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Jenice Armstrong

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Philadelphia Inquirer op-ed columnist/editorial board member. Email me at jarmstrong@inquirer.com. Follow me on Instagram and Threads @jenicearmstronginquirer www.inquirer.com/author/armstrong_j… linktr.ee/jenicearmstrong

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Jenice Armstrong @jenicearmstrong.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
America won't get its first female president until people stop this crap against women. And yes I took it there. www.inquirer.com/opinion/diff...
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It may be ‘A Different World,’ but ageism and misogyny still rule | Jenice Armstrong
What should be a joyous reboot of “The Cosby Show” spinoff, which originally debuted in 1987, has been tainted by vicious online commentary about how the cast has aged, especially star Jasmine Guy.
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Jenice Armstrong @jenicearmstrong.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
A lot of y’all missed her point on this. www.inquirer.com/opinion/blac...
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Jenice Armstrong @jenicearmstrong.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Love this!
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Jenice Armstrong @jenicearmstrong.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Republicans would have gone off if former First Lady Michelle Obama had dared to have worn pants to a formal state dinner.
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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Good Question.......?
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Jenice Armstrong @jenicearmstrong.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
The attack on Black women is real www.inquirer.com/opinion/lamo...
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U.S. Rep. LaMonica McIver is eight months pregnant and facing 17 years in jail | Jenice Armstrong
McIver’s inner strength is next level. She is running for reelection while fighting efforts by the Trump administration to jail her. Plus, she’s repping her constituents and caring for her family.
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Jenice Armstrong @jenicearmstrong.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Mississippi is going to Mississippi.
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Jenice Armstrong @jenicearmstrong.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
The last could of times I was in the Kennedy Center, I walked around slowly taking everything in. I knew storm clouds were hovering but I didn’t think it would have to this. #kennedycenter
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Jenice Armstrong @jenicearmstrong.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
The man-baby in the Oval Pffice wants his name on the Kennedy Center. A judge said no. So he shut it down. What happens next? Will he try and bulldoze it like he did the east wing of the White House? www.inquirer.com/opinion/trum...
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A judge wouldn’t let Trump put his name on the Kennedy Center. So he closed it. | Jenice Armstrong
Closing the Kennedy Center is narcissistic even for someone like Trump. His huge ego now stands between Americans and our right to enjoy one of the most beautiful landmarks in Washington, D.C.
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Congressman Dwight Evans @repdwightevans.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Well said, @jenicearmstrong.bsky.social! Everyone, no matter their party, should be denouncing this racist, extremist behavior.
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Trump ally Laura Loomer publicly insulted prominent Black women. Where are the GOP calls for civility? | Jenice Armstrong
The MAGA influencer zeroed in on Angie Nixon after she won Florida’s Democratic Senate primary and accused her of using Ebonics. Loomer also likened the former grassroots organizer to a dog.
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Jenice Armstrong @jenicearmstrong.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Who from the GOP will check Trump ally Laura Loomer? She called Black female lawmakers ghetto and worse. www.inquirer.com/opinion/laur...
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Mary Nasca @mnasca.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
🎁 @jenicearmstrong.bsky.social: “Trump ally Laura Loomer publicly insulted prominent Black women. Where are the GOP calls for civility?” I couldn’t agree more Ms. Armstrong. share.inquirer.com/1wlmsq
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Trump ally Laura Loomer publicly insulted prominent Black women. Where are the GOP calls for civility? | Jenice Armstrong
The MAGA influencer zeroed in on Angie Nixon after she won Florida’s Democratic Senate primary and accused her of using Ebonics. Loomer also likened the former grassroots organizer to a dog.
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Jenice Armstrong @jenicearmstrong.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
This should really go without saying: www.inquirer.com/opinion/phil...
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Note to cops: Don’t drive away from a person lying in the road | Jenice Armstrong
Instead of being a hero and saving a man’s life, last week an officer talked to a man lying on his back in the street, then walked away. Minutes later the man was killed by a hit-and-run driver.
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Jenice Armstrong @jenicearmstrong.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Don't believe MAGA. Being woke is a good thing. www.inquirer.com/opinion/woke...
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I don’t care what anyone says: Being ‘woke’ isn’t a bad thing | Jenice Armstrong
African Americans created this vernacular. It preexisted MAGA’s hijacking of it by decades, dating back to the days of civil rights activist Marcus Garvey.
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Jenice Armstrong @jenicearmstrong.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Are you really going to sit back and allow Pres. Trump to demolish the Kennedy Center like he’s threatening to do if he doesn’t get to move forward with renovations and add his name to the front of the building?
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Jenice Armstrong @jenicearmstrong.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
If your peers can’t check you, then who can? www.inquirer.com/opinion/nabj...
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NABJ’s Thumbs Down Award should be a wake-up call for ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith | Jenice Armstrong
The star and executive producer of ESPN’s “First Take” promised a bold response, posting ominously on X that Christmas had arrived early. He wrote, “Now y’all started something.”
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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 10/08/2026
We need to protect Social Security for the next generation.
The Social Security payroll tax is capped at $184,500 in income. So if you're a nurse or construction worker, you pay Social Security on 100% of your income. But if you're a lawyer raking in millions, you only pay Social Security on a tiny fraction of your income. That is not right.
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Jenice Armstrong @jenicearmstrong.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Tuskegee University wants students to just say no to bonnets and do-rags in the classroom and cafeteria. What do you think about this? Here’s what I had to say: www.inquirer.com/opinion/afri...
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Dana Pico @danapico.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Don't dress for the job you have; dress for the job you want. @jenicearmstrong.bsky.social of the Philly Inquirer on Tuskegee Univeraity's ban on do-rags, pajamas and other nonsense dress in class. www.inquirer.com/opinion/afri...
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Tuskegee University’s dress code bans hair bonnets and do-rags — and I’m here for it | Jenice Armstrong
Jenice Armstrong is old-school about classroom attire — and she’s not apologizing for it.
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Jenice Armstrong @jenicearmstrong.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
We’ve got to do better finding ways to coexist.. www.inquirer.com/opinion/germ...
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Jenice Armstrong @jenicearmstrong.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
@iquitcigs.bsky.social
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kvconner.bsky.social @kvconner.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
🎁Trump’s Reflecting Pool debacle mirrors what’s ailing America Americans want the war with Iran to be over, but Trump is more concerned with putting a Mar-a-Lago-esque stamp on the nation’s capital. Jenice Armstrong @jenicearmstrong.bsky.social | Columnist June 29, 2026 share.inquirer.com/7lxBAS
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Trump’s Reflecting Pool debacle mirrors what’s ailing America | Jenice Armstrong
Americans want the war with Iran to be over, but Trump is more concerned with putting a Mar-a-Lago-esque stamp on the nation’s capital.
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Jenice Armstrong @jenicearmstrong.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Lindsey Graham’s sister gets appointed to fill his senate seat but DEI is racist.
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Jenice Armstrong @jenicearmstrong.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
As my dad would say, “the birds always pick at the ripest fruit.”
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Jenice Armstrong @jenicearmstrong.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
This!
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Jenice Armstrong @jenicearmstrong.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
America 250 could have been a really good time but under Trump what is there to celebrate? www.inquirer.com/opinion/trum...
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America’s 250th birthday hits differently with Trump in the White House | Jenice Armstrong
I shudder to think about what this year’s celebration of America’s 250th anniversary in Washington, D.C., will be like with President Donald Trump living in the White House.
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Valerie Russ @vruss.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
A word or two from @jenicearmstrong.bsky.social : share.inquirer.com/v4VJhO?utm_s...
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The White House correspondents’ dinner shouldn’t be rescheduled | Jenice Armstrong
Trump doesn’t respect journalists or the First Amendment. He doesn’t bother to hide his antipathy, singling out female journalists and people of color for abuse. Why give him another chance to do so?
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Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
Please don’t reschedule the WH correspondents’ dinner. Enough is enough.
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Jenice Armstrong @jenicearmstrong.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
Please tell me that the White House Correspondence Dinner isn’t going to just go on after what just happened.
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Jenice Armstrong @jenicearmstrong.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
Think about it: www.inquirer.com/opinion/trum...
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Jenice Armstrong @jenicearmstrong.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
No US boots on the ground in Iran!
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I Scare You Like Sound Dog @chadstanton.blacksky.app · 19/03/2026
Was writing the intro for tomorrow’s newsletter and I really want to highlight the connection between Trump’s dismissal of the right to self-determination for people in Iran, Venezuela, and Cuba to Congress affirming his right to do the same thing here in the United States through inaction.
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Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett @crockett.house.gov · 19/03/2026
“They got money for wars, but can’t feed the poor.” — Tupac said it years ago… and here we are. The Pentagon is now asking for an additional $200 BILLION for this war. We always find the money for war. But when it comes to housing, healthcare, or feeding people? Suddenly it’s crickets.
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Jenice Armstrong @jenicearmstrong.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
Target is still a no for me. www.instagram.com/reel/DWEk46O...
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Jenice Armstrong @jenicearmstrong.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
Are you still boycotting Target?
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Jenice Armstrong @jenicearmstrong.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
Meanwhile the U.S. is spending roughly $1 billion a day on the war in Iran. www.inquirer.com/opinion/snap...
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Trump’s devastating SNAP cuts are being felt everywhere. Here’s one grandmother’s story | Jenice Armstrong
Carolyn Hill enjoys cooking healthy meals for her family. But since the SNAP benefits were cut in Trump's "Big Beautiful Bill," she's found it increasingly difficult to do so, writes Jenice Armstrong.
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Jenice Armstrong @jenicearmstrong.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
I’ll say it so you don’t have to: www.inquirer.com/opinion/iran...
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Trump’s reckless war proves his Board of Peace is a farce | Jenice Armstrong
Regardless of what you think about the joint U.S.-Israeli strikes against Iran, the middle-school age girls killed by bombs were innocents. They didn’t deserve this, writes Jenice Armstrong.
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Will Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
You know who else did medical experiments on prisoners?
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Jenice Armstrong @jenicearmstrong.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
What's the name of the female F-15 fighter jet pilot shot down over Kuwait by friendly fire who managed to eject herself and land safely? Internet do your thing.
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Sabrina Vourvoulias @followthelede.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
"Stability and peace are not built with reciprocal threats or with weapons." Read my new column. www.inquirer.com/opinion/sund...
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Pope Leo’s pointed message to Catholics the day after the U.S. bombed Iran | Sabrina Vourvoulias
Catholics seeking moral guidance need to listen to the pope's weekly address directly rather than rely on the interpretation of those who might alter the pope’s words for political convenience.
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Jenice Armstrong @jenicearmstrong.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
If only…
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 25/02/2026
They can disrespect us, they can hate us, but they can’t break us.
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Jenice Armstrong @jenicearmstrong.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
Truly despicable
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Jenice Armstrong @jenicearmstrong.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
There’s a reason he wants it passed so bad. #SOTU
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Jenice Armstrong @jenicearmstrong.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
Thank you Rep. Al Green for once again taking a stand against what’s going on. #SOTU
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Jenice Armstrong @jenicearmstrong.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
I’ve checked for updates in the case of Today Show Co-host Savannah Guthrie’s missing mother every day since she disappeared Feb. 1.
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Jenice Armstrong @jenicearmstrong.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
This is why Republicans want to pass the SAVE. They want to make it more difficult for certain folks to vote.
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Sabrina Vourvoulias @followthelede.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
And from @jenicearmstrong.bsky.social today: www.inquirer.com/opinion/jess...
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Jesse Jackson’s death during Black History Month magnifies an immense loss | Jenice Armstrong
After the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s death, Jackson picked up the mantle of leading the civil rights movement. His passing — when Black history is under assault — seems to hit especially hard.
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Cosmic Turtle @ffgson.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
We lost a giant today. I have vivid memories of his presidential campaigns and I saw him at the 50th commemoration of the assassination of Dr.King. RIP and thank you Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. @jenicearmstrong.bsky.social shares her thoughts: GIFT LINK: www.inquirer.com/opinion/jess...
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Jesse Jackson’s death during Black History Month magnifies an immense loss | Jenice Armstrong
After the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s death, Jackson picked up the mantle of leading the civil rights movement. His passing — when Black history is under assault — seems to hit especially hard.
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Jenice Armstrong @jenicearmstrong.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
The Rev. Jesse Jackson was a man ahead of his time.
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