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Sometimes I do cool stuff!

@clascholars.bsky.social is a great place to showcase your business, special project, etc!

It’s going to be a really great special issue!

Conversation with Kiese I talk Mississippi, race, writing, family, and more with Constance Bailey and Kiese Laymon

Conversation with Kiese
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Get It While It's Hot Get It While It’s Hot brings together scholars, food writers, influencers, and even a CEO to discuss the phenomenon of eating by the side of the road. This...

lsupress.org/978080718620... with @singrala.bsky.social and Casey Kayser.

More ASALH highlights! More fellowship with @clascholars.bsky.social!

Even caught up with @clascholars.bsky.social at the history convention!

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Delta State University is investigating a student's death - Mississippi Today A 21-year-old student from Grenada, Mississippi, was found hanging from a tree on the Delta State University campus.

Delta State University is investigating a student's death mississippitoday.org/2025/09/15/d...

nonfiction, probably fans of @kiese.bsky.social or Mississippians. It’s very much about home even though it’s technically a collection of essays.

Think I forgot to post that the book dropped a few weeks ago. Shoutout to @upmississippi.bsky.social #booksky 💙📚

Television legend Stephen Colbert has just signed a $13.5 million deal with Netflix for a 7-episode series.

Mississippi is withholding Jackson's water, sewer funds, SPLC says Mississippi awarded Jackson $35.6 million in matching federal funds for its water and sewer systems but has withheld the money without explanation, SPLC says.

SPLC again argues Mississippi is withholding Jackson's ARPA funds mississippitoday.org/2025/08/29/m...

Verizon services are down for thousands of users across the United States on Saturday (August 30, 2025). Many of the affected users are claiming their devices are in SOS mode or satellite mode. A widespread Verizon outage impacted thousands of users across the United States on Saturday, with many devices displaying SOS or satellite mode. Reports of service disruptions, including issues with ...

I'm not a conspiracy theorist but... I'm thinking AT&T and TMobile are behind this... economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/interna...

We rembeber Emmett Till on his birthday. His life and legacy shaped history.

📖 Learn more in EMMETT TILL by Devery Anderson & EMMETT TILL AND THE MISSISSIPPI PRESS by Houck & Grindy.

#EmmettTill #UPMississippi #History #CivilRights

Stephen Colbert’s ‘Late Show’ canceled by CBS, to end in May 2026 CBS said in a statement that it was “purely a financial decision.” The show launched with Colbert as host, executive producer and writer a decade ago.

Breaking news: “The Late Show” with Stephen Colbert will end in May 2026, CBS said in a statement.

The announcement came days after Colbert spoke out against the $16 million paid earlier this month by Paramount, the parent company of CBS News.

Me and @clascholars.bsky.social can’t wait to see you there!

University of Virginia President Resigns Under Pressure From Trump Administration

Sad, but unsurprising 😢University of Virginia President Resigns Under Pressure From Trump Administration www.nytimes.com/2025/06/27/u...

#booksky

Tulsa announces reparations for the 1921 ‘Black Wall Street’ massacre It took decades of research by historians and journalists — and reports by state and federal commissions — to uncover the violence that claimed more than 300 Black lives.

The city of Tulsa, home to one of the most horrifying racial-terror massacres in U.S. history and the people who tried to cover it up, has announced a $105 million reparations package.

I can’t speak for anyone else, but this analogy of “Lady Liberty’ held captive, is exactly how I feel about this presidency & administration and what their attempting to do with our rights and freedoms…

The New Yorker captured the feelings perfectly…

One word, UNACCEPTABLE!

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I couldn’t attend the session that I registered for with you and Steven because I didn’t see the film in time. 😭

@tananarivedue.bsky.social the internet brought me to your post because I finally saw Sinners! I see why my students said it reminded them of my class. We talked about haints, root work, the blues, etc. It’s the perfect companion piece to my class, plus I’m from da Sip so I always rep hard!

@clascholars.bsky.social never fails to combine scholarship with fun! We went from poppin fans with boots on da ground to yoga the next morning, all with fabulous panels between! As always, I bought some great books from @upmississippi.bsky.social and I got some from @whiteoakbooks.bsky.social too!

The White House has begun process of looking for new secretary of defense The White House has begun the process of looking for a new secretary of defense, according to a U.S. official who was not authorized to speak publicly.

BREAKING NEWS: The White House has begun the process of looking for a new secretary of defense, according to a U.S. official who was not authorized to speak publicly.

Love this song sooo much. So glad it popped up on my timeline!

It’s clear to me that this administration is the Drake of the trade war with China, but apparently they are the Drake in the Harvard standoff as well. If their cruelty doesn’t kill us all, surely their incompetence will…

Hillary won the popular vote in 2016 if I’m not mistaken, so technically they only voted for it once, which was still one time too many 😭