Simple Truths: “Anyone who has ever struggled with poverty knows how extremely expensive it is to be poor.”
— James Baldwin

“Zohran Mamdani didn’t just win New York—he reminded it who it belongs to: the working class, the dreamers, the unseen & unheard, the ones who never stopped believing justice could live here.” ~ Mustafa Santiago Ali

Get in good trouble, necessary trouble! “A democracy cannot thrive where power remains unchecked and justice is reserved for a select few. Ignoring these cries and failing to respond to this movement is simply not an option — for peace cannot exist where justice is not served.” — John Lewis
#NoKings

We The People — From the Million Man March to No Kings Dr. Mustafa Ali says democracy is not a spectator sport.

“The Million Man March showed us what happens when Black men stand together; the #NoKings Movement shows what happens when a nation does. These lessons roar across generations: we are the power, unless we give it away.” Here’s my latest essay for those who fight back👇🏾
wordinblack.com/2025/10/mill...

“No one is born racist — hate is taught, not inherited. Break the cycle and stop passing down the sins of your bigotry to the next generation. ©️MustafaSantiagoAli #Resister @rolandsmartin.bsky.social

Simple Truths: "Show respect to all people, but grovel to none." – Sitting Bull, Hunkpapa Lakota

When the government shuts down, it’s not politicians who suffer — it’s workers, families, and fragile futures. My new op-ed tells the story of who’s being sacrificed and why this pain is no accident. #Resister #ProudBlue #BlackSky

Read Here: 👉🏾 wordinblack.com/2025/10/the-...

“You cannot get through a single day without having an impact on the world around you. What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make.” ~ Jane Goodall

Rest in Peace my friend 🙏🏽

Simple Truths: “Government shutdowns - reveal the cruelty of power disguised as strategy — a cold calculus that trades human need for political gain.”
©️MustafaSantiagoAli

This Fall, Don’t Let Your Climate Power Slip Away As rollbacks of climate protections and injustice converge, Dr. Mustafa Ali reminds us: "You have power unless you give it away"

“You have power unless you give it away.” 👉🏾 I invite you to dive into my latest essay, where we focus on pushing back against a rogue administration, addressing the climate crisis, and protecting vulnerable communities.
wordinblack.com/2025/09/dont...

Do evil.
Speak evil.
Live evil.
Darkness always calls you back home.
©️MustafaSantiagoAli

Simple Truths: “Call hate from the shadows and it will nod like a servant — until it turns, and devours its master first.”
©️MustafaSantiagoAli

"The world will not be destroyed by those who do evil, but by those who watch them without doing anything."
Albert Einstein

— FREE DC —

we. are. not. a. colony.
not your backdrop for war games
or Black pain on replay.

no more taxes
with no voice.
no more boots
to stomp our choice.

from malcolm’s park
to plaza’s flame—
the streets be shoutin
our true name.

this ain’t chaos.
this clarity.
not a riot—
but a prophecy.

Simple Truths: “Activism is my rent for living on the planet”
~Alice Walker

Not for nothing, but I told y'all:

There is no seat at the table of supremacy for Black & Brown people.

*unless you buy one*

I see one brotha in this video, and he's the "help."

They love that brownskin service.

*sip* 🔥☕️

#ProudBlue
#ResistanceUnited
#USDemocracy
#Voices4Victory

— Epstein Survivors Speak—

they called it scandal.
we called it rape.
he flew first class,
we prayed escape.

the cameras flashed,
they turned their backs.
girls in chains
while men made stacks.

america shrugged.
power grinned.
but we remember
everything.
©️MustafaSantiagoAli

#EpsteinFiles

"Hate, it has caused a lot of problems in this world,
but it has not solved one yet."
— Maya Angelou
#Resister #ProudBlue

Upcoming 'upgrade' to Holocaust Museum exhibit on US response to Nazi Germany sparks some staff concerns: Sources A Holocaust Memorial Museum exhibit will temporarily close for upgrades, sparking concern from some staff over potential changes amid President Trump's review of museums.

"Upgrade?"

The Felon Administration is putting pressure on the Holocaust Museum to 'upgrade' the US response to Nazi Germany during WW2.

They will whitewash the awful part of history when America turned away fleeing Jews. Many had to return, resulting in death.😢✡️

abcnews.go.com/US/upcoming-...

“Listen”

how many prayers
must we stack
before the ceiling cracks?

how many babies
must we bury
before the ground
refuses us?

stop calling it tragedy
when it’s policy.
stop calling it freedom
when our children
are the collateral.

we deserve a country
that loves them enough
to keep them alive.

Clearing the Air: The War on Smog: Chapter 1 | American Experience | PBS Watch a preview of Clearing the Air: The War on Smog.

Family, Here’s a clip from my upcoming film Clearing the Air:The War on Smog—a powerful reminder that when crisis strikes, we can come together and solve it.

I hope you will watch the premiere Tonight, August 26, 2025, at 9:00 p.m. on PBS.
#ClearingTheAirPBS
#ProudBlue
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Slavery was nothing less than physical & psychological trauma—built on sex trafficking and rape, on brutalization & the destruction of families, on cultural erasure & economic exploitation. It gave rise to institutionalized racism, stole futures, corrupted morals, entrenched generational inequity,👇🏾

“The was no bright side to slavery—only trauma, rape, destruction of families, and stolen futures; anyone who says otherwise is siding with the devil.”©️MustafaSantiagoAli

When a President Tries to Whitewash Slavery Dr. Mustafa Ali says this isn't just about Trump. This is about America's refusal to tell the truth about itself.

BlueSky Family,
Let me know how you feel about my latest piece 👉🏾”When a President Tries to Whitewash Slavery.”
Dr. Mustafa Ali says this isn’t just about Trump. This is about America’s refusal to tell the truth about itself. The picture below is worth a thousand words
wordinblack.com/2025/08/when...

White House announces Smithsonian review amid Trump’s cultural reckoning The administration wants the museum system to “celebrate American exceptionalism” and “remove divisive or partisan narratives” ahead of the country’s 250th anniversary.

When a racist wants to impose HIS views on US cultural and historical institutions and purge materials focused on diversity; that's white supremacy at work.

You're lying if you say it isn't. 🔥☕️

#ProudBlue
#ResistanceUnited
#USDemocracy
#Voices4Victory

www.politico.com/news/2025/08...

Simple Truths: "If you're not careful, the media will have you hating the people who are being oppressed, and loving the people who are doing the oppressing." Malcolm X

⚠️WOKE CONTENT⚠️

🧵 Did you know there was never anything in writing that segregated professional baseball?

There was a "gentleman's agreement"; and it began with racist MLB Hall of Famer Cap Anson.

Pull up a seat. 🪑(cont)

#ProudBlue
#ResistanceRoots
#USDemocracy
#Voices4Victory

A Free D.C. Is Worth the Fight The real crisis? Dr. Mustafa Ali says it's a president using troops to strip a majority-Black city of power — and attack democracy itself.

If you believe in a “Free DC” and the fight to protect our democracy, take a moment to read this powerful piece by Mustafa Santiago Ali — then pass it on. Like it. Share it. Let the truth travel farther than the lies.
wordinblack.com/2025/08/free...

“Every day I wake to see another so-called leader bow down, kiss the ring, and sell their soul—and I hear Dr. King in my head: In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.”

Trump and the GOP’s goal is to “exterminate” the disability community These are the stakes!

“They want to exterminate us.” Those were the blunt words of Steve Way—a long time disability rights activist—to describe Trump and the GOP’s multi-front war targeting the disability community. My new article on an issue that demands far more attention: deanobeidallah.substack.com/p/trump-and-...