K.R. Parker, Ph.D. (she/her)

Trump brings elite institutions to heel in $1.2 billion settlement spree A potential $500 million settlement with Harvard would be the largest scalp to date.

Everything about this is wrong.
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This week we will be fundraising to help the #SnackSociety

A healthy work ethic includes not working when you're sick not only because working through illness only prolongs the illness and reduces employee productivity but also because getting other people sick fucks up their productivity. Or kills them. We've learned nothing from covid

Midnight Mystics: An Anthology of Fantasy Comics By Black W A comic anthology featuring ten fantasy stories from Black women creators.

You've helped us come so far! Only $8500 stands between us and making history. We want to publish the first All-Black Women Fantasy graphic novel anthology on Kickstarter. We have 50 hours left to raise the final stretch #sdcc #graphicnovels #romantasy #bvm www.kickstarter.com/projects/844...

Senate Votes to Strip $1.1 Billion From Public Broadcasting in Blow to PBS and NPR The Senate voted early Thursday to strip $1.1 billion in funding from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, in a severe blow to NPR and PBS.

The Senate voted early Thursday to strip $1.1 billion in funding from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, a severe blow to 1,500 local public stations, as well as PBS and NPR

A wonderful essay! @howard2home.bsky.social

Thank you!!!

All That You Touch, You Change: The Life and Legacy of Octavia E. Butler Helena Ramsaroop Octavia E. Butler passed away nearly twenty years ago, but her legacy lives on in every reader she touched with her words. She is often regarded as one of the most important writer…

All That You Touch, You Change: @hramsaroop.bsky.social reflects on three recent studies of Octavia Butler's life and work (Angel City Press, @uscpress.bsky.social, & @oxfordunipress.bsky.social)

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Oooh…the first (?) review of Understanding Octavia E. Butler, aka my new book?! 😅👀☺️

- Octavia E. Butler
- The entire Hunger Games franchise—books & movies
- Black historical romance by @authormsbev.bsky.social
- Black vampires
- Jurassic Park 1 & 2 (movies only)
- Disney Princess movies—animated & live action
- why Albanese Ultimate gummy bears (gold foil @ the top) are the best

'A Form of Torture': Detainees Allege Mistreatment at 'Alligator Alcatraz' | Common Dreams "We're human beings; we're not dogs," said one detainee. "We're like rats in an experiment."

'A Form of Torture': Detainees Allege Mistreatment at [redacted] concentration camp| Common Dreams

"They took the Bible I had and they said here there is no right to religion," the detainee added.”

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BlueSky Book Besties! 📚

Bahahahahaha love it!

Happy #JenkinsJuly 🎉
I just re-read Captured.
Next up? Midnight.

Night Song Night Song - Kindle edition by Jenkins, Beverly. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading Night Song.

Celebrate Jenkins July with Night Song on sale for a buck and change. www.amazon.com/Night-Song-B...

Fake website servic welcome page. text reads: "Your favorite tool is now ruined by AI" "you might not like it but shareholders love it"

when you open a service you've been using for a decade only to find it out it caught the virus

Keith David reacting to the announcement that he will be receiving a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Imma just say this. There are more survivors you interact with on a regular basis. Choose your words wisely today because that shit sticks with folks more than you’ll ever know.

Warnock: A budget is not just a fiscal document. A budget is a moral document. Show me your budget and I'll show you who you think matters and who doesn't. And if this awful budget were an EKG, it would suggest that our nation has a heart problem and is in need of moral surgery

Tuxedo cat standing next to a stack of books written by Octavia E. Butler

Tuxedo cat standing next in between two stacks of books written by Octavia E. Butler

Image of a cat standing next to books written by Octavia E. Butler with the text, "Happy 78th Birthday, Octavia E. Butler! Celebrating 12 Years of Octavia E. Butler Literary Society! What we've been up to this past year--and more!" At the bottom is a link to the Society's blog hosted on Substack. oebsociety.substack.com

Happy 78th Birthday to Octavia E. Butler!

Butler’s legacy is full speed ahead, thanks to so many groups, businesses, schools, scholars, artists, writers, and more.

Whether you’re new to Butler or just getting started, there’s something for everyone—even our four legged friends!

#octaviabutler

Flyer reads: WOMEN & CHILDREN FIRST PRESENTS AN OCTAVIA BUTLER BIRTHDAY BASH! JUNE 21 7PM with KEMI ALABI MOYA BAILEY SARAI BERNICE JULIAN RANDALL DR. NICOLE RAWLS music by ROY KINSEY RAMA masks required

Hello, Chicago! Got Saturday plans? Join me and others as we honor the legacy of Octavia E. Butler on the solstice and the day before her actual birthday!

Register here!

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Adam Lazzare White! He’s so good!

Tools don’t care if you’re a girl. Can you use them is all they ask.

Dear Black Men, We Need You My annual Father's Day letter to Black men

In honor of #FathersDay here is my annual love letter to Black men. Because I need y'all to stick around longer.

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The day started with tragedy with political violence in MN and instead of being scared, neighbors SHOWED UP to stand together at No Kings Twin Cities. We packed the Capitol Mall all the way to the Cathedral. Estimate 80,000+ right now. So proud of our state. #nokings #indivisible

Most of my friends are from Texas, which means you probably know someone who's undocumented. It probably isn't the person you'd expect, either. Maybe it's the person sitting next to you in the pew every Sunday. Or the nice old man at the grocery store who knows how to pick the perfect watermelon now that they're in season. Or the grandma who works in the nursery at your kids' daycare. You handed her your sweet 8-week-old newborn and she held you both while you cried because it was too soon, but you know she cared for that baby as tenderly as you do. Or the neighbor who checks on your pets when you leave town. Or the family of your kid's best friend who always invite you over for food and fellowship when they get together. Could be your favorite coworker, or your favorite coworker's wife. Or mama. @heymrsbond

Could be your best student. Or their parents. 99% of folks in this country, in our communities, undocumented are here to do the same as you and me: mind their business and make the best of their one, precious life. They're also tax-paying, which means they're planting seeds in a garden they'll never see. If you are silent as your neighbors, friends, coworkers, and church and community members are being brutally removed from their lives, you're probably not the community member you think you are. If you're silent while people in your community live in fear, you're the real threat. But/and: today's a good day to do and be better. I believe in you.

Silence is violence.

Speak up, even when your voice shakes.

Mask ban legislation is popping up all over the U.S. and this is exactly why you should oppose it, even when lawmakers add in “exceptions” for medical masks.

You know who gets to decide whether your mask qualifies as medical? Cops. And I promise you they don’t give a shit

#nokings #savannah
And here’s a lady getting arrested for wearing a medical mask

Thank you for your support! I so hope the book resonates in all the ways you need it to!