yoLajefa
@yolajefa.bsky.social
Associate Professor of Latin American and International Affairs at George Washington University. I have an abiding interest in all aspects of African Diaspora culture AND South-South Relations.
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New research suggests Americans aren’t as accepting of political violence as some polls claim — many respondents misunderstood questions about “use of force,” interpreting it as legal or peaceful action, not violence.
buff.ly/iiRO0TU #polisky #news #protests
buff.ly/iiRO0TU #polisky #news #protests
Far fewer Americans support political violence than recent polls suggest
Well-known flaws in conventional polling methods may be creating the incorrect perception that many Americans think political violence is justified.
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October 14, 2025 at 6:48 AM
New research suggests Americans aren’t as accepting of political violence as some polls claim — many respondents misunderstood questions about “use of force,” interpreting it as legal or peaceful action, not violence.
buff.ly/iiRO0TU #polisky #news #protests
buff.ly/iiRO0TU #polisky #news #protests
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Historian @davidolusoga.bsky.social shares the forgotten stories of Black Britain in this week’s free film on Hay Festival Anytime, part of our #BlackHistoryMonth spotlight.
Dive in! www.hayfestival.org/anytime
Dive in! www.hayfestival.org/anytime
October 13, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Historian @davidolusoga.bsky.social shares the forgotten stories of Black Britain in this week’s free film on Hay Festival Anytime, part of our #BlackHistoryMonth spotlight.
Dive in! www.hayfestival.org/anytime
Dive in! www.hayfestival.org/anytime
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George Hardy, last of the Tuskegee Airmen's World War II combat pilots, dies at 100
George Hardy, last of the Tuskegee Airmen's World War II combat pilots, dies at 100
Hardy, a lieutenant colonel, became the youngest Tuskegee fighter pilot at 19, and was among the first Black military pilots in the United States.
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September 27, 2025 at 10:24 PM
George Hardy, last of the Tuskegee Airmen's World War II combat pilots, dies at 100
PM Motley, powerful words: youtu.be/7cVnfUhEfLI?...
Barbados PM DESTROYS Israel & U.S. at UN LIVE – “They Make a Desert and Call It Peace!”
YouTube video by WLA
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September 28, 2025 at 10:11 AM
PM Motley, powerful words: youtu.be/7cVnfUhEfLI?...
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A child in Los Angeles has died from SSPE, a rare but fatal brain disorder that can appear years after measles infection.
The case underscores the deadly risks of falling vaccination rates.
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#vaccineswork
The case underscores the deadly risks of falling vaccination rates.
buff.ly/QPOOYSx
#vaccineswork
Child dies from complications of measles years after infection – SSPE explained
Why falling vaccination rates put vulnerable children at risk.
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September 25, 2025 at 8:06 AM
A child in Los Angeles has died from SSPE, a rare but fatal brain disorder that can appear years after measles infection.
The case underscores the deadly risks of falling vaccination rates.
buff.ly/QPOOYSx
#vaccineswork
The case underscores the deadly risks of falling vaccination rates.
buff.ly/QPOOYSx
#vaccineswork
Interesting maneuvering going on. globalpost.com/stories/denm...
Denmark Scraps VAT on Books to Tackle Literacy Crisis
Denmark aims to scrap a sales tax on books in an effort to get more people reading, after data showed that many
globalpost.com
August 22, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Interesting maneuvering going on. globalpost.com/stories/denm...
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10 years ago, 10 years after #Katrina, 70% of white residents felt New Orleans had recovered, but only 44% of Black residents could say the same about their neighborhoods. The uneven recovery highlights ongoing disparities in disaster resilience, according to scholars: buff.ly/euPpd2e
One of Hurricane Katrina’s most important lessons isn’t about storm preparations – it’s about injustice
Looking back on New Orleans 20 years after Hurricane Katrina is a reminder that while such hazards may be natural, the death and destruction is largely human-made.
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August 20, 2025 at 3:48 AM
10 years ago, 10 years after #Katrina, 70% of white residents felt New Orleans had recovered, but only 44% of Black residents could say the same about their neighborhoods. The uneven recovery highlights ongoing disparities in disaster resilience, according to scholars: buff.ly/euPpd2e
What about us? www.msn.com/en-us/news/u...
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August 20, 2025 at 9:34 AM
What about us? www.msn.com/en-us/news/u...
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this is very very cool www.polygon.com/entertainmen...
Ryan Coogler’s Sinners is making Black history yet again
Sinners continues to be a massive cultural force for Black America and beyond
www.polygon.com
July 2, 2025 at 8:17 PM
this is very very cool www.polygon.com/entertainmen...
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Roquinaldo Ferreira: Batallando contra la Trata, desde África. El blog de historia Clionauta @clionauta-ap.bsky.social sobre Worlds of Unfreedom el nuevo livro del historiador Roquinaldo Ferreira #slaveryarchive clionauta.hypotheses.org
July 2, 2025 at 7:59 AM
Roquinaldo Ferreira: Batallando contra la Trata, desde África. El blog de historia Clionauta @clionauta-ap.bsky.social sobre Worlds of Unfreedom el nuevo livro del historiador Roquinaldo Ferreira #slaveryarchive clionauta.hypotheses.org
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I had to look this up to verify it. Yes, it’s true. The ring contained trace amounts of polonium, which had a half-life of 138 days. #history #advertising
July 2, 2025 at 1:09 PM
I had to look this up to verify it. Yes, it’s true. The ring contained trace amounts of polonium, which had a half-life of 138 days. #history #advertising
Even nuns know how to get down in Brazil! www.msn.com/en-us/video/...
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June 18, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Even nuns know how to get down in Brazil! www.msn.com/en-us/video/...
This young man has his head on straight: www.msn.com/en-us/money/...
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April 4, 2025 at 12:33 PM
This young man has his head on straight: www.msn.com/en-us/money/...
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Over the past few months, I find myself thinking about how just how damn frustrated my enslaved ancestors must have been if I'm mad about these 🤬 *redacted.*
No matter how smart and skilled you were, no matter how evil and ignorant your enslaver was... your legal status as enslaved remained.
No matter how smart and skilled you were, no matter how evil and ignorant your enslaver was... your legal status as enslaved remained.
It’s really fascinating what happens when you remove diversity—white male incompetency is placed on full display and with no one to blame for their actions —so they just lie.
March 27, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Over the past few months, I find myself thinking about how just how damn frustrated my enslaved ancestors must have been if I'm mad about these 🤬 *redacted.*
No matter how smart and skilled you were, no matter how evil and ignorant your enslaver was... your legal status as enslaved remained.
No matter how smart and skilled you were, no matter how evil and ignorant your enslaver was... your legal status as enslaved remained.
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The family of #MickelLewis received a historic settlement after he was shot and killed by a California officer.
www.binnews.com/content/2025...
www.binnews.com/content/2025...
Family Of Unarmed Black Father Shot & Killed By Police Gets $30.5 Million | BIN: Black Information Network
The family of an unarmed Black man who was shot and killed during a 2020 traffic stop has been awarded a historic settlement in a wrongful death lawsuit.
www.binnews.com
March 26, 2025 at 9:26 PM
The family of #MickelLewis received a historic settlement after he was shot and killed by a California officer.
www.binnews.com/content/2025...
www.binnews.com/content/2025...
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Medetomidine, an animal tranquilizer, is replacing xylazine in Philly street #fentanyl. An ER doc and a nurse explain how this creates new hurdles for health care providers and drug users:
buff.ly/lBEnt2Y #Philadelphia #Opioids
buff.ly/lBEnt2Y #Philadelphia #Opioids
Medetomidine is replacing xylazine in Philly street fentanyl − creating new hurdles for health care providers and drug users
An emergency physician and nurse scientist explain what medetomidine is and how to respond if someone is overdosing on it.
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March 27, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Medetomidine, an animal tranquilizer, is replacing xylazine in Philly street #fentanyl. An ER doc and a nurse explain how this creates new hurdles for health care providers and drug users:
buff.ly/lBEnt2Y #Philadelphia #Opioids
buff.ly/lBEnt2Y #Philadelphia #Opioids
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Mississippi, once ranked 49th in #education test scores, is now among the top 20 for 4th grade reading. The state's literacy reforms offer a model for closing early literacy gaps nationwide. An education policy scholar explains (Harry Anthony Patrinos @uarkansas.bsky.social #edusky)
Mississippi’s education miracle: A model for global literacy reform
The state, once ranked near the bottom of education standings, dramatically improved student literacy rates while using little money.
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March 27, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Mississippi, once ranked 49th in #education test scores, is now among the top 20 for 4th grade reading. The state's literacy reforms offer a model for closing early literacy gaps nationwide. An education policy scholar explains (Harry Anthony Patrinos @uarkansas.bsky.social #edusky)
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Nurses across the union are sending a message of solidarity to nurses who are dealing with unprecedented threats to the VA: Stay strong, we stand with you!
March 26, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Nurses across the union are sending a message of solidarity to nurses who are dealing with unprecedented threats to the VA: Stay strong, we stand with you!
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They are just disappearing people off the street. Having a hard time thinking about literally anything else.
Not sure if this has been shared here yet, but this is video of Rumeysa Ozturk's arrest posted by WCVB. It's terrifying.
March 27, 2025 at 5:15 AM
They are just disappearing people off the street. Having a hard time thinking about literally anything else.
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Receiving this book made my day
‘Borders, Human Itineraries, and All Our Relation, by Dele Adeyemo, Natalie Diaz, Nadia Ayala Kisukidi, and Rinaldo Walcott, with an introduction by Christina Sharpe @dukepress.bsky.social
All the flowers 💐💐💐 @hystericalblkns.bsky.social @blacklikewho.bsky.social
‘Borders, Human Itineraries, and All Our Relation, by Dele Adeyemo, Natalie Diaz, Nadia Ayala Kisukidi, and Rinaldo Walcott, with an introduction by Christina Sharpe @dukepress.bsky.social
All the flowers 💐💐💐 @hystericalblkns.bsky.social @blacklikewho.bsky.social
March 26, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Receiving this book made my day
‘Borders, Human Itineraries, and All Our Relation, by Dele Adeyemo, Natalie Diaz, Nadia Ayala Kisukidi, and Rinaldo Walcott, with an introduction by Christina Sharpe @dukepress.bsky.social
All the flowers 💐💐💐 @hystericalblkns.bsky.social @blacklikewho.bsky.social
‘Borders, Human Itineraries, and All Our Relation, by Dele Adeyemo, Natalie Diaz, Nadia Ayala Kisukidi, and Rinaldo Walcott, with an introduction by Christina Sharpe @dukepress.bsky.social
All the flowers 💐💐💐 @hystericalblkns.bsky.social @blacklikewho.bsky.social
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#TDJakes shared new details about the medical emergency he suffered onstage during a live-streamed church service. www.binnews.com/content/2025...
T.D. Jakes Reveals He Suffered 'Massive' Heart Attack During Church Sermon | BIN: Black Information Network
Pastor T.D. Jakes revealed that the life-threatening medical emergency he suffered during a church sermon last year was a "massive" heart attack.
www.binnews.com
March 26, 2025 at 3:36 PM
#TDJakes shared new details about the medical emergency he suffered onstage during a live-streamed church service. www.binnews.com/content/2025...
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March 27, 2025 at 10:51 AM
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How do you distinguish a work of art from a merely beautiful object? A philosopher and artist exploring aesthetics and biology recently wrote about the evolution of artistic behaviors in animals: buff.ly/cAqmFL6
Shawn Simpson, University of Pittsburgh
Shawn Simpson, University of Pittsburgh
March 20, 2025 at 12:38 PM
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Journalist Mamadou Tapily is on a mission to document Sigui, a rare and sacred festival held by central Mali’s Dogon communities that is now imperilled by conflict. buff.ly/K6FCtvU
March 20, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Journalist Mamadou Tapily is on a mission to document Sigui, a rare and sacred festival held by central Mali’s Dogon communities that is now imperilled by conflict. buff.ly/K6FCtvU