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Leslye Joy Allen

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Pay attention; and when necessary, invent a new language. Blocking subject matter is just a means of censoring anything that does not fit a white-male-hetero-paradigm.
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Instagram blocked teens from searching LGBTQ-related content for months

Posts with LGBTQ+ hashtags were hidden under Meta's “sensitive content” policy which restricts "sexually suggestive content"

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January 6, 2025 at 2:38 PM

Leslye Joy Allen

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Day 9: 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.
Also add BookSky to your list of Feeds.
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#BookSky💙📚
#Books
#BlackWomenAcademics

November 26, 2024 at 12:02 PM

Leslye Joy Allen

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#MakeAmericaLiterateAgain
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Sister Survival

©️by Leslye Joy Allen In the aftermath of Kamala Harris’ defeat in the US 2024 presidential election on November 5th, no one took her loss as hard as Black women. Our work for her and our votes for…

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November 29, 2024 at 5:03 AM

Leslye Joy Allen

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During this Holiday Season, here’s some food for thought.
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A Holiday Thought: What Educators Cannot Do Alone

©️ by Leslye Joy Allen In my previous blog about the USA’s Literacy Crisis, I mentioned the tragic fact that only 25 percent of American adults read above the 6th grade level; and the consequences …

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November 27, 2024 at 11:51 PM

Leslye Joy Allen

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On a crisp, cold morning there’s nothing better than reading #NikkiGiovanni and sipping #Espresso flavored with #Cardamom and #Cinnamon.
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#MakeAmericaLiterateAgain

January 3, 2025 at 3:52 PM

Leslye Joy Allen

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Thank You #TrevorNoah and #KamalaHarris. This moment was everything.
#PulledPorkMan #IHadPulledPork.
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December 23, 2024 at 4:11 AM

Leslye Joy Allen

@leslyejoyallen.bsky.social

Day 17: 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.
#LeslyeJoyAllenHistorian
#ILoveAllOfUs✊🏿✊🏾✊🏽✊🏼🌈🏳️‍⚧️™️
#BookSky💙📚
#Books
#BlackWomenAcademics
#MakeAmericaLiterateAgain

December 4, 2024 at 11:32 AM

Leslye Joy Allen

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Pride and Soul, Vol. II: I’ll
Take You There. 🤎Muva Leslye
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Pride and Soul, Vol. II: I’ll Take You There

Two Black Gay Men Dancing on the Dugout

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June 2, 2025 at 11:15 PM

Leslye Joy Allen

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The late, great #HowardZinn made me proud to be a historian.
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#BlackWomenAcademics
#Historians

December 8, 2024 at 9:29 PM

Leslye Joy Allen

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#Done! #EarlyVoting for the December 3rd Runoff for #AtlantaCityCouncil #Post3 #Citywide ends on Wednesday, November 27, 2024. If you can’t vote early, #PleaseVote on #December3_2025!

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#AtlantaNatives
#MakeAmericaLiterateAgain

November 26, 2024 at 8:56 PM

Leslye Joy Allen

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#ReddFoxx out there helping Trans Icon, the now late #SirLadyJava fight for her right to be allowed to perform on stage. He was one of the kindest souls on this planet.🤎🤎
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#HistorySky
#BlackEntertainment

November 20, 2024 at 2:05 AM

Leslye Joy Allen

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I love to see my Sistahs having fun because we don’t get to have fun without judgement too much.
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#KamalaHarris
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December 7, 2024 at 2:43 AM

Leslye Joy Allen

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Saying “Goodbye” to Vivian Ayers-Allen. Aṣé!
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August 30, 2025 at 2:52 AM

Leslye Joy Allen

@leslyejoyallen.bsky.social

Day 13: 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.
#LeslyeJoyAllenHistorian
#ILoveAllOfUs✊🏿✊🏾✊🏽✊🏼🌈🏳️‍⚧️™️
#BookSky💙📚
#Books
#BlackWomenAcademics
#MakeAmericaLiterateAgain

November 30, 2024 at 12:56 PM

Leslye Joy Allen

@leslyejoyallen.bsky.social

Nothing better than Black #Coffee made with #FreshGround #Cardamom and #Ginger. Have a safe and pleasant #Thanksgiving.

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November 26, 2024 at 3:44 PM

Leslye Joy Allen

@leslyejoyallen.bsky.social

#LeslyeJoyAllenHistorian
#LeslyeJoyAllenHOEstorian
#ILoveAllOfUs✊🏿✊🏾✊🏽✊🏼🌈🏳️‍⚧️™️
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What Is In A Name?

by ©️Leslye Joy Allen My late mother struggled with infertility for 13 years before I was born. She told me that not only did doctors test my father’s sperm, but that she had her Fallopian tubes bl…

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January 3, 2025 at 12:06 AM

Leslye Joy Allen

@leslyejoyallen.bsky.social

The Last Day 20: 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.
#LeslyeJoyAllenHistorian
#ILoveAllOfUs✊🏿✊🏾✊🏽✊🏼🌈🏳️‍⚧️™️
#BookSky💙📚
#Books
#BlackWomenAcademics
#MakeAmericaLiterateAgain

December 7, 2024 at 6:57 AM

Leslye Joy Allen

@leslyejoyallen.bsky.social

#LeslyeJoyAllenHistorian
#ILoveAllOfUs✊🏿✊🏾✊🏽✊🏼🌈🏳️‍⚧️™️
#TheResistance
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December 5, 2024 at 11:17 PM

Leslye Joy Allen

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My Fellow Centaur & Grandson-Brother-King #JaceTylerMoses is growing like a weed. Happy Birthday young Prince. 🤎GrandMuva Leslye
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December 14, 2024 at 8:08 PM

Leslye Joy Allen

@leslyejoyallen.bsky.social

Day 14: 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.
#LeslyeJoyAllenHistorian
#ILoveAllOfUs✊🏿✊🏾✊🏽✊🏼🌈🏳️‍⚧️™️
#BookSky💙📚
#Books
#BlackWomenAcademics
#MakeAmericaLiterateAgain

December 1, 2024 at 2:13 PM

Leslye Joy Allen

@leslyejoyallen.bsky.social

#BlueskyAssociates may you have a Sane and Focused 2025. And I thank Goddess for giving us Jimmy Carter who I met at age 10 when he was my governor and who set the best of all examples for all of us anywhere on earth. Peace.
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January 1, 2025 at 12:38 AM

Leslye Joy Allen

@leslyejoyallen.bsky.social

Day 5: 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.
Also add BookSky to your list of groups.
#LeslyeJoyAllenHistorian
#ILoveAllOfUs✊🏿✊🏾✊🏽✊🏼🌈🏳️‍⚧️™️
#BookSky💙📚
#Books
#BookChallenge