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“I can best articulate Mayor Mamdani’s remarks into three main points:

1. The representation was real.
2. There was an unmistakable shift from defensive politics to affirmative justice.
3. Mamdani stood firmly in who he is and refused to dilute it.

Grateful for this #✨GiftOfLove✨ @qasimrashid.com
1. The representation was real. There was no tokenism here. No carefully curated optics meant to check boxes and move on. The crowd, the stage, and the leadership reflected New York as it actually exists. Mamdani didn't just speak about working people—he situated himself among them. As he put it plainly, "I stand alongside construction workers in steel-toed boots and halal cart vendors whose knees ache from working all day." That line landed because it wasn't rhetorical. Then Alderman Mamdani went on a weeks long hunger strike to win historic alleviations from debt for Taxi cab drivers, drivers who were dying by suicide due to the suffocating debt. Moreover, the statement matched the room's composition, the coalition he built, and the governing team he has assembled. This matters. Representation is not just who gets invited to the podium—it's who government is structurally designed to serve. Mamdani's administration looks like the city because it intends to work for the city. 2. There was an unmistakable shift from defensive politics to affirmative justice. For too long, Democrats have been trapped in a posture of apology-explaining why basic human rights are "reasonable," why dignity is "pragmatic," why justice must be incremental so as not to offend entrenched power. What I heard today was a clean break from that cowardice. Mamdani explicitly rejected the idea that this moment requires lowering expectations: "In writing this address, I have been told that this is the occasion to reset expectations... / will do no such thing. The only expectation I seek to reset is that of small expectations." That is not rhetorical bravado—it is a governing philosophy. One that understands that working people do not suffer from asking for too much, but from being told to accept too little. He followed that with a commitment we rarely hear stated so directly: "No longer will City Hall hesitate to use its power to improve New Yorkers' lives." That sentence alone draws a sharp line between governance that manages decline and governance that actually confronts injustice. He between governance that manages decline and governance that actually confronts injustice. He related how he sat one on one with hundreds of New Yorkers from all five boroughs to understand the crisis of affordability from their points of view, and build policy with their input to counter these economic injustices. While newly minted mayors often prioritize meeting with billionaires to discuss how to make billionaires even wealthier, Mayor Mamdani is meeting with countless working people to assess how to unapologetically protect their humanity. That is powerful. 3. Mayor Mamdani stood firmly in who he is— and refused to dilute it. He did not obscure his faith, his background, or his politics. He did not run from the labels others use to marginalize or discredit. Instead, he claimed them with confidence. "/ was elected as a democratic socialist and I will govern as a democratic socialist," he said, adding, "I will not abandon my principles for fear of being deemed radical." He doubled down by proudly embracing his faith as a Muslim, swearing in on the Holy Qur'an, speaking in Urdu during his address, and referencing his South Asian ethnicity, his Ugandan birth, and the fact that New York City belongs to everyone-whether they arrived five generations ago or five minutes ago. That clarity matters. Authoritarian movements thrive on fear and ambiguity. They succeed when leaders are ashamed of their values or afraid to articulate them. Mamdani did the opposite. He made clear that the real radicalism is a system "which gives so much to so few and denies so many people the basic necessities of life."
January 2, 2026 at 8:06 AM
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This session was an absolute #✨GiftOfLove✨ @humanrestorationproject.org this organization understands the revolution needed for education.
AGENDA BELONGING | BECOMING | BUILDING SAFE SPACES 01 Welcome & Introductions The Facilitators 02 Emotional Wellbeing Samuel Gyandoh Panti 03 The Anatomy of Belonging Nicole Bonnah 04 Becoming & Being Abdelaziz Zohri 05 Group Dialogue Reflections and Comments 06 Q&A "Roundtable" Questions & Answers Understanding UMUZI - The Spirit of Community • "UMUZI" (Zulu word) means "homestead" - a place of belonging, family, and mutual care. • In education, this translates into schools as communities and not just institutions. • When we build community, we build collective resilience and healing. Key Quote: "It takes a Village to raise a child - and a Community to heal one." THE ANATOMY OF BELONGING Cultural Diversity Safe Spaces Education Compassion Stay grounded in a Supportive structures Critical thinking, and The emotional core commitment to that holds individuals knowledge, are key to of building diversity. The up, providing a cognitive growth, psychological safety foundation on which backbone for learning and being and fostering you build community accountability & a educated on key issues inclusion with and kinship. healthy environment. of inclusion. empathy and care. BY TAP IN THINK TANK I am because you are Our NIA is to co-create belonging...
October 12, 2025 at 5:51 PM
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Happy Juneteenth y’all! ❤️🖤💚Remembering and contemplating our past is a #✨GiftOfLove✨ for all humanity. Let’s keep planning, building and binding our interconnectedness. #AfroFuturism #EduSky
Park with trees in the background, grass surrounding a cement path. On the path someone engraved in chalk: “Make Empathy Relevant Again”.
June 19, 2025 at 5:43 PM
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Bumped into this #✨GiftOfLove✨ on my walk through DUMBO today.

www.thestoriesofus.org/brooklyn
THE STORIES OF US VOL. 6 STILL WE RISE Still We Rise celebrates and tells the story of Black people who have transformed the universe of the possible through their impact across our society, from the everyday spaces of our lives to the global stage. VOL. 7 THE CULTURE The Culture honors the creativity and expression of African-American and African diaspora communities that represents the very fabric of our everyday lives. VOL. 8 A MORE PERFECT UNION A More Perfect Union highlights that the Black experience is deeply intertwined with and stands alongside intersectional pursuits to realize the ideals of America for ALL. VOL. 9 ME REIMAGINED Change starts with and within each of us. Me Reimagined is an invitation to reimagine who we want to be and the impact we can have. No matter our starting point, what becomes possible if we step into the spirit of transformative solidarity? VOL. 10 US REIMAGINED Having taken this path together, Us Reimagined invites us to envision the community, society and world we can create if we embrace transformative solidarity and prioritize full dignity and justice for all. SCAN ME TO FIND OUT MORE INSTAGRAM @TSOUORG THE STORIES OF US THEMES We are our stories. The stories we are told. The stories we tell. They shape who we are and what we do individually and together. Stories define the reality we create for ourselves and each other. Our 10 themes center the Black experience to help all of us to deepen our understanding of our shared past and present, so that we can create a future of equality for all, together. VOL. 1 ORIGINS Origins explores the principal peoples and cultures that history brought together in the founding and evolution of what we now know as the United States. VOL. 2 WE HOLD THESE TRUTHS We Hold These Truths asks us to consider the contrast between the high ideals and the reality of oppression and enslavement of the founding and early formation of the United States. VOL. 3 EMANCIPATION Emancipation examines a key chapter in the story of the United States. It was progress, but it was messy - full of complicated motivations, realities and repercussions. VOL. 4 RIPPLES ACROSS GENERATIONS Ripples Across Generations makes clear the direct consequences that enslavement has had on every generation of Americans, including the society we live in today. VOL. 5 GOOD TROUBLE Good Trouble charts the long march towards equality since Emancipation, with the Civil Rights Movement in the United States at its heart. WWW.THESTORIESOFUS.ORG A large piece of art featuring a painted scene of people engaged in conversation and holding protests signs. The foreground: One person holds a sign that reads “GREEN JOBS FOR DETROIT”. Another person holds a sign that reads “PROFITS OVER LIVES”. Behind these people are two people holding a giant sunflower that reads: “GOOD JOBS”.The background depicts a life size person holding their fist up.
May 26, 2025 at 11:06 PM
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What #GiftOfLove can we provide our Ukrainian compatriots? No one should have to justify their existence, especially under such bullying tactics. #SupportUkraine ✨🇺🇦✨
Blue and yellow flag of Ukraine under a blue sky and shining sun.
February 28, 2025 at 7:31 PM
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❤️#GiftOfLove❤️
When I started loving myself” - A poem by Charlie Chaplin written on his 70th birthday on April 16, 1959: When I started loving myself I understood that I’m always and at any given opportunity in the right place at the right time. And I understood that all that happens is right – from then on I could be calm. Today I know: It’s called TRUST. When I started to love myself I understood how much it can offend somebody When I tried to force my desires on this person, even though I knew the time is not right and the person was not ready for it, and even though this person was me. Today I know: It’s called LETTING GO When I started loving myself I could recognize that emotional pain and grief are just warnings for me to not live against my own truth. Today I know: It’s called AUTHENTICALLY BEING. When I started loving myself I stopped longing for another life and could see that everything around me was a request to grow. Today I know: It’s called MATURITY. When I started loving myself I stopped depriving myself of my free time and stopped sketching further magnificent projects for the future. Today I only do what’s fun and joy for me, what I love and what makes my heart laugh, in my own way and in my tempo. Today I know: it’s called HONESTY. When I started loving myself I escaped from all what wasn’t healthy for me, from dishes, people, things, situations and from everything pulling me down and away from myself In the beginning I called it the “healthy egoism”, but today I know: it’s called SELF-LOVE. When I started loving myself I stopped wanting to be always right thus I’ve been less wrong. Today I’ve recognized: it’s called HUMBLENESS. When I started loving myself I refused to live further in the past and worry about my future. Now I live only at this moment where EVERYTHING takes place, like this I live every day and I call it CONSCIOUSNESS. When I started loving myself I recognized, that my thinking can make me miserable and sick. When I requested for my heart forces, my mind got an important partner. Today I call this connection HEART WISDOM. We do not need to fear further discussions, conflicts and problems with ourselves and others since even stars sometimes bang on each other and create new worlds. Today I know: THIS IS LIFE!
February 15, 2025 at 6:53 AM
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Uncle Jimmy keeps shining the #Light and ringing the alarm for us. We have to stop hitting snooze #GiftOfLove #FebruArty (if you know the artist, please tag them!)
Drawing of James Baldwin’s face with a simple outline of his body. The outline of the body has the following sentence inside: “Ignorance allied with power is the most ferocious enemy Justice can have”- James Baldwin
February 2, 2025 at 7:36 AM
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The opening chapter of this book “Young, Black and Misunderstood” will have you dig into the depth of your own humanity. This entire book is a #GiftOfLove. Simply genius @kwamesarfomensah.bsky.social
January 28, 2025 at 10:15 PM