Dee-LAN-OH
@delanomassey.bsky.social
Managing Editor, @Axios Local. Connoisseur of stories, books, bourbon, hip-hop, pancakes & wings. OH born, raised & made. /G\ ‘06🥶 https://www.axios.com/authors/dmassey
ATL, y’all have already sent me some wild wing recommendations — from strip-mall sleepers to lemon pepper sermons.
But I’m still collecting.
Drop your spot + flavor below. The Wing Census continues. 🪽🔥
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But I’m still collecting.
Drop your spot + flavor below. The Wing Census continues. 🪽🔥
www.axios.com/local/atlant...
Help me find the best chicken wings in Atlanta
I'm on a quest for Atlanta's best wings. Crispy, spicy, lemon-pepper legends — send your picks and I'll do the taste-testing.
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November 14, 2025 at 3:50 PM
ATL, y’all have already sent me some wild wing recommendations — from strip-mall sleepers to lemon pepper sermons.
But I’m still collecting.
Drop your spot + flavor below. The Wing Census continues. 🪽🔥
www.axios.com/local/atlant...
But I’m still collecting.
Drop your spot + flavor below. The Wing Census continues. 🪽🔥
www.axios.com/local/atlant...
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Black and Latino Americans are reporting record levels of alienation and pessimism about the nation's direction, as Trump tightens his focus on immigration enforcement and civil rights rollbacks, per a new poll, @delanomassey.bsky.social and I report for @axios.com www.axios.com/2025/10/25/b...
Black Americans and Latinos feel alienated in Trump's America: poll
Most say they feel like "strangers in their own country"
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October 25, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Black and Latino Americans are reporting record levels of alienation and pessimism about the nation's direction, as Trump tightens his focus on immigration enforcement and civil rights rollbacks, per a new poll, @delanomassey.bsky.social and I report for @axios.com www.axios.com/2025/10/25/b...
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A coalition led by Martin Luther King III and a Latino group has launched a new campaign to boost civic engagement of Black and Hispanic voters in important states, @delanomassey.bsky.social and I report for @axios.com www.axios.com/2025/10/18/m...
MLK III, Mi Familia Vota team up to unite Black and Latino voters across 10 states
"Unity is paramount," said Martin Luther King III.
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October 18, 2025 at 9:16 PM
A coalition led by Martin Luther King III and a Latino group has launched a new campaign to boost civic engagement of Black and Hispanic voters in important states, @delanomassey.bsky.social and I report for @axios.com www.axios.com/2025/10/18/m...
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Lifting desegregation policies set by court orders — some of them a half-century old — may lead to a wide range of changes in more than 80 school systems Axios has identified as still being under such requirements. The Trump administration wants them over www.axios.com/2025/05/29/t...
Inside Trump's push against school desegregation plans
Lifting desegregation policies set by federal rules and court orders — some of them a half-century old — could lead to a range of changes in more than 80 school systems.
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May 29, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Lifting desegregation policies set by court orders — some of them a half-century old — may lead to a wide range of changes in more than 80 school systems Axios has identified as still being under such requirements. The Trump administration wants them over www.axios.com/2025/05/29/t...
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President Trump has ordered a federal review of racist monuments toppled in the wake of George Floyd's murder, targeting what he calls a "concerted and widespread effort to rewrite our Nation's history," @axios.com's @delanomassey.bsky.social and I report
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Trump's "restoring truth" order could return toppled Confederate monuments
The administration is leaving no stone unturned in its push to erase the legacy of 2020's racial reckoning.
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March 30, 2025 at 2:42 PM
President Trump has ordered a federal review of racist monuments toppled in the wake of George Floyd's murder, targeting what he calls a "concerted and widespread effort to rewrite our Nation's history," @axios.com's @delanomassey.bsky.social and I report
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Major League Baseball has removed the word "diversity" from its MLB Careers home page in reaction to President Trump's executive order ending "equal opportunity" for people of color and women in recruiting #mlb #baseball #dei #jackierobinson
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MLB removes references to "diversity" from its careers home page
The move comes amid President Trump's DEI purges
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March 22, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Major League Baseball has removed the word "diversity" from its MLB Careers home page in reaction to President Trump's executive order ending "equal opportunity" for people of color and women in recruiting #mlb #baseball #dei #jackierobinson
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Advocates are gathering in Selma, Alabama, this weekend to mark the 60th anniversary of "Bloody Sunday" amid fears of a rollback on voting and civil rights, @axios.com's @delanomassey.bsky.social and I report www.axios.com/2025/03/08/s...
Civil rights questions cloud "Bloody Sunday" anniversary in Selma
The commemoration comes just days after President Trump gutted nearly all federal affirmative action programs while ordering agencies to dismantle diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives.
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March 8, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Advocates are gathering in Selma, Alabama, this weekend to mark the 60th anniversary of "Bloody Sunday" amid fears of a rollback on voting and civil rights, @axios.com's @delanomassey.bsky.social and I report www.axios.com/2025/03/08/s...
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Plane with 6 people aboard crashes into Northeast Philly neighborhood, @axios' Isaac Avilucea reports www.axios.com/local/philad...
Plane with 6 people aboard crashes into Northeast Philly neighborhood
The Learjet was bound for Missouri.
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February 1, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Plane with 6 people aboard crashes into Northeast Philly neighborhood, @axios' Isaac Avilucea reports www.axios.com/local/philad...
Trump’s DEI rollback isn’t just policy—it’s a fight over history.
The Tuskegee Airmen, Ruby Bridges, and others who shaped this country are now political targets. Historians say this isn’t just about diversity—it’s about whose stories get told and whose get erased.
🔗 www.axios.com/2025/02/01/p...
The Tuskegee Airmen, Ruby Bridges, and others who shaped this country are now political targets. Historians say this isn’t just about diversity—it’s about whose stories get told and whose get erased.
🔗 www.axios.com/2025/02/01/p...
Trump recognizes Black History Month while rolling back diversity efforts
President Trump's DEI rollback targets Black History Month, fueling concerns over historical erasure. Historians warn this isn't just about diversity—it's about who controls America's narrative.
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February 1, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Trump’s DEI rollback isn’t just policy—it’s a fight over history.
The Tuskegee Airmen, Ruby Bridges, and others who shaped this country are now political targets. Historians say this isn’t just about diversity—it’s about whose stories get told and whose get erased.
🔗 www.axios.com/2025/02/01/p...
The Tuskegee Airmen, Ruby Bridges, and others who shaped this country are now political targets. Historians say this isn’t just about diversity—it’s about whose stories get told and whose get erased.
🔗 www.axios.com/2025/02/01/p...
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Science fiction writer Octavia Butler wrote in her 1993 novel "Parable of the Sower" that Feb. 1, 2025, would be a time of fires, violence, racism, addiction, climate change, social inequality and a "President Donner."
Today is that day.
Happy Black History Month. www.axios.com/2025/02/01/o...
Today is that day.
Happy Black History Month. www.axios.com/2025/02/01/o...
What Octavia Butler saw on Feb. 1, 2025, three decades ago
Her 1993 novel "Parable Of The Sower" saw a world of climate chaos and racial violence.
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February 1, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Science fiction writer Octavia Butler wrote in her 1993 novel "Parable of the Sower" that Feb. 1, 2025, would be a time of fires, violence, racism, addiction, climate change, social inequality and a "President Donner."
Today is that day.
Happy Black History Month. www.axios.com/2025/02/01/o...
Today is that day.
Happy Black History Month. www.axios.com/2025/02/01/o...
Marc H. Morial tells @axios.com Trump’s DEI rollback: “An assault on the Civil Rights Movement and everything we’ve achieved in 60 years.” Leaders from across communities united to strategize resistance. www.axios.com/local/washin... #CivilRights #DEI
Trump's diversity rollback sparks civil rights outcry
Civil rights leaders convened at the National Press Club hours after Trump dismantled federal DEI policies. Marc H. Morial calls the rollback "an assault on civil rights," as coalitions mobilize to de...
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January 23, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Marc H. Morial tells @axios.com Trump’s DEI rollback: “An assault on the Civil Rights Movement and everything we’ve achieved in 60 years.” Leaders from across communities united to strategize resistance. www.axios.com/local/washin... #CivilRights #DEI
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The daughter of the late Martin Luther King, Jr. warned Monday of "sinister forces" and "some disturbing things to come" and urged Americans to "stay woke" just hours before President-elect Trump retook office, @axios.com @delanomassey.bsky.social and I report www.axios.com/2025/01/20/m...
MLK's daughter on MLK Day urges Americans "stay woke" ahead of Trump's return
Bernice A. King, MLK's daughter, spoke to an audience at Atlanta's Ebenezer Baptist Church.
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January 20, 2025 at 3:58 PM
The daughter of the late Martin Luther King, Jr. warned Monday of "sinister forces" and "some disturbing things to come" and urged Americans to "stay woke" just hours before President-elect Trump retook office, @axios.com @delanomassey.bsky.social and I report www.axios.com/2025/01/20/m...
President Biden posthumously pardons Marcus Garvey who was convicted in 1923 of mail fraud—widely viewed as a politically motivated charge.
#MarcusGarvey #BlackHistory
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#MarcusGarvey #BlackHistory
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Biden posthumously pardons Marcus Garvey
The pardon comes more than a century after Jamaican-born Garvey was convicted of mail fraud on June 21, 1923.
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January 19, 2025 at 6:10 PM
President Biden posthumously pardons Marcus Garvey who was convicted in 1923 of mail fraud—widely viewed as a politically motivated charge.
#MarcusGarvey #BlackHistory
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#MarcusGarvey #BlackHistory
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The Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change will mark MLK Day with "moral reflection and prophetic response" amid uncertainty as President-elect Trump retakes office, @delanomassey.bsky.social and I explain for @axios.com
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MLK Day and Trump inauguration collide, highlighting stark civil rights divide
Civil rights leaders reflect on the paradox of unity versus division.
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January 18, 2025 at 7:45 PM
The Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change will mark MLK Day with "moral reflection and prophetic response" amid uncertainty as President-elect Trump retakes office, @delanomassey.bsky.social and I explain for @axios.com
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President Biden is being pressured to grant a posthumous pardon for Marcus Garvey — a Black nationalist who was influential to Malcolm X, Nelson Mandela and later generations of Black Panther Party activists, @axios.com @delanomassey.bsky.social reports www.axios.com/2025/01/04/m...
Biden pressed to pardon influential Black leader Marcus Garvey posthumously
Garvey's son and several members of the Congressional Black Caucus want the pardon.
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January 4, 2025 at 9:01 PM
President Biden is being pressured to grant a posthumous pardon for Marcus Garvey — a Black nationalist who was influential to Malcolm X, Nelson Mandela and later generations of Black Panther Party activists, @axios.com @delanomassey.bsky.social reports www.axios.com/2025/01/04/m...
🚀 From $40,000 to a Multi-Million Dollar Snack Empire! 🍟
James Lindsay, the visionary CEO of @rapsnacks.bsky.social, turned his love for hip-hop and snacking into a cultural phenomenon—now the fastest-growing potato chip brand in U.S. convenience stores.
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James Lindsay, the visionary CEO of @rapsnacks.bsky.social, turned his love for hip-hop and snacking into a cultural phenomenon—now the fastest-growing potato chip brand in U.S. convenience stores.
www.axios.com/2024/12/21/j...
How Rap Snacks CEO James Lindsay built a multi-million dollar hip-hop snack empire
He turned a love for hip-hop and snacking into a multi-million dollar business.
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December 22, 2024 at 2:30 PM
🚀 From $40,000 to a Multi-Million Dollar Snack Empire! 🍟
James Lindsay, the visionary CEO of @rapsnacks.bsky.social, turned his love for hip-hop and snacking into a cultural phenomenon—now the fastest-growing potato chip brand in U.S. convenience stores.
www.axios.com/2024/12/21/j...
James Lindsay, the visionary CEO of @rapsnacks.bsky.social, turned his love for hip-hop and snacking into a cultural phenomenon—now the fastest-growing potato chip brand in U.S. convenience stores.
www.axios.com/2024/12/21/j...
Jemele Hill has evolved from sports journalist to multimedia powerhouse, tackling race, politics, & culture. From Simone Biles to Colin Kaepernick, her storytelling redefines media. Dive into her journey:
www.axios.com/2024/12/14/j...
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Jemele Hill on her evolution and tackling race, politics, and culture
Jemele Hill on her journey from sports journalist to multimedia entrepreneur and tackling race, politics, and culture through storytelling.
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December 14, 2024 at 3:32 PM
Jemele Hill has evolved from sports journalist to multimedia powerhouse, tackling race, politics, & culture. From Simone Biles to Colin Kaepernick, her storytelling redefines media. Dive into her journey:
www.axios.com/2024/12/14/j...
www.axios.com/2024/12/14/j...
🎧 Journalism’s Kendrick Lamar year?
We need thoughtful, precise, and impactful work to reclaim the Fourth Estate’s power in 2025. My Nieman prediction dives in: www.niemanlab.org/2024/12/jour...
How will journalism “up the score” this year? Let’s discuss. 📰💡
We need thoughtful, precise, and impactful work to reclaim the Fourth Estate’s power in 2025. My Nieman prediction dives in: www.niemanlab.org/2024/12/jour...
How will journalism “up the score” this year? Let’s discuss. 📰💡
Journalism has its Kendrick Lamar year
"We must rise to this challenge with Kendrick-like precision: thoughtful, impactful, and unapologetic. Writing — our craft’s core — must be sharper, richer, and distinctive."
www.niemanlab.org
December 10, 2024 at 6:30 PM
🎧 Journalism’s Kendrick Lamar year?
We need thoughtful, precise, and impactful work to reclaim the Fourth Estate’s power in 2025. My Nieman prediction dives in: www.niemanlab.org/2024/12/jour...
How will journalism “up the score” this year? Let’s discuss. 📰💡
We need thoughtful, precise, and impactful work to reclaim the Fourth Estate’s power in 2025. My Nieman prediction dives in: www.niemanlab.org/2024/12/jour...
How will journalism “up the score” this year? Let’s discuss. 📰💡
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“We must rise to this challenge with Kendrick-like precision: thoughtful, impactful, and unapologetic. Writing — our craft’s core — must be sharper, richer, and distinctive.” @delanomassey.bsky.social www.niemanlab.org/2024/12/jour...
December 10, 2024 at 6:19 PM
“We must rise to this challenge with Kendrick-like precision: thoughtful, impactful, and unapologetic. Writing — our craft’s core — must be sharper, richer, and distinctive.” @delanomassey.bsky.social www.niemanlab.org/2024/12/jour...
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Following the exodus over here. Hoping Bluesky can be a space for authentic, unfiltered community. I’m here for the people, the journalism, and the stories. Let’s connect—hit me up.
Following the exodus over here. Hoping Bluesky can be a space for authentic, unfiltered community. I’m here for the people, the journalism, and the stories. Let’s connect—hit me up.
November 18, 2024 at 2:26 AM
👋🏽!
Following the exodus over here. Hoping Bluesky can be a space for authentic, unfiltered community. I’m here for the people, the journalism, and the stories. Let’s connect—hit me up.
Following the exodus over here. Hoping Bluesky can be a space for authentic, unfiltered community. I’m here for the people, the journalism, and the stories. Let’s connect—hit me up.
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"Woke" exploded into the US vernacular after the murder of George Floyd, and has been used to describe an awareness of other cultures and social inequities. But it's also been weaponized by conservatives. @delanomassey.bsky.social and I explain for @axios.com
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Axios Explains: Woke and the backlash
The term became popular to describe cultural awareness, but conservatives have redefined it.
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November 17, 2024 at 4:12 PM
"Woke" exploded into the US vernacular after the murder of George Floyd, and has been used to describe an awareness of other cultures and social inequities. But it's also been weaponized by conservatives. @delanomassey.bsky.social and I explain for @axios.com
www.axios.com/2024/11/17/a...
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