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Marlene Gaynair Ph.D. @blkatlantichabit.bsky.social · Dec 3

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

Day 12

#Books
#BookSky 💙📚
#BookChallenge

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Manisha Sinha @profmsinha.bsky.social · 1d

The history of abolition is so important in these dark days of the republic. They succeeded when enslavers controlled the entire federal government, the Supreme Court, the Electoral College and Congress through the three fifths clause. Join me tonight! www.gilderlehrman.org/itv-registra...

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Marlene Gaynair Ph.D. @blkatlantichabit.bsky.social · 5d

Malcolm McLaren was obsessed and put a bunch of Double Dutch teams in his video.

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Malcolm Mclaren Presents Double Dutch.wmv

YouTube video by MalcolmMclarenMusic

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Marlene Gaynair Ph.D. @blkatlantichabit.bsky.social · 5d

We don't know what we don't know! I was watching a clip of that Disney movie when Keke decided to jump rope
Next thing I know, the algorithms showed me these videos about them. 🤣🥲

Marlene Gaynair Ph.D. @blkatlantichabit.bsky.social · 5d

That's how I was feeling. I just kept watching all the videos that YouTube recommended. Hahaha

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The Real Lover Girl 😘 @brightbutterfliii.bsky.social · 7d

See. I would’ve never known. I’m mad I had no clue and nobody told me this story to empower me when I was young. This is black history right here. Black WOMEN’s history.

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Marlene Gaynair Ph.D. @blkatlantichabit.bsky.social · 7d

They were a famous team called Black Magic. Their elementary school teacher got them started and they became the best in the world.

youtu.be/9188lzV4j7k?...

Black Girls Do Double Dutch. Jumper Wins Guinness Book Of World Records

YouTube video by David Hoffman

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Langston Blues @dradambanks.bsky.social · 7d

YES!!! And word to Kyra Gaunt on connecting double dutch and its influence on HH and the broader culture

Marlene Gaynair Ph.D. @blkatlantichabit.bsky.social · 7d

I think this is a little video on them:

youtu.be/ihovQMxAhBw?...

Double Dutch: The Fantastic Four | Jumping Into History

YouTube video by Scholastic

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Marlene Gaynair Ph.D. @blkatlantichabit.bsky.social · 5d

Malcolm McLaren was obsessed and put a bunch of Double Dutch teams in his video.

youtu.be/FZ4jMSCBswY?...

Malcolm Mclaren Presents Double Dutch.wmv

YouTube video by MalcolmMclarenMusic

youtu.be

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Marlene Gaynair Ph.D. @blkatlantichabit.bsky.social · 7d

I think this is a little video on them:

youtu.be/ihovQMxAhBw?...

Double Dutch: The Fantastic Four | Jumping Into History

YouTube video by Scholastic

youtu.be

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Marlene Gaynair Ph.D. @blkatlantichabit.bsky.social · 7d

They were a famous team called Black Magic. Their elementary school teacher got them started and they became the best in the world.

youtu.be/9188lzV4j7k?...

Black Girls Do Double Dutch. Jumper Wins Guinness Book Of World Records

YouTube video by David Hoffman

youtu.be

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The Real Lover Girl 😘 @brightbutterfliii.bsky.social · 7d

I’m mad that I never learned how to double dutch this good as a kid 😭

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Tricia Matthew @triciamatthew.bsky.social · 21d

The Sweet Taste of Empire: Sugar, Mastery, and Pleasure in the Anglo Caribb

Eventbrite - Barnard Center for Research on Women (BCRW) presents The Sweet Taste of Empire: Sugar, Mastery, and Pleasure in the Anglo Caribb - Thursday, October 30, 2025 - Find event and ticket infor...

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Marlene Gaynair Ph.D. @blkatlantichabit.bsky.social · 21d

I can't believe he won again. I'm glad he beat Kenny. Also happy for the Jamaican kid

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DKAstrology 🇯🇲🇭🇺 @dkastrology.bsky.social · Nov 24

How to increase the good vibes in your home 🏡

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Erin Biba @erinbiba.bsky.social · Nov 28

I need to make sure everyone sees the Wayans family dancing to Kendrick.

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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · Sep 3

I refuse to give em dashes to the AI

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Lake Michigan @lakemichigan13.bsky.social · Sep 3

nʌki\'wah Graham Greene💙
He is a son of the Great Lakes basin.
This one goes out in your honor
RIP
🌊🌊

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maya cade @mayascade.bsky.social · Sep 2

the hurricane katrina series i co-curated, “when the world broke open: katrina and its afterlives” continues at MoMA through september 21.

on saturday at 7 pm, we screen the pilot episode of “treme” with creator david simon and star wendell pierce in conversation with me. join us, won’t you?

Treme: Do You Know What It Means [TV pilot episode]. 2010. Directed by Agnieszka Holland | MoMA

Treme: Do You Know What It Means [TV pilot episode]. 2010. USA. Directed by Agnieszka Holland. Screenplay by David Simon, Eric Overmyer. With Khandi Alexander, Rob Brown, Kim Dickens, Wendell Pierce. ...

www.moma.org

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Kali Rhe @rhemarkable.bsky.social · Sep 3

*stares directly into imaginary camera*

angela yang @angelayang.bsky.social · Sep 2

The AI boom has created a new type of work: fixing botched AI. Designers are being hired to remake wonky AI art. Writers are asked to make ChatGPT’s writing sound more human. Even software developers are tasked with fixing buggy vibe coding.
www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-ne...

Humans are being hired to make AI slop look less sloppy

In the age of automation, human workers are being brought in to fix what artificial intelligence gets wrong.

www.nbcnews.com

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Marlene Gaynair Ph.D. @blkatlantichabit.bsky.social · Aug 23

I definitely waited outside to see Janet. I should have stayed home and watched her on TV. Hahaha I was too far away from the windows.

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Janet Jackson Live on MuchMusic Intimate and interactive/ Toronto 2004

YouTube video by JayNet

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Marlene Gaynair Ph.D. @blkatlantichabit.bsky.social · Aug 23

Intimate and Interactive was NOT a daily show. It only happened when an artist/band showed up and agreed to a performance.

It was basically MTV unplugged and TRL had a baby.

GOOD TIMES!
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Foo Fighters @ Much Music (1997)

YouTube video by Foo Fighters HD

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Marlene Gaynair Ph.D. @blkatlantichabit.bsky.social · Aug 23

Backstreet Boys in 1998, before TRL blew up in popularity...

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Much Music Intimate and Interactive 1998

YouTube video by TDS and Forever Rebel

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Marlene Gaynair Ph.D. @blkatlantichabit.bsky.social · Aug 23

MuchMusic was Canada's version of MTV.

Musicians frequently showed up for interviews and performances, and the cameras always panned to the audience on the street.
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299 Queen Street West - The MuchMusic Documentary Trailer

YouTube video by Sean Menard Productions

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Marlene Gaynair Ph.D. @blkatlantichabit.bsky.social · Aug 23

The videographers frequently went outside and engaged with the public. At the corner of the building, there was a video booth. One dollar, and you could record whatever you wanted for one minute. Speaker's Corner was a Toronto institution. youtu.be/y3fi7ioYxeE?...

Speakers Corner - The Best of the Best, Jokers and Mike Myers!

YouTube video by Citytv

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Marlene Gaynair Ph.D. @blkatlantichabit.bsky.social · Aug 23

However... Intimate and interactive definitely borrowed from MTV's Unplugged.

The difference is that MuchMusic studios were always located in downtown Toronto. From the beginning, CityTV (parent company) had a non-traditional type aesthetic, where the entire building was the studio.

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Marlene Gaynair Ph.D. @blkatlantichabit.bsky.social · Aug 22

MuchMusic Intimate and Interactive (launched 1991) was CLEARLY the inspiration for MTV 's Total Request Live (launched 1998).