Shennette Garrett-Scott
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Shennette Garrett-Scott
@sgarrettscott.bsky.social
Assoc Prof of History & Africana Studies at Tulane
Author of award-winning #BankingOnFreedom, about Black women and banking.
I did a new thing: acting! Many thanks to Nya and Madi for inviting me to participate in the @tulaneu.bsky.social #LiveFromTheLab reading of American Fiction. I played Lorraine, the maid, and the talk show host.
January 19, 2025 at 7:28 AM
Some inspiration for others struggling with writing or any other feat of creation. #BlackLiturgies #WritingInspiration #createdbyblackwomen
January 15, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Scholarships for the new Google Career Certificates available. @NANBPWC Natl Assn of Negro Bus & Profl Women’s Clubs + Google are partnering to offer free job training in high-growth fields. Apply & learn more bit.ly/gccbpw.
#Scholarships #JobTraining #GoogleCareerCertificate #CreatedByBlackWomen
January 13, 2025 at 5:16 PM
@abwhtruth @hachettelibrary.bsky.social Book Drawing **3 free copies** VENGEANCE FEMINISM, the powerful new book by @emoryaas.bsky.social Prof. @kalinicolegross.bsky.social.
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**Enter by Saturday, January 11** Scan the QR code or visit bit.ly/VFBookGiveaway
January 11, 2025 at 9:06 PM
I was so struck by some Freedman's Bank figures while writing #BlackEnterpriseBook that I had to see them. So I created a graphic. I feel even more...struck. White Freedman's Bank trustees didn't just siphon off Black wealth to white communities and businesses. They bombed the levee.
October 10, 2023 at 5:27 PM