Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich
@olugbemisolabooks.bsky.social
olugbemisolabooks.com
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This is Yasir. He’s 21 yo. He fled Sudan after he was kidnapped & tortured by the RSF.
Thx to his legal team @Door_NYC he walked out of his ICE check-in today (unlike too many others).
The best of birthday presents to have been there to meet him. Amazing what a New Yorker he’s already becoming.
Thx to his legal team @Door_NYC he walked out of his ICE check-in today (unlike too many others).
The best of birthday presents to have been there to meet him. Amazing what a New Yorker he’s already becoming.
July 8, 2025 at 8:49 PM
This is Yasir. He’s 21 yo. He fled Sudan after he was kidnapped & tortured by the RSF.
Thx to his legal team @Door_NYC he walked out of his ICE check-in today (unlike too many others).
The best of birthday presents to have been there to meet him. Amazing what a New Yorker he’s already becoming.
Thx to his legal team @Door_NYC he walked out of his ICE check-in today (unlike too many others).
The best of birthday presents to have been there to meet him. Amazing what a New Yorker he’s already becoming.
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I shall be sending this article in response to every university admin who spams my inbox with “How to use AI in your teaching” nonsense:
www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
Elon Musk's Grok Chatbot Goes Full Nazi, Calls Itself 'MechaHitler'
Elon Musk's Grok chatbot unleashed a slew of antisemitic commentary and praised Hitler after apparent change allowed it to be 'politically incorrect'
www.rollingstone.com
July 9, 2025 at 11:51 AM
I shall be sending this article in response to every university admin who spams my inbox with “How to use AI in your teaching” nonsense:
www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
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Heartdrum cover reveal! A GOOD HIDE, written by Karina Iceberg & ill. by @navabear.bsky.social (Heartdrum, Jan. 13, 2026). Ages 4-up. Pre-order: bookshop.org/p/books/a-go... @harperkids.bsky.social @harperstacks.bsky.social @weneeddiversebooks.bsky.social #booksky
July 8, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Heartdrum cover reveal! A GOOD HIDE, written by Karina Iceberg & ill. by @navabear.bsky.social (Heartdrum, Jan. 13, 2026). Ages 4-up. Pre-order: bookshop.org/p/books/a-go... @harperkids.bsky.social @harperstacks.bsky.social @weneeddiversebooks.bsky.social #booksky
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Vivid characterization makes a story memorable, rich, and real -- join author @olugbemisolabooks.bsky.social to work together through exercises to connect interior life to actions, and foster the creation of full-bodied, authentic, and memorable characters.
#amwriting #writingsky #writers
#amwriting #writingsky #writers
July 2, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Vivid characterization makes a story memorable, rich, and real -- join author @olugbemisolabooks.bsky.social to work together through exercises to connect interior life to actions, and foster the creation of full-bodied, authentic, and memorable characters.
#amwriting #writingsky #writers
#amwriting #writingsky #writers
It's pub day for SYNCLAIRE FIELDS KNOWS THE SCORE, the latest book in the Kids in Mrs. Z's Class series! Coordinated by @katemessner.com, illustrated by @katfcomix.bsky.social. What happens when your THING isn't working for you anymore? Here's a bit from the opening. Check out the whole series!
July 8, 2025 at 4:18 PM
It's pub day for SYNCLAIRE FIELDS KNOWS THE SCORE, the latest book in the Kids in Mrs. Z's Class series! Coordinated by @katemessner.com, illustrated by @katfcomix.bsky.social. What happens when your THING isn't working for you anymore? Here's a bit from the opening. Check out the whole series!
I'll be presenting on children's books centering Black joy with some brilliant people at #ALAAC25 on Sunday; please also stop by the LBYR Booth 205 at 4:30 to grab a copy of SYNCLAIRE FIELDS KNOWS THE SCORE!
June 29, 2025 at 12:22 AM
I'll be presenting on children's books centering Black joy with some brilliant people at #ALAAC25 on Sunday; please also stop by the LBYR Booth 205 at 4:30 to grab a copy of SYNCLAIRE FIELDS KNOWS THE SCORE!
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#sistersuptown in Harlem and @lisaysbooks.bsky.social are excited to welcome #Johnniemae, @olugbemisolabooks.bsky.social, #AlliahLAgostinigo, and #MalcolmDill to our Summer Saturday Storytime.
Scan the QR Codes and bring the kids in for some spirited read alouds!
Scan the QR Codes and bring the kids in for some spirited read alouds!
June 16, 2025 at 5:06 AM
#sistersuptown in Harlem and @lisaysbooks.bsky.social are excited to welcome #Johnniemae, @olugbemisolabooks.bsky.social, #AlliahLAgostinigo, and #MalcolmDill to our Summer Saturday Storytime.
Scan the QR Codes and bring the kids in for some spirited read alouds!
Scan the QR Codes and bring the kids in for some spirited read alouds!
"The best literature does not exist to reinforce easy answers, but to push, prod, and unsettle—so that young readers learn to think for themselves....Children...don’t need to be shielded from these realities. They need stories that help them navigate them." nonprofitquarterly.org/madeleine-le...
Madeleine L’Engle’s Books Were Never Meant to Be “Safe” - Non Profit News | Nonprofit Quarterly
The granddaughter of beloved writer Madeleine L’Engle, author of one of the most banned books of the last 60 years, advocates that books should build courage, not keep us “safe.”
nonprofitquarterly.org
June 23, 2025 at 12:58 PM
"The best literature does not exist to reinforce easy answers, but to push, prod, and unsettle—so that young readers learn to think for themselves....Children...don’t need to be shielded from these realities. They need stories that help them navigate them." nonprofitquarterly.org/madeleine-le...
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This is a good moment to recognize @thecity.nyc, a nonprofit newsroom that covers stuff that other organizations (even really large ones that are based in New York City) often miss
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/17/n...
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/17/n...
June 17, 2025 at 7:26 PM
This is a good moment to recognize @thecity.nyc, a nonprofit newsroom that covers stuff that other organizations (even really large ones that are based in New York City) often miss
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/17/n...
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/17/n...
Join us for Summer Saturday Storytime! I'll be there July 19th.
#sistersuptown in Harlem and @lisaysbooks.bsky.social are excited to welcome #Johnniemae, @olugbemisolabooks.bsky.social, #AlliahLAgostinigo, and #MalcolmDill to our Summer Saturday Storytime.
Scan the QR Codes and bring the kids in for some spirited read alouds!
Scan the QR Codes and bring the kids in for some spirited read alouds!
June 17, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Join us for Summer Saturday Storytime! I'll be there July 19th.
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Prep for whats ahead.
"We want to recall lessons of 2020 & to practice what Olurin called for: Remember our history, that we've been here before, so we can learn from the past & keep building toward a different future." -- by @leximcmenamin.com via @teenvogue.com ⬇️
www.teenvogue.com/story/organi...
"We want to recall lessons of 2020 & to practice what Olurin called for: Remember our history, that we've been here before, so we can learn from the past & keep building toward a different future." -- by @leximcmenamin.com via @teenvogue.com ⬇️
www.teenvogue.com/story/organi...
What the 2020 Protests Can Teach Us About Protesting Today
"It is up to us to change everything. But, against the doomers, I believe in this moment we may be uniquely poised to do so."
www.teenvogue.com
June 13, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Prep for whats ahead.
"We want to recall lessons of 2020 & to practice what Olurin called for: Remember our history, that we've been here before, so we can learn from the past & keep building toward a different future." -- by @leximcmenamin.com via @teenvogue.com ⬇️
www.teenvogue.com/story/organi...
"We want to recall lessons of 2020 & to practice what Olurin called for: Remember our history, that we've been here before, so we can learn from the past & keep building toward a different future." -- by @leximcmenamin.com via @teenvogue.com ⬇️
www.teenvogue.com/story/organi...
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If you're going to a protest Saturday, consider bringing extra supplies - water, sunscreen, first aid, etc. There will be people out this weekend who have never protested before, including elderly folks. Let's welcome & take care of them.
June 12, 2025 at 11:22 AM
If you're going to a protest Saturday, consider bringing extra supplies - water, sunscreen, first aid, etc. There will be people out this weekend who have never protested before, including elderly folks. Let's welcome & take care of them.
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The Black Caucus of the American Library Association, Inc. and School Library Journal have revealed the winning titles in the 2025 Children & Youth Literary Awards, which celebrate the diversity of the Black experience. (Jan.)
BCALA, SLJ Announce 2025 Winners of the Children & Youth Literary Awards
The Black Caucus of the American Library Association, Inc. and School Library Journal announce the 2025 Children & Youth Literary Awards, which celebrate the diversity of the Black experience.
www.slj.com
June 12, 2025 at 1:22 AM
The Black Caucus of the American Library Association, Inc. and School Library Journal have revealed the winning titles in the 2025 Children & Youth Literary Awards, which celebrate the diversity of the Black experience. (Jan.)
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This is a quick explainer re: Iran also worth watching today re: the IAEA vote -
youtu.be/_ewd9wdybbQ?...
youtu.be/_ewd9wdybbQ?...
Iran says it'll create new uranium enrichment facility after vote at IAEA
YouTube video by Associated Press
youtu.be
June 13, 2025 at 6:12 PM
This is a quick explainer re: Iran also worth watching today re: the IAEA vote -
youtu.be/_ewd9wdybbQ?...
youtu.be/_ewd9wdybbQ?...
I would absolutely love to be in conversation with YOU about developing vivid, dynamic characters who drive their stories. Join me on Zoom July 12 for an interactive workshop--we'll talk, we'll write, and we'll have a great time: www.writerscenter.org/event-detail... #writing #writers
June 13, 2025 at 2:56 PM
I would absolutely love to be in conversation with YOU about developing vivid, dynamic characters who drive their stories. Join me on Zoom July 12 for an interactive workshop--we'll talk, we'll write, and we'll have a great time: www.writerscenter.org/event-detail... #writing #writers
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Join us tomorrow in-person or online!
Kweli’s SING THE TRUTH Book Tour continues w/ award-winning author @susanmd.bsky.social at @eastcitybooks.bsky.social on THURSDAY 6/12 @ 7PM.
🎟️ RSVP at link in bio 👆🏿👆🏾👆🏽
Kweli’s SING THE TRUTH Book Tour continues w/ award-winning author @susanmd.bsky.social at @eastcitybooks.bsky.social on THURSDAY 6/12 @ 7PM.
🎟️ RSVP at link in bio 👆🏿👆🏾👆🏽
June 11, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Join us tomorrow in-person or online!
Kweli’s SING THE TRUTH Book Tour continues w/ award-winning author @susanmd.bsky.social at @eastcitybooks.bsky.social on THURSDAY 6/12 @ 7PM.
🎟️ RSVP at link in bio 👆🏿👆🏾👆🏽
Kweli’s SING THE TRUTH Book Tour continues w/ award-winning author @susanmd.bsky.social at @eastcitybooks.bsky.social on THURSDAY 6/12 @ 7PM.
🎟️ RSVP at link in bio 👆🏿👆🏾👆🏽
I'll be in conversation with Amber O'Neal Johnston and Desira B. Stewart for SUMMER SOUL SCHOOL on July 14 at 7pm ET--join us, it's virtual! Hosted by Baltimore Read Aloud: online.baltimorereadaloud.shop/events
June 11, 2025 at 12:32 PM
I'll be in conversation with Amber O'Neal Johnston and Desira B. Stewart for SUMMER SOUL SCHOOL on July 14 at 7pm ET--join us, it's virtual! Hosted by Baltimore Read Aloud: online.baltimorereadaloud.shop/events
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‘In circumstances where systemic violence is designed to fragment and isolate populations, community health work has become a form of resistance. It is not only a model for survival, but a way to assert the right to live in dignity.’
Mejd Azzeh in the West Bank: www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2025/ma...
Mejd Azzeh in the West Bank: www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2025/ma...
Mejd Azzeh | In the West Bank
When I walked through the shattered streets of Tulkarem refugee camp the day after a military incursion last November,...
www.lrb.co.uk
May 27, 2025 at 12:52 PM
‘In circumstances where systemic violence is designed to fragment and isolate populations, community health work has become a form of resistance. It is not only a model for survival, but a way to assert the right to live in dignity.’
Mejd Azzeh in the West Bank: www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2025/ma...
Mejd Azzeh in the West Bank: www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2025/ma...
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On this day in 1892, a white mob destroyed Ida B. Wells's newspaper office while she was away and threatened bodily harm if she returned because she challenged the myth of Black criminality.
May 27, 1892 | White Mob Destroys Office of Ida B. Wells's Memphis Newspaper
Learn more about our history of racial injustice.
calendar.eji.org
May 27, 2025 at 1:00 PM
On this day in 1892, a white mob destroyed Ida B. Wells's newspaper office while she was away and threatened bodily harm if she returned because she challenged the myth of Black criminality.
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KINGDOM OF DUST is a 2025 Children’s Africana Book Award honoree! I had no idea!
I’m thrilled that the committee felt my West African-inspired fantasy honored and respected Nigerian culture. 🙏🏾📚
cfas.howard.edu/outreach/cab... #CABAbooks @harperkids.bsky.social #QuillTreeBooks
I’m thrilled that the committee felt my West African-inspired fantasy honored and respected Nigerian culture. 🙏🏾📚
cfas.howard.edu/outreach/cab... #CABAbooks @harperkids.bsky.social #QuillTreeBooks
May 6, 2025 at 11:51 PM
KINGDOM OF DUST is a 2025 Children’s Africana Book Award honoree! I had no idea!
I’m thrilled that the committee felt my West African-inspired fantasy honored and respected Nigerian culture. 🙏🏾📚
cfas.howard.edu/outreach/cab... #CABAbooks @harperkids.bsky.social #QuillTreeBooks
I’m thrilled that the committee felt my West African-inspired fantasy honored and respected Nigerian culture. 🙏🏾📚
cfas.howard.edu/outreach/cab... #CABAbooks @harperkids.bsky.social #QuillTreeBooks
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Join ALA next Monday (5/12) @ 3pm ET for a free, public webinar to hear about this year's push to #FundLibraries in Congress.
We need EVERY advocate making their voice heard. Register & join us Monday: elearning.ala.org/local/catalo...
Take action NOW: bit.ly/Call2FundLibraries #ForOurLibraries
We need EVERY advocate making their voice heard. Register & join us Monday: elearning.ala.org/local/catalo...
Take action NOW: bit.ly/Call2FundLibraries #ForOurLibraries
May 8, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Join ALA next Monday (5/12) @ 3pm ET for a free, public webinar to hear about this year's push to #FundLibraries in Congress.
We need EVERY advocate making their voice heard. Register & join us Monday: elearning.ala.org/local/catalo...
Take action NOW: bit.ly/Call2FundLibraries #ForOurLibraries
We need EVERY advocate making their voice heard. Register & join us Monday: elearning.ala.org/local/catalo...
Take action NOW: bit.ly/Call2FundLibraries #ForOurLibraries
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Gotta say, I struggle on some days to reconcile the fact that millions of Americans actually WANT to live in a country with viruses spreading freely, thousand of people getting kicked out of their jobs, billionaires feasting on the government & people being snatched off the street by secret police.
April 21, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Gotta say, I struggle on some days to reconcile the fact that millions of Americans actually WANT to live in a country with viruses spreading freely, thousand of people getting kicked out of their jobs, billionaires feasting on the government & people being snatched off the street by secret police.
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A tiny, easy thing you can do: wherever you’re traveling, buy the local paper and boost the news of how fascism is trickling down and how everyday people are pushing back. From today’s Caledonian-Record of St. Johnsbury, VT.
March 28, 2025 at 8:08 PM
A tiny, easy thing you can do: wherever you’re traveling, buy the local paper and boost the news of how fascism is trickling down and how everyday people are pushing back. From today’s Caledonian-Record of St. Johnsbury, VT.
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Morning, please call your House reps.
This is one of those small victories that CFPB won last year which actually makes a quiet but powerful different for people. If you've ever been hit with overdraft fees, you know.
This is one of those small victories that CFPB won last year which actually makes a quiet but powerful different for people. If you've ever been hit with overdraft fees, you know.
Senate Overturns Rule Limiting Bank Overdraft Fees to $5
Lawmakers voted to invalidate a rule adopted last year by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. It now moves to the House.
www.nytimes.com
March 28, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Morning, please call your House reps.
This is one of those small victories that CFPB won last year which actually makes a quiet but powerful different for people. If you've ever been hit with overdraft fees, you know.
This is one of those small victories that CFPB won last year which actually makes a quiet but powerful different for people. If you've ever been hit with overdraft fees, you know.
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Working with an interdisciplinary team, we have developed a website to communicate how the White House's proposed cuts to health research would cause losses of $16B and 68,500 jobs.
Find out how your community may be impacted.
Explore more at SCIMaP: scienceimpacts.org
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Find out how your community may be impacted.
Explore more at SCIMaP: scienceimpacts.org
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March 28, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Working with an interdisciplinary team, we have developed a website to communicate how the White House's proposed cuts to health research would cause losses of $16B and 68,500 jobs.
Find out how your community may be impacted.
Explore more at SCIMaP: scienceimpacts.org
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Find out how your community may be impacted.
Explore more at SCIMaP: scienceimpacts.org
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