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Capital B, a local-national nonprofit news org for Black audiences. Join us at https://t.co/lRLhFLmhhk and https://t.co/v0ck5YWWNV.
Jun 24, 2022 • 9 tweets • 2 min read
1/9 BREAKING: @margoasnipe here. The Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, a decision that will limit abortion access and potentially exacerbate racial disparities in births. The impacts will fall disproportionately on Black women, who make up about 1/3 of abortions nationwide. 2/9 The opinion, released Friday morning, solidified a leaked 98-page draft opinion obtained by Politico in May. The document raised alarms that the court would strike down the 1973 Roe ruling, which guaranteed the constitutional right to an abortion, this summer.
Jun 21, 2022 • 7 tweets • 3 min read
🧵Capital B Fest, our flagship summit full of politics, technology, and business discussions, takes place June 28-29. You don’t want to miss this event.

Sessions include: Image A look at what it means to be a mayor of a city with a large Black population with khalid kamau of South Fulton, Georgia, and @randallwoodfin of Birmingham, Alabama. crowdcast.io/e/j4m76nsm/reg…
Mar 30, 2022 • 10 tweets • 9 min read
Next up: #KetanjiBrownJackson made history in February as the first Black woman nominated to #SCOTUS. Legal experts @JNelsonLDF and @FGossGraves join criminal justice reporter @ChrisCarrega to discuss the power of Jackson's nomination. #CapitalBLive ow.ly/bjZB50Iwh5V @JNelsonLDF @FGossGraves @ChrisCarrega .@JNelsonLDF starts off by reminding us that a new justice will influence Supreme Court decisions on voting rights, reproductive rights, and more. "#SCOTUS will have a direct impact on how we continue to live in this country and whether we can thrive." #CapitalBLive
Mar 30, 2022 • 6 tweets • 4 min read
"Our magic says that we know we can do this better."
- Oklahoma's @GovConnie on why it's past time for a Black woman to hold a state's highest office. #CapitalBLive .@DeidreDeJear recalls filing to be on the gubernatorial ballot with a portrait of activist Mary Church Terrell looking at her. "She could not have done that, but the work that she did has created a space for women like me to be running in this office." #CapitalBLive
Mar 28, 2022 • 4 tweets • 3 min read
Have you signed up for our Women's History Month event, happening Wednesday, March 30, at 1 p.m.? We'll be talking about the Black women making history right now. capitalbnews.org/events/ Our first panel features @GovConnie (Oklahoma) and @DeidreDeJear (Iowa), two candidates running to be the first Black woman governor in the United States. @CapitalB_ATL's @CLamontLives moderates.