Martha S. Jones
@marthasjones.bsky.social
Historian | Writer | Lapsed Lawyer | Professor JHU | Director Hard Histories | Author The Trouble of Color, Vanguard, Birthright Citizens | msjonz@jhu.edu
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Martha S. Jones
@marthasjones.bsky.social
· Sep 12
Thank you to Victoria Grieves Williams and the Australian Book Review for this generous review of The Trouble of Color.
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Baltimore! I’ll be live and in in person with the Banner Bookclub Wednesday at 6. Join us! www.thebanner.com/culture/book...
November 11, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Baltimore! I’ll be live and in in person with the Banner Bookclub Wednesday at 6. Join us! www.thebanner.com/culture/book...
Baltimore! I’ll be live and in in person with the Banner Bookclub Wednesday at 6. Join us! www.thebanner.com/culture/book...
November 11, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Baltimore! I’ll be live and in in person with the Banner Bookclub Wednesday at 6. Join us! www.thebanner.com/culture/book...
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Good morning to art in subway stations.
Have you seen it?! Romare Bearden’s mural “Baltimore Uproar” in the Upton Metro Station.
November 9, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Good morning to art in subway stations.
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Have you seen it?! Romare Bearden’s mural “Baltimore Uproar” in the Upton Metro Station.
November 9, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Have you seen it?! Romare Bearden’s mural “Baltimore Uproar” in the Upton Metro Station.
Have you seen it?! Romare Bearden’s mural “Baltimore Uproar” in the Upton Metro Station.
November 9, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Have you seen it?! Romare Bearden’s mural “Baltimore Uproar” in the Upton Metro Station.
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Baltimore! I’ll join live and in person, the @thebaltimorebanner.com Book Club and the Ivy Bookshop on November 12 for an intimate conversation about The Trouble of Color!
November 7, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Baltimore! I’ll join live and in person, the @thebaltimorebanner.com Book Club and the Ivy Bookshop on November 12 for an intimate conversation about The Trouble of Color!
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Baltimore! I’ll join live and in person, the @thebaltimorebanner.com Book Club and the Ivy Bookshop on November 12 for an intimate conversation about The Trouble of Color!
November 7, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Baltimore! I’ll join live and in person, the @thebaltimorebanner.com Book Club and the Ivy Bookshop on November 12 for an intimate conversation about The Trouble of Color!
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Baltimore! I’ll join live and in person, the @thebaltimorebanner.com Book Club and the Ivy Bookshop on November 12 for an intimate conversation about The Trouble of Color!
November 6, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Baltimore! I’ll join live and in person, the @thebaltimorebanner.com Book Club and the Ivy Bookshop on November 12 for an intimate conversation about The Trouble of Color!
Baltimore! I’ll join live and in person, the @thebaltimorebanner.com Book Club and the Ivy Bookshop on November 12 for an intimate conversation about The Trouble of Color!
November 6, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Baltimore! I’ll join live and in person, the @thebaltimorebanner.com Book Club and the Ivy Bookshop on November 12 for an intimate conversation about The Trouble of Color!
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Okay. So. If you commission an art piece from me in the next few days, and pay at least a deposit up front (let's say 50% deposit), I will guarantee you that I'll get it done by Christmas (or your December date of choice) genuinesnips.art/commissions/
Commissions
If you want to commission a cut-paper artwork: Pitch me a subject, backing size, and eventually a price range. Here’s how this goes: Subject Something like “A view of this ship that I c…
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November 6, 2025 at 3:29 AM
Okay. So. If you commission an art piece from me in the next few days, and pay at least a deposit up front (let's say 50% deposit), I will guarantee you that I'll get it done by Christmas (or your December date of choice) genuinesnips.art/commissions/
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I'll be joining Dr. Martha S. Jones, The Trouble of Color, along with Johnisha Matthews Levi, Numbers Up: Cracking the Code of an American Family, and Dr. James B. Wells, Because: A CIA Coverup & A Son's Odyssey To Find The Father He Never Knew, for the Kentucky Book Festival.
See you Nov 1st!
See you Nov 1st!
October 31, 2025 at 11:06 AM
I'll be joining Dr. Martha S. Jones, The Trouble of Color, along with Johnisha Matthews Levi, Numbers Up: Cracking the Code of an American Family, and Dr. James B. Wells, Because: A CIA Coverup & A Son's Odyssey To Find The Father He Never Knew, for the Kentucky Book Festival.
See you Nov 1st!
See you Nov 1st!
Lexington, KY, friends! I’ll be at the Kentucky Book Festival on Saturday November 1!
October 30, 2025 at 11:02 PM
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Teach-in to defend our museums!
October 30, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Teach-in to defend our museums!
Teach-in to defend our museums!
October 30, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Teach-in to defend our museums!
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Lexington, KY, friends! I’ll be at the Kentucky Book Festival on Saturday November 1!
October 29, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Lexington, KY, friends! I’ll be at the Kentucky Book Festival on Saturday November 1!
Lexington, KY, friends! I’ll be at the Kentucky Book Festival on Saturday November 1!
October 29, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Lexington, KY, friends! I’ll be at the Kentucky Book Festival on Saturday November 1!
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Lexington, KY, friends. I’ll be in-person at the Kentucky Book Festival. Saturday, November 1!
October 29, 2025 at 9:12 AM
Lexington, KY, friends. I’ll be in-person at the Kentucky Book Festival. Saturday, November 1!
Lexington, KY, friends. I’ll be in-person at the Kentucky Book Festival. Saturday, November 1!
October 29, 2025 at 9:12 AM
Lexington, KY, friends. I’ll be in-person at the Kentucky Book Festival. Saturday, November 1!
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I’m rereading a brilliant book from Professor @marthasjones.bsky.social 👍🏾👍🏾. It’s an excellent read.
October 27, 2025 at 7:28 PM
I’m rereading a brilliant book from Professor @marthasjones.bsky.social 👍🏾👍🏾. It’s an excellent read.
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@shineslike.bsky.social gave a rousing defense of museums, i talked about the history wars and the resistance to the desegregation of history, @marthasjones.bsky.social delivered a moving talk on museums and community, Emily Kwong spoke about family history and hard conversations
October 27, 2025 at 8:28 PM
@shineslike.bsky.social gave a rousing defense of museums, i talked about the history wars and the resistance to the desegregation of history, @marthasjones.bsky.social delivered a moving talk on museums and community, Emily Kwong spoke about family history and hard conversations
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Next up? The amazing @marthasjones.bsky.social here on the National Mall at the Teach-In in Defense of History and Museums. Can't wait to hear the pearls of wisdom from this great historian, author and lapsed lawyer.
October 26, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Next up? The amazing @marthasjones.bsky.social here on the National Mall at the Teach-In in Defense of History and Museums. Can't wait to hear the pearls of wisdom from this great historian, author and lapsed lawyer.
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For live updates and some great video of today’s teach-in in defense of history and museums on the National Mall, follow @thisdaypod.com on Instagram: www.instagram.com/thisdaypod?i...
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October 26, 2025 at 2:27 PM
For live updates and some great video of today’s teach-in in defense of history and museums on the National Mall, follow @thisdaypod.com on Instagram: www.instagram.com/thisdaypod?i...
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Wednesday night in Baltimore! I’ll be live with historian Keisha Blain at the Pratt, talking about her new book, Without Fear.
October 22, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Wednesday night in Baltimore! I’ll be live with historian Keisha Blain at the Pratt, talking about her new book, Without Fear.
Wednesday night in Baltimore! I’ll be live with historian Keisha Blain at the Pratt, talking about her new book, Without Fear.
October 22, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Wednesday night in Baltimore! I’ll be live with historian Keisha Blain at the Pratt, talking about her new book, Without Fear.