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History Ph.D. candidate, entrepreneur, unapologetic Capricorn, and Critical Roll fan. She/her. Views are my own.
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I hope everyone is paying attention.
#JohnLewis #CoryBooker #GoodTrouble #History #Blacksky
April 1, 2025 at 11:20 PM
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Happy Black History Month.
Kendrick Lamar walking on stage at the Superbowl in front of his backup dancers looking absolutely pleased with himself as he says “Hey Drake,” knowing full well that this makes him the diss track GOAT.
February 10, 2025 at 2:59 AM
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My daughter’s snowman is way better than mine.
A small snowman with a flower and plant skirt.
January 21, 2025 at 7:30 PM
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I built a tiny snowman.
A small snowman with small grass twigs for arms. It’s a Houston snowman so it’s still impressive.
January 21, 2025 at 6:34 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20+ days, or when my ADHD lets me remember I’m doing a “daily” thing, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

#books #BlackBookSky #BlackSky #BookSky💙📚 #BookChallenge

Day 20:
Blues Legacies and Black Feminism by Angela Davis
January 18, 2025 at 7:29 AM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20+ days, or when my ADHD lets me remember I’m doing a “daily” thing, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

#books #BlackBookSky #BlackSky #BookSky💙📚 #BookChallenge #graphicnovels

Day 19:
Cover of Persepolis
January 15, 2025 at 6:24 AM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20+ days, or when my ADHD lets me remember I’m doing a “daily” thing, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

#books #BlackBookSky #BlackSky #BookSky💙📚 #BookChallenge

Day 18:
Cover of More Than Chattel: Black Women and Slavery in America, edited by David Barry Gaspar & Darlene Clark Hines
January 11, 2025 at 5:48 AM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20+ days, or when my ADHD lets me remember I’m doing a “daily” thing, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

#books #BlackBookSky #BlackSky #BookSky💙📚 #BookChallenge

Day 17:
Cover of Saltwater Slavery: A Middle Passage from Africa to American Diaspora by Stephanie E. Smallwood
January 7, 2025 at 12:49 AM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

#books #BlackBookSky #BlackSky #BookSky💙📚 #BookChallenge

Day 16:
In Search of Our Mother’s Gardens by Alice Walker
January 2, 2025 at 7:29 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

#books #BlackBookSky #BlackSky #BookSky💙📚 #BookChallenge

Day 15:
Ladies First: Revelations of a Strong Woman by Queen Latifah “Uplifting” - People Magazine
December 31, 2024 at 6:34 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

#books #BlackBookSky #BlackSky #BookSky💙📚 #BookChallenge #
#BlackHistory

Day 14:
From Slavery to Freedom: History of African-Americans. By John Hope Franklin. Originally published in the 1940s. A must read for US Black history.
December 30, 2024 at 1:58 AM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

#books #BlackBookSky #BlackSky #BookSky💙📚 #BookChallenge #bookrecommendations

Day 13:
Cover of The Color Purple by Alice Walker.
December 28, 2024 at 8:19 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

#books #BlackSky #BookSky💙📚 #BookChallenge #bookrecommendations

Day 12:
Contact by Carl Sagan
December 27, 2024 at 4:45 AM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

#books #BlackSky #BookSky💙📚 #BookChallenge #bookrecommendations
#bookgiftedtomeinthe1stgradethatillloveforever

Day 11:
Princess Smartypants by Babette Cole. A blonde princess in a black biker outfit rides away from men that don’t cut it. Oh, and there’s also a green alligator with her. Cause reasons.
December 25, 2024 at 6:29 AM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

#books #BlackBookSky #BlackSky #BookSky💙📚 #BookChallenge #bookrecommendations
#lgbtqbooks

Day 10:
Cover of “Ain’t Gonna Be the Same Fool Twice “ by April Sinclair. Such a great book when I was figuring things out.
December 23, 2024 at 9:32 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

#books #BlackBookSky #BlackSky #BookSky💙📚 #BookChallenge #bookrecommendations

Day 9:
Parable of the Sower, by Octavia Butler
December 22, 2024 at 3:57 AM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

#books #BlackBookSky #BlackSky #BookSky💙📚 #BookChallenge #bookrecommendations

Day 8:
Cover of Kindred by Octavia Butler
December 21, 2024 at 4:21 AM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

#books #BlackBookSky #BlackSky #BookSky💙📚 #BookChallenge #bookrecommendations

Day 7:
Cover of Their Eyes Were Watching God
December 20, 2024 at 3:33 AM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

#books #BlackBookSky #BlackSky #BookSky💙📚 #BookChallenge #bookrecommendations
#historicalfiction

Day 6:
Cover of Moby Dick by Herman Melville. It has a drawing of a whaling boat with 5 men in it. Four are rowing and one readied a harpoon at the giant whale tail in front of them.
December 19, 2024 at 3:01 AM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

#books #BlackBookSky #BlackSky #BookSky💙📚 #BookChallenge #bookrecommendations
#historicalfiction

Day 5:
Cover of Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
December 18, 2024 at 2:08 AM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

#books #BlackBookSky #BlackSky #BookSky💙📚 #BookChallenge #bookrecommendations
#blackfeminism

Day 4:
Cover of Audre’s Lord’s “Sister, Outsider,” featuring an artist rendition of Lorde wearing a yellow head wrap and orange dangling earrings.
December 17, 2024 at 12:37 AM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

#books #BlackBookSky #BlackSky #BookSky💙📚 #BookChallenge #bookrecommendations
#comicbooks

Day 3:
X-Men cover for the graphic novel God Loves, Man Kills.
December 16, 2024 at 4:05 AM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

#books #BlackBookSky #BlackSky #BookSky💙📚 #BookChallenge #bookrecommendations
#historicalfiction

Day 2:
Book cover of “Homegoing” by Yaa Gyasi.
December 14, 2024 at 11:21 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

#books #BlackBookSky #BlackSky #BookSky💙📚 #BookChallenge #bookrecommendations
#Blackacademia

Day 1:
Cover of “This Bridge Called My Back”, edited by Cherrie Moraga. Cover is a red background with a silhouette of a woman.
December 13, 2024 at 10:21 PM
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I should add the “caffeinated historian” quote to my conference bios from now on. It’s a fair representation of my brain lately.
A screenshot from blueskyroast showing off this profile with humor. “Heather: The Academic Avenger of Bluesky!”
December 5, 2024 at 3:36 AM