We got white people pissed off about wearing masks, egg mcmuffins and maple syrup. Meanwhile, in the past two weeks, six black men were found hanged in a tree, in a public space, yet the “authorities” claim all six as suicides...
Remember the month-long feature I did to uplift our female scholars of color in pre-modern studies? Well there was one in particular @AdoyoCS who had a novel in the works.
Her novel "Rain" which has echos for #medievaltwitter & #shakerace is out. My copy arrived in the mail!
@OkeyNdibe@helonhabila@KarenAttiah @bhakti_shringa @ChidiOdinkalu@jnyairo Two favorites, by two professors: Namwali Serpell and Catherine Adoyo, two writers with brains on steroids and they can write! They are also pioneers in innovative experimentation with narrative, really impressive. Professor Adoyo actually created her own publishing house. Wow!💪🏾
Today, I could not run, so I HIKED for Ahmaud Arbery. JUSTICE should be DETERMINED by the CRIME of the ASSAILANT, not DETERRED by the COMPLEXION of the ASSAILED. #RunWithMaud.
@nkjemisin I read Lord of the Flies ten years ago and it wasn’t until a few months ago that I encountered a different interpretation of it. It’s good to know this has basis in reality and not just a hypothetical scenario in a tumblr post
@nkjemisin i had to teach LotF this year and none of my students got it until i gave them excerpts about what british boys’ boarding schools were like. it’s nearly the least universal story imaginable
Remember when the Dow crashed and Obama said “I got this,” then H1N1 hit and ppl panicked but Obama said “didn’t I just say it got this?” then Ebola hit & O said “I told y’all mothefuckers I got this,” then stocks soared & everyone got free health care?
Anyway (sigh)
Good times
The three things happening right here are only the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the mountain of reasons Beethoven is THE GREATEST OF ALL TIME! ✨🔥✨😍😍😍