Going to do a thread on the Black-owned bookstores for #independentbookstoreday. The history of Black bookstores are closely connected to radical politics. Abolitionist David Ruggles was the first African American to start a bookstore, in lower Manhattan in the early 1830s. 1/

hattie says you've done your best and it's time to quit and rest now. good job, everybody.

Final moment of my 102nd Marathon🤗 #FridayFeeling

Reposting my long thread on the history of Black bookstores since it's #IndependentBookstoreDay #IndieBookstoreDay

This week we got a set of incredibly damning documents from the Secret Service about the Trump family. This is what we learned:

An exciting partnership between City of Lowell, MA and MiddlesexCommCollege to provide DEI training for City employees was announced last week at Tuesday’s City Council meeting. Read more here: bit.ly/3cwaaHT

Editorial: @AndreaForAG has the skills to run the office well — and the vision to make it better. #mapoli trib.al/gTVXih9

I'm begging you all to remember that a venti PSL isn't adequate hydration on the trail.

Celebrate with me: Democrat Mary Petola, an Alaskan Yup’ik Native — has defeated Republican Sarah Palin in a special election.

Geoff Diehl is too extreme for Massachusetts. He’s supported efforts to jail abortion providers and repeal the ACA, and continues to claim the 2020 election was stolen. We can’t allow him near the Governor’s Office. Learn more: DangerousDiehl.com

A thoughtful piece by Grecia White on the improvements made at City Hall to make the area more accessible and welcoming and their #ADAday celebration with Disability Boston. mass.streetsblog.org/2022/09/06/a-s…

Hearing LIZZO play some of the Library's priceless antique instruments on Monday was such a gift, and we were honored and happy to help her share that gift with her concert audience Tuesday night. Here is some more behind-the-scenes footage of her Library tour. #LizzoAtLOC

To create a resilient waterfront aligned with the needs of East Boston residents, Mayor Michelle Wu 吳弭 wants to lift DPA restrictions. This measure would open the area to park construction, water-resilient infrastructure, and center waterfront initiatives. bostonglobe.com/2022/09/19/bus…

⚠️ you don’t need to bereal. you need to beonatrain. ⚠️

As a nurse, I watched my patients become unhoused, ration their food & die because they couldn't afford the insulin they needed to live. Sen. Bernie Sanders & I are introducing the #InsulinforAllAct to cap insulin prices at $20 & stop Big Pharma from price-gouging life-saving medicine.