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Associate Professor of History at Taft College. Historian of Booker T. Washington, the Black Diaspora, & Empire. Penn State and Kansas State alum. Proud Californian. Cat dad. Views are my own.
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New orders for clear cutting forests.. against laws protecting endangered species etc I guess it makes sense he fired so many forest service employees…. They will no longer need to maintain trails ? Protect against fires? It’s unrelenting. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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This Day in Labor History: March 3, 1865. Congress established the Freedmen’s Bureau to adjudicate relations between white planters and the now-freed slaves in the South, especially around labor issues. Let's talk about this good, but failed, idea and why it didn't work to reset southern labor!

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The Wiz is 🔥 #HATM

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All of these documentaries look incredible. #HATM

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I love Conan. He's crushing it and John Lithgow, Adam Sandler, Timothée Chalamet are doing great going with the bit #HATM

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Ramadan Mubarak, California! To all Muslim families in California and across the country observing Ramadan, we wish you a blessed month of reflection, renewal, and time with family.

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Small little boys insulting an actual leader of people. Pathetic display of U.S. "leadership"

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Well today was a first. I got called a "zaddy" lol

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Oil from the ground you say? #HATM

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I recently watched The Banshees of Inisherin (starring Brendan Gleeson) and my goodness was that a great film. #HATM

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As an organ donor recipient myself (not a kidney), this pisses me off. If I were a recipient and found out this happened to an organ earmarked for me, let's just say there would be repercussions.

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Watched Nosferatu (2024) last night and what a movie! Absolutely loved it.

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Baseball is back everybody we did it

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Every day for Black History Month I’ll be posting my favorite books on Black history and a link to the book to purchase if possible. Day 20 is We Refuse by Kellie Carter Jackson #BlackHistoryMonth www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/kelli...

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A labor economist told KCUR's Up To Date that Kansas City does not have enough available jobs in the area to make up for all the local federal workers getting laid off by the Trump administration.

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The Cal Poly African Californios database traces the history of Africans and Afro-descendants in CA from 1769 to 1850. Find biographies and digitized photos of notable Californios of African descent from the Spanish colonial era at this #NEH-grant supported online repository: ow.ly/whNI50V2bxM

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Want to go visit the national parks this year? Sorry. The reservation system is shut down, EMT personnel are gone, so don't get hurt or lost. No one can clean the bathrooms or cabins, so they'll be closed. Rangers are fired. www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...

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Not surprised that it's community colleges that are fighting back. Community colleges serve the greatest number of people facing systemic barriers. A large percentage of community college students are the first in their family to attend college.

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I watched The Gorge on Apple TV+ starring Anya Taylor-Joy and Miles Teller. The chemistry between the two was great and if the movie just removed the dumb sci-fi plot and made them two Cold War era spies who fall in love, I think the movie would be really great.

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Every day for Black History Month I’ll be posting my favorite books on Black history and a link to the book to purchase if possible. Day 16 is Proudly We Can Be Africans by James Meriwether #BlackHistoryMonth uncpress.org/book/9780807...

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Kicking off this thread to document contemporary high school student activism. Like in the '60s and '70s, most teen political dissent stays a local news story. But now more than ever, it's crucial to highlight what's happening nationwide and abroad. #HighSchoolActivism www.kget.com/news/local-n...

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NBA All-Star Weekend? More like NBA All-Starry Weekend

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Not CP3 and Wemby cheating for real in the Skills competition 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

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