Bilal Dabir Sekou, Ph.D.
@bdsekou.bsky.social
Political scientist, professor, social and racial justice activist, born and raised in the Motor City, and jazz and book lover.
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#tdih 1951, Paul Robeson submitted a petition (edited by William Patterson) to the U.N. titled, “We Charge Genocide: The Crime of Government Against the Negro People,” signed by close to 100 U.S. intellectuals and activists. ⬇️🧵
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Dec. 17, 1951: “We Charge Genocide” Petition Submitted to United Nations
Paul Robeson and William Patterson submitted a petition from the Civil Rights Congress (CRC) to the United Nations, signed by almost 100 U.S. intellectuals and activists.
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December 18, 2025 at 4:45 AM
#tdih 1951, Paul Robeson submitted a petition (edited by William Patterson) to the U.N. titled, “We Charge Genocide: The Crime of Government Against the Negro People,” signed by close to 100 U.S. intellectuals and activists. ⬇️🧵
www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/we...
www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/we...
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Today would be the 79th birthday of Steve Biko, martyr of South Africa's anti-apartheid struggle.
"The most potent weapon in the hands of the oppressor is the mind of the oppressed."
"The most potent weapon in the hands of the oppressor is the mind of the oppressed."
December 18, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Today would be the 79th birthday of Steve Biko, martyr of South Africa's anti-apartheid struggle.
"The most potent weapon in the hands of the oppressor is the mind of the oppressed."
"The most potent weapon in the hands of the oppressor is the mind of the oppressed."
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WATCH: Branford Marsalis performs "Spiral Dance" with Joey Calderazzo, Eric Revis & Justin Faulkner from the quartet's Blue Note debut "Belonging" which is GRAMMY-nominated for "Best Jazz Instrumental Album"! www.youtube.com/watch?v=Moc0...
Listen to the album: branfordmarsalis.lnk.to/Belonging
Listen to the album: branfordmarsalis.lnk.to/Belonging
December 16, 2025 at 10:01 PM
WATCH: Branford Marsalis performs "Spiral Dance" with Joey Calderazzo, Eric Revis & Justin Faulkner from the quartet's Blue Note debut "Belonging" which is GRAMMY-nominated for "Best Jazz Instrumental Album"! www.youtube.com/watch?v=Moc0...
Listen to the album: branfordmarsalis.lnk.to/Belonging
Listen to the album: branfordmarsalis.lnk.to/Belonging
Trumpsplaining: He’s just mad at the Hollywood elite for supporting Biden and Obama.
Whataboutism: They said worse things about Charlie Kirk.
Truthiness: He’s in shock like the rest of us, but just expresses himself differently. The media is distracting us from the good he's doing.
Me: Sociopath!
Whataboutism: They said worse things about Charlie Kirk.
Truthiness: He’s in shock like the rest of us, but just expresses himself differently. The media is distracting us from the good he's doing.
Me: Sociopath!
President Donald Trump responds to a question about his statement on Truth Social concerning Rob Reiner, calling him a "deranged person" who suffered from "Trump derangement syndrome."
#Politics #TruthSocial #News #USPolitics #TrumpDerangementSyndrome #CSPAN #BreakingNews #RobReiner
#Politics #TruthSocial #News #USPolitics #TrumpDerangementSyndrome #CSPAN #BreakingNews #RobReiner
December 16, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Trumpsplaining: He’s just mad at the Hollywood elite for supporting Biden and Obama.
Whataboutism: They said worse things about Charlie Kirk.
Truthiness: He’s in shock like the rest of us, but just expresses himself differently. The media is distracting us from the good he's doing.
Me: Sociopath!
Whataboutism: They said worse things about Charlie Kirk.
Truthiness: He’s in shock like the rest of us, but just expresses himself differently. The media is distracting us from the good he's doing.
Me: Sociopath!
We are NOW one step closer to justifying bombings, regime change, and assainations in Central and South America, and even the extrajudicial killing of drug dealers in the U.S. accused of selling fentanyl, which is now classified as a "weapon of mass destruction."
www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
Trump signs order classifying fentanyl as 'weapon of mass destruction'
The executive order comes as the president has signed off on unprecedented airstrikes on alleged drug-carrying boats in the Caribbean.
www.usatoday.com
December 16, 2025 at 12:58 PM
We are NOW one step closer to justifying bombings, regime change, and assainations in Central and South America, and even the extrajudicial killing of drug dealers in the U.S. accused of selling fentanyl, which is now classified as a "weapon of mass destruction."
www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
At some point, I expect someone, perhaps Alabama Senator Tommy Tubberville, to introduce legislation similar to the South Africa apartheid era pass law, requiring nonwhite people to carry documentation for their safety and the safety of Trump's shock troops.
www.commondreams.org/news/bovino-...
www.commondreams.org/news/bovino-...
'A Chilling Assertion': Trump Officials Falsely Claim Citizens Must Carry Immigration Docs to Prove Their Status | Common Dreams
Trump officials are falsely claiming that US citizens must carry immigration documents with them or risk detention. “There is no legal requirement that US citizens carry papers or have proof of their ...
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December 16, 2025 at 12:45 PM
At some point, I expect someone, perhaps Alabama Senator Tommy Tubberville, to introduce legislation similar to the South Africa apartheid era pass law, requiring nonwhite people to carry documentation for their safety and the safety of Trump's shock troops.
www.commondreams.org/news/bovino-...
www.commondreams.org/news/bovino-...
This is going to get a lot worse. A group of impetuous children who believe they are the master race that should rule over the world are in control of our government. In their minds, everything they do is justified by the ends they seek.
December 16, 2025 at 7:31 AM
This is going to get a lot worse. A group of impetuous children who believe they are the master race that should rule over the world are in control of our government. In their minds, everything they do is justified by the ends they seek.
He won't face any serious backlash from voters or his colleagues for demanding the mass expulsion of Muslims. Many will likely praise him, especially the Islamaphob running the country that's surrounded by Christian white nationalists in his administration.
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'Vile and Un-American': Tuberville Blasted for Demanding Mass Expulsion of Muslims | Common Dreams
Republican senator faces backlash for bigoted anti-Muslim rant, calling Islam a "cult" and advocating for deportation.
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December 15, 2025 at 9:03 PM
He won't face any serious backlash from voters or his colleagues for demanding the mass expulsion of Muslims. Many will likely praise him, especially the Islamaphob running the country that's surrounded by Christian white nationalists in his administration.
www.commondreams.org/news/tommy-t...
www.commondreams.org/news/tommy-t...
Something is very very very wrong with trump. He is a psychopath with the nuclear codes!
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/15/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/15/u...
Trump Seizes on Rob Reiner’s Death to Attack the Hollywood Director
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December 15, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Something is very very very wrong with trump. He is a psychopath with the nuclear codes!
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/15/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/15/u...
Writes Gowayed, “… the Trump administration’s vision for the United States is one of a white Christian nation. And the path to accomplish it is through the exclusion and removal of all who do not fit that vision – in other words, through ethnic cleansing.”
Opinion | The ethnic cleansing of the United States will destroy it — Guardian US
Trump’s racist remarks on Ilhan Omar and Somali immigrants reveals his vision for the US as a white Christian nation
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December 14, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Writes Gowayed, “… the Trump administration’s vision for the United States is one of a white Christian nation. And the path to accomplish it is through the exclusion and removal of all who do not fit that vision – in other words, through ethnic cleansing.”
It is becoming clearer everyday. It’s an imperial project with the goal of regime change - the removal of left-leaning governments replaced by right-wing autocratic leaders - and positioning America as the hegemonic power in the Western Hemisphere. This will cost lots of lives but ultimately fail!
NEW: Rubio's longtime goal of crippling or toppling Cuba's leaders is tied to Venezuela. He has said if the government in Caracas falls, Havana could follow. He and Trump are pressuring Maduro to abdicate — and could use the CIA or US military. Gift link to our story: www.nytimes.com/2025/12/12/u...
For Rubio the Cuba Hawk, the Road to Havana Runs Through Venezuela
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December 13, 2025 at 4:01 AM
It is becoming clearer everyday. It’s an imperial project with the goal of regime change - the removal of left-leaning governments replaced by right-wing autocratic leaders - and positioning America as the hegemonic power in the Western Hemisphere. This will cost lots of lives but ultimately fail!
They are attempting to re-colonize Central and South America and the Caribbean. This is pure insanity. It’s American imperialism through military force!
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/12/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/12/w...
Behind the Seized Venezuelan Tanker, Cuba’s Secret Lifeline
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December 13, 2025 at 3:48 AM
They are attempting to re-colonize Central and South America and the Caribbean. This is pure insanity. It’s American imperialism through military force!
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/12/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/12/w...
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"The primary cause of the Houston riot was the habitual brutality of the white police officers of Houston in their treatment of colored people." — The Crisis Magazine, Nov. 1917, NAACP
Teach about long trajectory of police violence. #TeachTruth Lesson ⬇️
www.zinnedproject.org/materials/ri...
Teach about long trajectory of police violence. #TeachTruth Lesson ⬇️
www.zinnedproject.org/materials/ri...
“Riots,” Racism, and the Police: Students Explore a Century of Police Conduct and Racial Violence
Students explore a century of police conduct and racial violence to understand their long trajectory in Black communities.
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December 12, 2025 at 4:12 AM
"The primary cause of the Houston riot was the habitual brutality of the white police officers of Houston in their treatment of colored people." — The Crisis Magazine, Nov. 1917, NAACP
Teach about long trajectory of police violence. #TeachTruth Lesson ⬇️
www.zinnedproject.org/materials/ri...
Teach about long trajectory of police violence. #TeachTruth Lesson ⬇️
www.zinnedproject.org/materials/ri...
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#tdih 1917, 13 African American soldiers were hanged just outside of San Antonio, Texas for alleged participation in Houston Riot (or Mutiny) in August.
The Houston "Riot" was in response to police brutality.
Read ⬇️ incl. primary docs from courts-martial. 🧵
www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/bl...
The Houston "Riot" was in response to police brutality.
Read ⬇️ incl. primary docs from courts-martial. 🧵
www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/bl...
Dec. 11, 1917: Black Soldiers Executed for Houston Riot
“The primary cause of the Houston riot was the habitual brutality of the white police officers of Houston in their treatment of colored people.” —The Crisis magazine.
www.zinnedproject.org
December 12, 2025 at 4:12 AM
#tdih 1917, 13 African American soldiers were hanged just outside of San Antonio, Texas for alleged participation in Houston Riot (or Mutiny) in August.
The Houston "Riot" was in response to police brutality.
Read ⬇️ incl. primary docs from courts-martial. 🧵
www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/bl...
The Houston "Riot" was in response to police brutality.
Read ⬇️ incl. primary docs from courts-martial. 🧵
www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/bl...
Yep, what he said!
Mark Zuckerberg is building a data center in Louisiana that will use 3x more electricity than all of New Orleans.
Oligarchs want YOU to pay for these data centers with higher water & electric bills.
Americans must fight back against billionaires who put profits over people.
Oligarchs want YOU to pay for these data centers with higher water & electric bills.
Americans must fight back against billionaires who put profits over people.
December 12, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Yep, what he said!
Okay I’ll follow the lead of a lot of the mainstream press. The Trump Administration is sounding and acting like fascists just to distract from failing economic policies and the Epstein files.
There, I said it!
There, I said it!
a young boy is sitting at a table with his hands folded in front of him .
ALT: a young boy is sitting at a table with his hands folded in front of him .
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December 10, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Okay I’ll follow the lead of a lot of the mainstream press. The Trump Administration is sounding and acting like fascists just to distract from failing economic policies and the Epstein files.
There, I said it!
There, I said it!
The Trump administration has changed which days Americans can visit national parks for free next year, removing Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Juneteenth and adding President Donald Trump’s birthday, which falls on Flag Day.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...
Trump administration alters national parks' free-entry days, cutting MLK Day and Juneteenth
The change is part of a broader shift in the National Park Service's free-entry day schedule, which includes adding President Donald Trump's birthday.
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December 8, 2025 at 1:11 AM
The Trump administration has changed which days Americans can visit national parks for free next year, removing Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Juneteenth and adding President Donald Trump’s birthday, which falls on Flag Day.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...
What the hell is wrong with these people? www.commondreams.org/news/joe-lon...
Billionaire Palantir Co-Founder Pushes Return of Public Hangings as Part of 'Masculine Leadership' Initiative | Common Dreams
Venture capitalist Joe Lonsdale calls for public hangings to restore "masculine leadership" in the US.
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December 7, 2025 at 11:42 PM
What the hell is wrong with these people? www.commondreams.org/news/joe-lon...
The Administration has always known that their policies would be unpopular with the American people. They don’t care!
Reporters should stop expecting a course correction from this administration based on the polls and accept that they are intentionally blowing shit up to reengineer all of society.
Reporters should stop expecting a course correction from this administration based on the polls and accept that they are intentionally blowing shit up to reengineer all of society.
December 7, 2025 at 12:44 PM
The Administration has always known that their policies would be unpopular with the American people. They don’t care!
Reporters should stop expecting a course correction from this administration based on the polls and accept that they are intentionally blowing shit up to reengineer all of society.
Reporters should stop expecting a course correction from this administration based on the polls and accept that they are intentionally blowing shit up to reengineer all of society.
A day of not paying attention to news out of Washington D.C. is a day of not experiencing existential dread.
December 7, 2025 at 4:35 AM
A day of not paying attention to news out of Washington D.C. is a day of not experiencing existential dread.
Writes Solnit, “The persecution of huge numbers of brown people and even the mass deportations will not create the white country of far-right fantasy.”
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Trump wants to recreate a white America that never existed | Rebecca Solnit
The persecution of brown people and mass deportations will not create the white country of far-right fantasy
www.theguardian.com
December 6, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Writes Solnit, “The persecution of huge numbers of brown people and even the mass deportations will not create the white country of far-right fantasy.”
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Nativist reactionary white supremacist politicians and political parties of the world UNITE. America is your new ally in the battle to racially and ethnically cleanse your countries and prevent the Great Replacement of white people by the inferior races! www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/w...
Trump Administration Says Europe Faces ‘Civilizational Erasure’
www.nytimes.com
December 6, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Nativist reactionary white supremacist politicians and political parties of the world UNITE. America is your new ally in the battle to racially and ethnically cleanse your countries and prevent the Great Replacement of white people by the inferior races! www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/w...
They’ve gone full blown white supremacy. But that now means that they are out of the closet! No more sanitizing their racism by the press. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/w...
Trump Administration Says Europe Faces ‘Civilizational Erasure’
www.nytimes.com
December 6, 2025 at 3:30 AM
They’ve gone full blown white supremacy. But that now means that they are out of the closet! No more sanitizing their racism by the press. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/w...
Actually, it sounds more like they intend to "re-colonize Central and South America" to control and extract its natural resources.
The Trump administration has set forth a national security strategy that paints European allies as weak and aims to reassert America's dominance in the Western Hemisphere. n.pr/3KiaCut
Trump's security strategy slams European allies and asserts U.S. power in the Americas
The Trump administration has set forth a national security strategy that paints European allies as weak and aims to reassert America's dominance in the Western Hemisphere.
n.pr
December 5, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Actually, it sounds more like they intend to "re-colonize Central and South America" to control and extract its natural resources.