Currently reading two bangers:
Careless People by Sara Wynn-Williams
&
Mediocre by Ijeoma Oluo
#books #readers #writers #biography #socialjustice
#racerelations
Careless People by Sara Wynn-Williams
&
Mediocre by Ijeoma Oluo
#books #readers #writers #biography #socialjustice
#racerelations
December 17, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Currently reading two bangers:
Careless People by Sara Wynn-Williams
&
Mediocre by Ijeoma Oluo
#books #readers #writers #biography #socialjustice
#racerelations
Careless People by Sara Wynn-Williams
&
Mediocre by Ijeoma Oluo
#books #readers #writers #biography #socialjustice
#racerelations
Ijeoma Oluo said something during the 2016 election about how it is not an improvement if the boot on your neck has a high heel and I have thought about that almost every day since
December 3, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Ijeoma Oluo said something during the 2016 election about how it is not an improvement if the boot on your neck has a high heel and I have thought about that almost every day since
For the past 14 weeks, I’ve been guiding a cohort of you through Mediocre: The Dangerous Legacy of White Male America by Ijeoma Oluo. What started as a reading assignment quickly revealed something unmistakable:
You have been expected to give what you were never taught to have.
You have been expected to give what you were never taught to have.
November 24, 2025 at 11:48 AM
For the past 14 weeks, I’ve been guiding a cohort of you through Mediocre: The Dangerous Legacy of White Male America by Ijeoma Oluo. What started as a reading assignment quickly revealed something unmistakable:
You have been expected to give what you were never taught to have.
You have been expected to give what you were never taught to have.
“So lately the universe has been reminding me of all the things I used to do around writing that I don't do anymore. That I haven't done for a long time…I used to experiment with form in my essays, moving in and out of past and present and dream states…” Ijeoma Oluo open.substack.com/pub/ijeomaol...
What I Don't Want To Write
Behind the Book: trying to reconnect
open.substack.com
March 13, 2024 at 2:19 PM
“So lately the universe has been reminding me of all the things I used to do around writing that I don't do anymore. That I haven't done for a long time…I used to experiment with form in my essays, moving in and out of past and present and dream states…” Ijeoma Oluo open.substack.com/pub/ijeomaol...
Great book! I’m reading Be a Revolution by Ijeoma Oluo which is also amazing.
January 24, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Great book! I’m reading Be a Revolution by Ijeoma Oluo which is also amazing.
ijeoma oluo grotesquely misrepresents me+others (& our cultures work languages etc) in this “book”. not nonfiction, but white supremacist fantasy fiction. pls remove this post. All you need to do is read my actual work to verify this truth. she made subject matter experts distorted props, objects.
January 4, 2025 at 2:57 PM
ijeoma oluo grotesquely misrepresents me+others (& our cultures work languages etc) in this “book”. not nonfiction, but white supremacist fantasy fiction. pls remove this post. All you need to do is read my actual work to verify this truth. she made subject matter experts distorted props, objects.
2) Paraphrasing something Ijeoma Oluo wrote years ago and now I can't find: the point where your privilege intersects with someone else's oppression is a place where you have leverage to change things (e.g. white people addressing racism and antiblackness, cis folk addressing transphobia, etc)
January 14, 2025 at 4:04 PM
2) Paraphrasing something Ijeoma Oluo wrote years ago and now I can't find: the point where your privilege intersects with someone else's oppression is a place where you have leverage to change things (e.g. white people addressing racism and antiblackness, cis folk addressing transphobia, etc)
We are also hosting Ijeoma Oluo + Carter J Carter (March), Grace Lavery + Gila Ashtor (June), Aisha Abbasi (October), Robert Grossmark (December), Adele Tutter (January), and Nuar Alsadir (March).
Most of these will be on Zoom! We wanna go national! Y'ALL SHOULD ATTEND!!
Most of these will be on Zoom! We wanna go national! Y'ALL SHOULD ATTEND!!
August 28, 2024 at 11:14 PM
We are also hosting Ijeoma Oluo + Carter J Carter (March), Grace Lavery + Gila Ashtor (June), Aisha Abbasi (October), Robert Grossmark (December), Adele Tutter (January), and Nuar Alsadir (March).
Most of these will be on Zoom! We wanna go national! Y'ALL SHOULD ATTEND!!
Most of these will be on Zoom! We wanna go national! Y'ALL SHOULD ATTEND!!
Days 20 - 23 of #BlackHistoryMonth Black Theory are up featuring:
Tupac Shakur: theory-thots.ghost.io/tupac-shakur
Ijeoma Oluo: theory-thots.ghost.io/ijeoma-oluo
Fred Hampton: theory-thots.ghost.io/fred-hampton
Janelle Monáe: thttps://heory-thots.ghost.io/janelle-monae
Tupac Shakur: theory-thots.ghost.io/tupac-shakur
Ijeoma Oluo: theory-thots.ghost.io/ijeoma-oluo
Fred Hampton: theory-thots.ghost.io/fred-hampton
Janelle Monáe: thttps://heory-thots.ghost.io/janelle-monae
Tupac Shakur
Day 20 of #BlackHistoryMonth Black Theory:
Tupac Shakur (2Pac)
“ see the lying in my eyes when I'm coming for the get back,
big mac, cock gunfire, hot tires they burning, they got us all dieing and...
theory-thots.ghost.io
February 23, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Days 20 - 23 of #BlackHistoryMonth Black Theory are up featuring:
Tupac Shakur: theory-thots.ghost.io/tupac-shakur
Ijeoma Oluo: theory-thots.ghost.io/ijeoma-oluo
Fred Hampton: theory-thots.ghost.io/fred-hampton
Janelle Monáe: thttps://heory-thots.ghost.io/janelle-monae
Tupac Shakur: theory-thots.ghost.io/tupac-shakur
Ijeoma Oluo: theory-thots.ghost.io/ijeoma-oluo
Fred Hampton: theory-thots.ghost.io/fred-hampton
Janelle Monáe: thttps://heory-thots.ghost.io/janelle-monae
I don’t pretend to be an expert, but I did read some books about it by people recognized in the Black community for their writing on it. I mentioned Coates already, but also Ijeoma Oluo, and Baldwin.
The consensus seems to be, as I understood it, that white was not a race in the same sense as Black.
The consensus seems to be, as I understood it, that white was not a race in the same sense as Black.
February 23, 2025 at 11:13 PM
I don’t pretend to be an expert, but I did read some books about it by people recognized in the Black community for their writing on it. I mentioned Coates already, but also Ijeoma Oluo, and Baldwin.
The consensus seems to be, as I understood it, that white was not a race in the same sense as Black.
The consensus seems to be, as I understood it, that white was not a race in the same sense as Black.
The first flower are snowdrops, which are often one of the first flowers of spring. They evoke themes of hope and new beginning. The book is "Be A Revolution" by Ijeoma Oluo exploring "how everyday people are fighting oppression and changing the world - and how you can, too" which feels like 2/
January 4, 2025 at 5:45 AM
The first flower are snowdrops, which are often one of the first flowers of spring. They evoke themes of hope and new beginning. The book is "Be A Revolution" by Ijeoma Oluo exploring "how everyday people are fighting oppression and changing the world - and how you can, too" which feels like 2/
She has the audacity only White women know. This bitch really thinks she’s knows better about being Black than Black ppl. A straight-up White Supremacist is what she is. Ijeoma Oluo called her ass out so good I wanted to shout! Let me find it!
June 12, 2025 at 9:11 PM
She has the audacity only White women know. This bitch really thinks she’s knows better about being Black than Black ppl. A straight-up White Supremacist is what she is. Ijeoma Oluo called her ass out so good I wanted to shout! Let me find it!
June 20, 2025 at 9:14 PM
"We condition white men to believe not only that the best they can hope to accomplish in life is a feeling of superiority over women and people of color, but also that their superiority should be automatically granted them simply because they are white men.”
August 6, 2025 at 12:00 PM
"We condition white men to believe not only that the best they can hope to accomplish in life is a feeling of superiority over women and people of color, but also that their superiority should be automatically granted them simply because they are white men.”
Become a Revolution by Ijeoma Oluo. I borrowed it from the library, finished it, and now I'm going to buy it and read about 100 more times
August 7, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Become a Revolution by Ijeoma Oluo. I borrowed it from the library, finished it, and now I'm going to buy it and read about 100 more times
I recall reading Mediocre, by Ijeoma Oluo, and pretty much becoming more observant of the permissive attitude towards them.
I watched Ted Lasso after the book and definitely did not make the impression everyone else was having with the show.
I watched Ted Lasso after the book and definitely did not make the impression everyone else was having with the show.
September 28, 2025 at 2:50 PM
I recall reading Mediocre, by Ijeoma Oluo, and pretty much becoming more observant of the permissive attitude towards them.
I watched Ted Lasso after the book and definitely did not make the impression everyone else was having with the show.
I watched Ted Lasso after the book and definitely did not make the impression everyone else was having with the show.
20 books that’ve stayed w/or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers!
Day 6
#BookSky 💙📚
#BookChallenge #BlackSky #BlackBooks
“The Body Is Not an Apology, Second Edition: The Power of Radical Self-Love”, by Sonya Renee Taylor
Day 6
#BookSky 💙📚
#BookChallenge #BlackSky #BlackBooks
“The Body Is Not an Apology, Second Edition: The Power of Radical Self-Love”, by Sonya Renee Taylor
December 17, 2024 at 5:43 PM
20 books that’ve stayed w/or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers!
Day 6
#BookSky 💙📚
#BookChallenge #BlackSky #BlackBooks
“The Body Is Not an Apology, Second Edition: The Power of Radical Self-Love”, by Sonya Renee Taylor
Day 6
#BookSky 💙📚
#BookChallenge #BlackSky #BlackBooks
“The Body Is Not an Apology, Second Edition: The Power of Radical Self-Love”, by Sonya Renee Taylor
Confronting racism is not about the needs and feelings of white people | Ijeoma Oluo https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/mar/28/confronting-racism-is-not-about-the-needs-and-feelings-of-white-people?CMP=share_btn_tw
Confronting racism is not about the needs and feelings of...
Too often whites at discussions on race decide for themse...
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2024 at 2:48 PM
Confronting racism is not about the needs and feelings of white people | Ijeoma Oluo https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/mar/28/confronting-racism-is-not-about-the-needs-and-feelings-of-white-people?CMP=share_btn_tw
Classes start back up for me tomorrow so this may be a slow process.
I am starting with Be a Revolution: How everyday people are fighting oppression and changing the world and now you can too by Ijeoma Oluo
I am starting with Be a Revolution: How everyday people are fighting oppression and changing the world and now you can too by Ijeoma Oluo
January 13, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Classes start back up for me tomorrow so this may be a slow process.
I am starting with Be a Revolution: How everyday people are fighting oppression and changing the world and now you can too by Ijeoma Oluo
I am starting with Be a Revolution: How everyday people are fighting oppression and changing the world and now you can too by Ijeoma Oluo
Ijeoma Oluo was the keynote speaker of a WA state employee conference today! She was great because of course she was. And my hypothesis that when a conference starts with music & it has a good beat, it's gonna be good.
June 6, 2024 at 1:53 AM
Ijeoma Oluo was the keynote speaker of a WA state employee conference today! She was great because of course she was. And my hypothesis that when a conference starts with music & it has a good beat, it's gonna be good.
"Be the Serpent" by Seanan McGuire
"Be a Revolution" by Ijeoma Oluo
Huh, hadn't noticed the similar title structures until now.
"Be a Revolution" by Ijeoma Oluo
Huh, hadn't noticed the similar title structures until now.
what are we reading this week? quote this and tell us 🌈📚
January 25, 2025 at 6:09 PM
"Be the Serpent" by Seanan McGuire
"Be a Revolution" by Ijeoma Oluo
Huh, hadn't noticed the similar title structures until now.
"Be a Revolution" by Ijeoma Oluo
Huh, hadn't noticed the similar title structures until now.
100%. Ijeoma Oluo has written about the phenomenon wherein white ppl will prioritize their comfort over the safety &survival of non-white ppl, & that formulation of ‘my comfort & convenience should be prioritized over the life of any marginalized person’ feels like it’s a core tenant of conservatism
November 21, 2023 at 12:09 PM
100%. Ijeoma Oluo has written about the phenomenon wherein white ppl will prioritize their comfort over the safety &survival of non-white ppl, & that formulation of ‘my comfort & convenience should be prioritized over the life of any marginalized person’ feels like it’s a core tenant of conservatism
White Fragility byu Robin DiAngelo
How to be an Antiracist by Dr. Ibram X. Kendi
So you want to talk about race by Ijeoma Oluo
How to be an Antiracist by Dr. Ibram X. Kendi
So you want to talk about race by Ijeoma Oluo
April 4, 2025 at 11:48 PM
White Fragility byu Robin DiAngelo
How to be an Antiracist by Dr. Ibram X. Kendi
So you want to talk about race by Ijeoma Oluo
How to be an Antiracist by Dr. Ibram X. Kendi
So you want to talk about race by Ijeoma Oluo
“But as long as we refuse to address the ways in which white men cling to political power, even to their own detriment, there will always be a white male politician to take advantage of this white male anxiety over the rise of women and people of color.” — Ijeoma Oluo, Mediocre
September 21, 2025 at 3:08 PM
“But as long as we refuse to address the ways in which white men cling to political power, even to their own detriment, there will always be a white male politician to take advantage of this white male anxiety over the rise of women and people of color.” — Ijeoma Oluo, Mediocre
11/6 at 7:30 PM | Author Ruchika T. Malhotra leads a panel discussion on how collaboration — not competition — can lead to a happier, healthier work life.
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@ekoshy.bsky.social
🎟️ Get tickets: buff.ly/yIqSHKh
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October 9, 2025 at 7:01 PM
11/6 at 7:30 PM | Author Ruchika T. Malhotra leads a panel discussion on how collaboration — not competition — can lead to a happier, healthier work life.
@ijeomaoluo.bsky.social
@ekoshy.bsky.social
🎟️ Get tickets: buff.ly/yIqSHKh
@ijeomaoluo.bsky.social
@ekoshy.bsky.social
🎟️ Get tickets: buff.ly/yIqSHKh