@drkjcook.bsky.social
Professor of sociology & criminology at UNCW. Author. Restorative Justice practitioner. Wrongful conviction scholar. 1898 Wilmington Massacre & Coup specialist, Social justice advocate. Survivor.
"Let me emphasize that justice for me is not the issue I am addressing here; it is justice for my people that is at stake. When my people receive justice, I am sure that I will receive it, too." -- Assata Shakur (7/16/1947 β 9/25/2025) π @democracynow.org β¬οΈ π§΅
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Recent pic from my presentation at OΓ±ati International institute for the Sociology of Law. This paper merges my research with Exonerees and crime survivors in wrongful conviction cases. It is inspired by @healingjustice.bsky.social especially founder @jet4love.bsky.social
17.07.2025 11:37 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 2Cruelty is the goal. This is repulsive and terrifying.
25.06.2025 12:27 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0He just dropped $280,000,000 worth of artillery in a war thatβs not ours, but our grandparents have to live on Ramen noodles because America canβt afford Meals on Wheels anymore.
Make it make sense.
BREAKING: A federal judge reversed National Institutes of Health's terminations of hundreds of critical research grants that were canceled because of their alleged connection to disfavored topics, including diversity, equity, inclusion, and gender identity.
This is a major win for public health.
Peonies blooming in Portland, Maine. And all agree #NoKingsinAmerica
15.06.2025 19:44 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0#wilmington1898massacre taught us how vitally important it is to protect human rights. #NoKings
15.06.2025 11:13 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Yeah! Iβm in Maine (family funeral), and I live in Wilmington, NC. We donβt take kindly to coups and attempted insurrections since #wilmington1898 .. thanks HCR for featuring our city in the #NoKings protests today.
15.06.2025 11:10 β π 9 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0We hope...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gp5J...
Todayβs theme song is dedicated to #TrumpandMuskBrokenBromance
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Please stop using the phrase βmistaken eyewitness identificationβ see why in my book (Cook 2022, pg 176)
www.barnesandnoble.com/w/shattered-...
A heartfelt "fuck you" to everyone who told me I was overreacting in November 2016.
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28.05.2025 11:52 β π 32255 π 4841 π¬ 715 π 285My latest for @theappeal.org:
James Carver spent 36 years in prison after he was convicted of setting one of the deadliest fires in #Massachusetts history. But after reviewing new scientific evidence, a judge set him free.
βThey took my life away for nothing,β Carver said.
Hereβs a montage to celebrate my birthday.. i appreciate the decades of life and learning, growth and gratitude..
28.04.2025 16:39 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0While drawing valid parallels with Nazi Germany and political turmoil we are experiencing, another parallels is the Inquisition. Routing out "heretics" is an obvious parallel, some were falsely accused. It targeted Cathars, Huguenots, Jewish and Muslim people.
www.history.com/articles/inq...
#HarrietTubman was a fierce freedom fighter. We must carry on her work. #truthandrecinciliation #reparationsnow
21.04.2025 18:47 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0@eji.org
21.04.2025 18:44 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Millions of surnames of enslaved people are listed on this wall. The magnitude of these #crimesagainsthumanity is staggering. #reparationsnow #stolenland #stolenlabor #stolenlives #stolenbygreed @eji.org
21.04.2025 18:43 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Our #truthandReconciliation trip to Montgomery recently. #1898wilmimgtonmassacre (look it up). Descendants of massacre victims seek and speak truth. #BlackLivesMatter
21.04.2025 18:38 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0In Montgomery with beloved friends. π @eji.org @legacysites.eji.org #1898wilmingtonmassacre
19.04.2025 03:26 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0I love the work we do each and every day to help lift up voices of people who were forgotten
10.04.2025 19:05 β π 0 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0The upheaval and turmoil of this situation is enormous. Voters who are listed among the 60,000+ Griffin wants to toss are required to defend their right to vote. Is this going to keep happening in more elections in years to come?
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