Invited to Mayor's Friday groundbreaking at Kenilworth 166. Can't be there, I'm hosting a meeting on opioids. But...48 "affordable" units max% AMI? Most of Ward7 or 8 can't even afford THAT! Family incomes have only risen 10% (W7) and 12% (W8) in last 20 YEARS! Ward 6 & 2- 325%!

The Washington Post article on Opioids: washingtonpost.com/business/2022/… highlights the Sackler family's culpability in causing death to hundreds of thousands of families each year. In DC opioid deaths are DOUBLE the # of homicides. I am working with stakeholders and ANC's on solutions.

Running errands Friday evening with my MADSEN Cycles - Cargo Bikes bike: -Anacostia River Trail to Aldi -Indian at @DaruDC -14th Street bike lane across Hill East to pick up baked goods from Jill Nguyen (with some stops at numerous Little Neighborhood Libraries along the way)

Just voted for the next US Senator from Maryland, ⁦⁦Angela Alsobrooks⁩. Good luck to all the candidates, up and down the ballot.

The prohibited species include big cats, bears, nonhuman primates and elephants. wusa9.com/article/news/l…

I had a lovely time with my friend Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock this afternoon in Riverdale Park, meeting with faith leaders from across Maryland. Grateful to see so many friends from across the state!

Together, we are going to finish this campaign strong and keep Maryland blue this November. We cannot do this alone. Join us: secure.actblue.com/donate/bs_tw_a…

This is a great and important take on D.C.'s second-class status. And it's not just limited to crime: think of ignored "national" parkland in city limits, limits on property and income taxation that will always hamstring the city's finances, etc.

President and CEO @derricknaacp joined the The ReidOut yesterday to weigh in on the politicization of the Court, recent actions by Justices Clarence Thomas and Sam Alito, the importance of elections, and more. Watch the interview here: bit.ly/4dQtsm9

In capitalist America you learn a new thing every new day. If you obtain a person’s cell number for the purpose of common good that’s considered disrespectful.

Juneteenth Intellectual Feast at the ⁦Busboys and Poets⁩ in historic Anacostia ⁦Union Temple Baptist Church⁩ ⁦kymone freeman⁩ ⁦We Act Radio⁩ ⁦A Shallal⁩ ⁦Medea Benjamin⁩ ⁦WPFW89.3⁩ ⁦ASALH⁩ ⁦Equal Justice Initiative⁩ ⁦NAACP⁩ ⁦Legal Defense Fund⁩

Wearing my Frederick Douglass shirt, i tell ⁦Rahul Kanwal⁩ of ⁦IndiaToday⁩ War is not the answer; I urge a United States of India and reject the 1947 division of India ⁦Medea Benjamin⁩ youtube.com/watch?v=1dLV7a… m.youtube.com/watch?v=1dLV7a… youtu.be/1dLV7atLLrs?si…

Reagan’s staff was so worried he was out of it, they tested him secretly, to see if they needed to invoke the 25th amendment. But Reagan told a few jokes and convinced them he was all right…

On this day in 1822, Denmark Vesey, a Black carpenter, was executed in Charleston, South Carolina, for planning to emancipate enslaved people. calendar.eji.org/racial-injusti…

60 years ago today, the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was signed into law, a monumental step towards equality. Today, we honor the legacy of those who have fought for justice in this nation and continue to push for a fair and just society for all.

Last known survivors of Tulsa Race Massacre challenge Oklahoma high court decision apnews.com/article/tulsa-…

Last month Maryland Gov. Wes Moore issued pardons for low-level marijuana convictions for an estimated 100,000 people in what is being called “one of the nation’s most sweeping acts of clemency” involving cannabis. eji.org/news/maryland-…

Thank you Wes Moore

I love my own The White House alley cat says Joe Biden President Donald J. Trump