Tonya Abari
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"There generally isn’t a lot of widespread coverage of Black oyster economies and farmers.”
That's why we had @iamtabari.bsky.social dig into the rich legacy of Black oystermen and women in the U.S., who helped build it into a multibillion-dollar industry today.
ambrook.com/offrange/fis...
That's why we had @iamtabari.bsky.social dig into the rich legacy of Black oystermen and women in the U.S., who helped build it into a multibillion-dollar industry today.
ambrook.com/offrange/fis...
The Legacy of Black Oyster Farmers - Offrange
Steeped in a rich history, Black oystermen and women across U.S. coastal regions have been disappearing for decades — a revival may be underway.
ambrook.com
September 29, 2025 at 5:03 PM
"There generally isn’t a lot of widespread coverage of Black oyster economies and farmers.”
That's why we had @iamtabari.bsky.social dig into the rich legacy of Black oystermen and women in the U.S., who helped build it into a multibillion-dollar industry today.
ambrook.com/offrange/fis...
That's why we had @iamtabari.bsky.social dig into the rich legacy of Black oystermen and women in the U.S., who helped build it into a multibillion-dollar industry today.
ambrook.com/offrange/fis...
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The richest man on earth owns X.
The second richest man on earth is about to be a major owner of TikTok.
The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.
See the problem here?
The second richest man on earth is about to be a major owner of TikTok.
The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.
See the problem here?
September 24, 2025 at 8:00 PM
The richest man on earth owns X.
The second richest man on earth is about to be a major owner of TikTok.
The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.
See the problem here?
The second richest man on earth is about to be a major owner of TikTok.
The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.
See the problem here?
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Like many, feeling shock and disgust as I pay taxes for a government that won’t even observe the constitution. And that seems to be strip mining our data to sell to Russia.
April 15, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Like many, feeling shock and disgust as I pay taxes for a government that won’t even observe the constitution. And that seems to be strip mining our data to sell to Russia.
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Lori Beth Denberg reprised her All That librarian character to do a pro-library, anti-book banning reel and I love it so much??? www.instagram.com/reel/DIK0_bD...
April 9, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Lori Beth Denberg reprised her All That librarian character to do a pro-library, anti-book banning reel and I love it so much??? www.instagram.com/reel/DIK0_bD...
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Feeling like a big dumbass working on my taxes right now. Who am I sending this money to
April 4, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Feeling like a big dumbass working on my taxes right now. Who am I sending this money to
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The rapidity with which major media outlets are just rolling over for this administration and making a grab for authoritarian approval and cash is absolutely craven and disgusting. Treating journalism as an extractive, for-profit enterprise is an insult to the profession, and to society.
February 26, 2025 at 6:09 PM
The rapidity with which major media outlets are just rolling over for this administration and making a grab for authoritarian approval and cash is absolutely craven and disgusting. Treating journalism as an extractive, for-profit enterprise is an insult to the profession, and to society.
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A new $15 million jazz fellowship is granting 50 artists over the age of 62 a $100,000 grant, professional support and performance opportunities
New jazz fellowship honors the genre's elders and gives them each an unrestricted $100,000 grant
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and The Jazz Foundation of America on Tuesday announced the Jazz Legacies Fellowship -- a new $15 million program that will give 50 artists who are 62 years or older a ...
apnews.com
February 27, 2025 at 1:02 PM
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Joann, a destination for generations of lovers of crafts projects for 80 years, is going out of business and shuttering all its stores
Fabric And Craft Retailer Joann To Go Out Of Business, Close All Of Its Stores
The company said it expects it will take a “number of weeks to complete our final sales.”
www.huffpost.com
February 24, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Joann, a destination for generations of lovers of crafts projects for 80 years, is going out of business and shuttering all its stores
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Welp.
February 19, 2025 at 3:07 AM
Welp.
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Yes. “People are doing things. You will meet them when YOU start doing things.”
Lots of information and resources in this one.
open.substack.com/pub/sherrily...
Lots of information and resources in this one.
open.substack.com/pub/sherrily...
Democracy is Crumbling. Is Anybody Doing Anything?
Yes. And You Can Too.
open.substack.com
February 10, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Yes. “People are doing things. You will meet them when YOU start doing things.”
Lots of information and resources in this one.
open.substack.com/pub/sherrily...
Lots of information and resources in this one.
open.substack.com/pub/sherrily...
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Monday, February 10, 2025
American Medical Association
Might want to listen
Update on dairy cattle in Nevada
youtu.be/ruBXo3r_pXQ?...
American Medical Association
Might want to listen
Update on dairy cattle in Nevada
youtu.be/ruBXo3r_pXQ?...
Nevada dairy cattle bird flu news, American Heart Month, cardiovascular disease facts and flu tests
YouTube video by American Medical Association (AMA)
youtu.be
February 10, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Monday, February 10, 2025
American Medical Association
Might want to listen
Update on dairy cattle in Nevada
youtu.be/ruBXo3r_pXQ?...
American Medical Association
Might want to listen
Update on dairy cattle in Nevada
youtu.be/ruBXo3r_pXQ?...
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My latest.
As journalists and writers, we have a duty to use language that is accurate and describes our current reality.
I’m no longer going to talk about DEI/Anti-DEI.
Let’s be clear. We are facing racial purges and re-segregation.
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
As journalists and writers, we have a duty to use language that is accurate and describes our current reality.
I’m no longer going to talk about DEI/Anti-DEI.
Let’s be clear. We are facing racial purges and re-segregation.
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Opinion | The assault on DEI? It’s aimed at resegregation.
The GOP leaders attacking inclusion programs want to go back to an era when White men ran everything
www.washingtonpost.com
February 6, 2025 at 3:02 PM
My latest.
As journalists and writers, we have a duty to use language that is accurate and describes our current reality.
I’m no longer going to talk about DEI/Anti-DEI.
Let’s be clear. We are facing racial purges and re-segregation.
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
As journalists and writers, we have a duty to use language that is accurate and describes our current reality.
I’m no longer going to talk about DEI/Anti-DEI.
Let’s be clear. We are facing racial purges and re-segregation.
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
What a superstar list this year!
It's TODAY!
We've been dying to share the '25 #PBRisingStars Mentor class, and now we finally can!
Shoutout to @kidlit411.bsky.social for hosting our BIG announcement!
Click to see who the TWENTY-NINE incredible mentors are, each excited to help YOU chase your publishing dreams! bit.ly/25Mentors
We've been dying to share the '25 #PBRisingStars Mentor class, and now we finally can!
Shoutout to @kidlit411.bsky.social for hosting our BIG announcement!
Click to see who the TWENTY-NINE incredible mentors are, each excited to help YOU chase your publishing dreams! bit.ly/25Mentors
February 7, 2025 at 7:47 PM
What a superstar list this year!
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We are members of Congress at the Treasury Department. We want to be let in to provide oversight on behalf of our constituents. @jasmineforus.bsky.social @sethmagaziner.bsky.social
February 4, 2025 at 9:40 PM
We are members of Congress at the Treasury Department. We want to be let in to provide oversight on behalf of our constituents. @jasmineforus.bsky.social @sethmagaziner.bsky.social
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“I think sometimes genre is a code word to keep us in our place as artists, and I just want to encourage people to do what they’re passionate about” - Beyoncé after winning Best Country Album for “Cowboy Carter”
February 3, 2025 at 2:18 AM
“I think sometimes genre is a code word to keep us in our place as artists, and I just want to encourage people to do what they’re passionate about” - Beyoncé after winning Best Country Album for “Cowboy Carter”
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I refuse to let the next 4 years ruin the time I have here.
I will have joy.
I will laugh.
I will rest.
I will dance.
I will sing.
I will spend time with folks I love.
I will find ways I can help my community.
I will find the beauty.
I will hold on to peace.
I will live.
I will have joy.
I will have joy.
I will laugh.
I will rest.
I will dance.
I will sing.
I will spend time with folks I love.
I will find ways I can help my community.
I will find the beauty.
I will hold on to peace.
I will live.
I will have joy.
January 31, 2025 at 4:08 PM
I refuse to let the next 4 years ruin the time I have here.
I will have joy.
I will laugh.
I will rest.
I will dance.
I will sing.
I will spend time with folks I love.
I will find ways I can help my community.
I will find the beauty.
I will hold on to peace.
I will live.
I will have joy.
I will have joy.
I will laugh.
I will rest.
I will dance.
I will sing.
I will spend time with folks I love.
I will find ways I can help my community.
I will find the beauty.
I will hold on to peace.
I will live.
I will have joy.
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Soooo Benin says it's offering citizenship to descendents of the transatlantic slave trade and I'm not here to dig into how that will work but I am here to say that I actually went to Benin in 2016 and would you like to see pictures?
January 31, 2025 at 4:49 AM
Soooo Benin says it's offering citizenship to descendents of the transatlantic slave trade and I'm not here to dig into how that will work but I am here to say that I actually went to Benin in 2016 and would you like to see pictures?
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Yes, this administration is dangerous and cruel, but they are also shockingly dim and incompetent.
Opportunities are everywhere.
Make everything as hard as possible. Resist every demand. Refuse entry without a warrant. Don’t take the buyout. Their problem solving skills are 📉
Opportunities are everywhere.
Make everything as hard as possible. Resist every demand. Refuse entry without a warrant. Don’t take the buyout. Their problem solving skills are 📉
January 30, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Yes, this administration is dangerous and cruel, but they are also shockingly dim and incompetent.
Opportunities are everywhere.
Make everything as hard as possible. Resist every demand. Refuse entry without a warrant. Don’t take the buyout. Their problem solving skills are 📉
Opportunities are everywhere.
Make everything as hard as possible. Resist every demand. Refuse entry without a warrant. Don’t take the buyout. Their problem solving skills are 📉
All this pausing and dismantling and pure CHAOS—and we just supposed to be working through all of this. If they pausing funds and cancelling initiatives, start pausing these bills. Start pausing this rent. Start pausing these grocery prices. Everything needs a pause!
January 29, 2025 at 10:34 PM
All this pausing and dismantling and pure CHAOS—and we just supposed to be working through all of this. If they pausing funds and cancelling initiatives, start pausing these bills. Start pausing this rent. Start pausing these grocery prices. Everything needs a pause!
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Up on jennmjacksonphd.substack.com, I have a new piece reflecting on my first year as a first-time Black woman author. I discuss publishing with a Big Five Publisher (Penguin/Random House) and how to navigate a book tour.
January 27, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Up on jennmjacksonphd.substack.com, I have a new piece reflecting on my first year as a first-time Black woman author. I discuss publishing with a Big Five Publisher (Penguin/Random House) and how to navigate a book tour.
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The W.E.B. Du Bois Movement School is hosting a free hybrid seminar on Black Reconstruction by W.E.B. Du Bois: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
January 26, 2025 at 5:47 PM
The W.E.B. Du Bois Movement School is hosting a free hybrid seminar on Black Reconstruction by W.E.B. Du Bois: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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Archivists, historians, scribes: your time is now. Yours is among the most urgent work needed.
January 25, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Archivists, historians, scribes: your time is now. Yours is among the most urgent work needed.