Deanna Bowen
@narrowrooms.bsky.social
Artist. Educator. Rebel Rouser: https://linktr.ee/narrowrooms
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Abel Mwansa. Ezekiel Schofield. Kylie Smith. Zoey Benoit. Ticaria Lampert. Shannda Aviugana-Durand. Jennifer Jacobs. Emmett Jacobs.
#OtD 14 Feb 1818 was the date chosen by formerly enslaved abolitionist Frederick Douglass to celebrate as his birthday. Douglass estimated that he was born in February 1818, but his exact date of birth is unknown because he was born into enslavement. stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/9260...
February 14, 2026 at 8:29 PM
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Philadelphia Museum of Art Chief of Staff Departs as Tumult Continues
The Philadelphia Museum of Art's chief of staff and CFO are set to resign amid a period of tumult following the firing of Sasha Suda.
www.artnews.com
February 14, 2026 at 6:10 PM
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At the opening of the 39th summit of the African Union, the Chairman of the Commission Mahmoud Ali Youssouf said the "extermination" of the Palestinian people must end.
February 14, 2026 at 5:00 PM
At the opening of the 39th summit of the African Union, the Chairman of the Commission Mahmoud Ali Youssouf said the "extermination" of the Palestinian people must end.
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This is in Montreal, Canada. These fine folks showed up to protest GardaWorld (Garda) and their contracts with ICE.
Bravo to the MORE than 1000 people who protested today.
#cdnpoli #NoICE
Bravo to the MORE than 1000 people who protested today.
#cdnpoli #NoICE
Shooting dozens of rounds of tear gas and using pepper spray and their batons, the SPVM violently pushed back more than a thousand people who showed up this afternoon to send a message to GardaWorld over their contracts with ICE at their offices and training center in Ville Saint-Laurent. (thread)
February 14, 2026 at 2:21 AM
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On Valentine’s Eve, families gather alone, as governments promise progress on MMIWG www.aptnnews.ca?p=283792
On Valentines eve, families renew calls for help for MMIWG
A lack of stable funding for MMIWG means promises made at high-level meetings are not leading to results on the ground.
www.aptnnews.ca
February 13, 2026 at 10:58 PM
On Valentine’s Eve, families gather alone, as governments promise progress on MMIWG www.aptnnews.ca?p=283792
February 14, 2026 at 12:20 AM
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The mounting evidence that Jeffrey Epstein was murdered
It's just a 'flash of orange' amid the concrete grey of a bleak New York detention centre. But for some it could be the most significant of the three million Epstein files. recently released.
www.dailymail.co.uk
February 14, 2026 at 12:03 AM
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It takes a lot to get New Yorkers to stand outdoors in subfreezing temperatures, but the Trump administration’s attacks on the Stonewall National Monument mobilized a crowd to Christopher Park as activists hoisted a large Pride flag to the flagpole.
Defying Trump’s Orders, NYC Re-Raises Pride Flag at Stonewall
Activists and officials returned the rainbow flag to Christopher Park after it was removed at the federal administration’s directive.
hyperallergic.com
February 13, 2026 at 9:37 PM
It takes a lot to get New Yorkers to stand outdoors in subfreezing temperatures, but the Trump administration’s attacks on the Stonewall National Monument mobilized a crowd to Christopher Park as activists hoisted a large Pride flag to the flagpole.
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Excited to share the new version of my website Teaching African Canadian History!
Visit and explore resources on Black Canadian history: tach.natashahenrydixon.ca
Visit and explore resources on Black Canadian history: tach.natashahenrydixon.ca
February 13, 2026 at 1:22 PM
Excited to share the new version of my website Teaching African Canadian History!
Visit and explore resources on Black Canadian history: tach.natashahenrydixon.ca
Visit and explore resources on Black Canadian history: tach.natashahenrydixon.ca
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“If we’re considering a policing training centre here, can we slow down the process to really understand: is that the best use?” #vanpoli #DTES
DTES Calls for Retail, Not Police, in Vacant London Drugs Spot | The Tyee
The mayor wants police training in the Woodward’s space, but business and community want affordable retail.
thetyee.ca
February 13, 2026 at 4:26 PM
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#OtD 18 Feb 1934 Audre Lorde, US writer was born of Caribbean parents. Lorde described herself as a "Black, lesbian, mother, warrior, poet", and was also a factory worker, social worker, X-ray technician, civil rights activist, communist and more stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/8968...
February 13, 2026 at 10:35 AM
#OtD 18 Feb 1934 Audre Lorde, US writer was born of Caribbean parents. Lorde described herself as a "Black, lesbian, mother, warrior, poet", and was also a factory worker, social worker, X-ray technician, civil rights activist, communist and more stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/8968...
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#OtD 10 Feb 1960, Black students began using sit-ins to demonstrate against whites-only lunch counters at drugstores across Raleigh, North Carolina; the drugstores responded by closing the counters. Read a few contemporary accounts here: stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/8190...
February 10, 2026 at 8:10 PM
#OtD 10 Feb 1960, Black students began using sit-ins to demonstrate against whites-only lunch counters at drugstores across Raleigh, North Carolina; the drugstores responded by closing the counters. Read a few contemporary accounts here: stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/8190...
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#OtD 11 Feb 1813 Harriet Jacobs, a Black woman who escaped slavery and went on to write Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, was born in North Carolina. month Read more about her important autobiography, first published in 1861, here: stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/8284...
February 11, 2026 at 4:10 PM
#OtD 11 Feb 1813 Harriet Jacobs, a Black woman who escaped slavery and went on to write Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, was born in North Carolina. month Read more about her important autobiography, first published in 1861, here: stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/8284...
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#OtD 12 Feb 1968 the Memphis sanitation strike by Black workers began in protest against mistreatment, discrimination, dangerous working conditions, and the recent deaths of two workers. Held out until April and won. More about this strike wave here: workingclasshistory.com/podcast/e99-...
February 12, 2026 at 10:10 PM
#OtD 12 Feb 1968 the Memphis sanitation strike by Black workers began in protest against mistreatment, discrimination, dangerous working conditions, and the recent deaths of two workers. Held out until April and won. More about this strike wave here: workingclasshistory.com/podcast/e99-...
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#OtD 12 Feb 1897 during the Philippine revolution, anti-colonial activist Isabelo de los Reyes was arrested by Spanish authorities and locked up in Bilibid prison. He was pardoned in May and later deported to Spain. More information, sources and map: stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/1119...
February 12, 2026 at 11:55 PM
#OtD 12 Feb 1897 during the Philippine revolution, anti-colonial activist Isabelo de los Reyes was arrested by Spanish authorities and locked up in Bilibid prison. He was pardoned in May and later deported to Spain. More information, sources and map: stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/1119...
Abel Mwansa. Ezekiel Schofield. Kylie Smith. Zoey Benoit. Ticaria Lampert. Shannda Aviugana-Durand. Jennifer Jacobs. Emmett Jacobs.
February 12, 2026 at 10:18 PM
Abel Mwansa. Ezekiel Schofield. Kylie Smith. Zoey Benoit. Ticaria Lampert. Shannda Aviugana-Durand. Jennifer Jacobs. Emmett Jacobs.