Herbert L. Ponder
@drhlp.bsky.social
Husband, Father, Pastor, Lifelong Learner, Leadership Coach, Conference Leader, Adjunct Professor
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Corporations spend more than $1.5 billion a year on union-busting.
That’s $1.5 billion they could have spent on higher wages, better benefits, and improving workplace safety.
Remember: if they weren’t so scared of worker power, they wouldn’t fight so hard against unions.
That’s $1.5 billion they could have spent on higher wages, better benefits, and improving workplace safety.
Remember: if they weren’t so scared of worker power, they wouldn’t fight so hard against unions.
US employers spend more than $1.5bn a year to fight labor unions, report finds
Critics say employers spend money hiring union-avoidance consultants and lawyers while not investing in workers
www.theguardian.com
May 28, 2026 at 9:45 PM
Corporations spend more than $1.5 billion a year on union-busting.
That’s $1.5 billion they could have spent on higher wages, better benefits, and improving workplace safety.
Remember: if they weren’t so scared of worker power, they wouldn’t fight so hard against unions.
That’s $1.5 billion they could have spent on higher wages, better benefits, and improving workplace safety.
Remember: if they weren’t so scared of worker power, they wouldn’t fight so hard against unions.
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NC State University's Cathrine Hoyo, PhD is explains how environmental factors can leave "epigenetic scars" on our DNA. This research shows how our geography & early-life stressors drive liver cancer risk, and offer a possible path for early detection. #Ginder26
April 9, 2026 at 5:43 PM
NC State University's Cathrine Hoyo, PhD is explains how environmental factors can leave "epigenetic scars" on our DNA. This research shows how our geography & early-life stressors drive liver cancer risk, and offer a possible path for early detection. #Ginder26
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Dr. Robert Winn closes #Ginder26 out with his signature #OneTeamOneFight style.
April 9, 2026 at 6:50 PM
Dr. Robert Winn closes #Ginder26 out with his signature #OneTeamOneFight style.
Thank you for your service. Rest well. 🙏🏾
February 17, 2026 at 4:23 PM
Thank you for your service. Rest well. 🙏🏾
Registration is now open.
February 5, 2026 at 3:05 AM
Registration is now open.
The 76th Ellison Jones Convocation at Virginia Union University was what I needed. 🙏🏾🙌🏾
November 15, 2025 at 1:04 AM
The 76th Ellison Jones Convocation at Virginia Union University was what I needed. 🙏🏾🙌🏾
I wish I understood people that oppose feeding children. It’s the very least we can do.
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Focus on the Family opposes free meals in schools – Baptist News Global
Focus noted the absence of any organized opposition to the Colorado’s meals program and was willing to stand in the gap.
baptistnews.com
November 3, 2025 at 8:18 PM
I wish I understood people that oppose feeding children. It’s the very least we can do.
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Celebrated my 31st Pastoral Anniversary and Sabbatical Sendoff. Now taking time to Reset, Refresh and Renew.
May 22, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Celebrated my 31st Pastoral Anniversary and Sabbatical Sendoff. Now taking time to Reset, Refresh and Renew.
First day of early voting! Mission accomplished! 🗳️
May 2, 2025 at 3:23 PM
First day of early voting! Mission accomplished! 🗳️
Glad to be in the number.
April 14, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Glad to be in the number.
My wife is loving the book.
It’s officially #PublicationDay. Welcoming “The Wounds are the Witness” to the world. Available wherever books are sold; audiobook narrated by me. I write about Black faith and the relationship between memory, healing, and justice. #BHM
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March 24, 2025 at 7:58 PM
My wife is loving the book.
Preaching Camp Charlottesville! What a great time with a great group.
March 23, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Preaching Camp Charlottesville! What a great time with a great group.
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Trump’s moves to curb independent media look familiar to the Hungarian journalist András Pethő: “The MAGA authorities have learned Orbán's lessons well.” theatln.tc/VlZjD1iB
Trump’s Attempts to Muzzle the Press Look Familiar
Much of what the U.S. president has done to curb independent media echoes the Hungarian autocrat Viktor Orbán’s playbook.
theatln.tc
March 15, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Trump’s moves to curb independent media look familiar to the Hungarian journalist András Pethő: “The MAGA authorities have learned Orbán's lessons well.” theatln.tc/VlZjD1iB
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Fryers boiling, food trucks outlining main Main Street and Franklin Street, and vendors setting up shop in Monroe park, it can only mean one thing, the Black Restaurant Experience is back.
Vendors set up shop for 9th Annual Black Restaurant Experience
Black restaurants gathered in Monroe Park for Mobile Soul Sunday, marking the start of Richmond Black Restaurant Week.
www.12onyourside.com
March 9, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Fryers boiling, food trucks outlining main Main Street and Franklin Street, and vendors setting up shop in Monroe park, it can only mean one thing, the Black Restaurant Experience is back.
You have my vote!
I grew up outside of Richmond. My dad was an Army veteran and a police officer, and my mom was a nurse. They taught me that there's no greater calling than a life of service. Now, I'm running for Governor to continue serving the Commonwealth I love so much.
March 9, 2025 at 10:56 PM
You have my vote!
I guess he didn’t feel the same way when they did it to Obama and Biden.
“Now he’s gonna it.”
Rep. @algreen.house.gov is a grown man & knew exactly what he was doing and said right outside the chamber that it was worth it pay the price to stand up to Trump.
Rep. @algreen.house.gov is a grown man & knew exactly what he was doing and said right outside the chamber that it was worth it pay the price to stand up to Trump.
March 5, 2025 at 9:12 PM
I guess he didn’t feel the same way when they did it to Obama and Biden.
He shouted truth.
Trump's address to Congress is off to a chaotic start.
Dem Rep. Al Green was kicked out within the first five minutes after he stood in the aisle and shouted that Trump had “no mandate.”
Dem Rep. Al Green was kicked out within the first five minutes after he stood in the aisle and shouted that Trump had “no mandate.”
Democratic Rep. Al Green ejected from Trump address
Rep. Al Green, a Texas Democrat, was ejected from President Donald Trump's address to a joint session of Congress Tuesday.
www.politico.com
March 5, 2025 at 2:42 AM
He shouted truth.
I guess they can dish it out but can’t take it.
BREAKING: House Speaker Mike Johnson admonishes lawmakers for disruptions, orders the House Sergeant at Arms to remove Democratic Rep. Al Green from the chamber during President Trump's joint address to Congress.
Democratic Rep. Al Green removed after disrupting Trump's speech
Green, who has called for the president's impeachment, was escorted out of the chamber during Trump's joint address to Congress.
www.nbcnews.com
March 5, 2025 at 2:41 AM
I guess they can dish it out but can’t take it.