Honored to represent NABJ Chicago Chapter, Chicago News Weekly, and Black media in the next televised debate, next Tuesday Channel 2, 6pm CST!!

THIS is last year's Christmas card from Tennessee Rep. Andy Ogles, a Republican who represents the district that Covenant School is in in Nashville. #tnleg

Sam Ghali, M.D. The GOP had a choice. They did NOT choose the kids.

Yesterday I asked my kindergartener what she did in school and she said "nothing," then later I went on Instagram and her teacher had posted a picture of her holding a crocodile.

Fascinating thread.

The Driehaus Awards are under two weeks away! Don't forget to buy your tickets for this celebration of investigative reporting featuring a conversation with megan twohey, Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter for The New York Times. Buy your tickets here: eventbrite.com/e/2023-richard…

🎉🙌House Bill 3129 passed the Senate today! This bill requires employers to publicly post the salary and description of benefits for a job so prospective employees can make more informed decisions when accepting a job offer. Read more here: bit.ly/42J0xL7

Yesterday's Supreme Court FOIA ruling limits transparency. Read our statement on it here: bettergov.org/2023/05/19/bet…

“Until a drag queen walks into a school and beats eight kids to death with a copy of ‘To Kill A Mockingbird,’ I think you’re focusing on the wrong shit.” ~ Wanda Sykes

Who is me, bitch.

This man was a teacher for 40 years. At year 2 or 3, on Picture Day, he realized he'd worn the same outfit as the previous year, so he got the idea to continue to do so for his whole teaching career (1973-2012)

During a radio interview, as the show was wrapping, I got a text from my mother The host started to say "thanks for joining us," and rather than going with the usual "thanks for having me," I accidentally said what I was texting... Out loud, on air, I replied, "Love you too."

Fellow journalists & FOIA enthusiasts: we're hosting a virtual FOIA training with Matt Topic and cam rodriguez 🔎 on June 27th and you're invited! Learn more and register: eventbrite.com/e/658002151147

As far as I'm concerned, this will never ever stop being funny. 😂

SAG-AFTRA President Fran Drescher: "How they plead poverty that they are losing money left and right when they give $100 millions to their CEOs." “If we don’t stand tall right now, we are all going to be in jeopardy of being replaced by machines”

Emmett Till's cousin, Rev Wheeler Parker Jr: "It's been quite a journey for me from darkness to the light, when I sat with my family on the night of terror when Emmett was taken from us, taken to be tortured, brutally murdered...back then I could never imagine a moment like this"

Breaking News: The 75th Emmy Awards have been postponed. The ceremony, originally planned for Sept. 18, may be pushed to January because of the actors’ and writers’ strikes. nyti.ms/3Ob03Hy

New: The City of Chicago has spent only 15% of $52M in federal money dedicated for homeless programs and the clock is ticking for them to spend the rest. Read the full investigation here: illinoisanswers.org/2023/08/10/chi…

Misleading reporting… 37 officers have moved to Florida. There are 11,000+ officers just in the City of Chicago. That’s less than one percent. There are 29,000+ officers statewide. That amounts to .12 percent of the police force moving. Do better.

Warning: This story includes mention of self-harm. A 9-month investigation by our team found Illinois county jails restrain people in chairs on average more than 1K times a year. Some people were restrained for hours or days on end and suffered injuries. illinoisanswers.org/2024/07/09/the…