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PhD in Black diaspora literature
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· May 15
Saving the NEH | Los Angeles Review of Books
Dr. Norrell Edwards considers the Trump administration’s termination of National Endowment for the Humanities grants.
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"The values of this administration are clear: the United States is for the wealthy. The rest of us have to make our own way upstream. There is no interest in using taxpayer dollars to support upward mobility or the public good." Support @modernlanguage.bsky.social lawsuit to reinstore the NEH
Watched about half of this Ziwe interview with Eric Adams and I mean yikkesss all around.
November 10, 2025 at 7:20 AM
Watched about half of this Ziwe interview with Eric Adams and I mean yikkesss all around.
So well said
Senators on the brink of retirement who lived full, wealthy lives and never feared the loss of their own healthcare voting for their constituents to die from their inability to afford the same is treasonous
November 10, 2025 at 7:15 AM
So well said
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This has not gotten much attention, but it should.
Virginia under Youngkin returned to an insanely harsh system where people convicted of any felony lose their voting rights FOR LIFE.
Dems' win this week mean they'll get to advance a constitutional amendment to end lifetime disenfranchisement.
Virginia under Youngkin returned to an insanely harsh system where people convicted of any felony lose their voting rights FOR LIFE.
Dems' win this week mean they'll get to advance a constitutional amendment to end lifetime disenfranchisement.
November 7, 2025 at 8:59 PM
This has not gotten much attention, but it should.
Virginia under Youngkin returned to an insanely harsh system where people convicted of any felony lose their voting rights FOR LIFE.
Dems' win this week mean they'll get to advance a constitutional amendment to end lifetime disenfranchisement.
Virginia under Youngkin returned to an insanely harsh system where people convicted of any felony lose their voting rights FOR LIFE.
Dems' win this week mean they'll get to advance a constitutional amendment to end lifetime disenfranchisement.
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November 5, 2025 at 2:53 AM
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US revokes visa for Nigerian Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka share.google/ns8Gv6uJgwkJ...
US revokes visa for Nigerian Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka share.google/ns8Gv6uJgwkJ...
US revokes visa for Nigerian Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka
The US consulate in Lagos has revoked the visa of Nigerian writer Wole Soyinka, the Nobel laureate said Tuesday.
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October 28, 2025 at 11:42 PM
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US revokes visa for Nigerian Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka share.google/ns8Gv6uJgwkJ...
US revokes visa for Nigerian Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka share.google/ns8Gv6uJgwkJ...
To read later but I am absolutely unsurprised by this possibility
Period blood could be used to track hormones, screen for cancers, monitor diseases such as diabetes & boost stem cell research. It is an underexplored sample source whose clinical potential is only now, in the year 2025, being examined with scientific care. www.theguardian.com/society/ng-i...
‘A medical miracle’: is period blood ‘the most overlooked opportunity’ in women’s health?
Period blood has long been thought of as ‘stinky and useless’, but startups are exploring using the fluid to test for a wide range of health conditions – including difficult-to-diagnose endometriosis
www.theguardian.com
October 28, 2025 at 3:53 AM
To read later but I am absolutely unsurprised by this possibility
POV: Finally turned in an overdue chapter on Black feminism and neoslave narratives. Just me & my sources chillin 😅😅WHEW.
#feelingood #Blackliterature #scholarship
#blackademic
#feelingood #Blackliterature #scholarship
#blackademic
October 26, 2025 at 2:18 AM
POV: Finally turned in an overdue chapter on Black feminism and neoslave narratives. Just me & my sources chillin 😅😅WHEW.
#feelingood #Blackliterature #scholarship
#blackademic
#feelingood #Blackliterature #scholarship
#blackademic
I meannn given the history of imperialism, slavery etc....that's kinda always been the case 🤷🏾♀️🤷🏾♀️🤷🏾♀️
Almost every major news story this week is about how the entire economy is now gambling, scams, bribes and theft.
October 24, 2025 at 11:26 PM
I meannn given the history of imperialism, slavery etc....that's kinda always been the case 🤷🏾♀️🤷🏾♀️🤷🏾♀️
I think Keke's new show sounds different but this suggestion would also be worth watching
They jumping Keke Palmer on the other app (justified) for that new Southern Fried Rice show... Now if she took that name, got some black and asian chefs from the south and made a cooking show on how the regions resources impacted their regional dishes? I'd watch
October 23, 2025 at 7:24 PM
I think Keke's new show sounds different but this suggestion would also be worth watching
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October 23, 2025 at 7:20 PM
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Just read in a novel that to "wait on line" is a NYism. True or False?! Yall not on line? Yall in a line??
October 16, 2025 at 3:27 AM
Just read in a novel that to "wait on line" is a NYism. True or False?! Yall not on line? Yall in a line??
Not at all surprised
ABC News’ Stephanie Ramos speaks with @jennyboylan.bsky.social, president of PEN America, to discuss our new report showing there are more banned books than any living American has seen in their lifetime. abcnews.go.com/US/video/rep... #BannedBooksWeek
Video Report finds ‘disturbing’ normalization of banned books in U.S.
ABC News’ Stephanie Ramos speaks with Jennifer Finley Boylan, president of PEN America, discusses a report that show there are more banned books than any living American has seen in their lifetime.
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October 12, 2025 at 9:28 AM
Not at all surprised
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NEW: We've received reports that ICE agents are unlawfully banning ALL books from entering the Buffalo Federal Detention Facility. Titles include a dictionary, religious books - even a Sudoku puzzle book.
This is a blatant First Amendment violation. The facility must change course, now.
This is a blatant First Amendment violation. The facility must change course, now.
New York’s Biggest ICE Detention Center Bans Book Deliveries
Rejected books include a Spanish-English dictionary, a Spanish translation of a George R.R. Martin novel, and "The Seven Principles for Making Marriage…
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October 8, 2025 at 4:02 PM
NEW: We've received reports that ICE agents are unlawfully banning ALL books from entering the Buffalo Federal Detention Facility. Titles include a dictionary, religious books - even a Sudoku puzzle book.
This is a blatant First Amendment violation. The facility must change course, now.
This is a blatant First Amendment violation. The facility must change course, now.
Just saw HIM tonight. Still processing but wasn't as bad as what I expected. I think this review feels close to what I'm feeling
I (Hannah) just saw #HIM in theaters today! I can't believe people hated it this much 😂 I had SUCH a blast. Yeah it was on the nose, but it was so stylized, the score was great, and the performances ROCKED #horrormovie #horrorsky #filmsky #moviesky
October 2, 2025 at 3:41 AM
Just saw HIM tonight. Still processing but wasn't as bad as what I expected. I think this review feels close to what I'm feeling
It's a thin line between hoarder and archivist. Powers above give me the strength to find the line 😩😩😩
September 29, 2025 at 3:52 PM
It's a thin line between hoarder and archivist. Powers above give me the strength to find the line 😩😩😩
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Hannah Oliver Depp: "For the month of Aug., we were down about 60% year over year... People are in pain, they’re suffering, they’re scared... Not-for-profits who might be aligned with us...fear repercussions if they were seen to support a Black, queer, Asian, disability-owned independent bookstore."
Small DC bookstore reports 60% decline in business since federal surge
A bookstore in the Petworth neighborhood reports sales are down a whopping 60% since the federal surge in D.C. began. The small but beautifully arranged Loyalty Bookstore on busy Upshur Street near Ge...
www.nbcwashington.com
September 17, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Hannah Oliver Depp: "For the month of Aug., we were down about 60% year over year... People are in pain, they’re suffering, they’re scared... Not-for-profits who might be aligned with us...fear repercussions if they were seen to support a Black, queer, Asian, disability-owned independent bookstore."
Correct me if I've got this wrong, but you can only buy physical books to order on @bookshop.org via browser? The app is only for e-books?? Am I missing something?
September 7, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Correct me if I've got this wrong, but you can only buy physical books to order on @bookshop.org via browser? The app is only for e-books?? Am I missing something?
Excited to lead this reading group at The Center for Fiction this fall:
Reading Hispaniola: Edwidge Danticat and Julia Alvarez with Dr. Norrell Edwards | The Center for Fiction share.google/1TCxYxoE5Afi...
Reading Hispaniola: Edwidge Danticat and Julia Alvarez with Dr. Norrell Edwards | The Center for Fiction share.google/1TCxYxoE5Afi...
September 5, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Excited to lead this reading group at The Center for Fiction this fall:
Reading Hispaniola: Edwidge Danticat and Julia Alvarez with Dr. Norrell Edwards | The Center for Fiction share.google/1TCxYxoE5Afi...
Reading Hispaniola: Edwidge Danticat and Julia Alvarez with Dr. Norrell Edwards | The Center for Fiction share.google/1TCxYxoE5Afi...
Absolutely was not aware of this word b4 but will be using putting to use immediately
enshittification | noun | when a digital platform is made worse for users, in order to increase profits
September 5, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Absolutely was not aware of this word b4 but will be using putting to use immediately
Thinking about the gap between knowing something because you've been told versus knowing something because of lived experience. Folks are humbled everyday once that experience hit.
August 22, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Thinking about the gap between knowing something because you've been told versus knowing something because of lived experience. Folks are humbled everyday once that experience hit.
Watches Blink Twice with the fam the other night & was totally disturbed by the ending. Anyone else seen it/have thoughts?
August 12, 2025 at 6:35 AM
Watches Blink Twice with the fam the other night & was totally disturbed by the ending. Anyone else seen it/have thoughts?
Has anyone else watched or been watching The Better Sister on Prime Video? My mom & I are about 5 episodes in--really liking it! Family drama, murder, complex trauma histories and betrayal...class disparities between sisters...
August 2, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Has anyone else watched or been watching The Better Sister on Prime Video? My mom & I are about 5 episodes in--really liking it! Family drama, murder, complex trauma histories and betrayal...class disparities between sisters...
Watchin this mandatory HR video on retaliation in the workplae & thinking about the painful irony of our current federal govts stance on retaliation 🙃🙃🙃
August 1, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Watchin this mandatory HR video on retaliation in the workplae & thinking about the painful irony of our current federal govts stance on retaliation 🙃🙃🙃
Trying to wrap my mind around this request for final report submissions from the NEH after terminating grants and rescinding funds. Like what exactly are they looking for? We used about 1/10th of the money we were promised, thanks?
July 29, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Trying to wrap my mind around this request for final report submissions from the NEH after terminating grants and rescinding funds. Like what exactly are they looking for? We used about 1/10th of the money we were promised, thanks?