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Learotha Williams, Jr. PhD @learothawms.bsky.social · Jan 15

Sunsets and silhouettes. Dakar, Senegal.
#photography📷
#landscape #seascapes #sunsets #senegal

Learotha Williams, Jr. PhD @learothawms.bsky.social · 11h

Now Playing. Sarah Vaughan. Misty.

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Misty by Sarah Vaughan on Apple Music

Song · 1958 · Duration 2:59

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Learotha Williams, Jr. PhD @learothawms.bsky.social · 11h

The dense fog obscured and revealed the morning’s activity. I love foggy mornings because they make me feel as if the earth is giving me a warm hug and a gentle peck on my cheek.

“Feels like I’m clinging to a cloud”

-Sarah Vaughan

#Saturdaymusings
#FoggySaturday

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Learotha Williams, Jr. PhD @learothawms.bsky.social · 11h

A magnificent gray veil settled on Hermitage this morning.🧵
#photography
#foggylandscapes

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AmyAlexCA @amyalexca.bsky.social · 23h

Terrible. Worse: Pretty sure that at minimum, 1/3 of ticket-holders were White—but #MAGACultists don’t want ANYONE to hear #Ta-NehisiCoates share Hard Truths about American history. Welcome to the White Nationalist Terrordome. www.nj.com/news/2025/10...

Sold-out Ta-Nehisi Coates speaker appearance in N.J. canceled over security reasons

Organizers canceled a sold-out Ta-Nehisi Coates event in Montclair citing undisclosed security concerns.

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Learotha Williams, Jr. PhD @learothawms.bsky.social · 1d

Always welcome! Happy to help!

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KEW @kidadaewilliams.com · 1d

Artist Michelle Browder’s 'Mothers of Gynecology' project is an act of resistance, challenging the silences around the ugly history of medical apartheid's impact on Black women. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

One woman's quest to reclaim the ugly history of Black maternal health

Artist Michelle Browder's Mothers of Gynecology project is an act of resistance.

www.motherjones.com

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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 1d

"I just decided, when someone says you can't do something. DO MORE OF IT."

-Faith Ringgold (1930-2024)

#WomensArt #FridayFeeling

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Learotha Williams, Jr. PhD @learothawms.bsky.social · 1d

Let’s go shopping. Istanbul. Turkey.
#urbangaze
#photography
#FridayFieldTrip

Learotha Williams, Jr. PhD @learothawms.bsky.social · 1d

Go to Settings>>Moderation and look for the contents filter.

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Learotha Williams, Jr. PhD @learothawms.bsky.social · 2d

In the meeting room of the Carnegie Library in #northnashville about to talk about the McKissack Brothers and Black Architects.
#BlackBuilders
#architecture
#teachhistory

Learotha Williams, Jr. PhD @learothawms.bsky.social · 2d

Thank you!🙏🏾

Learotha Williams, Jr. PhD @learothawms.bsky.social · 2d

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6 Works to Know by Faith Ringgold: How the Artist Fights Racism and Inspires Hope

Faith Ringgold has been fighting racism and inspiring joy in her art for decades. See six works to know by the artist.

www.artnews.com

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Learotha Williams, Jr. PhD @learothawms.bsky.social · 2d

I am grateful for his work and honored that some of our lynching research from Nashville is featured in the memorials in Montgomery. It is hard but very necessary work.

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Learotha Williams, Jr. PhD @learothawms.bsky.social · 2d

Civil Rights Lawyer Bryan Stevenson on How America’s Story Should Be Told www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/u...

Civil Rights Lawyer Bryan Stevenson on How America’s Story Should Be Told

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Learotha Williams, Jr. PhD @learothawms.bsky.social · 5d

Even though the wind and rain has had their way with them, my Peppermint roses are hanging in there!
#roses
#flowersky

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Learotha Williams, Jr. PhD @learothawms.bsky.social · 5d

TMW I spot a recently published work in an art exhibit that features some of Nashville’s most 🔥🔥🔥 artists. ☺️🧵
#PromiseLand
#artmuseum
#art
#booksky

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Learotha Williams, Jr. PhD @learothawms.bsky.social · 7d

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Donna Stern @dvsmemphis.bsky.social · 7d

Support Memphis Library Workers!

Library workers are essential employees for Memphis and Shelby County. They provide an array of services and they serve a majority of underserved communities.

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