Prez & CEO @civilrightsorg. Former @msnbc. Ran 4 Mayor of NYC; IG @Maya4CivilRights @maya4rights.bsky.social RT ≠ endorsement. Views are mine. She/Her
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My memoir, REMEMBER, YOU ARE A WILEY, is out 9/17/24. The title is my grandmother’s command. Its meaning is what shaped me. Pre-Orders here: bit.ly/4bGtFGx
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No. You’re married to a human being whose skin you do not wear by virtue of a marriage certificate and whose experiences you don’t get to use as an invisibility cloak!
"I'm married to an Asian" -- Kellyanne Conway downplays White House official reportedly calling coronavirus "Kung-Flu" and Trump using the term "Chinese Virus"
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I'm on the move, and I'm running to be the next Mayor of New York City. Join me >> bit.ly/3iPxUnL
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College Counselor: “Anything you want me to know to help you think of colleges that might be a fit?”
My daughter: “No open carry States!!”
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At a loooong #EarlyVoting polling site. “How long have you been waiting to vote.” Woman’s response: “4 YEARS!” ⚡️
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#nycprotests have not slowed any more than they have around the country because initial legislative reforms are frst steps...not big leaps. This is a movement, not a moment. #BlackLivesMatter
Let's keep going ✊🏿#BrooklynLiberation
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Public Service Announcement: You can get up to 10 years in prison for threatening a federal law enforcement officer. Have a good day.
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Public Service Announcement: If you pull up to a library in a truck, take 11,000 library books, drive off and refuse to return them, that would be a crime. Don’t steal 11,000 library books. Have a nice day.
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My sweet Maxie today. May be her last with us. She got me through this hard year wagging her tail on my Zooms and curling up with me. The Sadness is deep. And the loss will be profound.
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Headed someplace to do something I’ve never done before...for the city I love. Hope you’ll join me on this journey!
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My dear lord. When we don’t see human beings as human beings, this is what happens.
This is a horrific abuse of power. This officer must be held accountable. nitter.app/destiinoo_/status/1254…
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“I am someone’s daughter too!”
Rep. @AOC: "Mr. Yoho mentioned that he has a wife and two daughters. I am two years younger than Mr. Yoho’s youngest daughter. I am someone’s daughter too. My father, thankfully, is not alive to see how Mr. Yoho treated his daughter."
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Thank you for the outpouring of kind and humbling support so many of you have shared on this dark, rainy day. I walk thru it feeling the weight of history. The history I believe so sincerely NYC can make clashing with the current history unfolding. 1/14
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Bumped into the leader who cracked the glass ceiling for POTUS by winning the popular vote. Appreciated her kind words to me and her powerful words on Day 1 of #DNCConvention2024
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In courtroom gang trials, a common witness intimidation tactic is for gang members to line the back of the courtroom as a silent threat.
Matt Gaetz says he’s about to lead this phalanx of House Republicans into the SCIF to check out what’s going on with the whole impeachment thing
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#NYC School principal Dezann Romain has just died of #coronavirus complications. She was 36. David Lat, founder of Above the Law, is in critical condition, fighting for his life today. He is 44. #LtGovDanPatrick is dangerous & deserves public shaming.
This is a ridiculous, dangerous and reckless statement by Texas Lt Gov Dan Patrick. We do not and certainly should not sacrifice people’s lives for the economy or anything else.
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We call this “witness intimidation.”
....In addition, I want to meet not only my accuser, who presented SECOND & THIRD HAND INFORMATION, but also the person who illegally gave this information, which was largely incorrect, to the “Whistleblower.” Was this person SPYING on the U.S. President? Big Consequences!
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Is anyone seeing reporting on these #ImpeachAndRemove protests?
Happening in Georgia: This is what DEMOCRACY looks like!
#NotAboveTheLaw #DefendOurDemocracy
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I CONFESS! My children were both born from my womb in the 9th month...and it was legal in the state of NY!
Statement from The President: "Right now in a number of states the laws allow a baby to be born from his or her mother's womb in the 9th month. It is wrong. It has to change." Watch.
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Mourning. A nation must mourn. RIP Army Spc. Henry Mayfield Jr.
NEW: The Pentagon has identified the service member killed in a terror attack on a U.S. base in Kenya as Army Spc. Henry Mayfield Jr., 23, of Evergreen Park, Illinois. abcn.ws/37Hutdr
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Clarence Thomas was accused of sexual harassment and got confirmed to #SCOTUS. Kavanaugh was accused of sexual assault. #GinniThomas sent 29 texts demanding a Constitutional violation & indictable crimes. Senators who fear #KetanjiBrownJackson is “soft on crime”? What say you?
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That’s right, it IS just a matter of time until we elect a woman mayor. 62 days, to be exact.
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Have you ever seem #Trump do this?
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Fascinating to watch people who have been on the wrong side of history begin revising it.
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“You don’t have to intend racism to accomplish it.” - Dr. Michael Eric Dyson
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My sweet Romeo just wanted love while I was on MSNBC. He is dying of cancer. So I will give him love whenever I can as long as I can.
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It was a year ago that Senators had the opportunity to uphold their oath of office. One year, 352,000 souls, and 1 Constitution. #TrumpTapes
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I’ve been in contact with someone who has tested positive for COVID. So quarantining for 14 days and awaiting my COVID-19 test results. We’ll get thru this by staying vigilant & safe & protecting each other.
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20 years ago today I received one of the two greatest gifts, deepest loves, and most gratifying challenges of my life. My baby is 20 today and she is still my baby!
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#SenCotton just called a distinguished jurist who also happens to be a Black women not believable. #KetanjiBrownJackson. Hard to describe how offensive this is to someone who has been confirmed to 2 federal court appointments where integrity is professional currency.
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Seems like a good time to remind the world that the NY Bar Association sent a highly unusual letter to Congress asking it to open an investigation on #BillBarr bit.ly/2tO5w1B
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#SenMitchMcConnell eulogizing #JohnLewis speaks lovely words and yet all his efforts have been to undermine all the victories John Lewis contributed to so mightily.
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.@IvankaTrump Your father’s lawyer testified to practices that gave grounds 4 tax & insurance fraud. Dad wrote reimbursement checks from White House to repay hush $ booked as something else. Had to close the family foundation for “shockingly illegal” transactions. Lawyer up!
This is harassment pure and simple. This ‘inquiry’ by NYC democrats is 100% motivated by politics, publicity and rage. They know very well that there’s nothing here and that there was no tax benefit whatsoever. These politicians are simply ruthless.
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The quiet part out loud. You can’t claim to hate slavery and honor the slavers.
Alabama and Mississippi will also honor Robert E. Lee on Martin Luther King Jr. Day apnews.com/article/martin-lu…
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I’m honored and privileged to be joining an amazing team @MSNBC
We are excited to announce @TheNewSchool professor of Urban Policy and Management @mayawiley as our newest @NBCNews and @MSNBC Legal Analyst. Tune in to @TheBeatWithAri at 6pm ET on @MSNBC for her first appearance in her new role.
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My latest on why I believe #WilliamBarr has earned an #impeachment inquiry: Opinion: Impeach William Barr bit.ly/2nlvTs2
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I can’t help it. I really do want an answer to @kaitlancollins question. Did any lawyer in #Trump land actually tell him he had “total” power? I think we all need to know.
.@kaitlancollins: "You said when someone is president of the United States their authority is total. That is not true. Who told you that?"
President Trump: "We're going to write up papers on this...the governors need us one way or the other..."
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The quote motivating me: “Either America will destroy ignorance or ignorance will destroy the United States.”-W.E.B. Du Bois. I am dedicating myself to destroying ignorance.
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I love #SoulCycle. I support #SteveRoss right to hold #Trump fundraiser. I support his right to his views. Since he uses his $ to support child separation, hatred, division & animosity for the rule of law, he can’t have anymore of mine. My butt won’t be on his bike.
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When you're both progressives, huggers, and ranking Maya Wiley #1 for mayor. See you again soon, @AOC!
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Leadership has no age requirements.
Attention👉🏽
Here comes the future... and she ain’t takin’ nonsense from nobody.
#KneelWithUs
#BlackLivesMatter
@mayawiley @KekePalmer @JoshLevs @glennkirschner2 @notcapnamerica @RoArquette @AodhanORiordain @BillowsOnAir @kevinrose @ZiauddinY @biz
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For every woman called “emotional” for being angry abt a sexist incident, retweet. For every woman told you were not qualified to do a job you were qualified to do, retweet this. For every woman #mansplained on a job abt something you knew more abt, retweet this.#SerenaWillams
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.@Cher I can retire now!!! I ❤️ you!
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Waking up this morning.🎶Because I’m happy!🎶 ... And just wishing John Lewis was here to witness this!
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Want to know why it matters to have Black women run for office? My subway ride home reminded me.
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If I was representing #DrChristineFord, I would only advise her to testify to #SenateJudiciaryCommittee members, NOT an outside lawyer, demand a full background. AND if they don’t agree, I’d tell her to go in Nat’l TV - straight to the public - with a fair minded interviewer.
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Our dear beautiful Romeo has transitioned surrounded by love. We will miss him so much.
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I am unapologetically Black, unapologetically a woman, and I am unapologetically going to say it is time for us to lead and for us to be heard. I will NEVER stop using my voice to stand up for the rights of survivors.
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“Our government may at some time be in the hands of a bad man... We ought to have our government so shaped that even when in the hands of a bad man we shall be safe." ~ Frederick Douglass. 1867
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This is it right here. 👇🏽 #ImpeachBarr
Former Deputy Attorney General Donald Ayer: "William Barr poses the greatest threat in my lifetime to our rule of law and to public trust in it. That is because he does not believe in its core principle — that no person is above the law." cbsnews.com/news/roger-stone…
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There is no alley. Only our country. There is not knife. Only our resolve to take care of each other.
McConnell admits GOP doesn't have majority secured, says battle for Senate will be "like a knife fight in an alley" hill.cm/PTYGdfv
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To my dear friends. I’m going on vacation. Spring break professor style! To #RobertMueller - please don’t wait for my return to file any new indictments! And to the world, be safe. Be well. Answer hate with love and justice.
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My two babies are now no longer babies. My precious daughters turned 18 & 21 this week and I am so grateful for all they have taught me about love, patience, perseverance and now…letting go.
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After an interruption, #RepJeffries says calmly: “For the lord loves justice and will not abandoned his faithful ones.” #ImpeachmentTrial
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COVID Negative!!!! Thank you to everyone! You all sent me so much love and support! And thank you masks and social distancing! Merry Christmas!
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This is my dear, shy, loving Maxie. You may know her tail from MSNBC or Mayoral Forum Zooms. We learned that she has cancer. One day (we don’t know when) we will have to make a call that will crush me. Until them, I remember to love deeply. Everyday. And be grateful for each one.
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.@CapehartJ I once appeared before a federal judge. My opposing counsel was also a Black woman. We were in suits, standing behind counsel tables. He demanded impatiently & loudly, “where are the lawyers?” In that moment, she & I shared a brief, knowing, pain-filled glance.
“When you’re a black woman, you get mistaken a lot as someone who could not have the top job. Sometimes you’re mistaken for kitchen help. Sometimes people will assume you’re in the wrong place, and all I can think is, ‘No, YOU'RE in the wrong place.’” wapo.st/2Rhwhos
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Today was a 1st! First time we were on set together! With @amjoyshow. Life is good! @JoyceWhiteVance @BarbMcQuade
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This man is a menace to society and has been for his entire tenure: “Attorney General Barr chooses not to quarantine despite possible exposure to Covid-19” cnn.com/2020/10/03/politics/…
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So, when does THIS get called “identity politics”?
This says it all, folks. 🙄
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.@ChrisEvans you have been a light and a force for informed democratic participation and your support means the world!
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Can you imagine our current President ever crafting a sincere message like this? #KobeByrant
Kobe was a legend on the court and just getting started in what would have been just as meaningful a second act. To lose Gianna is even more heartbreaking to us as parents. Michelle and I send love and prayers to Vanessa and the entire Bryant family on an unthinkable day.
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The most important thing we can do as Democrats is come together and vote #Trump out. Period.
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Another police officer took another Black life. This is why Lt. Nazario was afraid to get out of his car. It’s wrong and it must change.
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I think today is a good day for us all to remember how #Obama thought o f the independence of the #DOJ.
The first time President Obama met with his US Attorneys, he told us, “I appointed you but you don’t serve me. You serve the American people. And I expect you to act with independence & integrity.” None of us ever forgot that.
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Tha NY Bar Association rarely speaks in this way about any government lawyer, let alone the highest in the land. It is a scathing indictment of #WilliamBarr and one he has richly earned!
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I have had to redraft this tweet 3x because #MayorPete well-meaning ignorance is so upsetting. I went to an all Black elementary school. Underfunded & all that. The problem isn’t with us. Its with people who think it is. bit.ly/2QS62EV
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When a white man suggests a former DA of a major city, AG of the most populous State, US Senator & sitting VP isn’t “qualified” BECAUSE she is a woman of color, that is sexism & racism. It’s an attack on #civilrights protections we won 60 yrs ago. It’s #Project2025. It’s wrong.
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.@NicolleDWallace It was a real privilege to sit and watch you work your absolute magic over 4 days of history making hearings! You make it look easy, while keeping it smart and on point.
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Federal judges are impeached the same as a #POTUS.
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The Des Moines Register pushes for witnesses & on #SenJoniErnst says “Some Iowans watching her daily commentaries to reporters as ...may question her allegiance to the U.S. Constitution and the integrity of the U.S. Senate.” #ImpeachmentTrial desmoinesregister.com/story/…
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Biden opens with my favorite Ella Baker quote. He says “I’ll be an ally of the light, not the darkness” by invoking a Black women freedom fighter. #DemConvention
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