Tara Nelson
@caronatea.bsky.social
Single mom
Bibliophile
Podcast lover
Occasional Substacker
Experimental home cook
#MissMyCat
#ILoveStorygraph
#Woolfer
Bibliophile
Podcast lover
Occasional Substacker
Experimental home cook
#MissMyCat
#ILoveStorygraph
#Woolfer
I FINALLY ordered a copy of @jennmjacksonphd.bsky.social book Black Women Taught Us. I ordered through Bookshop.org and chose to support a Black woman-owned bookstore as part of my purchase. This purchase was long overdue and I am very excited to dive in! ❤️
Bookshop: Buy books online. Support local bookstores.
An online bookstore that financially supports local independent bookstores and gives back to the book community.
Bookshop.org
August 28, 2025 at 7:07 PM
I FINALLY ordered a copy of @jennmjacksonphd.bsky.social book Black Women Taught Us. I ordered through Bookshop.org and chose to support a Black woman-owned bookstore as part of my purchase. This purchase was long overdue and I am very excited to dive in! ❤️
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Worth a watch, even if you’ve read them already
20 Lessons on Tyranny
snyder.substack.com/p/twenty-les...
20 Lessons on Tyranny
snyder.substack.com/p/twenty-les...
Twenty Lessons, read by John Lithgow
Key selections from On Tyranny, for viewing and sharing
snyder.substack.com
March 30, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Worth a watch, even if you’ve read them already
20 Lessons on Tyranny
snyder.substack.com/p/twenty-les...
20 Lessons on Tyranny
snyder.substack.com/p/twenty-les...
I'm always excited to find out about "adorable" things in the world. Today, I came across a photo of a nudibranch, followed by many photos, and there are so many colorful and interesting ones, then I saw the sea bunnies. My heart, they're so precious. 🥰🥹. It's the little things. ❤️
March 27, 2025 at 11:58 PM
I'm always excited to find out about "adorable" things in the world. Today, I came across a photo of a nudibranch, followed by many photos, and there are so many colorful and interesting ones, then I saw the sea bunnies. My heart, they're so precious. 🥰🥹. It's the little things. ❤️
I recently purchased 2 lovely orchids. Over the last few days, I have found that they bring me so much joy, and they probably have no idea.
March 22, 2025 at 6:25 PM
I recently purchased 2 lovely orchids. Over the last few days, I have found that they bring me so much joy, and they probably have no idea.
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#ResistanceRoots
#Voices4Victory
Today in history, 1945: Phyllis Mae Daley is sworn in to the U.S. Navy Nurse Corps, the first African American nurse to serve in WWII. There had been an implicit ban on African Americans serving as nurses due to biased recruiting and admittance procedures. /1
#Voices4Victory
Today in history, 1945: Phyllis Mae Daley is sworn in to the U.S. Navy Nurse Corps, the first African American nurse to serve in WWII. There had been an implicit ban on African Americans serving as nurses due to biased recruiting and admittance procedures. /1
March 9, 2025 at 1:14 AM
#ResistanceRoots
#Voices4Victory
Today in history, 1945: Phyllis Mae Daley is sworn in to the U.S. Navy Nurse Corps, the first African American nurse to serve in WWII. There had been an implicit ban on African Americans serving as nurses due to biased recruiting and admittance procedures. /1
#Voices4Victory
Today in history, 1945: Phyllis Mae Daley is sworn in to the U.S. Navy Nurse Corps, the first African American nurse to serve in WWII. There had been an implicit ban on African Americans serving as nurses due to biased recruiting and admittance procedures. /1
Today is International Women's Day. I admit I did not know the history of how this day came to be, but found this website to be a good starting place for my self guided education.
www.internationalwomensday.com/Activity/155...
www.internationalwomensday.com/Activity/155...
www.internationalwomensday.com
March 8, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Today is International Women's Day. I admit I did not know the history of how this day came to be, but found this website to be a good starting place for my self guided education.
www.internationalwomensday.com/Activity/155...
www.internationalwomensday.com/Activity/155...
Happy Women's History Month ❤️
March 2, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Happy Women's History Month ❤️
As we close out #BlackHistoryMonth I want to take a moment to share a small thing about myself. This month is probably the most I have ever posted in the entire time I've been on Bluesky. I usually repost the words of others who I think are smarter or more well spoken than I perceive myself to be./1
February 28, 2025 at 9:02 PM
As we close out #BlackHistoryMonth I want to take a moment to share a small thing about myself. This month is probably the most I have ever posted in the entire time I've been on Bluesky. I usually repost the words of others who I think are smarter or more well spoken than I perceive myself to be./1
On this day in #BlackHistoryMonth- February 28, 1964 Jazz pianist and composer Thelonius Monk was on the cover of Time Magazine and featured in the article "The Loneliest Monk."
February 28, 2025 at 7:50 PM
On this day in #BlackHistoryMonth- February 28, 1964 Jazz pianist and composer Thelonius Monk was on the cover of Time Magazine and featured in the article "The Loneliest Monk."
Day 27 of #BlackHistoryMonth- On February 27, 1988, Debi Thomas is the first African-American to win the bronze in figure skating at the Winter Olympics.
www.blackfacts.com/fact/debi-th...
www.blackfacts.com/fact/debi-th...
www.blackfacts.com
February 27, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Day 27 of #BlackHistoryMonth- On February 27, 1988, Debi Thomas is the first African-American to win the bronze in figure skating at the Winter Olympics.
www.blackfacts.com/fact/debi-th...
www.blackfacts.com/fact/debi-th...
Day 26 of #BlackHistoryMonth- on February 26, 1869 the 15th Amendment to the U.S. Constitutionwas passed, giving Black men the right to vote. It was ratified a year later.
February 26, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Day 26 of #BlackHistoryMonth- on February 26, 1869 the 15th Amendment to the U.S. Constitutionwas passed, giving Black men the right to vote. It was ratified a year later.
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Colorado's Rep Brittany Pettersen (D) flew cross-country with her one-month-old to vote against the GOP budget tonight. Dems ended up one vote short. Pettersen was part of an unsuccessful bipartisan push to allow new mothers to vote remotely. #copolitics
February 26, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Colorado's Rep Brittany Pettersen (D) flew cross-country with her one-month-old to vote against the GOP budget tonight. Dems ended up one vote short. Pettersen was part of an unsuccessful bipartisan push to allow new mothers to vote remotely. #copolitics
Day 25 of #BlackHistoryMonth- Hiram Rhodes Revels was sworn in as the first African-American U.S. senator for the state of Mississippi on February 25, 1870.
www.bet.com/article/7ki3...
www.bet.com/article/7ki3...
www.bet.com
February 25, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Day 25 of #BlackHistoryMonth- Hiram Rhodes Revels was sworn in as the first African-American U.S. senator for the state of Mississippi on February 25, 1870.
www.bet.com/article/7ki3...
www.bet.com/article/7ki3...
Day 24 of #BlackHistoryMonth- Katherine Johnson passes on February 24, 2020. The story of her work computing the orbital trajectory for John Glenn was told in the book and film Hidden Figures. Our early space missions relied on women like Mrs. Johnson, "computers" who calculated trajectories /1
February 24, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Day 24 of #BlackHistoryMonth- Katherine Johnson passes on February 24, 2020. The story of her work computing the orbital trajectory for John Glenn was told in the book and film Hidden Figures. Our early space missions relied on women like Mrs. Johnson, "computers" who calculated trajectories /1
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Black history is Colorado history.
Black history is American history.
As we continue to celebrate #BlackHistoryMonth, I’m reflecting on the contributions of Black Americans to our state & country. Here’s just a small slice of Black history across Colorado:
Black history is American history.
As we continue to celebrate #BlackHistoryMonth, I’m reflecting on the contributions of Black Americans to our state & country. Here’s just a small slice of Black history across Colorado:
A retrospective of Black history in Colorado
Learn more about the achievements and contributions of African Americans throughout Colorado history.
www.cpr.org
February 23, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Black history is Colorado history.
Black history is American history.
As we continue to celebrate #BlackHistoryMonth, I’m reflecting on the contributions of Black Americans to our state & country. Here’s just a small slice of Black history across Colorado:
Black history is American history.
As we continue to celebrate #BlackHistoryMonth, I’m reflecting on the contributions of Black Americans to our state & country. Here’s just a small slice of Black history across Colorado:
Day 23 of ##BlackHistoryMonth- On February 23, 1868, W.E.B. Du Bois was born in Great Barrington, Massachusetts. He was an activist, historian, sociologist, author, and one of the founding members of the NAACP.
February 23, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Day 23 of ##BlackHistoryMonth- On February 23, 1868, W.E.B. Du Bois was born in Great Barrington, Massachusetts. He was an activist, historian, sociologist, author, and one of the founding members of the NAACP.
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We should always remember that African music laid the foundation for jazz, blues, rock, hip-hop, and beyond, with Black pioneers whose creativity and resilience have shaped the sound of our lives. During Black History Month, we should celebrate these innovators.
February 23, 2025 at 3:00 PM
We should always remember that African music laid the foundation for jazz, blues, rock, hip-hop, and beyond, with Black pioneers whose creativity and resilience have shaped the sound of our lives. During Black History Month, we should celebrate these innovators.
Day 22 of #BlackHistoryMonth- Happy 75th birthday to basketball legend Julius "Dr. J" Erving, born February 22, 1950.
February 22, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Day 22 of #BlackHistoryMonth- Happy 75th birthday to basketball legend Julius "Dr. J" Erving, born February 22, 1950.
Day 21 of #BlackHistoryMonth- February 21, 1965 Malcolm X was assassinated inside Harlem's Audobon Ballrom in New York. He was 39 years old.
February 21, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Day 21 of #BlackHistoryMonth- February 21, 1965 Malcolm X was assassinated inside Harlem's Audobon Ballrom in New York. He was 39 years old.
Day 20 of #BlackHistoryMonth- On February 20, 1956 arrest warrants for civil rights activists/leaders Rev. Ralph Abernathy, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Jo Ann Robinson, and Rosa Parks were issued; they were suspected of organizing the Montgomery Bus Boycott.
February 20, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Day 20 of #BlackHistoryMonth- On February 20, 1956 arrest warrants for civil rights activists/leaders Rev. Ralph Abernathy, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Jo Ann Robinson, and Rosa Parks were issued; they were suspected of organizing the Montgomery Bus Boycott.
Day 19 of #BlackHistoryMonth- Happy 85th birthday to Smokey Robinson, born February 19, 1940.
February 19, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Day 19 of #BlackHistoryMonth- Happy 85th birthday to Smokey Robinson, born February 19, 1940.
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“In the late sixties and early seventies, before she was known as an author, Morrison was a Random House trade editor who almost singlehandedly introduced black radical activists to mainstream American readers.“
Joy James on the other Toni Morrison:
Joy James on the other Toni Morrison:
The Other Toni Morrison - Boston Review
A timely new documentary celebrates Morrison’s novels but downplays the enduring power of her work as an editor and essayist.
www.bostonreview.net
February 18, 2025 at 4:23 PM
“In the late sixties and early seventies, before she was known as an author, Morrison was a Random House trade editor who almost singlehandedly introduced black radical activists to mainstream American readers.“
Joy James on the other Toni Morrison:
Joy James on the other Toni Morrison:
Day 18 of ##BlackHistoryMonth- on February 18, 1874 Sgt. James H. Harris was awarded the Medal of Honor for exemplary actions at the Battle of Chaffin Farm in 1864.
www.cmohs.org/recipients/j...
(This video by @sunnmcheaux.bsky.social is great
www.threads.net/@sunnmcheaux...).
www.cmohs.org/recipients/j...
(This video by @sunnmcheaux.bsky.social is great
www.threads.net/@sunnmcheaux...).
James H Harris | U.S. Civil War | U.S. Army | Medal of Honor Recipient
U.S. Army Sergeant James H Harris was presented the Medal of Honor for military valor during the U.S. Civil War.
www.cmohs.org
February 18, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Day 18 of ##BlackHistoryMonth- on February 18, 1874 Sgt. James H. Harris was awarded the Medal of Honor for exemplary actions at the Battle of Chaffin Farm in 1864.
www.cmohs.org/recipients/j...
(This video by @sunnmcheaux.bsky.social is great
www.threads.net/@sunnmcheaux...).
www.cmohs.org/recipients/j...
(This video by @sunnmcheaux.bsky.social is great
www.threads.net/@sunnmcheaux...).
Day 17 of #BlackHistoryMonth- On February 17, 1942, Huey P. Newton, one of the founding members of The Black Panther party, was born.
February 17, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Day 17 of #BlackHistoryMonth- On February 17, 1942, Huey P. Newton, one of the founding members of The Black Panther party, was born.
Day 16 of #BlackHistoryMonth- February 16, 1970 Joe Frazier knocked out Jimmy Ellis to become world heavyweight champion.
February 16, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Day 16 of #BlackHistoryMonth- February 16, 1970 Joe Frazier knocked out Jimmy Ellis to become world heavyweight champion.