the Washington Post fired me last year for speaking the truth in the wake of the Charlie Kirk killing, I fought back. And I'm happy to announce: I won my case against the Washington Post. They have been ordered to reinstate me immediately. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/24/b...

nytimes.comWashington Post Ordered to Rehire Fired Columnist Karen AttiahAn arbitrator ordered the newspaper to reinstate Karen Attiah, who was fired after posting about “white men who espouse hatred and violence” following Charlie Kirk’s killing.

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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani
@mayor.nyc.gov

It’s official: the rooftop of the David Dinkins Municipal Building is now open — and free for all New Yorkers and visitors alike. Come one, come all!

Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani@mayor.nyc.gov

It’s your city, from the sidewalk to the skyline. The David Dinkins Municipal Building’s rooftop is open & free to everyone, starting this June.

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Barack Obama
@barackobama.bsky.social

Congratulations, Virginia! Republicans are trying to tilt the midterm elections in their favor, but they haven’t done it yet. Thanks for showing us what it looks like to stand up for our democracy and fight back.

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Reuven Blau
@reuvenblau.bsky.social

"About 500 seniors live at Sinai Residences in Boca Raton, Florida, including many Holocaust survivors. Recently, some of them asked if they could hide the building’s Haitian staff in their apartments." www.jta.org/2026/01/30/u...

jta.org'Reminds me of Anne Frank': Jewish seniors are offering to hide their Haitian caregivers as Trump's TPS end looms - Jewish Telegraphic AgencyThe end of Temporary Protected Status has Holocaust survivors offering to hide Haitian staffers, according to the CEO of a senior-living center in Florida.

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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani
@mayor.nyc.gov

As Black History Month begins, we honor the generations of Black New Yorkers who built this city into the “gorgeous mosaic” we call home. Today, we reflect on the words of Mayor David Dinkins: our city’s first Black mayor (and a democratic socialist!).

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Gothamist
@gothamist.com

Judge orders state commission to redraw Staten Island and Brooklyn congressional district https://gothamist.com/news/judge-orders-state-commission-to-redraw-staten-island-and-brooklyn-congressional-district

gothamist.comJudge orders state commission to redraw Staten Island and Brooklyn congressional districtRep. Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY) speaks at a news conference on Capitol Hill on February 25, 2025. The ruling could let New York join other states in mid-decade redistricting. [ more › ]

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jamelle
@jamellebouie.net

the destruction of chattel slavery is one of the great accomplishments in our nation's history and the reason conservatives hate celebrating it is because doing so legitimizes the black counter-narrative of the united states

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Nolan Hicks
@ndhapple.bsky.social

“CBS News entered a new period of turmoil on Tuesday after the executive producer of “60 Minutes,” Bill Owens, said that he would resign from the long-running Sunday news program because he had lost his journalistic independence.” — www.nytimes.com/2025/04/22/b...

nytimes.comTop Producer of ‘60 Minutes’ Quits, Saying He Lost IndependenceThe news program has faced mounting pressure from both President Trump and its corporate ownership at Paramount, the parent company of CBS News.

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The New York Times
@nytimes.com

A federal judge in Washington rejected the White House’s effort to keep The Associated Press from routinely covering President Trump, finding that it had faced political retaliation over its editorial decisions.

nytimes.comJudge Sides With The Associated Press In Fight Over Access to TrumpA federal judge ordered the White House to restore the outlet’s access to certain White House events and agreed that it had been singled out over its editorial decisions.

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CNN
@cnn.com

The White House Correspondents’ Association is reversing course and canceling its plans to have comedian Amber Ruffin headline this year’s annual fundraising dinner in Washington, DC.

cnn.comWhite House Correspondents’ Association cancels plans to have a comedian headline annual dinner | CNN BusinessThe White House Correspondents’ Association is reversing course and canceling its plans to have comedian Amber Ruffin headline this year’s annual fundraising dinner in Washington, DC.
Charise K. Lawrence
@reesourceful.bsky.social

Black Americans describe how being a federal worker was their path to the middle class — and the heartbreak of losing it Source: Business Insider share.newsbreak.com/ccd49u3o

share.newsbreak.comBlack Americans describe how being a federal worker was their path to the middle class — and the heartbreak of losing it - NewsBreakTrump and DOGE's job cuts and DEI scrutiny have threatened a pathway to the American Dream for these Black federal workers.

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Eric Blanc
@ericblanc.bsky.social

Trump's executive order tonight has illegally cancelled union contracts for 67% of the federal workforce & 75% of unionized federal employees — roughly 700,000 union workers This may be the single biggest attack on the labor movement in American history