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@kimjohnson.bsky.social

USA Today Bestseller THIS IS MY AMERICA, INVISIBLE SON, THE COLOR OF A LIE LA Times Book Award Finalist | NPR Best Book | πŸ’—πŸ’š

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Congratulations to client @kimjohnson.bsky.social who was awarded the LA Times Book Prize for Young Adult Literature last week!

03.05.2025 17:00 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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A wonderful panel at the Gaithersburg Book Festival along with Dr. Yohuru Williams, @lm-elliott.bsky.social, and @kimjohnson.bsky.social. All my co-panelists are doing such important work with history for young readers, and it was an honor to be in conversation with them.

17.05.2025 21:41 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Democrats doing democrat shit.

Democrats doing democrat shit.

remember when they defeated racism

04.03.2025 16:09 β€” πŸ‘ 36    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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I will *not* be watching the State of the Union tomorrow evening. Nothing enrages Trump more than us tuning him out. Instead, I will be viewing and contributing to the State of the People, a 24-hour livestream of counter-programming beginning this evening. Register at stateofthepeople.media.

03.03.2025 16:07 β€” πŸ‘ 236    πŸ” 80    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 7
Velshi Banned Book Club: β€˜Internment’ by Samira Ahmed
YouTube video by MSNBC Velshi Banned Book Club: β€˜Internment’ by Samira Ahmed

@samiraahmed.bsky.social talks banned books, speaking out against injustice, and INTERNMENT on @msnbc.com ⬇️
www.youtube.com/watch?v=m6TG...

04.03.2025 21:15 β€” πŸ‘ 17    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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As of today, a new term has entered our language. A β€œrubio” is a spineless lump of nothing. Example: Don’t be such a rubio.

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I am furious that @joyannreid.bsky.social was axed from her show at MSNBC. This is what authoritarianism looks like. Toni Morrison warned us that they will go after the journalists, scholars and artists first.

Please support Joy in her next endeavors. I hope her former colleagues protest.

24.02.2025 18:44 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
Person with long black hair in an orange checkered top holding up a red hardcover copy of Kindling by Traci Chee

Person with long black hair in an orange checkered top holding up a red hardcover copy of Kindling by Traci Chee

KINDLING is a finalist for the LA Times Book Prize! πŸ”₯ I’m so thrilled to be included alongside K.A. Cobell, Safia Elhillo, Carolina Ixta & @kimjohnson.bsky.social. πŸ“š Congratulations to all the finalists & a huge thank you to LA Times & the judges for this honor! www.latimes.com/entertainmen...

19.02.2025 17:33 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The news is out ✨THE COLOR OF A LIE ✨is a LA TIMES BOOK PRIZE Finalist for Young Adult Literature! This is two years in a row, with INVISIBLE SON as a finalist last year. This is a huge honor, especially with an incredible group of finalists @tracicheeauthor @ka_cobell @safiamafia and @carolinaixta

20.02.2025 15:52 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Congratulations to @kimjohnson.bsky.social, THE COLOR OF A LIE is the winner of The Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction!

18.02.2025 21:09 β€” πŸ‘ 41    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1

Thank you!

18.02.2025 22:58 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Kendrick Lamar Awarded Nobel Beef Prize theonion.com/kendric...

14.02.2025 17:52 β€” πŸ‘ 9569    πŸ” 1248    πŸ’¬ 77    πŸ“Œ 86

β€œadvocate”???

04.02.2025 02:09 β€” πŸ‘ 223    πŸ” 64    πŸ’¬ 19    πŸ“Œ 3

Thank you!

04.02.2025 01:14 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I always recommend This Is My America! My first novel. But if you love historical, The Color of a Lie! Thank you!

04.02.2025 01:09 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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The African American Children’s Book Fair in Philly was amazing!! It was packed from babies to great great grandparents.

04.02.2025 01:09 β€” πŸ‘ 22    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you!

04.02.2025 01:05 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Well hello Black History Month and new followers! Im an award winning author who combines the things I love the most, Black people, Social Justice, and Thrillers. Former VP in Higher Ed and forever student.

www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/608330...

04.02.2025 01:05 β€” πŸ‘ 40    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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I’m still in shock at the news my historical thriller set in 1955 Levittown Pennsylvania won the 2025 Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction! πŸ†

30.01.2025 13:30 β€” πŸ‘ 23    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0

Fear the Dead Season 8: we didn’t need all them kids and monologues or the flip flopping of character arcs.

26.01.2025 17:24 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

SAME.

18.01.2025 23:06 β€” πŸ‘ 490    πŸ” 31    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 0

This is me now! Every day I just love sitting in rest in front of the window with my feet on the radiator sipping a cup of tea!

15.01.2025 15:36 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you for reading!!!

14.01.2025 16:35 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Today I was granted access to speak with incarcerated firefighters.

They told me:
- they hadn’t showered in 5 days
- they were not provided regularly meals
- they were working 24 hours in a row
- they feel under appreciated and underpaid

11.01.2025 22:59 β€” πŸ‘ 289    πŸ” 101    πŸ’¬ 13    πŸ“Œ 12

$40 million to license a documentary about the "first lady." How many people in America will die today because they couldn't afford healthcare? Zuck rolling back online protections. They're all obeying in advance and it's mind boggling.

08.01.2025 13:37 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Meta ends fact-checking, drawing praise from Trump Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg ended fact-checking on Facebook and Instagram in favor of community notes, calling the recent election a β€œcultural tipping point” on free speech.

www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...

I think I am more concerned about the fact that fact-checking departments at actual news organizations are few and far between over the last 10 years or so

08.01.2025 12:26 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

A third of the 1400 firefighters involved are prisoners who are unpaid.

08.01.2025 11:33 β€” πŸ‘ 349    πŸ” 199    πŸ’¬ 9    πŸ“Œ 12

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