I wrote an essay about my experience as a fat person and what I have learned over the course of my life about how people view fat bodies. #fatphobia #bodypositivty #fatstudies

I finally fully read James Cone’s “A Black Theology of Liberation” and took the time to review it. This work is very radical and enjoyable. As a Black, leftist, Christian I think this is an important piece to read for anyone wanting to explore progressive Christianity. #Blackreligion #liberation

I just wrote an essay about how Americans are brainwashed into accepting economic suffering. #leftism #socialjustice

Just finished “I Saw The TV Glow.” That is one of the most devastating movies I have ever seen. I cried so much during it. 😭

I just wrote a piece for Autism Awareness Month. It’s a vulnerable piece on my experience with Autism. … Give it a read if possible!

I just wrote this essay on relationship gaps! It took a few weeks and it’s about a 40 minute read, but I really explore how things like wealth gaps or education gaps operate in relationships. Please give it a shot if you have time! #relationships #modernromance

I just wrote a new essay about how there is no “normal” for society to return to. We, like all societies, are at a crossroads and we either move forward or we move backwards. #writersky #academicsky #thisisnotnormal

After Trump launched verbal attacks on the Black Smithsonian, My family and I decided to go. Here are my thoughts on the museum; *Spoiler: I found it a little underwhelming* #blacksky #academicsky #trumpsucks

I’m in Waco, Texas for my first major academic conference. I’m presenting on Xenophobia and the Bible. Please wish me luck! #academicsky #religiousstudies

Adding this to my reading list!

Everything is so expensive (and about to get worse) that I, a graduate student, have to pick up a second job to make ends meet. Which will take even more away from the time I can put into my writing and academic scholarship. But I was told Capitalism is the most effective system … 🤦🏿

Since it’s Easter I just want to say that Jesus was a man put to death by the carceral state for challenging systemic power with love. As a Christian, for me, Easter is about Liberation and Abolition. Jesus’ resurrection shows that there is a hope beyond the limited view forced on us by the system

last year @nobordersbooks.bsky.social sent 600+ books to Rikers; this year our book drive is for teens who are incarcerated in Brooklyn. please purchase a book if you can—most of these are requested titles, and a $7 Goosebumps book would mean A LOT to a kid in detention bookshop.org/wishlists/70...

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Why with Al Sharpton and not actual scholars and researchers of race, racism, and diversity. Sharpton gets too much credit for movements he didn’t start.

Writers and academics … what has been keeping you inspired during this time. I’m struggling to find things to write about or things I can write about that are actually in my wheel house. I got no short story ideas, no essay ideas, nothing! Any tips? #writersky #academicsky

If you like this quote, please consider reading my essay on empires and imperialism linked in the thread!

SCOOP: YouTube removes 'gender identity' from hate speech policy. "YouTube quietly removing ‘gender identity and expression’ from its list of protected groups is a major radical shift away from best practices in the field of trust and safety."

Over on the #othersite they are discussing (arguing) why Black male college rates have drop so much and I want to know what the people on this site think. … Why are Black men going to college less and what are the solutions if any? #blacksky #academicsky

As the right continues to attack NPR and PBS, I wanted to again share my essay on why I believe the right hates public broadcasting. This article was written a while ago but I feel like it still holds weight.

Longest speaking filibuster ever was 24 hours, 18 minutes by Strom Thurmond in opposition to the Civil Rights Act of 1957. In a few hours, that record will be shattered by Sen. Cory Booker, a Black man, laying out the case for saving democracy from an aspiring despot.

And people were trying to convince us that he should be the next presidential candidate 😂 You couldn’t convince me to let this guy change my tire

A reminder the Starbucks boycott for Palestine began with the company firing staff who showed solidarity and @sbworkersunited.org calling for a boycott

1. Major news in transgender care. Germany, Switzerland, and Austria have just released their trans youth care guidelines. They strongly recommend trans youth care and slam the Cass Review in England. Europe is not "pulling back" on trans care. Subscribe to support our journalism.

I going to a protest today, but I have been a little nervous to protest in Trump’s America … so in true writer fashion I wrote a piece about the fight for liberation and the fear of bodily harm. Give it a read! #Blacksky #writersky #liberation

I've been trying to listen to all the great rappers in Hip Hop history to eventually rank them. I just got done with my first listen-to of Mos Def/ Yasiin Bey's solo discography. Here is my review, I may have some controversial opinions on Bey's work. #blacksky #rapsky

yep, get a whole shadow cabinet. do it yesterday.

McConnell helped create a Trump. He isn’t “gaining a consciousness too late.” He is old and religious, he is trying to do some “good” before he dies. He still does not care about others, he is still selfish. That’s my take on things.

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Boosie over Kendrick is wild nasty work #rapsky #blacksky

So, I know I talked about this recently, but I wanted to spin the block on this topic. I wanted to discuss this tweet about this black pilot in the context of Respectability Politics. I argue that there are 8 major responses to Respectability Politics. Please consider reading! #blacksky

Breaking news: State attorneys general from California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Nevada, Vermont, and Wisconsin advise Trump's EO banning trans care is unlawful, hospitals should provide care. Big counter salvo!

Bro, internalized anti-blackness is so crazy to me cuz what do you mean you think a pilot is unqualified because he has dreadlocks? 🤦🏿 #blacksky

First there was them not voting for AOC to be top Dem in the oversight committee… now they chose this guy over Ben Wikler. I try not to be a doomer but, the opposition party refuses to be functional opposition 🫠

Incredible to see a political party so addicted to losing and fucking over their base

they want to erase us completely. do not let them, we will outlive these fascists. create art, take pictures of yourself or your trans friends, make something lasting. we will outlast them forever

For #BlackHistoryMonth we're offering 40% OFF Haymarket Books on the Struggle for Black Liberation

I've collected accounts from trans folks inside US prisons facing Trump's brutal crackdown: trans women rounded up + placed in solitary before transfer to men's prisons; canceled medical appointments + loss of vital healthcare; vicious taunting "You're going to be a man," one guard told trans women

New Substack post covering Trump's attack on PBS and NPR. I also connect this to the the right's growing war on education and information. Please let me know your thoughts! #writersky #academiasky #academicsky

It’s been weird and crazy but it’s getting worse! I’m about to write on this for my Substack.

So I’m in a graduate level Shakespeare class … and did y’all know there are a hunch of plays that were falsely attributed (said to be written by) Shakespeare … and scholars call these plays together the “Shakespeare Apocrypha”? Seemingly unrelated but I also despise our current President.

Updated list of companies committed to DEI Costco, Meijer, Kroger, Giant Grocery, Ben & Jerry’s, Ulta, Macy’s, Old Navy, Nordstrom’s, TJ Maxx, GoTo Foods (includes Moe’s Southwest Grill, Mcalister’s, Auntie Anne’s, Jamba, Cinnabon, and more…), Dollar Tree, Walgreens, Wegmans

"Things might be tough but it's great for artists! They'll create more!" You might not believe me but going through a lifetime's worth of stress Every Single Week for years and years- is actually not the optimal set of circumstances that inspires artists to create

I’m a little late to the party (if you can call it that) but I just wrote a piece about Elon Musk, Jan 6, and White Supremacy’s weaponization of irony. Please give it a read if you can! #writersky #blacksky

it’s so cool how crypto scams where you fleece billions from your own supporters are completely legal

It will be easy to fall into a pattern of dunking & reacting in these times. Performing disapproval can be a consuming pastime & it is not enough. Refuse to abandon vulnerable people. Build a rebellious culture of care. If you need help, @prisonculture.bsky.social and I wrote a book to assist you.