Rayshauna Gray
@rayshaunagray
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Maker of the #ModusOperandiDeck & #TheHeartWorkIs. Doin' stuff w/ @NCPH, Harvard, @Deckible, & @HistCambridge. 3 Pomeranians (and a squirrel) in a raincoat.
Chicago, IL / Cambridge, MA
Joined December 2008
Hey, Twittermigos! My 72-prompt #ModusOperandiDeck is available in English card and Braille booklet form (w/ translation to come). It can also be purchased via @Deckible! Here are some links: . Deckible: #OracleDeck #BlackBusiness
Wishing sold out sales and launches for my entrepreneurs and small businesses this holiday week! 🪄🪄.
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"By the Sword We Seek Peace" : Changing the Massachusetts Seal & Motto.
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"If you'd like the advisory commission to consult with what is, after all, the largest concentration of people in the state, write to it to ask for an in-person hearing in Boston. Contact the MA Seal, Flag, and Motto Advisory Commission or massflagandsealfeedback@mass.gov." +
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"After public input at the hearings, the commission will make a recommendation to the governor and - hey presto! - we'll have a new flag and seal, hopefully by the time the legislative session ends in July 2026." +.
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Excerpt from Partnership of Historic Bostons newsletter:. "The advisory commission will hold in-person hearings in Plymouth, Worcester, western Massachusetts and the North Shore. So if you're living in these areas, keep an eye out for dates and locations!" +.
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RT @rayshaunagray: "Read the revised bill to change the Mass Flag and Seal here: If you are able to, meet with the….
changethemassflag.com
S.1877 – A Resolve Providing for the Creation of a Special Commission Relative to the Seal and Motto of the Commonwealth, passed overwhelmingly at about 4:00 a.m. on January 6th, 2021, the la…
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RT @rayshaunagray: "Revised legislation from the office of Rep Lindsay Sabadosa (D-Northampton) and at least Six Native Leaders of Massachu….
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RT @rayshaunagray: 390 years as go, this is what the seal looked like. The text reads "come over and help us." The second image is the seal….
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RT @rayshaunagray: "With the 400th anniversary of the Mayflower landing approaching in 2020, it’s time to change the Massachusetts Flag and….
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RT @rayshaunagray: Alright, off to my last event of the day. I'm headed to a meeting at the Quaker Meeting House in West #CambMA to discuss….
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@NatlParkService @ncph @HistoricNE @NEMAnet “I have reason to believe through archival research that you could be the descendant of [Anthony] and Cuba Vassall, two slaves taken from Antigua by a founding member connected to Harvard University. Are you available anytime for a call?”.#CambMA.
theguardian.com
When the extent of the university’s involvement with slavery was unearthed, a scholar tracking descendants of enslaved workers was suddenly fired
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@NatlParkService @ncph @HistoricNE @NEMAnet Much appreciation to my teammates Drs. Aabid Allibhai, Caitlin G. DeAngelis Hopkins, Carla Martin, and Eshe Sherley. Credit to the National Park Service for the language from their website: #CambMA.
nps.gov
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@NatlParkService @ncph @HistoricNE @NEMAnet Honor and respect to Abba, Robin, Walker, Nuba, Trace, Tobey, and Cuba. along with Cuba's husband Anthony and their children James, Flora, Darby, Cyrus, and Catherine, and their Descendants. Honor and respect to the people we've yet to rediscover and those we'll never know.
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@NatlParkService @ncph @HistoricNE @NEMAnet For more information about the site's legacy of slavery and its connection to other sites in the area, check out “Who are my ancestors?” - The Descendants of Cuba Vassall (6m18s): #CambMA.
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@NatlParkService @ncph @HistoricNE @NEMAnet We enjoyed interactive history and family activities, refreshments, partner/resource tables by the Enslaved Legacy History Coalition, Christ Church Cambridge, First Church in Cambridge, and History Cambridge along with a StoryWalk featuring Juneteenth for Mazie by Floyd Cooper.
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@NatlParkService @ncph @HistoricNE @NEMAnet . “Lift Every Voice and Sing” (led by Judge Milton Wright), and a poetry ensemble (featuring Darby Vassall Descendant and curator of the event Denise Washington, Akili Jamal Haynes, Lenny Bradford, Stephen O’Neal).
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@NatlParkService @ncph @HistoricNE @NEMAnet In addition to great music (by DJ Steve Gousby), the day included a drum procession (Chibuzo Dunun), remarks and libation (Edmund Barry Gaither, Director & Curator of the Museum of the National Center of Afro-American Artists), a marvelous rendition of The Black National Anthem+
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@NatlParkService @ncph @HistoricNE @NEMAnet I [participated] in the Longfellow House Washington’s Headquarters' Juneteenth celebration last week. It was wonderful to commemorate such a meaningful holiday with some of the Descendants of people enslaved at the site, the NPS team, fellow researchers, & the #CambMA community.
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Well, I'm so glad you asked. Whitney Houston.Cab Calloway.Eartha Kitt.B.B. King.Niccolò Paganini.Jascha Heifetz.Jessye Norman
What deceased musicians would you want a Tiny Desk from?.
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