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Gabrielle A. Perry, MPH @geauxgabrielle.blacksky.app · 13/10/2026

We have NEVER had this many issues to vote on for elections in the parish. I miss when the voting orgs used to do a Voter Guide in plain English of the pros and cons of each measure.

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Gabrielle A. Perry, MPH @geauxgabrielle.blacksky.app · 13/10/2026

At our monthly executive board meeting tonight, our technology director for thurmanperryfoundation.org said we had unusual traffic to the website from @rawstory.com out of nowhere. We did a live Google search and this came up lmao

RAWSTORY
'I'm speechless, my God!' Dismay as Trump admin rolls out 'worthy' student rule

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Gabrielle A. Perry, MPH @geauxgabrielle.blacksky.app · 12/10/2026

I want more people talking about this. I have even discussed this with my agent and my editor. It is literally ONLY Black writers being accused of using AI and losing MILLIONS of dollars while having their names defamed when: 1. There is no definition of what “using AI” is in literature

NYT: When Black Writers Are Guilty Until Proved Human

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Gabrielle A. Perry, MPH @geauxgabrielle.blacksky.app · 11/10/2026

My hair is so beautiful. It grows so fast these days just like my nails.

A Black woman with natural hair taking a selfie

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Gabrielle A. Perry, MPH @geauxgabrielle.blacksky.app · 11/10/2026

My book comes out next year and preorders will drop very soon! Ive been writing about women’s incarceration for 5 years. Bear with me y’all! Lol

Publishers Marketplace
Category: Non-fiction: Politics/Current Affairs
BAD GIRLS By Gabrielle A. Perry
Imprint: Legacy Lit
Deal Report
July 18, 2024
Epidemiologist, political commentator, and founder of The Thurman Perry Foundation Gabrielle A. Perry MPH's BAD GIRLS, an examination of the carceral system as a public health crisis for women that targets and impacts them before, during, and after imprisonment, drawn from research and the author's own experience as an incarcerated woman, to Amina Iro at Legacy Lit, at auction, by Leigh Eisenman at Wolf Literary Services (world).
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Gabrielle A. Perry, MPH @geauxgabrielle.blacksky.app · 11/10/2026

People also cant believe there is such a thing as “cell rent.” 41 states have it & even if you leave early states like FL make you pay the TOTALITY of your original stay. One Black woman was billed $127,000 ($50 a day for 2,555 days) for the full 7 years of her sentence despite only staying 10 mos

She Only Served 10 Months Behind Bars. Florida Still Slapped Her With A $127,000 Bill.
Under Florida's "pay-to-stay" law, inmates are charged $50 for every day of their sentence—including time they never spent incarcerated.

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Gabrielle A. Perry, MPH @geauxgabrielle.blacksky.app · 11/10/2026

Thank GOD I ain’t have to smack a bitch today #TheHayleyWilliamsShow 🖤🖤🖤

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Gabrielle A. Perry, MPH @geauxgabrielle.blacksky.app · 10/10/2026

People are discussing how Halloween candy is so terrible these days. A reminder that alot of the candy we eat is made with women’s prison labor. Russell Stover’s factory in Kansas busses in 150 women a day via a convict leasing program to staff their candy factory.

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Gabrielle A. Perry, MPH @geauxgabrielle.blacksky.app · 04/10/2026

Buddy didnt even try to fight the allegations. His behavior has always been well known.

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Gabrielle A. Perry, MPH @geauxgabrielle.blacksky.app · 02/10/2026

I really really enjoy my Hungryroot subscription. $117 a week and I can choose both groceries and healthy recipe ingredients. And it’s enough for 2 people! (This is not an ad I just love saving money lol)

Sirloin steak and rigatoni pasta with red wine

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Gabrielle A. Perry, MPH @geauxgabrielle.blacksky.app · 02/10/2026

hey yall! I actually made a mistake about October's Mother's Day 365 housing relief applications! They open October 5th not October 1st! That's my bad. That's why you gotta make sure you subscribe to our newsletter and not rely on my social media lol. thurmanperryfoundation.org

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Gabrielle A. Perry, MPH @geauxgabrielle.blacksky.app · 01/10/2026

In order for society to get any better we have to acknowledge how we are failing people. Thus, kill the voice in your head that says that by taking JUST A MOMENT to recognize the ways that Christa Pike was failed by society somehow means that you are spitting on the graves of victims.

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Gabrielle A. Perry, MPH @geauxgabrielle.blacksky.app · 01/10/2026

The same systemic violence that turned Christa into a murderer continued while she was inside and people are shocked she didnt revert into a well-adjusted person?

What kind of "inner work" are y'all expecting from women locked in cages all day, being raped and sexually harassed by male prison staff, being denied medical care, having to trade sex for menstrual products, only being allowed to bathe 1-3 times a week, being served rotten food, being denied mental health treatment, etc.

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Gabrielle A. Perry, MPH @geauxgabrielle.blacksky.app · 01/10/2026

Someone really just gave me $100,000. And I just wanna say thank you. Not just to them but to all of you. Thank you for trusting me personally and ALL of us at ThurmanPerryFoundation.org 💕

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Gabrielle A. Perry, MPH @geauxgabrielle.blacksky.app · 30/09/2026

Today, a generous soul gave us $100,000. I am beyond words and I am so grateful to everyone who has donated and supported The Thurman Perry Foundation. It’s literally us 5 women trying to do the most good for women. thurmanperryfoundation.org

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Gabrielle A. Perry, MPH @geauxgabrielle.blacksky.app · 30/09/2026

Meanwhile my birth mother died because the Department of Corrections kept giving her Tylenol for what was actually stage 4 metastatic colon cancer and refused her healthy food and treatment while incarcerated

Diddy's pampered life in prison:
Massages, nude photos, Hennessy Sean Combs has spent thousands of dollars a month to bring his lifestyle to a low-security correctional facility in southern New Jersey, sources said.

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Gabrielle A. Perry, MPH @geauxgabrielle.blacksky.app · 29/09/2026

I walked that entire prison today in heels and then headed straight to the airport in heels for our 2 hours and all this a day after we climbed Camelback Mountain while there. I am in so much pain lmao. Never let it be said I aint working my ass off with yall donations

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Gabrielle A. Perry, MPH @geauxgabrielle.blacksky.app · 29/09/2026

I had the 2nd best ceviche of my entire life in landlocked Arizona at the Heard Museum of Indigenous art. Lmao

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Gabrielle A. Perry, MPH @geauxgabrielle.blacksky.app · 29/09/2026

At the airport and just leaving Perryville Prison in Arizona, a women’s prison housing over 3,000 women. It was my true honor to be able to tell them my story and hear theirs. And offer all the resources I can to them and their families.

A Black woman in a purple blouse wearing a mask in the airport

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Gabrielle A. Perry, MPH @geauxgabrielle.blacksky.app · 26/09/2026

Okay so I just used Miss Jessie’s Pillow Soft Curls cream last night for the first time and I was scared cause I thought that whole line was for women with loose textured hair. Bit this isnt even my hair fully blown out. And it feels SO soft and moisturized and fluffy!

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Gabrielle A. Perry, MPH @geauxgabrielle.blacksky.app · 25/09/2026

It was just last year a man was arrested & wrongly accused of killing a kid in a hit & run. This despite MANY WITNESSES seeing him at his daughter's cheerleading event. His sister had to knock on the door of EVERY HOUSE on that street to get Ring camera footage to free him. Wasnt even the same CAR

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Gabrielle A. Perry, MPH @geauxgabrielle.blacksky.app · 23/09/2026

Im really not easily influenced but I appreciate Chelsea Fagan & The Financial Diet for introducing Monarch into my life (& that promo code). It does SO much for my anxiety to see all my finances in one place but I particularly love seeing my student loan progression. Like it immediately soothes me.

Screenshot of Monarch dashboard depicting student loan payoff journey

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Gabrielle A. Perry, MPH @geauxgabrielle.blacksky.app · 22/09/2026

I been having to find new citations for my upcoming book b/c some of the ones I used have been removed from government websites & historical sites. This was previously the link to the Smithsonian honoring Rosa Parks for her work on the Recy Taylor gang rape case--fighting for justice for women.

Oops!
We could not find anything at this URL. (404 Not Found)
Go to the home page

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Gabrielle A. Perry, MPH @geauxgabrielle.blacksky.app · 21/09/2026

No wonder Gen Z can’t fucking read. God help us all.

I mean this sincerely: are there teachers out there individually correcting kids homework? Cause I'll come out and say rn that I am not (nor could I) and my own kids HW never came home corrected. We go over it in class.
Kids are responsible for checking it when we do.

I'd love to hear when folks think l'd be personally writing checks and Xs & comments on 60 pages of HW per day in a way that gives kids instant feedback. I don't sit at my desk during learning. Plenty of their work is graded with written feedback. HW is not.

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Gabrielle A. Perry, MPH @geauxgabrielle.blacksky.app · 20/09/2026

The lesbians at the Dolly Parton drag bingo said I look like a baby doll! Lol

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Gabrielle A. Perry, MPH @geauxgabrielle.blacksky.app · 15/09/2026

Also a great time stream Hozier who had been supporting a free Palestine on behalf of Ireland’s history of genocide against them as well

Fans Walk Out of Hozier Concert in New York After Irish Singer Accuses Israel of 'Genocide,' Calls for 'Free Palestine'

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Gabrielle A. Perry, MPH @geauxgabrielle.blacksky.app · 15/09/2026

My entire life was shaped by the lack of access to healthcare my birth mother had during & after her incarceration—a circumstance that took her life. I’m proud ThurmanPerryFoundation.org is partnered w/ the FIT Clinic for an annual grant for free dental care for formerly incarcerated women & girls.

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Gabrielle A. Perry, MPH @geauxgabrielle.blacksky.app · 15/09/2026

I am so honored to have been invited by the Chicago Torture Inquiry & Relief Commission to discuss women, incarceration, the work I do thru thurmanperryfoundation.org & how abolition & reform efforts are leaving women behind nationwide. See y’all in Chicago Oct. 21! #women #incarceration #chicago

What's driving women's incarceration? What are the unique needs of incarcerated women? What's being done to address the crisis?
Wednesday, October 21 2026 12:30 - 1:30pm 555 W. Monroe, Chicago IL RSVP Required. Scan QR Code or visit https://bit.ly/4htkPSl

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Gabrielle A. Perry, MPH @geauxgabrielle.blacksky.app · 15/09/2026

We had over 1,000 people nationwide apply last month and hundreds apply this month! Applications close TONIGHT for September so make sure you get yours in and apply for rent or mortgage relief at thurmanperryfoundation.org

MD365 Sept.
Extended!
SEPT 6-14, 2026
Apply at:
thurmanperryfoundation.org/md365

Mother's Day
365 Housing Relief Fund
Mission: Ensuring Secure Housing for Mother's Impacted by Incarceration

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Gabrielle A. Perry, MPH @geauxgabrielle.blacksky.app · 11/09/2026

I am so honored to have been invited by the Chicago Torture Inquiry & Relief Commission to discuss women, incarceration, the work I do through thurmanperryfoundation.org and how abolition and reform efforts are leaving women behind nationwide. See y’all in Chicago October 21!

Intersections:
Race, Gender &
Incarceration

Between 1980 and 2023, the number of incarcerated women grew by 600%.
What's driving women's incarceration? What are the specific needs of incarcerated women?
What's being done to address the crisis?
Thursday, October 21 2026 12:30 - 1:30pm 555 W. Monroe, Chicago IL 60661
Space is limited so RSVP today via email to paulhaidle@illinois.gov

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Gabrielle A. Perry, MPH @geauxgabrielle.blacksky.app · 10/09/2026

Everyone who was against the PATRIOT Act 20 years ago was called a terrorist sympathizer. Many don’t remember the world before it. Background checks didnt even exist the way they do now prior to it. The surveillance state became normal. Just like they said it would All in the name of “anti-terror”

After 9/11, the U.S. built an anti-terror apparatus. Trump is using it at home.
Waning attention to international terrorism and other threats has former officials worried.

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Gabrielle A. Perry, MPH @geauxgabrielle.blacksky.app · 09/09/2026

I love knowing yall paying attention to our newsletter cause we have HUNDREDS of applications for this month’s Mother’s Day 365 housing relief program However, it’s important to KEEP paying attention. We only had one winner for August b/c the 2nd person we chose never responded to her winning email

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Gabrielle A. Perry, MPH @geauxgabrielle.blacksky.app · 09/09/2026

Y’all pray for me! My nonprofit thurmanperryfoundation.org has gotten to the 2nd round for a $100K grant for our Girl Code program With our manufacturing partner, $100K will buy us 750,000 organic menstrual products for incarcerated women, putting us over 1M for Operation Pinky Promise!

Introducing
PROJECT:
PINKY PROMISE

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IN SUPPORT OF INCARCERATED AND INDIGENT WOMEN AND GIRLS RIGHT TO REPRODUCTIVE HEALTHCARE, THE THURMAN PERRY FOUNDATION WILL BE DONATING ONE MILLION MENSTRUAL PRODUCTS BY 2026
Visit www.thurmanperryfoundation.org to pinky promise in support of our Girl Code program

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Gabrielle A. Perry, MPH @geauxgabrielle.blacksky.app · 08/09/2026

MEET DANIELLE, a 2024 recipient of The Perry Second Chances Scholarship! We awarded Danielle a scholarship in order to complete her graduate school education at Columbia University! This cycle we are awarding $100,000 to 10 women nationwide! Applications open 11/15 at thurmanperryfoundation.org

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Gabrielle A. Perry, MPH @geauxgabrielle.blacksky.app · 08/09/2026

This is where your donations go, y’all! Our Girl Code initiative, which donates organic menstrual products to incarcerated women and girls, just hit 400,323 products donated NATIONWIDE. Thank y’all for always supporting us at thurmanperryfoundation.org and the women we serve.

NEW NATIONWIDE TOTAL
Orleans Parish Justice Center
LA
East Baton Rouge Parish Prison
LA
Louisiana Correctional Facility for Women
LA
A New Way of Life
LA
Southern Maine Women's Reentry Center
ME
Eden's Place
TX
Albion Correctional Facility
NY
Bedford Hills Correctional Facility for Women
NY
Taconic Correctional Facility
NY
Oconee County Detention Center
SC
A New Way of Life
NC
Sheriff Al Cannon Detention Center
SC
Rose M. Singer Center at Rikers' Island
NY
Successful Imperfections Reentry Program
LA
Daughters Beyond Incarceration
LA
400,323
Thanks to the generosity and continued support of our supporters, TPF has now donated 400,323 organic menstrual products to incarcerated women and girls & expanded to North Carolina through our Girl Code program in the last month!
To Support The Dignity of ALL Women, Visit thurmanperryfoundation.org

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Gabrielle A. Perry, MPH @geauxgabrielle.blacksky.app · 08/09/2026

MEET Renee, a 2023 recipient of The Perry Second Chances Scholarship. Both of Renee’s parents cycled in and out of incarceration. We at ThurmanPerryFoundation.org chose Renee for her tenacity and her desire to aid other system-impacted women. Applications for our upcoming cycle open 11/15/2026!

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Gabrielle A. Perry, MPH @geauxgabrielle.blacksky.app · 08/09/2026

MEET NAIA, a 2026 recipient of The Perry Second Chances Scholarship Because thurmanperryfoundation.org understands the impact of incarceration on women & families, we gave Naia $10,000 to finish her Ph.D in Aerospace Engineering! Applications for this year’s cohort open 11/15/26!

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Gabrielle A. Perry, MPH @geauxgabrielle.blacksky.app · 07/09/2026

Also I truly believe alot of Elizabeth Holmes content is funded and pushed by Silicon Valley trying to say “SEE! This is why we don’t want women around here!” Women seeking venture capital funding have been almost completely shut out even years later and across fields. This is concerted.

NYT: They Still Live in the Shadow of Theranos's Elizabeth Holmes
Female entrepreneurs said they were constantly compared to Ms. Holmes, the disgraced founder of Theranos, who faces trial soon.

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Gabrielle A. Perry, MPH @geauxgabrielle.blacksky.app · 03/09/2026

If you’re a praying person, I’d really appreciate. My organization needs to raise $55,601 by year’s end. I do all fundraising alone, all deliveries, all social media, all marketing, all logistics, etc. While having a full time job. And I’m beyond exhausted. tpfwoman2woman2026.funraise.org

$19,398.98 raised
$75,000.00 goal
133
Donors
Donate

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Gabrielle A. Perry, MPH @geauxgabrielle.blacksky.app · 02/09/2026

I was confused at who they thought was even coming to this. So this isnt shocking

Issa Rae and the Cast of
"Insecure" Cancel the Show's
10th Anniversary Tour
Ourstrated

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Gabrielle A. Perry, MPH @geauxgabrielle.blacksky.app · 01/09/2026

We’re so close to clearing $20,000 for the end of National Black Philanthropy Month. Thank yall so much for remembering thurmanperryfoundation.org in your giving while I tended to my mother this month.

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Gabrielle A. Perry, MPH @geauxgabrielle.blacksky.app · 27/08/2026

YES! My nonprofit thurmanperryfoundation.org has a program called Mother’s Day 365 that we run every single month. The next cycle of applications opens September 6 on our website!

MD365 is
Coming!
SEPT 6-12, 2026
Apply at:
thurmanperryfoundation.org/md365

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Gabrielle A. Perry, MPH @geauxgabrielle.blacksky.app · 26/08/2026

Hi! Can y’all go follow my Instagram please so I can show my publisher I’m doing my absolute best to help the market my upcoming book so they continue to give Black creators a chance even though social media is soul sucking? Thxbabies💕 IG: GeauxGabby

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Gabrielle A. Perry, MPH @geauxgabrielle.blacksky.app · 26/08/2026

I’ve been working on my upcoming book since 2022 and it’s almost done. I decided to put everything inside Microsoft OneNote so I could have the visual feel of my entire book being all together. All chapters. All editing notes. All editorial letters from Hachette. I pray you all love it. 💕

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