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Nicole Carr @nicolefcarr.bsky.social Digital Expat. Author. Journalist. Speaker. Morehouse College Visiting Asst.journalism prof. ๐trotting+ Searching for the ancestors with my own legacies ๐ง๐ฝ๐ง๐ฝ๐ฆ๐พ
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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social Daniel Nichanian. Editor in chief of @boltsmag.org (follow us!). Elections, (local) politics, voting rights, criminal justice, and drag race.
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Emily Wagster Pettus @ewagsterpettus.bsky.social Editor in Chief @mississippitoday.org. Former @ap. Cat person. German speaker but likely to mess up der/die/das usw.
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MLK50: Justice Through Journalism @mlk50.com Based in Memphis, Tenn., MLK50 is a nonprofit newsroom reporting at the intersection of poverty, power & public policy.
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