Angelique Power
@gigipowpow.bsky.social
Detroit via Chicago. Day dreamer, bridge builder. Walking with ancestors, talking with you. All opinions are my own.
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Democratic State Sen. Darrin Camilleri and Republican Sen. Ed McBroom sat down with Skillman Foundation President & CEO Angelique Power, bringing their background in education to a discussion on funding, curriculum and local control. @michiganadvance.com #MPC25
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Michigan lawmakers talk education reform, funding & local control at Mackinac Policy Conference • Michigan Advance
Gathering in Mackinac Island’s Grand Hotel on Wednesday, State Sens. Darrin Camilleri (D-Trenton) and Ed McBroom (R-Vulcan) joined Skillman Foundation President and CEO Angelique Power to discuss area...
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May 28, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Democratic State Sen. Darrin Camilleri and Republican Sen. Ed McBroom sat down with Skillman Foundation President & CEO Angelique Power, bringing their background in education to a discussion on funding, curriculum and local control. @michiganadvance.com #MPC25
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Rather than cowering or complying, foundations are coming together with the leadership of @macfound.org's @palfrey.org to protect the rights of all, as responsible institutions must. Gift link:
America’s Richest Foundations Team Up Against Feared Trump Assault
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America’s Richest Foundations Team Up Against Feared Trump Assault
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Exclusive | America’s Richest Foundations Team Up Against Feared Trump Assault
Grantmakers are discussing legal and other strategies to help them avoid the recent fates of law firms and universities.
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May 10, 2025 at 10:38 AM
Rather than cowering or complying, foundations are coming together with the leadership of @macfound.org's @palfrey.org to protect the rights of all, as responsible institutions must. Gift link:
America’s Richest Foundations Team Up Against Feared Trump Assault
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
America’s Richest Foundations Team Up Against Feared Trump Assault
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
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The philanthropic ecosystem is an underappreciated power center in American life by design. Pay attention to this: it matters.
Rather than cowering or complying, foundations are coming together with the leadership of @macfound.org's @palfrey.org to protect the rights of all, as responsible institutions must. Gift link:
America’s Richest Foundations Team Up Against Feared Trump Assault
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
America’s Richest Foundations Team Up Against Feared Trump Assault
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
Exclusive | America’s Richest Foundations Team Up Against Feared Trump Assault
Grantmakers are discussing legal and other strategies to help them avoid the recent fates of law firms and universities.
www.wsj.com
May 10, 2025 at 10:56 AM
The philanthropic ecosystem is an underappreciated power center in American life by design. Pay attention to this: it matters.
Introducing the 2025 Skillman Visionary Awardees. Education changemakers and bright lights across Detroit.
March 20, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Introducing the 2025 Skillman Visionary Awardees. Education changemakers and bright lights across Detroit.
Did you know when faced with a blizzard, buffalos run directly into the storm? They face adversity head on. Everyday buffalo warriors emerge. Here’s to Leslie Ramyk who warns “your eager assistance will not protect you”. Bravo.
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‘Your Eager Assistance Will Not Protect You’
A reader responds to our story about foundations and President Trump’s January executive order instructing federal agencies to investigate diversity, equity, and inclusion in the private sector.
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March 8, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Did you know when faced with a blizzard, buffalos run directly into the storm? They face adversity head on. Everyday buffalo warriors emerge. Here’s to Leslie Ramyk who warns “your eager assistance will not protect you”. Bravo.
www.philanthropy.com/blogs/letter...
@chicagoredhead.bsky.social
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@chicagoredhead.bsky.social
🗽📚🚨Here’s an easy to understand break down on changes afoot in federal education policy. What’s happening? What does it really mean and who does it really inpact?📓⚖️🚨
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Changes afoot in federal K-12 policy | The Skillman Foundation
Our education system is in a critical moment with recent executive orders. Here’s what you need to know.
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February 13, 2025 at 9:41 PM
🗽📚🚨Here’s an easy to understand break down on changes afoot in federal education policy. What’s happening? What does it really mean and who does it really inpact?📓⚖️🚨
www.skillman.org/news/changes...
www.skillman.org/news/changes...
“What is built on the basis of force, and not on the truth about the equal dignity of every human being, begins badly and will end badly.” Pope Francis writes in a letter to US catholic bishops this week.
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Letter of the Holy Father to the Bishops of the United States of America (10 February 2025) | Francis
Letter of the Holy Father to the Bishops of the United Sates of America, 10 February 2025
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February 12, 2025 at 12:02 PM
“What is built on the basis of force, and not on the truth about the equal dignity of every human being, begins badly and will end badly.” Pope Francis writes in a letter to US catholic bishops this week.
www.vatican.va/content/fran...
www.vatican.va/content/fran...
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If I send this to you know that I'm embracing my villain era.
February 10, 2025 at 2:00 AM
If I send this to you know that I'm embracing my villain era.
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"Who did the body?"
Tell em Kendrick did it
Tell em Kendrick did it
February 10, 2025 at 2:00 AM
"Who did the body?"
Tell em Kendrick did it
Tell em Kendrick did it
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Weak men cannot compromise. Weak men cannot build consensus. Weak men think that leadership means force. Weak men build nothing that lasts.
February 8, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Weak men cannot compromise. Weak men cannot build consensus. Weak men think that leadership means force. Weak men build nothing that lasts.
A poem thread called:
I Believe in You and I Believe in Me and I Believe We Were Built for This.
I believe in karma.
I believe political and cultural pendulums will always swing.
Wait for it. Work for it.
I believe people want to live peaceful lives surrounded by love and opportunity.
I Believe in You and I Believe in Me and I Believe We Were Built for This.
I believe in karma.
I believe political and cultural pendulums will always swing.
Wait for it. Work for it.
I believe people want to live peaceful lives surrounded by love and opportunity.
January 25, 2025 at 6:34 PM
A poem thread called:
I Believe in You and I Believe in Me and I Believe We Were Built for This.
I believe in karma.
I believe political and cultural pendulums will always swing.
Wait for it. Work for it.
I believe people want to live peaceful lives surrounded by love and opportunity.
I Believe in You and I Believe in Me and I Believe We Were Built for This.
I believe in karma.
I believe political and cultural pendulums will always swing.
Wait for it. Work for it.
I believe people want to live peaceful lives surrounded by love and opportunity.
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I am working with colleagues to develop a sharable resource for education leaders about how to respond to immigration efforts in schools. If you work for or in a school district that has put out public resources (especially protocols like this one drive.google.com/file/d/1zMId... ) please share!
January 24, 2025 at 6:59 PM
I am working with colleagues to develop a sharable resource for education leaders about how to respond to immigration efforts in schools. If you work for or in a school district that has put out public resources (especially protocols like this one drive.google.com/file/d/1zMId... ) please share!
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Important op-ed on the need for critical education investment in Michigan in this month's Joyce-sponsored @crainsdetroit.bsky.social Forum by Skillman Foundation President & CEO (and Joyce-alum) @gigipowpow.bsky.social. #Education
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Opinion: Revving up schools, our economic and social engine
Until student enrollment in our public schools begins to grow, Michigan’s ability to thrive remains out of reach.
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January 24, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Important op-ed on the need for critical education investment in Michigan in this month's Joyce-sponsored @crainsdetroit.bsky.social Forum by Skillman Foundation President & CEO (and Joyce-alum) @gigipowpow.bsky.social. #Education
www.crainsdetroit.com/crains-forum...
www.crainsdetroit.com/crains-forum...
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KNOW YOUR RIGHTS.
With mass deportations starting today across the country, it is vitally important - for both citizens and non-citizens - to know your rights.
You have the right to remain silent. Assert it. You have the right to a lawyer. Ask for one.
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KNOW YOUR RIGHTS.
With mass deportations starting today across the country, it is vitally important - for both citizens and non-citizens - to know your rights.
You have the right to remain silent. Assert it. You have the right to a lawyer. Ask for one.
(1/3)
January 22, 2025 at 2:19 AM
SHARE WIDELY.
KNOW YOUR RIGHTS.
With mass deportations starting today across the country, it is vitally important - for both citizens and non-citizens - to know your rights.
You have the right to remain silent. Assert it. You have the right to a lawyer. Ask for one.
(1/3)
KNOW YOUR RIGHTS.
With mass deportations starting today across the country, it is vitally important - for both citizens and non-citizens - to know your rights.
You have the right to remain silent. Assert it. You have the right to a lawyer. Ask for one.
(1/3)
Here’s the thing. Societal breakdowns do bring good art and humor. So there’s that. Let it begin.
January 19, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Here’s the thing. Societal breakdowns do bring good art and humor. So there’s that. Let it begin.
Recorded live in Montgomery post election. We talk ways to resist lovingly, care for self while fighting for justice, how to suss out the job “set ups” and the bath rituals of grown ass women.
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Episode 65: Fireside Chat with Angelique and Tracie
Gathering Ground · Episode
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November 27, 2024 at 3:37 PM
Recorded live in Montgomery post election. We talk ways to resist lovingly, care for self while fighting for justice, how to suss out the job “set ups” and the bath rituals of grown ass women.
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It’s dream-making time in Detroit! Fifth grader, Harmony, has won the citywide contest and her art is this year’s Skillman Float. Tune in on Thanksgiving to see us floating up Woodward Ave. We will be spreading some needed joy and reminding folks to listen deeply to the youngest amongst us.
November 24, 2024 at 2:27 PM
It’s dream-making time in Detroit! Fifth grader, Harmony, has won the citywide contest and her art is this year’s Skillman Float. Tune in on Thanksgiving to see us floating up Woodward Ave. We will be spreading some needed joy and reminding folks to listen deeply to the youngest amongst us.