Former NAACP President Ben Jealous running for Governor of Maryland; Larry Hogan WINS re-election
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gotta throw this up here if folks still don't know why we're hyped
If I'm reading these graphs right, Baltimore County Republican's are out voting the Democrats....seriously wtf is it with bmore county.
Also turnout in bmore city is high but pretty blah compared to other areas. Jealous needs huge turnout's from bmore to pull this off.
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Just voted today, brehs 
i hope he wins because republicans winning so called blue states is not a good look.
New Jeruzalem Journalist
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Brehs............
My best friend lives in Maryland. Educated, high political acumen, my main homie for the past 20 plus years. Progressive minded, veteran, black man, father of 3, grew up in the hood in Jersey.
He's not even registered to vote in Maryland (might not be too late to register in person from what I'm reading).
But that's not even the worst part. We've been arguing on the phone for the past 35 minutes and he's basically hitting with me with a near equivalent of "both sides" and can't put wholesale trust in every Dem and we need to be pragmatic about our choices and he doesn't know if he wouldn't vote Hogan cuz he's done a good job in office.
I'm selling him a little short on the convo, but it was still dire enough to have me
for the duration of it.
My best friend lives in Maryland. Educated, high political acumen, my main homie for the past 20 plus years. Progressive minded, veteran, black man, father of 3, grew up in the hood in Jersey.
He's not even registered to vote in Maryland (might not be too late to register in person from what I'm reading).
But that's not even the worst part. We've been arguing on the phone for the past 35 minutes and he's basically hitting with me with a near equivalent of "both sides" and can't put wholesale trust in every Dem and we need to be pragmatic about our choices and he doesn't know if he wouldn't vote Hogan cuz he's done a good job in office.
I'm selling him a little short on the convo, but it was still dire enough to have me
for the duration of it.
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Brehs............
My best friend lives in Maryland. Educated, high political acumen, my main homie for the past 20 plus years. Progressive minded, veteran, black man, father of 3, grew up in the hood in Jersey.
He's not even registered to vote in Maryland (might not be too late to register in person from what I'm reading).
But that's not even the worst part. We've been arguing on the phone for the past 35 minutes and he's basically hitting with me with a near equivalent of "both sides" and can't put wholesale trust in every Dem and we need to be pragmatic about our choices and he doesn't know if he wouldn't vote Hogan cuz he's done a good job in office.
I'm selling him a little short on the convo, but it was still dire enough to have me
Direct him to these 2 Instagram posts
New Jeruzalem Journalist
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Thanks. Just texted that to him. I need him to call his local election office and confirm that he can still register in person without a MD drivers license. I think he only needs utility bill and ssn.
Early voting breh, we all know our peeps are on that Colored People Time. After next sunday's soul to the poles, we'll know what's up....
@AZBeautyBrehs............
My best friend lives in Maryland. Educated, high political acumen, my main homie for the past 20 plus years. Progressive minded, veteran, black man, father of 3, grew up in the hood in Jersey.
He's not even registered to vote in Maryland (might not be too late to register in person from what I'm reading).
But that's not even the worst part. We've been arguing on the phone for the past 35 minutes and he's basically hitting with me with a near equivalent of "both sides" and can't put wholesale trust in every Dem and we need to be pragmatic about our choices and he doesn't know if he wouldn't vote Hogan cuz he's done a good job in office.
I'm selling him a little short on the convo, but it was still dire enough to have me
READ THE POSTS I PUT UP YESTERDAY ABOUT HOGAN! SEND THE TWITTER LINKS IF YOU HAVE TO. I HAVE OTHER ARTICLES TOO!Brehs............
My best friend lives in Maryland. Educated, high political acumen, my main homie for the past 20 plus years. Progressive minded, veteran, black man, father of 3, grew up in the hood in Jersey.
He's not even registered to vote in Maryland (might not be too late to register in person from what I'm reading).
But that's not even the worst part. We've been arguing on the phone for the past 35 minutes and he's basically hitting with me with a near equivalent of "both sides" and can't put wholesale trust in every Dem and we need to be pragmatic about our choices and he doesn't know if he wouldn't vote Hogan cuz he's done a good job in office.
I'm selling him a little short on the convo, but it was still dire enough to have me
ALSO HE CAN REGISTER TO VOTE DURING THE EARLY VOTE PERIOD!!!!!!
@New Jeruzalem Journalist send him this article too:
Benjamin Jealous ’94: A Force for Change | Columbia College Today
Benjamin Jealous ’94: A Force for Change
NAACP’s youngest president leads volunteer army for social change into its second century
By Amy Perkel Madsen ’89
PHOTO: JEFFREY MACMILLANBenjamin Jealous ’94 is steeped in the history of the Civil and Human Rights movements. He grew up surrounded by black leaders, witnessed firsthand how racism could tear apart a family and put his Columbia education on the line to fight for his beliefs. Now, he is making history as the youngest president of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (he turned 36 on January 18), tasked with bringing the organization into a new era at the same time that the United States elected its first African-American president.
During the NAACP’s 14-month search for a new executive, Jealous, an experienced civil and human rights activist, emerged as the favorite of Chairman Julian Bond. His resume contrasted sharply with outgoing president Bruce Gordon, a former telecom executive who wanted the organization to focus on social services. The board believed the organization should continue fighting discrimination through the justice system, a long-term focus of the NAACP, which marked its 100th anniversary on February 12. [Editor’s note: Jealous was honored on March 10, along with four other College alumni, with a John Jay Award for distinguished professional achievement. See “Around the Quads.”]
Jealous always has been known as a fighter who comes out on top — he was suspended from Columbia for his part in a political protest but returned to school to win a Rhodes Scholarship. In September 2008, he beat out 200 candidates, including finalists Rev. Frederick D. Haynes III, the senior pastor of a Dallas mega-church, and Alvin Brown, a former White House official and member of the Hillary Clinton Presidential campaign, to become the leader of the NAACP, which Jealous calls “a volunteer army for social change.”
A fifth-generation member who was an intern with the NAACP’s Legal Defense Fund while a college student, Jealous says the organization “has the most successful track record of transforming this country consistently throughout the 20th and now the 21st century.” He plans to focus the NAACP’s resources on legislative issues, including education disparities, criminal justice, the home mortgage crisis, racial profiling and healthcare. He also wants to aggressively expand its base of 275,000 dues-paying members and 375,000 e-associates, a new category for those who engage online.
Although his goals seem lofty, Jealous has spent much of his time making sweeping improvements to nonprofit organizations around the country. Prior to joining the NAACP, he worked at the Rosenberg Foundation, a 70-year-old grant-making institution focused on economic inclusion and human rights for Californians, where he redesigned the grants program, making space for new investments in criminal justice reform. Previously, in his role as director of the U.S. Human Rights Program for Amnesty International, Jealous focused on ending racial and religious profiling, sentencing juveniles to life without the possibility of parole, and prison rape. Before that, he was executive director of the National Newspaper Publishers Association, a federation of more than 200 black community newspapers, and managing editor of the Jackson (Miss.) Advocate.
Benjamin Jealous ’94: A Force for Change | Columbia College Today
Benjamin Jealous ’94: A Force for Change
NAACP’s youngest president leads volunteer army for social change into its second century
By Amy Perkel Madsen ’89
During the NAACP’s 14-month search for a new executive, Jealous, an experienced civil and human rights activist, emerged as the favorite of Chairman Julian Bond. His resume contrasted sharply with outgoing president Bruce Gordon, a former telecom executive who wanted the organization to focus on social services. The board believed the organization should continue fighting discrimination through the justice system, a long-term focus of the NAACP, which marked its 100th anniversary on February 12. [Editor’s note: Jealous was honored on March 10, along with four other College alumni, with a John Jay Award for distinguished professional achievement. See “Around the Quads.”]
Jealous always has been known as a fighter who comes out on top — he was suspended from Columbia for his part in a political protest but returned to school to win a Rhodes Scholarship. In September 2008, he beat out 200 candidates, including finalists Rev. Frederick D. Haynes III, the senior pastor of a Dallas mega-church, and Alvin Brown, a former White House official and member of the Hillary Clinton Presidential campaign, to become the leader of the NAACP, which Jealous calls “a volunteer army for social change.”
A fifth-generation member who was an intern with the NAACP’s Legal Defense Fund while a college student, Jealous says the organization “has the most successful track record of transforming this country consistently throughout the 20th and now the 21st century.” He plans to focus the NAACP’s resources on legislative issues, including education disparities, criminal justice, the home mortgage crisis, racial profiling and healthcare. He also wants to aggressively expand its base of 275,000 dues-paying members and 375,000 e-associates, a new category for those who engage online.
Although his goals seem lofty, Jealous has spent much of his time making sweeping improvements to nonprofit organizations around the country. Prior to joining the NAACP, he worked at the Rosenberg Foundation, a 70-year-old grant-making institution focused on economic inclusion and human rights for Californians, where he redesigned the grants program, making space for new investments in criminal justice reform. Previously, in his role as director of the U.S. Human Rights Program for Amnesty International, Jealous focused on ending racial and religious profiling, sentencing juveniles to life without the possibility of parole, and prison rape. Before that, he was executive director of the National Newspaper Publishers Association, a federation of more than 200 black community newspapers, and managing editor of the Jackson (Miss.) Advocate.