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The Revival Lab is grounded in community and responsive to reality. We offer solutions and analysis at the intersection of media, tech, and democracy.

Honoring the legacy of our founder, Brandi Collins-Dexter.
Thank you to @freepress.bsky.social and @josephtorr.bsky.social for helping spread the word about The Revival Lab and the work of Brandi Collins-Dexter. We're working to build something she'd be proud of.
Free Press reflects on the work of Brandi Collins-Dexter.

@revivallab.bsky.social is Brandi's brainchild: A research and storytelling initiative demanding information justice, dignity, and opportunity for all.

@josephtorr.bsky.social writes on her legacy: www.therevivallab.org/media-power-...
February 3, 2026 at 8:16 PM
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"We know it's possible to create Black media and tech outlets that support the community's well-being, since such outlets have existed for 200 years." -
@josephtorr.bsky.social

Join @revivallab.bsky.social's newsletter for timely analysis of media, race, and tech: www.therevivallab.org#/portal
February 3, 2026 at 3:43 PM
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"Brandi knew that consolidation resulted in the loss of Black-owned media outlets that had provided public spaces for the nourishment of Black political thought." -
@josephtorr.bsky.social

Read more from @revivallab.bsky.social: www.therevivallab.org/media-power-...
February 3, 2026 at 3:37 PM
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Free Press reflects on the work of Brandi Collins-Dexter.

@revivallab.bsky.social is Brandi's brainchild: A research and storytelling initiative demanding information justice, dignity, and opportunity for all.

@josephtorr.bsky.social writes on her legacy: www.therevivallab.org/media-power-...
February 3, 2026 at 3:34 PM
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Thank you @revivallab.bsky.social (Revival Lab) for the honor in allowing me to write this column about my friend, the late Brandi Collins-Dexter, and the impact she had on me and on the struggle for media justice.
Media, Power, and My Friend Brandi
By Joseph Torres The violent attacks the Department of Homeland Security has unleashed on our streets have left me reflecting on the work of my friend, Brandi Collins-Dexter, in an effort to make sen...
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January 29, 2026 at 5:13 PM
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”For decades, media consolidation has been the silent war waged on Black communities. When people try that hard to steal your voice, we all ought to be worried.”

This and so much of Brandi Collins-Dexter's brilliance, lifted up in this essay by @josephtorr.bsky.social for @revivallab.bsky.social
January 29, 2026 at 6:48 PM
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"Now is the time to go back out into the world and resume rewriting the script."

Our 2025 Parker Award recipient Brandi Collins-Dexter spent her life fighting for media that serves all of us.

@revivallab.bsky.social — her final project — will carry that work forward.
Brandi's Dream
Brandi Collins-Dexter didn’t take to public speaking naturally. She was an introvert, and early in her career, Brandi used to workshop press quotes and speeches with me. I cherished those moments and…
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January 29, 2026 at 9:09 PM
The latest edition of The Revival Letter is out! In it, the great @josephtorr.bsky.social shares his thoughts on media, power, and the enduring legacy of his friend Brandi Collins-Dexter www.therevivallab.org/media-power-...
Media, Power, and My Friend Brandi
By Joseph Torres The violent attacks the Department of Homeland Security has unleashed on our streets have left me reflecting on the work of my friend, Brandi Collins-Dexter, in an effort to make sen...
www.therevivallab.org
January 28, 2026 at 10:07 PM
The second issue of The Revival Letter features the words of our founder, the late @brandicd.bsky.social, who started The Revival Lab with the hope of building a better world than the one we live in now.

www.therevivallab.org/brandis-dream/
Brandi's Dream
Brandi Collins-Dexter didn’t take to public speaking naturally. She was an introvert, and early in her career, Brandi used to workshop press quotes and speeches with me. I cherished those moments and ...
www.therevivallab.org
January 14, 2026 at 2:56 PM
For Brandi. The Revival Lab was @brandicd.bsky.social's dream and it launches now.

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Brandi Collins-Dexter: A Tribute
YouTube video by The Revival Lab
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December 29, 2025 at 3:21 PM