kia speaks

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working at the intersection of culture, theology & justice. comms professional. nonprofit executive. mission driven consultant. 1881. 1908. Alabama raised me. ATL made me. Thoughts and opinions are mine. KiaSpeaksAlso.com KandGStrategies.com

My momma: you just better be prayerful and hope some falls from the sky. Me: momma, that’s not how money works! Her: okay, let me go. 😭💀😂

Members of the Mississippi Legislature’s joint redistricting committee will hold hearings across the state over the next two months to hear from voters about how lawmakers should draw the state’s legislative, congressional and Supreme Court district maps. buff.ly/lQjfAOI

Mississippi Legislature to Host Redistricting Hearings Across the State

The Mississippi Legislature will hold hearings across the state to hear from voters about how lawmakers should draw the state’s district maps.

mississippifreepress.org

The diarrhea lettuce company, Taylor Farms, uses slave labor contracted from the Arizona Dept. of Corrections. The backbreaking labor is often performed by imprisoned Mexican nationals who would be otherwise ineligble to work in the US. They are paid $1.50 an hour.

The Diarrhea Lettuce Company Has Been Linked to Forced Labor

The lettuce-producing Taylor Farms was linked to the widespread use of prison labor before its involvement in a cyclospora outbreak.

futurism.com

Cheryl Reeve, winningest coach in WNBA history, defends transgender athletes against sports bans. “Exclusion is never the answer. Separate isn’t equal. Trans lives matter.” 💗🏳️‍⚧️💗🏀💗

There is something deeply holy and sacred about Savannah for me. I feel the same way about being on the water in Montgomery. And I know in my bones it is ancestral.