Patricia A. Turner

The author of five books, Patricia A. Turner, PhD, is a folklorist who documents and analyzes the stories that define the African American experience.

[Richard Ingham Evans @Ringham7]

@KeneAkers @AltheaGibson - gracious, lovely lady. It was a privilege to work with her on my first ever assignment in tennis, writing her copy from Centre Court Press Box at @Wimbledon for the @EveningStandard.

[Patricia A. Turner @paturner]

Join me at the LA Times Festival of Books this weekend where I'll be on the Conspiracy Inc panel with Sarah Kendizor, Kerry Howley, & David Corn. Our session will be moderated by James Rainey!

[Clint Worthington @clintworthing]

My first dispatch of @sxsw on some highlights from the Doc Spotlight section: @lennypane's CONFESSIONS OF A GOOD SAMARITAN, BLACK BARBIE: A DOCUMENTARY, SATAN WANTS YOU, and Ian Cheney's THE ARC OF OBLIVION. For @thespool: https://t.co/0p6XCN0se2

[Patricia A. Turner @paturner]

SXSW 2023 Review: ‘Black Barbie: A Documentary’ — An Uplifting Tale of Representation https://t.co/H9BTpkhBJO

[Richard Ingham Evans @Ringham7]

Arthur Ashe left us 30 yrs ago today. We had a Memorial Dinner for Arthur at The Grosvenor House in London. Here Jeanne Moutoussamy Ashe is Peter Ustinov, who spoke, and Ingrid Lofdahl Bentzer who organized it with Orville Brown and myself

[Billie Jean King @BillieJeanKing]

30 years ago today, the world lost Arthur Ashe to AIDS.

Arthur Ashe was the first Black man to win men's singles at #Wimbledon, #USOpen, &
#AusOpen.

His memory lives on.

📷: Alamy

#BlackHistoryMonth

[Patricia A. Turner @paturner]

How deranged anti-Obama conspiracy theories led America to Donald Trump https://t.co/Rvbr2qxsnK

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https://t.co/YRQBVqEiAZ

I will be Kai Wright's guest on his podcast on Sunday, October 2 @ 3:00 Pacific, 6:00 Eastern. Tune in!

[Patricia A. Turner @paturner]

@andyojones Go Bruins!

[Patricia A. Turner @paturner]

Trash Talk: Anti-Obama Lore and Racism in the Twenty-First Century https://t.co/ubukJy3rpl

[Patricia A. Turner @paturner]

See my interview on The Conversation/The Young Turks regarding Trash Talk: Anti-Obama Lore and Race in the Twenty-First Century! https://t.co/lyr3DS3OeX

[Patricia A. Turner @paturner]

@Ringham7 @usopen It's on my coffee table!

[Patricia A. Turner @paturner]

Thirsty acorn woodpecker in Malibu this morning.

[Eastville CHS @EastvilleCHS]

Dt. Patricia Turner's New Book Launch and Signing, September 10, 2022 at 1:30pm. Registration required https://t.co/2kyCHl7trk

[Patricia A. Turner @paturner]

My friend and Zumba teacher Frederick Meek #FrederickaMeek, sunset her Saturday am Zumba class so I had to go off in search of a new one today. Found an acceptable option but it won't be the same.

[Patricia A. Turner @paturner]

So pleased about UCLA's partnership wit the Ashe brand! Check them out! #arthurashe

[Patricia A. Turner @paturner]

Consider joining us for a conversation about African American textiles!

[Patricia A. Turner @paturner]

On the 75th anniversary of Jackie Robinson's entering MLB, I got to show off the UCLA campus to journalist and MLB alum Doug Glanville, who will call tonight's UCLA #UCLA baseball game with Stanford.

[Patricia A. Turner @paturner]

@serenawilliams Overseeing the Arthur Ashe Legacy Project at UCLA is towards the top of the list!