Chris Dier
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#tdih 1868 St. Bernard Parish (La.) white supremacist Reconstruction era massacre 💔 of African Americans to terrorize recently emancipated voters.
Not in most textbooks. Local teacher @chrisdier.bsky.social wrote a book for students to learn their history. ⬇️
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Not in most textbooks. Local teacher @chrisdier.bsky.social wrote a book for students to learn their history. ⬇️
www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/st...
Oct. 25, 1868: St. Bernard Parish Massacre
The St. Bernard Parish massacre of African Americans was carried out by white men to terrorize the recently emancipated voters in Louisiana.
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October 25, 2025 at 12:16 PM
#tdih 1868 St. Bernard Parish (La.) white supremacist Reconstruction era massacre 💔 of African Americans to terrorize recently emancipated voters.
Not in most textbooks. Local teacher @chrisdier.bsky.social wrote a book for students to learn their history. ⬇️
www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/st...
Not in most textbooks. Local teacher @chrisdier.bsky.social wrote a book for students to learn their history. ⬇️
www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/st...
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What an incredible few days in beautiful NOLA! 🩷 seeing good friends, partners, allies, activists. We are stronger together! @feelgoodaction.bsky.social @sari.bsky.social @chrisdier.bsky.social @austinheller.bsky.social @asherhuey.bsky.social @alexpalombo.bsky.social @keepgunsoffcampus.bsky.social
Thank you @aft.org for your support & partnership @netrootsnation.bsky.social! We tabled, screened deathbynumbersthefilm.com & connected with many who shared stories of the fear & impact of gun violence. Grateful to all we met in NOLA & beyond—let’s keep working for safe kids & families!
August 11, 2025 at 12:25 PM
What an incredible few days in beautiful NOLA! 🩷 seeing good friends, partners, allies, activists. We are stronger together! @feelgoodaction.bsky.social @sari.bsky.social @chrisdier.bsky.social @austinheller.bsky.social @asherhuey.bsky.social @alexpalombo.bsky.social @keepgunsoffcampus.bsky.social
RFK Jr.’s statements regarding autism are profoundly inaccurate and insensitive. With 15+ years in the classroom, I can vividly recall the beautiful memories of the numerous kids on the spectrum; they are kind, brilliant, empathetic, generous, productive, and more than capable.
April 18, 2025 at 9:19 PM
RFK Jr.’s statements regarding autism are profoundly inaccurate and insensitive. With 15+ years in the classroom, I can vividly recall the beautiful memories of the numerous kids on the spectrum; they are kind, brilliant, empathetic, generous, productive, and more than capable.
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#BlackHistoryMonth Inspired by my online history hero Chris Dier, I wanna contribute Black history that prolly wasn’t taught in schools. Blacks in the 1930s picketed businesses that wouldn’t hire them. Yt businesses sued but the Supreme sided with protesters.
firstamendment.mtsu.edu/article/new-...
firstamendment.mtsu.edu/article/new-...
New Negro Alliance v. Sanitary Grocery Co., Inc.(1938)
In New Negro Alliance v. Sanitary Grocery Co., Inc. (1938), the Supreme Court ruled that pickets that were a peaceful and orderly dissemination of information were lawful. The case arose from a campai...
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February 1, 2025 at 2:52 PM
#BlackHistoryMonth Inspired by my online history hero Chris Dier, I wanna contribute Black history that prolly wasn’t taught in schools. Blacks in the 1930s picketed businesses that wouldn’t hire them. Yt businesses sued but the Supreme sided with protesters.
firstamendment.mtsu.edu/article/new-...
firstamendment.mtsu.edu/article/new-...
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Gold, Guns & Genocide: How the UAE Profits from RSF War Crimes in Sudan
Gold, Guns & Genocide: How the UAE Profits from RSF War Crimes in Sudan
As U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres renews his call for an immediate halt to fighting in Sudan between the country’s military and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, we speak with New York...
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January 28, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Gold, Guns & Genocide: How the UAE Profits from RSF War Crimes in Sudan
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"The Fourteenth Amendment Protects All Of Us" 🗃️ kevinmlevin.substack.com/p/the-fourte...
The Fourteenth Amendment Protects All Of Us
Everyone is talking about birthright citizenship.
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January 25, 2025 at 12:51 PM
"The Fourteenth Amendment Protects All Of Us" 🗃️ kevinmlevin.substack.com/p/the-fourte...
Claiming that the act of doing a Nazi salute was simply a symptom of autism is insulting to people with autism.
January 22, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Claiming that the act of doing a Nazi salute was simply a symptom of autism is insulting to people with autism.
I’m currently writing my dissertation on how policy impacts education, and I just noticed that the Executive Orders signed under Biden are no longer accessible.
Biden’s first executive order directed federal agencies to amend policies to consider racial inequities. It has been pulled.
Biden’s first executive order directed federal agencies to amend policies to consider racial inequities. It has been pulled.
January 21, 2025 at 8:11 PM
I’m currently writing my dissertation on how policy impacts education, and I just noticed that the Executive Orders signed under Biden are no longer accessible.
Biden’s first executive order directed federal agencies to amend policies to consider racial inequities. It has been pulled.
Biden’s first executive order directed federal agencies to amend policies to consider racial inequities. It has been pulled.
Even *if* the salute that looked identical to a Nazi salute was somehow not a Nazi salute, then it demonstrates that one of the most powerful people in the world is willfully ignorant of one of the most hateful gestures in history.
January 21, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Even *if* the salute that looked identical to a Nazi salute was somehow not a Nazi salute, then it demonstrates that one of the most powerful people in the world is willfully ignorant of one of the most hateful gestures in history.
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I'm seeing terms like "straight-arm salute" and "fascist salute" being used by some media today... those are not real terms. Google's Ngram Viewer has zero results for either one. It's a "Nazi salute," folks, just fucking say it. This shit's too fucked up to use hedgy language.
January 21, 2025 at 12:47 AM
I'm seeing terms like "straight-arm salute" and "fascist salute" being used by some media today... those are not real terms. Google's Ngram Viewer has zero results for either one. It's a "Nazi salute," folks, just fucking say it. This shit's too fucked up to use hedgy language.
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"Infinite Hope": Angela Davis Speaks at 2025 Peace Ball Ahead of Trump Inauguration
“Infinite Hope”: Angela Davis Speaks at 2025 Peace Ball Ahead of Trump Inauguration
With the U.S. political establishment gathered in Washington for the second inauguration of Donald Trump, the iconic venue Busboys and Poets on Sunday hosted the Peace Ball, an event held around presidential...
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January 20, 2025 at 5:30 PM
"Infinite Hope": Angela Davis Speaks at 2025 Peace Ball Ahead of Trump Inauguration
Invoking the words of MLK at the inauguration of a man who promised to implement policies destined to harm people is a disingenuous act of historical treachery.
January 20, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Invoking the words of MLK at the inauguration of a man who promised to implement policies destined to harm people is a disingenuous act of historical treachery.
It's fascinating to teach US History in an era where young people are strongly advocating for a more diverse, objective, and inclusive curriculum while the powers that be are doing everything to halt that push. We are witnessing both an ideological & generational divide in real-time.
January 15, 2025 at 1:20 AM
It's fascinating to teach US History in an era where young people are strongly advocating for a more diverse, objective, and inclusive curriculum while the powers that be are doing everything to halt that push. We are witnessing both an ideological & generational divide in real-time.
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“That’s when I realized how teachers mobilize in so many different ways, beyond just showing up in the classroom. They’re community activists and advocates, and that’s why teachers are so overwhelmed sometimes.”
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Chris Dier | Collective trauma and collective hope | Teachers in Their Power
–Chris Dier Teacher at Ben Franklin High SchoolNew Orleans, LA
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January 13, 2025 at 2:04 PM
“That’s when I realized how teachers mobilize in so many different ways, beyond just showing up in the classroom. They’re community activists and advocates, and that’s why teachers are so overwhelmed sometimes.”
@chrisdier.bsky.social
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May New Orleans never forget these beautiful souls #neworleansstrong #nolastrong
January 7, 2025 at 3:10 AM
May New Orleans never forget these beautiful souls #neworleansstrong #nolastrong
As the plaintiff representing teachers in Dier v. Landry et al. concerning the Ten Commandments law (HB 71), it must be noted that the Middle District of Louisiana confirmed that HB 71 is unconstitutional in the Roake case. This means that complying with this request would violate the 1st Amendment.
Louisiana issues guidance as law requiring Ten Commandments in classrooms goes into effect • Louisiana Illuminator
Liz Murrill issued guidance to public schools and universities on how to comply with a new law requiring the Ten Commandments in classrooms.
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January 5, 2025 at 5:08 PM
As the plaintiff representing teachers in Dier v. Landry et al. concerning the Ten Commandments law (HB 71), it must be noted that the Middle District of Louisiana confirmed that HB 71 is unconstitutional in the Roake case. This means that complying with this request would violate the 1st Amendment.
Never forget that the attacks on public education, from suppressing teacher autonomy and bashing unions to passing anti-CRT/DEI/trans legislation and book bans, are designed to erode public education to pave the way for mass privatization.
January 4, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Never forget that the attacks on public education, from suppressing teacher autonomy and bashing unions to passing anti-CRT/DEI/trans legislation and book bans, are designed to erode public education to pave the way for mass privatization.
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Music from "The Wizard of Oz" has inspired people for generations, but the lyricist who wrote those classics — E.Y. “Yip” Harburg — was blacklisted by Hollywood during the McCarthy era and remains largely unknown to the public.
Wicked, The Wizard of Oz, and the Blacklisted Lyricist Yip Harburg
By Amy Goodman & Denis Moynihan With just weeks from Donald Trump’s inauguration to his second term as president, and with a timely focus on challenging authority ushered in by the hit movie…
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January 2, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Music from "The Wizard of Oz" has inspired people for generations, but the lyricist who wrote those classics — E.Y. “Yip” Harburg — was blacklisted by Hollywood during the McCarthy era and remains largely unknown to the public.
Folks can say what they want about New Orleans, but the way the city comes together during times of tragedy is unparalleled.
January 3, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Folks can say what they want about New Orleans, but the way the city comes together during times of tragedy is unparalleled.
The political battlegrounds surrounding history curricula are telling. Teaching objective history is not only crucial for societies to function, but to also survive & thrive. Authentic history provides a clear understanding of past events, injustices, achievements, & failures that shape today.
December 29, 2024 at 4:14 AM
The political battlegrounds surrounding history curricula are telling. Teaching objective history is not only crucial for societies to function, but to also survive & thrive. Authentic history provides a clear understanding of past events, injustices, achievements, & failures that shape today.
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The individuals depicted at the base of the Robert E. Lee (Virginia) monument represent each branch of the Confederate military. What the monument fails to depict are the roughly 10,000 enslaved workers that accompanied the Army of Northern Virginia into Pennsylvania in the summer of 1863. 🗃️
Gettysburg trip. One of the kids did the Fortnite Take the L dance in front of the Robert E. Lee statue. A proud parenting moment.
December 29, 2024 at 12:27 AM
The individuals depicted at the base of the Robert E. Lee (Virginia) monument represent each branch of the Confederate military. What the monument fails to depict are the roughly 10,000 enslaved workers that accompanied the Army of Northern Virginia into Pennsylvania in the summer of 1863. 🗃️
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Chris Dier is an author and outstanding teacher of AUTHENTIC U.S. History in Louisiana. He has many accolades and honors to his name. He’s also known for presenting interesting factoids and asking how many already knew. 😄Follow for more!
Feeling honored one of my favorite historians highlighted my efforts
A history teacher is leading the charge against a Louisiana law that mandates the display of the Ten Commandments in public schools. www.lsureveille.com/news/former-...
December 23, 2024 at 9:24 PM
Chris Dier is an author and outstanding teacher of AUTHENTIC U.S. History in Louisiana. He has many accolades and honors to his name. He’s also known for presenting interesting factoids and asking how many already knew. 😄Follow for more!
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"Do Not Obey in Advance": Timothy Snyder on How Corporate America Is Bending to Trump
How Corporate America Is Bending to Trump
We speak with Yale historian and author Timothy Snyder, an expert on authoritarianism, about how corporate America has responded to Donald Trump’s reelection. Snyder’s 2017 book On Tyranny: Twenty...
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December 20, 2024 at 6:15 PM
"Do Not Obey in Advance": Timothy Snyder on How Corporate America Is Bending to Trump
Honored to be featured in @rollingstone.com magazine for my lawsuit standing up for the constitutional rights of teachers and students! www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
Inside the Classrooms at the Center of the Church-State Battle
Louisiana wants to put the Ten Commandments in classrooms — and that’s just the beginning
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December 18, 2024 at 2:35 AM
Honored to be featured in @rollingstone.com magazine for my lawsuit standing up for the constitutional rights of teachers and students! www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...