David S. Bennett
@David_S_Bennett
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20th c. U.S. historian interrogating the interaction of race, media, and civil rights. Winner, 2021 Margaret A. Blanchard Prize.
Acworth, Georgia
Joined June 2012
Anyone know why #plaintalkhistory is down and if it is permanent?
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Now that you've seen how the decks play, why not win some for yourself? We took all 4 decks we played in this episode and threw them in a @Gamegenic_ Dungeon S 500+, and we're going to give it away to one lucky person! If you want it: 1) Follow us and Gamegenic 2) RT this!
Just got back from browsing the card image gallery for #MTGBloomburrow and we're having a CUTENESS OVERLOAD 🥹, but how do the decks PLAY? Today's episode is #sponsored by @wizards_magic Jim on Zinnia Jerry on Hazel Alex on Ms. Bumbleflower Bill on Bello https://t.co/o8njm2qCIq
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This is one of the most interesting free school lunch papers - when districts implement universal free school lunch, it puts competitive pressure on grocery stores, resulting in lower food prices for *everyone* even if they don't directly benefit from school lunches
When schools offer free meals for everyone, local families reduce grocery spending. Large chains respond by dropping prices, amplifying benefits to the broader community, from @jessiehandbury and Sarah Moshary https://t.co/oYepuQ0rZR
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slowly reading through some of the internal documents that oil executives were forced to turn over to congressional investigators and the honesty on display here is wild 1/
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If you can't stand up for librarians what good are you? https://t.co/fEXYmXgtpQ
theadvocate.com
A Lafayette Parish library branch manager who has spoken against censorship at board meetings may be in jeopardy of losing her job.
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"What Journalism and Jim Crow does best," writes @David_S_Bennett in his review for ATL Studies, "is highlight how white supremacist narratives played a role not only in bolstering the profits of white newspapers, but also in silencing Black journalists." https://t.co/xVreuXDmhv
atlantastudies.org
Citation: Bennett, David S. “Exposing White Supremacy in Print: A Review of Journalism and Jim Crow.” Atlanta Studies. June 17, 2022. https://doi.org/10.
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A few weeks ago, parents, activists and educators in a red state where Republicans hold a legislative supermajority successfully beat back an anti-history (CRT) law, & yet I saw no national coverage of it at all. This says something important about media.
indystar.com
The Indiana Senate killed controversial House Bill 1134Â Wednesday night after several hours of closed-door discussions in the Republican caucus.
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I just became the first U.S. Secretary of Education to call on President Biden to unilaterally cancel student loan debt. Can I count on you to retweet and help me hit 35k followers so we can spread the word?
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What is America? President Biden has given that some thought. See the whole interview here: https://t.co/Ugk0O7qXGa
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Let me get this straight: 60-vote threshold was carved up 160 times so senators could pass Trump tax cuts, gas bill & Supreme Ct Justices but when it comes to voting rights, “traditions” & “comity” mean you hug it tight, throw the voters under the senate desks & go home? No way.
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When I was in Iraq during my first tour in 2003, I spent countless hours sitting with my local villagers talking about their experiences and futures. Over chai one day my primary village sheik, Dr. Mohammed, and I discussed the meaning of “freedom.”
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In this case, the 51 senators blocking the proposal represent about 42 million fewer Americans than the 49 members who support it. Normalizing minority rule in the era of universal suffrage, as conservatives want to do, is a recipe for instability.
It’s a weird feature of our time that 51 members of a 100-seat legislative body blocking a proposal is considered undemocratic
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Thread. If @Will_Bunch speaks, listen.
1. So you're probably seething about the judge in the Kyle Rittenhouse case saying lawyers can't call the 3 people he shot "victims," while there's a chance they can be called "rioters" or "looters" Did you wonder what's up with this guy? I did. Buckle up
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