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Dr. Korey Tillman | Ṣàngówálé

@k-till.bsky.social

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Asst Prof. of Crim and African Studies @Northeastern. Abolitionist. Scholar of Policing, Antiblackness, & Empire. Yoruba. ΑΦΑ. #SocAF #BlackSky

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Dr. Korey Tillman | Ṣàngówálé @k-till.bsky.social · Jul 1

My article, "Stops: How Race, Space, and Policing Shapes Who is Human and Who is Not” is published! I theorize "stops" as moments when the category of human is contested and reified through racialized policing. Precursor to my "Punitive Inertia" article: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

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Hajar Yazdiha @profhajaryazdiha.bsky.social · Aug 31

✍️ In grad school, @courtneyboen.bsky.social and I talked often about the emotions that seemed to undergird racism. Trayvon, Tamir, Mike Brown and too many more changed us. Ten years later, our findings in @sfjournal.bsky.social: academic.oup.com/sf/advance-a...

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ProPublica @propublica.org · Sep 1

Heather Honey, a high-profile denier of Donald Trump’s loss in the 2020 election, has been appointed to a senior position in the Department of Homeland Security in which she’ll help oversee election security.

She Pushed to Overturn Trump’s Loss in the 2020 Election. Now She’ll Help Oversee U.S. Election Security.

Heather Honey has been appointed to a senior position in the Department of Homeland Security. State election officials and voting experts are concerned.

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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · Aug 31

"I watched Snow White when I was a kid and I ain't gave a bitch a poison apple yet." is an all time bar

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Dr. Korey Tillman | Ṣàngówálé @k-till.bsky.social · Aug 31

Lmao

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Amaka Okechukwu @phdamaka.bsky.social · Aug 29

For grad students in Black Studies

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Undisiciplined Workshop Registration — A Gathering Together: Literary Journal

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Katherine McKittrick @demonicgrounds.bsky.social · Aug 27

writing residency.
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Dr. Korey Tillman | Ṣàngówálé @k-till.bsky.social · Jul 1

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Dr. Korey Tillman | Ṣàngówálé @k-till.bsky.social · May 21

No, I haven't! Let me go watch it! Thank you for the suggestion. I'll keep you posted. What is it about?

Dr. Korey Tillman | Ṣàngówálé @k-till.bsky.social · May 20

Thank you so much, Alicia! I appreciate you! ❤️

Dr. Korey Tillman | Ṣàngówálé @k-till.bsky.social · May 19

doi.org/10.1093/socp... - the article is open access now! I want to thank Eric Piza and Amy Lewontin for helping to make this happen!

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Dr. Korey Tillman | Ṣàngówálé @k-till.bsky.social · May 19

Policing shapes who is human and who is not. Check it out

College of Social Sciences and Humanities @nucssh.bsky.social · May 13

Criminology and criminal justice prof. @k-till.bsky.social researches “punitive inertia,” which describes the everyday occurrences of policing of black people’s bodies to maintain race boundaries, and their response when met with resistance. Read more at @nuglobalnews.bsky.social.

Policing is about more than law enforcement, researcher says, it’s about who gets to be human

Northeastern’s Korey Tillman aims to redefine how people think about policing and its impact on Black motion.

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Dr. Korey Tillman | Ṣàngówálé @k-till.bsky.social · May 19

I'm grateful for the feature!

Northeastern Criminology & Criminal Justice @nusccj.bsky.social · May 19

NUSCCJ Professor @k-till.bsky.social explores how everyday policing impacts Black communities through his concept of "punitive inertia" — aiming to reshape how we understand policing.

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Policing is about more than law enforcement, researcher says, it’s about who gets to be human

Northeastern’s Korey Tillman aims to redefine how people think about policing and its impact on Black motion.

news.northeastern.edu

Dr. Korey Tillman | Ṣàngówálé @k-till.bsky.social · May 7

My work was featured in Northeastern Global New - "Policing is about more than law enforcement, researcher says, it’s about who gets to be human"
news.northeastern.edu/2025/05/02/p...

I'm thankful for the feature! @nusccj.bsky.social

Policing is about more than law enforcement, researcher says, it’s about who gets to be human

Northeastern’s Korey Tillman aims to redefine how people think about policing and its impact on Black motion.

news.northeastern.edu

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Jess Hardie @jesshardie.bsky.social · Apr 24

The brilliant @ranitaray1.bsky.social has a new book out. Her first informed my own work so much, and I can’t wait to read this one! Preorder: us.macmillan.com/books/978125...

Image of book cover with a painterly image of a classroom with one student in the back, all green and blue colors. “Slow Violence” in large letters with subtitle “Confronting Dark Truths in the American Classroom” across the top and “Ranita Ray” at the bottom.

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Dr. Korey Tillman | Ṣàngówálé @k-till.bsky.social · Apr 25

This is beautiful!

Dr ADB @adbphd.bsky.social · Apr 24

They are still talking about you! Win jar- learned from integrative medical practitioner. Here’s a description: www.righttouchediting.com/2020/06/01/d...

Happy to share nice techniques. It’s also useful when feeling a bit defeated about things as a way of reminding yourself of what you’ve done!

Defeat Impostor Syndrome with a Win Jar - Right Touch Editing

Forget the tip jar: editors need a #winjar. Build your self-confidence one win at a time.

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Dr. Korey Tillman | Ṣàngówálé @k-till.bsky.social · Apr 24

I'm just honored and humbled by this assessment. And the @Pitzer students were great! Shout-out to having a win jar. Just walked away with a new phrase lol

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Dr. Korey Tillman | Ṣàngówálé @k-till.bsky.social · Apr 24

Thank you, fam!

Dr. Korey Tillman | Ṣàngówálé @k-till.bsky.social · Apr 24

😂

Dr. Korey Tillman | Ṣàngówálé @k-till.bsky.social · Apr 24

sacrificing accountability. The level of student engagement in the session I observed was extraordinary. But more than that, it was honest. Students did not
perform for Dr. Tillman—they thought with him. That is a rarer achievement than it should be."

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Dr. Korey Tillman | Ṣàngówálé @k-till.bsky.social · Apr 24

His classroom is at once a
seminar, a workshop, and a brave space for examining the world around us. It prepares students not for the world as it is, but for the world as it must be made. His pedagogy is iterative without being imprecise, rigorous without being rigid, collaborative without

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Dr. Korey Tillman | Ṣàngówálé @k-till.bsky.social · Apr 24

"What Dr. Tillman offers in Black Abolition Studies is not simply a content-rich
syllabus or a high-performing classroom. He offers a different kind of university experience—one that insists on the practice of freedom.

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Dr. Korey Tillman | Ṣàngówálé @k-till.bsky.social · Apr 24

Here is a quick snippet. My observer is tremendously generous and an amazing writer.

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Dr. Korey Tillman | Ṣàngówálé @k-till.bsky.social · Apr 23

I just read a statement from a teaching observation of my class that made me get teary-eyed 🙏🏿

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Dr. Korey Tillman | Ṣàngówálé @k-till.bsky.social · Apr 23

Thank you for the invite bro, it was an honor!!

Julien Grayer @wasabifunyuns.bsky.social · Apr 22

I just want to thank @k-till.bsky.social for being able to zoom into my Minorities in the CJ System class to talk about his article on coercive benevolence and carceral liberalism. I think students took away a lot!

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Dr ADB @adbphd.bsky.social · Apr 21

Truly appreciating meeting & conversing w/ dope scholars this academic yr before sabbatical. Thank you again @k-till.bsky.social @dmmurphy.bsky.social for our convos, laughter, & pushing students @ Pitzer to think through complex matters & showcasing young scholars changing things in sociology.

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