@sigma935.bsky.social
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On April 10, 1925, a young writer published his 3rd novel – a commercial & critical disappointment about a man passing for white
100 years later, Pulitzer Prize-winner Wesley Lowery reveals the secret hidden inside a piece of America's literary canon...
And how "The Great Gatsby" became white
100 years later, Pulitzer Prize-winner Wesley Lowery reveals the secret hidden inside a piece of America's literary canon...
And how "The Great Gatsby" became white
Gatsby’s Secret
Read as the story of a passing Black man, "The Great Gatsby" is the great American novel.
dlvr.it
April 7, 2025 at 8:24 PM
On April 10, 1925, a young writer published his 3rd novel – a commercial & critical disappointment about a man passing for white
100 years later, Pulitzer Prize-winner Wesley Lowery reveals the secret hidden inside a piece of America's literary canon...
And how "The Great Gatsby" became white
100 years later, Pulitzer Prize-winner Wesley Lowery reveals the secret hidden inside a piece of America's literary canon...
And how "The Great Gatsby" became white
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From learning to read after enslavement to establishing 3,000 schools across the south to fighting for equal education to fighting Black History bans, education for Black folks has always been a revolutionary act.
www.thedownload.news/post/while-a...
www.thedownload.news/post/while-a...
While Attacks Against Black Education Mount, These Educators Offer Solutions
The attacks on education have been evident. Teachers feel it. Schools feel it. Parents feel it. Communities feel it.
www.thedownload.news
March 26, 2025 at 6:45 PM
From learning to read after enslavement to establishing 3,000 schools across the south to fighting for equal education to fighting Black History bans, education for Black folks has always been a revolutionary act.
www.thedownload.news/post/while-a...
www.thedownload.news/post/while-a...
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What exactly is "DEI?"
According to the Trump administration...
EVERYTHING
According to the Trump administration...
EVERYTHING
An Incomplete List of Things Donald Trump Considers to be 'DEI'
According to the MAGA resegregationists in the Trump administration, anything Black is now considered "DEI."
dlvr.it
March 10, 2025 at 2:17 AM
What exactly is "DEI?"
According to the Trump administration...
EVERYTHING
According to the Trump administration...
EVERYTHING
We have to get rid of these ass Dems..these establishment Dems are atrocious! #NOSANCATIONAlGREENE
March 7, 2025 at 12:15 AM
We have to get rid of these ass Dems..these establishment Dems are atrocious! #NOSANCATIONAlGREENE
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If you've ever claimed you "don't have a racist bone in your body," you may be suffering from Skeletal Racism*
That's why I published my groundbreaking research into the causes, symptoms and treatment of Congenital OsteoWypiposis.
You're welcome.
That's why I published my groundbreaking research into the causes, symptoms and treatment of Congenital OsteoWypiposis.
You're welcome.
Throwback Thursday: Dealing With Racist Bone Disease
If you've ever heard someone say, "I don't have a racist bone in my body," they might be suffering from skeletal racism. Fortunately, we're here to help.
dlvr.it
February 27, 2025 at 10:28 PM
If you've ever claimed you "don't have a racist bone in your body," you may be suffering from Skeletal Racism*
That's why I published my groundbreaking research into the causes, symptoms and treatment of Congenital OsteoWypiposis.
You're welcome.
That's why I published my groundbreaking research into the causes, symptoms and treatment of Congenital OsteoWypiposis.
You're welcome.
The whitewashing continues. We have to educate our children at home.
Books mentioning slavery, civil rights removed from shelves at Fort Campbell schools
clarksvillenow.com/local/books-...
clarksvillenow.com/local/books-...
Books mentioning slavery, civil rights removed from shelves at Fort Campbell schools - ClarksvilleNow.com
At an elementary school at Fort Campbell, home of the 101st Airborne Division, librarians are hard at work scrubbing the shelves for books that contain references to slavery, the civil rights movement...
clarksvillenow.com
February 18, 2025 at 4:27 AM
The whitewashing continues. We have to educate our children at home.
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The anti-CRT/DEI/WHITE movement predates the American education system. But don't take my word for it...
Read the primary sources
Hurry up. It might be illegal soon.
Read the primary sources
Hurry up. It might be illegal soon.
Primary Sources: How Black People Invented America's Education System
...And why the people who hate DEI, affirmative action and an educated population have always wanted to destroy it.
dlvr.it
February 18, 2025 at 12:10 AM
The anti-CRT/DEI/WHITE movement predates the American education system. But don't take my word for it...
Read the primary sources
Hurry up. It might be illegal soon.
Read the primary sources
Hurry up. It might be illegal soon.
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If you're worried about democracy, history or freedom of speech under the Trump-Musk administration, relax...
The coup has already happened.
And, apparently, no one cares.
The coup has already happened.
And, apparently, no one cares.
Kick. Scream. Go Apeshit.
The coup is finished. We are not.
dlvr.it
February 15, 2025 at 11:09 PM
If you're worried about democracy, history or freedom of speech under the Trump-Musk administration, relax...
The coup has already happened.
And, apparently, no one cares.
The coup has already happened.
And, apparently, no one cares.
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This UNBELIEVABLE 15-year-old with college and masters degrees is in medical school working on a doctorate,,, but federal funding has cut off her research and scholarships.
We NEED more doctors,,, especially little black and brown girls to grow up believing they can be anything.
gofund.me/1549247a
We NEED more doctors,,, especially little black and brown girls to grow up believing they can be anything.
gofund.me/1549247a
Donate to Support 15-year-old Alena's Journey at LLU Medical School, organized by Daphne McQuarter
Support 15-year-old Alena's Journey in her Ph.D. & Medical Re… Daphne McQuarter needs your support for Support 15-year-old Alena's Journey at LLU Medical School
gofund.me
February 15, 2025 at 5:39 PM
This UNBELIEVABLE 15-year-old with college and masters degrees is in medical school working on a doctorate,,, but federal funding has cut off her research and scholarships.
We NEED more doctors,,, especially little black and brown girls to grow up believing they can be anything.
gofund.me/1549247a
We NEED more doctors,,, especially little black and brown girls to grow up believing they can be anything.
gofund.me/1549247a
The irony.
There is still beauty in this world
Judge rules that Black church in DC, which won a $2.8 million default judgment against the Proud Boys, now gains control over the trademark “Proud Boys.” The far-right group is barred from selling any related merchandise or symbols without the consent of the church. Gift link:
February 5, 2025 at 12:26 AM
The irony.
@karenhunter.bsky.social, please go on TikTok and look up TikTok university, particularly, Dr. Barlow. What you and Dr. Carr mentioned 5 years ago, the educational system has been broken.
January 26, 2025 at 4:09 AM
@karenhunter.bsky.social, please go on TikTok and look up TikTok university, particularly, Dr. Barlow. What you and Dr. Carr mentioned 5 years ago, the educational system has been broken.
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ContrabandCamp political correspondent and @nativelandpod.bsky.social host @tiffanydcross.bsky.social joined me to review the first leg of America's journey to greatness.
www.contrabandcamp.com/p/are-we-gre...
www.contrabandcamp.com/p/are-we-gre...
Are We Great Yet?
Tiffany Cross and Michael Harriot break down week one of the Trump dumpster fire.
www.contrabandcamp.com
January 24, 2025 at 3:18 AM
ContrabandCamp political correspondent and @nativelandpod.bsky.social host @tiffanydcross.bsky.social joined me to review the first leg of America's journey to greatness.
www.contrabandcamp.com/p/are-we-gre...
www.contrabandcamp.com/p/are-we-gre...
Intellectualism attacked continues.
A federal judge has struck down key parts of an Arkansas law that would have allowed criminal charges against librarians and booksellers for providing so-called “harmful” materials to minors
Arkansas Law Criminalizing Librarians Ruled Unconstitutional
A federal judge has struck down key parts of an Arkansas law that would have allowed criminal charges against librarians and booksellers for providing so-called “harmful” materials to minors.
www.huffpost.com
December 24, 2024 at 1:37 AM
Intellectualism attacked continues.
#Musk tweets are more power than Trumps. #PresidentElonMusk. Lmao!
December 23, 2024 at 5:42 PM
#Musk tweets are more power than Trumps. #PresidentElonMusk. Lmao!
Nikki Giovanni’s Legacy of Black Love
December 12, 2024 at 3:33 AM
Nikki Giovanni’s Legacy of Black Love
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Stupid ones are on the Media 24/7 because they say whatever they are paid to say.
While intelligent ones won't be allowed on, because they won't.
While intelligent ones won't be allowed on, because they won't.
December 11, 2024 at 3:42 PM
Stupid ones are on the Media 24/7 because they say whatever they are paid to say.
While intelligent ones won't be allowed on, because they won't.
While intelligent ones won't be allowed on, because they won't.
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what right wingers mean when they say immigrant
December 11, 2024 at 12:59 PM
what right wingers mean when they say immigrant
I joined and I’m elated for the grand opening.
This is why I'm building a ContrabandCamp.
Although we debut on Jan 20, 2025, you can subscribe for Cyber Monday for 60% off.
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Although we debut on Jan 20, 2025, you can subscribe for Cyber Monday for 60% off.
www.contrabandcamp.com/about
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December 8, 2024 at 8:37 PM
I joined and I’m elated for the grand opening.
Well!!
A timely reminder::
"If you're afraid that books
might change someone's thinking,
you're not afraid of books,
you're afraid of thinking."
~ Andrea Junker
:-)}
"If you're afraid that books
might change someone's thinking,
you're not afraid of books,
you're afraid of thinking."
~ Andrea Junker
:-)}
December 5, 2024 at 10:48 PM
Well!!
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