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Linda Monk @lindarmonkjd.bsky.social · 4h

So honored to be part of this project, funded in part by America 250 NC. James City is the oldest continuous community in NC founded by formerly enslaved people. Still going strong since 1863! #sschat
www.america250.nc.gov/blog/2025/10...

Grantee Spotlight: “Created Equal: From Bondage to Freedom in James City”

Regardless if the public engages with the digital exhibit, archive, traveling exhibit, or lesson plans, the goal of this project is to be a tool for students, educators, and community members to engag...

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Valencia Abbott @vannabbott.bsky.social · 1h

@lindarmonkjd.bsky.social just message me. We can schedule a tim

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Lynn Becker @cmgiulini.bsky.social · 18h

After spending 43 years in prison for a crime he didn't commit, evidence hidden by the prosecution reversed his conviction. Rather than finally enjoying freedom, ICE abducted him for deportation

Depraved.

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He was wrongfully imprisoned for 43 years. Moments after being released, ICE took him

Subramanyam “Subu” Vedam now faces deportation.

www.miamiherald.com

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Citizen.Coping @propcazhpm.bsky.social · 16h

Civics is important.

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We Can Teach Hard Things, Like Separation of Powers

Featuring Educators:
Valencia Abbott
High School Teacher, NC

Karalee Wong Nakatsuka
Middle School Teacher, CA

Andrew Swan
Middle School Teacher, MA

Oct 16 at 7 pm ET
iCIVICS EDUCATION

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Citizen.Coping @propcazhpm.bsky.social · 16h

This is so important.
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We Can Teach Hard Things, Like Separation of Powers

Featuring Educators:
Valencia Abbott
High School Teacher, NC

Karalee Wong Nakatsuka
Middle School Teacher, CA

Andrew Swan
Middle School Teacher, MA

Oct 16 at 7 pm ET
iCIVICS EDUCATION

Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: We Can Teach Hard Things, like the Separation of Powers. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.

The growing political divide in our communities has created a hesitation or avoidance of approaching civics and history topics. According to research from RAND, 65 percent of teachers nationally repor...

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Valencia Abbott @vannabbott.bsky.social · 21h

Join iCivics and three educators for a "We Can Teach Hard Things" webinar discussing teaching the separation of powers. Learn how they are navigating the challenges of teaching amidst polarization & leave with the tools to teach your way.

Register: hubs.la/Q03Kkns_0

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The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History @gliamericanhistory.bsky.social · 2d

Thank you so much to the National Museum of the American Indian for hosting our staff for a tour highlighting Native history in NYC!

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Crystal Voted 4 Harris @crystal4mvpharris.bsky.social · 2d

This.

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Valencia Abbott @vannabbott.bsky.social · 2d

NC educator named 2025 history teacher of the year www.newsbreak.com/the-triangle...

NC educator named 2025 history teacher of the year - NewsBreak

NEW YORK — The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History recently named Valencia Abbott, an educator at Rockingham Early College High School in Wentwort

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Carl Zimmer @carlzimmer.com · 3d

Today my @nytimes.com colleagues and I are launching a new series called Lost Science. We interview US scientists who can no longer discover something new about our world, thanks to this year‘s cuts. Here is my first interview with a scientist who studied bees and fires. Gift link: nyti.ms/3IWXbiE

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AFT @aft.org · 3d

The promise of America starts in our public schools. This book is a love letter to teachers. @rweingarten.bsky.social #WhyFascistsFearTeachers

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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 11d

Priorities.

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Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · 17d

We have people in power making broad claims around certain drugs and autism that have been continuously disproven.

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Karim Wafa-Al Hussaini @karimwafa.bsky.social · 20d

The real point of literature isn’t just to entertain or inform.

It’s to remind you that you’re not the only one who’s ever felt this way before.

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☀️Sunshine☀️ @missmielle.blacksky.app · 22d

This is cinema

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The Book Shepherd @thebookshepherd.bsky.social · 23d

If you’re canceling subscription services with giant companies with ties to terrible people, you should think about replacing them with a library card. Many library systems give you access to physical media (some of which you can’t find on streaming!) as well as other great stuff.

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Randi Weingarten 🖇️📚✊🇺🇸 @rweingarten.bsky.social · 23d

When people check out & say “nothing’s going to change,” that’s how democracy dies. I discussed this and more from Why Fascists Fear Teachers with @lincolnsquare.media. Watch here: www.lincolnsquare.media/p/why-fascis...

Why Fascists Fear Teachers | AFT President Randi Weingarten Joins Susan Demas

Education is under attack in Trump's America. The head of the American Federation of Teachers tells us how to fight back.

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British Association for American Studies @officialbaas.bsky.social · 23d

JOB OPPORTUNITY

Tenure-Track Assistant Professor in African American history, Vassar College

Apply before 1st November.

Tenure-Track Assistant Professor in African American history in Poughkeepsie, NY for Vassar College

Exciting opportunity in Poughkeepsie, NY for Vassar College as a Tenure-Track Assistant Professor...

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Johnnie Jae @johnniejae.bsky.social · 24d

Bad Indians Book Club by Patty Krawec isn’t just a collection of book reviews, it’s a powerful weaving of story, memory, critique, and myth. Krawec shows how books are never neutral; they shape worlds, challenge silences, and invite us to read with intention.

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The Power of Reading as Resistance in Bad Indians Book Club

Krawec's Bad Indians Book Club is based on a list of Indigenous reading recommendations that led to a bookclub and podcast. But it goes far beyond a collection of book reviews and conversations. It we...

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Valencia Abbott @vannabbott.bsky.social · 28d

From a nomination to 2025 NC History Teacher of the Year and now National History Teacher of the Year this journey has been humbling and unforgettable. Grateful to my family, students, and community for showing that teaching history truly shapes tomorrow. #NHTOY @gliamericanhistory.bsky.social

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Valencia Abbott @vannabbott.bsky.social · 28d

From a nomination to 2025 NC History Teacher of the Year and now National History Teacher of the Year this journey has been humbling and unforgettable. Grateful to my family, students, and community for showing that teaching history truly shapes tomorrow. #NHTOY @gliamericanhistory.bsky.social

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Sep 11

Elizabeth Warren on people who say Dems needs to tone down their rhetoric: "Oh, please. Why don't you start with the president of the United States? And every ugly meme he's posted and every ugly word."

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The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History @gliamericanhistory.bsky.social · Sep 9

We are pleased to announce that Valencia Abbott of Rockingham Early College High School in Wentworth, NC, has been named the 2025 National History Teacher of the Year!

Please join us in congratulating Valencia!

www.gilderlehrman.org/history-teac...
@vannabbott.bsky.social #NHTOY #NHTOY2025 #HTOY

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Valencia Abbott @vannabbott.bsky.social · Sep 9

Thank you!

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Valencia Abbott @vannabbott.bsky.social · Sep 9

Yeah, been off Twitter for a while.

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