Soledad O'Brien
@soledadobrien
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When my mom died I found this Letter to the Editor among her possessions. She’s calling out John Klein, the Town Supervisor in Smithtown LI, for his racist housing policies. I think it’s from the 1970s. It inspires me to name names, and call out BS. Don’t live afraid.
Hi everyone-- I'm a lifetime member of NABJ and I wanted to let you all know that I am endorsing Raelyn Johnson's candidacy for Vice President of Broadcast. I first met Raelyn over a decade ago when she helped produce my acclaimed CNN documentary series “Black in America." Since…
Absolutely heartbreaking news. For those of us of a certain age, we grew up with Theo. Kind, generous man. Fine actor. Condolences to his family today.
Happy 29th Anniversary @MSNBC! Looks who's in the anniversary show. 7:34 in!! youtu.be/loNKTED0DIc
Come with me to see "The Devil Is Busy at the 2025 BlackStar Film Festival August 3rd at 7:30PM at the Wilma Theater in Philadelphia, PA a jury nominee in the "Galvanize" Shorts Program." Tickets here: blackstarfest.org/festival/films…
Hilarious that the NYT feels obligated to explain to their readers why they published something that makes a Democrat look bad
As the @nytimes assistant managing editor for Standards and Trust, I’ve received reader feedback regarding our reporting on Zohran Mamdani’s 2009 application to Columbia University. To provide context on how the reporting came together, I wanted to share some information:
This last sentence is a joke and this is an absolute embarrassment for you and for the @nytimes. As the person in charge of standards and trust--you failed. This long thread should actually include an apology. To your readers.
We heard from readers who wanted more detail about this initial source. That’s fair feedback. We printed his online alias so readers could learn more about the person. The purpose of this story was to help illuminate the thinking and background of a major mayoral candidate.
Babe--no. This is embarrassing.
As the @nytimes assistant managing editor for Standards and Trust, I’ve received reader feedback regarding our reporting on Zohran Mamdani’s 2009 application to Columbia University. To provide context on how the reporting came together, I wanted to share some information:
New York Times fail. Pathetic. Also good indication that the @nytimes needs to hire more multi-racial people so maybe this stuff will make sense to you guys.
NEW: Mamdani has made his identity as a Muslim immigrant of South Asian descent a key pt of his appeal. But he claimed another label when he applied to Columbia. Asked to ID his race, he checked that he was “Asian” but also “Black or African American” nytimes.com/2025/07/03/nyr…
Yes. Yes they did.
Poll: Did our party's old guard this past week spend more time attacking @ZohranKMamdani or the Trump bill that is the largest Medicaid cut in history?
I think Mamdani has an obligation to engage with a wide-range of Jewish voices in New York City, just like any mayor would. He absolutely has no obligation to talk to @JGreenblattADL
“He doesn’t get to pick and choose which Jewish people he talks to,” said ADL chief @JGreenblattADL. “He needs to come to us.” Greenblatt argued that unless Mamdani engages directly with the Anti-Defamation League, he won’t have truly addressed “Jewish concerns.” This comes as…
To let these ridiculous smears go unchallenged like this —you should lose your job tomorrow @SenGillibrand - shame on you and your racist xenophobic white feminism.
This is the most racist, absurd, unhinged thing a democrat senator not named Fetterman has said in a long time. Absolutely revolting. In a just world she would be forced to resign.
.@alicia_bannon appeared on @matteroffacttv with @soledadobrien to discuss the Supreme Court's shadow docket. "Really, I think many of the most significant headlines coming out of the Supreme Court have been these shadow docket cases relating to questions of presidential power,…
NEW: @TheRevAl all but calls on @andrewcuomo not to run for mayor in the general. Between that, his 12-point loss, @ZohranKMamdani cleaning up with unions, businesses seeming to align behind @NYCMayor, it seems over. muckrack.com/broadcast/save… muckrack.com/broadcast/save…
Not as agonizing as losing your house because you can no longer afford your sick child's treatment.
Lisa Murkowski says it was ‘agonizing’ to vote for the megabill ow.ly/TkHf106es6x
This is great news!!! Our doc, “The Devil Is Busy” won the Audience Award for Best Documentary Short at the @PSFilmFest #SHORTFEST!!! Six Minutes on Abortion and “The Devil Is Busy”: youtu.be/QkzdAOCFBqk?si…
A lost diary and a mysterious phone call cause conspiracy theorists to wonder, did the CIA have something to do with Mary's demise? Find out on Episode 7: bit.ly/MurderontheTow…