Lateefah Simon
@lateefahsimon.bsky.social
Mom | Bay Native | Congresswoman CA-12 | Official posts @replsimon.bsky.social | MacArthur Foundation Fellow | @kamalaharris.com alum | posts are mine
As AI and emerging technologies shape our present and future, I am committed to facilitating spaces where Black voices are not only heard but leveraged to define the terms of innovation itself. We belong at the center of these conversations, not afterthoughts, but as architects of what comes next.
September 27, 2025 at 8:30 PM
As AI and emerging technologies shape our present and future, I am committed to facilitating spaces where Black voices are not only heard but leveraged to define the terms of innovation itself. We belong at the center of these conversations, not afterthoughts, but as architects of what comes next.
At a time when our Latino brothers and sisters have faced fear and uncertainty, we must stand in solidarity, reject discrimination, and work toward a future rooted in dignity and justice for all.
September 15, 2025 at 9:44 PM
At a time when our Latino brothers and sisters have faced fear and uncertainty, we must stand in solidarity, reject discrimination, and work toward a future rooted in dignity and justice for all.
I could go on for days talking about the incredible women who have helped shape the Bay Area and left a lasting impact not just in our state, but across the country.
They remind me daily of why we keep fighting – because when women of color lead, communities move forward.
They remind me daily of why we keep fighting – because when women of color lead, communities move forward.
September 13, 2025 at 12:34 AM
I could go on for days talking about the incredible women who have helped shape the Bay Area and left a lasting impact not just in our state, but across the country.
They remind me daily of why we keep fighting – because when women of color lead, communities move forward.
They remind me daily of why we keep fighting – because when women of color lead, communities move forward.
Right at home in Oakland, we can look to our very own Barbara Lee. She has been a moral compass in Congress for decades.
She made waves as the lone vote against endless war in 2001 and is still one of the fiercest advocates for peace and justice for all.
She made waves as the lone vote against endless war in 2001 and is still one of the fiercest advocates for peace and justice for all.
September 13, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Right at home in Oakland, we can look to our very own Barbara Lee. She has been a moral compass in Congress for decades.
She made waves as the lone vote against endless war in 2001 and is still one of the fiercest advocates for peace and justice for all.
She made waves as the lone vote against endless war in 2001 and is still one of the fiercest advocates for peace and justice for all.
Many of us have heard the name Dolores Huerta. Her roots stretch across California, and her legacy across the country.
She was a bastion for farmworkers’ rights and rallied thousands with the call - Sí se puede.
She was a bastion for farmworkers’ rights and rallied thousands with the call - Sí se puede.
September 13, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Many of us have heard the name Dolores Huerta. Her roots stretch across California, and her legacy across the country.
She was a bastion for farmworkers’ rights and rallied thousands with the call - Sí se puede.
She was a bastion for farmworkers’ rights and rallied thousands with the call - Sí se puede.
Oakland was the birthplace of the Black Panther Party, and Elaine Brown was an iconic member who rose to leadership within the party.
She battles for food security, housing, and dignity for Oakland’s Black families. She helped shape the idea of community care as resistance.
She battles for food security, housing, and dignity for Oakland’s Black families. She helped shape the idea of community care as resistance.
September 13, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Oakland was the birthplace of the Black Panther Party, and Elaine Brown was an iconic member who rose to leadership within the party.
She battles for food security, housing, and dignity for Oakland’s Black families. She helped shape the idea of community care as resistance.
She battles for food security, housing, and dignity for Oakland’s Black families. She helped shape the idea of community care as resistance.
Clean air isn’t a luxury—it’s a right. These rollbacks are an attack on our community, public health, and our future.
September 3, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Clean air isn’t a luxury—it’s a right. These rollbacks are an attack on our community, public health, and our future.
West Oakland, a primarily Black and brown community, is already considered a toxic hotspot due to air pollution from our highways and industrial sites.
This directly impacts our families and children with higher rates of lung health issues and higher rates of hospitalization from lung issues.
This directly impacts our families and children with higher rates of lung health issues and higher rates of hospitalization from lung issues.
September 3, 2025 at 4:16 PM
West Oakland, a primarily Black and brown community, is already considered a toxic hotspot due to air pollution from our highways and industrial sites.
This directly impacts our families and children with higher rates of lung health issues and higher rates of hospitalization from lung issues.
This directly impacts our families and children with higher rates of lung health issues and higher rates of hospitalization from lung issues.
Trump’s EPA has scaled back equity and justice programs and is moving to repeal the 2009 Endangerment Finding, which allows the EPA to regulate emissions. Without it, pollution rules can be eliminated.
This puts public health at a massive risk.
This puts public health at a massive risk.
September 3, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Trump’s EPA has scaled back equity and justice programs and is moving to repeal the 2009 Endangerment Finding, which allows the EPA to regulate emissions. Without it, pollution rules can be eliminated.
This puts public health at a massive risk.
This puts public health at a massive risk.