Maya Wiley

Why accountability matters: “Civilians have impersonated ICE agents while committing robbery (Pennsylvania), kidnappings (Florida, South Carolina), sexual assault (North Carolina) and other forms of public intimidation (Washington state, California). Opinion”

This should make us all mad as hell. Don’t think when politicians are allowed to do whatever they want that they won’t do whatever they want to any of us.

ICE deports another Salvadoran man in defiance of court order

ICE agents earlier this month deported Jordin Melgar-Salmeron to El Salvador, despite a federal court order allowing him to stay in the U.S.

Today we remember and we recommit to the peaceful and unabashed demand for our rights, ALL of our rights, to our democracy and to each other. Today is #MLKDay and it will not be a day of rest and it will not be a day of resignation. We will not stop. @civilrightsorg.bsky.social

martin luther king jr. is standing in front of a microphone giving a speech .

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Why we need unions!: “Writers’ union calls for investigation into CBS axing Stephen Colbert’s ‘Late Show’”

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And if I mist
On emotional soil
A weed will
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Make Me Rain

Let me be a part
Of this needed change - Nikki Giovani

#RIP

A Black women, elected by her constituents is literally being held hostage for refusing to be policed by an opponents. Let that sink in. @angelarye.bsky.social interview with Rep Collier: m.youtube.com/watch?v=hFrD...

Texas Rep held HOSTAGE on the House Floor!

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This is a private company taking over a federal agency, with no authority to do so. Why does anyone think their rights are being protected? “Two top security officials at the independent agency were removed after they refused access to” Musk employees. This is gone past “unprecedented.”

Vice President Kamala Harris last night at the Naval Observatory, her home for the last 4 years, reminding all of us of our strength, our blessings and why she is one of them.

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Everything we believed had happened - lying to a fed’l judge, intentionally violating the tight to be heard in court - this is beyond outrageous. ANd we must thank & protect Whistleblowers who sacrifice their careers to do what’s right!

DOJ whistleblower says he witnessed government officials undermining the rule of law

Former Justice Department lawyer Erez Reuveni speaks out about the disregard of due process and for the rule of law that he says he witnessed in his final weeks at the Department of Justice.

This is. NOT a drill! Basically firing 10,000 people who are working to prevent terrorism, stop hunger, ensure a free press deserve better. It doesn’t stop at USAID. Project 2025 says the Department of Education should exist. They’re coming for healthcare!

Courage is contagious. And speaking truth to the powerful must not stop because the powerful threaten this with has power over.

NewsCurrentNow @newscurrentnow.com

After his release from federal custody today, Mohsen Mahdawi delivered a bold message to Donald Trump and his Cabinet: “Let me make this clear—I am not afraid of you.

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The “Frankenstein force” of the violence we are seeing fed’l agents perpetrating in our streets on human beings, pieces together body parts from different agencies, picking out loyalists and unaccountable to us, the people of this country. A must read. www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...

Opinion | The White House's sweeping overhaul of ICE is creating a Frankenstein force

The recent wave of ICE senior official reassignments has a clear motive.

2 billionaires who no one voted for have told 800,000 fed’l gov’t employees & all the small business & others who have rent & mortgages that they may not get paid. That disaster relief, rebuilding Baltimore’s brideg, helping seniors get tele-health cuz they don’t like it. #TrumpShutDown

Trump opposes funding bill, pushing government closer to a shutdown

Elon Musk joined a wave of right-wing fury against a bill to keep the government open. Now, the president-elect says he wants big changes, too, before this weekend's deadline.

President Jimmy Carter was a singular leader, who as a GA Governor called out racism. He was a champion of civil & human rights and enrolled his daughter in a DC public school when he got to the White House. He never stopped living a principled life committed to others and that is true leadership.

The Leadership Conference Statement on the Passing of President Jimmy Carter

Maya Wiley, president and CEO of The Leadership Conference, issued the following statement on the passing of President Jimmy Carter.

Listen! This administration is ignoring the Constitution, refusing to enforce civil rights laws where career lawyers found evidence of it,, winking at police departments and proclaiming “emergencies” were they dint exist, lying, scapegoating, promising retribution…

Opinion | Lessons on Authoritarianism From Around the World

Tyranny doesn’t happen overnight. Take it from the people who missed the first signs.

Americans ask for housing, health insurance, gas & utilities we can affird. The Trump admin turns on voters instead, trying to block us from voting & fighting to spend more on out of control ICE & Border Patrol Agents. Our answer? #NoKings www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=t...

No Kings

As the president escalates his authoritarian power grab, the NO KINGS non-violent movement continues to rise stronger. We are united once again to remind the world: America has No Kings and the power ...

As an elected officials with residents in that facility, Mayor Ras Baraka should never have been treated as a criminal and Members of Congress should never have been treated roughly. If they would treat elected leaders this way, how do you think they would treat regular folks?

Acyn @acyn.bsky.social

Menendez Jr: They feel no weight of the law and no restraint on what they should be doing. And that was shown in broad daylight today when they not just arrested the Mayor of Newark but when they put their hands on two members of congress standing behind me. How is this acceptable?

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This says it all. Discriminates by wrapping it in a partisan blanket. The ideological majority of SCOTUS has turned the clock back, wrapped in a blanket of dishonesty.

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social

JUST NOW: Rep. Todd Warner walks into the house to strip majority Black Memphis or representation wearing a trump flag as a cape as Rep. Camper of Memphis looks on Video: www.instagram.com/reel/DYCuFmt...

The #MLK quote that feels particularly timely now: “A man cannot ride your back unless it is bent.” There are a lot of powerful people who are bending their backs but they expect to ride us. My back will not be bent!

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Democracy dies in lies! We don’t have a voter fraud problem. We have a voter suppression problem. Try to earn our votes rather than trying to make it harder for voters! #votingrights.

The Leadership Conference @civilrightsorg.bsky.social

The SAVE Act includes restrictive documentation requirements that could falsely block eligible voters from the ballot box. Legislation should remove barriers to access—not build them. Tell Congress to vote NO: https://civilrights.quorum.us/campaign/155074/

This was a horribly violent weekend and to get right we need to be clear eyed. Violence is preventable. Mental health is meaningful. Sensible gun laws is a must. And humanity and decency from leaders must be a requirement and not simply a request.

LA voters! Polls are open! Please #JustSayNo to these 4 State Constitutional Amendments that will mean less money to educate kids & less fairness in the criminal justice system in the State. Having trouble voting? Call 866-OUR-VOTE.

If Trump will do this on tariffs, imagine what he’ll do on our voting rights!- ignoring SCOTUS & lying about effects of his policies & not caring who he hurts: “Trump’s Trade Gamble Will Continue, Despite Supreme Court Rebuke” www.nytimes.com/2026/02/21/b...

Trump’s Trade Gamble Will Continue, Despite Supreme Court Rebuke