Dr. Robert Greene II

E.C. @AAIHS Managing Ed. Global Black Thought Bylines: @thenation @dissentmag @jacobinmag @madebyhistory @oxfordamerican, etc. History prof. @claflinuniv1869

[Dr. Robert Greene II @robgreeneII]

A two-year labor of love...that I can finally hold in my hands. @ProfTDParry keep an eye out! #twitterstorians

[AFRICAN & BLACK HISTORY @AfricanArchives]

Family poses with their children for their professional studio photo, circa 1913.

[Dr. Robert Greene II @robgreeneII]

I was really, really looking forward to this.

Damn.

[Joseph Mallozzi 🏴‍☠️ @BaronDestructo]

Sadly, it's true. Amazon has elected not to move forward with the new Stargate series.

There's not much I can add beyond confirming what's happened. But I will say this...

Creator Martin Gero developed a new Stargate series over two years, ultimately crafting a show that offered a fresh jumping-on point for new viewers while deeply respecting existing canon. It was a series that avoided the pitfalls of several modern remakes and reboots by fully embracing the core of its predecessors: action, adventure, exploration, wonder, heart, humor, and found family. And based on that creative vision, the new Stargate series was greenlit in November of 2025.

As of today, officially, that original vision is no more. We'll never get the opportunity to introduce you to that world and those characters - or reintroduce you to, and check in with, some familiar faces from the past.

My heart breaks. For the incredibly talented writers who worked tirelessly to bring this show to life. For Martin who maintained an unwavering positive outlook throughout despite the challenges, and who always strove to make a show that would honor the fans while welcoming a new audiences. And for the long-suffering Stargate fandom who waited so long and came so close to getting a show they truly would have loved.

[Brian Allen @allenanalysis]

🚨 DAMN.

Ruby Bridges said the moment she finally understood what was happening during school integration was when a little white boy told her:

“My mom said I can’t play with you because you’re a nigger.”

She was SIX.

And she said hearing that felt like “a huge weight lifted,” because suddenly everything made sense.

Why the classrooms were empty.
Why adults were screaming.
Why U.S. Marshals had to escort her to school.
Not because of anything she did.

Just because of the color of her skin.

A six-year-old child realizing an entire country was angry at her for existing.

[Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @NYCMayor]

It would take far more than a month to honor the contributions of queer and transgender New Yorkers.

From the Cercle Hermaphroditos in 1895, the first trans advocacy group in the United States, to the drag balls of the Harlem Renaissance, to the Stonewall uprising, to the Lesbian Herstory Archives, to ACT UP!, founded in 1987 as queer people fought for their lives while the Reagan administration looked away, New York City's history has long been shaped by queer and trans New Yorkers.

To all our queer and trans neighbors: you deserve a City where you can afford to live safely, openly, and joyfully.

Happy Pride, New York City.

[Dr. Robert Greene II @robgreeneII]

@AU_GS_Walt I saw that earlier and got so mad. All it takes is one bad week for us, and one great week for the Phillies, and it's a race again.

[Daniel Wortel-London @dlondonwortel]

In 1963 the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) joined with Columbia Records to produce A Jazz Salute to Freedom.

It's a colossal masterpiece, and you won't find it on spotify. Check it out here.
https://t.co/4NNg5mk0K5

[brian @brianonhere]

Chuck: Ernie, before we go I got just one more question for Victor—

Ernie: Chuckster, I don’t think this is—

Chuck: — Vic, Now How do you say “Big ol women” En Francais?

Wembanyama (stone faced): I don’t like the question, Charles, for me, you know, women hold up half the sky

[Dr. Robert Greene II @robgreeneII]

@GeitnerSimmons Indeed--I teach about this both at Claflin and in the Modjeska Simkins School of Human Rights for the @SCProNet

[Tycho Magnetic Anomaly-1 @OnALighter_Note]

NBA Twitter watching 1986 Lakers lose to the Rockets in 5:

"Trade everyone but Magic"

"What does Michael Cooper even do"

"There's no way they can beat this Rockets team with what they have"

"How good can they really be if Worthy is their #2"

[Daniel Wortel-London @dlondonwortel]

Duke Ellington and Alain Locke, giants of the Harlem Renaissance, meeting in 1940

[Dr. Robert Greene II @robgreeneII]

@dlondonwortel Wow, thanks for sharing!

[Ganso @GansoConABomba]

Wemby is our generations Lafayette. In a time of great need, a French teenager/ young adult came to America and helped lead his new adopted country to victory against tyranny (foul baiting unethical OKC bullshit)

[Dr. Robert Greene II @robgreeneII]

@dcrockett17

[Brooks Otterlake @i_zzzzzz]

I worry that Wembanyama will get caught up in the distractions of New York City, like the Rose Reading Room at the public library or the upcoming conference on participatory futures at The New School

[Brooks Otterlake @i_zzzzzz]

I worry that Wembanyama will get caught up in the distractions of New York City, like the Rose Reading Room at the public library or the upcoming conference on participatory futures at The New School

[Frank Sulkowski WJCL @TheBigGuyWJCL]

Hall of Fame Class announced by @GSAthletics

https://t.co/erNJjDGxMr

[Dr. Robert Greene II @robgreeneII]

@AU_GS_Walt

[Dr. Robert Greene II @robgreeneII]

Please join us! @AAIHS @BlkPerspectives

https://t.co/JNXSWdMitC

[The Sting @TheStingisBack]

The unaltered 1977 Star Wars returns to the big screen February 19, 2027, for a limited 50th anniversary run.
For a taster, here’s the original 12-minute Battle of Yavin exactly as it played in ’77, for the true Star Wars diehards.
Legendary cinema.

[National Endowment for the Humanities @NEHgov]

REMINDER | NEH's Landmarks of American History and Culture and Summer Institutes for K-12 Educators & Higher Education grant programs are accepting applications. Apply by June 25 to hold a summer professional development program for humanities educators. https://t.co/AC49j4QJGj

[Billie Jean King @BillieJeanKing]

70 years ago this week, Althea Gibson became the first Black tennis player to win a major singles title, defeating the U.K.'s Angela Mortimer in the Women's Singles Final of the French Championships.

Thinking of my Shero and all she's done to break barriers.