black.girl.historian, phd
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remove me from your starter packs.
only accepting follows from real people (if i can help it). block hand is strong.
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only accepting follows from real people (if i can help it). block hand is strong.
bookmark pins are not endorsements, they're simply a reminder to read something later.
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"Common Crawl’s executive director, Rich Skrenta, has publicly made the case that AI models should be able to access anything on the internet. 'The robots are people too,' he told me."
bitch no they not
bitch no they not
The Company Quietly Funneling Paywalled Articles to AI Developers
“You shouldn’t have put your content on the internet if you didn’t want it to be on the internet,” Common Crawl’s executive director says.
www.theatlantic.com
November 9, 2025 at 1:50 PM
"Common Crawl’s executive director, Rich Skrenta, has publicly made the case that AI models should be able to access anything on the internet. 'The robots are people too,' he told me."
bitch no they not
bitch no they not
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The Maryland Board of Public Works approved the return of a small parcel of land that was an African American cemetery in Cabin John to the descendants of Morningstar Tabernacle No. 88. www.mymcmedia.org/african-amer...
African American Cemetery Parcel Returned to Descendants
The Maryland Board of Public Works approved the return of a small parcel of land that was an African American cemetery in Cabin John
www.mymcmedia.org
November 9, 2025 at 2:04 PM
The Maryland Board of Public Works approved the return of a small parcel of land that was an African American cemetery in Cabin John to the descendants of Morningstar Tabernacle No. 88. www.mymcmedia.org/african-amer...
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Issue 72 of Baltimore Beat is live! Our cover is a photograph of artist Amy Sherald. It was taken by SHAN Wallace.
November 5, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Issue 72 of Baltimore Beat is live! Our cover is a photograph of artist Amy Sherald. It was taken by SHAN Wallace.
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Lincoln University announces plans for campus museum www.newstribune.com/news/2025/no...
Lincoln University announces plans for campus museum | Jefferson City News-Tribune
An African American museum is coming to the Lincoln University campus.
www.newstribune.com
November 2, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Lincoln University announces plans for campus museum www.newstribune.com/news/2025/no...
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Saint Augustine’s U joins the global community of scholars, historians, & educators to mourn the passing of Dr. Quintard Taylor, a distinguished class of 1969 alumnus whose life’s work elevated Black history, expanded access to knowledge, & inspired countless minds. www.st-aug.edu/sau-mourns-t...
SAU Mourns the Loss of Alumnus, Historian & BlackPast Founder Dr. Quintard Taylor - Saint Augustine's University
Saint Augustine’s University (SAU) joins with the global community of scholars, historians, educators, and alumni to mourn the passing of Dr. Quintard Taylor (December 11, 1948 – September 21, 2025), ...
www.st-aug.edu
September 28, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Saint Augustine’s U joins the global community of scholars, historians, & educators to mourn the passing of Dr. Quintard Taylor, a distinguished class of 1969 alumnus whose life’s work elevated Black history, expanded access to knowledge, & inspired countless minds. www.st-aug.edu/sau-mourns-t...
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“Gregory Washington, George Mason University’s first Black president, will not be apologizing over diversity initiatives he’s pursued since his hiring in 2020” 👏👏👏
GMU President Refuses to Apologize for Diversity Efforts, Lawyer Calls Ed. Dept. Claims ‘Absurd’
In a 10-page letter, Gregory Washington’s lawyer says the Trump administration conducted an incomplete and haphazard investigation full of “gross mischaracterizations.”
www.chronicle.com
August 25, 2025 at 6:49 PM
“Gregory Washington, George Mason University’s first Black president, will not be apologizing over diversity initiatives he’s pursued since his hiring in 2020” 👏👏👏
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BREAKING: Workers at Yosemite and Sequoia-Kings Canyon National Parks just won their union elections.
They are the first national parks to unionize in several years.
They are the first national parks to unionize in several years.
August 25, 2025 at 9:07 PM
BREAKING: Workers at Yosemite and Sequoia-Kings Canyon National Parks just won their union elections.
They are the first national parks to unionize in several years.
They are the first national parks to unionize in several years.
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Also, if you want me to come talk about this or zoom into your classroom in the spring, this is a great time to ask! Or if you want to review it or something like that! But also, no pressure, I'll live
Excited to finally announce the release of my first ever book, and the first ever book from we here press. It is a pocket-size guide to my archival theories and experiences in the form of essays- some you may have heard in part as lectures, some which are unpublished until now.
www.weherepress.org
www.weherepress.org
August 21, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Also, if you want me to come talk about this or zoom into your classroom in the spring, this is a great time to ask! Or if you want to review it or something like that! But also, no pressure, I'll live
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Please stop sharing Substack links.
August 13, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Please stop sharing Substack links.
THIS.
If there’s a part of DC you refer to as NoMa you’re a colonizing gentrifier. They literally made up this name for that neighborhood after they kicked the Black people out & put up condos.
August 4, 2025 at 1:31 PM
THIS.
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WE HAVE PACKED THE BOV TO SAY SUPPORT OUR SCHOOL, SUPPORT OUR PRESIDENT!!
August 1, 2025 at 2:14 PM
WE HAVE PACKED THE BOV TO SAY SUPPORT OUR SCHOOL, SUPPORT OUR PRESIDENT!!
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Talking to people at all different levels in Hollywood, “there’s this feeling that [AI] is inevitable,” says Oscar-winning filmmaker Daniel Kwan. “We cannot allow the tech industry to set the terms for our industries.” www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...
Daniel Kwan Has a Plan to Tackle AI’s Hollywood Takeover and It Requires “Unprecedented” Action
The Oscar-winning filmmaker of ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’ delivered a passionate plea for the future of Hollywood during a conversation with Jaron Lanier presented by Berggruen Institute’s St...
www.hollywoodreporter.com
July 31, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Talking to people at all different levels in Hollywood, “there’s this feeling that [AI] is inevitable,” says Oscar-winning filmmaker Daniel Kwan. “We cannot allow the tech industry to set the terms for our industries.” www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...
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If you're short on hope and joy lately, I have just the thing. This story from our amazing fellow Eden Turner on the nonprofit Black Women Build, which is helping women purchase homes & build wealth, is beautiful. (It also features a monstera named Big Birtha 🥰)
19thnews.org/2025/07/blac...
19thnews.org/2025/07/blac...
'We have to insert ourselves': For Black women, seeds of wealth start with homeownership
Baltimore-based nonprofit Black Women Build is helping women purchase homes by connecting them to funding, resources, DIY skills and community.
19thnews.org
July 31, 2025 at 4:01 PM
If you're short on hope and joy lately, I have just the thing. This story from our amazing fellow Eden Turner on the nonprofit Black Women Build, which is helping women purchase homes & build wealth, is beautiful. (It also features a monstera named Big Birtha 🥰)
19thnews.org/2025/07/blac...
19thnews.org/2025/07/blac...
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A note to all my educator friends: tomorrow is officially July 32.
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
July 31, 2025 at 5:40 PM
A note to all my educator friends: tomorrow is officially July 32.
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
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Taylor Townsend, who is only the thirteenth American to reach the number one ranking, had her son in March 2021 and returned to the tour just a year later.
Since then, she’s been playing some of the best tennis of her life. www.instagram.com/p/DMySflePzRz/
Since then, she’s been playing some of the best tennis of her life. www.instagram.com/p/DMySflePzRz/
July 31, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Taylor Townsend, who is only the thirteenth American to reach the number one ranking, had her son in March 2021 and returned to the tour just a year later.
Since then, she’s been playing some of the best tennis of her life. www.instagram.com/p/DMySflePzRz/
Since then, she’s been playing some of the best tennis of her life. www.instagram.com/p/DMySflePzRz/
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ALU founder Chris Smalls to be released from Israeli detainment. Smalls was beaten and jailed in inhumane conditions for trying to deliver baby formula and medicine to starving people in Gaza on the @freedomflotilla.bsky.social
Expected to arrive back in the US on Friday.
Expected to arrive back in the US on Friday.
July 30, 2025 at 8:03 PM
ALU founder Chris Smalls to be released from Israeli detainment. Smalls was beaten and jailed in inhumane conditions for trying to deliver baby formula and medicine to starving people in Gaza on the @freedomflotilla.bsky.social
Expected to arrive back in the US on Friday.
Expected to arrive back in the US on Friday.
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AI is a plagiarism engine built on stolen data, exploited labour, and enviro harm. Marketed as “intelligent,” it erodes critical thinking, empathy, and causes psychological harm. Run by authoritarian billionaires, it’s used for surveillance, profiling, and genocide—whether it works or makes up shit.
can i ask my followers here perhaps too earnestly - if you hate AI or find it utterly worthless, why?
it's jolting how little AI skepticism has reached the general public. i've had many acquaintances ask whether i use AI for research and seem shocked when i tell them it's completely useless for that purpose. my wife recently told her colleagues about hallucinations and it was news to all of them.
May 7, 2025 at 8:52 PM
AI is a plagiarism engine built on stolen data, exploited labour, and enviro harm. Marketed as “intelligent,” it erodes critical thinking, empathy, and causes psychological harm. Run by authoritarian billionaires, it’s used for surveillance, profiling, and genocide—whether it works or makes up shit.
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Africatown Cultural Festival helps teach about Black life and history in Mobile, AL www.fox10tv.com/2025/07/27/f...
Festival helps teach about history, culture of Africatown
The event was held in conjunction with the History Museum of Mobile and honored Mobile's unique Black culture.
www.fox10tv.com
July 30, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Africatown Cultural Festival helps teach about Black life and history in Mobile, AL www.fox10tv.com/2025/07/27/f...
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You are not being snubbed, people find AI usage unethical and harmful.
I’m a historian and a K-12 educator and I use AI. My Bluesky is full of people I respect, all regularly posting about how they dislike AI and the people who use it. Many are in higher ed and/or the larger history field.
So - we’re just alienating K-12 teachers and others who are using AI tools now?
So - we’re just alienating K-12 teachers and others who are using AI tools now?
July 30, 2025 at 11:25 AM
You are not being snubbed, people find AI usage unethical and harmful.
This.
In my most recent position, I asked many times to see the original documents that traced a decision-making process. I know they couldn't stand me! lolz.
In my most recent position, I asked many times to see the original documents that traced a decision-making process. I know they couldn't stand me! lolz.
3. Historians make for very versatile researchers in non-academic employment but can annoy people by always asking to look at the original sources
July 29, 2025 at 2:35 PM
This.
In my most recent position, I asked many times to see the original documents that traced a decision-making process. I know they couldn't stand me! lolz.
In my most recent position, I asked many times to see the original documents that traced a decision-making process. I know they couldn't stand me! lolz.
Be wary of who they tell you your leaders are.
And.
Read some public sphere theory.
And.
Read some public sphere theory.
July 26, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Be wary of who they tell you your leaders are.
And.
Read some public sphere theory.
And.
Read some public sphere theory.
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Some people don't feel as close to this as they ought to. Most of us are just a bad break or two away from winding up on the streets, and addiction & mental health crises can affect anyone. They're gutting services and rendering more of us disposable, and there's a carceral disposal system waiting.
July 25, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Some people don't feel as close to this as they ought to. Most of us are just a bad break or two away from winding up on the streets, and addiction & mental health crises can affect anyone. They're gutting services and rendering more of us disposable, and there's a carceral disposal system waiting.