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Joel Edward Goza @joelegoza.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

Before speaking at the community gathering on MLK Day on for the community MLK Day celebration, I was able to sit down with my dear friend Rev. Dr. Gregory Ballard. Below is a link and the conversation begins around min 28: www.facebook.com/nlccmiddleto...

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Joel Edward Goza @joelegoza.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

Little bit surreal this morning. Received a copy Narrative of the life of Frederick Douglass from his great-g-g grandson Kenneth Morris, Jr. Kenneth's forward was so powerful. Abolitionists know what family values mean.

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Joel Edward Goza @joelegoza.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

Excited to post my final piece in a four part series of excerpts from Rebirth of a Nation today. joeledwardgoza.substack.com/p/reparation...

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Reparations and Repentance

The Hardest Thing About Reparations is not the Money

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Joel Edward Goza @joelegoza.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

BIG ANNOUNCEMENT. Victor Gaddie and I have launched a clothing line called G&G Collective. We will be partnering with folks to produce inspirational clothing & merchandise. Our first partners are the families of Ida B. Wells and W.E.B. Du Bois. More@ thegandgcollective.com

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Merch with a message by G&G Collective.

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Joel Edward Goza @joelegoza.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

Today's reparations movement is impossible to imagine without the luminary leadership of Queen Mother Moore kept the flame alive because she knew nothing less could help our nation heal. Eager to read @drashleyfarmer.bsky.social's upcoming biography.

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Joel Edward Goza @joelegoza.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

Reparations are about restoring communities across the nation and empowering cities to invest in the people our policies abused. Across the nation, reparations are gaining increased traction at the local and state level. Shout out to: @Robin Rue Simmons @robin_5th_ward

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Joel Edward Goza @joelegoza.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

So, I have read David Brooks for a long time. His article America Needs a Mass Movement Now struck a nerve and I wrote him a letter. joeledwardgoza.substack.com/p/an-open-le...

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An Open Letter to David Brooks

On Repentance and the Failures Our Generations Hold in Common

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Joel Edward Goza @joelegoza.bsky.social · 23/11/2025

In honor of the radical visionary who called our nation to repent, make reparations, and make good on democracy's commitments. @BerniceKing

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Joel Edward Goza @joelegoza.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

For Part III of the Rebirth Series, detail the different visions embodied between the Reagan Revolution and the Dream of MLK. We cannot understand where we are as a nation without understanding that when embraced Reagan we rejected King. joeledwardgoza.substack.com/p/the-long-j...

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The Long Journey to Make America Great

Ronald Reagan, Martin Luther King, Jr., and the Battle for America's Mind and Imagination

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 24/09/2025

But all that aside, the 1619 Project resulted in a book that included work by prominent, prize-winning scholars like Tiya Miles, Matt Desmond, Khalil Gibran Muhammed, Martha Jones, Carol Anderson, Anthea Butler, etc etc as well as some historically-minded Pulitzer Prize winning reporters.

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Joel Edward Goza @joelegoza.bsky.social · 17/11/2025

Wanted to send a huge shout out to my wife and her colleagues who have been feeding hungry people from all walks of life regardless of their ability to pay through the Table in the Portland neighborhood for almost 10 years now. Deeply grateful

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Joel Edward Goza @joelegoza.bsky.social · 12/11/2025

Following Joel Edward Goza In Part II of the Rebirth of Nation Series, I look at Thomas Jefferson and Ronald Reagan to explore the racial myths that provided the foundation of our nation's war against the poor and vulnerable families. joeledwardgoza.substack.com/p/hating-the...

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Hating the Helping Hand

How the Justifications of Slavery Led to the Demonization of Welfare

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Joel Edward Goza @joelegoza.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

Reading Audley Moore's story has me thinking again of the responsibility we have to our children in times like this. @drashleydfarmer.bsky.social This is priceless reading. Order here: www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/745621...

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Joel Edward Goza @joelegoza.bsky.social · 08/11/2025

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Joel Edward Goza @joelegoza.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

On Repentance and Repair is a beautiful read that provides both spiritual and social depth perception. Available now😀 zurl.co/VQmu2 @Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg

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Joel Edward Goza @joelegoza.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

I am partnering with my publisher for the the Rebirth Series on substack that shares timely snipets from Rebirth of a Nation: Reparations and Remaking America. Mike Johnson's First Act remembers the way he chose to introduce himself to the nation. joeledwardgoza.substack.com/p/representa...

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Representative Mike Johnson's First Act

A Coming Out Party with Ominous Implications

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Joel Edward Goza @joelegoza.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

In honor of the radical visionary who called our nation to repent, make reparations, and make good on democracy's commitments. @BerniceKing

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Salon.com @salon.com · 10/10/2025

Millions of children could lose Medicaid and SNAP benefits under GOP budget cuts. @joelegoza.bsky.social writes about what that means for families like his, with a daughter recovering from spinal surgery.

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GOP health care cuts will hurt kids like mine

At Ronald McDonald House, sick kids aren't just a budget item

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Joel Edward Goza @joelegoza.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

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Joel Edward Goza @joelegoza.bsky.social · 07/10/2025

On Repentance and Repair is a beautiful read that provides both spiritual and social depth perception. Available now😀 zurl.co/VQmu2 @Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg

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Joel Edward Goza @joelegoza.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

As the shutdown enters it second week and those committed to democracy seek to find a foothold to resist its downfall, words of wisdom from Ella Baker.

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Joel Edward Goza @joelegoza.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

Deeply thankful for the conversation, kindness, and encouragement from @johnfugelsang.bsky.social His book Separation of Church and Hate —if you need to laugh while you think about what is going on right now, there is no better resource available. www.amazon.com/Separation-C...

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