Amanda Williams
@amwilliams.bsky.social
CMO of a Black-led CDFI 💵 | Founder of Seattle Green Book 💚| Former Teacher👩🏽🏫 |
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PragerU's "conservative" alternative to PBS has hit classrooms in 10 states, but ‘they have a 50 state strategy,' warns @msnbc.com’s @ahylton26.bsky.social. What these videos present is "not just a little wrong -- it's really insidious." #Velshi
‘They have a 50 state strategy’: PragerU’s ‘insidious’ alternative to PBS hits U.S. classrooms
PragerU has found an ally in the White House and is presenting itself as the “conservative” option to PBS. The media company currently has partnerships with 10 states but MSNBC’s Antonia Hylton, who has long reported on PragerU, warns that the company has a bigger plan. PragerU has found their biggest champion in Oklahoma, but “we don’t need PragerU to come in and tell us how to teach our kids,” says State Rep. and social studies teacher John Waldron.
www.msnbc.com
August 24, 2025 at 7:19 PM
PragerU's "conservative" alternative to PBS has hit classrooms in 10 states, but ‘they have a 50 state strategy,' warns @msnbc.com’s @ahylton26.bsky.social. What these videos present is "not just a little wrong -- it's really insidious." #Velshi
The youth learning conservative/christian pop tiktok dances is giving Hendry Ford era school children line dancing.
July 4, 2025 at 6:13 PM
The youth learning conservative/christian pop tiktok dances is giving Hendry Ford era school children line dancing.
But were they hot? 🤦🏽♀️😑
July 4, 2025 at 1:12 AM
But were they hot? 🤦🏽♀️😑
I have been seeing this too. There’s just a void where there should be context
July 3, 2025 at 12:41 AM
I have been seeing this too. There’s just a void where there should be context
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Weird priorities. President Trump is illegally withholding $7 billion Congress appropriated for afterschool and summer programs, teacher training and other educational needs. Meanwhile, he’s demanding a trillion in tax breaks for the 1%.
That's not what the American people want.
That's not what the American people want.
July 3, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Weird priorities. President Trump is illegally withholding $7 billion Congress appropriated for afterschool and summer programs, teacher training and other educational needs. Meanwhile, he’s demanding a trillion in tax breaks for the 1%.
That's not what the American people want.
That's not what the American people want.
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NEW: People are being involuntarily committed to psychiatric care facilities — and even ending up arrested or jailed — after becoming fixated on ChatGPT and other chatbots and spiraling into psychosis.
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June 28, 2025 at 1:49 PM
NEW: People are being involuntarily committed to psychiatric care facilities — and even ending up arrested or jailed — after becoming fixated on ChatGPT and other chatbots and spiraling into psychosis.
futurism.com/commitment-j...
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My team just hit our goal of 3 million out to small (mainly)Black businesses before our state grant ended in July. No funding lost. All disbursed. We are a team of 4. This is unreal 😭
July 1, 2025 at 5:54 PM
My team just hit our goal of 3 million out to small (mainly)Black businesses before our state grant ended in July. No funding lost. All disbursed. We are a team of 4. This is unreal 😭
Unplug it and blow on the cartridge 😆
But for real, we need to have real kitchen table conversations. And not just with people we align with.
But they got folks talking to AI like it has all the answers….
But for real, we need to have real kitchen table conversations. And not just with people we align with.
But they got folks talking to AI like it has all the answers….
July 1, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Unplug it and blow on the cartridge 😆
But for real, we need to have real kitchen table conversations. And not just with people we align with.
But they got folks talking to AI like it has all the answers….
But for real, we need to have real kitchen table conversations. And not just with people we align with.
But they got folks talking to AI like it has all the answers….
People are unwell and have given up hope.
July 1, 2025 at 5:37 PM
People are unwell and have given up hope.
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The AI conversation is exhausting and I am mad that it’s something I even need to think about.
All I know is that I am doubling down on being a household that reads, spends time outside, creates with our hands and has a physical community around us.
This shit is bleak.
All I know is that I am doubling down on being a household that reads, spends time outside, creates with our hands and has a physical community around us.
This shit is bleak.
June 19, 2025 at 6:39 PM
The AI conversation is exhausting and I am mad that it’s something I even need to think about.
All I know is that I am doubling down on being a household that reads, spends time outside, creates with our hands and has a physical community around us.
This shit is bleak.
All I know is that I am doubling down on being a household that reads, spends time outside, creates with our hands and has a physical community around us.
This shit is bleak.
I would pay good money for a service that would take care of fruit flys and gnats.
June 1, 2025 at 7:08 PM
I would pay good money for a service that would take care of fruit flys and gnats.
+ Great Big Beautiful Life ebook
My current book list makes me happy 😊
My current book list makes me happy 😊
May 26, 2025 at 7:30 PM
+ Great Big Beautiful Life ebook
My current book list makes me happy 😊
My current book list makes me happy 😊
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Browse the latest Government courses from Harvard University.
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May 24, 2025 at 5:53 PM
PSA: Harvard offers free introductory online courses on US citizenship essentials including government, law, justice, public policy, and public health. For FREE. They're right there for the taking and sharing. And they're FREE.
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Last night I got to spend my evening in community with Black business leaders doing amazing work in everything from healthcare to technology, to education.
We thanked them with good food and gifts. My heart is full and ready to move 2 more million into Seattles small business community. #cdfi
We thanked them with good food and gifts. My heart is full and ready to move 2 more million into Seattles small business community. #cdfi
May 20, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Last night I got to spend my evening in community with Black business leaders doing amazing work in everything from healthcare to technology, to education.
We thanked them with good food and gifts. My heart is full and ready to move 2 more million into Seattles small business community. #cdfi
We thanked them with good food and gifts. My heart is full and ready to move 2 more million into Seattles small business community. #cdfi
This is on my list. I’ve been obsessed ever since I listened to an interview with John Green. Been reading his books since I was a kid
May 20, 2025 at 5:36 PM
This is on my list. I’ve been obsessed ever since I listened to an interview with John Green. Been reading his books since I was a kid
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Staffed by just 100 federal workers, the CDFI Fund is one of the best deals in government — it funds local financial institutions that have financed thousands of small businesses and 45,000 housing units. Many rural. But it's on the chopping block.
Trump Order on CDFI Fund Risks Aid for Small Businesses, Housing
Credit unions, banks and nonprofits are alarmed by an executive order targeting Community Development Financial Institutions, which support projects in low-income areas.
www.bloomberg.com
April 15, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Staffed by just 100 federal workers, the CDFI Fund is one of the best deals in government — it funds local financial institutions that have financed thousands of small businesses and 45,000 housing units. Many rural. But it's on the chopping block.
Educators love giving out certificates. 😆
I’ve been out of the classroom for longer than I was in it but I will contribute my time to open dialogue, community building, and advocating for quality public education.
I’ve been out of the classroom for longer than I was in it but I will contribute my time to open dialogue, community building, and advocating for quality public education.
May 15, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Educators love giving out certificates. 😆
I’ve been out of the classroom for longer than I was in it but I will contribute my time to open dialogue, community building, and advocating for quality public education.
I’ve been out of the classroom for longer than I was in it but I will contribute my time to open dialogue, community building, and advocating for quality public education.
My mom worked for Hallmark . they throw away all the cards after the season anyway.
May 12, 2025 at 5:31 AM
My mom worked for Hallmark . they throw away all the cards after the season anyway.
You’re not lying 😭
May 10, 2025 at 9:58 PM
You’re not lying 😭
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My love of reading is strongly link to this man…
May 10, 2025 at 4:05 PM
My love of reading is strongly link to this man…
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I cried, so now y’all can too. Mr. Riddick graduated at 80 years old! It’s never too late, and this is important as I constantly doubt myself. 💙💙💙 congratulations to you sir!!!
May 9, 2025 at 9:49 PM
I cried, so now y’all can too. Mr. Riddick graduated at 80 years old! It’s never too late, and this is important as I constantly doubt myself. 💙💙💙 congratulations to you sir!!!
It’s multicultural night at school and the transracial adoptee kid inside of me is freaking out. 🤪
May 9, 2025 at 4:53 PM
It’s multicultural night at school and the transracial adoptee kid inside of me is freaking out. 🤪