Dr. Benjamin L. Jones
@benljones.bsky.social
Carpenter
Painter
Art Historian
Ohio State University
Benljones.com
Black art history
Painter
Art Historian
Ohio State University
Benljones.com
Black art history
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No Man Can Serve Two Masters: A Critique of Mastery in Charles White’s Sound of Silence @benljones.bsky.social
No Man Can Serve Two Masters: A Critique of Mastery in Charles White’s Sound of Silence
Sound of Silence is the final series of lithographs produced by Charles White, one of the most prodigious American artists of the twentieth century. It is but one example of how White’s practice em...
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May 17, 2025 at 1:15 AM
No Man Can Serve Two Masters: A Critique of Mastery in Charles White’s Sound of Silence @benljones.bsky.social
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Reminder: as the Dow is tanking faster than 2008, and four dead servicemen arrive at Dover, Trump is golfing: with the saudis
April 4, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Reminder: as the Dow is tanking faster than 2008, and four dead servicemen arrive at Dover, Trump is golfing: with the saudis
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We warned you of their plan
April 3, 2025 at 2:00 PM
We warned you of their plan
Worst day in the stock market since Trump's last term.
April 4, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Worst day in the stock market since Trump's last term.
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so my favorite dive bar in WI passed up showing tonight’s Bucks game so they could show live poll results. when the election was called for Crawford, the whole bar started chanting, “Fuck El*n”. the bartender pulled out the good stuff and handed out free shots to us all—an absolutely electric nite
April 2, 2025 at 4:06 AM
so my favorite dive bar in WI passed up showing tonight’s Bucks game so they could show live poll results. when the election was called for Crawford, the whole bar started chanting, “Fuck El*n”. the bartender pulled out the good stuff and handed out free shots to us all—an absolutely electric nite
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I may be tired and a little hoarse, but as I said again and again on the Senate floor, this is a moment where we cannot afford to be silent, when we must speak up.
April 2, 2025 at 1:09 AM
I may be tired and a little hoarse, but as I said again and again on the Senate floor, this is a moment where we cannot afford to be silent, when we must speak up.
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If i send you this.....we goin all night no breaks
April 1, 2025 at 11:42 PM
If i send you this.....we goin all night no breaks
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We need to support politicians who step up! “Booker, the New Jersey Democrat, began speaking on Monday evening & said he planned to continue for as long as he was “physically able.” He was still going as of 5 a.m. Eastern... “I rise tonight because I believe sincerely that our nation is in crisis.”
Cory Booker Slams Trump’s Policies in Marathon Senate Floor Speech
The New Jersey senator criticized the president’s plans for Social Security, education and health care, saying the “nation is in crisis.” He was still speaking in the predawn hours.
www.nytimes.com
April 1, 2025 at 10:57 AM
We need to support politicians who step up! “Booker, the New Jersey Democrat, began speaking on Monday evening & said he planned to continue for as long as he was “physically able.” He was still going as of 5 a.m. Eastern... “I rise tonight because I believe sincerely that our nation is in crisis.”
As soon as I heard @booker.senate.gov was filibustering my first thought was: "ooh good, maybe he'll read octavia butler"
April 1, 2025 at 10:52 AM
As soon as I heard @booker.senate.gov was filibustering my first thought was: "ooh good, maybe he'll read octavia butler"
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Interesting read on this show:
A Pan-African Blockbuster Portrays the Continent as a Monolith
“Project a Black Planet: The Art and Culture of Panafrica” is on view at the Art Institute of Chicago and traveling to Barcelona and Brussels.
www.artnews.com
March 28, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Interesting read on this show:
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March 24, 2025 at 3:23 PM
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We trauma dumping on a Chinese app 😭. They sick of us
March 22, 2025 at 12:20 PM
We trauma dumping on a Chinese app 😭. They sick of us
Officially at the "annual existential crisis" point of the winter weather and grey skies dragging into spring
March 20, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Officially at the "annual existential crisis" point of the winter weather and grey skies dragging into spring
Lacking curiosity
1. What are signs that a person genuinely is unintelligent?
March 20, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Lacking curiosity
What aging feels like
You don’t ‘get over’ pain. You learn to carry it differently. And one day, you realize it no longer feels so heavy.
March 20, 2025 at 3:24 PM
What aging feels like
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Thank you to the ‘When We’re Not Hustling’ podcast for inviting me. This is a podcast where current and former s3x w0rkers discuss s3x w0rk and anything but.
nothustling.com/episode/s3-e...
nothustling.com/episode/s3-e...
S3 E11: What Does It Mean to Be Human? More Importantly, What Does It Mean to Have Humanity? with Zalika | When We're Not Hustling Podcast
In this episode of When We're Not Hustling, host Jessie Sage engages in a profound conversation with Zalika U Ibaorimi, PhD, exploring the complex intersections of identity, race, and sex work, while ...
nothustling.com
March 18, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Thank you to the ‘When We’re Not Hustling’ podcast for inviting me. This is a podcast where current and former s3x w0rkers discuss s3x w0rk and anything but.
nothustling.com/episode/s3-e...
nothustling.com/episode/s3-e...
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IT’S NOT ENOUGH
Good start, though. I need it to get down to -273.
Name the brand after a new scientist—Kelvin.
Good start, though. I need it to get down to -273.
Name the brand after a new scientist—Kelvin.
Tesla lost almost half its market value in the last 3 months (about $700 billion).
March 17, 2025 at 5:43 PM
IT’S NOT ENOUGH
Good start, though. I need it to get down to -273.
Name the brand after a new scientist—Kelvin.
Good start, though. I need it to get down to -273.
Name the brand after a new scientist—Kelvin.
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Democrats are angry and want party leaders to put up a fight against the Trump administration's "Project 2025 on steroids," says @waleedshahid.bsky.social.
"You don't say there’s a fire and then you give the arsonist a match and gasoline, and that's effectively what Chuck Schumer did."
"You don't say there’s a fire and then you give the arsonist a match and gasoline, and that's effectively what Chuck Schumer did."
March 17, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Democrats are angry and want party leaders to put up a fight against the Trump administration's "Project 2025 on steroids," says @waleedshahid.bsky.social.
"You don't say there’s a fire and then you give the arsonist a match and gasoline, and that's effectively what Chuck Schumer did."
"You don't say there’s a fire and then you give the arsonist a match and gasoline, and that's effectively what Chuck Schumer did."
"I get art or history, but Art History?"
“Things my fbi agent say about me” for $1000 Alex
March 17, 2025 at 2:14 PM
"I get art or history, but Art History?"