This is part of the reason I started @resistanceschool.bsky.social .. not only to get around the political repression around teaching about race. But also to be free of AI colonization. We need to get back to the essence of learning together in groups. With other humans!

Proud to be represented by @katiephang.bsky.social !!!

Some news.

Yes! @resistanceschool.bsky.social funded over 40 scholarships for the first cohort, through people paying at the higher tiers and donations! People can contribute here: www.resistancesummerschool.com/donate

I'll teach for seven weeks about the intersection of race and mass media development. This is the course I taught at Columbia University before it was cancelled. The course includes guest lectures and chances to connect/network with brilliant minds! www.resistancesummerschool.com/fall-2025-re...

I learned so much in 101 and can’t wait for 102. So many different people with different sets of knowledge and experience of the world coming together. And the guests speakers! Sign up, join us, learn, resist.

The Washington Post Fired Karen Attiah, But They Only Elevated Her The Post fired Karen Attiah, its last Black opinion columnist, because she posted about America's history of coddling white violence. Well, she's got a few things to get off her chest. thelefthook.substack.com/p/the-washin...

The mighty @karenattiah.bsky.social joins THE LEFT HOOK at 4:15 pm ET. She was fired from the Washington Post for apparently offending the Great Leader and his MAGA cult for not appropriately praising Charlie Kirk...or something. Regardless, she ain't going out quietly. Thelefthook.substack.com

I can categorically say I was NOT fired from the Washington Post for characterizing Kirk’s views on Black women. I’ll share the real reasons. Post coming soon.

Gave me chills. This is amazing.

In the deserved uproar over Kimmel's suspension, don't forget WaPo & Bezos's gutless firing of the last Black columnist on their Opinions team. I've been following Karen since her bravery over Jamal Kashoggi's death and she walks the walk that so many of us are afraid to.

Happening now: @karenattiah.bsky.social in conversation with Mahmoud Khalil, who was detained for over 100 days in a Louisiana immigration jail after being arrested without a warrant.

This is how the #1stamendment and a free press are supposed to operate. Thank you @karenattiah.bsky.social for your years of service and we can not wait to see every wonderful thing you do next. #freespeech #democracy

This is how it’s supposed to be.

And now, @washingtonpost.com has fired me, the last Black staff columnist left. All for doing my job — condemning political violence, critiquing empty rhetoric and noting America’s tolerance for violence and hatred coming from white men. open.substack.com/pub/karenatt...

This was my last political commentary for the @washingtonpost.com Critiquing our desire for Barack Obama to be a messiah. Today he’s coming to my (digital) rescue after WaPo fired me. www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

The last political column I was allowed to write in the @washingtonpost.com was a criticism of Obama. His people took issue with my piece, but we were respectful. Now he is tweeting in support of me. This is how free political speech and respect for debate *actually works*. Or used to work.

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Last night, a judge ordered recently-released Palestinian activist and former @columbiasipa.bsky.social student Mahmoud Khalil deported Tonight at 6 at Busboys and Poets, I’ll be the first to speak with Khalil since the ruling. We will talk about Columbia, cancellation, and free speech.

Support #KarenAttiah work. #ResistanceSchool #Race #Media #InternationalAffairs #Education #Truth #History

They want to silence Karen Attiah’s voice? Then I’m going to listen to her even harder. Knowledge is power. As media outlets across the U.S. rush to push out Black and brown truth-tellers, we need the history, context, and perspectives this regime tries to suppress. I’m signed up. Please join us!

Follow, share, and amplify voices of resistance.✊🏼💪🏾

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"For those who wish to support me, please do sign up to join the fall session of Race, Media and International Affairs 101+102 — a series of lectures and conversations with prominent guest speakers — before the Sept. 19 registration deadline. Signed up 🫡

I took 101 this summer and it was a stellar course, with lots of great insights, readings, & guest speakers. I am signed up for 102 this fall and recommend the class to all! We can’t let truth and free thinking be silenced. @karenattiah.bsky.social won’t be silenced. I won’t. You shouldn’t either.

Learn something!

The Washington Post notified Karen Attiah—the paper's only full-time Black columnist—she was fired for her remarks about "white men" after posting about Charlie Kirk's killing, according to the termination letter obtained by @status.news www.status.news/p/karen-atti...

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Today’s #mustread

It's a v. good course, recommend

Course deadline for @karenattiah.bsky.social is September 19th.

Angry that @washingtonpost.com fired Karen? Me too! Support her work by registering for a course through @resistanceschool.bsky.social . I took 101 over the summer & I'm taking 102 this fall. Onward!

I took this class this summer and hope to enroll in the fall course. It was amazing, informative and I learned so much. I recommend taking this course and Karen Attiah was/is an excellent professor and writer. I’m so sad that this happened to her ..

Oliver Darcy has obtained the termination letter sent to Karen Attiah by the Washington Posts’s HR chief. The letter specifically mentions her postings about “white men” violating Washington Post policy. Oliver’s Newsletter: bit.ly/4me42St Karen’s Substack Statement: bit.ly/3VOZTcO

Looks like a great class. If you're at all interested in the topic & want to support a media worker fired for free speech, sign up & pass the word to a friend.

If you want to understand how America got here, you need to sign up for this class:

Support this amazing woman. Her voice is needed.

Keep up the great work! ✊🏾

Dr. Mrs. took 101 over the summer and is taking 102. Highly recommended courses.

The Post’s decision to fire Karen Attiah, one of their strongest voices, is just despicable. Unfortunately, it speaks to the moment we’re in. The best thing we can do is vigorously support Karen’s work.

How you can support!

I signed up for this. Supporter level is affordable and I’m excited for the content, plus we have to support people who have the guts to speak out or we’ll slide further into thought policing.

Channel your outrage about @washingtonpost.com firing @karenattiah.bsky.social into support for her work

"I was the last remaining Black full-time opinion columnist at the Post [...] What happened to me is part of a broader purge of Black voices from academia, business, government, and media — a historical pattern as dangerous as it is shameful — and tragic."

Here's how to support my work: I'll be teaching a version of my Columbia class on Race, Media and International Affairs 101 and 102 next month for @resistanceschool.bsky.social. The course is online/ hybrid. Deadline is Sept. 19th! Sign up! www.resistancesummerschool.com/fall-2025-re...

Some personal news: I've been fired from the Washington Post in the aftermath of the Charlie Kirk shooting. Thread incoming. substack.com/@karenattiah...

Columbia cancelled my class on race and journalism, but I'm teaching anyway. Only 9 Days left to register for my class on Race, Media and International Affairs 101, and 102! I will not be teaching this again until 2026, so don't miss your spot! www.resistancesummerschool.com/fall-2025-re...

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The horrors persist, but so do I. These institutions can cancel teaching about race and history, but we can teach anyway. Sign up to take my hybrid online/ in-person Race, Media & International Affairs 101 and 102 fall class Deadline is Sept 19th! www.resistancesummerschool.com/fall-2025-re...

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