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Helen Ubiñas

@notesfromhel.bsky.social

Journalist. Writer. Content creator – or whatever the hip term is now. Founder, Ñ Fund for Latinas in Journalism.

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Helen Ubiñas@notesfromhel.bsky.social · last yr.

There are truly no words of thanks adequate enough for the kind notes many of you have taken the time to send about my departure from the Philadelphia Inquirer. I was (barely) holding it together — and then one of you wrote me a letter. 🥹❤️🥹 caterinaroman.substack.com/p/an-ode-to-...

An Ode to Philadelphia Inquirer Columnist Helen Ubiñas: A Voice Philadelphia (Government) Couldn’t Ignore

Shaping the conversation on gun violence and public accountability in Philadelphia.

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Sabrina Vourvoulias@followthelede.bsky.social · last yr.

Gutted and heartbroken that @helenubinas.bsky.social is leaving the @inquirer.com . But I will find her writing to read in whatever form or on whatever platform she does it. No exaggeration, she is one of the very best. www.inquirer.com/opinion/hele...

Thank you, Philadelphia. It’s been a privilege to tell your stories | Helen Ubiñas

After 30 years in journalism, I'm dedicating some time to growing The Ñ Fund for Latinas in Journalism, among other projects.

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Matthew Stiegler@matthewstiegler.bsky.social · last yr.

A newspaper columnist who cared about our city enough to keep battling to make it better. Thanks for speaking up when others wouldn’t, @helenubinas.bsky.social.

Philadelphia Inquirer@inquirer.com · last yr.

“I am so proud of so much of what we accomplished together. Yes, we, because no one — no single activist or politician or columnist — can have any kind of impact if their community doesn’t have their back. And Philly, you’ve had my back for more than a decade now.” — Inquirer columnist Helen Ubiñas

Michael D. Dwyer@michaelddwyer.bsky.social · last yr.

I've been really proud to subscribe to my local paper since I moved to Philadelphia 15 years ago, and @helenubinas.bsky.social's work has been a big reason why.

Philadelphia Inquirer@inquirer.com · last yr.

“I am so proud of so much of what we accomplished together. Yes, we, because no one — no single activist or politician or columnist — can have any kind of impact if their community doesn’t have their back. And Philly, you’ve had my back for more than a decade now.” — Inquirer columnist Helen Ubiñas

David Gambacorta@dgambacorta.bsky.social · last yr.

This is a enormous loss for the Inquirer and Philadelphia. @helenubinas.bsky.social pushed the city — its elected leaders, its community groups, its journalists — to better serve residents who needed the most and asked for the least: gun violence survivors and homicide victims’ relatives.

Thank you, Philadelphia. It’s been a privilege to tell your stories | Helen Ubiñas

After 30 years in journalism, I'm dedicating some time to growing The Ñ Fund for Latinas in Journalism, among other projects.

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Tom Durso@tomdurso.bsky.social · last yr.

Thank YOU, @helenubinas.bsky.social, for comforting Philly's afflicted, afflicting Philly's comfortable, and, always, speaking truth to power. This city we love is better for your writing about it.

Philadelphia Inquirer@inquirer.com · last yr.

“I am so proud of so much of what we accomplished together. Yes, we, because no one — no single activist or politician or columnist — can have any kind of impact if their community doesn’t have their back. And Philly, you’ve had my back for more than a decade now.” — Inquirer columnist Helen Ubiñas

David Gambacorta@dgambacorta.bsky.social · last yr.

“We lost him,” he told me. “We lost our light.” Heartbreaking column from @notesfromhel.bsky.social, who has written for years about Azir Harris, his family, and the long, endless toll of gun violence in Philadelphia:

I met Azir Harris after he was paralyzed in a shooting in 2018. Gunfire early Monday claimed his life. | Helen Ubiñas

To learn he was one of four people killed early Monday, gunned down at a Grays Ferry block party, felt like a punch in the gut. This is the column I never wanted to write.

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Zoe Greenberg@zoegberg.bsky.social · last yr.

A devastating account: "A young father who was paralyzed in a shooting in 2018, and who had become an advocate for survivors of gun violence, was among those killed early Monday after gunfire erupted," by @ellierushing.bsky.social and @notesfromhel.bsky.social : www.inquirer.com/crime/azir-h...

Young father and paralyzed gun violence survivor among those killed in Grays Ferry shooting, family says

Azir Harris was paralyzed in a shooting in 2018 and had spent years sharing his recovery journey with Inquirer columnist Helen Ubiñas. He was killed in South Philadelphia Monday morning.

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Valerie Russ@vruss.bsky.social · last yr.

A really tragic column from @notesfromhel.bsky.social on the gun violence that took the life of a young man who she had written about years earlier when he was paralyzed in another shooting . share.inquirer.com/ltWR0B

I met Azir Harris after he was paralyzed in a shooting in 2018. Gunfire early Monday claimed his life. | Helen Ubiñas

To learn he was one of four people killed early Monday, gunned down at a Grays Ferry block party, felt like a punch in the gut. This is the column I never wanted to write.

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Sabrina Vourvoulias@followthelede.bsky.social · last yr.

A really affecting column by @notesfromhel.bsky.social: "To learn [Azir Harris] was one of four people killed early Monday, gunned down at a Grays Ferry block party, felt like a punch in the gut. This is the column I never wanted to write." www.inquirer.com/opinion/azir...

I met Azir Harris after he was paralyzed in a shooting in 2018. Gunfire early Monday claimed his life. | Helen Ubiñas

To learn he was one of four people killed early Monday, gunned down at a Grays Ferry block party, felt like a punch in the gut. This is the column I never wanted to write.

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Sabrina Vourvoulias@followthelede.bsky.social · last yr.

She showed up to her lifeguard job prepared & excited. Then she was told not to wear the swim cover-up in keeping with her Muslim faith. "The 16-year-old didn’t expect to be thrust into the role of accidental activist," columnist @notesfromhel.bsky.social writes. www.inquirer.com/opinion/musl...

Faith, fabric, and fairness: From Philly lifeguard to accidental activist | Helen Ubiñas

City policies must be clear, consistently enforced, and fairly applied. Otherwise, they create confusion, resentment, and a sense of exclusion.

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Sabrina Vourvoulias@followthelede.bsky.social · last yr.

"Citizenship doesn’t guarantee equality,” Meléndez-Badillo told @notesfromhel.bsky.social . “We’re still marginalized in political spaces and circles of power — even though we have the numbers." www.inquirer.com/opinion/puer...

Boricua history with a Bad Bunny twist | Helen Ubiñas

In a crossover between academia and pop culture, the Puerto Rican megastar has blessed the book "Puerto Rico: A National History" by Jorell Meléndez-Badillo — essential reading in Philly and beyond.

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Helen Ubiñas@notesfromhel.bsky.social · last yr.

Oof, when the ghost of administration’s past speaks out more forcefully on pressing immigration issues than the present administration…https://www.inquirer.com/politics/philadelphia/kenney-philadelphia-sanctuary-cities-trump-20250610.html

Former Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney: Sanctuary cities are ‘common sense’

Kenney has not commented on Parker’s handling of the situation, but his op-ed compelled Democratic leaders to uphold "welcoming values."

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Helen Ubiñas@notesfromhel.bsky.social · last yr.

This story seriously made me LOL. Reply-all is the devil. Council President Kenyatta Johnson shall henceforth be known as the Director of Decorum. And Jamie Gauthier should probably be nominated for a (digital) Nobel Peace Prize. www.inquirer.com/politics/phi...

oprah winfrey says you get a chill pill you get a chill pill everybody get a chill pill

ALT: oprah winfrey says you get a chill pill you get a chill pill everybody get a chill pill

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Leia🇨🇴🇺🇸@theswprincess.bsky.social · last yr.

These people were following the law and went to check in with immigration like they are supposed to. This woman's immigration case was dismissed, which made her immediately undocumented. So ICE took her into custody. The air conditioning was off in the back of the truck. "I can't breathe."

✨ A Goddess has NO KING ✨@the-goddess-speaks.bsky.social · last yr.

FUCK THIS. The cruelty. The inhumanity. ENOUGH! @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social @whipkclark.bsky.social STOP THIS!!!!

Helen Ubiñas@notesfromhel.bsky.social · last yr.

Great Bunch column. But let us never forget, and point out, what utter bullshit many newsroom reckonings *also turned out to be. What went wrong, from colleges to corporations, is that those who co-signed/created environments that needed to be reformed then went on to lead these “reckonings.”

Will Bunch@willbunch.bsky.social · last yr.

Sunday marks 5 years since George Floyd's murder, when millions marched for racial justice. It's bad enough that few reforms came from it But there's a straight line from BLM marches to a backlash that reelected Trump and is ending DEI. What went wrong? My column www.inquirer.com/opinion/geor...