The Descendant

Public historian of slavery, museum activist & organizer, workshop creator @NAIinterpret CIGT. #Spelman alumna. Race woman. #historichouse #blktwitterstorian

[The Descendant @Their_Child]

My year and a half investigation and writing on the #plantationweddings controversy is finally out ❤️Reconsidering Celebrations at Sites of Enslavement ⁦@SavingPlaces⁩ https://t.co/21N14m60ml

[Jeffrey Smith @Smith_JeffreyT]

On the outskirts of the Serengeti National Park in #Tanzania, the Maasai people are facing eviction from their land --and brutal state violence -- to make way for international tourism and hunting grounds. Enter human rights lawyer @Oleshangay.

https://t.co/RMtDY6lUes @benmoran

[Open Restitution Africa @OpenRestitution]

📣OPEN CALL: We are looking for our next cohort of case study researchers to support us in growing our database!

🌍We encourage researchers from North Africa & Sub-Saharan Africa (Central, East & West) to apply.

➡️ Read the application requirements here: https://t.co/oTVih8d68j

[Dr. Stephen G. Hall @historianspeaks]

See our latest post on Frances Cress Wesling. Wesling was a Howard trained psychiatrist who critiqued white supremacy. #FrancesCressWesling #WhiteSupremacy

https://t.co/GHmuZUPYWL

[Redacted @redactedobscure]

June Jordan on the collapse of the black power movement

[Saul Williams @SaulWilliams]

Seeing video’s of families & elders who lost their homes in historic Altadena is heartbreaking. Here is a compiled list of gofundme’s for the displaced Black families of Altadena.

https://t.co/oiSyPnnOhv

[Victor Blackwell CNN @VictorBlackwell]

Zaire Calvin lost his sister and his home to the Eaton fire.

He also wants you to know the history of his Altadena community.

[uché blackstock, md @uche_blackstock]

Given yesterday’s disturbing news about decreasing Black, Hispanic, and Native American medical school enrollees due to the 2023 SCOTUS affirmative action decision, I’m resharing this @PostOpinions excerpt from my book, “Legacy: A Black Physician Reckons with Racism in Medicine”

[Ola Ojewumi @Olas_Truth]

I was a high school freshman and thought Crash was the most thought-provoking movie on race in the 21st century.

Obviously, I didn't know what the hell I was thinking bc it was hot garbage and racist AF. The movie cover has a rapist cop rescuing a Black woman he victimized.

[Michael Harriot @michaelharriot]

Whitewashing the uncomfortable parts of the past doesn't just affect Black stories. For example, you can't fully appreciate how a peanut farmer from Plains, GA became a beloved president unless you know TRUE Black History.

The unwhitewashed history of Jimmy Carter:

A thread.

[The Descendant @Their_Child]

@DollarCars Why has renting a car at #LAX taken over two hours 😭😭😭😭 we are exhausted! Our kids are jet lagged. Why after waiting 30 min for a shuttle to the rental office did it take another 40 to check out?! Now we are stuck in a 10 car deep line 4 rows across to get on the road?!?!

[Dr. Brittany Jones @LoveJones_6]

How can teachers guide students through a critical analysis of race and emotions using historical sources? Check out my new piece where I discuss my CARE Framework! @NCSSNetwork

[thot leedurr @DocDre]

When I tell you I am FLOORED:

“CODE SWITCH: DISTRIBUTING BLACKNESS, REPROGRAMMING INTERNET ART”

Schomburg Center Oct 15-Dec 19, 2024

“Drawing its title from André Brock’s groundbreaking text Distributed Blackness: African American Cybercultures (2020), the exhibition explores the relationship between Black cultural production and the legacy of computation as a mode of machinic engagement and creative inspiration”

Shoutout to @zaritaylor_ and @LegacyRussell

[Greg Satell @Digitaltonto]

We Say We Want Change, But The Status Quo Almost Always Wins Out. Here’s Why: https://t.co/bcNGIRWAXI

[Helen Bevan @HelenBevan]

How do we enable change? According to Greg Satell @Digitaltonto, ideas for change spread socially. So it's the structure of networks that determine how fast/far ideas for change travel. It's not about the mode of communication or even the individual influence of early adopters. In effect, it is small groups, loosely connected & united by a shared purpose that initiate the cascade of transformational change. That's why many change/improvement leaders are getting increasingly interested in network thinking & practice. See this: https://t.co/WlKYNrVaXA. You can also download Greg's workbook for transformational change for free: https://t.co/YBXQ0BXZkK

[TM: 101 🐐🇭🇹 @scandalousmimi]

Tyler Perry seeing videos like this on TikTok and that’s probably why he’s reacting lmaoooooo because this has me WEAK

[Ana Lucia Araujo, PhD @araujohistorian]

Very happy to hold the heavy galleys of my book Humans in Shackles: An Atlantic History of Slavery that will be out with @UChicagoPress on October 19. Writers and journalists wanting to review it in newspapers and other outlets let me know or contact the press #slaveryarchive

[Left of Black @LeftOfBlack]

Historically Black town in Louisiana’s Cancer Alley is divided over a planned grain terminal

While some town residents support the project, other neighbors fear it will eradicate historic landmarks and pollute the area
https://t.co/xQVqlSnhSG

[Awful Announcing @awfulannouncing]

Serena Williams dedicates a song to Maria Sharapova.

"She could be my tennis ball" 🎾🎙️🎶 #ESPYS

[The Descendant @Their_Child]

@HumphreyProgram I am a former employee and I would like to get in contact with someone @IIEglobal to get my #PSLF Public Service Loan application processed. I need an email to send the form to. I have tried the NYC office but never received response