
Brandon M. Terry
@brandonmterry
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Baltimore-born political theorist and African American Studies scholar at Harvard. Co-Editor of To Shape a New World: Essays on the Pol. Philosophy of MLK
Boston, MA
Joined August 2010
Thrilled for the affordable paperback edition of To Shape a New World with @tommie_shelby to drop! All profits go to powerful work of @eji_org and Bryan Stevenson #MLK #JustMercy.
Today is the publication date for the paperback edition of “To Shape a New World: Essays on the Political Philosophy of Martin Luther King Jr. I’m still immensely proud of this effort. @brandonmterry @Harvard_Press
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RT @ArtsinBoston: Join us for the final Un-monument public conversation of the year!. Ft. Prof. Danielle Allen (@Kennedy_School) and Prof.….
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Extraordinary conversation TODAY free at the Boston Common with @fieldkendra @HutchinsCenter @GreenidgeKerri @KyeraChristine.
Join us this afternoon for "Black Lives, Black Stories, Our History: The African Diaspora and New England" with Prof. Kerri Greenidge and Prof. Kendra T. Field. 📅 Today, Weds. 8/21.🕠 5:30 PM.📍 The Embrace .📩 RSVP at
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Glad to share the first paper (in @Nature no less!) from @IPIPS_Harvard and the brilliant @jkbren @elizabhinton @big_data_kane @svscarpino . Critical new research on sentencing disparities by race and their impact in a time of crisis.
New in @Nature! In the first year of the pandemic, we saw a large/abrupt spike in the percent of Black & nonwhite people incarcerated in state prisons A key driver: pervasive differences in sentence length by race. @elizabhinton @big_data_kane @svscarpino
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RT @HutchinsCenter: Thursday @Harvard with @elizabhinton, @Dee1music, @LupeFiasco, @saigrundy & @ForrestDStuart in conversation on “Generat….
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RT @askimari: "It is a city that listened to what Black Bostonians wanted the monument to look like and entrusted Black Bostonians to lead….
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Really enjoyed this conversation on #mlk with the generous @ezraklein.
The paradox of Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy is that while many revere him, very few have actually read his works. The political theorist Brandon Terry explores King's nonviolent philosophy on the latest episode of The Ezra Klein Show.
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RT @BostonReview: Happy Birthday, #MLK! Born #OnThisDay in 1929. Here is @brandonmterry on how canonization has prevented a reckoning with….
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If you're working on Black Power or developing theoretical work drawing on Black Power thought, apply!!! Excited to lead this with the brilliant @jarvisrgivens.
Excited to lead this 2023-24 fellowship on “The Future of Black Power Studies” with my friend and colleague Brandon Terry (@brandonmterry). Application deadline is Jan. 17, 2023. Please pass the word.
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RT @PrincetonUPress: Join @tommie_shelby for a discussion on his newest work, The Idea of Prison Abolition, at @Harvard’s @HutchinsCenter,….
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Incisive and challenging essay by the brilliant Shatema Threadcraft on #breonnataylor and the complex problems of gender based violence, policing, and crime.
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In a few hours hosting this convo with @CornelWest on @jarvisrgivens BRILLIANT new book. I've learned so much from it and can't wait to talk about the forgotten history of anti racist teaching, the past and future of Black Studies, and the profound legacy of Carter G Woodson.
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RT @jarvisrgivens: Blk teachers were transmitting the tradition of Black Studies long before it was implanted in American colleges in the 1….
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Incredible opportunity with @BostonReview, one of the absolute best outlets for smart and original thinking. Please apply and share widely if you haven't already!.
We are thrilled to announce our new fellowship for the next generation of Black journalists, editors, and publishers! . Supported by an advisory board that includes @KeeangaYamahtta, @dsallentess, @AMLwhere, and @brandonmterry:
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Great piece by @DrPhilGoff "This type of work. is scrappy, not soaring. It demands coming to the table in good faith with folks you probably dislike. It demands engaging with real people in real pain, not abstractions. [and] more interest in making progress than. enemies.".
“Eventually, if we have the courage to keep asking “how,’ we’ll get closer to a vision worthy of the people whose sacrifice forced us to reimagine in the first place.” @DrPhilGoff brings it
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RT @HutchinsCenter: 'Malcom's Ministry: The Theology of a Misunderstood Man' featuring @brandonmterry and moderated by @_littledrizzy is ha….
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RT @nybooks: “Hoping to quiet Malcolm’s inimitable voice, his enemies inadvertently consolidated his immortality.” @brandonmterry on the li….
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"The revolution is at hand, and we must free ourselves of the chains of political and economic slavery." Read John Lewis' *original* speech draft for the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom before it was edited begrudgingly in compromise #RIPJohnLewis.
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