Deb Bailey

"Books are a form of political action. Books are knowledge. Books are reflection. Books change your mind." - Toni Morrison (1931-2019), an award-winning novelist, essayist & poet. This photo, called "The Bluest Eye," portrait was taken for her first book. #blackhistorymonth

Black and white photo of author Toni Morrison. called "the Bluest Eye" portrait because it was taken for the book cover of her first book, "The Bluest Eye."

11:28 AM - Feb 09, 2024

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“I was attracted to science fiction because it was so wide open. I was able to do anything and there were no walls to hem you in and there was no human condition that you were stopped from examining.”
- Octavia E. Butler (1947-2006), award-winning science fiction author. #blackhistorymonth

Photograph of Octavia E. Butler sitting in front of a row of her published books. She was a Hugo and Nebula award winning science fiction author.

11:04 AM - Feb 09, 2024

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"The way to right wrongs is to turn the light of truth upon them." Ida B. Wells (1862-1931), an educator, journalist, founder of the National Association of Colored Women’s Club which was created to address issues dealing with civil rights and women’s suffrage. #blackhistorymonth

"The way to right wrongs is to turn the light of truth upon them." quote by Ida B. Wells, educator, journalist and activist.

10:52 AM - Feb 09, 2024

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"Not everything that is faced can be changed. But nothing can be changed until it is faced." James Baldwin (1924-1987), an essayist, playwright, novelist and civil rights activist. #blackhistorymonth

"Not everything that is faced can be changed. But nothing cn be changed until it is faced." James Baldwin quote

10:45 AM - Feb 09, 2024

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“No black woman writer in this culture can write 'too much'. Indeed, no woman writer can write 'too much'...No woman has ever written enough.” - bell hooks (1952-2021), a prolific author, scholar and activist whose work examined the connections between race, gender, and class. #blackhistorymonth

Time Magazine cover illustration of bell hooks (1952-2021), a prolific author, scholar and activist whose work examined the connections between race, gender, and class.

10:36 AM - Feb 09, 2024

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"Cornrows, Afropuffs and Joy" by Sierra Leonian photographer, Adama Delphine Fawundu, taken in Brooklyn, NY.

Joy can be revolutionary.
#blackhistorymonth #BHM2024 #photography #artsandculture

"Cornrows, Afropuffs and Joy" Black & White photograph of three young Black girls walking down the street in Brooklyn, NY. Photo by: Adama Delphine Fawundu.

11:20 AM - Feb 07, 2024

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How nice for Dean Phillips to schedule his "provocative conversation" on MLK Day with Bill Ackman (plagiarism for my wife but not for thee) and Elon Musk (low-IQ Black pilots make planes crash).

Guess he was really pressed that no one showed up at his little campaign event.
#deanphillips

Dean Phillips announces twitter space with Elon Musk and Bill Ackman

01:39 PM - Jan 15, 2024

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"An individual has not started living until he can rise above the narrow confines of his individualistic concerns to the broader concerns of all humanity." - Martin Luther King, Jr.
#mlkday #martinlutherkingjr #mlkjrquotes

Poster for MLK Jr's speech in Memphis on April 4th 1968

11:12 AM - Jan 15, 2024

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Activists who disrupted the event at Mother Emanuel have decided to dox parishioners until their "demands are met." This is being co-signed by Marcus McDonald and Pastor Darien Jones.

And please DO NOT try to explain this away. They're putting targets on people's backs.

picture of tweet listing demands for Gaza cease fire.

01:17 PM - Jan 10, 2024

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A real NYT headline: "Trump family trial style".

Describing Ivanka Trump: "... her blond hair falling in soft waves around her face, the picture of gentle, pulled-together professionalism and good will."

Lie cheat, steal, call for sedition & mess up people's lives - but call it fashion.

NYT article about the Trump family on trial featuring a picture of Ivanka Trump.

08:13 PM - Nov 10, 2023

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For those who didn't vote in 2016 - or need to be persuaded to vote in 2024 - is this real enough for you?

Audre Lorde said, "your silence will not save you." They're coming for our civil rights. And we can't let that happen.

Catch your breath. Get your spirit together, then let's get to work.

photo of Hillary Rodham Clinton with the words "I warned you"

12:41 PM - Jun 30, 2023

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At this point sometimes I'm getting more from the NYT Pitchbot than the actual NYT.

New York Times Pitchbot tweet about affirmative action

11:46 PM - Jun 29, 2023

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"Do the best you can until you know better. Then when you know better, do better." - Maya Angelou

#SpoutibleQuotes #quote #MayaAngelou

Maya Angelou quote about doing better once you know better.

11:06 AM - May 08, 2023

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After all that crowning and clowning why are KC3 & Cams on American Idol??? What is this?

#KingCharlesIII #KingCharles #BritishRoyalFamily

King Charles and Queen Camilla on American Idol TV show

10:35 AM - May 08, 2023

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"The way to right wrongs is to turn the light of truth upon them." - Ida B. Wells

#SpoutingQuotes #quotes #BlackHistoryQuote #IdaBWells

11:52 AM - May 05, 2023

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One of the reasons for the strike.

"For weeks, multiple studios & streamers have been planning to use AI to generate scripts based on books and other IP that is in the public domain" https://abovetheline.com/2...

#writing #WGA #Hollywood

Discussing Film tweet about writers' strike and using AI

08:34 PM - May 04, 2023

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"We can disagree and still love each other unless your disagreement is rooted in my oppression and denial of my humanity and right to exist."
-James Baldwin

#quote #SpoutingQuotes #JamesBaldwin #BlackHistoryQuote

11:06 AM - May 02, 2023

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Ordered this book from Octavia's Bookshop in CA. Originally published in the 1980's it includes interviews with Maya Angelou, Toni Cade Bambara, Gwendolyn Brooks, Nikki Giovanni, Audre Lorde, Toni Morrison, Sonia Sanchez, Ntozake Shange & Alice Walker. #WomensHistoryMonth #BlackWomenWrite

Book cover for Black Women Writers at Work

12:50 PM - Mar 20, 2023

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Applications open: The Octavia Project Summer Institute free program for young women & trans, nonbinary, and/or gender non-conforming youth 14-18 to bridge their love of scifi, creative writing, art, science, and technology!
https://www.octaviaproject...

11:22 AM - Mar 11, 2023

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