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Bilal Dabir Sekou, Ph.D.

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Political scientist, professor, social and racial justice activist, born and raised in the Motor City, and jazz and book lover.

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Bilal Dabir Sekou, Ph.D. @bdsekou.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
apple.news/ANzu29_ODSoq... I guess Stanford said why recruit students of Color, when AI can be used to make the campus appear more diverse than it really is.
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Stanford apologizes saying AI-altered photo that changed student’s gender and race violated policy — NBC News
“To see me erased like that so easily was kind of very upsetting,” one student said.
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Bilal Dabir Sekou, Ph.D. @bdsekou.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Trump trying to rename artificial intelligence (AI) super intelligence (SI) sounds exactly like what a person who believes in eugenics would name it. We are probably not far from him openly talking about “superior races,” and dropping the coded language he uses about high IQ.
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Bilal Dabir Sekou, Ph.D. @bdsekou.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Why with the concentration of media control does cable keep getting more expensive? I thought monopoly power and a massive redistribution of wealth upward into the hands of a small number of people would bring costs down and make the delivery of services more efficient! Was I lied to?🧐🤔🫣
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Volunteer Blue @volunteerblue.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
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Volunteer Blue @volunteerblue.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Two posts for retrospection. What are your thoughts? How do we get louder not just to our community but to those in America who are willing to think beyond MAGA?
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CT Insider @ctinsider.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
The newly formed Voter Participation Task Force has started work on mapping out strategies to increase voter participation in Connecticut, with a goal of achieving 100% voter turnout by 2030.
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This CT group has an ambitious goal: 100% voter turnout by 2030
The newly formed Voter Participation Task Force has started work on mapping out strategies to increase voter participation in Connecticut, with a goal of achieving 100% voter turnout by 2030.
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Bilal Dabir Sekou, Ph.D. @bdsekou.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
I was reading headlines about the latest batshit craziness out of Trump’s Whites ‘Only’ House, and I’m sure I caught out the corner of my eye Rod Serling in my living room smoking a cigarette saying, “the next stop… is the Twilight Zone.”
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
😬🤷🏼
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Taxing the rich is absolutely essential to saving our economy and our democracy. Don't believe me? Look at this chart.
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The Hidden Danger of America's Wealth Gap
Taxing the rich is absolutely essential to saving our economy and our democracy.Don't believe me? Look at this chart.
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Common Cause @commoncause.org · 10/09/2026
Since 1865, Federal law has prohibited armed federal officers from polling places. That’s why Common Cause, @LULAC, and our partners are suing to stop ICE agents from being sent to the polls and protect voters from intimidation. Read more: bit.ly/4iWK7JG
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Why Common Cause Sued to Stop ICE Agents at The Polls
Here are four reasons why Common Cause and allies are going to court to stop the president from sending ICE to the polls.
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Bilal Dabir Sekou, Ph.D. @bdsekou.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
I wonder how long before DOJ intervenes and sues his realty company employer for violating his right to speak his mind about nonwhites and LGBTQ+ people. They’ll also argue his firing by the company was illegal under the Civil Rights Act and hire him in HUD. apple.news/AzjuvHvFZRkq...
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US real estate agent duct-taped and zip-tied to plane seat after ‘racial slurs’ is fired — Guardian US
The man, also accused of homophobic slurs on American Airlines flight, faces assault and disorderly conduct charges
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Bilal Dabir Sekou, Ph.D. @bdsekou.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
I get a phishing text message roughly once a week. Is it because I’m getting old and look like easy prey?
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Bilal Dabir Sekou, Ph.D. @bdsekou.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
White Supremacy! www.nytimes.com/2026/09/03/b...
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Schools Giving Aid to Minority Students Could Lose Tax Exemptions Under Trump’s New Rules (Gift Article)
The Treasury Department released rules that would prevent schools with race-based programs from qualifying for tax-exempt status, a threat to both higher education and other private schools.
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Bilal Dabir Sekou, Ph.D. @bdsekou.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Honor the life of Gloria Steinem! www.commondreams.org/news/how-to-...
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Honor Life of Gloria Steinem (1934-2026) 'By Organizing' for Rights, Equality, and Freedom | Common Dreams
"Thank you, Gloria, for showing the world what it means to speak up for women’s equality."
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Bilal Dabir Sekou, Ph.D. @bdsekou.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
An amazing artist! apnews.com/article/cass...
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Cassandra Wilson, the 2-time Grammy Award-winning jazz singer, dies at 70
Cassandra Wilson, the two-time Grammy-winning jazz singer, has died. She was 70. Her manager said she died in her native Jackson, Mississippi, surrounded by family and friends.
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Jacobin @jacobinmag.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Happy birthday to Black Panther Party deputy chairman and socialist Fred Hampton. “You can kill a revolutionary, but you can never kill the revolution.”
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Bilal Dabir Sekou, Ph.D. @bdsekou.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Now that Venezuela is being colonized by the U.S. and its natural resources are being plundered, will young men go there seeking fame and fortune the way young white Englishmen did for India when the sun didn’t set on their empire?
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Zinn Education Project @zinnedproject.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
#tdih 1967 2,000+ attended People’s Tribunal (because courts & white press didn't pursue justice) on police killing of 3 young Black men at Algiers Motel in Detroit. Among jurors were novelist J. O. Killens & Rosa Parks who found the officers guilty of murder. www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/de...
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Aug. 30, 1967: People’s Tribunal in Detroit
People’s Tribunal on killing of three young men at Algiers Motel in Detroit.
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Bilal Dabir Sekou, Ph.D. @bdsekou.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
The sun will not set on the American empire. We are officially an imperial power. www.nytimes.com/live/2026/08...
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Trump Live Updates: President Says U.S. to Take Control of Big Portion of Venezuelan Oil
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Bilal Dabir Sekou, Ph.D. @bdsekou.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Hitler, Trump, Netanyahu, Modi, and other leaders of ethno-nationalist projects inevitably drive their country down a path toward either mass murder or the destruction of countless lives. That’s what they do!
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Bill McKibben @billmckibben.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
So embarrassing that Lake America is the smallest of the Great Lakes. One more Trump failure.
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Ben Mullin @benmullin.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
NEWS: The Washington Post has been ordered to rehire @karenattiah.bsky.social , the columnist it fired last year for posts made in the wake of Charlie Kirk's shooting. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/24/b...
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Washington Post Ordered to Rehire Fired Columnist Karen Attiah (Gift Article)
An arbitrator ordered the newspaper to reinstate Karen Attiah, who was fired after posting about “white men who espouse hatred and violence” following Charlie Kirk’s killing.
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Bilal Dabir Sekou, Ph.D. @bdsekou.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Yes! Finally! www.ctinsider.com/food/article...
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Detroit-style pizza is spreading across Connecticut. Another pizzeria is on the way.
The new pizzeria would be heading for 345 North Main St. in the former home of Salsa Fresca.
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 21/08/2026
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com “Merit aid is in effect a signing bonus, a cash incentive to attract the most desirable students,” Angel Pérez writes in a guest essay. So why are colleges and universities depleting their financial aid budgets to spend merid aid on wealthy students?
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Opinion | I’m a Former Dean of Admissions. Colleges Shouldn’t Be Paying Rich Kids to Enroll.
We can do better than this. We have to.
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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Here’s @jamellebouie.net doing Gods work
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Bilal Dabir Sekou, Ph.D. @bdsekou.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
I kinda miss those days when Republicans used to argue that if the debt went up even one dollar, the end times would begin. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/19/b...
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U.S. Debt Hits $40 Trillion as America’s Borrowing Binge Continues
President Trump’s promises to restore fiscal order and reduce the amount of America’s debt burden have been undercut by spending on the Iran war, tax cuts and tariff refunds.
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Bilal Dabir Sekou, Ph.D. @bdsekou.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
No shit Sherlock! What next? The earth actually rotates around the sun? So water is wet? The moon really isn’t made of cheese? www.washingtonpost.com/education/20...
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Politics drove antisemitism probes against Ivy League schools, DOJ whistleblower says
A Trump administration task force on antisemitism pressured universities into punitive settlements despite turning up little to no evidence of systemic abuses, according to a former Justice Department...
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The Nation Magazine @thenation.com · 18/08/2026
Even AOC is jumping on the bandwagon to disavow "woke." But it was always racial injustice, not the language used to describe it, that was the problem: bit.ly/468cyg7
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Attacks on Black Citizenship Are Attacks on Democracy
Too often, Democrats reinforce Republicans’ lie that the language of racial justice is the problem—instead of the injustices the language is trying to name.
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Common Cause @commoncause.org · 17/08/2026
🎉 Happy birthday to Common Cause! For 56 years, we’ve worked to strengthen democracy, expand voting rights, increase accountability, and make government work for everyone. The challenges may evolve, but so do we. Celebrate with us by joining the movement: www.commoncause.org/take-action
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Take Action
Explore ways to take action in our democracy. Find your representatives, discover voting tools, and learn how to make your voice heard.
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 09/08/2026
Geraldine de Haas, who became the driving force behind Chicago’s jazz resurgence in the 1970s and ’80s, organizing festivals and concert series, has died. She was 91.
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Geraldine de Haas, ‘the First Lady of Chicago Jazz,’ Dies at 91
After a successful singing career, she led the revival of jazz in the Windy City in the 1970s and ’80s, organizing festivals and concert series.
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Bilal Dabir Sekou, Ph.D. @bdsekou.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
If Ted Cruz is right, and Thanksgiving and Christmas are finally canceled by Democratic Socialists and Islamists after 100s and 100s and 100s of years trying, can we make “Cheesecake Day” a national holiday (none of that woke BS about people who are lactose intolerant)? Suck it up buttercup!
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Bilal Dabir Sekou, Ph.D. @bdsekou.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
These attack ads in the CT governor and 1st congressional district races are hilarious. I laughed out loud at Bronin’s ad when a guy said to the camera, “I’ve been voting for John Larson for DECADES!” The Lamont ad saying Elliot even fell asleep (a guy falling in bed) before a vote was funny!
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Jacobin @jacobinmag.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
James Baldwin was born on this day in 1924. Baldwin was many things: a brilliant writer, a trenchant social critic, a dogged activist. He was also an unapologetic radical.
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Bilal Dabir Sekou, Ph.D. @bdsekou.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
This is what 77 million people voted for. Get rid of healthcare and other assistance programs and the poor will be thrown into a social Darwinism experiment. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/31/u...
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Trump Administration Plans to Upend Head Start by Deregulating It
The White House tried but failed to block funding for preschool for poor children. Instead, it will seek to strip away standards on health, literacy — and brushing teeth.
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Bilal Dabir Sekou, Ph.D. @bdsekou.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
Finally saw the rest of the movie “Sinners.” I’m hanging garlic on my door.
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Bilal Dabir Sekou, Ph.D. @bdsekou.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
Trigger warnings for the snowflakes. Awwwwwwwwww! www.nytimes.com/2026/07/24/a...
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Trump Orders Warnings Placed at ‘Inaccurate’ Smithsonian History Museum
President Trump said the signage at the National Museum of American History would correct what a disputed White House report described as “extreme political activism.”
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Priorities.
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Bilal Dabir Sekou, Ph.D. @bdsekou.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Wait-a-minute, the Odyssey is a work of fiction? No way! It’s not historically accurate?
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Bilal Dabir Sekou, Ph.D. @bdsekou.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
The Onion gets it right. I like this history!!!
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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Before Sister Rosetta Tharpe, it was guitarist, bassist and vocalist Memphis Minnie (1897-1973) who helped shape the sound of modern pop music and recorded around 200 songs #WomensArt
Monochrome photograph featuring a sitting Black woman playing the guitar next to a microphone wearing a light dress
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Bilal Dabir Sekou, Ph.D. @bdsekou.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Folks here's a story 'bout a Grifter He was an orange-colored confidence man Rough talker with a fragile ego No lo-tee lo-tee lo Hi-tee hi-tee hi Hi-tee hi-tee hi Whoa! He dream about being King of Greenland Putting his name on everything he was needin' He lived in a home he decorated with gold
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Bilal Dabir Sekou, Ph.D. @bdsekou.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
I wonder if "High-T" will keep me from getting COVID? It'll probably be easier this fall to get testosterone pills than a vaccination shot.
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Bilal Dabir Sekou, Ph.D. @bdsekou.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Since we don’t use the words “drug addiction” anymore after it spread like a wildfire in the suburbs and rural areas of America, I’m going to see if I can get a patent on the phrase: “Testosterone Use Disorder!”
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Bilal Dabir Sekou, Ph.D. @bdsekou.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
And yet, a large percentage of white men think they face greater scrutiny and don’t have ANY chance to succeed because ALL the opportunities go to women and people of color! In the wonderful world of MAGAland they get to take testosterone pills and destroy DEI monsters. apple.news/AhvVlhwd8TWG...
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‘White men get to fail’: Graham Platner collapse illuminates toxic double standard in US politics — Guardian US
Expectations that prioritize privileged identities keep women and people of color from even running for office
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Zinn Education Project @zinnedproject.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
"We return. We return from fighting. We return fighting." — W. E. B. Du Bois Maceo Snipes was one of countless Black veterans killed in fight for democracy and human rights on their return to U.S. from wars. Read & teach more stories ⬇️. #TeachTruth www.zinnedproject.org/collection/b...
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Black Veterans Killed in Fight for Democracy in U.S. Archives
We return. We return from fighting. We return fighting. — W. E. B. Du Bois Below is a collection of stories about African American veterans who fought in various wars and upon their return to the U.S....
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Zinn Education Project @zinnedproject.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
#tdih 1946 WWII vet Maceo Snipes was murdered after casting vote in Georgia Democratic Primary. He was shot by KKK. He walked 3 miles with his mother to hospital, white doctor delayed treatment 6 hrs & refused needed blood transfusion. Snipes died. 💔 See ⬇️ 🧵 www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/mu...
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July 18, 1946: Murder of Maceo Snipes
WWII veteran Maceo Snipes was murdered after casting his vote in the Georgia Democratic Primary.
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Bilal Dabir Sekou, Ph.D. @bdsekou.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Nothing like seeing war crimes committed in our name. www.nytimes.com/live/2026/07...
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Iran War Live Updates: U.S. Expands Airstrikes With Attacks on Bridges and a Port in Southern Iran
Overnight and into Friday, Iran reported U.S. strikes on infrastructure that can serve civilian purposes and has targeted similar sites in Gulf countries that host American bases. In the afternoon, th...
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Just 10 billionaires have already poured over $600 MILLION into this year's midterms. In the entire 2008 presidential cycle, the last election before Citizens United, total billionaire spending was $16 million. If you're wondering what the real threat to "election integrity" is, it's Big Money.
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 16/07/2026
"What the federal government has been doing to people assumed to be immigrants is different from normal police brutality. It is a targeted campaign. We are witnessing, for the first time since Jim Crow, American death squads."
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America’s Death Squads Are Real
Sometimes you can’t see the world clearly from the inside.
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Bilal Dabir Sekou, Ph.D. @bdsekou.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
The MAGA male won’t take a flu shot but will juice up on testosterone and steroids to become a manly man.
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