Lavonya Jones
@coachlavonyajones.bsky.social
Gullah Geechee | Sr Innovation and Entrepreneurship Manager | Hamptonian | Formerly Morehouse, HBCUvc, and CAU | HBCUs | Tribal Colleges | SDGs | Social Entrepreneurship | Impact Investing | B Corps
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Surprise! Surprise! What a full-circle moment as a proud Hampton Entrepreneurship alumna to kick off #BlackBusinessMonth as the first Senior Manager of Innovation, Entrepreneurship, & Small Business Development for the City of Hampton, VA.
#Entrepreneurs
Unpopular Opinion: The world needs billions more entrepreneurs than we currently have! 🧵
Unpopular Opinion: The world needs billions more entrepreneurs than we currently have! 🧵
December 6, 2025 at 8:15 PM
#Entrepreneurs
Unpopular Opinion: The world needs billions more entrepreneurs than we currently have! 🧵
Unpopular Opinion: The world needs billions more entrepreneurs than we currently have! 🧵
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6 years today the first COVID case was identified in a man in Wuhan marking the beginning of a global pandemic that changed the world. We are way less prepared today to face another pandemic than we were back then. This fact makes me sad.
November 30, 2025 at 10:52 PM
6 years today the first COVID case was identified in a man in Wuhan marking the beginning of a global pandemic that changed the world. We are way less prepared today to face another pandemic than we were back then. This fact makes me sad.
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Reporter: “You have made so clear how you want to keep drugs out of the US …”
Trump: “Right.”
Reporter: “Can you explain why you would pardon a notorious drug trafficker?”
Trump: “Right.”
Reporter: “Can you explain why you would pardon a notorious drug trafficker?”
November 30, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Reporter: “You have made so clear how you want to keep drugs out of the US …”
Trump: “Right.”
Reporter: “Can you explain why you would pardon a notorious drug trafficker?”
Trump: “Right.”
Reporter: “Can you explain why you would pardon a notorious drug trafficker?”
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As we once again face an influx of bots, a reminder of how your notifications should be set if you don't want to have a terrible time here:
November 30, 2025 at 10:57 PM
As we once again face an influx of bots, a reminder of how your notifications should be set if you don't want to have a terrible time here:
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Even 2 years after infection, around 40% of young people are still experiencing significant fatigue — indicating a major long-term health issue affecting a substantial proportion of youth who have had COVID-19.
Published: 20 November 2025
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Published: 20 November 2025
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Fatigue in children and young people up to 24 months after infection with SARS-CoV-2 - Scientific Reports
Scientific Reports - Fatigue in children and young people up to 24 months after infection with SARS-CoV-2
www.nature.com
November 30, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Even 2 years after infection, around 40% of young people are still experiencing significant fatigue — indicating a major long-term health issue affecting a substantial proportion of youth who have had COVID-19.
Published: 20 November 2025
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Published: 20 November 2025
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Boycotts work. Keep going.
November 30, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Boycotts work. Keep going.
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Data centers in Oregon might be helping to drive an increase in cancer and miscarriages
Data centers in Oregon might be helping to drive an increase in cancer and miscarriages
Amazon data centers might be adding to a public health crisis in Morrow County, Oregon.
buff.ly
November 30, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Data centers in Oregon might be helping to drive an increase in cancer and miscarriages
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Other than Thanksgiving dinner with my family listening to this pod was the best 30 minutes I've spent all month. Great discussion by David Roberts @volts.wtf of where we are at with the electric grid, where we are going, and how to meet increased demand: transcripts.volts.wtf/what-s-going...
What's going on in electricity world? | Volts
A conversation with myself.
transcripts.volts.wtf
November 30, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Other than Thanksgiving dinner with my family listening to this pod was the best 30 minutes I've spent all month. Great discussion by David Roberts @volts.wtf of where we are at with the electric grid, where we are going, and how to meet increased demand: transcripts.volts.wtf/what-s-going...
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Column: As US steps away from climate science, the world must step up trib.al/p44FXH3
Column: As US steps away from climate science, the world must step up
There’s an easy way to counter White House threats and make a meaningful reduction in global emissions, author Eugene Linden writes in a Los Angeles Times column.
trib.al
November 30, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Column: As US steps away from climate science, the world must step up trib.al/p44FXH3
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These are the indicative estimates of Russia’s combat losses as of Nov. 30, according to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
November 30, 2025 at 7:46 AM
These are the indicative estimates of Russia’s combat losses as of Nov. 30, according to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Thankful for my family and this food! 🙌🏾
November 27, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Thankful for my family and this food! 🙌🏾
On this #NationalDayofMourning I hold space for our Native brothers and sisters who are still severely oppressed. Thank you for your resilience and resistance. May your nations continue to grow stronger and may justice be your portion!
November 27, 2025 at 6:19 PM
On this #NationalDayofMourning I hold space for our Native brothers and sisters who are still severely oppressed. Thank you for your resilience and resistance. May your nations continue to grow stronger and may justice be your portion!
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November 20, 2025 at 2:35 AM
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We been outside doing the work of Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Small Business for the City of Hampton!
November 16, 2025 at 6:33 AM
We been outside doing the work of Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Small Business for the City of Hampton!
Serving in our military is a huge sacrifice mentally, emotionally, and physically! I'm proud to be a descendant of generations of veterans and I'm thankful for my family members that currently serve. Thank you for your courage, your bravery, and your sacrifice!
#HappyVeteransDay #VeteransDay
#HappyVeteransDay #VeteransDay
November 11, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Serving in our military is a huge sacrifice mentally, emotionally, and physically! I'm proud to be a descendant of generations of veterans and I'm thankful for my family members that currently serve. Thank you for your courage, your bravery, and your sacrifice!
#HappyVeteransDay #VeteransDay
#HappyVeteransDay #VeteransDay
I miss bartaco! 🌮
November 7, 2025 at 2:00 PM
I miss bartaco! 🌮
Haven't posted in a while! Been outside! Long day starting with the Hampton Roads SBDC's Home-Based Business Conference then closing out with EO SE Virginia dinner. Conversations with EO SE VA feel like a piece of home! So glad I found the chapter here! Here's to the weekend and some good rest!
November 7, 2025 at 4:40 AM
Haven't posted in a while! Been outside! Long day starting with the Hampton Roads SBDC's Home-Based Business Conference then closing out with EO SE Virginia dinner. Conversations with EO SE VA feel like a piece of home! So glad I found the chapter here! Here's to the weekend and some good rest!
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Newport News library throws away hundreds of books trib.al/vK1hiai
Newport News library throws away hundreds of books
Cookbooks, Bibles, bestsellers, and even a guide to belly dancing were among the roughly 150 books mixed in with trash filling a Main Street Library dumpster Friday morning.
trib.al
October 11, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Newport News library throws away hundreds of books trib.al/vK1hiai
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He has dementia if he believes any of this.
Trump is stupid and he's venal and he's ignorant, but this is pretty clear evidence that his staff is only showing him false information.
Trump: "Portland, I mean -- every time I look at that place it's burning down. There are fires all over the place. When a store -- there are very few of them left -- but when a store owner rebuilds a store they build it out of plywood. They don't put up storefronts anymore. They just put wood up."
October 11, 2025 at 12:15 AM
He has dementia if he believes any of this.
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This is the right decision, President Sally Kornbluth is showing leadership. Makes me proud to be an MIT alumn (PhD, 1979)
apnews.com/article/mit-...
apnews.com/article/mit-...
MIT president says she 'cannot support' proposal to adopt Trump priorities for funding benefits
MIT's president said she “cannot support” a White House proposal that asks MIT and eight other universities to adopt President Donald Trump’s political agenda in exchange for favorable access to feder...
apnews.com
October 10, 2025 at 11:54 PM
This is the right decision, President Sally Kornbluth is showing leadership. Makes me proud to be an MIT alumn (PhD, 1979)
apnews.com/article/mit-...
apnews.com/article/mit-...
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Today my daughter's preschool is holding a farewell assembly for one of her classmates whose mother has no choice but to self deport. The school is hoping it will be joyful in tone, so we might make this less upsetting for this 3 year old.
There's just no words for the uselessness of this cruelty.
There's just no words for the uselessness of this cruelty.
October 10, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Today my daughter's preschool is holding a farewell assembly for one of her classmates whose mother has no choice but to self deport. The school is hoping it will be joyful in tone, so we might make this less upsetting for this 3 year old.
There's just no words for the uselessness of this cruelty.
There's just no words for the uselessness of this cruelty.
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Fun fact I just learned in the chat on this call: Ithaca just elected its first majority tenant city council last year!
Thursday 10/9, 8pm ET: @runforsomething.net’s special call for renters considering a run for office, bc contrary to what you might think, you don’t need to own property to run for office!! www.mobilize.us/runforsometh...
Elect More Renters! · Run for Something
Rents are skyrocketing. Protections are shrinking. And the people writing the rules? Mostly homeowners, landlords, and career politicians.
It’s no wonder renters—millennials, Gen Z, working families—a...
www.mobilize.us
October 10, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Fun fact I just learned in the chat on this call: Ithaca just elected its first majority tenant city council last year!
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France is plunged further into political crisis. Here’s what could happen next
France is plunged further into political crisis. Here’s what could happen next
Macron now has to choose a new PM, opt for new parliamentary elections or resign.
cnb.cx
October 7, 2025 at 5:12 AM
France is plunged further into political crisis. Here’s what could happen next
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careclimatechange.org/pr-cf-shadow...
C'mon... not good!
#climatechange #adaptation #humanrights #justice #aid #gender #poverty
C'mon... not good!
#climatechange #adaptation #humanrights #justice #aid #gender #poverty
Two-thirds of climate funding for Global South is loans as rich countries profiteer from escalating climate crisis - CARE Climate Change
October 6, 2025 – New research by Oxfam and CARE Climate Justice Centre, published today, finds that developing countries are now paying more back to wealthy nations for climate finance loans than the...
careclimatechange.org
October 6, 2025 at 9:30 PM