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Goldie Taylor, CNN, HLN, & MSNBC contributor schooled me. It’s men’s fault (VIDEO)

August 1, 2015 By Egberto Willies

I took a selfie with Goldie Taylor and got schooled on why women wear makeup in the process, enlightening.

Netroots Nation 2015 in Phoenix Arizona Day 1

July 31, 2015 By Egberto Willies

Netroots Nation Day 1 was was eventful from the beginning. As activists came in it was like old times.

Meet Patrick Morales, a young Bernie Sanders activist in Arizona (VIDEO)

July 31, 2015 By Egberto Willies

Patrick Morales is one of the youngest officials elected in Arizona. He is an activist building the Bernie Sanders grassroots movement in Arizona.

Reaction by some Liberals at Netroots Nation to Black Lives Matter disappointing (VIDEO)

July 23, 2015 By Egberto Willies

My disappointment with some Netroots Nation Liberal brothers and sisters was their willful inability to empathize. The post-mortem after many have reevaluated gives me great hope.

This is why she disrupted Bernie Sanders & Martin O’Malley at Liberal conference Netroots Nation (VIDEO)

July 23, 2015 By Egberto Willies

Change can be painful & raucous. Patrisse Cullors & cohort are instrumental in focusing on an existential problem.

Press Release: #BlackLivesMatter tell why they disrupted Netroots Nation 2015

July 20, 2015 By Egberto Willies

#BlackLivesMatter releases the following Press Release to explain the reason for disrupting the presidential candidate forum at Netroots Nation 2015.

Martin O’Malley ‘ambushed’ by #BlackLivesMatter at Netroots Nation 2015 (VIDEO)

July 19, 2015 By Egberto Willies

#BlackLivesMatter marched into the Netroots Nation 2015 presidential candidate forum to disrupt Bernie Sanders & Martin O’Malley. Martin O’Malley handled it poorly.

Black Lives Matter crashes Netroots Nation 2015 (VIDEO)

July 18, 2015 By Egberto Willies

Black Lives Matter crashed the presidential forum held at the Liberal conference Netroots Nation.

Nail salon owner turned political activist and senatorial candidate to save her industry (VIDEO)

July 17, 2015 By Egberto Willies

Many believe that as one person they cannot be impactful. When asked what made her run for the Georgia state senate, Tamara Johnson-Shealey said, “Watching my industry unfold, that is where my passion came from. But then watching my community, watching things happen in my state, I could not not run.”

Vote for a Netroots Nation 2015 scholarship for EgbertoWillies.com

May 8, 2015 By Egberto Willies

DFA’s Netroots Nation Scholarship Program sends the movement’s best and brightest to Netroots Nation, the biggest progressive conference of the year. Vote now!