Honorée Fanonne Jeffers
@blklibrarygirl.bsky.social
7th/Newest book: Misbehaving at the Crossroads: Essays & Writings (June 24). Substack: honoreejeffers
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"I don't regard Putin as a bad guy."
- U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff
This should send shivers down the spine of Republican and Democratic members of Congress alike.
It's a 'perspective' not capable of negotiating for true U.S. interests.
(video via Republicans Against Trump on X)
- U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff
This should send shivers down the spine of Republican and Democratic members of Congress alike.
It's a 'perspective' not capable of negotiating for true U.S. interests.
(video via Republicans Against Trump on X)
November 24, 2025 at 1:39 PM
"I don't regard Putin as a bad guy."
- U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff
This should send shivers down the spine of Republican and Democratic members of Congress alike.
It's a 'perspective' not capable of negotiating for true U.S. interests.
(video via Republicans Against Trump on X)
- U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff
This should send shivers down the spine of Republican and Democratic members of Congress alike.
It's a 'perspective' not capable of negotiating for true U.S. interests.
(video via Republicans Against Trump on X)
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Honored to serve on Mayor-elect @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social Transition Committee on Technology. For too long, too many New Yorkers have been left behind. NYC deserves governance that centers affordability, equity, and the public good-looking forward to the work ahead. www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news...
NYC Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani announces transition committees
New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani announced Monday the creation of 17 transition advisory committees made up of more than 400 people.
www.cbsnews.com
November 24, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Honored to serve on Mayor-elect @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social Transition Committee on Technology. For too long, too many New Yorkers have been left behind. NYC deserves governance that centers affordability, equity, and the public good-looking forward to the work ahead. www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news...
A radio interview with WAMU about my introduction to the new reissue of Toni Morrison’s BELOVED. (I was very nervous.)
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Toni Morrison's book "Beloved" releases with new introduction by Honoree Jeffers
Toni Morrison is one of the few Americans to win the Nobel Prize in Literature and remains the only black woman to do so. She remains central to nearly every American conversation, which is why her bo...
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November 20, 2025 at 11:58 PM
A radio interview with WAMU about my introduction to the new reissue of Toni Morrison’s BELOVED. (I was very nervous.)
www.wamc.org/podcast/the-...
www.wamc.org/podcast/the-...
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NEW: Churches in Charlotte are hosting trainings on how to response to ICE agents — with *hundreds* filling pews.
At one training, a child led those gathered in "This Little Light of Mine" — but changed the words to “All around Border Patrol, I’m gonna let it shine" religionnews.com/2025/11/20/a...
At one training, a child led those gathered in "This Little Light of Mine" — but changed the words to “All around Border Patrol, I’m gonna let it shine" religionnews.com/2025/11/20/a...
As ICE descends on Charlotte, faith leaders draw on other cities' actions to aid immigrants
(RNS) — As many as 500 people, a mix of clergy and other volunteers, have appeared at the training sessions on how to counter ICE.
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November 20, 2025 at 7:38 PM
NEW: Churches in Charlotte are hosting trainings on how to response to ICE agents — with *hundreds* filling pews.
At one training, a child led those gathered in "This Little Light of Mine" — but changed the words to “All around Border Patrol, I’m gonna let it shine" religionnews.com/2025/11/20/a...
At one training, a child led those gathered in "This Little Light of Mine" — but changed the words to “All around Border Patrol, I’m gonna let it shine" religionnews.com/2025/11/20/a...
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WAPO SCOOP: U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify swastikas, nooses as hate symbols
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U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify swastikas, nooses as hate symbols
The military service, which falls under the Department of Homeland Security, has drafted a new policy that classifies such items “potentially divisive.”
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November 20, 2025 at 6:33 PM
WAPO SCOOP: U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify swastikas, nooses as hate symbols
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I praised my Harvard colleague for the good work being done this week by Harvard faculty—Vincent Brown, Phil Deloria, and Annette Gordon-Reed, on the American Revolution. Lepore is impressive, if also infuriating. (And Summers can just rot).
November 19, 2025 at 11:52 PM
I praised my Harvard colleague for the good work being done this week by Harvard faculty—Vincent Brown, Phil Deloria, and Annette Gordon-Reed, on the American Revolution. Lepore is impressive, if also infuriating. (And Summers can just rot).
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The dictionary is doing dad jokes now, apparently.
Autocorrect has become our worst enema.
November 19, 2025 at 11:51 PM
The dictionary is doing dad jokes now, apparently.
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This man shall set me packing
November 19, 2025 at 11:52 PM
This man shall set me packing
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“I require a lot from my readers,” said @blklibrarygirl.bsky.social. “I am fond of saying I do not write Racism 101, and I do not gentle-parent my readers. I assume that my readers are very, very intelligent.” 🔥
www.miamitimesonline.com/lifestyles/a...
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How Black authorship is shifting under the Trump Administration: Voices from the Miami Book Fair
As the 2025 Miami Book Fair begins, the landscape of Black authorship under the Trump Administration is shifting. Broad book bans and censorship initiatives have removed books by Black authors
www.miamitimesonline.com
November 19, 2025 at 5:50 PM
“I require a lot from my readers,” said @blklibrarygirl.bsky.social. “I am fond of saying I do not write Racism 101, and I do not gentle-parent my readers. I assume that my readers are very, very intelligent.” 🔥
www.miamitimesonline.com/lifestyles/a...
www.miamitimesonline.com/lifestyles/a...
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Go to Fox News dot com to see (or not see) for yourself
November 19, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Go to Fox News dot com to see (or not see) for yourself
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I don't know why the "Piggy" thing is bothering me so much. It's one more unforgivable thing in a list of 20,000 unforgivable things, but I've been mad about it for like 12 straight hours.
November 18, 2025 at 11:48 PM
I don't know why the "Piggy" thing is bothering me so much. It's one more unforgivable thing in a list of 20,000 unforgivable things, but I've been mad about it for like 12 straight hours.
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Let me tell you about the other Epstein files the Trump administration is STILL HIDING — records that aren’t affected by the bill Congress passed today.
November 18, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Let me tell you about the other Epstein files the Trump administration is STILL HIDING — records that aren’t affected by the bill Congress passed today.
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Today Mike Johnson 1) railed against this bill 2) made up stuff about why this bill is bad 3) criticized the Dems and GOPers who forced a vote on this bill and 4) voted for this bill.
This is after he spent 5 months trying to prevent this bill from getting a vote.
This is after he spent 5 months trying to prevent this bill from getting a vote.
November 18, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Today Mike Johnson 1) railed against this bill 2) made up stuff about why this bill is bad 3) criticized the Dems and GOPers who forced a vote on this bill and 4) voted for this bill.
This is after he spent 5 months trying to prevent this bill from getting a vote.
This is after he spent 5 months trying to prevent this bill from getting a vote.
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these white women are definitely not tired of serving patriarchy bsky.app/profile/atru...
Nancy Mace: "You can see in the Epstein emails that he's clearly targeting President Trump as retribution for him being a good man ... he's a good man who protects women. That's what real men do."
November 18, 2025 at 8:12 PM
these white women are definitely not tired of serving patriarchy bsky.app/profile/atru...
Someone has a rattle in his throat and it reminds me of the exact same rattle my father had a few months before he passed away from congestive heart failure.
November 18, 2025 at 3:04 AM
Someone has a rattle in his throat and it reminds me of the exact same rattle my father had a few months before he passed away from congestive heart failure.
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Stop kink shaming her doomed outsider presidential candidate fetish. Rude.
November 18, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Stop kink shaming her doomed outsider presidential candidate fetish. Rude.
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When asked if there was anything "incriminating" in Epstein's emails, Trump pointed a finger in a female reporter's face and snapped. 'Quiet. Quiet, Piggy.'
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Donald Trump Snaps at Female Reporter Who Asks About Epstein Files: 'Quiet Piggy'
Donald Trump Says 'Quiet Piggy' to Female Reporter Asking About Epstein Files
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November 18, 2025 at 12:55 AM
When asked if there was anything "incriminating" in Epstein's emails, Trump pointed a finger in a female reporter's face and snapped. 'Quiet. Quiet, Piggy.'
people.com/donald-trump...
people.com/donald-trump...
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Enjoying Ken Burns as always. And now I want to read a big family biography / memoir / history from someone whose ancestor was a free Black or enslaved person during the Revolution. It's a much richer and more complicated story than what I learned as a child.
November 18, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Enjoying Ken Burns as always. And now I want to read a big family biography / memoir / history from someone whose ancestor was a free Black or enslaved person during the Revolution. It's a much richer and more complicated story than what I learned as a child.
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“I am deeply ashamed of my actions and recognize the pain they have caused. I take full responsibility for my misguided decision to continue communicating with Mr. Epstein,” Summers said.
Note: nothing about the women he was harassing.
www.cnbc.com/2025/11/17/l...
Note: nothing about the women he was harassing.
www.cnbc.com/2025/11/17/l...
Jeffrey Epstein files: Larry Summers steps back from public commitments over email fallout
Emails between Jeffrey Epstein and former Harvard President Larry Summers were among thousands of documents released by a House committee last week.
www.cnbc.com
November 18, 2025 at 1:27 AM
“I am deeply ashamed of my actions and recognize the pain they have caused. I take full responsibility for my misguided decision to continue communicating with Mr. Epstein,” Summers said.
Note: nothing about the women he was harassing.
www.cnbc.com/2025/11/17/l...
Note: nothing about the women he was harassing.
www.cnbc.com/2025/11/17/l...
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The @archaeology.boston.gov lab folks have been doing amazing work on the civilians of Charlestown
"In 1776, more than 450 families filed claims totaling £117,882 for homes, land, and possessions destroyed when British troops set fire to the town."
www.boston.gov/news/archaeo...
🗃️📜
"In 1776, more than 450 families filed claims totaling £117,882 for homes, land, and possessions destroyed when British troops set fire to the town."
www.boston.gov/news/archaeo...
🗃️📜
November 18, 2025 at 1:00 AM
The @archaeology.boston.gov lab folks have been doing amazing work on the civilians of Charlestown
"In 1776, more than 450 families filed claims totaling £117,882 for homes, land, and possessions destroyed when British troops set fire to the town."
www.boston.gov/news/archaeo...
🗃️📜
"In 1776, more than 450 families filed claims totaling £117,882 for homes, land, and possessions destroyed when British troops set fire to the town."
www.boston.gov/news/archaeo...
🗃️📜
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Please admire my 88 year old grandfather’s grocery list
November 17, 2025 at 4:01 AM
Please admire my 88 year old grandfather’s grocery list
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Exactly one woman has won the Booker in the past six years www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
November 16, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Exactly one woman has won the Booker in the past six years www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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I thing I sometimes thing about is that university departments were still doing job interviews in hotel rooms in the mid aughts
November 16, 2025 at 5:03 PM
I thing I sometimes thing about is that university departments were still doing job interviews in hotel rooms in the mid aughts