Julian Brooks

“You wanna fly, you got to give up the shit that weighs you down.”
― Toni Morrison, Song of Solomon

LSU Tiger, SU Jaguar, UAB Blazer, ULL, Doctor-Ed Leadership

[Julian Brooks @orleans05]

@brandonousley Phyllis Hyman. Before cell phones.

[James Hall @hallaboutafrica]

African literature was blessed today in 1929 with the birth of Nigeria's John Munonye. His novels, starting with The Only Son in 1966, explored how the common man is manipulated by modern forces and politicians as easily as his ancestors were manipulated by superstitious beliefs.

[BBC News (UK) @BBCNews]

Hot Chocolate founder and You Sexy Thing co-writer Tony Wilson dies https://t.co/bu5PjOAX0o

[SAVE A SEAT FOR ME (Simon & Schuster, 2026) @NewBlackMan]

Zadie Smith: ‘I don’t know when I read men any more’

At a talk on her latest essay collection, Dead and Alive, Smith said she ‘sometimes’ reads male novelists, but more often seeks the wisdom of older female writers like Helen Garner
https://t.co/3Zb79aF5h5

[Carlos Lopes @LopesInsights]

MY NEW BOOK IS OUT.
A dignified recognition of Amilcar Cabral, the agronomist, co-organised with my @UCT_news colleagues Anselmo Matusse and Lesley Green. Discover that Cabral was also the father of the African agro-ecology.
Free download here 👇
https://t.co/EmFDDJiR2c

[Goode Foods @goodefoodsfam]

We weren’t supposed to make it this far…

[Goode Foods @goodefoodsfam]

This video keeps getting taken down and it’s obvious why….

[Goode Foods @goodefoodsfam]

There’s a reason this isn’t being talked about…

[Julian Brooks @orleans05]

@DoctorLemma I've stayed there. It's charming to witness this!

[Melodies & Masterpieces @SVG__Collection]

“Kiss” by Prince was recorded on this day in 1985.

[Republicans against Trump @RpsAgainstTrump]

Walter Cronkite on CBS delivering the announcement of JFK’s death, 62 years ago today.

[Dr. Allison Wiltz @queenie4rmnola]

Racism is low life behavior.

[NiNiB🦋 @BrownSkinHuman]

@RAISRAEL2 Thak GOD for cameras @CBS's @60Minutes , @ABC News, @CNN , @AP , @PBS & @NPR

[Robert Reich @RBReich]

DOGE initially promised to save taxpayers $2 trillion. 

Now it admits it's only delivered $160B in cuts.

And even those minimal savings are nearly wiped out by the cost of implementing DOGE's cuts: $135B.

We're losing vital government services for basically nothing in return.

[Julian Brooks @orleans05]

I scored 19/20 on MIST-20, better than 89% of the US population. Test your misinformation susceptibility now! What is #YourMIST? 🧐 https://t.co/7DcHfpf1vx #misinformation #fakenews

[Julian Brooks @orleans05]

@dijoni I agree. Leave. Form political and economic coalitions on the continent.

[Julian Brooks @orleans05]

@General_Somto [email protected]

Thank you!

[Wu Tang is for the Children @WUTangKids]

That’s a hell of a "technical error" @KTLA

[365 Days of Aretha Franklin @365DaysOfAretha]

Happy Heavenly Birthday Aretha Franklin! The Queen of Soul was born on this day in 1942 in Memphis, TN.

Use #HappyBirthdayAretha to share your favorite memories, moments, and of course, music.

Read essays on over 100 of her songs: https://t.co/I8a5y1zwt9