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Some people on my timeline are a bit confused about the Karen debacle. So here’s a brief overview. “Karen” aka “Becky, Molly, Sharon or Susan” is a blanket term given
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my choice for the greatest American band of all time is Public Enemy. they introduced the basic standard of political and societal commentary into the most commercially and critically vital
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This years @ABSamahan members are the strongest and most resilient I’ve ever seen. They are the reason philippine-american organizations exist in the collegiate space. When I was college and was
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Why did I start @BlackInSciComm? Black people are not born social justice warriors. I want to talk about science and chill 99.9% of the time. Instead, because y'alls people don't
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I support @uchicagoenglish's decision to prioritize Ph.D. applicants interested in Black studies for this year's admissions cycle. Reading their department's statements made me think & gave me pause. 1/https://english.uchica
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OK, let's address these "why did we lock down if BLM protests are ok" takes. There are lots of pundits arguing this means public health advice is all relative to
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[ WHY AOT AS "PRO-NAZI, FASCIST PROPAGANDA" IS IN ALL ASPECTS WRONG, INSENSITIVE, AND POLITICALLY TONE-DEAF ]— a necessary, easily comprehensive thread.#AttackonTitan #ShingekinoKyojin (contains #aot131spoilers) Comparing fictio
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In the latest issue of AJS, @adamreich and I provide empirical evidence that mass incarceration influences not just individual-level employment outcomes, but the structure of the labor market as a
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Back from a Twitter hiatus to this desperate story. Feel ashamed to be part of a system that treats a colleague like this. We all need to feel the pain
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As I have suggested many times, the core belief motivating a lot of white peoples’ exhaustion with “race issues” is the idea that race is a parochial topic that affects
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The US is at war, make no mistake. The war has been going on for quite some time using sneaky methods to change way people think. Some suspected but people
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99 years ago, thousands of Oklahomans lost their lives, homes and businesses in one of the worst acts of racially-motivated violence in our nation’s history, the Tulsa Race Massacre. This
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My second Mother’s Day is coming. The first was in quarantine alone with my baby. This time I’m sending myself a massive bouquet. For the past 15 months I’ve been
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Today is international day of Romani, to celebrate Romani cultures and raise awareness on the issues modern Romas face today. So this is my monthly reminder to stop using the
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1/ Although I do whatever I can to flatten power hierarchies with my students, this is one place that my Blackness and my woman-ness won’t let me go.A thread.I CANT
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[THREAD] This morning I took a few moments to read a powerful essay written by our former president, @BarackObama, about how we can make this moment a turning point for
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