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Renee M. Willis @mcleanwillis.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

Carol Denise McNair was only 11 when she was killed in the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing. Listening to Rev. William Barber II speak, I couldn’t stop thinking about her—about innocence, about stolen futures, about the work still in front of us.

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Renee M. Willis @mcleanwillis.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

Came across a first edition of “It Can’t Happen Here” at Yale’s Beinecke Library. Written in 1935—and still feels uncomfortably close. Some stories don’t age. They warn.

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Renee M. Willis @mcleanwillis.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

What I’m taking with me from the panel with @esglaude.bsky.social & @ruthbenghiat.bsky.social: This moment is both deeply familiar—and entirely new. It demands clarity, creativity, and collective imagination. And the courage to lead. Convened by Rev. William Barber & @theologypolicy.bsky.social

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Renee M. Willis @mcleanwillis.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

This unilateral decision will have dire consequences for the more then 10 million people (across all communities) who rely on housing support. bit.ly/3CEpqiWh

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Renee M. Willis @mcleanwillis.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

📘 Just finished reading, "How We Learn to Be Brave," by #BishopMariannBudde. Leaders must have a spirit of adventure: they weren’t made to cower in fear. "The safest place for ships is in the harbor, but that’s not why ships were built." Quotation's author unknown. #Brave #Courageous #Leadership

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Renee M. Willis @mcleanwillis.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

Starting on Day One of his administration, President Trump has undertaken a series of executive actions which, if implemented, would make it harder for our nation to ensure that everyone has access to an affordable, accessible place to call home. #ExecutiveOrders

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Renee M. Willis @mcleanwillis.bsky.social · 10/12/2024

“Why would there be a destination when life itself is a journey? You go not to get there but to be there.” — Nikki Giovanni RIP #NikkiGiovanni

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Renee M. Willis @mcleanwillis.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

#FacingRace Q/A: Is solidarity enough? “It could be but we actually have to do it. It has to have mechanisms for accountability in it or it’s not solidarity in the first place.”- @ashdashlee.bsky.social “Solidarity isn’t just a term. We have to build [solidarity] with strategy.” -Prachi Patankar

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Renee M. Willis @mcleanwillis.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

Love Centered + Healing Centered = The #FacingRace Wellness Room. 🙏🏾💕

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Renee M. Willis @mcleanwillis.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

“If our fight is simply a fight against something and never for something, we are going to continue to lose our people.” - @mauricewfp.bsky.social At #FacingRace w/ @gabrielleross.bsky.social

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Renee M. Willis @mcleanwillis.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

Dr. Vincent Harding, theologian & activist, once said, “I am, you are, a citizen of a country that does not yet exist, and that badly needs to exist.” Thank you Glenn Harris for brining Dr. Harding’s words into the room. #FacingRace

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Renee M. Willis @mcleanwillis.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

“Hopefully one day St. Louis will be known as the healed city.” A jem dropped during the session called: 10 Years Since the Ferguson Uprisings. RIP Michael Brown. #FacingRace

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Renee M. Willis @mcleanwillis.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

At DCA headed to STL for #FacingRace. See y’all there.

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Renee M. Willis @mcleanwillis.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

Congratulations to the team at the National Homelessness Law Center for convening such an inspiring awards ceremony and 2-day Forum. Great hearing from Antonia Fasanelli, @maxwellfrost.bsky.social, @jesserbnwtz.bsky.social, and many others who are fighting daily for housing justice.

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