

Rae Lewis-Thornton
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@raelt
Author-Unprotected:A Memoir | Minister| AIDS Activist | Womanist| Trauma Informed| DMin Student |Tea Connoisseur



She was on the today show this week as they're in Jamaica, jumping around talking about she's Jamaican. She's Jamaican while her whole career was her playing Black American characters but now that she got her Emmy she's a Jamaican. She's half Jamaican which she kept quiet until now.



We gathered at the AIDS Foundation of Chicago with @CitizenActionIL on the anniversary of the passage of the Affordable Care Act to call for healthcare, not warfare. In the richest, most prosperous nation in the world, GoFundMe shouldn't be the primary means to pay medical bills. Americans deserve safe, accessible, dignified, quality health care.

Best video I've seen in a long while. 🥺❤️

Atlanta airport had a line out of the DOOR this morning!

This is a powerful speech about a new moral direction. When I ran against an incumbent, Democrats walked away from me when I entered a room. I promised myself I would never do that -- not pull the ladder up when I got to Congress. Watch this by @MelatKirosCO for hope.








Just like every other country, Zambia is free to walk away from these negotiations. It’s ridiculous to assume the United States should fund entire health systems for countries that turn around and give priority access to critical supply chains to China. nytimes.com/2026/03/16/hea…

“Ageing with HIV is brilliant because there is so much that we have experienced as a community that we can bring to the new generation.” — Nicoletta Policek, EATG. #WeWontStop #EndingHIV



21 Essential Books That Fiercely Celebrate Black Womanhood essence.com/entertainment/…