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Many white women have said to me, ‘We wanted black women and non-white women to join the movement,’ totally unaware of their perception that they somehow ‘own’ the movement, that they are the ‘hosts’ inviting us as ‘guests.’ — bell hooks, “Feminist Theory: From Margin to Center”

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I went to the bank to close on my HELOC loan this afternoon, so I got dressed up because Black person in a bank asking for money. I was the best dressed person there by a country mile.

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Can you recommend a good practical book for (and preferably by) Black mothers who advocate for their kids in schools?

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With CBC now having called all ridings it's time for the land-vs-people-vote animation.

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Within these 2,800-plus words about many things baseball is a description of a game-ending play that was rare, if not wholly unique.

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here’s a curse word free version of “look it up” as requested by countless teachers and librarians 🥰😘

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I want a jet ready to rush Cory Booker to South Carolina once he has broken the record so he can drop a microphone on Strom Thurmond's grave.

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Incredible news on TDOV. The 9th Circuit has denied the government’s request to enforce its transgender military ban. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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jupiter wishes you a very happy trans day of visibility 🏳️‍⚧️

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Sunday Notes: Toronto’s Alan Roden Is Looking For More Ideal Launch Angles

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Basket of Plums and Basket of Strawberries, 1632 by Louise Moillon, French Baroque era painter #WomensArt

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I was interviewed for The Nation in advance of the Portable Feminist Reader coming out on 3/25. www.thenation.com/article/soci...

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📚 LibriVox brings books to life through voice. For 20 years, volunteers have turned #PublicDomain texts into free audiobooks—no paywalls, no restrictions. 🎧️ Learn more ➡️ blog.archive.org/2025/03/10/p... @gutenberg.org #InternetArchive #Audiobooks #libsky

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My most proudest moment. My story featured in this book.

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The Queer and Trans Pre-Modern Reading Group - Session 3 25 February 2025, 2pm-3:30pm The Queer and Trans Pre-Modern Reading Group is an informal discussion group exploring queer and trans themes in medieval and early modern texts. www.ucl.ac.uk/institute-of...

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i wrote about the garbage new phillies scorebug, which I hate defector.com/the-scorebug...

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Sunday Notes: Xavier Isaac Wants To Make Contact (But Not Soft Contact)

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Hunter Bigge Went From Studying Physics at Harvard To Throwing Heat With Tampa Bay

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Buy. Paper. Books. (and download ownable ebooks onto your own devices) New from me at @flaminghydra.com flaminghydra.com/issue-261/

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Trump's lawyers are absolutely flailing in the courts right now

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Our next English Faculty / OWC #Shakespeare webinar will be on HENRY IV, PART 1 on 3 March at 6pm. Emma Smith will be joined by Indira Ghose to discuss the play and how we might approach it differently in the 21st century. Free and open to all! #HenryIV #CPD #TeamEnglish Register now!

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Today's #28DaysofBWS selection is Wrapped in Rainbows: The Life of Zora Neale Hurston by Valeria Boyd.

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Are you studying or researching the histories of sexuality? The Bibliography of British and Irish History (BBIH) contains a wealth of resources in this area. You can also explore our LGBTQIA+ history reading list

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Sunday Notes: Jared Koenig Took a Meandering Route To Milwaukee

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Join our free webinar on 13 February to explore how libraries can embrace digital transformation sustainably. Learn strategies to reduce tech's environmental impact, see real-world examples, and discover innovative, climate-conscious digital practices: bit.ly/BLClimateWeb...

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Free quality History you say? Insights into what we can learn from the past to build a fairer future you say? Wrap your peepers around this 👀👀👀… www.gresham.ac.uk/watch-now/wo...

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This is Gracie. She went for the most magical car ride last night. The whole world twinkled like it was excited to see her. 13/10

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Thys nys no partye Thys nys no disco Thys nys no foolinge arounde Thys nys no alehouse Nor roadsyde taverne Ich have no tyme for that nowe

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It’s not too early to mark your calendars! A great line-up!

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Lesson 1: Do not obey in advance. Thread of lessons from my book #OnTyranny. Written in 2016.

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Strikingly, the only group that responded en mass and IMMEDIATELY to the neo-Nazi march this weekend in Columbus was a group of black men. Everyone else? Oh, they put out statements. Black men linked arms and marched the NEXT day. And this is why I say “Godspeed” to everyone who ain’t us.

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Enjoyed Prof. Ted C. Landsmark’s Druker Lecture at Boston Public Library yesterday, connecting civil rights and development issues in the 21st century. The award is a cast of a griffin from the McKim Building façade.

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