Tamika Nunley
@tamikaynunley.bsky.social
Historian writing about Black women, liberation and justice. Cleveland girl, Nari and Sophie's Mom and Duke prof.
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Year 5 of the Black Feminist Theory Summer Institute: Applications are open, more info on our website. Please spread the word.
October 1, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Year 5 of the Black Feminist Theory Summer Institute: Applications are open, more info on our website. Please spread the word.
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Snippet from CU Office of the President
"Farah Jasmine Griffin, the William B. Ransford Professor of English and Comparative Literature and of African American Studies, has been appointed University Professor—the highest academic distinction Columbia confers on our own faculty."
Congratulations🎉
"Farah Jasmine Griffin, the William B. Ransford Professor of English and Comparative Literature and of African American Studies, has been appointed University Professor—the highest academic distinction Columbia confers on our own faculty."
Congratulations🎉
June 30, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Snippet from CU Office of the President
"Farah Jasmine Griffin, the William B. Ransford Professor of English and Comparative Literature and of African American Studies, has been appointed University Professor—the highest academic distinction Columbia confers on our own faculty."
Congratulations🎉
"Farah Jasmine Griffin, the William B. Ransford Professor of English and Comparative Literature and of African American Studies, has been appointed University Professor—the highest academic distinction Columbia confers on our own faculty."
Congratulations🎉
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About half of all births are covered by Medicaid.
Over a third of all kids have health care thanks to Medicaid.
More than half of all nursing home residents are covered by Medicaid.
So understand this: when the GOP attacks Medicaid, they attack families in every community.
Over a third of all kids have health care thanks to Medicaid.
More than half of all nursing home residents are covered by Medicaid.
So understand this: when the GOP attacks Medicaid, they attack families in every community.
May 13, 2025 at 12:05 AM
About half of all births are covered by Medicaid.
Over a third of all kids have health care thanks to Medicaid.
More than half of all nursing home residents are covered by Medicaid.
So understand this: when the GOP attacks Medicaid, they attack families in every community.
Over a third of all kids have health care thanks to Medicaid.
More than half of all nursing home residents are covered by Medicaid.
So understand this: when the GOP attacks Medicaid, they attack families in every community.
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Breaking News: The Trump administration abruptly walked back its cancellation of more than 1,000 visas held by international students.
Trump Administration Reverses Course on Student Visa Cancellations
The sudden shift came as a reprieve for the more than 1,500 international students who have had their visas canceled in recent weeks.
www.nytimes.com
April 25, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Breaking News: The Trump administration abruptly walked back its cancellation of more than 1,000 visas held by international students.
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“Black Press USA has learned that Trump officials are sending back exhibit items to their rightful owners and dismantling them—starting with the 1960 Woolworth’s lunch counter sit-in exhibit.”
blackpressusa.com/the-smithson...
blackpressusa.com/the-smithson...
The Smithsonian PURGE: Trump Team Removes Artifacts of Black Resistance
Critics warn: it’s not just history being erased—it’s identity.
blackpressusa.com
April 25, 2025 at 2:44 PM
“Black Press USA has learned that Trump officials are sending back exhibit items to their rightful owners and dismantling them—starting with the 1960 Woolworth’s lunch counter sit-in exhibit.”
blackpressusa.com/the-smithson...
blackpressusa.com/the-smithson...
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Cornel West: Republicans like my friend Ron DeSantis just want to restore classical education
Republicans: Plato is DEI
Republicans: Plato is DEI
Gov. DeWine just signed SB1, a law ending “DEI” in Ohio public higher ed.
Now that it’s law, U of Toledo just killed the following BA programs:
• Africana Studies
• Asian Studies
• Disability Studies
• Middle East Studies
• Philosophy
• Religious Studies
• Women's/Gender Studies
And…
• Spanish
Now that it’s law, U of Toledo just killed the following BA programs:
• Africana Studies
• Asian Studies
• Disability Studies
• Middle East Studies
• Philosophy
• Religious Studies
• Women's/Gender Studies
And…
• Spanish
April 23, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Cornel West: Republicans like my friend Ron DeSantis just want to restore classical education
Republicans: Plato is DEI
Republicans: Plato is DEI
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they snatched these two men inside the courthouse. they were not wearing uniforms. they had no badges. they had no warrant. they’re just abducting people.
ICE detains 2 men in Charlottesville courthouse raid
Three men who identified themselves as Homeland Security officers raided a courthouse in downtown Charlottesville Tuesday, detaining two men without explanation.
dailyprogress.com
April 23, 2025 at 3:12 PM
they snatched these two men inside the courthouse. they were not wearing uniforms. they had no badges. they had no warrant. they’re just abducting people.
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cannot be said enough how much these people genuinely hate your freedom to live your life as you choose. newrepublic.com/post/194212/...
Team Trump Drafts Dystopian Plan to Get Women to Have More Babies
Trump’s White House is devising some interesting strategies to try to convince women to give birth more.
newrepublic.com
April 22, 2025 at 12:15 PM
cannot be said enough how much these people genuinely hate your freedom to live your life as you choose. newrepublic.com/post/194212/...
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House Speaker Hall: Bill seeking to ban virtually all abortions in NC will not advance #ncpol
www.wunc.org/2025-04-08/h...
www.wunc.org/2025-04-08/h...
House Speaker Hall: Bill seeking to ban virtually all abortions in NC will not advance
Members of the NC House Freedom Caucus filed legislation that would ban access to abortion in most cases, including those where a woman is a victim of rape or incest.
www.wunc.org
April 8, 2025 at 11:15 PM
House Speaker Hall: Bill seeking to ban virtually all abortions in NC will not advance #ncpol
www.wunc.org/2025-04-08/h...
www.wunc.org/2025-04-08/h...
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Thankful for all the art makers past and present.
March 13, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Thankful for all the art makers past and present.
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“The road to fascism is lined with people telling you to stop overreacting.”
h/t lostvagus.bsky.social
h/t lostvagus.bsky.social
March 13, 2025 at 12:03 PM
“The road to fascism is lined with people telling you to stop overreacting.”
h/t lostvagus.bsky.social
h/t lostvagus.bsky.social
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Historians, if you have undergraduates studying Black History in the c18 & c19, please encourage them to apply for a summer fellowship at the Library Company of Philadelphia. I am extending the deadline.
librarycompany.org/mellon-schol...
librarycompany.org/mellon-schol...
March 10, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Historians, if you have undergraduates studying Black History in the c18 & c19, please encourage them to apply for a summer fellowship at the Library Company of Philadelphia. I am extending the deadline.
librarycompany.org/mellon-schol...
librarycompany.org/mellon-schol...
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Listen this IS in fact how it’s done.
Georgetown Law Dean William Treanor responds to Acting U.S. Atty Ed Martin’s threat to refuse to hire Georgetown graduates who have taken “DEI” courses in their curriculum.
Treanor is a brilliant lawyer & constitutional scholar. Embarrassing for Martin.
Georgetown Law Dean William Treanor responds to Acting U.S. Atty Ed Martin’s threat to refuse to hire Georgetown graduates who have taken “DEI” courses in their curriculum.
Treanor is a brilliant lawyer & constitutional scholar. Embarrassing for Martin.
With his permission, I'm sharing Dean Treanor's response to Ed Martin's letter:
March 6, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Listen this IS in fact how it’s done.
Georgetown Law Dean William Treanor responds to Acting U.S. Atty Ed Martin’s threat to refuse to hire Georgetown graduates who have taken “DEI” courses in their curriculum.
Treanor is a brilliant lawyer & constitutional scholar. Embarrassing for Martin.
Georgetown Law Dean William Treanor responds to Acting U.S. Atty Ed Martin’s threat to refuse to hire Georgetown graduates who have taken “DEI” courses in their curriculum.
Treanor is a brilliant lawyer & constitutional scholar. Embarrassing for Martin.
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hey guess what trump's numbers about social security are total horseshit www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
March 5, 2025 at 2:49 AM
hey guess what trump's numbers about social security are total horseshit www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
So we’re gonna just let Rep. Green walk out by himself? SMH
March 5, 2025 at 2:35 AM
So we’re gonna just let Rep. Green walk out by himself? SMH
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As one of the few women to lead the NAACP, Hazel Dukes has steadfastly advocated for #equality, dedicated to uplifting her community & fighting for #votingrights, economic development, education and fair housing.
The SPLC mourns the loss of such a trailblazer. Rest in power, Hazel ❤️ bit.ly/4brerGT
The SPLC mourns the loss of such a trailblazer. Rest in power, Hazel ❤️ bit.ly/4brerGT
March 3, 2025 at 7:06 PM
As one of the few women to lead the NAACP, Hazel Dukes has steadfastly advocated for #equality, dedicated to uplifting her community & fighting for #votingrights, economic development, education and fair housing.
The SPLC mourns the loss of such a trailblazer. Rest in power, Hazel ❤️ bit.ly/4brerGT
The SPLC mourns the loss of such a trailblazer. Rest in power, Hazel ❤️ bit.ly/4brerGT
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“It’s a digital coup. An information coup… for more than a decade we have been targets of hybrid warfare… But this now takes it to the next level. It facilitates a concentration of wealth and power - because data is power - of a kind the world has never seen before.”
March 3, 2025 at 4:25 PM
“It’s a digital coup. An information coup… for more than a decade we have been targets of hybrid warfare… But this now takes it to the next level. It facilitates a concentration of wealth and power - because data is power - of a kind the world has never seen before.”
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“I don't have another reference point for a private individual coming in, infiltrating, trying to turn government to the benefit of his businesses and locking out and federal employees. It is a coup. I'm a historian of coups, and I would also use that word.”
March 3, 2025 at 4:19 PM
“I don't have another reference point for a private individual coming in, infiltrating, trying to turn government to the benefit of his businesses and locking out and federal employees. It is a coup. I'm a historian of coups, and I would also use that word.”
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One Day Economic Boycott was a start. Change your daily shopping habits. Boycott, shun, protest Amazon, Whole Foods, Meta, Tesla. When you’re in groups, insist they not spend common funds on these corps in any way. Support local merchants and growers.
March 1, 2025 at 6:06 PM
One Day Economic Boycott was a start. Change your daily shopping habits. Boycott, shun, protest Amazon, Whole Foods, Meta, Tesla. When you’re in groups, insist they not spend common funds on these corps in any way. Support local merchants and growers.
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"The Belle Da Costa Greene Award of $2,000 will be granted annually to a medievalist of color for research and travel. The award may be used to visit archives, attend conferences, or to facilitate writing and research."
DUE 15 FEB
More on award & Greene:
www.medievalacademy.org/page/GreeneA...
DUE 15 FEB
More on award & Greene:
www.medievalacademy.org/page/GreeneA...
The Belle Da Costa Greene Award - The Medieval Academy of America
3/6/2025 » 3/9/2025(Re)Animating the Middle Ages: Adapting the Medieval in Animated Media
www.medievalacademy.org
February 10, 2025 at 3:54 PM
"The Belle Da Costa Greene Award of $2,000 will be granted annually to a medievalist of color for research and travel. The award may be used to visit archives, attend conferences, or to facilitate writing and research."
DUE 15 FEB
More on award & Greene:
www.medievalacademy.org/page/GreeneA...
DUE 15 FEB
More on award & Greene:
www.medievalacademy.org/page/GreeneA...
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RFK Jr. is a danger to public health. Every Republican senator who votes yes will own the consequences.
When RFK Jr. follows anti-vax conspiracies instead of science, when he greenlights Trump's anti-abortion agenda, when he cuts healthcare for seniors — remember who voted yes.
When RFK Jr. follows anti-vax conspiracies instead of science, when he greenlights Trump's anti-abortion agenda, when he cuts healthcare for seniors — remember who voted yes.
February 4, 2025 at 4:19 PM
RFK Jr. is a danger to public health. Every Republican senator who votes yes will own the consequences.
When RFK Jr. follows anti-vax conspiracies instead of science, when he greenlights Trump's anti-abortion agenda, when he cuts healthcare for seniors — remember who voted yes.
When RFK Jr. follows anti-vax conspiracies instead of science, when he greenlights Trump's anti-abortion agenda, when he cuts healthcare for seniors — remember who voted yes.