Angela Freeman, PhD, MPH
@angelachristne.bsky.social
public health educator & health services researcher. Detroit made.
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Labels can impact politics. My paper @apsrjournal.bsky.social "What Happens When You Can't Check the Box?" shows when Middle Eastern & North African (MENA) Americans are excluded from identity categories, they assert MENA identity when answering relevant political questions.
doi.org/10.1017/S000...
doi.org/10.1017/S000...
What Happens When You Can’t Check the Box? Categorization Threat and Public Opinion among Middle Eastern and North African Americans | American Political Science Review | Cambridge Core
What Happens When You Can’t Check the Box? Categorization Threat and Public Opinion among Middle Eastern and North African Americans
doi.org
September 26, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Labels can impact politics. My paper @apsrjournal.bsky.social "What Happens When You Can't Check the Box?" shows when Middle Eastern & North African (MENA) Americans are excluded from identity categories, they assert MENA identity when answering relevant political questions.
doi.org/10.1017/S000...
doi.org/10.1017/S000...
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NEW — Black organizers and elected leaders gathered today to denounce Trump’s threats to send military forces to Chicago.
They are developing a 30-day emergency response plan, which includes establishing mutual aid hubs and Know Your Rights training sessions.
thetriibe.com/2025/08/blac...
They are developing a 30-day emergency response plan, which includes establishing mutual aid hubs and Know Your Rights training sessions.
thetriibe.com/2025/08/blac...
Black organizers, elected leaders are preparing for Trump’s possible military deployment to Chicago • The TRiiBE
Although details are scarce, Black organizers are coming up with a response plan to protect Chicagoans if Trump sends in the military.
thetriibe.com
August 28, 2025 at 10:54 PM
NEW — Black organizers and elected leaders gathered today to denounce Trump’s threats to send military forces to Chicago.
They are developing a 30-day emergency response plan, which includes establishing mutual aid hubs and Know Your Rights training sessions.
thetriibe.com/2025/08/blac...
They are developing a 30-day emergency response plan, which includes establishing mutual aid hubs and Know Your Rights training sessions.
thetriibe.com/2025/08/blac...
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a thought i have reading @clintsmithiii.bsky.social’s wonderful piece is that one reason the administration wants to erase any mention of the worst of our past is because it is intent on recapitulating those atrocities www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
Actually, Slavery Was Very Bad
The president’s latest criticism of museums is a thinly veiled attempt to erase Black history.
www.theatlantic.com
August 22, 2025 at 5:00 PM
a thought i have reading @clintsmithiii.bsky.social’s wonderful piece is that one reason the administration wants to erase any mention of the worst of our past is because it is intent on recapitulating those atrocities www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
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"...as @ryanenos.bsky.social and Steve Levitsky from Harvard have said, 'this isn’t negotiation. It’s authoritarian extortion.'” www.thenation.com/article/acti...
If We Want to Save Public Health, We Need to Get Out of Our Bubble
The struggle to save public health and biomedical research in the US must be seen as part of a global battle against antidemocratic forces.
www.thenation.com
August 8, 2025 at 7:15 PM
"...as @ryanenos.bsky.social and Steve Levitsky from Harvard have said, 'this isn’t negotiation. It’s authoritarian extortion.'” www.thenation.com/article/acti...
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Breaking quorum is permitted by the Texas Constitution.
If there is a chance of saving the remnants of representative democracy we will have to do some things. Texas Dems are doing some things. Stand with them. Here’s a very good piece by @lonestarleft.com. www.lonestarleft.com/p/we-will-no...
If there is a chance of saving the remnants of representative democracy we will have to do some things. Texas Dems are doing some things. Stand with them. Here’s a very good piece by @lonestarleft.com. www.lonestarleft.com/p/we-will-no...
We Will Not Be Complicit In The Destruction Of Our Own Communities
How Texas Democrats are putting their bodies between us and authoritarianism.
www.lonestarleft.com
August 4, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Breaking quorum is permitted by the Texas Constitution.
If there is a chance of saving the remnants of representative democracy we will have to do some things. Texas Dems are doing some things. Stand with them. Here’s a very good piece by @lonestarleft.com. www.lonestarleft.com/p/we-will-no...
If there is a chance of saving the remnants of representative democracy we will have to do some things. Texas Dems are doing some things. Stand with them. Here’s a very good piece by @lonestarleft.com. www.lonestarleft.com/p/we-will-no...
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the trump administration is selling its war on higher education as a strike against the elites who have disadvantaged ordinary americans. in actuality, the administration is destroying advanced education for *everyone* in pursuit of its effort to deskill the american public
Trump Went to War With the Ivies. Community Colleges Are Being Hit.
www.nytimes.com
August 4, 2025 at 11:35 AM
the trump administration is selling its war on higher education as a strike against the elites who have disadvantaged ordinary americans. in actuality, the administration is destroying advanced education for *everyone* in pursuit of its effort to deskill the american public
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Great day to read Frederick Douglass’ brilliant speech-
“What to the slave is the Fourth of July?”
nmaahc.si.edu/explore/stor...
“What to the slave is the Fourth of July?”
nmaahc.si.edu/explore/stor...
A Nation's Story: “What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?”
In July of 1852, Frederick Douglass delivered a speech titled “What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?,” a call for the promise of liberty be applied equally to all Americans. Douglass’s speech empha...
nmaahc.si.edu
July 4, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Great day to read Frederick Douglass’ brilliant speech-
“What to the slave is the Fourth of July?”
nmaahc.si.edu/explore/stor...
“What to the slave is the Fourth of July?”
nmaahc.si.edu/explore/stor...
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Make sure you know the black educator, Dr. Opal Lee - who is responsible for ensuring our calendars mark this day as a national holiday #Juneteenth
Opal Lee | Juneteenth, Fire, Historic Walk, Biography, & Facts | Britannica
Opal Lee is a civil rights activist, known as the “Grandmother of Juneteenth” for her activism and historic walk to help make June 19 a national holiday in the United States.
www.britannica.com
June 19, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Make sure you know the black educator, Dr. Opal Lee - who is responsible for ensuring our calendars mark this day as a national holiday #Juneteenth
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"Since 1999, Black people have died from natural disasters and extreme weather, at a rate nearly twice as high as white people.
In the South, it is even more pronounced, with Black people dying at a rate in some states that is more than three times higher than for white people."
In the South, it is even more pronounced, with Black people dying at a rate in some states that is more than three times higher than for white people."
Why Are Black Neighborhoods Underwater? Science Points to the Wealthy.
The richest Americans are causing 65% of global warming, but it’s Black neighborhoods that are losing homes, livelihoods, and lives.
capitalbnews.org
May 29, 2025 at 4:46 PM
"Since 1999, Black people have died from natural disasters and extreme weather, at a rate nearly twice as high as white people.
In the South, it is even more pronounced, with Black people dying at a rate in some states that is more than three times higher than for white people."
In the South, it is even more pronounced, with Black people dying at a rate in some states that is more than three times higher than for white people."
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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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1/8. This week I had a few different conversations with scholars who, in the face of the attacks on science and institutions of learning in the U.S., are wondering what to do. One suggestion I have is: keep doing your work. It matters in and of itself. Why do I say that? A few reasons.
February 8, 2025 at 8:42 PM
1/8. This week I had a few different conversations with scholars who, in the face of the attacks on science and institutions of learning in the U.S., are wondering what to do. One suggestion I have is: keep doing your work. It matters in and of itself. Why do I say that? A few reasons.
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This article--on the systematic dismantling of the NIH, NSF, and CDC--is a must-read not only for researchers and clinicians but for anyone who has ever gotten a vaccine, taken medication, read the results of a research study, or gotten tested for Covid, flu, or STIs.
www.science.org/content/blog...
www.science.org/content/blog...
Revised and Extended: What's Happening Inside the NIH and NSF
www.science.org
February 6, 2025 at 3:26 AM
This article--on the systematic dismantling of the NIH, NSF, and CDC--is a must-read not only for researchers and clinicians but for anyone who has ever gotten a vaccine, taken medication, read the results of a research study, or gotten tested for Covid, flu, or STIs.
www.science.org/content/blog...
www.science.org/content/blog...
This right here👇🏾
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I am simultaneously more existentially scared for us all collectively *and* more hopeful about the fall of MAGA fascism right now.
MAGA spent so much time on culture war during the Biden years, it seemed very likely that making good on those threats would be their opening salvo.
I am simultaneously more existentially scared for us all collectively *and* more hopeful about the fall of MAGA fascism right now.
MAGA spent so much time on culture war during the Biden years, it seemed very likely that making good on those threats would be their opening salvo.
January 30, 2025 at 2:30 PM
This right here👇🏾
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I keep thinking about what might have happened if people had listened to Patricia Williams, Charles Lawrence, Mari Matsuda, Gary Peller, Jonathan Kahn, and other actual critical race theorists about the shift away from racial justice towards diversity as a framework
medium.com/space-anthro...
medium.com/space-anthro...
Diversity is a Dangerous Set-up
Recreational antiracism won’t change anything: a review of Jonathan Kahn’s critique of implicit bias discourse.
medium.com
January 29, 2025 at 12:38 PM
I keep thinking about what might have happened if people had listened to Patricia Williams, Charles Lawrence, Mari Matsuda, Gary Peller, Jonathan Kahn, and other actual critical race theorists about the shift away from racial justice towards diversity as a framework
medium.com/space-anthro...
medium.com/space-anthro...
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Also: this is Matthew’s actual job. If they say there’s a fighting chance to torpedo this nomination, that’s much more reliable than whatever the vibes out here might be. This is worth your time.
The RFK Jr. confirmation hearing has been scheduled for 1/29/25. The nomination is on shaky ground.
Here's the call to action: Reach Out To Your Senators and Urge Them To Oppose RFK Jr's nomination to be HHS Secretary
Here's how to do that, step-by-step:
Here's the call to action: Reach Out To Your Senators and Urge Them To Oppose RFK Jr's nomination to be HHS Secretary
Here's how to do that, step-by-step:
CTA: RFK Jr Nomination Hearing Scheduled - Time To Reach Out To Your Senators | Matthew Cortland
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January 24, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Also: this is Matthew’s actual job. If they say there’s a fighting chance to torpedo this nomination, that’s much more reliable than whatever the vibes out here might be. This is worth your time.
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remember, the blitzkrieg is intended to make you feel like there is nothing you can do about it; that’s the only reason to go forward in this haphazard and sloppy manner all in the first week
and the choice of that strategy tells you they are afraid you *will* do something about it
and the choice of that strategy tells you they are afraid you *will* do something about it
January 23, 2025 at 5:01 AM
remember, the blitzkrieg is intended to make you feel like there is nothing you can do about it; that’s the only reason to go forward in this haphazard and sloppy manner all in the first week
and the choice of that strategy tells you they are afraid you *will* do something about it
and the choice of that strategy tells you they are afraid you *will* do something about it
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“The impact of the collective executive orders and directives appears devastating.” scim.ag/40ureTO
Trump hits NIH with ‘devastating’ freezes on meetings, travel, communications, and hiring
Researchers facing
scim.ag
January 22, 2025 at 11:28 PM
“The impact of the collective executive orders and directives appears devastating.” scim.ag/40ureTO
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NEW: My colleagues & I analyzed nearly 1.3k hours of footage (>2k videos) from nine wildly popular podcasters and streamers on YouTube to understand how they helped lift Trump to power. Now that he's back in office, the broadcasters are well-positioned to help build support for his political agenda.
How Popular YouTubers Pushed Young Male Voters Toward Trump
How podcasters like Joe Rogan and Logan Paul turned young men, a once apolitical demographic, into a massively powerful voting bloc
www.bloomberg.com
January 22, 2025 at 3:05 PM
NEW: My colleagues & I analyzed nearly 1.3k hours of footage (>2k videos) from nine wildly popular podcasters and streamers on YouTube to understand how they helped lift Trump to power. Now that he's back in office, the broadcasters are well-positioned to help build support for his political agenda.
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“It is, and has always been, in the best interest of those who believe in freedom and democratic accountability to follow Black women’s political lead.
History has proven this, time and time again.”
thetriibe.com/2024/12/the-...
History has proven this, time and time again.”
thetriibe.com/2024/12/the-...
The Revolutionary Column: There’s no democracy in America without Black women • The TRiiBE
Let’s talk about how the thankless and tenacious work of Black women gave y’all the freedom and enfranchisement that you enjoy today.
thetriibe.com
January 19, 2025 at 2:18 PM
“It is, and has always been, in the best interest of those who believe in freedom and democratic accountability to follow Black women’s political lead.
History has proven this, time and time again.”
thetriibe.com/2024/12/the-...
History has proven this, time and time again.”
thetriibe.com/2024/12/the-...
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“I didn’t make up the problems,” I pointed out. ‘All I did was look around at the problems we’re neglecting now and give them about 30 years to grow into full-fledged disasters.’"
- Octavia Butler (2000)
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- Octavia Butler (2000)
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A Few Rules For Predicting The Future by Octavia E. Butler
Octavia Butler was an author of moving and prophetic science fiction novels. She wrote an essay in 2000 for Essence Magazine that teaches us the capacity we have to understand the future, as well a…
commongood.cc
January 9, 2025 at 10:47 PM
“I didn’t make up the problems,” I pointed out. ‘All I did was look around at the problems we’re neglecting now and give them about 30 years to grow into full-fledged disasters.’"
- Octavia Butler (2000)
commongood.cc/reader/a-few...
- Octavia Butler (2000)
commongood.cc/reader/a-few...
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The constant omitting that it's white people they're talking about is going to be the death of me. The Black working class voted differently. And the refusal to really think on that says plenty. As does the fact that dems have never won the majority of white votes since the parties flipped on race
Interesting point in here about Dem policies from Clinton through Obama treating voters as consumers instead of workers, setting up inflation to swamp any good news Biden could have taken credit for www.nytimes.com/2025/01/04/u...
How the Democrats Lost the Working Class
The theory seemed sound: Stabilize financial markets, support the poor and promote a more secure, integrated world. But blue-collar workers were left behind.
www.nytimes.com
January 4, 2025 at 2:02 PM
The constant omitting that it's white people they're talking about is going to be the death of me. The Black working class voted differently. And the refusal to really think on that says plenty. As does the fact that dems have never won the majority of white votes since the parties flipped on race
Grading is done. Another successful term comes to a close.
a young boy in a blue shirt is standing on a chair in a classroom
Alt: a young boy in a blue shirt is standing on a chair in a classroom dancing
media.tenor.com
December 15, 2024 at 3:51 PM
Grading is done. Another successful term comes to a close.