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Brent Wilkes 🐀

@brentwilkes

Senior Vice President for Institutional Development at Hispanic Federation. Opinions expressed are solely my own and do not express the opinions of my employer.

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linkhttp://www.HispanicFederation.org calendar_today28-03-2011 12:50:25

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Hispanic Federation (@hispanicfed) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Hispanic Federation met with Puerto Rico representative Jenniffer González’s team to ask for support in helping end the digital divide. We asked her to support allocating funds for the #ACP which helps families across America get affordable internet access. #ACPparaTodos

Hispanic Federation met with Puerto Rico representative <a href="/RepJenniffer/">Jenniffer González</a>’s team to ask for support in helping end the digital divide. We asked her to support allocating funds for the #ACP which helps families across America get affordable internet access. #ACPparaTodos
Hispanic Federation (@hispanicfed) 's Twitter Profile Photo

That’s a wrap! Thank you for joining us as we met with U.S. Reps. & Senators at the U.S. Capitol to talk about #ACP. Join us tomorrow at our Encuentro Digital: Digital Skilling Symposium! Digital equity leaders & experts come together to discuss how to end the digital divide.

Alejandro Roark (@alejandroroark) 's Twitter Profile Photo

The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, required the FCC to adopt rules to prevent digital discrimination of access to broadband services based on income level, race, ethnicity, color, religion, national origin. Yesterday it become the 1st anti-discrimination law of the digital age.

The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, required the <a href="/fcc/">FCC</a> to adopt rules to prevent digital discrimination of access to broadband services based on income level, race, ethnicity, color, religion, national origin. Yesterday it become the 1st anti-discrimination law of the digital age.
Julián Castro (@juliancastro) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Exciting news! I will become the new CEO of Latino Community Fdn , the nation’s largest Latino-serving foundation, on January 1. LCF is doing tremendously important work to unleash the economic, civic and political power of Latinos. Read more here: latimes.com/delos/story/20…

Hispanic Federation (@hispanicfed) 's Twitter Profile Photo

We want to thank Vice President JD Vance Kamala Harris for her meeting yesterday with local community orgs in Puerto Rico. Vice President Harris heard directly from these leaders about their concerns and how their organizations have utilized federal funding to support and strengthen their work.

We want to thank <a href="/VP/">Vice President JD Vance</a> Kamala Harris for her meeting yesterday with local community orgs in Puerto Rico.

Vice President Harris heard directly from these leaders about their concerns and how their organizations have utilized federal funding to support and strengthen their work.
Hispanic Federation (@hispanicfed) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Vice President JD Vance P.E.C.E.S., Inc. Taller Salud Instituto del Desarrollo de la Juventud Waves Ahead Puerto Rico Red por los Derechos de la Niñez y Juventud Proyecto Matria La Goyco Estuario Organizations made recommendations on how the federal government can better support community-led initiatives such as advancing LGBTQ+ and gender equity protections, promoting reproductive rights, preventing community displacement, and eliminating barriers to federal funding.

<a href="/VP/">Vice President JD Vance</a> <a href="/pecesinc/">P.E.C.E.S., Inc.</a> <a href="/tsalud/">Taller Salud</a> <a href="/IDJ_PR/">Instituto del Desarrollo de la Juventud</a> <a href="/WavesAheadPR/">Waves Ahead Puerto Rico</a> <a href="/redenijpr/">Red por los Derechos de la Niñez y Juventud</a> <a href="/ProyectoMatria/">Proyecto Matria</a> <a href="/GoycoLa/">La Goyco</a> <a href="/estuariosanjuan/">Estuario</a> Organizations made recommendations on how the federal government can better support community-led initiatives such as advancing LGBTQ+ and gender equity protections, promoting reproductive rights, preventing community displacement, and eliminating barriers to federal funding.
Hispanic Federation (@hispanicfed) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Vice President JD Vance P.E.C.E.S., Inc. Taller Salud Instituto del Desarrollo de la Juventud Waves Ahead Puerto Rico Red por los Derechos de la Niñez y Juventud Proyecto Matria La Goyco Estuario We must take advantage of every chance we have to speak directly to decision-makers about the complex challenges facing PR and uplift community-led solutions. Thank you Vice President JD Vance Harris for taking the time to listen and to be sensitive to the issues that matter to the community.

<a href="/VP/">Vice President JD Vance</a> <a href="/pecesinc/">P.E.C.E.S., Inc.</a> <a href="/tsalud/">Taller Salud</a> <a href="/IDJ_PR/">Instituto del Desarrollo de la Juventud</a> <a href="/WavesAheadPR/">Waves Ahead Puerto Rico</a> <a href="/redenijpr/">Red por los Derechos de la Niñez y Juventud</a> <a href="/ProyectoMatria/">Proyecto Matria</a> <a href="/GoycoLa/">La Goyco</a> <a href="/estuariosanjuan/">Estuario</a> We must take advantage of every chance we have to speak directly to decision-makers about the complex challenges facing PR and uplift community-led solutions. 

Thank you <a href="/VP/">Vice President JD Vance</a> Harris for taking the time to listen and to be sensitive to the issues that matter to the community.
Governor Kathy Hochul (@govkathyhochul) 's Twitter Profile Photo

No better place to recognize the profound impact of Hispanic Federation’s work than under the American Museum of Natural History’s iconic blue whale! Proud to celebrate the incredible work they do to support our Hispanic and Latino communities, and to make sure everyone has a shot at the American Dream.

No better place to recognize the profound impact of <a href="/HispanicFed/">Hispanic Federation</a>’s work than under the <a href="/amnh/">American Museum of Natural History</a>’s iconic blue whale!

Proud to celebrate the incredible work they do to support our Hispanic and Latino communities, and to make sure everyone has a shot at the American Dream.
Democratic Wins Media (@democraticwins) 's Twitter Profile Photo

BREAKING: In stunning newly leaked audio, Donald Trump’s VP, JD Vance, confirms that Donald Trump does not actually care about people other than himself. Retweet so all Americans know even JD Vance thinks Donald Trump is too selfish to be a good President.

The Guardian (@guardian) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Elon Musk is spending millions to elect Trump. Let’s boycott his companies | Robert Reich theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Luis A. Miranda, Jr. (@vegalteno) 's Twitter Profile Photo

There's power in numbers & community! Great talking to Chris Hayes about building the Hispanic Federation and what the voices of 60 million Latinos can accomplish when we work together. msnbc.com/all-in/watch/l…

Hispanic Federation (@hispanicfed) 's Twitter Profile Photo

That’s a wrap on our 2024 National Training! 🎉 We hope all our mentors and liaisons are leaving this experience feeling empowered and ready to take on the academic year with confidence. Today, we concluded our 3-day training with impactful conversations on effective

That’s a wrap on our 2024 National Training! 
🎉
We hope all our mentors and liaisons are leaving this experience feeling empowered and ready to take on the academic year with confidence. Today, we concluded our 3-day training with impactful conversations on effective
Randi Weingarten 🇺🇸💪🏿👩‍🎓🟣🇺🇦 (@rweingarten) 's Twitter Profile Photo

As teachers are digging into their pockets to pay for school supplies & welcoming kids and parents into their classrooms, we should all be celebrating the hope and promise of a new school year, not trashing it with gross, ridiculous comments JD Vance aft.org/press-release/…

Pamela Brown (@pamelabrowncnn) 's Twitter Profile Photo

"When the guy who's running for Vice President now takes on every teacher who he thinks doesn't have kids... what is he thinking?" Randi Weingarten 🇺🇸❌👑💪🏿👩‍🎓🟣🇺🇦 responds to attacks from J.D. Vance on childless teachers, going after her. Note: Weingarten describes herself as a mother by marriage.

Maca Casado (@casadomaca) 's Twitter Profile Photo

“On Oct. 31, Los Tigres Del Norte will perform at a campaign event in Phoenix, where Harris is expected to speak. The Vice President will then jet to Las Vegas, where she’ll be joined by Maná, to target Latino voters in both states.” rollingstone.com/music/music-ne…

Brent Wilkes 🐀 (@brentwilkes) 's Twitter Profile Photo

The moral of this story is not that Elon Musk should not have come to the United States out of status, it is that he should not criticize immigrants for doing exactly what he did. Elon Musk, enemy of ‘open borders,’ launched his career working illegally wapo.st/4e0PdyI

Hispanic Federation (@hispanicfed) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Frankie Miranda, President and CEO of Hispanic Federation, responding to the vilification of the Latino community at Trump's rally: “It is telling that on the same day that the Harris campaign introduced a plan for resolving issues impacting Puerto Rico, the Trump campaign