Howard Rambsy II

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[Kinohi Nishikawa @kinohin]

Rounding out the proceedings today: I get to speak on a panel with colleagues in Black bibliography and book history I admire and look up to. Elizabeth McHenry @elizmchenry, Howard Rambsy II @blackstudies and Derrick Spires @drkmttr82. Swing by at 4:30pm EST.

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Black novelists have debuted across a wide range of ages, showing there is no single timeline for entering Black literary history. #BlackLitNetwork #BlackLiterature

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African American literary studies illuminates the works of generations of writers. #BlackLiterature #BlackWriters

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Readers continue engaging neo-slave narratives, revisiting history and memory across Black literary traditions. #BlackLitNetwork #BlackLiterature

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Gwendolyn Brooks’s “We Real Cool” continues to shape how readers imagine and return to Black poetry. #BlackLitNetwork #BlackLiterature “Negro Boys on Easter Morning,” 1941. Photo by Russell Lee

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#AALS #SIUEBrainFood #BlackLitNetwork #BlackLiterature #ToniMorrison

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Remarkable Receptions is a series of conversations, recaps, and ideas on Black literature, Black writers, and cultural happenings. This episode and more by scholars, critics, and literary enthusiasts are available at https://t.co/nPRDFy1lKS. 🎧#BlackLitNetwork #blackbooks #books

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This memorable scene from Morrison’s 1973 novel Sula stands out because of its sharp and simultaneous critiques of racism and patriarchy but also because of its revelations about the title character. Hear more about it on the Remarkable Receptions Podcast: https://t.co/U2PJeOhYyI

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Finished your stack and looking for your next read? Want to find coming-of-age stories, thrillers, or sci-fi? Maybe you want new material to teach young learners. Our Navigator can narrow down 2,000+ Black-authored works to find what you’re searching for! https://t.co/iUr2QaJDm8

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Our Literary Navigator Device can be used by typing keywords like "girlhood," and the Navigator will show you all the works in its repository that fit your criteria. Narrow your scope to specific genres using the filters on the left. https://t.co/Mil1FdXlkm

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Books, authors, conversations, analysis, datasets—there’s so much to explore on https://t.co/DeymHgwFRi. You might just find your next read that you didn’t even know you needed! 📚

[Howard Rambsy II @blackstudies]

Whew. If “clock it” was a statement.

[Malika Andrews @malika_andrews]

Napheesa Collier’s full statement today, where she challenged Commissioner Cathy Engelbert and the WNBA with directness and stunning detail we rarely hear from active players. Worth listening to every word.

[Howard Rambsy II @blackstudies]

Important extension here. It also clarifies some distance between Coates and Klein.

I was a bit surprised, disappointed that Klein seemed at times to talk far more than his guest at times.

Ta-Nehisi Coates on Bridging Gaps vs. Drawing Lines https://t.co/JJtTh5mnL9

[Howard Rambsy II @blackstudies]

I see you, lil sister -- @blkgrlpoet -- upstaging all those up-and-coming ballers with your announcement on the WNBA draft day. I see you. Always on time. 😆

[Dr. Angel C. Dye @blkgrlpoet]

I’m so excited and blessed to say that I will complete school this summer as a first-generation PhD and that I have accepted a tenure-track Assistant Professor of African American Lit position at Southern Illinois University - Edwardsville! Moving to St. Louis this summer! ❤️🙌🏾

[Howard Rambsy II @blackstudies]

@Dometi_ Yep. And not just that. He’s literally earning money/ views off her by showing her on his channel in that moment.

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@SkipBrooks9 @DrSheenaHoward Oh yeah, I've been following her work for, whew, many years now.

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@Dometi_ Inviting you back to campus to ONLY discuss this image. 🤣😂😅😇

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A short take (podcast episode) on Elizabeth McHenry, @kinohin Nishikawa, and African American literary studies -- https://t.co/bqEngrwIX2

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@Ebonyteach Whew, I've thought some on this issue of "productivity," in Af-Am lit, like Ralph Ellison publishing one novel while living.

I read this piece with one novelist talking about struggling to write book #2 after her first was selected by Oprah. On and on and on.

[Howard Rambsy II @blackstudies]

@james3neal @123POW @james3neal, look how small the world is. When my younger brother began as a professor, Peace was his collaborating librarian. They worked at UT Arlington on various projects together.