Alanna Cotch

Community college professor of composition and American Lit. Chicagolandian by way of Minnesota. Reader of good books. #BlackLivesMatter. she/her

[Alanna Cotch @alanna_cotch]

Haven’t posted anything here in a while, but in case any of my followers want to find me somewhere else, I just started up @ alannak @ bl****y

[Alanna Cotch @alanna_cotch]

@jerichobrown

[Alanna Cotch @alanna_cotch]

@dumbassgenius @DrEricDing Yes—and it’s already the basis of a really good novel by @SequoiaN

[Dr Robert Bohan @RobertBohan]

By the time Sinéad O’Connor sang this (1992) some 70,000 children had been sexually abused by Catholic priests & brothers in Ireland. The state, media, bishops, cardinals & pope had covered it up. She was scorned.

[James @james_j_bailey]

Sinéad O'Connor was brilliant, smart and courageous as fuck. I hope she’s remembered for her sense of humour, too.

Here she is attending an anti-Sinéad O'Connor demonstration in disguise. Truly one of a kind 🖤

[Rev. Benjamin Cremer @Brcremer]

It’s always “protect the children” until it comes to guns.

It’s always “free speech” until it comes to certain books.

It’s alway “medical freedom” until it comes to women.

It’s always “parental rights” until it comes to the parents of LGBTQ kids.

[Shermann Dilla Thomas @6figga_dilla]

Happy 161st birthday Ida B. Wells-Barnett ✨🕊💪🏾💯🫡

[🟡 The tumboy 🟡 @TheTumboy]

stole his entire fit

[Alanna Cotch @alanna_cotch]

“ . . . even though officers were 29% more likely to find drugs or weapons if they searched someone who is White . . .”

[Heather Cherone @HeatherCherone]

Black Chicagoans were 9 times more likely to be stopped by the Chicago Police than White Chicagoans in 2018 & 2019, even though officers were 29% more likely to find drugs or weapons if they searched someone White, according to a new report. @wttw https://t.co/452xjlXFsf

[Alanna Cotch @alanna_cotch]

@samsanders I’m sorry. I was so moved by the story you told about her recently on Into It, and I hope memories like these are a comfort to you.

[Alanna Cotch @alanna_cotch]

My little town!

[Tresa Undem @teemoneyusa]

🧵What to know about abortion opinion - one year after Dobbs. Unpacking a year's worth of data here.

[Alanna Cotch @alanna_cotch]

@papersquared Ugh. Who is this for, anyway?

[Min Jin Lee @minjinlee11]

What would happen if migrants on boats with limited resources were also seen as brave explorers gifted with curiosity and wonder for depths unknown, I wonder.

[The Washington Post @washingtonpost]

Nearly 7 in 10, or 68 percent of OBGYNs, said the effects of Dobbs have made the management of pregnancy-related medical emergencies worse, while 64 percent said the ruling has worsened pregnancy-related mortality. https://t.co/RvntiQFu3H

[Kimberlé Crenshaw @sandylocks]

Next time a legacy book or idea from the Black Freedom Struggle is banned, remember how banning information about emancipation kept Black Texans in chains for more than two years after they were free.

[Alanna Cotch @alanna_cotch]

@marigolds Here’s to good endings and new ways of doing stuff!

[Caroline Kitchener @CAKitchener]

NEW: Researchers at UCSF have released a first-of-its-kind report documenting dozens of health complications resulting from abortion bans, including patients turned away with cesarean scar ectopic pregnancies. https://t.co/EphOizFnYt