Jermaine Thibodeaux

Sounds good! Thanks for hipping me to the Disappearing Spoon podcast today! Working on my book manuscript about sugar cultivation and convict labor in Texas, as you may know, so I enjoy all sugar content that connects in meaningful ways. Tadman is proud too! Still gagging over the Hitler bit! Yikes

Such a beautiful day in Oklahoma. Tough to make this trip to the library to write, especially after a good plate of griot and diri djon djon! And they never give you enough pikliz!🤬🤬

No relation between the author and subjects, right? I know of Cater’s work on the Scottsboro boys and some of his work on Wallace. This is an interesting one to me. I think Asa has some wild Texas connections, so I am already hooked!

A New Age for Houston Politics? The Dem primary for the 18th Congressional District pits two generations of politicians—represented by Christian Menefee and Al Green—against each other.

Houston-area politics is looking decidedly old. Mayor John Whitmire, age 76, already announced he’s running for reelection in 2028. Annise Parker, the former mayor and current frontrunner to replace Lina Hidalgo as Harris County Judge, is 69. The median age of its city council is roughly 55.

A White Historian Claimed That Black People 'Had No History.' This Trailblazing Scholar Dedicated His Life to Proving Otherwise Carter G. Woodson, the "father of Black history," founded the celebration now known as Black History Month in 1926. A prolific writer and activist, he viewed his efforts to educate the public as a "li...

Carter G. Woodson “believed that if he didn’t document the chronicles of Black people and people from the African diaspora, if he didn’t write this record, that Black people wouldn’t be acknowledged with their humanity” (Pero G. Dagbovie, Michigan State Uni)
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Same. And what tenure dossier?🫢🤷🏾‍♂️

This guy is dropping truth. Awesome man.

Historians’ Amicus Brief in Trump v. Barbara Two historians and professors of legal history represented by Kendall Brill & Kelly LLP have filed a brief supporting a challenge to President Trump’s executive order purporting to end birthright citi...

« The historians’ brief — authored by Professor Martha S. Jones and Professor Kate Masur — centers on the pre–Civil War advocacy of free Black Americans for a broad and inclusive principle of birthright citizenship. » www.brennancenter.org/our-work/res...

Sadly, they were a huge part of my personal anti-Bernie persona. 🤭🤭 That crew has always been deeply problematic. Deeply.

“Low enrollment“ is always a bad argument (tho one that many humanists buy into in worries about “declining” majors) but it’s a particular sham at a research university. These are vital, active research fields that produce important knowledge, which is why research universities must support them.

Teaching the Boston Massacre this week. 🤦🏾‍♂️

These are “low enrollment” majors but the classes are regularly at capacity. They changed the funding structure a few years ago here, switching the allocation from course enrollments to majors then blamed these departments for a structural, top-down change. This is entirely a political choice.

America isn't exceptional — it's the exception America has self-importance in abundance. What it lacks is the data to back it up.

The American people are systematically deluded about their own country. We have worse health outcomes, more shootings, more people in prison, less vacation, less paid time off, less parental leave, higher childcare costs, higher infant mortality, lower social trust ... on & on & on.

How inclusive! 🤭🤣🤣

BLACK HISTORY MONTH Jam Session 🎧✊🏾✨ — happening NOW ‼️

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Queen Mother: Black Nationalism, Reparations, and the Untold Story of Audley Moore Black Nationalism, Reparations, and the Untold Story of Audley Moore

THE EXTRAORDINARY LIFE AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS of Audley Moore, “Queen Mother” of Black Nationalism and a power in US Black radical politics for more than seven decades, are finally given their due in this compelling, deeply researched biography. SOLID A

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Opposition to Mega Prison Project Shapes a Local Election in Rural Arkansas - Bolts Incarceration has become a central issue in Western Arkansas, where the governor wants to build a new prison that has angered and mobilized residents.

Sarah Huckabee Sanders' plan to build a huge mega-prison in rural Arkansas has drawn major opposition, with some residents saying it's made them think differently about incarceration in the face of organizing.

Now that's bleeding into a local election, as candidates vow to fight the governor.

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My book is available for pre-order! Get your copy here: www.cambridge.org/us/universit...

Obama Presidency Oral History The Obama Presidency as told by 450+ officials, activists, organizers, and extraordinary people from all walks of life.

So the Obama administration oral history project went live today. An extraordinary resource for historians and teachers, and a great credit to the team of folks who compiled them all, including Evan McCormick, @pastpunditry.bsky.social and many others.

“I am somebody!”

I grew up obsessed with the sound of Black orators whose voices alone felt like they could open heaven, even as they fought to help Black folks find peace here on earth.

Knowing how much Jesse Jackson loved our people taught me to love and struggle for us too.

A true legend.

A photo of Rev. Jesse Jackson speaking during an interview in July 1983.

Reverend Jesse Jackson was one of America’s greatest patriots. He spent his life summoning all of us to fulfill the promise of America and building the coalitions to make that promise real. A son of Greenville, South Carolina, Reverend Jackson first rose to the national stage as one of the young leaders of the Civil Rights Movement. His presidential runs in 1984 and 1988 electrified millions of Americans and showed them what could be possible. From Washington, DC to the Bay Area, from the Mississippi Delta to Appalachia, from South Africa to the South Side of Chicago, Reverend Jackson gave a voice to people who were removed from power and politics. He let us know our voices mattered. He instilled in us that we were somebody. And he widened the path for generations to follow in his footsteps and lead.

Reverend Jesse Jackson was one of America’s greatest patriots. He spent his life summoning all of us to fulfill the promise of America and building the coalitions to make that promise real.

Acclaimed artist Betye Saar is 99 years old.

She turns 100 in July.

#ArtSky #BlackSky #BHM

The Colored Conventions Movement This volume of essays is the first to focus on the Colored Conventions movement, the nineteenth century’s longest campaign for Black civil rights. Well bef...

We love to see this here! Read Dr. Jermaine Thibodeax's essay--with Dean Daina Ramey Berry in the Colored Conventions edited collection! uncpress.org/978146965426...

Photo of Frederick Douglass, who some say was the most photographed person of the 19th century

Happy birthday to one of the greatest, Frederick Douglass. Born into slavery, he didn't know his actual birthday, but chose to celebrate it on this day.

Please read his books and essays; please teach your children his story when they are old enough to understand.

Doing Douglass Day transcribing with my students! Good trouble! #DouglassDay #ColoredConventions 💪🏾💪🏾 www.DouglassDay.org

There is no Black Philadelphia history without Patti LaBelle

“You cannot tell the story of American culture, innovation, music, art, and food without Black Americans because they are woven into every thread of the national narrative.” — Angela Val, president and CEO of Visit Philly.

Negro History Week A National Celebration Annually observed everywhere in the United States The second week in February Beginning the 7th Directed by The Association for the Study of Negro Life and History The purpose of the celebration are to popularize the study of Negro Life and History and to secure more support for its promotion

Today, February 7, 2026, is officially the 100th anniversary of Negro History Week and the 50th anniversary of Black History Month.

Carter G Woodson purposely started Negro History Week on February 7th so that it would end on February 14th, which is Frederick Douglass's birthday

GOP fast tracks monster voter suppression bill that could disenfranchise millions by requiring proof of citizenship at polls In the past few weeks, passing the legislation has been a unifying rally cry for Republicans, a welcome distraction from the party’s cratering public opinion polls.

Republicans are moving quickly to pass a bill requiring voters to show proof of citizenship both to register and at the polls ahead of the 2026 midterm elections — a move that experts warn could disenfranchise millions of Americans. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

A formerly enslaved man was thrown out of an Old City church. He then founded America’s first African Methodist Episcopal church.

Mother Bethel is the oldest independent Christian denomination founded by Black people and it was founded at 6th and Lombard Streets as a reaction to white supremacy.

Was driving my kids to school and the first thing on the radio was reporting about Trump's video depicting the Obamas as apes and I think many people still don't fully appreciate what it means to have to raise Black children in a country where the president is so brazenly and consistently racist