My Top 10 Books I read this year. These books stood out the most as not only beautifully written studies, but ones that challenged my understanding of the meaning of freedom. @kevinkenny.bsky.social @kcarterjackson.bsky.social @countesscanuck.bsky.social

Some great titles in here including @vermontgmg.bsky.social @pastpunditry.bsky.social @kcarterjackson.bsky.social and a bunch of other great authors I can't find on bluesky!

Every year, we put together a @bookshop.org list featuring the authors we've had on the show. Here's 2025's -- still time to pick up a gift for the history lover in your life! bookshop.org/wishlists/6a...

Being Chair of your department can be so challenging. It's often a job no one wants. But the best and I mean HANDS DOWN BEST PART is being able to tell your colleague ... in your best Oprah voice, "You just earned TENUUUUURRRRRRE!

You sure did make a new friend! Thank YOU for reminding us all that our participation matters. Keep refusing!

sharing some photos from yesterday’s incredible teach-in in dc. such a privilege to organize with @natedimeo.bsky.social, @jodyavirgan.com, and @kcarterjackson.bsky.social. Pictured: early morning brilliance from @jpygold.bsky.social, @joshuablevin.bsky.social & @elyssafeder.bsky.social

@kcarterjackson.bsky.social preached the joy of resistance as only she can when teaching us about the abolitionist movement, & Cathy Harris spoke about her service to the Merit Systems Protection Board prior to her illegal firing. And so many amazing people came out to listen, learn, and organize!

In today’s Guardian with @kcarterjackson.bsky.social, explaining why teach-ins (like the one we’re holding Sunday!) are a vital part of activism.

Announcing a good ol’ fashioned Teach-In in Washington, DC on Sunday, October 26th. We’ll convene for a series of lectures, stories, and conversations to celebrate and stand up for the work of history and museums. Shoutout to @natedimeo.bsky.social for bringing this idea to us. See you in DC!

Detroit! What up doe?!? Join us Wednesday Oct. 29th at 6pm at the Detroit Public Library. I'll be speaking about my book, "We Refuse" I'd love to see you there! Book signing to follow. www.eventbrite.com/e/author-tal...

ICYMI... Thank you for this wonderful interview #Cityline @wellesley.edu www.wcvb.com/article/city...

Yesterday was very special! A room full of incredible writers gathered for the #massbookaward. I'm honored that "We Refuse" won for the best nonfiction book. I love living in MA, it gets a lot of things right and I put literature on that list. @MassBook @SealPress @Wellesley

Well, here's something we're trying. Thanks to @natedimeo.bsky.social @kcarterjackson.bsky.social @pastpunditry.bsky.social for helping spearhead, and to all the great scholars and storytellers who've already signed up. More info here: linktr.ee/historyteachin

Quoted on the NYT... the article is asking us to look beyond party lines. The kids are not alright and that should be everyone's concern. I hope you'll check it out. @Wellesley www.nytimes.com/2025/09/19/m...

Season 2 of "Meghan with Love" out today! Another great piece in which yours truly is quoted. I'm starting to think my Garden Party was legendary! www.nytimes.com/2025/08/26/s...

THURSDAY ON TGS: Kellie Carter Jackson @kcarterjackson.bsky.social and I discuss the long-term legacy of a man who redefined cinema and resurrected the KKK.

TODAY ON @thisguysucked.com: I am joined by the incredible Kellie Carter Jackson @kcarterjackson.bsky.social to talk about D. W. Griffith, the silent film director who made Birth Of A Nation and enabled the re-birth of the KKK. Zero stars and two thumbs down from us.

Grateful to be on @velshimsnbc.bsky.social again and have my work with my colleague Chipo Dendere spotlighted. These are perilous times, but we can't leave. @wellesley.edu

@kcarterjackson.bsky.social on @mhs1791.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=74F-...

My latest interview with @npr.org @hereandnow.bsky.social discussing "How the second Trump administration is trying to revise American history" @wellesley.edu @thisdaypod.com www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2...

And here’s part one of a big rangey 4th of July conversation with @pastpunditry.bsky.social @kcarterjackson.bsky.social on how the America250 process is being MAGA-fied, the Trump vision of US history — and why the way we tell history reflects so much about the present youtu.be/JBb1NI0k6G4?...

New Orleans! Join us!

www.cbsnews.com/video/what-j... On CBS Mornings talking about Juneteenth! So happy my mom could join me in the studio. I loved hearing Nate saying, "Hey Mama!" Happy Free-ish Day! 😉✊🏾❤️ @Wellesley @cbsmornings.bsky.social @thisdaypod.com

Let me say: my pal and @thisdaypod.com cohost @kcarterjackson.bsky.social wrote a fantastic book all about how resistance and refusal has taken many, often intermingling, approaches, including violence… “Non-violent” vs “violent” protest is just not a useful binary www.sealpress.com/titles/kelli...

Ayeeeeee! So honored! Congratulations to my fellow Long-listers! This is great news! If you haven't picked up "We Refuse# yet... I hear it makes a great Mother's Day gift! 😆😉🎉 ##KeepRefusing #WeRefuse

What from Trump's first 100 days will be remembered in 100 years? @pastpunditry.bsky.social @kcarterjackson.bsky.social and I try to put the head-spinning last few months into some historical context. In the @thisdaypod.com podcast feed, but also full thing's on YouTube --> youtu.be/NOniT12UTNM?...

NPR's It's Been a Minute is one of my FAVORITE podcasts! So hype I got to be on with the homie @marciachatelain and talk all things @oprah! Good times! I hope you'll check out the episode! Thank you #BrittanyLuse

Wrote a review of Judy Giesberg's newest book, "Last Seen." It's so powerful and a testament to Black enduring love. I hope you'll check it out. Well done Judy, well done! www.washingtonpost.com/books/2025/0...

Morning. Maybe our longest @thisdaypod.com episode ever -- no surprise @kcarterjackson.bsky.social + @pastpunditry.bsky.social have lots to say about the pressure campaign on universities. But, we try to give some deep history too. In the podcast now, premiering on YT at 9am ET youtu.be/ZdoCWqnyVFI

Guys! "We Refuse" won the Darlene Clark Hine Award. I'm feeling so proud and grateful. God is good. Shout out to my husband, my 3 free beautiful black children and all my friends and family. I don't do any of this alone. There's always a WE. #KeepRefusing #SealPress #Wellesley Basic Books #OAH2025

Hey fam, my latest op-ed. I couldn't help but write about this! @wellesley #WeRefuse #KeepRefusing Trump will not stop until every American relic reflects his imaginary world view | Kellie Carter Jackson www.theguardian.com/us-news/comm...

I’ve taken the Senate floor and will speak for as long as I’m physically able to lift the voices of Americans who are being harmed and not being heard in this moment of crisis. Watch here:

Keep going Senator! Keep going!

So thrilled for @bethallisonbarr.bsky.social for making the New York Times Best Selling list! Her work is so needed. Especially in times like this. Get your copy today!

We’re marking five years of @thisdaypod.com by going through five big lessons we’ve learned about American history, that tell us a lot about where we are today. Premiering on YT with @kcarterjackson.bsky.social @pastpunditry.bsky.social at 9am ET! youtu.be/CyKrNwf0XPw?...

Layover in ATL! My bummer sticker on my bag always gets the most love, head nods, and "I see you sis!" I love it! #dismantlewhitesupremacy

@kcarterjackson.bsky.social writes that celebrating Women’s History Month is more than honoring achievements or declaring “mission accomplished,” it’s a challenge and a charge to keep going. Read more from Bloomberg: www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...

My latest on Women's History month and threats against progess. My first op-ed for @Bloomberg #Keeprefusing www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...

Whew chile...this doesn't even make sense. So petty. So facist. You can't tell me this cut costs. Wants to bet the new plaza won't say MAGA? Just call a spade a spade. www.instagram.com/reel/DHCOyWQ...

Had the best time last night at the Boston Anthenaum speaking about #WeRefuse and raising funds for the @lwcsboston.bsky.social For those who don't know The League of Women for Community Service is what I call an institution of refusal. They are doing the Lord's work and I love it! Please support!

I thought exactly the same thing! Call a spade, a spade!

Are we headed to a constitutional crisis? Is that really worse than all the harm being done? Andrew Jackson avoided a crisis, but that led to the Trail of Tears... @pastpunditry.bsky.social @kcarterjackson.bsky.social @jodyavirgan.com youtube.com/shorts/c_ODV...

So excited to share my new series on Audible! Come listen and learn about the abolitionists! Happy Black History Month! ✊🏾

Thank you! So happy to share my book! Keep refusing! #WeRefuse Happy Black History Month!

Book 10: We Refuse: A Forceful History of Black Resistance by @kcarterjackson.bsky.social Jackson, a professor of Africana studies at Wellesley College, blends together often-hidden Black history with her own family’s history. Her tone is one that will teach and inspire. #Edusky #Books #Booksky

I can't tell you how thankful I am for our courts batting down every shenanigan coming their way. Keep it up.👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

Register now for our program next Monday: "We Refuse: A Forceful History of Black Resistance" @kcarterjackson.bsky.social, Wellesley College, in conversation with Kanisorn Wongsrichanalai, MHS Director of Research 3 February, 2025 | 6 PM ET | In person & online www.masshist.org/events/Speak...

Chicagooooo! Join us!

@amandaseales.bsky.social I need that Harriet pin! Let's do a swap! A pin for my book?? ♥️ #keeprefusing

Next steps? Read @kcarterjackson.bsky.social's "We Refuse: A Forceful History of Black Resistance" "Carter Jackson taps the wellsprings of memory, archives, oral histories, literature, imagination, and personal experience . . . ." — Robin D. G. Kelley www.zinnedproject.org/materials/we...