Heather Martin
@heatherbrezo.bsky.social
Yes, you have seen me at the library (currently Duke University).
Here to learn and share about GLAM, Black studies, literature, comics, literacy, and whatever is floating through my mind.
Here to learn and share about GLAM, Black studies, literature, comics, literacy, and whatever is floating through my mind.
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Make the calls TODAY!
“The SAVE Act will require voters to show proof of citizenship in order to register to vote in federal elections…”
“Only half of Americans hold a valid passport…Birth certificates are also problematic for many married women [whose] name may be different than the name on her birth certificate.”
“Only half of Americans hold a valid passport…Birth certificates are also problematic for many married women [whose] name may be different than the name on her birth certificate.”
February 10, 2026 at 1:38 PM
Make the calls TODAY!
Sign up to read at the African-American Read-In next week (Tuesday, February 10), 11 am - 1 pm, Perk Café Patio at Perkins Library at Duke. Rain location Bostock Library 127. duke.is/africanameri... #AARI26 #BlackHistoryMonth
February 6, 2026 at 8:35 PM
Sign up to read at the African-American Read-In next week (Tuesday, February 10), 11 am - 1 pm, Perk Café Patio at Perkins Library at Duke. Rain location Bostock Library 127. duke.is/africanameri... #AARI26 #BlackHistoryMonth
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In 1965 E.J. Josey became the first Black librarian in the Georgia Library Assoc. which had been whites-only for 68 yrs. He co-founded the Black Caucus of ALA and became president of ALA in 1984. He wrote the Handbook of Black Librarianship. #BlackHistoryMonth
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February 6, 2026 at 5:25 PM
In 1965 E.J. Josey became the first Black librarian in the Georgia Library Assoc. which had been whites-only for 68 yrs. He co-founded the Black Caucus of ALA and became president of ALA in 1984. He wrote the Handbook of Black Librarianship. #BlackHistoryMonth
www.libraryjournal.com/story/E-J-Jo...
www.libraryjournal.com/story/E-J-Jo...
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thank you for everything you did for we here and for the library and information science profession, fobazi. you were an incredible friend, thinker, writer, supporter. you’ll be dearly missed 🤍
February 5, 2026 at 1:58 AM
thank you for everything you did for we here and for the library and information science profession, fobazi. you were an incredible friend, thinker, writer, supporter. you’ll be dearly missed 🤍
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THIRD PRINTING ALERT: This is my first book and @wehere.bsky.social's first book. The response has been overwhelming (two small printing selling out in a matter of days), but also has meant a bit of lead time in-between. If you've read and enjoyed, please share this out so more folks can explore!
now available — the house archives built & other thoughts on black archival possibilities by @dorothyjberry.bsky.social (3rd printing) www.weherepress.org
February 4, 2026 at 5:15 PM
THIRD PRINTING ALERT: This is my first book and @wehere.bsky.social's first book. The response has been overwhelming (two small printing selling out in a matter of days), but also has meant a bit of lead time in-between. If you've read and enjoyed, please share this out so more folks can explore!
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#1 Goal for Black History Month ➡️ LEARN MORE MOVEMENT HISTORY
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February 5, 2026 at 5:30 PM
#1 Goal for Black History Month ➡️ LEARN MORE MOVEMENT HISTORY
Subscribe for
✔️ Highlighted materials from the John Hope Franklin Archive & other movement collections
✔️ Events and updates from us and out partners
✔️ Movement resources
You don't want to miss it! signup.e2ma.net/signup/20164...
Subscribe for
✔️ Highlighted materials from the John Hope Franklin Archive & other movement collections
✔️ Events and updates from us and out partners
✔️ Movement resources
You don't want to miss it! signup.e2ma.net/signup/20164...
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Feb 21-22 - Virtuous Con - an online sci-fi and comic culture convention that celebrates the excellence of BIPOC creators in speculative fiction across the media of comics, books, film, visual arts, and more.
virtuouscon.com
virtuouscon.com
Virtuous Con
Virtuous Con is an online sci-fi and comic culture convention that celebrates the excellence of BIPOC creators in speculative fiction across the media of comics, books, film, visual arts, and more.
virtuouscon.com
February 1, 2026 at 11:02 PM
Feb 21-22 - Virtuous Con - an online sci-fi and comic culture convention that celebrates the excellence of BIPOC creators in speculative fiction across the media of comics, books, film, visual arts, and more.
virtuouscon.com
virtuouscon.com
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For #BlackHistoryMonth we're offering 40% OFF Haymarket Books on the Struggle for Black Liberation
Haymarket Books on the Struggle for Black Liberation
Black History Month is not only a celebration of the rich history of Black life, politics, culture, and struggle. It is also a reminder to engage every day with that history as we ...
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February 1, 2026 at 7:19 PM
For #BlackHistoryMonth we're offering 40% OFF Haymarket Books on the Struggle for Black Liberation
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As we observe the 100th anniversary of Black History Month, this is your yearly reminder to be clear in teaching the kids who established it, and why. #tellthemwhatwedid
Don't know the history? Here you go: asalh.org/black-histor... #bhm100 #bhmat100
They can't take what they didn't give.
Don't know the history? Here you go: asalh.org/black-histor... #bhm100 #bhmat100
They can't take what they didn't give.
ASALH - The Founders of Black History Month | About the 2026 Black History Month
93rd Annual Black History Luncheon - February 16, 2019, Washington, DC. It’s the premier event and hottest ticket in the Nation’s Capital in the month of February. And, YOU don’t want to miss it.
asalh.org
February 1, 2026 at 12:12 PM
As we observe the 100th anniversary of Black History Month, this is your yearly reminder to be clear in teaching the kids who established it, and why. #tellthemwhatwedid
Don't know the history? Here you go: asalh.org/black-histor... #bhm100 #bhmat100
They can't take what they didn't give.
Don't know the history? Here you go: asalh.org/black-histor... #bhm100 #bhmat100
They can't take what they didn't give.
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#tdih 1960, four African-American NC A&T students began a sit-in (planned at Bennett College) at a Woolworth’s lunch counter in Greensboro.
While not 1st sit-in of modern CRM, it triggered direct action wave & founding of SNCC @sncclegacy.bsky.social #BHM100 🧵
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While not 1st sit-in of modern CRM, it triggered direct action wave & founding of SNCC @sncclegacy.bsky.social #BHM100 🧵
www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/gr...
Feb. 1, 1960: The Greensboro Sit-in Begins
Four African-American North Carolina A&T University students began a sit-in protest at a Woolworth’s whites-only lunch counter.
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February 1, 2026 at 2:53 PM
#tdih 1960, four African-American NC A&T students began a sit-in (planned at Bennett College) at a Woolworth’s lunch counter in Greensboro.
While not 1st sit-in of modern CRM, it triggered direct action wave & founding of SNCC @sncclegacy.bsky.social #BHM100 🧵
www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/gr...
While not 1st sit-in of modern CRM, it triggered direct action wave & founding of SNCC @sncclegacy.bsky.social #BHM100 🧵
www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/gr...
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I significantly updated this zine capturing the censored Philly exhibit on the people George Washington enslaved (including the whole thing is in clearer reading order, previously missing exhibit panels, etc.) Thanks @jtheibault.bsky.social for helpful photos! And to others who have offered too 💜 +
January 28, 2026 at 2:07 AM
I significantly updated this zine capturing the censored Philly exhibit on the people George Washington enslaved (including the whole thing is in clearer reading order, previously missing exhibit panels, etc.) Thanks @jtheibault.bsky.social for helpful photos! And to others who have offered too 💜 +
“I want to suggest that when we talk about training and technology, we need to follow the money. And in the case of CBP and ICE, the last thing we should be doing is proposing reforms that give them more money.” Robin D.G. Kelley
Renee Good’s Murder and Other Acts of Terror
An interview with Robin D. G. Kelley on how to think about ICE—and the broader history of police violence.
www.bostonreview.net/articles/ren... | @bostonreview.bsky.social
An interview with Robin D. G. Kelley on how to think about ICE—and the broader history of police violence.
www.bostonreview.net/articles/ren... | @bostonreview.bsky.social
Renee Good's Murder and Other Acts of Terror
An interview with Robin D. G. Kelley on how to think about ICE—and the broader history of police violence.
www.bostonreview.net
January 25, 2026 at 1:24 AM
“I want to suggest that when we talk about training and technology, we need to follow the money. And in the case of CBP and ICE, the last thing we should be doing is proposing reforms that give them more money.” Robin D.G. Kelley
I’m pleased to serve on the inaugural advisory committee for “DCL at Duke,” a collaboration between the historic Black-led nonprofit org, Durham Colored Library, and the Rubenstein Library at Duke University.
Durham Colored Library Begins New Chapter, with New Name, at Duke - Duke University Libraries Blogs
Mellon Foundation Provides Three-Year Grant to Launch “DCL at Duke” The Durham Colored Library (DCL), one of North Carolina’s oldest Black-led nonprofit organizations, will enter a new era through a...
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January 24, 2026 at 2:28 PM
I’m pleased to serve on the inaugural advisory committee for “DCL at Duke,” a collaboration between the historic Black-led nonprofit org, Durham Colored Library, and the Rubenstein Library at Duke University.
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"We need the historian and philosopher to give us with trenchant pen, the story of our forefathers, and let our soul & body, with phosphorescent light, brighten the chasm that separates us." ― Arturo Schomburg, born #tdih 1874 in Santurce, Puerto Rico
Read⬇️
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Read⬇️
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Jan. 24, 1874: Arturo Alfonso Schomburg Born
Arturo Alfonso Schomburg, bibliophile, collector, writer, who spent his life championing Black history, was born on this day.
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January 24, 2026 at 12:37 PM
"We need the historian and philosopher to give us with trenchant pen, the story of our forefathers, and let our soul & body, with phosphorescent light, brighten the chasm that separates us." ― Arturo Schomburg, born #tdih 1874 in Santurce, Puerto Rico
Read⬇️
www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/ar...
Read⬇️
www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/ar...
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📅 Jan 23 is the birthday of Bob Moses (1935–2021) — a powerhouse of SNCC’s voter registration work in Mississippi.
From the Freedom Struggle to the Algebra Project, he believed: “Leadership is there in the people.” ✊🏾
Learn more about him here▶️ buff.ly/8LAvE37
#SNCC
From the Freedom Struggle to the Algebra Project, he believed: “Leadership is there in the people.” ✊🏾
Learn more about him here▶️ buff.ly/8LAvE37
#SNCC
January 23, 2026 at 2:03 PM
📅 Jan 23 is the birthday of Bob Moses (1935–2021) — a powerhouse of SNCC’s voter registration work in Mississippi.
From the Freedom Struggle to the Algebra Project, he believed: “Leadership is there in the people.” ✊🏾
Learn more about him here▶️ buff.ly/8LAvE37
#SNCC
From the Freedom Struggle to the Algebra Project, he believed: “Leadership is there in the people.” ✊🏾
Learn more about him here▶️ buff.ly/8LAvE37
#SNCC
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In advance of King Day tomorrow, I am resharing a piece about Coretta AND MLK as a reminder that they were a team. open.substack.com/pub/prisoncu...
Coretta Scott King and Looking Backwards
No MLK without CSK
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January 18, 2026 at 6:04 PM
In advance of King Day tomorrow, I am resharing a piece about Coretta AND MLK as a reminder that they were a team. open.substack.com/pub/prisoncu...
MLK Day reading recommendation from @africanacarr.bsky.social this morning on In Class with Carr: _“In a Single Garment of Destiny”: A Global Vision of Justice_ by Martin Luther King, Jr.
Beacon Press: "In a Single Garment of Destiny"
"In a Single Garment of Destiny": A Global Vision of Justice is an unprecedented and timely collection that captures the global vision of Dr. King—in his own words.
www.beacon.org
January 17, 2026 at 5:19 PM
MLK Day reading recommendation from @africanacarr.bsky.social this morning on In Class with Carr: _“In a Single Garment of Destiny”: A Global Vision of Justice_ by Martin Luther King, Jr.
"Graham’s is the seventh case ProPublica has investigated in which a pregnant woman in a state that significantly restricted abortion died after she was unable to access standard care."
A pregnant woman at risk of heart failure couldn’t get urgent care. She died waiting for an abortion. ncnewsline.com/2026/01/16/a... By @propublica.org #nc #ncpol
A pregnant woman at risk of heart failure couldn’t get urgent care. She died waiting for an abortion • NC Newsline
In North Carolina, a state that had legislated its commitment to life, Ciji Graham spent her final days struggling to find anyone to save hers.
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January 16, 2026 at 2:11 PM
"Graham’s is the seventh case ProPublica has investigated in which a pregnant woman in a state that significantly restricted abortion died after she was unable to access standard care."
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Claudette Colvin reflects why segregation and the Civil Rights Movement weren’t “a long time ago.” Rest.
www.wsfa.com/2026/01/13/c...
www.wsfa.com/2026/01/13/c...
Civil Rights legend Claudette Colvin dies at 86
Civil Rights pioneer Claudette Colvin has died, her family and foundation confirmed Tuesday afternoon.
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January 13, 2026 at 9:46 PM
Claudette Colvin reflects why segregation and the Civil Rights Movement weren’t “a long time ago.” Rest.
www.wsfa.com/2026/01/13/c...
www.wsfa.com/2026/01/13/c...
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‘This is where it all started’: Nina Simone’s childhood home gets long-awaited rehabilitation
'North Carolina home preserved to commemorate legendary musician and civil rights activist, and to serve as arts hub'
www.theguardian.com/music/2026/j...
'North Carolina home preserved to commemorate legendary musician and civil rights activist, and to serve as arts hub'
www.theguardian.com/music/2026/j...
‘This is where it all started’: Nina Simone’s childhood home gets long-awaited rehabilitation
North Carolina home preserved to commemorate legendary musician and civil rights activist, and to serve as arts hub
www.theguardian.com
January 4, 2026 at 9:36 PM
‘This is where it all started’: Nina Simone’s childhood home gets long-awaited rehabilitation
'North Carolina home preserved to commemorate legendary musician and civil rights activist, and to serve as arts hub'
www.theguardian.com/music/2026/j...
'North Carolina home preserved to commemorate legendary musician and civil rights activist, and to serve as arts hub'
www.theguardian.com/music/2026/j...
"Reclaiming Durham's Narrative: Scholarship, Service, and the Spirit of Dr. Moore," January 22, 2026, 12-1:30 pm. Panel on Dr. Aaron McDuffie Moore, physician, educator, civic visionary, and founder of the Durham Colored Library. Open to public.
Reclaiming Durham's Narrative: Scholarship, Service, and the Spirit of Dr. Moore
Location: Smith Warehouse, Bay 4, C105, Ahmadieh Family Lecture Hall
114 South Buchanan Blvd, Durham, NC 27708
Program: Dr. Aaron McDuffie Moore—physician, educator, civic...
duke.libcal.com
January 7, 2026 at 12:25 PM
"Reclaiming Durham's Narrative: Scholarship, Service, and the Spirit of Dr. Moore," January 22, 2026, 12-1:30 pm. Panel on Dr. Aaron McDuffie Moore, physician, educator, civic visionary, and founder of the Durham Colored Library. Open to public.
Lies. Lies. Lies. Now brought to you buy saying the quiet part out loud.
Thompson Twins - Lies (Official Video) (4K Remaster)
YouTube video by Thompson Twins
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January 3, 2026 at 6:08 PM
Lies. Lies. Lies. Now brought to you buy saying the quiet part out loud.
NASA’s Largest Library Is Closing Amid Staff and Lab Cuts www.nytimes.com/2025/12/31/c...
NASA’s Largest Library Is Closing Amid Staff and Lab Cuts
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December 31, 2025 at 10:45 PM
NASA’s Largest Library Is Closing Amid Staff and Lab Cuts www.nytimes.com/2025/12/31/c...
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The GOP-controlled North Carolina legislature has pushed through law after law shrinking the powers of the state’s governor since 2016 — always a Democrat in that time frame.
By @dougbockclark.bsky.social
By @dougbockclark.bsky.social
Inside the North Carolina GOP’s Decade-Long Push to Seize Power From the State’s Democratic Governors
For almost a decade, North Carolina’s majority-Republican legislature tried six times to strip Democratic governors of control over the board overseeing the swing state’s elections. This year, it fina...
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December 27, 2025 at 10:00 PM
The GOP-controlled North Carolina legislature has pushed through law after law shrinking the powers of the state’s governor since 2016 — always a Democrat in that time frame.
By @dougbockclark.bsky.social
By @dougbockclark.bsky.social
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youtube.com/live/dscW9OS... in class with Carr Kwanzaa episode
In Class with Carr, Ep. 43 (LIVE): On the Origins of Kwanzaa and So Much More!
YouTube video by The Karen Hunter Show
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December 26, 2025 at 12:56 PM
youtube.com/live/dscW9OS... in class with Carr Kwanzaa episode