Alexa Imani Spencer
@alexaimani.bsky.social
WRITER. Gulf Coast born and bred. Current: MFA Creative Writing, Nonfiction; Columbia University. Howard U alumna.
Past reporting: Word In Black. The Commerical Appeal.
www.alexaimani.com
Past reporting: Word In Black. The Commerical Appeal.
www.alexaimani.com
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Judge temporarily blocks effort to deport Palestinian activist who helped lead Columbia student protests
ICE arrests Palestinian activist who helped lead Columbia student protests, attorney says | CNN
Mahmoud Khalil, a prominent Palestinian activist who helped lead Columbia University’s student protest movement demanding a ceasefire in Gaza, was arrested Saturday night by federal immigration author...
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March 10, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Judge temporarily blocks effort to deport Palestinian activist who helped lead Columbia student protests
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I realize that writing retreats are all the rage, but I honestly feel that the idea of a baking retreat holds a lot of potential.
December 23, 2024 at 9:11 PM
I realize that writing retreats are all the rage, but I honestly feel that the idea of a baking retreat holds a lot of potential.
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Denzel Washington was baptized at Kelly Temple Church of God in Christ in New York City, and received his minister’s license
December 22, 2024 at 6:52 PM
Denzel Washington was baptized at Kelly Temple Church of God in Christ in New York City, and received his minister’s license
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J. Cole releases two new vinyls for the 10th anniversary of 2014 Forest Hills Drive, featuring alternate covers and four never-before-heard songs from that era. 💿🔥
November 29, 2024 at 6:51 PM
J. Cole releases two new vinyls for the 10th anniversary of 2014 Forest Hills Drive, featuring alternate covers and four never-before-heard songs from that era. 💿🔥
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“We can disagree and still love each other unless your disagreement is rooted in my oppression and denial of my humanity and right to exist”
James Baldwin
James Baldwin
November 27, 2024 at 8:19 AM
“We can disagree and still love each other unless your disagreement is rooted in my oppression and denial of my humanity and right to exist”
James Baldwin
James Baldwin
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The dirty little open secret to writing is that no one will ever know, nor care, how many drafts of a thing were written - people will only ever care about the crafted thing, and will, despite all knowledge to the contrary, assume it came out fully formed that way. No one thinks about shit drafts.
November 27, 2024 at 7:22 PM
The dirty little open secret to writing is that no one will ever know, nor care, how many drafts of a thing were written - people will only ever care about the crafted thing, and will, despite all knowledge to the contrary, assume it came out fully formed that way. No one thinks about shit drafts.
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We are hiring. Join us and help expose threats to our democracy. documented.net/work-with-us
Hey Bluesky. I run Documented.net, the investigative watchdog and reporting project. We are hiring a bunch of positions to help us expand our investigations, both senior and more junior researchers. Competitive pay, good benefits and a fantastic team. Check them out: documented.net/work-with-us
November 25, 2024 at 8:25 PM
We are hiring. Join us and help expose threats to our democracy. documented.net/work-with-us
NEGROLAND: A MEMOIR by Margo Jefferson
November 26, 2024 at 1:38 AM
NEGROLAND: A MEMOIR by Margo Jefferson
Yes. And it's spooky. I started off making books out of construction paper and loose leaf in the 3rd grade. Had my classmates read my work and write blurbs on the back. Now: I'm writing books in my Ivy League MFA writing program.
Had to hurdle some nay-sayers, but always had GOD's "yes" + "amen."
Had to hurdle some nay-sayers, but always had GOD's "yes" + "amen."
2. Are you in a career you thought you would be in?
November 26, 2024 at 1:33 AM
Yes. And it's spooky. I started off making books out of construction paper and loose leaf in the 3rd grade. Had my classmates read my work and write blurbs on the back. Now: I'm writing books in my Ivy League MFA writing program.
Had to hurdle some nay-sayers, but always had GOD's "yes" + "amen."
Had to hurdle some nay-sayers, but always had GOD's "yes" + "amen."
I'm now old enough to understand every piece of wisdom my Grandmama gave to me.
All I can do is reflect on our time together with gratitude. I hear her voice play back like a record.
All I can do is reflect on our time together with gratitude. I hear her voice play back like a record.
November 26, 2024 at 1:15 AM
I'm now old enough to understand every piece of wisdom my Grandmama gave to me.
All I can do is reflect on our time together with gratitude. I hear her voice play back like a record.
All I can do is reflect on our time together with gratitude. I hear her voice play back like a record.
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KENDRICK LAMAR
SQUABBLE UP
(MUSIC VIDEO)
OUT NOW 🚨
SQUABBLE UP
(MUSIC VIDEO)
OUT NOW 🚨
November 25, 2024 at 8:38 PM
KENDRICK LAMAR
SQUABBLE UP
(MUSIC VIDEO)
OUT NOW 🚨
SQUABBLE UP
(MUSIC VIDEO)
OUT NOW 🚨
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the supremes walking in london with the temptations trailing behind them, 1965
November 24, 2024 at 12:49 AM
the supremes walking in london with the temptations trailing behind them, 1965
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I’m too busy trying to create a beautiful life for myself
November 23, 2024 at 7:33 PM
I’m too busy trying to create a beautiful life for myself
Binge-watching LOVECRAFT COUNTRY with vegan chocolate chip cookies. This is music. I hear a song.
November 24, 2024 at 4:18 AM
Binge-watching LOVECRAFT COUNTRY with vegan chocolate chip cookies. This is music. I hear a song.
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GNX | Kendrick Lamar
my-gnx.com
November 22, 2024 at 8:19 PM
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Rep. Jasmine Crockett: "There has been no oppression for the white man in this country ... it is white men on this side of the aisle telling us, people of color on this side of the aisle, that y'all are the ones being oppressed."
November 20, 2024 at 6:35 PM
Rep. Jasmine Crockett: "There has been no oppression for the white man in this country ... it is white men on this side of the aisle telling us, people of color on this side of the aisle, that y'all are the ones being oppressed."
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I went to the ribbon-cutting ceremony of the new Go-Go Museum and Cafe in DC, which honors go-go’s place in the long lineage of Black liberation music
This New Museum Captures The Heartbeat Of D.C.’s Go-Go Music Scene
The highly anticipated Go-Go Museum and Café in D.C.’s historic Anacostia neighborhood held a ribbon-cutting ceremony this week.
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November 19, 2024 at 11:44 PM
I went to the ribbon-cutting ceremony of the new Go-Go Museum and Cafe in DC, which honors go-go’s place in the long lineage of Black liberation music
Finally made it over.
November 20, 2024 at 3:05 AM
Finally made it over.