Rachel Harding
@resah77.bsky.social
Historian, poet, teacher. Author of Remnants: A Memoir of Spirit, Activism and Mothering; and A Refuge in Thunder: Candomblé and Alternative Spaces of Blackness.
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In conclusion, letting tech obsessed racists run the world robs us of creativity.
February 9, 2026 at 3:37 AM
In conclusion, letting tech obsessed racists run the world robs us of creativity.
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It does really hit you that American artists of color continue to make these aesthetically incredible, thematically rich works of art and the white supremacists that rule this country are just complete dullards
February 9, 2026 at 3:55 AM
It does really hit you that American artists of color continue to make these aesthetically incredible, thematically rich works of art and the white supremacists that rule this country are just complete dullards
Great thread.
First shot: sugarcane
The backbone of Puerto Rico's agricultural economy since colonial times
Still used to make rum of course!
The backbone of Puerto Rico's agricultural economy since colonial times
Still used to make rum of course!
February 9, 2026 at 4:57 AM
Great thread.
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Someone tell Common about Medicare 4 all.
February 9, 2026 at 3:18 AM
Someone tell Common about Medicare 4 all.
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In case you missed the moment.
Art is powerful
Art is powerful
February 9, 2026 at 2:05 AM
In case you missed the moment.
Art is powerful
Art is powerful
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Chills!
February 9, 2026 at 1:51 AM
Chills!
God Bless America!! The whole hemisphere. That's right, Bad Bunny. Tell 'em!
February 9, 2026 at 1:32 AM
God Bless America!! The whole hemisphere. That's right, Bad Bunny. Tell 'em!
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As seen on fb
February 9, 2026 at 12:22 AM
As seen on fb
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Facing racism in the sport head on, Surya Bonaly landed the banned backflip on one foot and made history anyway ⛸️ 💥
February 8, 2026 at 6:42 AM
Facing racism in the sport head on, Surya Bonaly landed the banned backflip on one foot and made history anyway ⛸️ 💥
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While mainstream media downplays Epstein’s numerous links to the Israeli government, more tenuous links to Russia are becoming increasingly conspicuous.
@meenakshirv.bsky.social and Drop Site News’s Murtaza Hussain take us through the story.
@meenakshirv.bsky.social and Drop Site News’s Murtaza Hussain take us through the story.
February 6, 2026 at 11:26 PM
While mainstream media downplays Epstein’s numerous links to the Israeli government, more tenuous links to Russia are becoming increasingly conspicuous.
@meenakshirv.bsky.social and Drop Site News’s Murtaza Hussain take us through the story.
@meenakshirv.bsky.social and Drop Site News’s Murtaza Hussain take us through the story.
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So much is owed to Black culture, I swear. SO. DAMN. MUCH.
#SuperBowl #HalftimeShow #InLivingColor
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#SuperBowl #HalftimeShow #InLivingColor
www.instagram.com/reels/DUbq1v...
February 8, 2026 at 10:56 PM
So much is owed to Black culture, I swear. SO. DAMN. MUCH.
#SuperBowl #HalftimeShow #InLivingColor
www.instagram.com/reels/DUbq1v...
#SuperBowl #HalftimeShow #InLivingColor
www.instagram.com/reels/DUbq1v...
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Kia McNeill has helped turn Brown University women’s #soccer into an elite #NCAA Division I program. Now in her 10th season as coach, she has laid the foundation by fostering a winning mentality rooted in culture, accountability, and consistency.
Brown University’s Kia McNeill builds a powerhouse women’s soccer program
Now in her 10th season as coach, Kia McNeill has helped turn Brown University women’s soccer into an elite NCAA Division I program.
amsterdamnews.com
February 8, 2026 at 11:00 PM
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February 8, 2026 at 3:39 AM
Absolutely wonderful story. An amazing history representing a powerful generation of Black women who integrated white colleges. Their stories, like this one, still sear us.
She was 18. And she was alone. This is what they wouldn’t say.
With Honors
Two beds, two desks, two closets. Down the hall: laughter, girls beginning friendships. In 1965, she was eighteen. And alone. Decades later, I went searching for her.
open.substack.com
February 8, 2026 at 8:57 PM
Absolutely wonderful story. An amazing history representing a powerful generation of Black women who integrated white colleges. Their stories, like this one, still sear us.
It certainly does.
America's obsession with cop shows needs to be studied, oh wait-
Source: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.... cc @emmarackstraw.bsky.social
Source: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.... cc @emmarackstraw.bsky.social
February 8, 2026 at 6:31 AM
It certainly does.
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Fantastic music-making. Thelonious Monk's quartet, recorded live in the studios of Radio France, February 1964.
“Don't play what the audience wants, play what you want and let the audience embrace what you do, even if it takes them fifteen or twenty years.”
—Thelonius Monk
“Don't play what the audience wants, play what you want and let the audience embrace what you do, even if it takes them fifteen or twenty years.”
—Thelonius Monk
« Ne joue pas ce que le public veut, joue ce que tu veux et laisse le public s’emparer de ce que tu fais, même si ça doit lui prendre quinze ou vingt ans. » Thelonious Monk
➡️ https://l.francemusique.fr/SDx
➡️ https://l.francemusique.fr/SDx
February 8, 2026 at 2:42 AM
Fantastic music-making. Thelonious Monk's quartet, recorded live in the studios of Radio France, February 1964.
“Don't play what the audience wants, play what you want and let the audience embrace what you do, even if it takes them fifteen or twenty years.”
—Thelonius Monk
“Don't play what the audience wants, play what you want and let the audience embrace what you do, even if it takes them fifteen or twenty years.”
—Thelonius Monk
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Oh she’s phenomenal. This is Sophia Chang.
February 8, 2026 at 12:23 AM
Oh she’s phenomenal. This is Sophia Chang.
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That woman's voice had Divine powers. The tone, delivery, the control, and power....just everything made this feel like the best ever
But look at her face. It was effortless! You know how fucking good this shit is to make damn near tear up? #BlackSky
But look at her face. It was effortless! You know how fucking good this shit is to make damn near tear up? #BlackSky
February 7, 2026 at 6:09 PM
That woman's voice had Divine powers. The tone, delivery, the control, and power....just everything made this feel like the best ever
But look at her face. It was effortless! You know how fucking good this shit is to make damn near tear up? #BlackSky
But look at her face. It was effortless! You know how fucking good this shit is to make damn near tear up? #BlackSky
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Y'all, @sandydarity.bsky.social is on #bluesky!
Dr. Sandy Darity is one the top experts on the racial wealth gap for Black Americans. Alongside Dr. Kristen Mullen, they find that giving every Black American a direct payment of $267,000 would help close the racial wealth gap. #blacksky
Dr. Sandy Darity is one the top experts on the racial wealth gap for Black Americans. Alongside Dr. Kristen Mullen, they find that giving every Black American a direct payment of $267,000 would help close the racial wealth gap. #blacksky
William ‘Sandy’ Darity insists federal dollars are the only path to full reparations - Andscape
Advocates for Black equality call many things “reparations” – educational programs, housing assistance, health care clinics, even efforts to foster reconciliation between the races. But there is a sch...
andscape.com
February 7, 2026 at 2:31 PM
Y'all, @sandydarity.bsky.social is on #bluesky!
Dr. Sandy Darity is one the top experts on the racial wealth gap for Black Americans. Alongside Dr. Kristen Mullen, they find that giving every Black American a direct payment of $267,000 would help close the racial wealth gap. #blacksky
Dr. Sandy Darity is one the top experts on the racial wealth gap for Black Americans. Alongside Dr. Kristen Mullen, they find that giving every Black American a direct payment of $267,000 would help close the racial wealth gap. #blacksky
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It doesn’t surprise me that a Black lifestyle brand that would choose to collab with Target during an still-ongoing boycott of Target may not have the best taste 😬
February 7, 2026 at 6:29 PM
It doesn’t surprise me that a Black lifestyle brand that would choose to collab with Target during an still-ongoing boycott of Target may not have the best taste 😬
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OPINION: "When universal health care is proposed as a solution, two objections often arise: It’s 'socialist,' and it will raise taxes. Both concerns deserve a closer look," Raymond Barranco writes.
Opinion | Recognize Health Care as an Essential Public Service
Raymond Barranco writes about the inefficiencies of the current American health care system and what can be done to improve it.
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February 7, 2026 at 8:45 PM
OPINION: "When universal health care is proposed as a solution, two objections often arise: It’s 'socialist,' and it will raise taxes. Both concerns deserve a closer look," Raymond Barranco writes.
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Here is a humanity-affirming pick-me-up for those in despair over the Epstein files
February 6, 2026 at 7:04 PM
Here is a humanity-affirming pick-me-up for those in despair over the Epstein files
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I cannot sufficiently underline how despicable it is that the IOC has required Haitian Olympic athletes to remove an image representing the leader of the Haitian Revolution (against SLAVERY) from their uniforms.
February 6, 2026 at 11:43 PM
I cannot sufficiently underline how despicable it is that the IOC has required Haitian Olympic athletes to remove an image representing the leader of the Haitian Revolution (against SLAVERY) from their uniforms.
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www.thewright.org
I keep adding to a list of reasons I need to visit Detroit. Maybe this year is the year I put that into action.
I keep adding to a list of reasons I need to visit Detroit. Maybe this year is the year I put that into action.
Where Our Past, Our Present, and Our People Converge | The Wright
The Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History opens minds and changes lives through the exploration and celebration of African American history and culture.
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February 6, 2026 at 1:44 PM
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I keep adding to a list of reasons I need to visit Detroit. Maybe this year is the year I put that into action.
I keep adding to a list of reasons I need to visit Detroit. Maybe this year is the year I put that into action.