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Kehinde Thurman
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I stay writing and talking about Black girls & women and interpersonal violence.

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January 26, 2025 at 3:45 PM
January 25, 2025 at 6:37 PM

“Alex Bailon, who was incarcerated at Pine Grove from June 2019 to September 2020, once worked 24 hours on, 24 hours off for 56 days straight as a teenager. “You’re put in danger every time you’re on the fire line. It’s hard to explain what it’s like to have fire all around you[…]”
In California, Incarcerated Teenagers Help Fight Wildfires
"You’re put in danger every time you’re on the fire line.”
www.teenvogue.com
January 11, 2025 at 5:55 AM
They know folks still won’t give up that Prime. This seems like a good time to remind folks Amazon is being sued for intentionally slower delivery in Black neighborhoods while still charging those folks full price for Prime. #cancelPrime
January 11, 2025 at 4:40 AM
“The Friday DoJ report, however, acknowledged that the attack by white citizens on Black residents “was so systematic and coordinated that it transcended mere mob violence”.
DoJ releases its Tulsa race massacre report over 100 years after initial review
DoJ report acknowledges attack ‘was so systematic and coordinated that it transcended mere mob violence’
www.theguardian.com
January 11, 2025 at 3:53 AM
“The building complex sits slightly more than a mile from the Hurst Fire.

As of Thursday evening, none of the nearly 100 kids incarcerated in the facility have been moved to safety, a spokesperson for the Los Angeles County Probation Department told The Appeal.”

At minimum the air has to be so bad
Breaking: We contacted 38 prison & jail facilities in the LA area to ask how they’re preparing for air quality issues, possible evacuations, and power outages. Thousands of people—including hundreds of children—sit in potentially impacted facilities. theappeal.org/los-angeles-...
LA’s Wildfires Threaten Almost 40 Prisons and Jails. Here’s How They’re Responding.
The Appeal contacted 38 facilities that may have air quality issues, possible evacuations, and power outages amid the LA fires.
theappeal.org
January 10, 2025 at 12:59 AM
I don’t know nothing about It’s Always Sunny but Gregory stepping into the fray and asking Janine “Are you ok?” hit the feels for me. Forget everything going on in this moment and whatever anybody else is talking about. *Are you ok?*
January 9, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Gaht damn I’m looking forward to the 30 minutes of Abbott Elementary respite tonight
January 8, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Let me make myself at home and start putting up some of my stuff
Diss Tracks, Diddy, and Desensitization - Kehinde Thurman
I’m actually the biggest hater. What Kendrick doing is light work. His hatred has such a singular focus. Bro, you hate one person? Off the dome I can name five I hate.  Drake. Is he a good rapper, or ...
kehindethurman.com
January 8, 2025 at 7:39 PM
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Outrageous! This needs to blow up. They want to throw out 60,000 votes and steal the state Supreme Court election in NC!
January 7, 2025 at 7:43 PM
“My friends warned me that things would only worsen. They complained of suffering back-to-back hot flashes while being forced to work unpaid in the fields in triple-digit Texas heat.”
Unpaid labor in fields under triple degree heat and no regard for the human performing the labor. Sounds familiar.
Menopause in a Prison Cell
More women than ever are experiencing menopause behind bars—and facing barriers to care.
inthesetimes.com
December 6, 2024 at 3:51 PM
My first post being a book by a Black woman makes all the sense. Now reading:
November 20, 2024 at 5:33 PM
Reposted by Kehinde Thurman
I wrote about Mike Tyson and why I’m tired of writing about abusive Black men jamilahlemieux.substack.com/p/on-mike-ty...
On Mike Tyson and Writing About Abusers
Some thoughts following the Tyson-Paul fight
jamilahlemieux.substack.com
November 19, 2024 at 11:30 PM