DocLB2 @doclb2.bsky.social · 25/09/2026The new “A Different World” isn’t replacing the classic—it’s answering a question some of us have been asking for decades. Yes!!!!! 0125
DocLB2 @doclb2.bsky.social · 25/09/2026I woke up this morning, the day that should be my dad's 67th birthday, not knowing how I'd feel...i still can't put it into words, but i am grateful for my four sisters who i know are grieving too. In them, in me, Michael Brown, our dad, will always be🩵🩵🩵 2210
DocLB2 @doclb2.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Had the pleasure of covering this amazing book by @anthonyocampo.bsky.social in my graduate intro to inequality course. Definitely recommend! 3397
DocLB2 @doclb2.bsky.social · 19/09/2026One of the best books I've read this year. Legacy by @ucheblackstockmd.bsky.social is an incredible account of systemic racism in medicine as well as a tribute to Black women who continue to work for change. Personal. Powerful. 10/10 recommend. 14510
DocLB2 @doclb2.bsky.social · 17/09/2026This month we bury my last grandma...and also the month of my dad's 1st heavenly birthday 😢 My heart hurts 💔 4190
DocLB2 @doclb2.bsky.social · 10/09/2026www.ms.now/opinion/trum... By @victorerikray.bsky.socialms.nowOpinion | Trump’s next high education target: schools that help Black studentsVictor Ray: American universities must stand up to Trump's plan to re-segregate higher ed 052
DocLB2 @doclb2.bsky.social · 06/09/2026I'm looking forward to getting back in the freelance, op-ed game. I've always spoken my mind. Now that I have tenure, get ready. IYKYK. 1131
DocLB2 @doclb2.bsky.social · 02/09/2026So big guardian win this morning. For 12 days the school bus has skipped our stop in the morning, yet somehow manages to bring her home every afternoon...So you know our stop exists? Did you think mornings were optional? I have no clue.../1 2210
DocLB2 @doclb2.bsky.social · 31/08/2026It felt good to be back in the classroom! Week 2 of Fall 2026 (as an Associate Professor), 1st day of teaching for me. I love teaching social inequality, this semester as a grad class. We started the semester with Du Bois, The Souls of Black Folk 😄 0292
Reposted by DocLB2Soraya Nadia McDonald @soraya.press · 30/08/2026This is one of the many reasons defunding the arts is an all-around bad idea! Arts heal your brain, offer third places, and facilitate social and civic life! 419844
DocLB2 @doclb2.bsky.social · 29/08/2026"I am the greatest. I said that even before I knew I was." Muhammad Ali ✊🏾 0100
DocLB2 @doclb2.bsky.social · 29/08/2026“When we talk about lynching today, we must recognize it in all its modern forms, racially motivated murders, hate crimes, and systemic violence that target marginalized groups,” said Angela Farhnam, a 47-year-old historian. “Understanding this is crucial to breaking cycles of oppression.” 📍 02412
DocLB2 @doclb2.bsky.social · 28/08/20264...almost 4 decades...though, my last grandma was close to 10💙 090
DocLB2 @doclb2.bsky.social · 28/08/2026The thing about love is, sometimes it becomes loss. We all depart at some point. My last grandma has had dementia for 3 years. Tonight, she rejoined the universe 😢 i am v heartbroken because it feels like i lost her twice. But I'm also grateful. I grew up with 3 sets of grandparents. /1 8560
DocLB2 @doclb2.bsky.social · 27/08/2026I really wish people actually paid attention to Ferngully and Captain Planet. 🤦🏾♀️because...well, IYKYK 🤷🏾♀️ 0174
DocLB2 @doclb2.bsky.social · 25/08/2026people.com/dolly-parton... This hurts 💔 Rest well 💙💙people.comDolly Parton, Country Music Legend, Dies at 80, Just 4 Days After Saying, ‘I Still Have so Many Things I Want to Achieve’Dolly Parton has died at the age of 80. The country music legend was known for songs including “Jolene,” “I Will Always Love You” and “9 to 5.” She also starred in movies like ‘Steel Magnolias’ and ‘T... 0210
DocLB2 @doclb2.bsky.social · 24/08/2026I am a bundle of emotions. But August has brought major good things: tenure and promotion, and now full legal custody of my little sis. Dad, its settled 😭💙 6563
DocLB2 @doclb2.bsky.social · 24/08/2026Since my dad passed in December of last year, I've been navigating guardianship matters for my little sis. Today, the court officially gave me full legal custody. I didn't realize how much I'd been holding in since then 😭😭 I am happy. Relieved. 141002
DocLB2 @doclb2.bsky.social · 19/08/2026www.wlwt.com/article/east... Today little sis came home in tears 😢 one of her friends (14), was recently shot. She's well acquainted with grief from the loss of family, but this is different. Someone close to her age. Someone she'd seen recently. My heart brakes for her 💔wlwt.com14-year-old boy shot in East Price Hill Tuesday night, no suspect in custodyMultiple law enforcement agencies, including Cincinnati Police and SWAT, are responding to an area of East Price Hill on Tuesday night. 1121
DocLB2 @doclb2.bsky.social · 17/08/2026Next week begins the start of my first semester as a tenured Associate Professor of sociology😄 So this week: new head shots, department retreat, grad orientation, and a workshop...where did summer go 🤔 Looking forward to another go around of the academic calendar 📅 😄 5714
DocLB2 @doclb2.bsky.social · 16/08/2026I am beyond grateful to everyone who has wished my congratulations in relation to my tenure and promotion. The last seven months have been filled with so many transitions, alongside grief from loss/1 2380
Reposted by DocLB2Victor Ray @victorerikray.bsky.social · 14/08/2026Sociology is catching strays for “activism” while a professor of politics at Princeton launders white supremacy in the Times by co-writing with a propagandist from the Washington Free Beacon. 524265
Reposted by DocLB2Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 14/08/2026OK I just scream-laughed.... 549150
DocLB2 @doclb2.bsky.social · 13/08/2026Well, now that the board has met and confirmed things, I'm so looking forward to my new rank of Associate Professor with tenure come August 15th! 271377
Reposted by DocLB2Saeed Jones @theferocity.bsky.social · 08/08/2026Wait, stop, hold the fuck uppeople.comBlack Woman, 29, Found Hanging from Tree Behind Vacant Home in Mississippi and the Community Wants AnswersThe body of Tasia Fortune, a 29-year-old Black woman, was found hanging in a tree behind a vacant house in Jackson, Miss., on Monday, Aug. 3 14356116
Reposted by DocLB2Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 29/07/2026We know almost nothing for sure except that each of us will die. 518217
Reposted by DocLB2tamara nopper @tamaranopper.bsky.social · 26/07/2026I postpone nothing. I no longer procrastinate... I pay closer and closer attention to incredible, surrounding reasons for celebration and faith I watch for good news. I work with folks to create good news. I become hourly more aware of the privileges conveyed by my human life. –– June Jordan 0278
DocLB2 @doclb2.bsky.social · 26/07/2026Last summer reading(s): Grown Mondays Not Coming The Scammer Current: The Weight of Blood On a Tiffany D. Jackson reading binge 😊 031
Reposted by DocLB2Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 25/07/2026I know it's out of style in the U.S. in 2026 but racism has explanatory power. 1257196
Reposted by DocLB2Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 25/07/2026Sociology as a discipline offers people a set of useful lenses for thinking about how people make meaning in the world. Therefore the discipline will continue to exist, regardless of what the reactionaries say or do. 347976
DocLB2 @doclb2.bsky.social · 25/07/2026"An altar of freedom and justice for those oppressed in “the land of the free and the home of the brave” surely has the Black Press at its foundation." 👇🏾 0115
DocLB2 @doclb2.bsky.social · 25/07/2026"During the era of sundown towns, where African Americans were not welcome after dark, Baker said Lake Ivanhoe was a refuge." 📍 04421
Reposted by DocLB2Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 24/07/2026Shared those articles that show how people are fighting locally and federally in support of trans people because social media flattens and also makes it seem like folks aren't actually actively pushing back when in fact people (led by trans people themselves) are in motion everywhere. 021238
DocLB2 @doclb2.bsky.social · 21/07/2026In the continuing process of gaining full custody of my little sis had what could be a breakthrough this evening. I know dad sent this our way, his oldest and youngest together was what he wanted...Rest well dad, I will do my best 🌸😢 1271
Reposted by DocLB2womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 18/07/2026New York, 1954, by Vivian Maier (1926-2009), critically acclaimed US street photographer #WomensArt #July 204900609
DocLB2 @doclb2.bsky.social · 20/07/2026"In many states across the country, voucher expansion has resegregated schools and intensified economic sorting, concentrating wealthier and disproportionately white students in private settings while leaving public schools with higher-need and lower-income populations." 👇🏾👇🏾 01310