Tyina Steptoe

Author of 'Houston Bound: Culture & Color in a Jim Crow City' | Host of ‘Soul Stories’ on @kxciofficial | Prof at Arizona | Texan | Name pronounced Ta-wa-na

[Kellie Carter Jackson @kcarterjackson]

Soooo....I think we need a #Montgomerybrawlsyllabus. I'll start, you add... Go!
Been resisting since Day 1! #montgomerybrawl
@CharlesWMcKinn2 @elizabhinton @GreenidgeKerri @ProfJeffries

[Jennifer Mathieu @jenmathieu]

Finished copies of my next YA novel, DOWN CAME THE RAIN, have arrived! This story follows two Houston teens as they grapple with eco anxiety in the wake of Hurricane Harvey. Out 9/26 with a local launch at @BlueWillowBooks on 9/30 at 4 pm! #yalit #climatechange #Houston

[University of Arizona @uarizona]

The University of Arizona will mark Juneteenth by welcoming two advocates, educators and activists who are continuing the legacy of their iconic families. https://t.co/pwphcxTvDB

[Tyina Steptoe @TyinaSteptoe]

It was such a pleasure to have this conversation with the artist @chezalepresents. Airing Saturday at 4:00 pm AZ on @KXCIofficial and streaming at https://t.co/3tfAHGjV7F.

[Grover @Grover]

This year, I want to focus on building my resume. Maybe I should get a side hustle to my side hustle. Is anyone hiring?

[Wajahat Ali @WajahatAli]

It's gonna cost you 44 billion, Champ.

[Tyina Steptoe @TyinaSteptoe]

@alexnunez_14 Yes!!! Congratulations, Alex!

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

'Motown songwriter best known for his part in Martha and the Vandellas’ worldwide hit Dancing in the Street'
https://t.co/XGWCKpz59b

[Brooklyn White-Grier @brooklynrwhite]

3,000 words. 15 interviews. A rich story that tracks 60 years of Black collegiate dance.

@AleciaReports and I spent weeks working on this special piece. I’m proud to share “Sass and Shimmer: The Dazzling History of Black Majorettes and Dance Lines.”

https://t.co/pU2KQXmYNK

[Dr. Crystal Sanders @profcsanders]

With regards to the Brett Favre welfare scandal, all I will say is that MS has a history of diverting federal funds meant for the poor to enrich wealthy white people. This is why the Head Start program in MS that I wrote about was so radical. 1/

[Benjamin H Johnson @BenjaminHJohns1]

Check this out for discussion of the Texas Rangers and their efforts to intimidate civil rights protest in Uvalde

[Tyina Steptoe @TyinaSteptoe]

“Black historians have long recognized the role of the present in shaping our narratives of the past. We have never had the luxury of writing about the past as though it were divorced from present concerns.” Thank you for this essay, @KeishaBlain

[The New Republic @newrepublic]

Recent critiques of “presentism” fail to see that we can’t divorce the past from the present—and that supposedly objective scholarship has long promoted racist narratives and suppressed Black history, @KeishaBlain writes. https://t.co/r31EXbRvKq

[Electra Rhodes - writes a bit/archaeologises a bit @electra_rhodes]

Tube on strike, I dawdled to Paddington on Friday. Passing the old wrought iron sign for Pizza Express, I was reminded of an event 30+ years ago, when I got caught up in a drama that resulted in a divorce, two marriages and many changed lives.

It began with a heart attack 🧵

[theGrio.com @theGrio]

Rest in peace.🙏🏾Sam Gooden, founding member of the Chicago soul group "The Impressions," has passed at 87.
https://t.co/ZJkrLSU3HW

[Tyina Steptoe @TyinaSteptoe]

This is a magnificent review that nails the album’s historical context and sonic influences. Thank you, @craigspoplife

[BlackPast.org @BlackPastOnline]

June 23: The Detroit Walk To Freedom took place #OTD in 1963. It was the largest civil rights demonstration in the U.S. prior to the March on Washington (August 1963), w/ an estimated 125,000 participants and spectators. Read more: https://t.co/fIfchvEiEy.