Dr. Michelle
@lipsticklitterati.bsky.social
The People’s Professor | #FREADOM |#FreedomToRead |💗💚 | Using books & #BlackFeminist writing to make a better world | #KidLit | Proud #SCBWI member |Happily 💍! | Posts are mine, all mine.
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A real President ……….
Sixty-two years ago today, November 22, 1963, President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas. He was shot while riding in an open-top car and died later at Parkland Hospital. The event, which occurred at 12:30 p.m. CST, was a moment of national tragedy.
Sixty-two years ago today, November 22, 1963, President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas. He was shot while riding in an open-top car and died later at Parkland Hospital. The event, which occurred at 12:30 p.m. CST, was a moment of national tragedy.
November 22, 2025 at 1:21 PM
A real President ……….
Sixty-two years ago today, November 22, 1963, President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas. He was shot while riding in an open-top car and died later at Parkland Hospital. The event, which occurred at 12:30 p.m. CST, was a moment of national tragedy.
Sixty-two years ago today, November 22, 1963, President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas. He was shot while riding in an open-top car and died later at Parkland Hospital. The event, which occurred at 12:30 p.m. CST, was a moment of national tragedy.
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📰BLACK SKY AUTHORS MAG 📰
🚨 SFWA ANNOUNCEMENT 🚨
Congratulations to the N.K. Jemisin‼️
SFWA Names N. K. Jemisin as 42nd Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master recognizing “lifetime achievement in science fiction and/or fantasy.”
Celebrate this giant in speculative fiction.
www.sfwa.org/2025/11/16/p...
🚨 SFWA ANNOUNCEMENT 🚨
Congratulations to the N.K. Jemisin‼️
SFWA Names N. K. Jemisin as 42nd Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master recognizing “lifetime achievement in science fiction and/or fantasy.”
Celebrate this giant in speculative fiction.
www.sfwa.org/2025/11/16/p...
November 19, 2025 at 1:16 AM
📰BLACK SKY AUTHORS MAG 📰
🚨 SFWA ANNOUNCEMENT 🚨
Congratulations to the N.K. Jemisin‼️
SFWA Names N. K. Jemisin as 42nd Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master recognizing “lifetime achievement in science fiction and/or fantasy.”
Celebrate this giant in speculative fiction.
www.sfwa.org/2025/11/16/p...
🚨 SFWA ANNOUNCEMENT 🚨
Congratulations to the N.K. Jemisin‼️
SFWA Names N. K. Jemisin as 42nd Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master recognizing “lifetime achievement in science fiction and/or fantasy.”
Celebrate this giant in speculative fiction.
www.sfwa.org/2025/11/16/p...
Hey, #BookLovers, it's our favorite day of the week! Check out these new titles. #BookSky
The 22 new books out today include titles by Joy Williams, Cher, Solvej Balle, and more!
Joy Williams, Cher, Solvej Balle, and more: 22 new books out today!
The apex of book releases winds down somewhat at this time of the year, as we make our way slowly, steadily, and then all at once, into holiday season. At this point, many publishers have already l…
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November 19, 2025 at 1:51 AM
Hey, #BookLovers, it's our favorite day of the week! Check out these new titles. #BookSky
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In a stunning ruling, a federal district court judge blocked Texas from using newly redrawn congressional maps meant to boost the GOP
Court Blocks Texas’ Trump-Ordered Gerrymander
A federal district court judge ruled that the map Texas adopted in August is an illegal racial gerrymander.
www.huffpost.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:33 PM
In a stunning ruling, a federal district court judge blocked Texas from using newly redrawn congressional maps meant to boost the GOP
Thought-provoking piece on the power of #ChildrensLit #KidLit
@lalouverouge.bsky.social explores children’s liberation through children’s literature.
The Case for Child Liberation Through Children‘s Books
In troubling the idea of childhood, there is perhaps no better place to go than children’s literature. Children’s literature is where stories of childhood are produced, ostensibly, for children; it…
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November 18, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Thought-provoking piece on the power of #ChildrensLit #KidLit
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New Mexico's free universal child care program is a model for the nation.
www.krqe.com/news/new-mex...
www.krqe.com/news/new-mex...
November 17, 2025 at 6:59 PM
New Mexico's free universal child care program is a model for the nation.
www.krqe.com/news/new-mex...
www.krqe.com/news/new-mex...
For your Sunday evening reading pleasure. #ScholarSunday
Once more before Sunday ends, here's today's historic #ScholarSunday thread, a reflection of all the great work these threads have featured for more than 5 years. Please share widely to support their work, my work in assembling the thread, & our shared community, thanks! @hcrichardson.bsky.social 🗃️
Here it is, a very special--& especially supersized—250th #ScholarSunday thread of great public scholarly writing & work, podcast episodes, new & forthcoming books from the last week. Please add more below, share as widely as possible, & enjoy, all! 🗃️
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November 16, 2025 at 11:54 PM
For your Sunday evening reading pleasure. #ScholarSunday
Sick and sickening. I'll share a gift link to this article if you're interested.
Far too many children & young folks are going to be hurt as a result of this.
Far too many children & young folks are going to be hurt as a result of this.
Trump's Homeland Security Department is diverting resources intended for fighting child abuse, sex trafficking, and terrorism toward deportations. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/16/u...
Homeland Security Missions Falter Amid Focus on Deportations
www.nytimes.com
November 16, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Sick and sickening. I'll share a gift link to this article if you're interested.
Far too many children & young folks are going to be hurt as a result of this.
Far too many children & young folks are going to be hurt as a result of this.
This is so inspiring. He has the real life experience needed to change the system!!
Calvin Duncan, a former prisoner who was wrongly incarcerated for nearly 30 years, wins Orleans clerk of court race
He ran as someone who struggled for years to retrieve his own case records in his bid to prove his innocence
He ran as someone who struggled for years to retrieve his own case records in his bid to prove his innocence
Calvin Duncan wins Orleans clerk of court race - Verite News New Orleans
Duncan, a political newcomer and former prisoner, defeated incumbent Darren Lombard by a wide margin in Saturday's runoff.
veritenews.org
November 16, 2025 at 11:03 PM
This is so inspiring. He has the real life experience needed to change the system!!
Class is in session, y'all! Get into it! #WriterSky #BookSky
✨Some professional news ✨ I'm developing my own creative writing workshops called "Root & Reverie" and they will begin in January 2026. Early interest form is here: docs.google.com/forms/d/1w5D...
There will be special incentives for early responders and general great news to come so stay tuned!
There will be special incentives for early responders and general great news to come so stay tuned!
Root & Reverie 🌿 Interest Form
🌱 “Something is taking root.”
— Morgan
Welcome to Root & Reverie, a creative writing workshop designed and led by Morgan Jerkins, NYT-bestselling author, educator, and journalist.
This is an intimate,...
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November 16, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Class is in session, y'all! Get into it! #WriterSky #BookSky
@utaustinaaup.bsky.social all the best to y'all! You're truly fighting for our academic lives.
November 16, 2025 at 6:55 PM
@utaustinaaup.bsky.social all the best to y'all! You're truly fighting for our academic lives.
This school is having a historically good football season, but academic freedom & critical thinking, not so much: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/u...
Indiana Professor Removed From Class Over White Supremacy Lesson
www.nytimes.com
November 16, 2025 at 4:17 PM
This school is having a historically good football season, but academic freedom & critical thinking, not so much: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/u...
Where #AcademicFreedom goes to die: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/u...
Texas A&M Tightens Rules on Talking About Race and Gender in Classes
www.nytimes.com
November 16, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Where #AcademicFreedom goes to die: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/u...
A little something for your #MiddleGrade readers. #GiftLink #BookSky: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/14/b...
The Loneliness of the Larger-Than-Life Black Athlete
www.nytimes.com
November 16, 2025 at 4:12 PM
A little something for your #MiddleGrade readers. #GiftLink #BookSky: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/14/b...
ICYMI: Trade figures have called on the publishing industry to ‘safeguard the future of inclusive storytelling’ following the recent closure of several organisations championing representation in children’s books 👇 #BookSky
‘This should be a wake-up call’: trade responds to inclusive organisations closing
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November 16, 2025 at 2:02 AM
ICYMI: Winning a major children’s book award wasn’t enough. So I’m publishing my debut myself, says Rachel Pattinson in our recent Comment piece 👇 #BookSky
Don't wait for yes
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November 15, 2025 at 7:42 PM
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This is a statement I received from a Epstein survivor who is a Jane Doe.
Share it widely.
Share it widely.
November 14, 2025 at 10:45 PM
This is a statement I received from a Epstein survivor who is a Jane Doe.
Share it widely.
Share it widely.
If you're in Houston and not shopping at our indie bookstores, I don't know what to tell you, other than you're missing out. #Houston is fortunate to have a number of indie bookstores, and my fave is #KindredStories. I love #Brazos & the amazing @murderbooks.bsky.social ... indie for the win!
Let's talk about books and the public trust.
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Something that is easy to forget, in these days of barcode-scanning / auto-adjust pricing on third-party platforms for pennies plus shipping:
Booksellers are not merely people who sell some popular books in a competitive market.
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Something that is easy to forget, in these days of barcode-scanning / auto-adjust pricing on third-party platforms for pennies plus shipping:
Booksellers are not merely people who sell some popular books in a competitive market.
November 13, 2025 at 9:31 PM
If you're in Houston and not shopping at our indie bookstores, I don't know what to tell you, other than you're missing out. #Houston is fortunate to have a number of indie bookstores, and my fave is #KindredStories. I love #Brazos & the amazing @murderbooks.bsky.social ... indie for the win!
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A man who was set to be executed — for a killing his brother admitted to — has been granted clemency at the last minute
Tremane Wood Spared From Execution In Shocking Decision
His case marks only the second time Gov. Kevin Stitt has commuted a death sentence since entering office in 2019.
www.huffpost.com
November 13, 2025 at 4:10 PM
A man who was set to be executed — for a killing his brother admitted to — has been granted clemency at the last minute
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Democrat Adelita Grijalva, the key 218th vote for a petition to force a House vote on the Epstein files, has finally been sworn in to Congress
Arizona Democrat Adelita Grijalva Sworn In To Congress 7 Weeks After Being Elected
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) refused to swear in Grijalva during the government shutdown, despite doing so previously for two House Republicans.
www.huffpost.com
November 12, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Democrat Adelita Grijalva, the key 218th vote for a petition to force a House vote on the Epstein files, has finally been sworn in to Congress
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'The new documentary "Free Joan Little" chronicles the landmark case of the first woman in U.S. history to be acquitted on the grounds of self-defense against sexual violence...Director Yoruba Richen calls the movement to free Little a “cry for justice”...'
www.youtube.com/watch?v=uPxr...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=uPxr...
“Free Joan Little”: New Film on 1975 Murder Acquittal of Woman Sexually Assaulted by Prison Guard
YouTube video by Democracy Now!
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November 11, 2025 at 10:19 PM
'The new documentary "Free Joan Little" chronicles the landmark case of the first woman in U.S. history to be acquitted on the grounds of self-defense against sexual violence...Director Yoruba Richen calls the movement to free Little a “cry for justice”...'
www.youtube.com/watch?v=uPxr...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=uPxr...
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Unfortunately still true bsky.app/profile/adam...
American politics makes a lot more sense when you realize that the GOP is afraid of pissing off the GOP base, and the Dems are afraid of pissing off the GOP base, but neither party is afraid of pissing off the Dem base.
November 10, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Unfortunately still true bsky.app/profile/adam...
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The average SNAP benefit per month is $177 a person.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
November 10, 2025 at 1:49 AM
The average SNAP benefit per month is $177 a person.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.