joanna scott
@jshoffnerscott.bsky.social
Basketball Mom. Daughter. Sister. Friend. Believer in the brilliance of Black children.
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There are no easy answers during this time. Sometimes we need to sit and be present with our sadness and our disappointment. Sometimes we need to channel that energy in to organizing and helping people near us however we can. And sometimes we just need to cry and scream.
January 5, 2026 at 4:33 AM
There are no easy answers during this time. Sometimes we need to sit and be present with our sadness and our disappointment. Sometimes we need to channel that energy in to organizing and helping people near us however we can. And sometimes we just need to cry and scream.
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Part of why we are where we are is that few people on any point of the political spectrum actually take racism seriously.
August 13, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Part of why we are where we are is that few people on any point of the political spectrum actually take racism seriously.
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Gentle reminder to anyone who needs it today: The more you use technology to replace the things you used to do for for yourself, the less you will be able to do them. That goes for writing, walking, thinking, communicating, making things, and all the things humans used to be pretty good at.
June 3, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Gentle reminder to anyone who needs it today: The more you use technology to replace the things you used to do for for yourself, the less you will be able to do them. That goes for writing, walking, thinking, communicating, making things, and all the things humans used to be pretty good at.
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Nobody exists exclusively through the lens of struggle. Pick the worst eras, the most oppressed people. You will find rich heritages of art, music, fashion, and games that survived it. Were pioneered during it. Thrived in the midst of it. Why? Because these things give our survival *meaning.*
May 7, 2025 at 3:56 AM
Nobody exists exclusively through the lens of struggle. Pick the worst eras, the most oppressed people. You will find rich heritages of art, music, fashion, and games that survived it. Were pioneered during it. Thrived in the midst of it. Why? Because these things give our survival *meaning.*
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Life is uncertain right now. Find the moments of joy where you can. Even the frivolous moments matter.
May 6, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Life is uncertain right now. Find the moments of joy where you can. Even the frivolous moments matter.
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Easily the right’s greatest propaganda win was branding DEI as “forcing companies to hire unqualified black candidates” when in reality it forced companies to hire qualified black candidates instead of unqualified white ones.
Removing a black 4-star general at Secretary of Defense and replacing him with a white talk-show is the perfect example why DEI is essential. It's not about hiring unqualified minorities, it’s about foiling the majority's habit of hooking up under qualified mediocrities of their own caste.
April 25, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Easily the right’s greatest propaganda win was branding DEI as “forcing companies to hire unqualified black candidates” when in reality it forced companies to hire qualified black candidates instead of unqualified white ones.
Minimizing Target came way before they cut DEI
Once they pulled back on Black beauty brands, there was no real reason for me to shop there.
Once they pulled back on Black beauty brands, there was no real reason for me to shop there.
April 17, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Minimizing Target came way before they cut DEI
Once they pulled back on Black beauty brands, there was no real reason for me to shop there.
Once they pulled back on Black beauty brands, there was no real reason for me to shop there.
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Some Senior VP at Target: Sir we thought The Blacks (TM) would let this go and come back but they haven't come back. They haven't come back sir!
CFO: The line must go up, but it keeps going down!
CEO, wearily removing glasses: It's time
SVP: Sir, you don't mean--
CEO: Get me Al Sharpton
CFO: The line must go up, but it keeps going down!
CEO, wearily removing glasses: It's time
SVP: Sir, you don't mean--
CEO: Get me Al Sharpton
April 17, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Some Senior VP at Target: Sir we thought The Blacks (TM) would let this go and come back but they haven't come back. They haven't come back sir!
CFO: The line must go up, but it keeps going down!
CEO, wearily removing glasses: It's time
SVP: Sir, you don't mean--
CEO: Get me Al Sharpton
CFO: The line must go up, but it keeps going down!
CEO, wearily removing glasses: It's time
SVP: Sir, you don't mean--
CEO: Get me Al Sharpton
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Not respecting history is going to be the end of this place.
April 11, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Not respecting history is going to be the end of this place.
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Y'all are going to be begging for DEI to come back. Because this is peak whiteness right now, and it's looking pretty damn inept.
April 9, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Y'all are going to be begging for DEI to come back. Because this is peak whiteness right now, and it's looking pretty damn inept.
We'll have to reuse the grinds. 😭
How many times can we run those through?
How many times can we run those through?
If you were trying to give up coffee or alcohol, these tariffs might have helped with pushing you in that direction.
April 3, 2025 at 4:37 PM
We'll have to reuse the grinds. 😭
How many times can we run those through?
How many times can we run those through?
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A lot of people like to dismiss racism as insubstantial to material realities but we’re watching a nation burn trillions of dollars in wealth to entrench a racial system of domination.
April 2, 2025 at 9:23 PM
A lot of people like to dismiss racism as insubstantial to material realities but we’re watching a nation burn trillions of dollars in wealth to entrench a racial system of domination.
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Outside about to cost $800 for every breath
April 2, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Outside about to cost $800 for every breath
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This is such a lovely tribute to Val Kilmer from Hilarie Burton ❤️
April 2, 2025 at 3:15 PM
This is such a lovely tribute to Val Kilmer from Hilarie Burton ❤️
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The courage vs. prestige inverse correlation holding up pretty well.
Yes! The leadership of Eastern Michigan and Michigan State have displayed incredible courage during these times.
My master's degree alma mater, Wayne State in Detroit, also remains committed to DEI. wayne.edu/strategic-pl...
My master's degree alma mater, Wayne State in Detroit, also remains committed to DEI. wayne.edu/strategic-pl...
March 31, 2025 at 7:23 PM
The courage vs. prestige inverse correlation holding up pretty well.
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A few years ago I visited the National Museum of African American History & Culture with my grandparents. When we stepped out of the building my grandmother kept repeating the words “I lived it. I lived it. I lived it.”
She’s still here. That history is still in her bones. You can never erase that.
She’s still here. That history is still in her bones. You can never erase that.
March 28, 2025 at 3:43 PM
A few years ago I visited the National Museum of African American History & Culture with my grandparents. When we stepped out of the building my grandmother kept repeating the words “I lived it. I lived it. I lived it.”
She’s still here. That history is still in her bones. You can never erase that.
She’s still here. That history is still in her bones. You can never erase that.
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Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/28/o...
Opinion | Hillary Clinton: This Is Just Dumb (Gift Article)
The Signal group chat is only the latest in a string of self-inflicted wounds by the new administration.
www.nytimes.com
March 28, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/28/o...
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They’re all peddling the “belonging” message. I don’t think most of these places were ever set up for most of my people to ever belong.
March 27, 2025 at 8:11 PM
They’re all peddling the “belonging” message. I don’t think most of these places were ever set up for most of my people to ever belong.
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Everything about this present era is deeply embarrassing
March 1, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Everything about this present era is deeply embarrassing
ohhhh noooo
JuJu went down hard grabbing her knee.
JuJu went down hard grabbing her knee.
March 25, 2025 at 2:32 AM
ohhhh noooo
JuJu went down hard grabbing her knee.
JuJu went down hard grabbing her knee.
Bracket still in tact! 🥰
March 22, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Bracket still in tact! 🥰
So many Black and Hispanic vets are buried in Arlington because their local cementaries were segregated and wouldnt take their bodies.
I know we all just have to move on but i would hope every american can acknowledge again that this stuff is supremely gross
getting shot at and dying for your country is dei??????
mississippitoday.org/2025/03/17/w...
getting shot at and dying for your country is dei??????
mississippitoday.org/2025/03/17/w...
WWII vet Medgar Evers erased from Arlington cemetery website
The U.S. Army purged a section of the Arlington National Cemetry website that honored Medgar Evers.
mississippitoday.org
March 18, 2025 at 6:02 PM
So many Black and Hispanic vets are buried in Arlington because their local cementaries were segregated and wouldnt take their bodies.