Christopher Tounsel
@ctounsel1.bsky.social
Believer | Happy husband and dad | Associate Professor of History & Director of African Studies, University of Washington | Chosen Peoples (Duke UP), Bounds of Blackness (Cornell UP)
UW bio: https://history.washington.edu/people/christopher-tounsel
UW bio: https://history.washington.edu/people/christopher-tounsel
When I was ten I read fairy tales in secret. Now that I am 50 I read them openly. When I became a man I put away childish things, including the fear of childishness.
C.S. Lewis
Born November 29, 1898
C.S. Lewis
Born November 29, 1898
November 29, 2025 at 7:09 PM
When I was ten I read fairy tales in secret. Now that I am 50 I read them openly. When I became a man I put away childish things, including the fear of childishness.
C.S. Lewis
Born November 29, 1898
C.S. Lewis
Born November 29, 1898
The fox provides for himself, but God provides for the lion.
William Blake
Born November 28, 1757
William Blake
Born November 28, 1757
November 28, 2025 at 4:32 PM
The fox provides for himself, but God provides for the lion.
William Blake
Born November 28, 1757
William Blake
Born November 28, 1757
Shout out to Prof. Timeka Tounsel @timekatounsel-phd.bsky.social for her latest piece @forbes.com, "Lifetime and OWN Spotlight Black Joy in 2025 Christmas Movie Lineup" 🎄
www.forbes.com/sites/timeka...
www.forbes.com/sites/timeka...
Lifetime And OWN Spotlight Black Joy In 2025 Christmas Movie Lineup
Lifetime and The Oprah Winfrey Network are each releasing several new movies with predominantly Black casts as part of their 2025 Christmas programming schedule.
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November 26, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Shout out to Prof. Timeka Tounsel @timekatounsel-phd.bsky.social for her latest piece @forbes.com, "Lifetime and OWN Spotlight Black Joy in 2025 Christmas Movie Lineup" 🎄
www.forbes.com/sites/timeka...
www.forbes.com/sites/timeka...
No battle can be won in the study, and theory without practice is dead.
Alexander Suvorov
Born November 24, 1729
Alexander Suvorov
Born November 24, 1729
November 24, 2025 at 6:13 PM
No battle can be won in the study, and theory without practice is dead.
Alexander Suvorov
Born November 24, 1729
Alexander Suvorov
Born November 24, 1729
Please join us for "Female Genital Cutting and Marriage in Egypt" feat. Prof. Suzanna Khalifa!
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November 21, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Please join us for "Female Genital Cutting and Marriage in Egypt" feat. Prof. Suzanna Khalifa!
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Effective Dec. 15, the U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify the swastika as a hate symbol and instead classify it--along with nooses and the Confederate flag--as “potentially divisive”, according to documents reviewed by @washingtonpost.com.
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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.”
www.washingtonpost.com
November 20, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Effective Dec. 15, the U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify the swastika as a hate symbol and instead classify it--along with nooses and the Confederate flag--as “potentially divisive”, according to documents reviewed by @washingtonpost.com.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Love is God, and to die means that I, a particle of love, shall return to the general and eternal source.
Leo Tolstoy
Died November 20, 1910
Leo Tolstoy
Died November 20, 1910
November 20, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Love is God, and to die means that I, a particle of love, shall return to the general and eternal source.
Leo Tolstoy
Died November 20, 1910
Leo Tolstoy
Died November 20, 1910
God is within you, and you are within God.
Howard Thurman
Born November 18, 1899
Howard Thurman
Born November 18, 1899
November 18, 2025 at 2:05 PM
God is within you, and you are within God.
Howard Thurman
Born November 18, 1899
Howard Thurman
Born November 18, 1899
Commitment is spelled M-O-N-E-Y.
John Richard Wimber
Died November 17, 1997
John Richard Wimber
Died November 17, 1997
November 17, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Commitment is spelled M-O-N-E-Y.
John Richard Wimber
Died November 17, 1997
John Richard Wimber
Died November 17, 1997
Please join us for "Pan-Africanism in Paris: Haiti & the Black Atlantic at the 1900 World's Fair" feat. Prof. Matthew Alexander Randolph!
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November 14, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Please join us for "Pan-Africanism in Paris: Haiti & the Black Atlantic at the 1900 World's Fair" feat. Prof. Matthew Alexander Randolph!
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Keep cool and you will command everyone.
Justinian I
Died November 14, 565
Justinian I
Died November 14, 565
November 14, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Keep cool and you will command everyone.
Justinian I
Died November 14, 565
Justinian I
Died November 14, 565
Against stupidity the very gods
Themselves contend in vain.
Friedrich Schiller
Born November 10, 1759
Themselves contend in vain.
Friedrich Schiller
Born November 10, 1759
November 10, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Against stupidity the very gods
Themselves contend in vain.
Friedrich Schiller
Born November 10, 1759
Themselves contend in vain.
Friedrich Schiller
Born November 10, 1759
The childhood shows the man,
As morning shows the day.
John Milton
Died November 8, 1674
As morning shows the day.
John Milton
Died November 8, 1674
November 8, 2025 at 3:58 PM
The childhood shows the man,
As morning shows the day.
John Milton
Died November 8, 1674
As morning shows the day.
John Milton
Died November 8, 1674
Anytime a child is born, the old people look in his face and ask him if he’s the One.
Ernest J. Gaines
Died November 5, 2019
Ernest J. Gaines
Died November 5, 2019
November 5, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Anytime a child is born, the old people look in his face and ask him if he’s the One.
Ernest J. Gaines
Died November 5, 2019
Ernest J. Gaines
Died November 5, 2019
A pretty good test of a man’s religion is how it affects his pocketbook.
Francis J. Grimké
Born November 4, 1852
Francis J. Grimké
Born November 4, 1852
November 4, 2025 at 4:11 PM
A pretty good test of a man’s religion is how it affects his pocketbook.
Francis J. Grimké
Born November 4, 1852
Francis J. Grimké
Born November 4, 1852
Many thanks to @aljazeera.com for hosting me today to discuss the announcement of famine in El-Fasher and Kadugli, Sudan.
The war is devolving into an increasingly harrowing situation, and shout-out to those media outlets that are doing their part to #KeepEyesOnSudan 🙏🏾
The war is devolving into an increasingly harrowing situation, and shout-out to those media outlets that are doing their part to #KeepEyesOnSudan 🙏🏾
November 3, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Many thanks to @aljazeera.com for hosting me today to discuss the announcement of famine in El-Fasher and Kadugli, Sudan.
The war is devolving into an increasingly harrowing situation, and shout-out to those media outlets that are doing their part to #KeepEyesOnSudan 🙏🏾
The war is devolving into an increasingly harrowing situation, and shout-out to those media outlets that are doing their part to #KeepEyesOnSudan 🙏🏾
Richard Nixon inherited some good instincts from his Quaker forebears, but by diligent hard work, he overcame them.
James Reston
Born November 3, 1909
James Reston
Born November 3, 1909
November 3, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Richard Nixon inherited some good instincts from his Quaker forebears, but by diligent hard work, he overcame them.
James Reston
Born November 3, 1909
James Reston
Born November 3, 1909
Outlined against a blue-gray October sky, the Four Horsemen rode again.
Grantland Rice
Born November 1, 1880
Grantland Rice
Born November 1, 1880
November 1, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Outlined against a blue-gray October sky, the Four Horsemen rode again.
Grantland Rice
Born November 1, 1880
Grantland Rice
Born November 1, 1880
Only those who are being burned know what fire is like.
Ethel Waters
Born October 31, 1896
Ethel Waters
Born October 31, 1896
October 31, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Only those who are being burned know what fire is like.
Ethel Waters
Born October 31, 1896
Ethel Waters
Born October 31, 1896
You play to win the game.
Herman Edwards
October 30, 2002
Herman Edwards
October 30, 2002
October 30, 2025 at 2:47 PM
You play to win the game.
Herman Edwards
October 30, 2002
Herman Edwards
October 30, 2002
Just go on…and faith will soon return.
Jean le Rond d’Alembert
Died October 29, 1783
Jean le Rond d’Alembert
Died October 29, 1783
October 29, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Just go on…and faith will soon return.
Jean le Rond d’Alembert
Died October 29, 1783
Jean le Rond d’Alembert
Died October 29, 1783
Grateful to @pbsnews.org for the chance to speak on last night's segment "Sudan's cultural heritage becomes a casualty in its civil war."
As I shared with Jeffrey Brown, I fear that Sudanese may lose access to material history that connects them to their ancient and resilient past.
As I shared with Jeffrey Brown, I fear that Sudanese may lose access to material history that connects them to their ancient and resilient past.
October 28, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Grateful to @pbsnews.org for the chance to speak on last night's segment "Sudan's cultural heritage becomes a casualty in its civil war."
As I shared with Jeffrey Brown, I fear that Sudanese may lose access to material history that connects them to their ancient and resilient past.
As I shared with Jeffrey Brown, I fear that Sudanese may lose access to material history that connects them to their ancient and resilient past.
The Negro is the bone and sinew of your country and you cannot do without him.
Robert Smalls
Speech on October 27, 1895
Robert Smalls
Speech on October 27, 1895
October 27, 2025 at 4:45 PM
The Negro is the bone and sinew of your country and you cannot do without him.
Robert Smalls
Speech on October 27, 1895
Robert Smalls
Speech on October 27, 1895
I’m grateful for all the breaks and honors and opportunities I’ve had, but I always believe I won’t have it made until the humblest black kid in the most remote backwoods of America has it made.
Jackie Robinson
Died October 24, 1972
Jackie Robinson
Died October 24, 1972
October 24, 2025 at 4:48 PM
I’m grateful for all the breaks and honors and opportunities I’ve had, but I always believe I won’t have it made until the humblest black kid in the most remote backwoods of America has it made.
Jackie Robinson
Died October 24, 1972
Jackie Robinson
Died October 24, 1972
Say off the gobbledygook language…For the Lord’s sake, be short and say what you’re talking about.
Maury Maverick
Born October 23, 1895
Maury Maverick
Born October 23, 1895
October 23, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Say off the gobbledygook language…For the Lord’s sake, be short and say what you’re talking about.
Maury Maverick
Born October 23, 1895
Maury Maverick
Born October 23, 1895