drtwilli.bsky.social

environmental sociologist, assistant professor @VCU, @UCSC alum, Black queer homo

[Dwayne Omowale @DOmowale]

African Glory is one of the best books that I've read on West African history. I would highly recommend for anyone who is interested in ancient African history.

[African Stream @african_stream]

13 JUNE 1980: WALTER RODNEY MURDERED IN CAR BOMBING

Revolutionary Guyanese writer and activist Walter Rodney (1942-1980) was assassinated on this day (13 June) 45 years ago in a car bombing in Georgetown.

A multi-disciplinary scholar, his intellectual journey began at university in Jamaica, where he rejected the path of a technocrat and instead focused his curiosity on Africa during its period of independence. He went on to earn his PhD from London’s School of Oriental and African Studies aged 24 with his research challenging established narratives on Europe’s role in the slave trade.

Rodney's determination to make a difference took him to Tanzania‘s Dar Es Salaam University, where, in the late ‘60s, he taught and left his mark on a generation of historians living under the leadership of Mwalimu Julius Nyerere. Returning to Jamaica, he embraced the struggles of the marginalised and connected with students and the working poor through his teachings and community engagement. His ability to bridge the gap between intellectuals and the masses was met with government surveillance and eventual expulsion from Jamaica. This sparked widespread riots and cemented his radical legacy.

Throughout his life, Rodney remained dedicated to the cause of social justice, forming alliances with intellectuals, including Rastafarian leaders and Black-power activists. Notably, his impact extended to figures such as Ralph Gonsalves, who now serves as the prime minister of St. Vincent and the Grenadines.

After his expulsion from Jamaica, Rodney returned to Tanzania, where he played a key role in the Dar Es Salaam school of intellectual inquiry. There, he completed his chief work: How Europe Underdeveloped Africa. This continues to provoke passionate debates among historians and pan-Africanists today. The acclaimed book exposed the detrimental effects of European colonialism on Africa's development.

30,000 people showed up to send him off at his funeral, illustrating how dearly he was held by the people. We remember the guerrilla intellectual as a key figure who left a lasting legacy on academia and the struggle for social justice.

[Muhammad Shehada @muhammadshehad2]

Reminder: Israel is still holding Dr. Husam Abu Safiya hostage since December after murdering his son before his eyes

No charges, no trial, no evidence...
A hostage, held purely as a bargaining chip!

[drtwilli.bsky.social @DrTWilli]

@mhdksafa 🇵🇸

[Anthony Ballas @tonyjballas]

I am seriously considering putting together a reading group for W.E.B. Du Bois's Black Reconstruction either this winter break or possibly summer 2025. Please let me know if you're interested. 🙏

[Sana Saeed @SanaSaeed]

Really can’t emphasize enough what a powerhouse Gaza Soup Kitchen was & remains - members of the AlMadhoun family refused to leave north Gaza because they felt an obligation to stay and feed their people.

[Nahed hajjaj @nahed_hajjaj99]

Over 100 humans were killed in the last 24 hours in Gaza. The world media has barely reported on it. Have we become mere numbers to you? Are we only statistics and percentages?

Everyone who was killed was someone's everything. We are humans. We deserve dignity.

[حسام شبات @HossamShabat]

life of a journalist in North Gaza:

In order to film everything you see I need to put in my blood , sweat and tears . First , I need to charge my phone. To charge my phone, I have to walk miles to find electricity for both my phone and power bank. After filming, I need to find specific areas to upload my footage where I can get a good signal. With very limited transportation options, I also have to find a way to reach bombed locations, whether by car, ambulance, or even running.

At the end of the day, I often find myself starving, with my stomach growling. To keep moving, I need to find food. I scout the market for hours to find canned goods (if I’m lucky) and ingredients, but I’m unable to cook them. Most days, I just eat bread to sustain my energy. The most complicated part is finding a place to sleep. Ever since the IDF put a hit list on me, I’m careful about where I sleep to avoid endangering those around me. Every day, I move from one location to another, finding any empty spot I can as my bed for the night.

Every report you see reflects my blood, sweat, and dedication to bringing you this content. Please amplify our message.

[Dr. Earl Wright II @EarlWrightII]

Honored to be part of this massive volume and in community with the leading Du Bois scholars of this era (probably any era).

[GullahMuseumSC @GullahSc]

Happy Gullah Geechee Heritage Month and Hoodoo Heritage Month. Today is a good day to get into one of the many legacies the ancestors gifted to the Gullah Geechee—stories about the Flying Africans—folktales of spiritual comfort and resistance.

[munira khayyat منيرة الخياط @mu_kha2]

Writing this book was a labor of love and resistance. It came from my life in war and my years of learning how to resist with love and life a heartless enemy driven by hate and hubris. I spent the two decades after 2006 with families in their homes in frontline villages in South

[Dr. Earl Wright II @EarlWrightII]

Thank you @ASA_SREM for giving us space to discuss what Black Sociology “really is,” it’s HBCU roots, & how it is a theoretical lens to better understand (global) (anti) Blackness.

S/O to my incredible interlocutors @KalasiaOjehPhD & @thisismarcusb 🙌🏾🔥✊🏽

[Hüseyin Dogru @hussedogru_]

Thousands of workers at Samsung Electronics, the world’s largest chip maker and Korea’s biggest company, have launched an indefinite strike. Originally planned as a three-day action, the strike has extended indefinitely after management refused to engage in talks with the workers.

So far, over 6,540 members of the National Samsung Electronics Union (NSEU), the largest union at Samsung Electronics, have participated in the strike. The union represents about 30,000 workers, or 24% of all Samsung employees. The union’s demands include a 5.6% basic pay raise for all members, a guaranteed day off on the union’s founding day, and compensation for economic losses due to the strike.

Despite Samsung’s claims that the strike has not impacted production, the union reports disruptions on chip lines and that some equipment is running slower.

[1964archives @1964archives]

Algeria’s independence from France on 5 July 1962

[drtwilli.bsky.social @DrTWilli]

@dyutich I want a copy !

[Eli Meyerhoff 🍉 @EliMeye]

On Jonathan Glazer's film, "The Zone of Interest": "it is about the way the private family becomes its own fortress and how its insularity, atomization, and privatization enable horrific violence." - @NotSorrySari
https://t.co/TW4zlQ3ftr

[Zachary Levenson @grundrza]

Routledge apparently unpublished this book due to a legal threat from Boaventura de Sousa Santos, accused under a pseudonym in 1 of the chapters. Since its publication, at least 2 more women have come forward, claiming similarity to the case described. Sick stuff from Routledge.