a-theprofessor.bsky.social
@a-theprofessor.bsky.social
Adjunct Instructor of Criminology at Loyola New Orleans | Pattern Hunter | Hip-Hop scholar-activist using the H.T.I.L.G. Framework to expose systems of injustice—writing for the Community I serve and the Culture I carry.
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Why We Need Pattern Hunters: An Introduction
Somewhere in New Orleans right now, a twelve-year-old is learning the same lesson their grandmother learned in 1965, their mother learned in 1989, and they’re learning in 2025.
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Why We Need Pattern Hunters: An Introduction
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Their blood still cries out.
Not as metaphor. As evidence.
Renée Nicole Good was killed by a federal agent. Alex Jeffrey Pretti was killed seventeen days later, less than two miles away.
The state wants this to be complicated. The ground does not.
The ground remembers. And it is still speaking.
Not as metaphor. As evidence.
Renée Nicole Good was killed by a federal agent. Alex Jeffrey Pretti was killed seventeen days later, less than two miles away.
The state wants this to be complicated. The ground does not.
The ground remembers. And it is still speaking.
January 26, 2026 at 1:30 PM
Their blood still cries out.
Not as metaphor. As evidence.
Renée Nicole Good was killed by a federal agent. Alex Jeffrey Pretti was killed seventeen days later, less than two miles away.
The state wants this to be complicated. The ground does not.
The ground remembers. And it is still speaking.
Not as metaphor. As evidence.
Renée Nicole Good was killed by a federal agent. Alex Jeffrey Pretti was killed seventeen days later, less than two miles away.
The state wants this to be complicated. The ground does not.
The ground remembers. And it is still speaking.
When Saving Lives Doesn't Save You: The Vilma Palacios Case and the Question of Whose Birthright Is Safe
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When Saving Lives Doesn't Save You: The Vilma Palacios Case and the Question of Whose Birthright Is Safe
How a 22-Year-Old Nurse's Deportation Exposes the Fragility of Everyone's Birthright
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December 29, 2025 at 7:20 PM
When Saving Lives Doesn't Save You: The Vilma Palacios Case and the Question of Whose Birthright Is Safe
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That decision kept me out of prison.
College graduates reoffend at rates below 5%. High school dropouts? Over 60%. HBCU funding isn't charity. It's crime prevention.
New essay: https://patternhunters.substack.com/p/why-my-hbcu-saved-my-life-andwhy
College graduates reoffend at rates below 5%. High school dropouts? Over 60%. HBCU funding isn't charity. It's crime prevention.
New essay: https://patternhunters.substack.com/p/why-my-hbcu-saved-my-life-andwhy
December 23, 2025 at 12:00 AM
That decision kept me out of prison.
College graduates reoffend at rates below 5%. High school dropouts? Over 60%. HBCU funding isn't charity. It's crime prevention.
New essay: https://patternhunters.substack.com/p/why-my-hbcu-saved-my-life-andwhy
College graduates reoffend at rates below 5%. High school dropouts? Over 60%. HBCU funding isn't charity. It's crime prevention.
New essay: https://patternhunters.substack.com/p/why-my-hbcu-saved-my-life-andwhy
Pattern Hunters
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Pattern Hunters | Substack
Pattern Hunters teaches you to see how history shapes contemporary injustice—analyzing everything from juvenile justice to Hip Hop through the H.T.I.L.G. Framework that traces patterns across time, sp...
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December 13, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Pattern Hunters
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A Police Killing Drew National Protests. At Home, a Commission Struggles with How to Make a Difference. boltsmag.org/sonya-massey...
A Police Killing Drew National Protests. At Home, a Commission Struggles with How to Make a Difference. - Bolts
Part I: “I’m going to still try” On July 6, 2024, the morning after Sonya Massey was murdered by a Sangamon County sheriff’s deputy, a local citizen journalist named Calvin... Read More
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December 11, 2025 at 12:14 PM
A Police Killing Drew National Protests. At Home, a Commission Struggles with How to Make a Difference. boltsmag.org/sonya-massey...
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Be a MacKenzie: MacKenzie Scott Announces $7 Billion of Charitable Giving This Year www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/b...
MacKenzie Scott Announces $7 Billion of Charitable Giving This Year
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December 10, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Be a MacKenzie: MacKenzie Scott Announces $7 Billion of Charitable Giving This Year www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/b...
Why We Need Pattern Hunters: An Introduction
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Why We Need Pattern Hunters: An Introduction
Somewhere in New Orleans right now, a twelve-year-old is learning the same lesson their grandmother learned in 1965, their mother learned in 1989, and they’re learning in 2025.
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December 10, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Why We Need Pattern Hunters: An Introduction
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December 10, 2025 at 4:19 PM
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