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@ashoncrawley.bsky.social
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here because formerly-twitter is trash. and still, just like a magazine, i got issues. artsy. writersy. professory.

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Megan Goodwin @mpgphd.bsky.social · 7h
look I don't even go here anymore but I hope folks are noticing that this shit is happening *exactly* at the same time this administration eliminated loans to study religion
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#PettyPendergrass @ashoncrawley.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
One of the most surprising discoveries for me writing From Infinite World was the place of the Spiritual tradition in Black social life. These churches were as prominent, if not more, than PAW, COGIC and were siphoning folks from those and other mainline churches including Baptist and AME.
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Caroleeena @caroleeena.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Following publication, the Director General of the Islamic Centre of Geneva sent Malcolm X 9 questions about his life, faith, and hope for the future, to which Malcolm wrote incisive and candid responses. The answer to the final question was typed up on the morning he was assassinated, Feb 21, 1965
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Caroleeena @caroleeena.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Malcolm X's last piece of writing was on Zionism. He wrote it after a two day trip to Gaza. It was published in The Egyptian Gazette, Sept. 17, 1964. This is that piece: www.marxists.org/history/etol...
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Noel Healy @drnoelhealy.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
The assault on US universities didn't start in 2025. Our new paper traces the decades of corporate capture that made it possible, and why climate research is a primary target. Open access: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Rebecca Sear @rebeccasear.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
This is certainly a different opinion to the Vanderbilt report: “corporate libertarian donor networks, fossil-fuel companies & conservative think tanks intensified campaigns targeting university governance…embedding donor-aligned scholars, building research centers insulated from faculty oversight…”
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#PettyPendergrass @ashoncrawley.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
A “starred” review of From Infinite World in @publisherswkly.bsky.social! I am so grateful! “This haunting masterwork contends with breathtaking beauty and unspeakable loss.” Click the link for the full review! ❤️ www.publishersweekly.com/9781324036999
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From Infinite World: The Sound of the Hammond Organ and the Tragedy of AIDS in the Black Church by Ashon Thomas Crawley
Religious and African American studies scholar Crawley (The Lonely Letters) offers a devastatingly poignant exploration of the e...
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#PettyPendergrass @ashoncrawley.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
in case you missed it 👇🏾
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#PettyPendergrass @ashoncrawley.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
A “starred” review of From Infinite World in @publisherswkly.bsky.social! I am so grateful! “This haunting masterwork contends with breathtaking beauty and unspeakable loss.” Click the link for the full review! ❤️ www.publishersweekly.com/9781324036999
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From Infinite World: The Sound of the Hammond Organ and the Tragedy of AIDS in the Black Church by Ashon Thomas Crawley
Religious and African American studies scholar Crawley (The Lonely Letters) offers a devastatingly poignant exploration of the e...
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#PettyPendergrass @ashoncrawley.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
ok but why doesn't anyone have a cd of TM Youth Mass Choir's "Send Your Anointing" album ANYWHERE??? my nostalgia needs the entire album and i can't find it nowhere! 😩😩😩😩
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#PettyPendergrass @ashoncrawley.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
a brief (🤭) rant on that nyt article.
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tru @thetrudz.photo · 18/09/2026
🩵 Hi. I really could use some immediate support as I’m dealing with major income loss + ongoing health issues. A lot has changed for artists + finding other work has been tough thus far. tysm. • thetrudz.com/shop • patreon.com/thetrudz • cash.me/$thetrudz • paypal.me/thetrudz • venmo.com/u/thetrudz
Photography-themed and music-themed t-shirts. White one with film cameras on it. Black audiophile one with white text. And two white ones that mention vinyl, blue and pink text. Shirts and images of shirts by thetrudz.Vinyl collector-themed poster prints, music-themed stickers and my book, Insights: Film & Television (Reflections, Reviews & Resources) which is ten years (2013-2023) of indie writing on film, television, music and more. Includes essays and also film reviews. All work by thetrudz.
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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Charges dropped against Stanford students over pro-Palestine protest
Students faced prison terms and thousands of dollars in restitution over campus protest against Israel’s war on Gaza
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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
It's EGREGIOUS that we have children having to testify at hearings to keep their local public libraries open and grown people still don't know how much is being spent to bomb civilians in Iran... www.instagram.com/reel/Dc37brF...
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#PettyPendergrass @ashoncrawley.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
The top 20 best male gospel singers, top 20 best female gospel singers, top 20 best gospel choir lists folks are making PROVE two things: 1) the impact of the AIDS crisis and a refusal to reckon with queerness in the Black Church is ever present
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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
This is my weary song. lol. No one hears it.
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I Travel Like Sound Dog @chadstanton.blacksky.app · 16/09/2026
“California lawmakers have passed AB 1661, which would steer $5 million collected from penalized oil wells in Inglewood into direct cash aid for 1,000 nearby households with qualifying respiratory or reproductive health impacts.” capitalbnews.org/california-o...
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In LA, Some Black Residents May Soon Receive Environmental Reparations
California could put money directly into the hands of families harmed by oil drilling, testing an approach advocates hope will spread nationwide.
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#PettyPendergrass @ashoncrawley.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
have very unpopular (but informed) opinions about Black Gospel Music. If you’re interested in learning more about the CCM-ification of Black Gospel, and how so much of it was a response to the AIDS crisis, you’ll want to read From Infinite World. Preorder today! wwnorton.com/books/978132...
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Emily L. Hauser (she/her) ❌👑 @emilylhauser.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Rage against the dying of the light; celebrate the wins.
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Kaneesha Parsard @kaneeshaparsard.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Hi everyone! My first book Desiring Freedom is coming out this November on the University of Chicago Press. Pre-order here (bit.ly/4j51OqD) and check out blurbs from David Scott and Faith Smith below:
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Desiring Freedom
A groundbreaking account of concepts of freedom in West Indian literature and visual culture.Desiring Freedom examines post-emancipation West Indian literature and visual culture to ask how they reima...
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#PettyPendergrass @ashoncrawley.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
FROM INFINITE WORLD, 12.1.26 Ashon Thomas Crawley combines personal history and cultural analysis to tell an urgent story about how AIDS fundamentally changed gospel music and the sound of the church. wwnorton.com/books/978132...
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The Serfs (youtube.com/theserfstv) @theserfstv.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Indigenous people are defying Canada's anti-LGBTQ+ laws and offering a safe haven for trans people on their land globalnews.ca/news/1205333...
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Alberta First Nation invokes treaty clause to set up gender-affirming care safe haven | Globalnews.ca
Saddle Lake Cree Nation says it aims to defy Premier Danielle Smith’s government by establishing a safe haven for gender-affirming medical care — contrary to provincial law.
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andré carrington @andrecarrington.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
hammerandhope.org/article/econ...
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The False Narrative of Economic Anxiety
People are insecure, but that is not the only reason they voted for Donald Trump in 2024.
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#PettyPendergrass @ashoncrawley.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
FROM INFINITE WORLD: The Sound of the Hammond Organ and the Tragedy of AIDS in the Black Church, available 12.1.26 … ! Learn more about it and preorder today here: wwnorton.com/books/978132...
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tamara nopper @tamaranopper.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Fred Hampton said, “We have to educate the people as to who their enemy really is and it ain’t us.” Again, knowing who to be mad at is part of the work.
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#PettyPendergrass @ashoncrawley.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
FROM INFINITE WORLD: the Sound of the Hammond Organ and the Tragedy of AIDS in the Black Church December 1, 2026 Preorder today! wwnorton.com/books/978132...
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Sarah Lazare @sarahlazare.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Gary, Indiana, which just had most of its power turned on after a 2 week blackout, is a story about structural neglect and racism, but it's also a story about the frontlines of climate change. My report from Gary on how the slow boil of climate chaos is accelerating.
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Gary, Indiana, Is America’s Latest Climate Victim - The American Prospect
This community has already faced structural racism and disinvestment. A two-week blackout unleashed a humanitarian disaster.
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#PettyPendergrass @ashoncrawley.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Texts and DMs from people reading From Infinite World bring me genuine joy … ! Don’t be left out (i am a terrible salesperson 🥴😬😩😂 but) … Preorder your copy today! wwnorton.com/books/978132...
A text message exchange between me and a friend about the book From Infinite World, with an image of the book’s cover.
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#PettyPendergrass @ashoncrawley.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
the table of contents for From Infinite World … coming soon! preorder today! (preorders are really important, sorry for posting over and over again 🥴 but also, preorder! lol) wwnorton.com/books/978132...
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#PettyPendergrass @ashoncrawley.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
more blurbs! grateful to every reader that took this project seriously, and for the generous feedback and the generosity of words. wwnorton.com/books/978132... FROM INFINITE WORLD, December 1!
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#PettyPendergrass @ashoncrawley.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
i was on vacation/a writing retreat for the past week and change, so i didn’t get a chance to hold the ARC in my hands until early early early this morning and i am so grateful! look at it! it’s so thiiiicccccc (a baddie, forreal! lol) … !
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#PettyPendergrass @ashoncrawley.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
John Askew was a musical genius and a kind person. I wrote about him in From Infinite World. I hope you learn more about him from the book. wwnorton.com/books/978132... #JohnAskew #BlackGospelMusic #FromInfiniteWorld
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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Very interesting study shared in this essay: "folks who have this sense of disaffection aren’t necessarily unengaged in civic life; they’re just choosing to do other things outside of voting." open.substack.com/pub/theconne...
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With Millions Disaffected from Politics, An Answer Beckons: Belonging.
New research on "the disaffected electorate" and how to engage people in the long process of revitalizing civic life. Plus a quick take on the good news coming out of Maine.
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The Crossroads Project @xroadproj.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
@xroadproj.bsky.social Arts Fellow @ashoncrawley.bsky.social book about the Hammond Organ, the tragedy of AIDS, and the Black church is available for pre-order. Check out his Arts Fellow work on SPIRIT HOUSE: www.crossroads-spirithouse.org/crawley
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From Infinite World
An innovative work that explores the relationship between the Black church, the Hammond organ, and the musicians that bring it to life., From Infinite World, The Sound of the Hammond Organ and the Tra...
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#PettyPendergrass @ashoncrawley.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Advance Reader Copies arrived at the publisher today … I’ll have mine later this week. I’m so grateful for this book of difficult and beautiful lives. I hope you enjoy it! Preorder today! wwnorton.com/books/978132... #FromInfiniteWorld #BlackGospelMusic #BlackChurch #TheSoulsOfBlackFolks
cover of the book From Infinite World: The Sound of the Hammond Organ and the Tragedy of AIDS in the Black Church being held in someone’s hand, in front of a window with a view of a street below. four copies of the book From Infinite World: The Sound of the Hammond Organ and the Tragedy of AIDS in the Black Church in a box.
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Caroleeena @caroleeena.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Same little pepper. Same.
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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
The thing that is ignored is how much the Democratic Party benefitted from the free labor of young Black activists and organizers during that election cycle. When some of us pointed out how disaffected those organizers were in 24, we were called wreckers and yelled at, lol.
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WhinterQueen @whinterqueen.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
i’ve been in restaurant and farm management and knew enough to know that “taco bell lettuce” meant some big producer’s lettuce. so when ppl were also saying the grocery store deli and mcdonald’s & other big chains i knew it had to be taylor farms. but most ppl wouldn’t, they have no reason to know
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Puff the Magic Hater @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
I am glad she's not going to prison. It's worth noting that much was made here of her criminal actions being a brief deviation from an otherwise law-abiding life. But literally no one should go to jail or prison for obstructing ICE. I don't care how many times they've broken the law.
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Former Wisconsin judge spared prison for obstructing ICE arrest of immigrant
Hannah Dugan was fined $5,000 for ushering a Mexican defendant out of her courtroom to evade ICE agents
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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
A. People in DC did not know those fascists were planning to march. B. They marched for 15 minutes and then turned tail. C. People in DC would have been out there had they known they would be there. D. Do people know how people in DC (who actually live in the city) roll?
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#PettyPendergrass @ashoncrawley.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Thanks to @publisherswkly.bsky.social for mentioning From Infinite World in their Fall 2026 preview! I’m excited to share it with you all. Preorder your copy today! wwnorton.com/books/978132...
cover art of From Infinite World: The Sound of the Hammond Organ and the Tragedy of AIDS in the Black Church by Ashon Thomas Crawley. The cover has a Hammond organ at the bottom, wallpaper in black and white and rainbow colors around the border.
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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
If you run people of color who are not openly contemptuous of Black people then Black voters will give you a fair hearing. The online so called dirtbag Left, however, will always repel most Black people but they aren't the ones running so...
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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
helpful coverage from @elpais.com english.elpais.com/usa/2025-08-...
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In the heart of the Miccosukee, the Native American tribe that shut down Alligator Alcatraz
The community found refuge from white persecution deep in the Everglades swamps centuries ago. Together with environmental groups, they succeeded in forcing the closure of the immigration detention ce...
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Anna Kornbluh @annakornbluh.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
we do note the alacrity, intensity, velocity with which these consultant-pickled jagoffs can fight their own colleagues yet never ever fight as an opposition party
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Haymarket Books @haymarketbooks.org · 25/06/2026
Robin D.G. Kelley recommends three books every radical should read
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Judith Weisenfeld @jlweisenfeld.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Disappointing but not surprising. Good scholarship on the the construction, racialization, and limits of religious freedom includes: @mccraryc.bsky.social’ *Sincerely Held: Secularism and its Believers* and @tisawenger.bsky.social’s *Religious Freedom: The Contested History of an American Ideal.*
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Ricci @riccisergienko.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
The Prairieland defendants are political prisoners being held captive by a fascist regime There are raids, subpoenas, indictments targeting anarchists, abolitionists, & anti ICE activists all over the country right now Take this moment seriously. Understand how the state will continue to escalate.
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Rima I Anabtawi @rimaanabtawi.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
Doctors 25% more likely to miss a diagnosis on a patient within 3 months after Ai is implemented. The results indicate Ai has an immediate negative effect on professionals skillsets vs prolonged reliance. www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Is AI ruining our skills? Early results are in — and they’re not good
Reliance on artificial-intelligence tools degrades the abilities of physicians and software engineers, studies show.
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#PettyPendergrass @ashoncrawley.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
soon. got the galley today. preorder From Infinite World wherever you get your books! @wwnorton.com
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Aaron Bady @zunguzungu.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
www.wired.com/story/spacex...
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People Living Near xAI’s Dirty Data Centers Are Pissed About the SpaceX IPO
Elon Musk is set to make hundreds of billions even as communities in Mississippi and Tennessee are fighting to stop the gas turbines powering xAI's supercomputers.
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