Gabriella Cheyenne

There is a need for more literature on how migration among Afro-Caribbean women migrants can foster a sense of queer liberation. Particularly, it is essential to consider how these migrants experience freedom in other areas.

Stim culture says “be yourself,” but the world still tells Black autistic women that our joy is “too much,” our emotions “too loud.” We deserve to exist unmasked, unjudged, and unapologetic 🦋

Painting of two sitting figures in a dsrk garden space, facing each other holding hands, both with round mirrors for heads which reflect the other's face

The Lovers (mid 20thc)
bySurrealist painter Remedios Varo #WomensArt

Collage featuring the head and shoulders of a woman facing forwards resembling the artist Frida Kahlo, with flowers in her hair and around her neck

Frida by UK artist Jane Perkins who creates collage/mosaic artworks from found and upcycled materials #WomensArt

👣 The End of Asylum? 🧵

MiSC Scholar Mae Ngai forces us to reckon with the collapse of asylum under the second Trump administration and its deep historical roots in her latest, must-read article for @nybooks.com.

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❤️❤️❤️.

Colourful print with symbolic motifs and symbols

"Life created life begins" screenprint created by Bronwyn Bancroft, Bundjalung Indigenous Australian artist and printmaker #ReframingWomenPrintmakers

Chicago area center in Trump's immigration crackdown sparks complaints of inhumane conditions A boarded-up building in a small Chicago suburb has become the front line of a federal immigration crackdown in the nation's third-largest city.

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Chicago area center in Trump's immigration crackdown sparks complaints of inhumane conditions. SMH.

Canada Considers Anti-Immigrant Bills as Haitian Immigrants in the US Flee North Canada is not making it easy for asylum seekers from the US to find safe harbor.

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This article debunks the Canadian immigration rhetoric that "Canada is accepting toward immigrants." We also must consider how the politics of anti-Black racism ties into xenophobia within Canadian immigration regimes.

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"Judge Rules ending protections for Venezuelans and Haitian Migrants is Unlawful."

Racial profiling by feds of Latino migrants? NY eyes key case in California. The Supreme Court declined to block a judge's restrictions on immigration enforcement agents.

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Racial profiling by ICE agents among Latino migrants in California. Further contributing to their state of migrant illegality.

Beaman and Clerge (2024) further add that "This is where a
global Blackness approach helps to expand the categorical and experiential breath
of migration, racism, and the urban literature" (p.1739). @jean23bean.bsky.social

Beaman and Clerge (2024) write, "Migration scholarship is largely silent about the Transatlantic Slave Trade (1400s-1800s) and its centrality to modern migration processes" (p.1739).

Seoul voices regret after about 300 Koreans detained in US immigration raid at Hyundai-LG plant - The Korea Times The Korean government expressed regret on Friday over a U.S. immigration raid that is believed to have resulted in the detention of about 300 Korea...

"The detainees reportedly included a mix of Hyundai Motor Group affiliate employees and LG Energy Solution headquarters staff who were in the United States on business."

This all sounds awful and I really wonder what kind of reaction will come from this.

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Monochrome photograph featuring a group of men and women facing forwards posing for the photo, Frida Kahlo is a central figure flanked by women dressed in a similar style of long dress, the men wear casual jackets and trousers

Frida Kahlo and her students, 1943. (Photographer unknown). The Mexican artist began teaching in the 1940s,. tutoring her students in painting and also the art of living #WomensArt

Excellent readings! Yes, Afro-Caribbean literature is a necessity that must be taught at every university!

After 50 Years of Writing, Jamaica Kincaid Insists She’s Still an Amateur

After 50 Years of Writing, Jamaica Kincaid Insists She’s Still an Amateur

A new, career-spanning essay collection shows how she has never lost touch with the mischievous creativity of her 7-year-old self.
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Being appreciative that you are alive and breathing says wonders.

The Starry Night (1889) Van Gogh!

Watching Can't Buy Me Love (1987)—80's classics. Patrick Dempy is so young in here.

Never be afraid to ask for help if you're unsure about something. Being aware of your strengths and weaknesses are important. And always embrace feedback from others. People wouldn't take the time to give you lengthy feedback if they did not care about you and your success.

YouTube video by Guilherme Alves Pink Floyd Another Brick In The Wall (HQ)

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Pink Floyd: Another Brick in the Wall! My fav song and British rockstar! I always said this song reminds me of Foucault's idea of disciplinary power!

Push through no matter what. Mental strength is a necessity!!!

The Addams Family Values. Movies that make you smile and laugh.❤️❤️❤️

Moving Day (1967) Norman Rockwell. One of my favorite paintings. ❤️

Little House on the Prairie! I absolutely love this TV show!❤️

Nash writes, “I see both intersectionality and transnationalism as anti-subordination analytics, frameworks, and politics that inform theory, politics, and feminist worldviews" (p.8). Such a brilliant insight. @jennifercnash.bsky.social

“We call for an end to the cruel, destructive, & indiscriminate ICE raids...tearing apart our communities, disrupting our economy, & hurting all working people. Immigrant workers are essential to our society:feeding our nation, caring for our elders, cleaning our workplaces, & building our homes."

Throwback: Haiti.

I have been writing all night and am exhausted, but persisting.