People who have been to the Mackinac Policy Conference before:
What should I expect as a first timer? Anything I should know before I get there?
People who have been to the Mackinac Policy Conference before:
What should I expect as a first timer? Anything I should know before I get there?
Up next is transportation advocate Michael Cunningham with update on his activity an appeal for help with getting a new van. For those who don't know who this man is, check out @brycehuffman.bsky.social article hereπππ°
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. . . cast their insurrection to conserve racist slavery as a War of Northern Aggression, banned books and vilified voices documenting the truth, built Jim Crow on lies, laws, and lynchings, and hoisted back up their Confederate flags. History can be a blueprint. 2/2
As Trump pardoned almost all of the Jan. 6th insurrectionists, lest we forget that President Andrew Johnson pardoned almost all Confederates. And in due time, they regained power, framed antiracist Reconstruction policies as anti-White. . .1/2
Look y'all, it is January, 2025...stop trying to convince us that Drake won the beef against Kendrick. That beef ended in early May, 2024. Let it go.
If you still love Drake, cool, keep listening to the music you enjoy. But these fake social media pages dedicated to convincing us he won, naw...
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Detroit reparations task force disavows leaderβs rouge policyΒ report
Task force co-chair submits policy recommendations to Detroit's City Council. Fellow members say it does not reflect their work and shouldn't be considered an official document from the group.
"Land doesn't vote, people do. Go to where your people are and talk to them" - Jeff Williams
If you're working on public policy or advocacy for the next 4 years, remember this.
On today's episode of "Where in Detroit is Bryce Huffman?"...
On today's episode of "Where in Detroit is Bryce Huffman?"...
Also I want to make it clear, I'm not leaving Twitter/X anytime soon. The changes that have happened over there have definitely made me use the app less, but it's still a good way for me to engage with my audience.
My social media is primarily for me to talk to other folks about Detroit media.
Fellow journalists:
Have you and your newsrooms been talking about the switch from Twitter to Bluesky? How have those conversations gone for y'all?
βAvenue of Fashionβ in the Fall. ππ #Detroit
39-year-old LeBron James is the oldest player in NBA history to record 3 straight triple-doubles.
The previous oldest player was 34-year-old LeBron James.
I'm the Engagement Editor for BridgeDetroit, which means I plan events, manage our social media, go to community meetings and do everything in my power to talk to residents about the good, the bad and the ugly going on in their neighborhoods.
In other words, I'm here for you, Detroiters ππΏππΏππΏ
Anyone who is interested in hyper local news out of Detroit, head to BridgeDetroit.com
The whole goal is to give free news and information to underserved Detroiters
The most important thing in writing is to finish. A finished thing can be fixed. A finished thing can be published. A finished thing can be made into a movie.
An unfinished thing is just a dream. And dreams fade if you don't hold on tight enough.
So finish the thing.
A lot of people have shared this poem over the past week. Itβs a sentiment I think about a lot, especially now.
I hope everyone is doing what they need to take care of themselves. One step at a time. One day at a time.
New to Bluesky, but I'm a journalist in Detroit and a huge film nerd #WhatUpDoe