Phillipe Copeland, PhD
@ptheeeducator.bsky.social
AKA "Phillipe Thee Educator"
Clinical Associate Professor
Boston University School of Social Work
Website https://www.phillipecopeland.com/
Clinical Associate Professor
Boston University School of Social Work
Website https://www.phillipecopeland.com/
News of #JessieJackson passing, like others of his generation has me thinking. I wonder what will be the legacy of the post-Civil Rights generations as we age and eventually pass. How will we have used our time on this Earth and what will we have left behind?
February 17, 2026 at 12:48 PM
News of #JessieJackson passing, like others of his generation has me thinking. I wonder what will be the legacy of the post-Civil Rights generations as we age and eventually pass. How will we have used our time on this Earth and what will we have left behind?
If we can destroy, we can build.
If we can kill, we can heal.
If we can incarcerate, we can house.
If we can exploit, we can pay.
If we can starve, we can feed.
If we can pillage, we can safeguard.
If we can kill, we can heal.
If we can incarcerate, we can house.
If we can exploit, we can pay.
If we can starve, we can feed.
If we can pillage, we can safeguard.
February 17, 2026 at 12:21 PM
If we can destroy, we can build.
If we can kill, we can heal.
If we can incarcerate, we can house.
If we can exploit, we can pay.
If we can starve, we can feed.
If we can pillage, we can safeguard.
If we can kill, we can heal.
If we can incarcerate, we can house.
If we can exploit, we can pay.
If we can starve, we can feed.
If we can pillage, we can safeguard.
This has been said so many times by so many people but it bears repeating. People are not asking to be "given" rights. They are demanding justice. There is a difference.
February 17, 2026 at 12:20 PM
This has been said so many times by so many people but it bears repeating. People are not asking to be "given" rights. They are demanding justice. There is a difference.
Some of these judicial decisions are straight fire thehill.com/regulation/c...
thehill.com
February 17, 2026 at 12:09 PM
Some of these judicial decisions are straight fire thehill.com/regulation/c...
Where needs or conditions are different, the response should be different. This is called equity. Equity is not discrimination. It's justice and common sense theconversation.com/white-men-fi...
White men file workplace discrimination claims but are less likely to face inequity than other groups
Research shows that white men who file discrimination charges experience employer retaliation at similar rates as other racial groups.
theconversation.com
February 17, 2026 at 12:06 PM
Where needs or conditions are different, the response should be different. This is called equity. Equity is not discrimination. It's justice and common sense theconversation.com/white-men-fi...
Another one joins the Ancestors www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Jesse Jackson, civil rights leader, dies aged 84
A fixture in civil rights and Democratic politics since the 1960s, Jackson was once close to Martin Luther King Jr
www.theguardian.com
February 17, 2026 at 11:53 AM
Another one joins the Ancestors www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Thaddeus Stevens was a "person of his time". He chose to be on the right side of history. Be like Thaddeus.
February 16, 2026 at 11:35 AM
Thaddeus Stevens was a "person of his time". He chose to be on the right side of history. Be like Thaddeus.
"We tried to tell y'all", traditional Black folk proverb
February 16, 2026 at 11:34 AM
"We tried to tell y'all", traditional Black folk proverb
Anti-wokeness is just an excuse to be ignorant and irresponsible.
February 16, 2026 at 11:33 AM
Anti-wokeness is just an excuse to be ignorant and irresponsible.
Change requires more than good intentions. Get trained up people.
February 16, 2026 at 11:33 AM
Change requires more than good intentions. Get trained up people.
"Scooby Doo" is a show about continuously exposing that the scariest things in life are often just greedy people using fear to get what they want. Totally subversive.
February 16, 2026 at 11:32 AM
"Scooby Doo" is a show about continuously exposing that the scariest things in life are often just greedy people using fear to get what they want. Totally subversive.
The creativity being shown in these monstrous times is magnificent www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
The Minneapolis brass band bringing joy amid grief: ‘When people see us playing, it gives them hope’
Brass Solidarity was formed after George Floyd’s murder, and now also marks the deaths of Renee Good and Alex Pretti at its weekly meetup
www.theguardian.com
February 15, 2026 at 11:24 AM
The creativity being shown in these monstrous times is magnificent www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
If it's built on lies, it doesn't deserve to survive.
February 14, 2026 at 12:38 PM
If it's built on lies, it doesn't deserve to survive.
Just say no to fascism.
February 14, 2026 at 12:36 PM
Just say no to fascism.
There is nothing foreign about fascism.
February 14, 2026 at 11:13 AM
There is nothing foreign about fascism.
America's birthday year is a great time to remember what Malcolm is saying here.
February 14, 2026 at 11:12 AM
America's birthday year is a great time to remember what Malcolm is saying here.
Reposted by Phillipe Copeland, PhD
If you're currently a student at a college with a faculty member who showed up in the Epstein files, I'd like to talk to you about the campus response for an article. You can reach me at miles_klee@wired.com or millionbear.44 on Signal.
February 13, 2026 at 12:14 AM
If you're currently a student at a college with a faculty member who showed up in the Epstein files, I'd like to talk to you about the campus response for an article. You can reach me at miles_klee@wired.com or millionbear.44 on Signal.
Roses are red
Violets are blue
I say no to fascism
You should too
Violets are blue
I say no to fascism
You should too
February 13, 2026 at 12:17 PM
Roses are red
Violets are blue
I say no to fascism
You should too
Violets are blue
I say no to fascism
You should too
The creativity being inspired in these monstrous times is really something.
February 13, 2026 at 11:55 AM
The creativity being inspired in these monstrous times is really something.
There is nothing foreign about fascism.
February 13, 2026 at 11:54 AM
There is nothing foreign about fascism.
This parent appreciates such concrete suggestions for how to talk with kids about ICE www.vox.com/life/478770/...
Talk to your kids about ICE
“This is not just an issue for immigrant families,” one expert said. “It’s an issue for all families.”
www.vox.com
February 12, 2026 at 1:53 PM
This parent appreciates such concrete suggestions for how to talk with kids about ICE www.vox.com/life/478770/...
The thing about the Empire is that it isn't any one nation or government. It's all the systems that work together to enrich the few at the expense of the many. It operates everywhere. This is what we're up against. This is what we have to defeat. #BeARebel.
February 12, 2026 at 12:45 PM
The thing about the Empire is that it isn't any one nation or government. It's all the systems that work together to enrich the few at the expense of the many. It operates everywhere. This is what we're up against. This is what we have to defeat. #BeARebel.
Reposted by Phillipe Copeland, PhD
What a week, huh?
February 11, 2026 at 10:58 AM
What a week, huh?
Put this one on your reading list. It's a very helpful interview about the intellectual aspects of the New Right. To win, we have to study our opponents well. inthesetimes.com/article/laur...
"Carte Blanche for Ruthlessness"
Author Laura Field on how Trump and the furious minds of the New Right are in a mutually reinforcing cycle of radicalization.
inthesetimes.com
February 11, 2026 at 12:24 PM
Put this one on your reading list. It's a very helpful interview about the intellectual aspects of the New Right. To win, we have to study our opponents well. inthesetimes.com/article/laur...