james manigault-bryant
@OkoyeSoldier
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Using those degrees for good. High Priest of Petty.
The South
Joined January 2020
On this day in 1951, Florida’s NAACP President Harry T. Moore and his wife Harriette Moore, were killed on Christmas Day when their house was bombed by racist terrorists in Florida. The Moores were the first NAACP members to be murdered for their civil rights activism.
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❤️ On this sixth anniversary of Roy’s passing we are grateful for how much he is still with us and continues to be a force in and for music. Thank you all for your continued love and appreciation - for playing, listening and keeping Roy’s music and spirit going!
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New Orleans students Ne’Kiya Jackson and Calcea Johnson, credited with solving the Pythagorean theorem using trigonometry, have discovered nine more solutions to the problem https://t.co/2p7L9r1PUV
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We don’t read and study to demonstrate mastery or expertise for its own sake. We read, and insist that others do so, because we deserve AND require the most clear, accurate, and usable analysis of our history and present, structural and material conditions, and cultural and
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My first book, Talking to the Dead: Religion, Music and Lived Memory among Gullah/Geechee Women is TEN YEARS OLD this month! @DukePress gave me the room to produce a work that has had an astonishing life of its own. I am still so very proud of it TO THIS DAY.
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June Jordan and a whole ass generation of Black Studies folks told us, in clear, powerful language, about the true nature of American colleges and universities. They gave us everything we needed to navigate this and other moments.
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We’re delighted to announce that the inaugural issue of QTR: A Journal of Trans and Queer Studies in Religion is now available! QTR is an open-access journal, published twice a year. Read more on our blog: https://t.co/jRNHCKoHF8 Issue 1:1 - https://t.co/YYI3YF6W7E
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Ten Years Later, Flint Still Doesn't Have Clean Water | Opinion https://t.co/iDpg7t3C9P
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Access to clean and safe water is a human right.
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alright now when i drop THISSS kendrick mix in the club?!?!?! y’all better get down just like this. 🤭😂
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everyone who has been cursed to be near has heard me frantically say I am raising money for Fannie Lou Hamer Day in Winona, I just won a 10,000.00 crossing divides grant that will be used to fund our second annual celebration! We serious about Mrs. Hamer over here!
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6️⃣ ✒️ The new #CriticalRace & Political Economy Dept. @mtholyoke has named an annual Presidential Lecture after me. I delivered the 1st one 3-13-24. I spoke about #ThePathToCombahee. @vrophd @aamhc @dem8z @smithcaringcirc @blkwomenradical @BarbaraRansby
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One year at Essence Fest, this white couple (who CLEARLY wasn't there for Essence) was out & you could tell they had no idea NOLA would be JUMPIN jumping. They were cool with it but also just a bit caught off guard. Anyway I'm in Boston & it's St. Patricks weeknd. Tables. Turned.
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Tallevast looks for answer to environmental, growth issues | Bradenton Herald
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Residents of the historically Black community are still seeking answers from county, state and Lockheed Martin officials.
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"'I Make Trouble': Charles H. Long and Provocations for Thinking Religion in Dark Times" - My latest article on the towering Charles H. Long in the journal American Religion | https://t.co/C8xPFU9wum
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