Ravenel Richardson
@RavenelRichard
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writer / war studies / trauma studies / Holocaust studies / harm reduction/ social justice / recovering academic / views my own
Joined February 2023
And so it begins. OH will undoubtedly follow soon after so I have some decisions to make. What a nightmare.
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A ruling by the state’s Supreme Court could change common practices at fertility clinics in the state and possibly nationwide.
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"We die. That may be the meaning of life. But we do language. That may be the measure of our lives." On Toni Morrison's birthday, the magnificent speech with which she accepted her @NobelPrize when she became the first Black woman to receive it
themarginalian.org
“We die. That may be the meaning of life. But we do language. That may be the measure of our lives.”
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Who else met their partner in a bar? Met mine at the Last Resort in Athens, GA @LastResortGrill
Kids these days have no idea what it was like to meet people at 4am bars in Chicago in the early oughts
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Stop the HCF plam to sell the Nathaniel Russell House and end the archaeological study into enslaved people’s lives https://t.co/u8sk8Ui9Sz via @Change
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You've clearly recovered from @msatweet enough by this point to put together your abstract for our "Innovation and Re-Invention" in the Space Between! Share and circulate widely! Hosted at @wrightstate from June 13-16.
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On this day in 1847, Maria Mitchell made history by discovering a new telescopic comet, which helped her become America's first professional woman astronomer and blaze the way for women in STEM. A lovely picture-book celebrates her life and legacy:
themarginalian.org
An illustrated homage to a rare visionary who opened up portals of possibility for generations.
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I cannot believe we have arrived at this point. I find it terrifying and heartbreaking and infuriating
"The district sent an email to parents, calling the content the teacher read to the class 'inappropriate,' adding: 'The reading of that content will cease immediately. Your student's teacher will communicate her apologies to you & your students soon'" https://t.co/Jbo97GcZBb
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New book alert!!
📣Attention university professors and instructors who teach courses on drugs, drug policy, harm reduction, and substance use counseling- You can now order an inspection copy of my forthcoming book to use as a text in your courses!📣 🔗 https://t.co/sVQploIw5F
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Students from across Ohio holding a funeral for higher education rally at the statehouse. 📣🪧✊ Students have OVERWHELMINGLY come out against this bill because it would make higher ed more restrictive, more costly, and less supportive of students. #SayNoToSB83
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I call and I email and I organize but I live in a state where my Senator (JD Vance) says he wants our citizens to be able to protect themselves like his grandmother did with her shotgun. We now have open carry. Ohioans are doubling down on the madness.
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I have had someone close to me be proximate to four of the recent mass shootings. One of them in the building. My mother next door in Atlanta. My daughter asked me yesterday will I be able to come get her if an active shooter comes into her school. I feel helpless and enraged.
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This dad caught a foul ball while holding his baby and a drink. 😲
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I have taught my 7 year old twins to make me lattes and now they bring them to me in bed and this is a great development
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for a living wage. If you have the means, please consider donating to the strike and hardship fund: https://t.co/pQbbrS7Dkj. These funds will be allocated to the grad workers who most need them. #UMich #OnStrike
givebutter.com
Grad Workers Strike Fund (GEO AFT-Michigan Local 3550)
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