Derrick R. Spires
@drkmttr82.bsky.social
Scholar of 19c Black lit and culture.
Lover of black speculative fiction.
Curator of "Black Print": https://exhibits.library.cornell.edu/blackprint
Author of "The Practice of Citizenship": https://www.upenn.edu/pennpress/book/15926.html
Lover of black speculative fiction.
Curator of "Black Print": https://exhibits.library.cornell.edu/blackprint
Author of "The Practice of Citizenship": https://www.upenn.edu/pennpress/book/15926.html
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#NatKingCole and the Cost of the “Cool Pose"
"[Cole] was always under the glare of the public eye — Whites waiting for him to crack; Black’s praying that he wouldn’t — in ways that were largely unprecedented for a Black American to that point."
#BoTD
medium.com/@tnimixtape/...
"[Cole] was always under the glare of the public eye — Whites waiting for him to crack; Black’s praying that he wouldn’t — in ways that were largely unprecedented for a Black American to that point."
#BoTD
medium.com/@tnimixtape/...
Nat King Cole and the Cost of the “Cool Pose” by Mark Anthony Neal
In his classic study, psychologist Richard Majors (with Janet Mancini Billson) writes, “Cool Pose is a distinctive coping mechanism that…
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March 17, 2025 at 9:49 PM
#NatKingCole and the Cost of the “Cool Pose"
"[Cole] was always under the glare of the public eye — Whites waiting for him to crack; Black’s praying that he wouldn’t — in ways that were largely unprecedented for a Black American to that point."
#BoTD
medium.com/@tnimixtape/...
"[Cole] was always under the glare of the public eye — Whites waiting for him to crack; Black’s praying that he wouldn’t — in ways that were largely unprecedented for a Black American to that point."
#BoTD
medium.com/@tnimixtape/...
Reposted by Derrick R. Spires
The USPS is being threatened with massive layoffs and privatization. I made these postcards which—when mailed—will be seen by mail handlers, scanners, carriers and the recipient. I just printed 3,000 more. Order cheaply from halfletterpress.com or message me your email for the PDF to print them.
March 17, 2025 at 2:53 AM
The USPS is being threatened with massive layoffs and privatization. I made these postcards which—when mailed—will be seen by mail handlers, scanners, carriers and the recipient. I just printed 3,000 more. Order cheaply from halfletterpress.com or message me your email for the PDF to print them.