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Leslie McGraw
@trustorysuccess.bsky.social
Poet: Mama Poet. Writer Poet. Activist Poet. Storyteller Poet. Marketing Poet. However you spin it, I'm still just a poet who collects and connects people, experiences, and our collective meaning while being in this life (& beyond) . www.lesliemcgraw.com
Join us tonight at 8:30pm ET for our WWBW Sunday Call, register here bit.ly/WWBWSundayCall.

Tonight we will get an update from Texas, from Rep. Nicole Collier and Rep. Jolanda Jones, and Stacy Davis Gates President of Chicago’s Teacher’s union and Celina Stewart of the League of Women Voters.
August 25, 2025 at 12:29 AM
🔍💰 DEEP DIVE INTO THE SHERIFF’S BUDGET! 💰🔍 

Join us for A Civic Education & Strategy Session on February 24, 2025, from 6:00 - 8:00 PM EST at 16 S Washington 🏛️. 

🍽️ RSVP for Dinner here: www.icpj.org/blog/2024/a-...
February 20, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Join me today at NOON for a multi-generational discussion on Black History and Black Futures!

us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
February 14, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Worked up a little sweat during half time. Much needed joy!

#superbowl
February 10, 2025 at 1:54 AM
🗳️✊🏾 Honoring the 15th Amendment & the Fight for Voting Rights ✊🏾🗳️

This victory was a step toward racial equality, declaring that voting rights could not be denied based on race, color, or previous condition of servitude. Despite this progress, the Black vote was suppressed for generations.

#voting
February 4, 2025 at 2:36 AM
I don't think prayer is a substitute for action, but it is powerful. We will gather on zoom at 11 am for just a few minutes in solidarity to pray for Michigan inmate Krystal Clark, who is undergoing major surgery as early as later this morning. Open to all people and beliefs.

#freekrystalclark
January 28, 2025 at 5:21 AM
You can not erase history. You can not erase us.
January 27, 2025 at 3:55 AM
So proud of my 'baby' and happy she was acknowledged with the Youth Champion Award by our county's new sheriff, Alyshia Dyer, at her swearing-in ceremony. She has been my little helper this year through 3 political campaigns, GOTV work, and more.

#Youth #civics
December 5, 2024 at 7:19 PM
Going LIVE tomorrow at Noon on Facebook. Hope to connect to Blue Sky LIVE soon.

#AddMetoBlackSky
November 15, 2024 at 2:49 AM
The Open Mic was amazing. I received good feedback from my set, and there were about 35 people attending. There were a few regulars from the Open Mic I hosted pre-Covid, a handful of first-timers, and even a couple who traveled to come. 10 poets shared in all.
November 14, 2023 at 12:43 PM
Join us on Friday, Nov 10 from 7-8 pm for Open Mic Night @ Booksweet.

This is a FREE event for teens and adults, but Eventbrite RSVP is helpful to planning: booksweetlink.com/novopenmic

Sign up for your chance to share your work using this form: forms.gle/jn8nZoenVJzC...
October 29, 2023 at 5:43 PM
I'm glad that corporations didn't overdo it with their pinkaganda this year, but the breast cancer discussions seem a little quiet this year.

So here's your reminder.
October 20, 2023 at 12:48 PM
I'm on the poetry stage a lot less these days, but when I do...I have a ball!

Shout out to Shutta Crum and Marilyn Churchill for sharing!

I'm going to sleep like a baby tonight! Like a regular baby, not my baby - because she never slept through the night🫤 Anyways, Goodnight!
September 23, 2023 at 2:55 AM
Join us to talk about Sankofa for week 1 of the Legacy in Action radio series!

To listen live, visit 91.3 FM at www.radio.net/s/wbny on Fridays at 10 am EST. To listen to a previously recorded radio podcast in the series, visit Latina HerStory on YouTube or Swell or @TruStorySuccess on YouTube.
September 15, 2023 at 2:56 AM
Hiya. I always engage in social "listening" for a bit when I enter a new social space. I am also juggling dozens of projects so I tend to idle when on the phone, etc. THANK YOU for welcoming me so warmly!
September 9, 2023 at 3:56 AM