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@ayosekai-phd.bsky.social Poetical Science Discourse & Linguistic Imperialism ~ We can move free in a language meant to chain us ~ Download the FREE Curriculum Guide uwpbooks.com/resources/fa...

Merry Christmas and Happy Kwanzaa! As time evolve and seasons change, don't forget to SPREAD A LITTLE HAPPINESS 🎉 #wewilltellourownstory

When we support Black bookstores and Black publishers, we invest in institutions that preserve scholarship, sustain classrooms, and carry Black intellectual traditions. UWPBooks merch is an affirmation of what we stand for. #wewilltellourownstory @ayosekai-phd.bsky.social @lukezh.bsky.social

The director Rob Reiner delivered an incredible number of widely acclaimed movies, from “When Harry Met Sally” to “Stand By Me” and “Misery.” On “Cannonball,” Wesley Morris reflects on the impact Reiner had on his life and why his films are so beloved. nyti.ms/3MJFrZR

This is my life. We love writing, and we love bookstores, but doing them all at once = zero accomplishments. Gotta admit, though, people watching is fun.

When I started UWP 22 years ago, I could not have imagined this moment. Now UWP is a scholarly home where Black research is essential and globally relevant. Thanks to SAGE's CEO Blaise Simqu, Dr. Asante & Geane. UWPBooks.com @sagepublishing.bsky.social #wewilltellourownstory @scholarslab.bsky.social

Cost has become the dominant factor in graduate school decisions. https://bit.ly/3MqqJXq

In American high schools, many teenagers are assigned few full books to read from beginning to end — often just one or two per year, according to researchers and thousands of responses to an informal reader survey by The New York Times. trib.al/gNp7kWK

I will be joining a brilliant group of scholars for an int'l edited volume, presenting my chapter: 🔹 Surviving the Existential Question: The Scientific Method of Poetical Science Discourse in African Storytelling African Studies Association #ASA2025 – Atlanta, GA @uwpbooks.bsky.social #ASA #method

Like many firms on Wall Street, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's hedge fund used a limited partnership to avoid Medicare taxes. Unlike the others, he’s now overseeing the IRS.

BOYCOTT CENSORSHIP this holiday season 🖤 WEAR THE MOVEMENT. LIVE THE MESSAGE. Stand with indie booksellers, cultural vendors, and UWP Books to uplift the next generation of thinkers who refuse to be erased. Explore the collection: uwpbooks.com/merch uwpbooks.com/merch/ @ayosekai-phd.bsky.social

And now, if you read the devastating piece about what Venezuelan deportees endured at the El Salvador torture prison, read what incarcerated U.S. citizens endure in Alabama prisons. State prisons in the U.S. that are massive systems of human rights violations. www.theguardian.com/film/2025/oc...

Zohran Mamdani, the mayor-elect of New York City, will turn to veterans of City Hall, nonprofit executives and a former chair of the Federal Trade Commission — all of them women — to lead his official transition effort, he said on Wednesday. nyti.ms/4nHdyOP

Thinking about Jamaica and the future of freedom. #afrofuturism

The Violence of Words~ Linguistic Imperialism is a tool that sustains systemic oppression. This is the systemic nastiness embedded in English. A grotesque masquerade of civility that undergirds racial capitalism, educational inequity, and psychological warfare. www.linkedin.com/posts/dr-ayo...

Sharing - This new award—granting a $10,000 prize to a high-school senior whose creative work exemplifies courage, integrity, and the power of storytelling—honors Chinua Achebe. social-impact.penguinrandomhouse.com/our-awards/u... @uwpbooks.bsky.social @centerblacked.bsky.social

Join me for the Caribbean Preservation Alliance Career Panel, sharing my expertise in storytelling as data and my methodology, PSD. Register here: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi... @uwpbooks.bsky.social #wewilltellourownstory @blackdiasporanews.bsky.social @centerblacked.bsky.social

I'm joining other speakers from around the world tomorrow to talk about the impacts of the climate crisis and how the solutions lie in international solidarity. Info below:

Today’s college leaders are political figures as much as executives. This year’s Leadership Issue profiles three such presidents — Mun Choi, Bill Johnson, and Christopher Eisgruber — and explores how higher education might reclaim public trust through collective action. https://chroni.cl/3J4uC33

ICYMI: “And now, a response from the leader of the frog resistance...” 🐸 🎵 #Colbert

Breaking News: Brown University became the second college to reject a White House deal offering preferential treatment for federal grants.

"D’Angelo also chafed at the description of his music as simply neo-soul. “I never claimed I do neo-soul,” he said in a Red Bull Music Academy interview in 2014. “When I first came out, I used to always say: ‘I do Black music. I make Black music.’” www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/a...

The Trump White House is treating spending laws more like suggestions as it tries to mute the effects of the government shutdown and attack programs it considers to be Democratic priorities as it digs in for a long shutdown | Analysis https://cnn.it/42FtlGd

To preserve what history forgets. Join us in reading the work that refuses disappearance. #wewilltellourownstory Universal Write Publications is restoring the narrative, one liberated voice at a time. @uwpbooks.bsky.social #blackstudies #research #read UWPBooks.com

Thank you to High School teacher Brie, a young, beautiful, and dynamic K-12 teacher who fills the gaps that traditional materials leave behind and helps us build the bridge to what’s missing in education. @uwpbooks.bsky.social youtu.be/rIiPA41yddI?...

Grab a copy on our website at UWPBooks.com. It’s available as Print & eBooks, as well as in library systems and our partner EBSCO. #wewilltellourownstory #hiphop #blackauthors #blackvoices #research #afrofuturism @uwpbooks.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=lbSv...

So many of my favourite experiences and dearest friends are American. The U.S. has played a huge part in my life's journey: schooling, entertainment, and creative inspiration. Despite the obviously problematic elements, I wish for our neighbours to stay strong and find peace within their borders. 🙏🏾

UWP Books is a pulse with the rhythmic mission to immortalize Black thought. UWP is a living embodiment of intellectual sovereignty, community empowerment, and scholarly authenticity. #wewilltellourownstory #blackvoices #blackauthors #researcher #academy @uwpbooks.bsky.social #uwpbooks

Hanif Johnson went from being jailed three times as a teen to becoming Pennsylvania’s youngest elected judge at 27. He credits track and field for saving his life and helping him find purpose. Today, he uses his story to mentor youth and prove that redemption is possible. ⚖️🏃🏾‍♂️

Listen to “The Headlines,” which brings you the biggest stories of the day from the New York Times reporters who are covering them, all in about 10 minutes.

True this

Alfred Nobel had a vision of a better world. He believed that people are capable of helping to improve society through knowledge, science and humanism. This is why he created a prize that would reward the discoveries that have conferred the greatest benefit to humankind.

Truth 👇👇

If Zora, Langston, Baldwin, and Du Bois had a mic today, it would sound like A2. A modern Renaissance. Same soul. Different generations walking through centuries of struggle, armed with memory, melody, and the fire to reinvigorate grassroots style. UWPBooks.com #phd #research #poeticalscience

NEW PUBLICATION ALERT We are honored to announce the release of our co-authored article, “Framing Research Methods in Black/Africana Studies: A Personal Odyssey,” Published in The Journal of Black Studies (SAGE Journals). 🔗 Read the OPEN ACCESS article here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

We’re beyond excited to announce that Dr. Ayo Sekai, PhD, Political Scientist, Author, and member of the Howard University Alumni Board of Trustees, will be a featured speaker at our summer scholars! 🌍 She’s bringing the 🔥 on Thursday, July 10, 2025 It's a VIBE. uwpbooks.com/founder/

What if...? What if Wakanda was a memory colonized out of us? What if the American flag had been redesigned in 1876 by Harriet Tubman, and the stars aligned by Yemayá? We’re not asking you to imagine a better world. We’re just asking you to remember the one we built before they lied. uwpbooks.com

It's a whole mood. Grab your PUBLISH OR PERISH crop top. uwpbooks.com/merch/ It's also for the Publisher(ers) out there. #wearyourresistance #wewilltellourownstory #blackvoices @uwpbooks.bsky.social

This is bigger than the printed page. Thankful to Drs. Cooke & Webb for reminding me that the mission to partner with our scholars to elevate their work and mine is alive and well. #abpsi #wewilltellourownstory #genetics #racism #blackvoices #BensnCooke #SchuylerWebb #ednichols #blackpsychology

Honored to sit with sister scholar, friend, and thought leader, Dr. Melina Abdullah, on KPFK’s 90.7 FM. Right now, we need to know which corner of the room to stand in. Find your village. What a “boots on the ground” time of culture and community. #wewilltellourownstory youtu.be/uyQfle9Dtzk?...

At this table, we will learn about experiences of publishing, translation and circulation of African and Afrodiasporic tastes with those who build bridges between territories, languages and epistemologies. Interested and willing to participate? There's still time to register for remote mode!

I am excited to share this vital conference participation to Brazil. The country with he world's largest Afro-Descendants and forced enslavement of African people. #wewilltellourownstory #blackvoices #blackbooksky @uwpbooks.bsky.social @sagepublishing.bsky.social #research youtu.be/T1HIrrGWx-g

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May Day is not officially acknowledged in the U.S. because of what historians say is an ongoing resistance to unity among the working class. This resistance is prompting protesters to take action on Thursday, regardless.

Whitney Houston sang that the greatest love of all is happening inside of me. These brilliant young men reminded me that love is inside us, and we must be vulnerable so they see their strength. So we give them wings strong enough to fly and a love deep enough to land in safely #teach #UWPBooks

Excited to guest lecture AP LIT 3 Class at Ron Brown HS in DC on Poetic Analysis. #poetry @uwpbooks.bsky.social #teach #art