Errin Haines
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“They do whatever they want. They just harm whoever they want, whenever they want. And so, this is a step in making them accountable.”
This nurse brings health care to people outside a detention center. She says ICE agents assaulted her.
This week, the ACLU announced it has filed 54 claims on behalf of Norma Bowe and others who allege violence and additional harms from federal immigration officials.
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In 2020 I wrote about Cori Bush as a Ferguson activist heading to Congress after her historic primary election. She lost her seat in 2024 but on Tuesday, she's asking voters to send her back. 19thnews.org/2020/08/with...
With Cori Bush, Black Lives Matter could go to Congress
Cori Bush’s Democratic primary win in Missouri’s 1st District means the movement could be elevated into federal halls.
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Quit scrolling and lock in to the new show I'm co-hosting, Long Play! It's all about the South as the new battleground and the first two episodes are live! The premiere focuses on my home state, Georgia. I hope you'll watch, subscribe and share 🍑 m.youtube.com/watch?v=PH92...
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It was such a joy to talk with my new friend across the pond about one of our favorite Revolutionaries! I hope you'll listen to our conversation about the indomitable Elizabeth Freeman
Isabelle Roughol@isabelleroughol.com · 2w ago🚨 I just published Broad History, ep 13, "American Revolution | Ep 4 | Elizabeth Freeman, the true meaning of freedom (with Errin Haines)". Have a listen. https://share.transistor.fm/s/914fa8e1
For years, I've written about the role of Black women in our democracy. My latest column asks what happens when they begin to question whether democracy is showing up for them.
I’ve covered Black women and democracy for much of my career. And in my time at The 19th, I’ve kept returning to one idea: The journey to belonging is the unfinished business of our democracy.
Appreciated this conversation about what the loss of Black journalists costs all of us: a less honest and accurate record of who and where we are as a country at a consequential moment for our democracy.
Columbia Journalism Review@columjournreview.bsky.social · 2mo ago“If we get pushed out, America literally knows less about itself at the very moment that it needs to know the truth about itself,” @errinhaines.bsky.social tells @banikarim.bsky.social for a special Laurels + Darts column on race and the press. www.cjr.org/laurels-and-...
I didn't give a damn about NAN celebrity at this Knicks game -- until I saw Olivia Benson courtside 🙌🏾
Black women's resilience is often praised, but too rarely understood. In my latest column for @19thnews.org's project marking America's 250th anniversary, I argue that our resilience is revolutionary -- and that it has shaped a freer and fairer country for all of us.
A statement win with lessons for expectations and electability. Bottoms avoids a runoff, was dominant across the state *before* Georgia's largest and Blackest county came in 19thnews.org/2026/05/geor...
Keisha Lance Bottoms is Democrats’ pick in high-stakes Georgia governor’s race
Georgia Democratic gubernatorial nominee Keisha Lance Bottoms could be the nation's first Black woman governor.
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NABJ is calling for an immediate end to the long pattern of disrespect, hostility and public denigration of journalists doing their jobs with excellence -- and as protected by the First Amendment. Respect the work. Respect Black women journalists. Read the full statement here:
In the midst of a hantavirus outbreak that involves Americans and is making headlines around the world, a number of experts say the U.S. government’s top public health agency, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, has been uncharacteristically missing in action: apnews.com/article/cdc-...
Experts wonder 'Where is the CDC?' as a hantavirus outbreak unfolds on a cruise ship
Public health experts are questioning the U.S. government's response to the hantavirus outbreak aboard a cruise ship that involves Americans.
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This week, the last state to ratify the 19th Amendment to the Constitution became the first state after SCOTUS' decision to weaken the Voting Rights Act to draw congressional maps that break up a majority-Black district. Primary voting in Tennessee is already underway. 19thnews.org/2026/05/char...
She did everything she could to prevent the breakup of a majority-Black congressional district
“People didn’t send us here to draw racist maps, they sent us here to figure out how to fix the roads ... and lower our grocery prices," Tennessee state Sen. Charlane Oliver said.
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Today, I’m launched my first column for The 19th's Revolutionary, a project that explores our country's journey from exclusion to belonging. It begins with Elizabeth Freeman — a formerly enslaved Black woman who sued for her freedom and helped define what belonging in America could look like.
Mississippi takes its history head-on. Its “America 250 MS” platform says the state’s history mirrors the American story, with the removal of Native Americans making way for slavery and slavery leading to the Civil War, followed by Reconstruction and the Jim Crow era: apnews.com/article/amer...
Mississippi reveals its full history for America's anniversary year, a contrast to federal efforts
America’s history is being seen through different lenses as the country celebrates its 250th anniversary.
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Trump says federal gov't can't fund child care, Medicare. ‘He has no basic understanding,’ fmr. HHS Sec. Kathleen Sebelius said. ‘It raises real questions about what happens to the millions of Americans who rely on these federal priorities,’ said @errinhaines.bsky.social, Editor-at-Large of The 19th
Trump’s decision to fund war over health care & child care ‘raises questions’
Earlier this week President Donald Trump said the federal government cannot provide Medicare and child care because “we’re fighting wars.” Errin Haines, Editor-at-Large of The 19th, says this “raises real questions about what happens to the millions of Americans who rely on these federal priorities.” And Former HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius says most voters will disagree with the president’s decision to fund war and not entitlement programs. “We actually believe in America first, and that means feeding our kids, having them go to school, having health care, being able to buy a house,” she said. “Not involved in bombs and wars that have nothing to do with the United States.”
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Trump says federal gov't can't fund child care, Medicare. ‘He has no basic understanding,’ fmr. HHS Sec. Kathleen Sebelius said. ‘It raises real questions about what happens to the millions of Americans who rely on these federal priorities,’ said @errinhaines.bsky.social, Editor-at-Large of The 19th
Trump’s decision to fund war over health care & child care ‘raises questions’
Earlier this week President Donald Trump said the federal government cannot provide Medicare and child care because “we’re fighting wars.” Errin Haines, Editor-at-Large of The 19th, says this “raises real questions about what happens to the millions of Americans who rely on these federal priorities.” And Former HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius says most voters will disagree with the president’s decision to fund war and not entitlement programs. “We actually believe in America first, and that means feeding our kids, having them go to school, having health care, being able to buy a house,” she said. “Not involved in bombs and wars that have nothing to do with the United States.”
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What happens when the fight for justice asks women to carry harm in silence?
The way I loved Kiki Shepard! Young me stayed up late to watch this glamorous Black woman to see what she had on and that WALK. Rest in power to an icon deadline.com/2026/03/kiki...
Kiki Shepard Dies: Longtime Co-Host Of ‘Showtime At The Apollo’ Was 74
Her partners on the syndicated variety show based at the legendary Apollo Theatre in Harlem included Sinbad and, for seven years, Steve Harvey.
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"Voting is the most direct way many Americans experience democracy. Threats to ballot access make democracy personal — not just theoretical, which is how voting can become a kitchen-table priority." The Amendment is BACK, baby! My latest column is also live here: 19thnews.org/2026/03/wome...
When voting rights are threatened, women show up
The SAVE America Act has evoked a visceral reaction from many women who see it as a personal attack.
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In rare move, Kamala Harris weighs in ahead of Tuesday's Texas Senate Democratic primary, backing Jasmine Crockett in robocall. Crockett is a longtime mentee of the former vice president. www.texastribune.org/2026/02/27/k...
Kamala Harris records robocall for Jasmine Crockett
The call gives Crockett a jolt of support from one of her party’s biggest stars in the home stretch of her Senate Democratic primary against state Rep. James Talarico.
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NEW reporting from @19thnews.org on the Epstein files shows how academic research funding intersected with women scientists and institutional power shaped by male influence. An important story about accountability, impact and who gets protected -- and who doesn't. 19thnews.org/2026/02/epst...
The boys’ club: How Epstein’s influence shaped the exclusion of women in STEM
In one email, an AI researcher suggested it’s “hard to be brilliant if you are worrying if you look fat or why another woman hates you.”
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Joined @eugenedaniels2.bsky.social and @lbarronlopez.bsky.social to talk about Jesse Jackson's political legacy as part of his lifelong fight for equality. All three of us covered him over the years. www.ms.now/chris-jansin...
How Reverend Jesse Jackson transformed politics for the Democratic party
Tributes are pouring in to honor civil rights icon Reverend Jesse Jackson who died today at 84 years old. Rev. Jackson first rose to prominence as a protégé of Martin Luther King, Jr. and later ran fo...
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Spent today talking to just a few of the Black women who credit Jesse Jackson with their start in national politics. By inviting them in, he ensured they would help shape democracy for years to come. My latest on the coalition he built as part of his towering legacy: 19thnews.org/2026/02/jess...
‘He gave me my wings’: Jesse Jackson opened doors for Black women in politics
Jackson, who died Tuesday, worked to diversify the electorate and brought Black women into Democratic politics who ascended to positions of power.
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“Could I be next?”: NABJ president warns of “chilling effect” after Don Lemon’s arrest @errinhaines.bsky.social, editor at large of @19thnews.org and president of the National Association of Black Journalists, joins The Weeknight as Lemon pleads not guilty to protest-related charges in Minnesota.
Cross Japan off the list of nations who have never elected a woman head of state: www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/1...
Japan to elect first female leader, a hawk who promotes ‘Japan First’
After some last-minute political maneuvering, Sanae Takaichi is set to become Japan’s prime minister just days before President Donald Trump arrives in the country.
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Former GOP operative Scott Leiendecker just bought Dominion Voting Systems, giving him ownership of voting systems used in 27 states. Election experts have concerns.
One Republican Now Controls a Huge Chunk of US Election Infrastructure
Former GOP operative Scott Leiendecker just bought Dominion Voting Systems, giving him ownership of voting systems used in 27 states. Election experts have concerns.
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Known as a surrogate mother of her community, Miss Major Griffin-Gracy leaves behind a legacy as a fierce advocate for trans and LGBTQ+ rights. 19thnews.org/2025/10/tran...
Legendary transgender activist Miss Major dies at 78
Known as a surrogate mother of her community, Miss Major Griffin-Gracy leaves behind a legacy as a fierce advocate for trans and LGBTQ+ rights.
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