Portia Allen-Kyle
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Author of “Advice to Thrive By” | Now: @ColorOfChange | Then: @USDOT @PeteButtigieg @ACLU | Thoughts my own | RT/Fav/Follow ≠ endorsement
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Excited for this Roosevelt Institute webinar and the brilliant lineup of speakers: Beverly Moran, Portia Allen-Kyle, Jessica Fulton, Elizabeth Pancotti rooseveltinstitute.org/event/black-pe…
“We’re not in a moment where we can love ourselves out of tyranny. So what are we going to do?” - Alexis McGill Johnson on the work for justice ahead from 2024-2040 #juneteenth
On MA being progressive in terms of Black Congressional representation: “People can love diversity, equity, and inclusion, but they don’t love shared power. That’s where the conversation shifts.” - Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley #ESSENCEFest
Voting is self-care, but also harm reduction. Because you can make policy, or let policy happen to you. - Damon Todd Hewitt
When folks talk about whether they like or don’t like who’s at the top of the ticket, ask them if they like being able to make choices about their bodies, to be able to fight for the future…if they like those things, then they need to vote. - Rashad Robinson #ESSENCEFest
Be a better ancestor than a descendant. - Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley A word! That is why I do the work! Appreciate the loving reminder! #ESSENCEFest
🎊Today, we announce some additions to our 2024 cohort of think tank fellows! We welcome 2 new senior fellows and 5 new program fellows who will enrich the progressive policy community with a breadth of voices and expertise. Meet the new Roosevelters ⬇️ rooseveltinstitute.org/2024/08/07/roo…
Policy is where I am able to channel my creativity in a way that is authentic to me. I’m excited to be able to go deeper on opportunities to advance racial equity through tax policy with Roosevelt Institute.
Always a pleasure to share the stage with Pete Buttigieg musing about the future that is possible if we dream it and do the work!
“This is an opportunity to think about doing something with the tax code in the same way folks were thinking about infrastructure.” - Portia Allen-Kyle Let's change the tax code to correct historical injustices and build a truly equitable tax system for all. nonprofitquarterly.org/an-opportunity…
🚨 NEW TAX REPORT 🚨 Color Of Change and Americans For Tax Fairness have teamed up to release a report titled “How Tax Fairness Can Promote Racial Equity.” Read the report by Portia Allen-Kyle, COC’s Managing Director, and David Kass, ATF’s Executive Director. ➡️ coc.is/TaxFairnessRep…
🚨 NEW REPORT 🚨 We've teamed up with ColorOfChange to release a report titled “How Tax Fairness Can Promote Racial Equity.” Read the report by Portia Allen-Kyle, COC’s Managing Director, and David Kass, ATF’s Executive Director. ➡️ coc.is/TaxFairnessRep…