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Cassondra Hanna

@cossandro.bsky.social

historian / black studies phd student working on histories of race, space & education currently @ harvard aaas / formerly @ uva history fisk alum / #hbcugrad | she/her

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4 grounding questions [if useful at this moment]:

1. What resources exist so I can better educate myself [about x issue]?
2. Who's already doing work around this injustice?
3. Do I have the capacity to offer concrete support & help to them?
4. How can I be constructive?

22.10.2025 18:33 β€” πŸ‘ 553    πŸ” 249    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 1

It's really OK to change your mind when new facts are presented. It really is.

21.10.2025 20:37 β€” πŸ‘ 3788    πŸ” 934    πŸ’¬ 30    πŸ“Œ 0

Ah yes, sounds like he’s learning the harsh realities of the tightly packed airplane! I think Im still struggling with this one myself πŸ˜‚

22.10.2025 13:28 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Taking a French class and I’m mostly learning that I have a pretty weak grasp of the English language…

22.10.2025 13:23 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The tiny lil humans are just trying to figure out how to be humans, and thats gotta be hard! Even once you’ve got it figured out, dealing with tiny humans is hard! Two things can be true at once. Because at the end of the day, were all just tryna figure out this thing called life.

22.10.2025 13:21 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I remember being on a flight next to a child who was screaming extraordinarily loud. I remember feeling a lil irritated before realizing that my ears had just popped. It occurred to me that the poor lil guy likely felt the same discomfort but had no idea what was happening. I would be screaming too!

22.10.2025 13:21 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Terra Cotta’s regime bans considerations of race in hiring but grants itself carte blanche to consider race in firing.

09.10.2025 16:39 β€” πŸ‘ 39    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

Quiet as it’s kept, β€œdialogue” won’t cure what ails this godforsaken nation.

21.09.2025 22:25 β€” πŸ‘ 46    πŸ” 14    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

the funny thing about the constant misappropriation of MLK is that the guy left a massive body of writing specifically aimed at explaining his views of those of the movement he represented to the broad public. it is extremely easy to know what the guy thought on a variety of subjects and yet

21.09.2025 16:29 β€” πŸ‘ 17593    πŸ” 2726    πŸ’¬ 216    πŸ“Œ 118

We are living in some supremely absurd times.

19.09.2025 01:57 β€” πŸ‘ 420    πŸ” 34    πŸ’¬ 10    πŸ“Œ 2

I am a professor because the McNair Scholars Program showed me what I was capable of. I will fight with everything I have to make sure others have the same opportunities.

McNair matters!

15.09.2025 14:45 β€” πŸ‘ 116    πŸ” 49    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

Every major publication in this country needs to have dedicated staffers or correspondents reporting on gaming, streamers, podcasts, and TikTok. Not as a once in a while thing. As standard beats. These are massive segments of American culture. No excuses for it anymore.

12.09.2025 16:13 β€” πŸ‘ 5534    πŸ” 1270    πŸ’¬ 78    πŸ“Œ 97

Losing my mind a little over this.

26.06.2025 17:16 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Amen.

24.06.2025 14:22 β€” πŸ‘ 209    πŸ” 39    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1
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NEW YORK (AP) β€” Andrew Cuomo concedes New York City Democratic mayoral primary to Zohran Mamdani.

25.06.2025 02:32 β€” πŸ‘ 11462    πŸ” 2164    πŸ’¬ 197    πŸ“Œ 839

It’s not my monkey, nor my zoo but this nyc mayor race is something else.

22.06.2025 19:59 β€” πŸ‘ 940    πŸ” 52    πŸ’¬ 9    πŸ“Œ 8

We wake up this morning knowing that Ella Baker's words are still true.

15.06.2025 15:04 β€” πŸ‘ 25    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Tim Walz speaks in a blue jacket

Tim Walz speaks in a blue jacket

Gov. Tim Walz says Democratic Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband were shot and killed last night in β€œa political assassination.”

14.06.2025 14:53 β€” πŸ‘ 8615    πŸ” 2528    πŸ’¬ 265    πŸ“Œ 400

Please don't talk to me about history unless you've actually read history.

10.06.2025 00:59 β€” πŸ‘ 304    πŸ” 22    πŸ’¬ 10    πŸ“Œ 1

I agree with those who say that by attacking sanctuary cities, the administration was trying to provoke a response they could exploit. But here's the thing: there is no perfect move for a community under siege. Cooperation and the passive absorption of violence are also highly exploitable moves.

09.06.2025 20:45 β€” πŸ‘ 778    πŸ” 171    πŸ’¬ 10    πŸ“Œ 6
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Another world is possible if we fight for it.

09.06.2025 20:00 β€” πŸ‘ 1025    πŸ” 691    πŸ’¬ 10    πŸ“Œ 42
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When the story of troops sleeping on the floor in California after Trump sent them with no plan went viral… Musk’s Grok quickly sprang into action and told people the SF Chronicle pics were actually from Afghanistan in 2021.

BBC Verify: Grok lied.

10.06.2025 04:20 β€” πŸ‘ 1771    πŸ” 739    πŸ’¬ 73    πŸ“Œ 64

It's hard to overstate how destructive the reflexive "this is a distraction!" stuff that politicians and commentators and people are always peddling.

Everything is happening all at once. That's how authoritarianism works. If you can't navigate and synthesize this, you're not meeting the moment.

09.06.2025 14:18 β€” πŸ‘ 7326    πŸ” 1898    πŸ’¬ 125    πŸ“Œ 127