Nonprofit Tweets of the Week – 1/7/22

Stay informed of the week’s notable events and shared resources with this curated list of Nonprofit Tweets of the Week.

Notable Events of the Week:

  • ““The former president of the United States of America has created and spread a web of lies about the 2020 election,” Biden said. “He’s done so because he values power over principle, because he sees his own interest as more important than his country’s interest and America’s interest, and because his bruised ego matters more to him than our democracy or our Constitution.”” Washington Post
  • “Elected Republicans stayed away from the Capitol during a day of solemn remembrance on the anniversary of the attack carried out by supporters of former President Donald J. Trump.” NY Times
  • 1 in 3 Americans say violence against government can be justified, citing fears of political schism, pandemic The Post-UMD poll, coming a year after the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, marks the largest share of Americans to hold that view since the question was first asked more than two decades ago.” Washington Post

Top 10 Nonprofit Tweets:

Racial Equity / BLM:

The Year in Pictures 2021 (Meaghan Looram, NY Times)

2020 Forced Americans to Confront the Reality of Racism. In 2021, Many Looked Away (Janell Ross, Time)

Sidney Poitier, Who Paved the Way for Black Actors in Film, Dies at 94 (William Grimes, NY Times)

What might we expect from Native American voters in the upcoming 2022 election? (Gabriel R. Sanchez, Brookings)

What You’re Not Gonna Do Is…Make Another Round of Resolutions You Can’t Keep in 2022 (Maiysha Kai, The Root)

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