KellyLytleHernandez
@klytlehernandez
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historian. abolitionist. author of Migra! (UC Press), City of Inmates (UNC Press), Bad Mexicans (WW Norton). @milliondlrhoods @UCLA @BuncheUCLA
Culver City, CA
Joined October 2011
Congratulations to @klytlehernandez! BAD MEXICANS is one of the three winners of this year's prestigious Bancroft Prize. https://t.co/uT9UfSYgGX
https://t.co/4tyT7mPSkl
nytimes.com
The award, one of the most prestigious in the field of American history, honors “scope, significance, depth of research and richness of interpretation.”
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Honored to speak at @CABlackFreedom event tonight. Hard conversations about supporting Black power, denouncing anti-Black racism from any source, & insisting that “solidarity is what you do when no one is looking.” Plus, another opportunity to hang w incomparable @_HollyJMitchell
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While Kevin de León (again) took the city to a new low, @EunissesH @HugoForCD13 and I walked in solidarity. We talked about the past, present, and future of radical latinx politics in LA. Thanks for the day, @GustavoArellano
MY LATEST @latimes COLUMNA: A tour of L.A.'s radical past with the city’s newest radical council members. RT, porfas!
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It just keeps getting worse… “Kevin de León was involved in a fight with an activist Friday, in an altercation at least partially caught on video. The council member said in a statement that he was assaulted. Activists said De León was the aggressor.”
latimes.com
The council member said in a statement that he was assaulted. Activists said De León was the aggressor.
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Why yes, that is @UCLAHist professor and MacArthur genius @klytlehernandez talking with incoming LA councilmembers @EunissesH and @HugoForCD13 in the Fashion District. About what? Columna tomorrow!
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Our symposium’s opening plenary begins now! Ar’n’t I a Woman? Herstory and Praxis: Black Women’s World Making #ABWH2022 #ABWHMakingHistory
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The @smithsonian's list of "Ten Best History Books of 2022" by @MeilanSolly includes TWO authors from our 2022 Teach the Black Freedom Struggle online series: -- "Bad Mexicans" by @klytlehernandez -- "Half American" by @mattdelmont & more great authors. https://t.co/F7lla2mv2a
smithsonianmag.com
Our favorite titles of the year resurrect forgotten histories and illuminate how the nation ended up where it is today
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The racist & xenophobic history of the #1326 law is well documented. Historians like @klytlehernandez have exposed this legacy. Created in 1929 by a white supremacist U.S. Senator, the law’s intent was to explicitly exclude Mexican migrants. https://t.co/QmRr8XZuUw
buzzfeednews.com
“We regularly see people who receive years in prison for what is essentially glorified trespassing.”
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“Bad Mexicans,” by Kelly Lytle Hernández In this captivating history, the author argues powerfully that “you cannot understand U.S. history without Mexico and Mexicans.” https://t.co/WDcGgGPtVz
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Mexican scholars and activists fought for this 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾 📣🔔BECAS AFROMEXICANAS A ESTADOS UNIDOS Revisen los requisitos y apoyos de esta convocatoria, lanzada en el marco del bicentenario de las relaciones diplomáticas México-Estados Unidos: https://t.co/uU65dCM7gS
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“The UC strike is therefore not just an effort to raise thousands of academic workers out of near poverty, but a movement whose success will require a reversal of the austerity that has subverted the higher education promise in California and elsewhere.”
theguardian.com
The University of California is trying to divide and conquer the 48,000 workers on strike by acceding to the demands of some groups but not others
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Required reading on 1326! Fantastic story from @aflores describing the amazing work of @KaraHartzler @klytlehernandez and many others to expose and eradicate the racism pervading the criminal immigration laws.
Law That Led To Trump’s Family Separation Crisis Has A Racist History @aflores @ahilan_toolong
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My last story for @BuzzFeedNews looks at the racist history of the law the Trump administration used to separate families at the border and how federal defenders are using it to fight illegal reentry charges for immigrants.
buzzfeednews.com
“We regularly see people who receive years in prison for what is essentially glorified trespassing.”
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And if you're a writer and are interested in working with Freedom Reads and giving a talk in a prison and love some literary journal that you're in - reach out to us, we'll get you into a prison, get that rag into the prison and we'll pay you. If you dope.
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Federal prosecutions for immigration issues have helped fuel mass incarceration. All because of a law created by a white supremacist senator in 1929. Learn more about why we’re fighting to decriminalize migration 👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽 Watch full video: https://t.co/mlplP1s67t
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Last night was a dream that I will forever be thankful to the @PulitzerPrizes jurors to have helped me realize. This prize really belongs to many-all my community that has nurtured me-& dedicated to the many Black artists who continue to inspire me & change & save our world.
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MY LATEST @latimes COLUMNA: Kevin de León says he’s sorry but won’t resign. Kevin, stop gaslighting L.A. RT, porfas!
latimes.com
In the midst of this forgive-me farce, De León reiterated that, nope, he’s going to stay in his seat.
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