Ashley D. Farmer
@drashleydfarmer.bsky.social
Historian, Professor, Writer, Author. 👑📚: Queen Mother: Black Nationalism, Reparations, and the Untold Story of Audley Moore (Pantheon, 25)
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Pub day 👑 Queen Mother: Black Nationalism, Reparations, and the Untold Story of Audley Moore is officially here! @pantheonbooks.bsky.social
A decade-long labor of love, of unearthing an archive said to be lost, building relationships with her family, interviewing those who knew her, and
A decade-long labor of love, of unearthing an archive said to be lost, building relationships with her family, interviewing those who knew her, and
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Reparations have become a mainstream part of American political debate. One of the movement’s early architects, however, has largely disappeared from popular history. In our Essay of the Week, Robin D. G. Kelley recovers the vision of “Queen Mother” Moore. yalereview.org/article/robi...
Robin D. G. Kelley: “The Forgotten Visionary of Reparations”
Audley “Queen Mother” Moore called for liberation, not just compensation.
yalereview.org
January 19, 2026 at 1:21 PM
Reparations have become a mainstream part of American political debate. One of the movement’s early architects, however, has largely disappeared from popular history. In our Essay of the Week, Robin D. G. Kelley recovers the vision of “Queen Mother” Moore. yalereview.org/article/robi...
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🚨 New: We built a visual tracker of the warehouses ICE is targeting across the US.
Working off an idea from @actualkatherine.bsky.social, we’ve mapped active searches, canceled deals, and linked state property records.
Explore the map here: tinyurl.com/ICEWarehouse...
Working off an idea from @actualkatherine.bsky.social, we’ve mapped active searches, canceled deals, and linked state property records.
Explore the map here: tinyurl.com/ICEWarehouse...
February 4, 2026 at 6:41 PM
🚨 New: We built a visual tracker of the warehouses ICE is targeting across the US.
Working off an idea from @actualkatherine.bsky.social, we’ve mapped active searches, canceled deals, and linked state property records.
Explore the map here: tinyurl.com/ICEWarehouse...
Working off an idea from @actualkatherine.bsky.social, we’ve mapped active searches, canceled deals, and linked state property records.
Explore the map here: tinyurl.com/ICEWarehouse...
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The newsroom Bezos once poured money into and celebrated as a proud achievement already lost 400 people in the last three years.
Bezos Remains Silent About The Washington Post For Nearly A Year —As It Slashes Stafff
The newsroom Bezos once poured money into and celebrated as a proud achievement already lost 400 people in the last three years.
www.forbes.com
February 4, 2026 at 5:10 PM
The newsroom Bezos once poured money into and celebrated as a proud achievement already lost 400 people in the last three years.
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My friend and one of the co-authors of Read This When Things Fall Apart, Stevie Wilson, will be released from prison in less than a week. Stevie has done tremendous work as an incarcerated organizer and has plans to continue doing important work on the outside. Let's help him make a new start.
Donate to Support Stevie Wilson's New Beginning, organized by Danielle Squillante
Our beloved comrade and friend Stevie Wilson is FINALLY coming home from pri… Danielle Squillante needs your support for Support Stevie Wilson's New Beginning
www.gofundme.com
February 4, 2026 at 10:10 PM
My friend and one of the co-authors of Read This When Things Fall Apart, Stevie Wilson, will be released from prison in less than a week. Stevie has done tremendous work as an incarcerated organizer and has plans to continue doing important work on the outside. Let's help him make a new start.
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You cannot do "commonsense reform" for a secret police force that's declared itself exempt from constitutional requirements. You cannot reform ultraviolent agencies that have been corrupt for decades and now have accountability only to the president's goons and lackeys.
Democrats want commonsense reform for ICE:
End the roving patrols and racial profiling.
Take accountability and abide by the same rules as local police.
Masks need to come off, body cameras need to stay on—no secret police in the United States of America.
End the roving patrols and racial profiling.
Take accountability and abide by the same rules as local police.
Masks need to come off, body cameras need to stay on—no secret police in the United States of America.
February 4, 2026 at 1:49 AM
You cannot do "commonsense reform" for a secret police force that's declared itself exempt from constitutional requirements. You cannot reform ultraviolent agencies that have been corrupt for decades and now have accountability only to the president's goons and lackeys.
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No one who has seen the Epstein case unfold should have any doubt left about why victims don’t report. When reporting means facing more abuse, more exploitation, and more betrayal at the institutional level, while the perpetrators are the leaders of the very systems of “justice” supposed to help you
February 2, 2026 at 5:15 PM
No one who has seen the Epstein case unfold should have any doubt left about why victims don’t report. When reporting means facing more abuse, more exploitation, and more betrayal at the institutional level, while the perpetrators are the leaders of the very systems of “justice” supposed to help you
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Queen Mother: Black Nationalism, Reparations, and the Untold Story of Audley Moore by @drashleydfarmer.bsky.social
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Queen Mother: Black Nationalism, Reparations, and the Untold Story of Audley Moore
Amazon.com: Queen Mother: Black Nationalism, Reparations, and the Untold Story of Audley Moore: 9780593701546: Farmer, Ashley D.: Books
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February 1, 2026 at 8:03 PM
Queen Mother: Black Nationalism, Reparations, and the Untold Story of Audley Moore by @drashleydfarmer.bsky.social
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NEW: Queen Mother Audley Moore: Midwife of Black Revolutionary Nationalism with Dr. Ashley D Farmer (@drashleydfarmer.bsky.social)
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February 1, 2026 at 4:39 PM
NEW: Queen Mother Audley Moore: Midwife of Black Revolutionary Nationalism with Dr. Ashley D Farmer (@drashleydfarmer.bsky.social)
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Sick and wounded patients in Gaza desperate for medical evacuation have pinned their hopes on the promised reopening of the enclave's Rafah border crossing with Egypt.
A bullet shattered her knee. Now a Gaza teen's chances of walking depend on Rafah border crossing
Sick and wounded patients in Gaza desperate for medical evacuation have pinned their hopes on the promised reopening of the enclave's Rafah border crossing with Egypt.
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January 31, 2026 at 12:00 PM
Sick and wounded patients in Gaza desperate for medical evacuation have pinned their hopes on the promised reopening of the enclave's Rafah border crossing with Egypt.
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It's near-white out conditions in Chicago as the snow comes down, and tonight's anti-ICE/CBP rally is wrapping up in front of city hall.
But not before the crowd bounces and chants, "I believe that we will win!"
But not before the crowd bounces and chants, "I believe that we will win!"
January 31, 2026 at 12:41 AM
It's near-white out conditions in Chicago as the snow comes down, and tonight's anti-ICE/CBP rally is wrapping up in front of city hall.
But not before the crowd bounces and chants, "I believe that we will win!"
But not before the crowd bounces and chants, "I believe that we will win!"
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Almost every reason people have for defunding or abolishing ICE is also a reason to defund or abolish the police, yet many people who are rightly calling for action against ICE would never come close to doing to the same for police. But this fight goes beyond just ICE. ICE represents a larger issue.
January 27, 2026 at 2:20 AM
Almost every reason people have for defunding or abolishing ICE is also a reason to defund or abolish the police, yet many people who are rightly calling for action against ICE would never come close to doing to the same for police. But this fight goes beyond just ICE. ICE represents a larger issue.
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READ THIS! Excellent overview of Jan 23 by @lfelizleon.bsky.social. These are times of extreme treachery and extreme solidarity, and it's captured here beautifully. "If they think they're going to ship people out in the middle of nowhere, we’re still going to go there and fight for them."
In The Twin Cities, A Massive Strike Against ICE
Icicles hung from the beards of men in union beanies. The lobbies of large commercial buildings in downtown Minneapolis opened to the public for respite filled with people rubbing each other’s sore fe...
labornotes.org
January 27, 2026 at 9:18 PM
READ THIS! Excellent overview of Jan 23 by @lfelizleon.bsky.social. These are times of extreme treachery and extreme solidarity, and it's captured here beautifully. "If they think they're going to ship people out in the middle of nowhere, we’re still going to go there and fight for them."
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“.. He cared about people deeply ..,” said Michael Pretti, Alex’s father. “He thought it was terrible, you know, kidnapping children, just grabbing people off the street. He cared about those people, and he knew it was wrong ..”
@washingtonpost.com
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January 24, 2026 at 10:22 PM
“.. He cared about people deeply ..,” said Michael Pretti, Alex’s father. “He thought it was terrible, you know, kidnapping children, just grabbing people off the street. He cared about those people, and he knew it was wrong ..”
@washingtonpost.com
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@washingtonpost.com
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Today is the day. Right now hundreds of Minnesota businesses and institutions are shut down. Thousands of people are refusing to work. There’s a massive picket at the airport. Minnesota’s resistance to ICE today is changing the tenor our fight against fascism.
www.jphilll.com/p/the-first-...
www.jphilll.com/p/the-first-...
The first General Strike in 80 years
We're at war, and now people are fighting back like never before
www.jphilll.com
January 23, 2026 at 6:07 PM
Today is the day. Right now hundreds of Minnesota businesses and institutions are shut down. Thousands of people are refusing to work. There’s a massive picket at the airport. Minnesota’s resistance to ICE today is changing the tenor our fight against fascism.
www.jphilll.com/p/the-first-...
www.jphilll.com/p/the-first-...
This is tomorrow, online and in-person at the library (I’ll be online). Register to get the link !
Online Event 💻 January 21 at 6pm EST:
Join me and the The New York Society Library for a talk on my book, Queen Mother: Black Nationalism, Reparations, and the Untold Story of Audley Moore!
Open to the public.
Register here: www.nysoclib.org/events/Recla...
Join me and the The New York Society Library for a talk on my book, Queen Mother: Black Nationalism, Reparations, and the Untold Story of Audley Moore!
Open to the public.
Register here: www.nysoclib.org/events/Recla...
Ashley D. Farmer, Queen Mother: Black Nationalism, Reparations, and the Untold Story of Audley Moore | The New York Society Library
Award-winning historian Ashley D. Farmer presents the definitive biography of Audley "Queen Mother" Moore, the pioneering Black nationalist leader who founded the modern reparations movement and mento...
www.nysoclib.org
January 20, 2026 at 9:12 PM
This is tomorrow, online and in-person at the library (I’ll be online). Register to get the link !
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Hundreds of anti-ICE protesters in Minneapolis chased off a small group of far-right activists, pelting them with water balloons in the freezing cold
Anti-ICE Demonstrators Chase Off Pardoned Jan. 6 Rioter With Water Balloons At Minneapolis Rally
Some in the crowd tossed water balloons that soaked the right-wing demonstrators as temperatures hit -4 degrees Fahrenheit with the wind chill.
www.huffpost.com
January 18, 2026 at 1:41 AM
Hundreds of anti-ICE protesters in Minneapolis chased off a small group of far-right activists, pelting them with water balloons in the freezing cold
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"This is a verified page fundraising support for the Minneapolis Regional Labor Federation, AFL-CIO and Working Partnerships' 2026 rapid response effort to meet the needs of impacted union members, worker center members, and their families..."
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Support Impacted Union Families! | Working Partnerships
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January 17, 2026 at 1:52 AM
"This is a verified page fundraising support for the Minneapolis Regional Labor Federation, AFL-CIO and Working Partnerships' 2026 rapid response effort to meet the needs of impacted union members, worker center members, and their families..."
workingpartnerships.betterworld.org/campaigns/su...
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Online event 💻 January 24 at 12:45pm EST:
Join me and others for BIOGRAPHY LAB 2026, an annual forum put on by @biographersintl.bsky.social about the craft and controversy of biography. My session will be moderated by the great Tamara Payne.
Get your tickets: events.humanitix.com/biography-la...
Join me and others for BIOGRAPHY LAB 2026, an annual forum put on by @biographersintl.bsky.social about the craft and controversy of biography. My session will be moderated by the great Tamara Payne.
Get your tickets: events.humanitix.com/biography-la...
Biography Lab 2026
BIO hosts Biography Lab 2026, its online forum on craft, with a keynote by David Denby and workshops led by Brian Jay Jones, Ashley D. Farmer, and Susan Page.
events.humanitix.com
January 16, 2026 at 6:26 PM
Online event 💻 January 24 at 12:45pm EST:
Join me and others for BIOGRAPHY LAB 2026, an annual forum put on by @biographersintl.bsky.social about the craft and controversy of biography. My session will be moderated by the great Tamara Payne.
Get your tickets: events.humanitix.com/biography-la...
Join me and others for BIOGRAPHY LAB 2026, an annual forum put on by @biographersintl.bsky.social about the craft and controversy of biography. My session will be moderated by the great Tamara Payne.
Get your tickets: events.humanitix.com/biography-la...
Online Event 💻 January 21 at 6pm EST:
Join me and the The New York Society Library for a talk on my book, Queen Mother: Black Nationalism, Reparations, and the Untold Story of Audley Moore!
Open to the public.
Register here: www.nysoclib.org/events/Recla...
Join me and the The New York Society Library for a talk on my book, Queen Mother: Black Nationalism, Reparations, and the Untold Story of Audley Moore!
Open to the public.
Register here: www.nysoclib.org/events/Recla...
Ashley D. Farmer, Queen Mother: Black Nationalism, Reparations, and the Untold Story of Audley Moore | The New York Society Library
Award-winning historian Ashley D. Farmer presents the definitive biography of Audley "Queen Mother" Moore, the pioneering Black nationalist leader who founded the modern reparations movement and mento...
www.nysoclib.org
January 16, 2026 at 6:23 PM
Online Event 💻 January 21 at 6pm EST:
Join me and the The New York Society Library for a talk on my book, Queen Mother: Black Nationalism, Reparations, and the Untold Story of Audley Moore!
Open to the public.
Register here: www.nysoclib.org/events/Recla...
Join me and the The New York Society Library for a talk on my book, Queen Mother: Black Nationalism, Reparations, and the Untold Story of Audley Moore!
Open to the public.
Register here: www.nysoclib.org/events/Recla...
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Stunning photos from Minneapolis, including this one by John Locher for the Associated Press. www.theatlantic.com/photography/...
January 15, 2026 at 7:22 PM
Stunning photos from Minneapolis, including this one by John Locher for the Associated Press. www.theatlantic.com/photography/...
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My friends local to Minnesota, whom I trust a great deal, would like to share the following resources that could use support.
PowWowGrounds - Native American Coffee Shop doing direct food and supply aid to their communities-
Venmo @powwowgrounds
www.powwowgrounds.com
PowWowGrounds - Native American Coffee Shop doing direct food and supply aid to their communities-
Venmo @powwowgrounds
www.powwowgrounds.com
Pow Wow Grounds
www.powwowgrounds.com
January 16, 2026 at 12:30 AM
My friends local to Minnesota, whom I trust a great deal, would like to share the following resources that could use support.
PowWowGrounds - Native American Coffee Shop doing direct food and supply aid to their communities-
Venmo @powwowgrounds
www.powwowgrounds.com
PowWowGrounds - Native American Coffee Shop doing direct food and supply aid to their communities-
Venmo @powwowgrounds
www.powwowgrounds.com
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We've gone from broken windows policing to breaking windows policing.
January 14, 2026 at 4:06 AM
We've gone from broken windows policing to breaking windows policing.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Claudette Colvin, whose refusal to move seats on a segregated bus helped spark the civil rights movement, dies at 86.
January 13, 2026 at 9:49 PM
WASHINGTON (AP) — Claudette Colvin, whose refusal to move seats on a segregated bus helped spark the civil rights movement, dies at 86.
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The White House says the Smithsonian Institution must submit materials about current and upcoming exhibitions and events for a review that will determine whether they express "improper ideology." n.pr/4583d8f
Today is the Smithsonian's deadline to give thousands of documents to the White House
The White House says the Smithsonian Institution must submit materials about current and upcoming exhibitions and events for a review that will determine whether they express "improper ideology."
n.pr
January 13, 2026 at 11:54 AM
The White House says the Smithsonian Institution must submit materials about current and upcoming exhibitions and events for a review that will determine whether they express "improper ideology." n.pr/4583d8f
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A Black man was killed by ICE (off duty) in Los Angeles on New Year’s Eve. And like Renée Good, he was an American citizen. But most people have not heard about Keith Porter.
I need y’all to realize this. Black people experience this lack of visibility all the time when it comes to being victims.
I need y’all to realize this. Black people experience this lack of visibility all the time when it comes to being victims.
January 10, 2026 at 3:24 PM
A Black man was killed by ICE (off duty) in Los Angeles on New Year’s Eve. And like Renée Good, he was an American citizen. But most people have not heard about Keith Porter.
I need y’all to realize this. Black people experience this lack of visibility all the time when it comes to being victims.
I need y’all to realize this. Black people experience this lack of visibility all the time when it comes to being victims.