Damaso Reyes
@damaso.bsky.social
2026 John S. Knight Journalism Fellow. Award winning founding editor of The Blacklight, the NY Amsterdam News' investigative unit. Living kidney donor. Photojournalist. Reposts ≠ endorsement.
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“This business will get out of control. It will get out of control and we’ll be lucky to live through it.”
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When I resigned as co-chair of the National Association of Black Journalists convention after their decision to platform Trump, I took a lot of heat for it.
I was told “Black journalists are going to expose his racism and save America”
Today, the Trump regime is arresting Black journalists.
I was told “Black journalists are going to expose his racism and save America”
Today, the Trump regime is arresting Black journalists.
January 30, 2026 at 10:32 PM
When I resigned as co-chair of the National Association of Black Journalists convention after their decision to platform Trump, I took a lot of heat for it.
I was told “Black journalists are going to expose his racism and save America”
Today, the Trump regime is arresting Black journalists.
I was told “Black journalists are going to expose his racism and save America”
Today, the Trump regime is arresting Black journalists.
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The 1962 murder case of Paul Guihard, an AFP correspondent killed while covering the desegregation struggle of the University of Mississippi, and only known journalist killed during the Civil Rights Movement, remains unsolved today
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January 30, 2026 at 6:59 PM
The 1962 murder case of Paul Guihard, an AFP correspondent killed while covering the desegregation struggle of the University of Mississippi, and only known journalist killed during the Civil Rights Movement, remains unsolved today
www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontli...
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Ralph Lazo was a Latine teen who volunteered to go to a Japanese concentration camp to be in solidarity with his friends. When he turned himself in to authorities, they thought he was Japanese. “Being brown has its advantages,” he would later tell the LA Times.
www.history.com/articles/jap...
www.history.com/articles/jap...
This Mexican American Teenager Spent Years in a Japanese Internment Camp—On Purpose | HISTORY
Ralph Lazo wasn’t of Japanese descent, but he spent spent two years at Manzanar in solidarity with his friends.
www.history.com
January 30, 2026 at 7:21 PM
Ralph Lazo was a Latine teen who volunteered to go to a Japanese concentration camp to be in solidarity with his friends. When he turned himself in to authorities, they thought he was Japanese. “Being brown has its advantages,” he would later tell the LA Times.
www.history.com/articles/jap...
www.history.com/articles/jap...
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This is so smart of the New York Public Library.
NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdami advises New Yorkers to stay home and read ‘Heated Rivalry’ during the winter storm
via hearts530
via hearts530
January 25, 2026 at 7:05 PM
This is so smart of the New York Public Library.
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WEATHER UPDATE: The massive snowstorm continues to move through the city. More snow and sleet are expected through the afternoon and evening, with temperatures staying in the low 20s. Visit amsterdamnews.com/weather for the latest updates.
January 25, 2026 at 8:07 PM
WEATHER UPDATE: The massive snowstorm continues to move through the city. More snow and sleet are expected through the afternoon and evening, with temperatures staying in the low 20s. Visit amsterdamnews.com/weather for the latest updates.
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If it is fascism now it was fascism then but if you were wrong no need to pause to make a special effort to admit your error -- we don't have that much time now, please act right away, get organized, and then tell your followers what you are doing to stop fascism and what they too can do.
January 25, 2026 at 8:33 PM
If it is fascism now it was fascism then but if you were wrong no need to pause to make a special effort to admit your error -- we don't have that much time now, please act right away, get organized, and then tell your followers what you are doing to stop fascism and what they too can do.
January 24, 2026 at 11:09 PM
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Millions of #middleclass Americans who have ACA #health plans are facing soaring premium payments in 2026, without help from the enhanced subsidies that Congress failed to renew.
As insurance prices rise, families puzzle over options
Millions of middle-class Americans who have ACA plans are facing soaring premium payments in 2026. Some are contemplating big life changes.
amsterdamnews.com
January 24, 2026 at 11:00 PM
Millions of #middleclass Americans who have ACA #health plans are facing soaring premium payments in 2026, without help from the enhanced subsidies that Congress failed to renew.
January 18, 2026 at 8:31 PM
January 18, 2026 at 8:31 PM
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This is such a cool illustration of how the Mercator map distorts the size of Greenland, which looks as big as the whole continent of Africa on that map but is actually the size of Mexico.
January 18, 2026 at 7:43 PM
This is such a cool illustration of how the Mercator map distorts the size of Greenland, which looks as big as the whole continent of Africa on that map but is actually the size of Mexico.
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Criminal investigations for nothing but speech; the administration’s contempt for the First Amendment could not be more clear.
January 16, 2026 at 11:47 PM
Criminal investigations for nothing but speech; the administration’s contempt for the First Amendment could not be more clear.
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Dance Theater of Harlem's Director of Community Engagement and Art Education, Gwendolyn Kingsberry recently spoke with Amsterdam News about the storied institution.
Dance Theater of Harlem’s Gwendolyn Kingsberry on why DTH is special
The Dance Theater of Harlem is arguably the world’s foremost ballet company featuring Black dancers.
amsterdamnews.com
January 15, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Dance Theater of Harlem's Director of Community Engagement and Art Education, Gwendolyn Kingsberry recently spoke with Amsterdam News about the storied institution.
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BLACK NEW YORKER: Toni Smith plays a key role in shaping drug policy in #NewYork as the state raised more than $3 billion in #opioid settlement money from suing #bigpharma companies.
From the Iraq War to the drug war, Toni Smith’s protest continues
Toni Smith, New York state director at the Drug Policy Alliance, found her principles at the principal’s office when she was just a kid.
amsterdamnews.com
January 14, 2026 at 10:00 PM
BLACK NEW YORKER: Toni Smith plays a key role in shaping drug policy in #NewYork as the state raised more than $3 billion in #opioid settlement money from suing #bigpharma companies.
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A reminder of the way that style, fashion & aesthetics overlap with our political era. Fascism and democracy really do have aesthetic vibes: newrepublic.com/article/1725...
Midcentury Modern Furniture Owes Its Popularity to the Welfare State
Danish design was a product of postwar social democracy.
newrepublic.com
January 14, 2026 at 10:49 PM
A reminder of the way that style, fashion & aesthetics overlap with our political era. Fascism and democracy really do have aesthetic vibes: newrepublic.com/article/1725...
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January 15, 2026 at 6:14 AM
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Now let's do "if you own a company that's receiving public subsidies, you can't wire money out of the country either."
Bessent: "For individuals who want to wire money out of the country, they're gonna have to tick a box whether they are or are not on public assistance. Then we're going to start pushing over the coming days and weeks that if you're on public assistance, you cannot wire money out of the country."
January 14, 2026 at 9:24 PM
Now let's do "if you own a company that's receiving public subsidies, you can't wire money out of the country either."
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