Assoc. Director of Racial Equity & Justice @americanprogress & @capaction | adjunct professor @RutgersU | Lover of the outdoors | Bon Vivante & Fashionista | Affectionately known as Lemon | Opinions=mine.
Mariam Rashid, Ph.D., MPH
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The 14th Amendment is clear: If you’re born here, you belong here.
Add your name to help protect American-born babies’ constitutional right to citizenship at aclu.org/birthright-citizenship-petition-
See our latest article we reference in the video below! www.americanprogress.org/article/the-...
shout out to my coauthors @taotaotasi.bsky.social and @kayeeendra.bsky.social Also a huge shot out to our editorial, digital & campaign teams at CAP that help us take our work to the next level!
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thank you for the repost of our report @green2-0.bsky.social !
Paperwork is literally how immigration works. Ogles is just a fascist who doesn’t understand how our constitution works.
Sincerely,
An immigration lawyer who is an immigrant and a Muslim and an American
Mariam Rashid, Ph.D., MPH
Public lands tell America’s full and true story, yet new Trump administration policies threaten to erase Black history, undermine access, and distort the national memory.
I wonder who is going to tell him that Islam has been present in America since its inception, given that roughly 10-30% of enslaved African Muslims where documented here in the 16th century.
By erasing Black history from public lands—including flattening the legacy of Jackie Robinson—the administration diminishes the national heritage all Americans are meant to share and disparages the contributions of Black Americans. Read more ⤵️ https://ampr.gs/4aFBHkf
Communities of color are 3x more likely to live in nature-deprived areas than white communities—and it's not by accident.
Learn more: https://www.americanprogress.org/article/the-nature-gap-communities-of-color-and-those-with-low-incomes-are-bearing-the-brunt-of-americas-nature-loss/
The next pandemic is coming. Trump has eliminated the surveillance systems, research programs, and workforce needed to stop it. New @amprog report on America's self-inflicted vulnerability: www.americanprogress.org/article/how-...
S/O to my coauthor Dean Perry Halkitis @rutgerssph.bsky.social
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Mariam Rashid, Ph.D., MPH
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Mariam Rashid, Ph.D., MPH
Public lands tell America’s full and true story, yet new Trump administration policies threaten to erase Black history, undermine access, and distort the national memory.
Federal executive orders targeting initiatives that seek to ensure diversity and equity for all are systematically dismantling America’s public health infrastructure—cutting research, surveillance sys...
It's unpatriotic for the Trump administration to intentionally censor and rewrite Black history on National Park Service sites. Black history is American history.
CAP's expert, Greta Bedekovics, answers the most googled questions about the anti-voter SAVE Act and the SAVE America Act.
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Nature loss affects everyone, but the burdens are not equally shared. Our new report highlights who is most impacted by nature deprivation and demands an immediate change in course. https://ampr.gs/4c5k5Rh
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Republican US lawmaker doubles down after criticism of his anti-Muslim comments reut.rs/4by0lVD
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New analysis reveals persistent environmental inequality in the United States. Communities of color are three times more likely than white communities to live in nature-deprived areas, and three-quart...
The new report from @americanprogress.bsky.social and Justice Outside, reveals the persistence of the nature gap in the U.S., where communities of color are 3x more likely than white communities to live in nature-deprived areas.
Read the report here: www.americanprogress.org/article/the-...
Republican U.S. Representative Andy Ogles doubled down on Tuesday after saying "Muslims don't belong in American society," which had sparked widespread condemnation and prompted a Muslim advocacy group to designate him as an "anti-Muslim extremist."
