Ebony Elizabeth Thomas
@ebonyteach.blacksky.app
Professor and Chair of University of Michigan's Joint Program in English & Education. Author, The Dark Fantastic & more. Made in Detroit. FAMU 🐍. ΔΣΘ ❤️. OES ⭐️. August ♌️. She/her. Forthcoming: Shifter and Dreamer (YA novel). Linktree: Ebonyteach.
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The harvest from our 2025 deck garden was very modest & very tasty. (This is around one-fourth of it… we even grew a couple of small watermelons!)
We can’t wait for next year! Many plans to expand… never say never, even in an apartment or condo! #gardening
We can’t wait for next year! Many plans to expand… never say never, even in an apartment or condo! #gardening
Just learned that my 8th grade English teacher, Mrs. Willie Bell Gibson, has passed away.
She is a huge reason why I became an educator and writer. I had the honor of teaching beside her during the first two years of my career. Sending love and light to her family. May she rest in peace and power!
She is a huge reason why I became an educator and writer. I had the honor of teaching beside her during the first two years of my career. Sending love and light to her family. May she rest in peace and power!
November 25, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Just learned that my 8th grade English teacher, Mrs. Willie Bell Gibson, has passed away.
She is a huge reason why I became an educator and writer. I had the honor of teaching beside her during the first two years of my career. Sending love and light to her family. May she rest in peace and power!
She is a huge reason why I became an educator and writer. I had the honor of teaching beside her during the first two years of my career. Sending love and light to her family. May she rest in peace and power!
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In June 2024, the Oklahoma Supreme Court dismissed a lawsuit brought on by Mother Fletcher and Lessie Benningfield Randle seeking reparations for the vicious attack.
Breaking: Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, has died. She was 111 years old
Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, has died
Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, has died. She was 111 years old.
www.whatimreading.net
November 24, 2025 at 10:33 PM
In June 2024, the Oklahoma Supreme Court dismissed a lawsuit brought on by Mother Fletcher and Lessie Benningfield Randle seeking reparations for the vicious attack.
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Breaking: Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, has died. She was 111 years old
Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, has died
Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, has died. She was 111 years old.
www.whatimreading.net
November 24, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Breaking: Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, has died. She was 111 years old
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Only two of the thousands of victims of the Tulsa Race Massacre, 111 year-old Viola Ford Fletcher and 110 year-old Lessie Benningfield Randle, remain with us.
They have continued, for over 100 years, to appeal to our better angels for justice.
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They have continued, for over 100 years, to appeal to our better angels for justice.
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November 13, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Only two of the thousands of victims of the Tulsa Race Massacre, 111 year-old Viola Ford Fletcher and 110 year-old Lessie Benningfield Randle, remain with us.
They have continued, for over 100 years, to appeal to our better angels for justice.
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They have continued, for over 100 years, to appeal to our better angels for justice.
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They might try to destroy history, but they cannot. Your life and story are documented in film and in books and memories and will live on. No eraser on earth is powerful enough to destroy the memory of the Tulsa Race Massacre. Rest in power, Viola Ford Fletcher.
November 24, 2025 at 9:06 PM
They might try to destroy history, but they cannot. Your life and story are documented in film and in books and memories and will live on. No eraser on earth is powerful enough to destroy the memory of the Tulsa Race Massacre. Rest in power, Viola Ford Fletcher.
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Did you know that Mother Fletcher's little brother only passed two years ago?
November 24, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Did you know that Mother Fletcher's little brother only passed two years ago?
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Remember that striking Starbucks workers are asking you not to buy Starbucks right now
November 24, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Remember that striking Starbucks workers are asking you not to buy Starbucks right now
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No such thing as “too many books.” I’m gonna read them all.
Eventually.
Eventually.
November 24, 2025 at 2:54 PM
No such thing as “too many books.” I’m gonna read them all.
Eventually.
Eventually.
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I sometimes wonder if Americans truly understand the global scale of political disruptions, political interference, open violence and destabilization their country has inflicted on millions--billions?--over the decades
I'd wager most don't given what I know of how US history is taught
I'd wager most don't given what I know of how US history is taught
thinking about how my parents escaped vietnam, where the CIA destabilized my family's home country by spreading misinformation, and they landed in the united states, which is now getting destabilized bc someone in vietnam is spreading misinformation
Twitter pays people based on engagement (views, retweets, comments, etc). It appears that many MAGA accounts are based abroad and they use AI technology to generate low-effort rage bait.
My guess is that this will get worse as AI tech improves. For instance, fake videos of minorities doing crime.
My guess is that this will get worse as AI tech improves. For instance, fake videos of minorities doing crime.
November 24, 2025 at 3:38 PM
I sometimes wonder if Americans truly understand the global scale of political disruptions, political interference, open violence and destabilization their country has inflicted on millions--billions?--over the decades
I'd wager most don't given what I know of how US history is taught
I'd wager most don't given what I know of how US history is taught
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So a while back I was commissioned to do short bios of various rock stars, and they were just about universally total psychopaths, with the huge exception of Freddie Mercury. A lovely man who did good by his wife, his lovers, and his cats.
Today (24 November) marks the passing of Freddie Mercury, lead vocalist and pianist of the rock band Queen. He remains regarded as one of the greatest singers in the history of rock music.
📷 Getty
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November 24, 2025 at 3:42 PM
So a while back I was commissioned to do short bios of various rock stars, and they were just about universally total psychopaths, with the huge exception of Freddie Mercury. A lovely man who did good by his wife, his lovers, and his cats.
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2025 has taken SO much from me.
But that’s how I know I’m bout to make these last six weeks or so my bitch.
Join me in finishing the year on a high note. I refuse to have it any other way.
But that’s how I know I’m bout to make these last six weeks or so my bitch.
Join me in finishing the year on a high note. I refuse to have it any other way.
November 24, 2025 at 3:30 AM
2025 has taken SO much from me.
But that’s how I know I’m bout to make these last six weeks or so my bitch.
Join me in finishing the year on a high note. I refuse to have it any other way.
But that’s how I know I’m bout to make these last six weeks or so my bitch.
Join me in finishing the year on a high note. I refuse to have it any other way.
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There are more people organizing and pushing back against the regime today than there were in the first term. There are more people in more places (rural towns and big cities across the country). I think it's really strange how resistant some people are to these facts. I wonder what's going on.
November 24, 2025 at 2:28 AM
There are more people organizing and pushing back against the regime today than there were in the first term. There are more people in more places (rural towns and big cities across the country). I think it's really strange how resistant some people are to these facts. I wonder what's going on.
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I know very few people who think the cost of public transit is prohibitive.
It’s that public transit in the US is treated in most cities like the thing you slap on after the fact.
It’s that public transit in the US is treated in most cities like the thing you slap on after the fact.
November 24, 2025 at 2:00 AM
I know very few people who think the cost of public transit is prohibitive.
It’s that public transit in the US is treated in most cities like the thing you slap on after the fact.
It’s that public transit in the US is treated in most cities like the thing you slap on after the fact.
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The issue isn’t cost. It’s that the entire infrastructure in this country has been put into cars. Parking lots everywhere and bus stations nowhere. Light rail that comes every half an hour and isn’t synchronized so it takes forever if you have to switch lines.
November 24, 2025 at 1:58 AM
The issue isn’t cost. It’s that the entire infrastructure in this country has been put into cars. Parking lots everywhere and bus stations nowhere. Light rail that comes every half an hour and isn’t synchronized so it takes forever if you have to switch lines.
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I am super-pro-public transit, and use it way more than the average American, but I live near a light rail station with very, very stable and predictable scheduling, and even then I would not use it for many things I use a car for because the cost of transit is time.
i wonder how much of Americans' views on driving vs. transit would change if they had to pay for gas/insurance/etc every time they turned on the engine
"i'm not paying $5 to take the train to work twice a day when i can just drive" is a genuine opinion held by so many people
"i'm not paying $5 to take the train to work twice a day when i can just drive" is a genuine opinion held by so many people
November 24, 2025 at 1:55 AM
I am super-pro-public transit, and use it way more than the average American, but I live near a light rail station with very, very stable and predictable scheduling, and even then I would not use it for many things I use a car for because the cost of transit is time.
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Since February, according to my latest analysis, almost 600,000 Black women have been economically sidelined. The November 20, 2025, Jobs Report makes clear this isn’t a blip. It’s a structural crisis. That is not a recovery. It is a redistribution of opportunity.
The exit economy is here. Black Women are paying the highest price | Fortune
This isn’t a blip. It’s a structural crisis. And it's not a recovery, it's a redistribution of opportunity.
fortune.com
November 23, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Since February, according to my latest analysis, almost 600,000 Black women have been economically sidelined. The November 20, 2025, Jobs Report makes clear this isn’t a blip. It’s a structural crisis. That is not a recovery. It is a redistribution of opportunity.
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these forced exits alone are draining an estimated $9.2 billion from U.S. GDP this year. These aren’t just missing paychecks; they represent lost productivity, lost tax revenue, and diminished national output.
November 23, 2025 at 12:49 PM
these forced exits alone are draining an estimated $9.2 billion from U.S. GDP this year. These aren’t just missing paychecks; they represent lost productivity, lost tax revenue, and diminished national output.
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341,000 Black women are still missing from the labor force since the pandemic began. This is the most educated female cohort in the country, and more than half are breadwinners for households with children. Erasing their economic participation undercuts today’s stability and tomorrow’s workforce.
November 23, 2025 at 12:49 PM
341,000 Black women are still missing from the labor force since the pandemic began. This is the most educated female cohort in the country, and more than half are breadwinners for households with children. Erasing their economic participation undercuts today’s stability and tomorrow’s workforce.
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Black women are down 297,000, but men’s gains have surged to +621,000. That’s a 324,000 widening of the gender gap in two months—a 34% jump. Since February, the swing between black women’s losses and men’s gains approaches 1 million jobs.
November 23, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Black women are down 297,000, but men’s gains have surged to +621,000. That’s a 324,000 widening of the gender gap in two months—a 34% jump. Since February, the swing between black women’s losses and men’s gains approaches 1 million jobs.
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*These quotes are all directly from the article by Katica Roy
November 23, 2025 at 3:08 PM
*These quotes are all directly from the article by Katica Roy
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I am devastated to confirm that changing to an image only feed on Bsky, only watching YouTube content from channels I actively subscribe to, and not being on any other social media feeds has improved my life in immeasurable and profound ways.
November 23, 2025 at 6:43 PM
I am devastated to confirm that changing to an image only feed on Bsky, only watching YouTube content from channels I actively subscribe to, and not being on any other social media feeds has improved my life in immeasurable and profound ways.
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sunday afternoon chores don't stand a chance when lying on the couch is the vibe
November 23, 2025 at 6:45 PM
sunday afternoon chores don't stand a chance when lying on the couch is the vibe
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Digging into the data of what's taking place with Black women unemployment and this graph is pretty damning.
You can see the EXACT month Black women's unemployment begins to splinter and that what hit us FIRST is now coming for all other women. This is #TheDoubleTax.
#blacksky #news #econsky
You can see the EXACT month Black women's unemployment begins to splinter and that what hit us FIRST is now coming for all other women. This is #TheDoubleTax.
#blacksky #news #econsky
November 23, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Digging into the data of what's taking place with Black women unemployment and this graph is pretty damning.
You can see the EXACT month Black women's unemployment begins to splinter and that what hit us FIRST is now coming for all other women. This is #TheDoubleTax.
#blacksky #news #econsky
You can see the EXACT month Black women's unemployment begins to splinter and that what hit us FIRST is now coming for all other women. This is #TheDoubleTax.
#blacksky #news #econsky
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November 22, 2025 at 3:12 PM