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Melissa Harris-Perry

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Melissa Harris-Perry

@MHarrisPerry

Maya Angelou Presidential Chair @WakeForest. Founder & President @AJCCenter. Leader of Girl Scout Troop 10116. Wife of @JamesHPerry. Mom of Parker & Anna.

NC. NOLA. Real World.

melissaharrisperry.org

Joined January 2009

Melissa Harris-Perry
@MHarrisPerry
Feb 23, 2025
Water been wet a long time. You won't catch me being shocked, sad, or disappointed about it.
Melissa Harris-Perry
@MHarrisPerry
Nov 19, 2024
Hey @SankofaFarms! Thank you for sending videos for our @WakeForest class on Race, Land and Power today. Hearing from you was perfect for our discussion of #BlackLand loss and resilience in NC. Syllabus link is here.
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Syllabus: POL210- Race, Land, and Power Fall 2024
POL 210-A/ AAS 380-C/ ENV 304-B RACE, LAND, and POWER FALL 2024 Professor Melissa Harris-Perry WAIT CHAPEL/ DIVINITY/ RELIGIOUS STUDIES BUILDING ROOM 210 Tuesdays 3:30-5:45 PM Farmers working at Big...
Melissa Harris-Perry
@MHarrisPerry
Nov 5, 2024
For most people it's birthdays & holidays when they send & receive messages with all the far flung friends, colleagues, relatives, and others. Apparently for me it's #electionday that leads to all the calls, texts, nudges, photos, memories & sharing. Kinda loving it.
Melissa Harris-Perry
@MHarrisPerry
Nov 5, 2024
Love this.
IllumiNative
@IllumiNative
Nov 5, 2024
Remember, Democracy is Indigenous. Our ancestors showed us what true democracy looks like - respect, reciprocity & collective decision-making. Let's honor them by voting for Tribal Sovereignty, Climate Justice, Healthcare & Reproductive Rights, and Education! #NativesVote2024
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Melissa Harris-Perry
@MHarrisPerry
Nov 5, 2024
In order to vote in his first election, my father paid a poll tax. My dad. Not my great great grandfather, my father. He is very much still alive. He voted today. No poll tax required. I am so proud to his daughter.
Library of Congress
@librarycongress
Nov 5, 2024
Something to ponder as you head out to vote today, for free. In the Library's Rosa Parks Papers collection, there's a receipt for the poll tax she had to pay to vote in Alabama in 1956. Poll taxes, a Jim Crow-era voter suppression tool, were not abolished federally until 1964.

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