Kibby Araya

news editor @newsela. #bookblogger @readshelit. @ColumbiaJourn @SpelmanCollege alumna. retweets ≠ endorsements

[Kibby Araya @Kibkabe]

✨Personal news✨

I'm grateful for the opportunity to have my creative work be recognized in this way!

#weneeddiversebooks #blackcreatives

[We Need Diverse Books @diversebooks]

WNDB & @penguinrandom are thrilled to announce the winners of the 2022 Black Creatives Revisions Workshop, @Kibkabe and @MirtaDesir! Each winner will receive a $2,000 grant and their workshopped manuscripts will be considered for publication. More here: https://t.co/mWEEEJ2P8r

[The Leadership Conference @civilrightsorg]

"Today is a sad day in American constitutional law and in the lives of LGBT people. The Supreme Court...declares that a particular kind of business, though open to the public, has a constitutional right to refuse to serve members of a protected class."

–JUSTICE SONIA SOTOMAYOR

[philip lewis @Phil_Lewis_]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court strikes down Biden's plan to wipe away $400 billion in student loan debt.

[Kibby Araya @Kibkabe]

Christine King Farris, Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s older sister, supported him politically and personally. She joined him in 1965 for the March for Voting Rights in Alabama and in 1966 for the March Against Fear in Mississippi. https://t.co/ZRVIN7G2Li

[Smithsonian’s NMAAHC @NMAAHC]

Today marks the anniversary of the Stonewall Rebellion, the start of the modern LGBTQ+ Rights Movement. Black Americans in this community have made enormous contributions to global history & culture. More LGBTQ+ stories: https://t.co/MtPqqDvLSE #SmithsonianPride

[Keith Boykin @keithboykin]

Thirty-four years after Donald Trump led a lynch mob to execute him and four other wrongly accused young Black and brown men, Yusef Salaam of the Exonerated Five has declared victory in the New York City Council race to represent Harlem.

[Kibby Araya @Kibkabe]

Lauren Davila made a stunning discovery as a graduate student at the College of Charleston: an ad for a slave auction larger than any historian had yet identified. The find yields a new understanding of the enormous harm of such a transaction.
https://t.co/xTN7aaMwK6

[Kibby Araya @Kibkabe]

@pagesofhayley @joleanart @SourcebooksFire Congratulations! Can't wait to read your books 📚 🎊

[philip lewis @Phil_Lewis_]

Hundreds of Staley High School students and staff walked out today in support of their classmate Ralph Yarl https://t.co/102IkC9x2G

[Natasha S. Alford @NatashaSAlford]

Thinking of Renisha McBride who was killed in 2013 for daring to go on a porch for help after her car broke down late at night. Everything was used to say the homeowner “feared for his life” by her knocking on the door. Her shooter walked around free too until the protests and outcry grew too loud to ignore. #RalphYarl

[Kibby Araya @Kibkabe]

Yusef Salaam, one of five Black and Latino teenagers wrongfully convicted of a 1989 rape in Central Park, is finally where he seems to belong: on the campaign trail. https://t.co/s0araFGug4

[MLK50: Justice Through Journalism @MLK50Memphis]

MLK50 is on the ground @ the State Capitol where the #TN3, Reps. @justinjpearson @brotherjones_ & @VoteGloriaJ face expulsion today after a gun control protest on the state House floor, following the March 30 school shooting in Nashville. Follow our 🧵for updates.

[Black Information Network @blackinfonet]

#OnThisDay in 1991, the brutal beating of #RodneyKing by LAPD officers was captured on video by a bystander. The incident started a national conversation about police brutality and racial discrimination which continues to this day.

[Ben Crump @AttorneyCrump]

Gwendolyn Brooks was a groundbreaking African American poet who dedicated her life to teaching and writing about the economic conditions of Black Americans. Her strong prose led to many achievements — including poetry consultant for the Library of Congress. #BHM

[Ibram X. Kendi @ibramxk]

Today, the White House Press Secretary is @K_JeanPierre, the first Black and openly queer person to serve in the role. But did you know that today, Feb. 8, is the anniversary of the first Black journalist being allowed into a White House press conference? A #BHM thread 1/

[Kibby Araya @Kibkabe]

Black home-schoolers said, along with protecting their children from racial disparities and abuse, they don’t have to worry about their children getting white-washed versions of Black history — or no Black history lessons at all. https://t.co/EXCmTKJFd6 via @nbcnews #education

[Newsela @Newsela]

A word from Kibby....💅🏾

We asked about the importance of promoting inclusivity and representation in the classroom. Check out her response. #BlackHistoryMonth

[Kibby Araya @Kibkabe]

Racism, sexism and misogyny have always been at the forefront of Kelela’s mind, but not always reflected in her music. As she was building up to “Raven,” her primary goal was expanding the canon of Black female emotional art. https://t.co/9YpvTZakqN via @nytimesarts

[Kibby Araya @Kibkabe]

This is an eye-opening account by @curtisbunn about spending the night on a plantation in South Carolina. He heard screams by the cemetery at night and prayed a lot for the ancestors. An experience to think about https://t.co/7SZrP7RyPh via @nbcnews #BHM

[Kibby Araya @Kibkabe]

Our latest blog on @Newsela about highlighting the literary genius of the African diaspora and celebrating the works of formative Black writers in history (and those who will shape the future) for #BlackHistoryMonth
https://t.co/xb8WAjLTcP
#BHM #BlackInTech #BookTwitter