YP4 is a national network that centers black, brown, indigenous, dis/differently-abled, and LGBTQ leaders in education, media, business, government, & beyond.
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1 Mar 2021
Happy #WomenofColorDay! Today and every day, let's celebrate and uplift the intersectionality, creativity, and strength of Black and Brown women and femmes in our lives. ✊🏾✊🏽✊🏼♀️✨
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24 Feb 2021
‼️Event Reminder: Tonight @ 7pm ET‼️
Join us on the last night of #UnrigTheCourts🏦: Youth Advocacy Boot Camp! Tonight, we will discuss how to build a movement to unrig the courts for good!
➡️Join here: peoplesparity.org/youthadvoc…
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16 Feb 2021
‼️Event Reminder: Tonight @ 7pm ET‼️
Join us in the #UnrigTheCourts🏦: Youth Advocacy Boot Camp! Last week we broke down how the judiciary works, and how it’s rigged. Tonight, we will discuss how we got here — and how we get out!
Register here: peoplesparity.org/youthadvoc…
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15 Feb 2021
Celebrate #BlackHistoryMonth and #BlackExcellence✨in uplifting the intersecting identities of Black folks throughout history.⬇️👁️Watch these documentaries and shorts @pbs this month!
Black History Month is here! Here are previews of films premiering this month on PBS, as well as a dozen films you can stream to celebrate Black history. pbs.org/articles/2021/02/cel…
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13 Feb 2021
‼️#ImpeachmentTrial UPDATE‼️The final vote was cast today. The vote was 57-43. Remember, 67 votes were needed to convict. This means Trump has been acquitted and will not be convicted.
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12 Feb 2021
Exhaustion💤, apathy🙅🏾, and emotional fatigue🥴? These are all symptoms of #ActivismBurnout and yes, it’s REAL! You are not alone in this.➡️Check out these helpful tips on how to maintain your activism and reduce burnout in 2021!
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12 Feb 2021
🗣️White supremacist violence comes in both forms: Overt and COVERT. 👉🏾Read this opinion article from @Blavity about how white supremacist apologists are a serious barrier in dismantling white supremacy. blavity.com/super-save-a-sup…
11 Feb 2021
‼️Please read this article from @prismreports on the mass deportation of Black immigrants happening right now.‼️ We must hold the new administration accountable! prismreports.org/article/202…
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11 Feb 2021
Increasing the minimum wage is long overdue, but we aren’t settling.
Let’s continue the fight for LIVING WAGES NOW in this country. $15/hr in 2025 ain’t it, Fam. #RaiseTheWage⬆️💰 @ColorOfChange
3 Feb 2021
We elected members of @Congressdotgov to FIGHT for Black folks and working families. While $15/hr min. wage is long overdue, folks are hurting NOW and cannot afford to wait until 2025. Demand that Congress #RaiseTheWage to a LIVING WAGE: act.colorofchange.org/sign/R…
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10 Feb 2021
‼️Update‼️ Yesterday with a 56-44 vote, the Senate confirmed the impeachment trial is constitutional. Today at 12pm ET, the trial will proceed with opening arguments. Watch the trial on @PBS @pbsnewshour⬇️
This is the fourth presidential impeachment in history. Each impeachment process and set of arguments is slightly or dramatically different from the last. @NewsHour tackles your questions here ⬇️ pbs.org/newshour/politics/yo…
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10 Feb 2021
‼️Event tonight @ 7pm ET‼️ Join us in the #UnrigTheCourts🏦: Youth Advocacy Boot Camp! We break down how the judiciary works, and how it’s rigged.
📲Register here: peoplesparity.org/youthadvoc…
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9 Feb 2021
‼️The impeachment trial starts today.‼️ 👉🏾Check out our graphic explaining how we got here and what the process will look like. instagram.com/p/CLFC21TMVoX/
9 Feb 2021
Young people are leading the fight for progress — but the courts are poised to stand in their way. It's critical that today’s organizers and advocates understand the judiciary. ‼️Join us this February for the #UnrigTheCourts: Youth Advocacy Boot Camp‼️ peoplesparity.org/youthadvoc…
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9 Feb 2021
‼️Our communities never needed more policing. We need more community resources.‼️➡️Check out how Austin, TX plans to redistribute budget cuts from policing into combatting homelessness. theappeal.org/austin-cut-pol…
4 Feb 2021
From the past to the future, celebrate #BlackHistoryMonth with us by uplifting all Black leaders in civic engagement, liberation, equity, and all-around #BlackExcellence✨!
✊🏿✊🏽✊🏾➡️instagram.com/p/CK4jNdJJ0m_/
4 Feb 2021
🔮Currently envisioning a future we deserve— a just and equitable society for all.⏩@Mvmnt4BlkLives
1 Feb 2021
Our afrofuturist film, Black Futures: An Ode to Freedom Summer, takes us to Solar Year 2172, where future Black freedom fighters get a glimpse of what it took for their ancestors to build Black power for them and the next 7 generations. Watch Full Video: m4bl.org/black-futures-month…
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1 Feb 2021
Hey y’all! Check out this dope online directory from @ColorofChange on where to find and support Black-owned businesses in your area! ⬇️blackbusinessgreenbook.com 🙌🏾
28 Jan 2021
If you're out, you may spot these new billboards celebrating our Black Business Green Book. It's a directory of Black businesses to support, and resources to help you fight to get Black entrepreneurs the protections and relief they are owed.
Take a look: blackbusinessgreenbook.com
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1 Feb 2021
‼️BREAKING‼️ Stacey Abrams has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize! @staceyabrams has been making history fighting for the voting rights of folks in #Georgia. This is so dope to see!🙌🏾 #BlackHistoryMonth reuters.com/article/us-nobel…
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29 Jan 2021
Friendly reminder: It’s okay to take a break from social media for your self-care.📲 Here’s a helpful article from @Rewire_dot_org on tips to handle #feedfatigue. ⬇️ rewire.org/how-to-establish-…
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27 Jan 2021
🗣️We're fighting for #TheFutureWeNeed! TODAY from 5:30-7pm ET, join us for a youth-led virtual panel discussing #TheFourYearsWeNeed. ➡️RSVP at futureweneed.org/rsvp
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