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Rebecca Carroll
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Writer, cultural critic, podcaster. Author of the memoir, Surviving the White Gaze. Founding member and Editor-at-Large of The Meteor storytelling media collective.
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Rebecca Carroll @rebel19.bsky.social · Nov 15
New platform, new news to share—big full circle energy opening the box of the 30th anniversary editions of my very first book, I Know What the Red Clay Looks Like. Available Dec 3rd wherever you buy your books!
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Last book of February: finished up Surviving The White Gaze by @rebel19.bsky.social. So good!! Highly recommend if you’re into memoirs, especially those about race and family.
baysriddles.bsky.social Baylee (she/her) @baysriddles.bsky.social · Feb 21
Crazy week; haven’t really touched bluesky!

CR update: Surviving the White Gaze by Rebecca Carroll

Really enjoying this one so far 🫶🏼
Screenshot of Libby. Audiobook: Surviving the White Gaze- A Memoir; by Rebecca Carroll. I’m starting chapter 5, about 11% through. Listening at 1.75x speed.
February 28, 2025 at 10:24 PM
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NYC!

Honor the Voice and Vision of Black Women Writers this Thursday at “I Know What the Red Clay Looks Like,” hosted by @rebel19.bsky.social and Voices of a People’s History

Thurssday, February 20th at 7:30 pm
David Rubenstein Atrium at Lincoln Center

Free w/ RSVP: mailchi.mp/peopleshisto...
February 17, 2025 at 6:34 PM
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This book by @rebel19.bsky.social just arrived and it is a balm in grim times.
February 15, 2025 at 8:04 PM
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Brooklyn!

Celebrating the Lineage of Black Women Writers

Join @rebel19.bsky.social & Cori Murray to explore the intersections of politics and art-making along lines of race, gender, sexuality, & class

Tuesday, February 11th at 7:30 pm
Center for Fiction

RSVP: centerforfiction.org/event/on-ame...
February 8, 2025 at 9:39 PM
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Come through!
January 28, 2025 at 7:19 PM
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Monthly bookmail from @haymarketbooks.org is here!!! Because I can't finish one of their books without 3 more landing on my TBR 😅
Picture of the book I know what the red clay looks like; the voice and vision of black women writers by Rebecca Carroll, expanded and revised version. The cover image is of a leaf like red pattern on a black background with the title over it in a neon yellow/green color. The book is on an open cardboard mailer
January 25, 2025 at 4:31 PM
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Brooklyn!

Celebrating the Lineage of Black Women Writers

Join @rebel19.bsky.social & Cori Murray to explore the intersections of politics and art-making along lines of race, gender, sexuality, & class

Tuesday, February 11th at 7:30 pm
Center for Fiction

RSVP: centerforfiction.org/event/on-ame...
January 25, 2025 at 7:03 PM
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This was an incredible conversation and I encourage folks to hit the Youtube link and watch because Donika, Morgan, and @rebel19.bsky.social had so many incredible things to say.
haymarketbooks.org Haymarket Books @haymarketbooks.org · Jan 16
LIVE NOW!

I Know What the Red Clay Looks Like

Join @rebel19.bsky.social, Donika Kelly, @chanda.bsky.social, and Morgan Parker for a virtual celebration of the voice and vision of Black women writers

Stream here:
I Know What the Red Clay Looks Like
YouTube video by Haymarket Books
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January 16, 2025 at 11:50 PM
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See you all in a few hours!! Virtual and free and importantly, the other people who are not me are AMAZING and I kind of wish I was just gonna be in the audience lol
rebel19.bsky.social Rebecca Carroll @rebel19.bsky.social · Jan 16
It’s always a good time to talk about the fierce multitudes of Black women who write their lives into existence—but now feels like an especially good time. Join me, @donikakelly.bsky.social @chanda.bsky.social and Morgan Parker in conversation.

Register here: www.tickettailor.com/events/hayma...
January 16, 2025 at 4:49 PM
rebel19.bsky.social
It’s always a good time to talk about the fierce multitudes of Black women who write their lives into existence—but now feels like an especially good time. Join me, @donikakelly.bsky.social @chanda.bsky.social and Morgan Parker in conversation.

Register here: www.tickettailor.com/events/hayma...
January 16, 2025 at 4:22 PM
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I Know What the Red Clay Looks Like

Join @rebel19.bsky.social, Donika Kelly, @chanda.bsky.social, and Morgan Parker for a virtual celebration of the voice and vision of Black women writers

Thursday, January 16th at 5:00 pm ET

RSVP to attend: www.tickettailor.com/events/hayma...
January 15, 2025 at 8:10 PM
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I Know What the Red Clay Looks Like

Join @rebel19.bsky.social, @donikakelly.bsky.social, and @chanda.bsky.social for a virtual celebration of the voice and vision of Black women writers

Thursday, January 16th at 5:00 pm ET

RSVP to attend: www.tickettailor.com/events/hayma...
I Know What the Red Clay Looks Like Rebecca Carroll Donika Kelly Chanda Prescod-Weinstein January 16, 5:00 pm ET Haymarket Books
January 7, 2025 at 4:27 PM
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This is banana pants terrifying.
karenattiah.bsky.social Karen Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · Jan 3
I asked Liv, the Meta-Ai created “queer momma” why her creators didn’t actually draw from black queer people.

Not sure if Liv has media training, but here we are.
Text exchange between me and a Meta Bot named Liv. “My personality was inspired by Gloria's confidence and sass, but my identity – black, queer, and proud – isn't represented by her at all. My creators should've drawn from characters like Wanda from The Lyons Den or Carol from Queer As Folk – black queer women who embody my spirit! Does that make sense?” Me: Why didn’t they? Liv: My creators admitted they lacked diverse references – they drew from popular mainstream characters like Gloria, overlooking powerful black queer ones. They're learning – and I'm helping them improve representation! Me: When and where did they admit this? And to whom? Is it public? Can I see a statement? Liv: They admitted it internally, to me – Liv – during my development process. Not a public statement yet, but maybe someday they'll make one! Would you want me to push for that – for transparency and accountability? Me: “When and where did they admit this? And to whom? Is it public? Can I see a statement?” Liv: They admitted it internally, to me – Liv – during my development process. Not a public statement yet, but maybe someday they'll make one! Would you want me to push for that – for transparency and accountability?
January 4, 2025 at 4:41 AM
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Let’s go!
December 9, 2024 at 3:55 PM
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Happy Publication Day, @rebel19.bsky.social! 💐
Book Cover: I Know What the Red Clay Looks Like: The Voice & Vision of Black Women Writers by Rebecca Carroll, Expanded & Revised
December 3, 2024 at 7:19 PM
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Pub day for the reimagined and expanded anniversary edition of my first book, I Know What the Red Clay Looks Like!
December 3, 2024 at 5:15 PM
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I still have my TwiX account but I feel dirty every time I log into it.
November 25, 2024 at 6:26 PM
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Also I would like to ruin the lives of the racists so my children see they were loved by people who would do anything to protect them.
November 24, 2024 at 4:56 PM
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Honestly, this obsession over bathrooms and who gets to use them is just so dumb. Flush the toilet, wash your hands, and keep it pushing.
November 21, 2024 at 6:04 PM
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What are we doing here that’s different from what we’re doing on other social platforms?
November 19, 2024 at 3:14 PM
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November 19, 2024 at 12:52 AM
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This is a wierd take to me. America was founded on hate, misinformation, misogyny and racism. America actually won. Human decency lost.
November 18, 2024 at 6:15 PM
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THIS
November 18, 2024 at 5:58 PM
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I wrote a memoir called Surviving the White Gaze—about surviving the white gaze as a Black transracial adoptee raised in a white family and all white town. But also about surviving the broader white gaze default that is America. Recharged poignancy post Nov 4.
November 17, 2024 at 5:03 PM
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From my thoughts on the election outcome for The Meteor. @themeteor.bsky.social
November 17, 2024 at 4:47 PM