Dr. Laina Dawes

John P. Murphy Postdoctoral Fellow, Case Western Reserve Univ.
Author, What Are You Doing Here? (Bazillion Points). Ethnomusicologist / Heavy Metal journalist

[Dr. Laina Dawes @Lainad]

14 Million Dollars. Money that should have been spent giving people ( not enough for everyone who got kicked off SNAP) their food benefits.

[Andrew Leyden @PenguinSix]

Went back to the reflecting pool with a waterproof camera. Here’s what it looks like underwater where a section has peeled up and was removed.

[Dr. Laina Dawes @Lainad]

I'm surprised that:
a) Trump touched a Black man
b) That they gave a medal to a deserving Black veteran. I guess Hegseth wasn't in the room?

[New York Daily News @NYDailyNews]

Trump called them “great men, great people” who will never be forgotten. https://t.co/AMvNpmMCYJ

[Dr. Laina Dawes @Lainad]

@DesmondCole What exactly is "woke racism" ?

[Dr. Laina Dawes @Lainad]

Not enough people write about the powerful Triptych.

[Kiande K. Jakada @Kiandesworld72]

Abbey Lincoln is one of my favorite Jazz Singers. She is extraordinarily expressive and uniquely her own, yet she doesn't get talked about nearly enough. "People In Me" is one of her most celebrated albums. It was recorded in Tokyo, Japan, and it explores and uplifts her ethnicity and heritage. All of the songs were penned by Abbey, which explains the intensity, intimacy, and brilliance of the recording. The title track would re-appear, re-recorded, on her 1992 album "Devil's Got Your Tongue" 💙

Check out the songs: "Africa", "People In Me", "Natas (Playmate)" & "Dorian (The Man With The Magic".

Mood 🎧
Artist: Abbey Lincoln
Album: People In Me
Released: 1973
Label: Philips/Inner City Records

#Mood
#AbbeyLincoln
#PeopleInMe
#KiandesHouseOfMusic

[Dr. Laina Dawes @Lainad]

I hope the Dems will keep this video for future use.......

[The Tennessee Holler @TheTNHoller]

ICYMI — Trump admits he was manipulating the stock market with fake news about Iran

[Dr. Laina Dawes @Lainad]

When I lived in Cleveland it was clear that Moreno was hated in Blue Ohio, but it wasn't until I saw this batshit interview that I realized how deep that hatred was and why. Is he for real?

[Kaitlan Collins @kaitlancollins]

I asked Sen. Bernie Moreno if he agrees with President Trump that Iran should now be able to have ballistic missiles.

[Dr. Laina Dawes @Lainad]

I tell ya, this Canada vs. Qatar game really lightened my mood today. But I wish Qatar played better - too sloppy, they were on defence the entire game, and while they show a lot of promise, the 5-0 score was not as exciting as I thought. I wanted to see a real battle!

[Dr. Laina Dawes @Lainad]

All these motherfuckers do is gaslight, thinking that Yt people's deep hatred of Obama (ie: Black folks) will make people believe their lies. Because this idiot is smarter than his boss, and knows he's more intelligent than his boss, makes this behavior even more despicable.

[Aaron Rupar @atrupar]

JD Vance keeps lying his ass off: "The Obama deal gave them over a billion dollars of American money. This deal gives them zero dollars of American money."

[Dr. Laina Dawes @Lainad]

WOW. Looking forward to reading this!

[#PettyPendergrass @ashoncrawley]

soon.

got the galley today. preorder From Infinite World wherever you get your books!

@wwnorton @tomstonemayer

[Dr. Laina Dawes @Lainad]

Oh I bet Portugal fans were mad.....but it was a great game!

[James Melville 🚜 @JamesMelville]

Spot the Congo fans in Lisbon, Portugal when Congo score an equaliser v Portugal at the World Cup…

#PORDRC

[Dr. Laina Dawes @Lainad]

As an EPL fan and someone who has been waiting for over a year for this event, I'm feeling pretty dejected by this news. I wish all the games were in Canada and Mexico.

[Ajamu Baraka @ajamubaraka]

The unfair conditions imposed on Iranian team reaffirms FIFA is a colonial structure supporting white supremacist power. Any other country imposing these kinds of restrictions FIFA would have moved the games. See my piece coming out tomorrow in Black Agenda Report.

[Dr. Laina Dawes @Lainad]

Currently writing about the racialized history of the industry's categorization of music genres. Shocking, but not surprising. And pathetic, quite honestly.

[Access Bad Bunny @AccessBadBunny]

HISTORIC! The Grammy Awards have announced a new category, "Best Latin Song", following the victory of Bad Bunny's "DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS" in Album of the Year.

[Nas @nasescobar316]

If Black Americans are as bad as you say they are then there would be no reason to go in public harassing innocent Black Americans to advance your FAILED Anti-Black American Narratives. If you have to Artificially MANUFACTURE a problem then maybe YOU are the REAL problem.

[Dr. Laina Dawes @Lainad]

I really hope no one falls for this bigoted shit. I've taught university students with autism and Aspergers, as well as students with a myriad of mental illnesses. The key is to support and encourage kids instead of demeaning them.

[FactPost @factpostnews]

RFK Jr: Kids with autism will never hold a job. They'll never play baseball. They'll never write a poem. They'll never go out on a date.

[Dr. Laina Dawes @Lainad]

Two-faced little cunt. Regardless, his willingness to code-switch based on what network he is shilling to demonstrates what a craven opportunist, ethically twisted carpetbagger he is.

[Aaron Rupar @atrupar]

JD Vance begins his appearance on Gutfeld! by attempting some race humor at Whoopi Goldberg's expense -- and it goes over like a fart in church

[Dr. Laina Dawes @Lainad]

Where is his hair?

[Rod @rodimusprime]

Where are the fathers? This community needs to take personal responsiblity!

[Dr. Laina Dawes @Lainad]

Stupid little girl.

[REINNAAAA 🦉𐃈 @glitteryfem]

i’ve been seeing so much tradwife propaganda lately

[Jim Stewartson, Decelerationist 🇨🇦🇺🇦🇺🇸 @jimstewartson]

Elon Musk, on his first day at DOGE, found the specific programs that would result in the most Black and brown people dying and immediately cut them.

By 2030, there will be an estimated 15 million dead because of him, more than half children.

Elon Musk is a Nazi mass murderer.

[Chris Original Black Navy Vet @Chris4Perkins2]

Racists believe they are superior humans because of their skin color. But the reality is that they know they aren't. Because nature shows that superior species don't fear inferior ones. And their irrational fear of black people proves who they think is superior.

[Dr. Laina Dawes @Lainad]

Look, I'm a HUGE Sean Penn fan, but isn't there someone else besides Bradley Cooper? Maybe a young unknown actor?

[ilana kaplan @lanikaps]

please no