From 1619 to 1865, the US benefited from over 222 million hours of unpaid, dehumanizing, forced labor by enslaved black people per scholars. This labor- primarily the production of tobacco, rice, sugar, and cotton- would be valued at over $97 trillion today. Built off the backs.
I have a new paper out, 'Should We Be Genealogically Anxious? From Anxiety to Epistemic Agency and Critical Resistance'. I'll paste the abstract below, and a link to an #OpenAccess version of it.
https://t.co/ia146c3sGY
I'm happy to share the link to my new paper on the impact of First-person perspectives on autism, published in Synthese. I welcome any comment or question!
https://t.co/X9pz21TIUW
New updated entry on Metaphysics in Chinese Philosophy!
There's a stereotype that Chinese philosophy is mainly social/political/moral in nature, leaving behind metaphysical, epistemological, linguistic (etc) questions. But as you can see, not so!!
https://t.co/8m8Fiz7XDb
#KTDRR23 will look at how to engage audiences who are not always included when using traditional #KT strategies. Join presenters as they share best practices and insights on how best to connect with those who are hard to reach: https://t.co/liKhhZlhqX
Check out livestream of my offspring Owen Boyd's senior recital, Bachelor of Music in Double Bass Performance at the John's Hopkins U Peabody Conservatory of Music 💙 https://t.co/tPvEsTvADm
Baltimore!
@OlufemiOTaiwo is coming through for a conversation with @LesterSpence about his new books Elite Capture and Reconsidering Reparations at @redemmas
Wednesday, May 18th at 6:00 pm
RSVP here: https://t.co/E1cZO97Fnu
"But from another vantage point, focusing on “culture” makes perfect sense. After all, it’s not simply that global ruling class lacks answers in the United States and elsewhere. The situation is even more dire: the ruling class lacks questions." https://t.co/skHYIrG3cO
Following up on my tweet yesterday: what is attitude-faith? Here's my 4-part definition:
1) a positive cognitive/belief-like attitude
2) a positive conative/desire-like attitude
3) faith involves a commitment
4) faith is resilient in the face of counter-evidence.
Today we are celebrating International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, Intersexism and Transphobia 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
Created to highlight the discrimination facing LGBTQ people, #IDAHOBIT is celebrated in over 130 countries, even in some that still criminalise the LGBTQ community
NEW: The Minnesota Lynx have signed Moriah Jefferson and Evina Westbrook, the team announced, while re-signing Nikolina Milić, Hannah Sjerven and Yvonne Turner to hardship contracts.
@Delta DL 2738 Bozeman to Minneapolis right engine smoke on runway ready for takeoff! Where’s the mechanic?? My beloved and my baby are on that plane! !!!???!!!!
@Delta DL 2738 Bozeman to Minneapolis right engine smoke on runway ready for takeoff! Where’s the mechanic?? My beloved and my baby are on that plane! !!!???!!!!
CN: filicide, eugenics, death
Disabled folks are mourning, enraged, traumatized, & just trying to live 24/7
This year’s #DDoM will hit different knowing how many people & institutions explicitly want us dead
https://t.co/ZxMO1bW926
#CripTheVote#HighRiskCOVID19#DDoM2022
So many of us are not okay & the killing of Amir Locke is another traumatic blow to a community that is desperately in need of reconciliation & healing. My heart breaks for the friends & family of Amir Locke & all the mothers of Black men & boys that feel this trauma on trauma.