Tech Esq. + Ops | DEI/Ethics advocate | Asker of “why” | Around the way etiquette lover | Oakland’s own #TownBusiness | Cal Alum | ex-Metahttps://bsky.app/profile/bariawilliams.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/bariawilliams.bsky.social/post/3mcg54bptpc2rEvery word of this. [contains quote post or other embedded content]14 Jan 2026 22:38 +0000at://did:plc:5aodeat3djuo5as7gi3slpkq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcg54bptpc2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/bariawilliams.bsky.social/post/3m4bt45urlk2aI’m sure they could concoct some story about how scary a 1st grader’s costume was that they “feared for [their] life.” That song is always sung, even if it’s about kids. [contains quote post or other embedded content]28 Oct 2025 20:57 +0000at://did:plc:5aodeat3djuo5as7gi3slpkq/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4bt45urlk2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/bariawilliams.bsky.social/post/3lopmwyncz22oIt's interesting how all of these stories have a common thread, and the first one is just...09 May 2025 04:51 +0000at://did:plc:5aodeat3djuo5as7gi3slpkq/app.bsky.feed.post/3lopmwyncz22ohttps://bsky.app/profile/bariawilliams.bsky.social/post/3locpaosohs2pWell, I just got back from seeing Sinners with my almost 15 yr old son. That was a time! And I realize he grew again. Some more. 🫠04 May 2025 01:28 +0000at://did:plc:5aodeat3djuo5as7gi3slpkq/app.bsky.feed.post/3locpaosohs2phttps://bsky.app/profile/bariawilliams.bsky.social/post/3ln43n75rys26Fantastic piece that sums up Black women's resistance that I see. ‘We don’t have an option not to fight’: How Black women are resisting now https://19thnews.org/2025/04/black-women-resistance-strategy/?&utm_campaign=19th-social&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social via @19thnews.org ews.org and @errinhaines.bsky.social18 Apr 2025 16:56 +0000at://did:plc:5aodeat3djuo5as7gi3slpkq/app.bsky.feed.post/3ln43n75rys26https://bsky.app/profile/bariawilliams.bsky.social/post/3lmsgz6w3e22iThere is a reason why Mark: 1. Eliminated DEI programs & fact checking 2. Changed offensive speech policy (w/ S. Miller approval) 3. Donated to inauguration fund and hosted a party 4. Bought a DC home 2 weeks ago 5. Made multiple pilgrimages to MAL Pay. To. Play. He wants the Eric Adams special. [contains quote post or other embedded content]14 Apr 2025 20:53 +0000at://did:plc:5aodeat3djuo5as7gi3slpkq/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmsgz6w3e22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/bariawilliams.bsky.social/post/3lmsglqehks2iGood on them! We need more of this. I also understand and recognize they come from a point of privilege with a ridiculously large endowment that they can say no. Other schools without that luxury need to band together and say no. Same with law firms. (Can't believe I have to type that last one.) [contains quote post or other embedded content]14 Apr 2025 20:45 +0000at://did:plc:5aodeat3djuo5as7gi3slpkq/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmsglqehks2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/bariawilliams.bsky.social/post/3llhn7b2lzc2sPaul Weiss, now Skadden. A dumpster fire. When lawyers are caving, it's the beginning of the end. Add JD Vance in charge of what's in the Smithsonian museums - carte blanche to erase history and culture... Where is an active opposition party?! @housedemocrats.bsky.social @democrats.senate.gov28 Mar 2025 20:19 +0000at://did:plc:5aodeat3djuo5as7gi3slpkq/app.bsky.feed.post/3llhn7b2lzc2shttps://bsky.app/profile/bariawilliams.bsky.social/post/3lkctec6uoc2uTranslation: "Change your admissions policy such that only white Americans can be admitted. Thank you for your attention to this matter." [contains quote post or other embedded content]14 Mar 2025 05:01 +0000at://did:plc:5aodeat3djuo5as7gi3slpkq/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkctec6uoc2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/bariawilliams.bsky.social/post/3ljtjuvjamc2tSam Bankman-Fried has a burner... Zoom/Teams/Meet in prison?! How do we get out of this simulation?08 Mar 2025 03:01 +0000at://did:plc:5aodeat3djuo5as7gi3slpkq/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljtjuvjamc2thttps://bsky.app/profile/bariawilliams.bsky.social/post/3ljso6qo5i22tAnd so it begins... "If you don't teach what we want, and make your students behave how we determine is appropriate, then we will take your funds and cripple the university. Thus, kids will have to go to Oral Roberts or Liberty University." We need to move on this. Now. [contains quote post or other embedded content]07 Mar 2025 18:46 +0000at://did:plc:5aodeat3djuo5as7gi3slpkq/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljso6qo5i22thttps://bsky.app/profile/bariawilliams.bsky.social/post/3ljpt7kf3h22tSomeone please list the Dems that voted to censure Rep. Green. I wanna see something...06 Mar 2025 15:38 +0000at://did:plc:5aodeat3djuo5as7gi3slpkq/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljpt7kf3h22thttps://bsky.app/profile/bariawilliams.bsky.social/post/3ljldahjkxc2tI would enjoy just one day when someone reached out to me to ask how they could be of assistance. Every email, text, call, DM, smoke signal, carrier pigeon I receive is someone asking me for something - time, money, free legal advice, etc. I'm tired. I ain't got it and not good for it.04 Mar 2025 20:41 +0000at://did:plc:5aodeat3djuo5as7gi3slpkq/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljldahjkxc2thttps://bsky.app/profile/bariawilliams.bsky.social/post/3lisknqeqcc2vNevermind this is wholly inefficient and the large scale federal gov. version of "a meeting about a meeting that could've been an email," but who is reading this? Some DOGE kid who is 19 deciding if the work of someone in the role for 20 yr made enough progress? How are the decisions made?! [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 Feb 2025 00:17 +0000at://did:plc:5aodeat3djuo5as7gi3slpkq/app.bsky.feed.post/3lisknqeqcc2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/bariawilliams.bsky.social/post/3li5mhvsv7s2iWatching this new season of "Love is Blind" feels like a part-time job that requires long hours but underpays. My God. This is boring as hell. Does location make a difference? I'm starting to think so. Too many sane people in MN. lol #LoveIsBlind #LoveIsBlind814 Feb 2025 16:24 +0000at://did:plc:5aodeat3djuo5as7gi3slpkq/app.bsky.feed.post/3li5mhvsv7s2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/bariawilliams.bsky.social/post/3lhaf7oxgns2sI believe #BlackHistoryMonth is every month, but love having my book included in this list... and there's a new giveaway to encourage you to read my take on being a Black woman in tech where we're hyper visible but invisible. #SeenYetUnseen Grab it here (or Amazon if you): shorturl.at/QKj1g [contains quote post or other embedded content]03 Feb 2025 01:27 +0000at://did:plc:5aodeat3djuo5as7gi3slpkq/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhaf7oxgns2shttps://bsky.app/profile/bariawilliams.bsky.social/post/3lh2bathlz223Birthday parties at the place of business for Charles Entertainment Cheese. [contains quote post or other embedded content]31 Jan 2025 15:00 +0000at://did:plc:5aodeat3djuo5as7gi3slpkq/app.bsky.feed.post/3lh2bathlz223https://bsky.app/profile/bariawilliams.bsky.social/post/3lgy53b5akq26Because I can't leave well enough alone. Just in case you missed it the first time, but now in light of Trump blaming a plane crash on DEI, Obama, and Biden policies without any proof - I can't stress enough how harmful these false flags are. I'll ring this alarm forever. [contains quote post or other embedded content]30 Jan 2025 18:40 +0000at://did:plc:5aodeat3djuo5as7gi3slpkq/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgy53b5akq26https://bsky.app/profile/bariawilliams.bsky.social/post/3lgqqcqnojk2cSeems we need to find a new version of FAFO since Tang Tyrant has decided to try to co-opt it. UGH. Not only can we not have nice things, but we can't have anything.27 Jan 2025 20:03 +0000at://did:plc:5aodeat3djuo5as7gi3slpkq/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgqqcqnojk2chttps://bsky.app/profile/bariawilliams.bsky.social/post/3lgcbvmjkck2wI had to write this. It's personal, supplier diversity was my brainchild, but it also has implications for all of us - from the types of products made, their harm, and who we enrich using their platforms. I hope it makes you consider where and how you use social media: shorturl.at/BYa5r https://shorturl.at/BYa5r22 Jan 2025 02:08 +0000at://did:plc:5aodeat3djuo5as7gi3slpkq/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgcbvmjkck2whttps://bsky.app/profile/bariawilliams.bsky.social/post/3lffsxnqdd22nAs if Facebook could get worse, especially after it became Meta...it does. Happy Friday! https://www.axios.com/2025/01/10/meta-dei-programs-employees-trump?stream=top&utm_source=alert&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=alerts_media_trends10 Jan 2025 18:26 +0000at://did:plc:5aodeat3djuo5as7gi3slpkq/app.bsky.feed.post/3lffsxnqdd22n