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My @msmagazine.com Q&A with Susana Morris on her biography of Octavia Butler:

Enjoyed this conversation!

In her latest works, Tamura Lomax reimagines mothering as a radical act of Black feminist love. @profjch.bsky.social spoke with her about her latest works and the radical vision that guides them.

In light of current news (which I should be digesting less of), I'm recycling this great interview I did with Mary N. Elliott, who curated the "Slavery and Freedom" exhibit at Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture:

Had the opportunity to meet and work with a young intern at @msmagazine.com this summer: Simone Jacques, a Spelman grad, doing that great Black feminist work. Check out her take on the "great jeans" debate:

My @msmagazine.com article's take on the jeans/genes debate:

FYI

LET'S GO!!!!

In light of the news of Adriana Smith, I want to share my interview with artist Autumn Breon who created a performance art around her situation:

I had a great conversation with A’Lelia Bundles about her new book Joy Goddess about her great-grandmother A’Lelia Walker: msmagazine.com/2025/06/11/a...

Today marks the 162nd anniversary of the Harriet Tubman-led Combahee River Raid. I'm proud to have interviewed Edda L. Edda Fields-Black who won the Pulitzer Prize in history for her book Combee about this historic milestone, featured in @msmagazine.com:

I finally wrote about #Sinners. Here's my @msmagazine.com article:

"Last year, the Heritage Foundation, the think tank responsible for the Project 2025 roadmap for Trump’s second term, recommended that the government defund higher education, claiming that more educated women tend to have fewer babies."

Did a quick map of academics targeted by ICE/State Dept wtih @lindsaythomas.net this morn. @goldfarb.bsky.social was there in spirit. We're gonna hand this over to We Are Higher Ed and contribute to them going forward. More polished version might follow if it becomes useful to y'all.

The klan, the police, the butcher, baker and candlestick maker in every little Southern hamlet used to disappear Black people too. When they didn't step off the street. When they whistled. When they bought a new suit and stood too straight. Fascism isn't new here. It's coming for you too.

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"I don't know anything about it" In a functioning democracy, Hegseth would resign and Trump would be impeached over this. OVER JUST THIS.

If the Democrats don’t make an absolute buffet out of this group chat national security scandal, primary each and every one of them. It’s literally on a silver platter.

Damn!

Remember that this is where his discussions with El Salvador began. The migrant detentions there are the dry run. He wants to ship U.S. prisoners to El Salvador.We cannot sleepwalk through this.

Now this is sweet!

I should have known there was a back story:

This did make me tear up. Beautiful rendition of "First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" and nostalgic recreation of "Killing Me Softly."🥲

It’s International Women’s Day!

Remember, the president does not have the authority to unilaterally shut down the Education Department. Doing so would require an act of Congress and at least 60 votes in the Senate.

My latest @msmagazine.com article: msmagazine.com/2025/03/04/o...

What an opening!

Who didn’t see this coming?

#EconomicBoycott People have the power!

this week's cover is on point ht: @jamiegangel.bsky.social

THE KENDRICK SUPER BOWL CURRICULUM!! 🔥 by Linda J.M. Holloway, Ed.D., NCC & April T. Berry, Ph.D. Legit great stuff here, teachers / professors:

Yes they are!👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

Jane Fonda spoke truth to power! Such a 🔥 🔥 speech! #SAGAwards

Watching VP Kamala Harris accepting the Chairman’s Award from the #NAACPImageAwards and thinking how we could’ve had it all!😩

JOIN #50501 on Reddit or visit the website www.fiftyfifty.one Bring your ideas. We will get through this together.

BREAKING: Nonprofits sue over Trump's anti-diversity, anti-trans executive orders, alleging they violate the First Amendment & equal protection guarantees, are void for vagueness, exceed the president's authority, & violate the Administrative Procedure Act. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Our judicial experts break down what federal courts can do to give their orders teeth, from holding parties in contempt to sanctioning attorneys:

My latest with @msmagazine.com msmagazine.com/2025/02/15/b...

I feel like wikipedia is the only institution that was actually ready for this.

22 states sue to block Trump administration cuts to NIH research payments

Also this: bsky.app/profile/doct...

My latest article with @msmagazine.com

Janelle Monae taking us back to "Many Moons." 😄 #Grammys2025

So happy for DOECHII to win Best Rap Album! #Grammys

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