Simply Darla
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Mother, daughter, wife, financial executive and lover of all things fashion, music, movies and style
National Park Service rewrites Underground Railroad history amid DEI purge - Axios
April 8, 2025 at 12:01 AM
National Park Service rewrites Underground Railroad history amid DEI purge - Axios
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Octavia Butler was a black female science fiction writer who won several awards for her works, including Hugo, Locus, and Nebula awards. In 1995, Butler became the first science-fiction writer to receive a MacArthur Fellowship.
February 16, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Octavia Butler was a black female science fiction writer who won several awards for her works, including Hugo, Locus, and Nebula awards. In 1995, Butler became the first science-fiction writer to receive a MacArthur Fellowship.
Shonda Rhimes Resigns From Kennedy Center Board as Trump Installs Himself as Leader
February 12, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Shonda Rhimes Resigns From Kennedy Center Board as Trump Installs Himself as Leader
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Top Dem on the House Intel Committee Jim Himes says in a statement that he understands that the White House “insisted” on the CIA transmitting the list in an unclassified email
New via NYT — The CIA sent the White House an unclassified email listing all employees hired by the spy agency over the last two years to comply with an executive order to shrink the federal work force. One former agency officer called the reporting of names a “counterintelligence disaster.”
February 5, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Top Dem on the House Intel Committee Jim Himes says in a statement that he understands that the White House “insisted” on the CIA transmitting the list in an unclassified email
What does the US taking over Gaza mean?
February 5, 2025 at 2:06 AM
What does the US taking over Gaza mean?
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Happy Black History Month, and yeah, we're still doing that.
a drawing of a fist with a purple bracelet around it
ALT: a drawing of a fist with a purple bracelet around it
media.tenor.com
February 1, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Happy Black History Month, and yeah, we're still doing that.
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It’d be great if the White House could learn how to spell a country’s name before they sanction them
January 26, 2025 at 9:59 PM
It’d be great if the White House could learn how to spell a country’s name before they sanction them
Not only rolling back DEI initiatives. Check the fine print, will end programs focused on carrying products from black and minority-owned businesses. I guess that says all that I need to hear.
January 25, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Not only rolling back DEI initiatives. Check the fine print, will end programs focused on carrying products from black and minority-owned businesses. I guess that says all that I need to hear.
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🚨 Today Target said it will end its three-year DEI goals, stop reports to external diversity-focused groups like the Human Rights Campaign's Corporate Equality Index and end a program focused on carrying more products from Black- or minority-owned businesses.
You guys know what to do?!
You guys know what to do?!
January 24, 2025 at 8:00 PM
🚨 Today Target said it will end its three-year DEI goals, stop reports to external diversity-focused groups like the Human Rights Campaign's Corporate Equality Index and end a program focused on carrying more products from Black- or minority-owned businesses.
You guys know what to do?!
You guys know what to do?!
www.huffpost.com/entry/target... how disappointing
Target Ending DEI Goals As Trump Returns To White House
Walmart and other prominent brands have also recently scaled back diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives that are under attack from conservatives.
www.huffpost.com
January 24, 2025 at 7:59 PM
www.huffpost.com/entry/target... how disappointing
If true - good for him - stand on business
🚨BREAKING: @DouglasEmhoff reportedly confronted Bruce Fischer, Sen. Deb Fischer's husband, at the inauguration, saying, “Why would you try to shake my hand when you wouldn’t shake my wife’s hand?” This came after Fischer declined to shake VP Harris's hand but attempted to greet Emhoff.
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January 22, 2025 at 11:59 AM
If true - good for him - stand on business
Happy Thanksgiving everyone - there is much to be grateful for - our political season isn’t one
November 28, 2024 at 1:55 PM
Happy Thanksgiving everyone - there is much to be grateful for - our political season isn’t one
Wow - I just watched Rob Peace on Netflix, well done and oh so sad - has anyone else watched it?
November 22, 2024 at 2:22 AM
Wow - I just watched Rob Peace on Netflix, well done and oh so sad - has anyone else watched it?
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“We can disagree and still love each other unless your disagreement is rooted in my oppression and denial of my humanity and right to exist”
James Baldwin
James Baldwin
November 18, 2024 at 1:29 PM
“We can disagree and still love each other unless your disagreement is rooted in my oppression and denial of my humanity and right to exist”
James Baldwin
James Baldwin
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Am I the only one that is still unable to watch any political news shows yet? Still protecting my mental health and wellness.
November 17, 2024 at 6:50 PM
Am I the only one that is still unable to watch any political news shows yet? Still protecting my mental health and wellness.
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Remember: fascism thrives on apathy.
The autocrats want you to tune out. They want to overwhelm you. They want you to give up.
Don’t give them want they want.
Stay in this fight. Remain vigilant. And let’s keep building.
The autocrats want you to tune out. They want to overwhelm you. They want you to give up.
Don’t give them want they want.
Stay in this fight. Remain vigilant. And let’s keep building.
November 16, 2024 at 12:53 PM
Remember: fascism thrives on apathy.
The autocrats want you to tune out. They want to overwhelm you. They want you to give up.
Don’t give them want they want.
Stay in this fight. Remain vigilant. And let’s keep building.
The autocrats want you to tune out. They want to overwhelm you. They want you to give up.
Don’t give them want they want.
Stay in this fight. Remain vigilant. And let’s keep building.
Happy Saturday everyone - slowly recovering from this election one minute at a time - left X and happy to be here
November 16, 2024 at 1:27 PM
Happy Saturday everyone - slowly recovering from this election one minute at a time - left X and happy to be here
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Share this and follow us if you NEVER once voted for Donald Trump!
November 15, 2024 at 9:54 PM
Share this and follow us if you NEVER once voted for Donald Trump!
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It turns out rock-bottom has a basement.
November 15, 2024 at 12:11 PM
It turns out rock-bottom has a basement.