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DocLB2 @doclb2.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

The new “A Different World” isn’t replacing the classic—it’s answering a question some of us have been asking for decades. Yes!!!!!

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DocLB2 @doclb2.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

I 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🩵🩵🩵

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DocLB2 @doclb2.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

If there's one thing I will do, its post great books 😁

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DocLB2 @doclb2.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Had the pleasure of covering this amazing book by @anthonyocampo.bsky.social in my graduate intro to inequality course. Definitely recommend!

The Latinos of Asia, by Anthony Ocampo
A yellow background with a yin/yang

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DocLB2 @doclb2.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

One 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.

Legacy by Uché Blackstock, MD

A dark blue cover, with a multi colored stethoscope.

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DocLB2 @doclb2.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

This month we bury my last grandma...and also the month of my dad's 1st heavenly birthday 😢 My heart hurts 💔

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DocLB2 @doclb2.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

I'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.

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DocLB2 @doclb2.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

So 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

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DocLB2 @doclb2.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

It 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 😄

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Soraya Nadia McDonald @soraya.press · 30/08/2026

This 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!

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DocLB2 @doclb2.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

"I am the greatest. I said that even before I knew I was." Muhammad Ali ✊🏾

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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.” 📍

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DocLB2 @doclb2.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

4...almost 4 decades...though, my last grandma was close to 10💙

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DocLB2 @doclb2.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

The 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

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DocLB2 @doclb2.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

I really wish people actually paid attention to Ferngully and Captain Planet. 🤦🏾‍♀️because...well, IYKYK 🤷🏾‍♀️

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DocLB2 @doclb2.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Is my duck holding bottle of bubbly 🍾? Yes.

Two yellow rubber ducks. One with glasses and a book. One with a bottle of champagne and a glass.

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DocLB2 @doclb2.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

I 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 😭💙

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DocLB2 @doclb2.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Since 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.

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DocLB2 @doclb2.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

www.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.com

14-year-old boy shot in East Price Hill Tuesday night, no suspect in custody

Multiple law enforcement agencies, including Cincinnati Police and SWAT, are responding to an area of East Price Hill on Tuesday night.

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DocLB2 @doclb2.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Next 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 📅 😄

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DocLB2 @doclb2.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

I 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

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Victor Ray @victorerikray.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Sociology 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.

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

OK I just scream-laughed....

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DocLB2 @doclb2.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Well, 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!

My letter of tenure and promotion to the rank of Associate professor.

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DocLB2 @doclb2.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Truly in love with this storyline 📚

I, Medusa book cover'
Black locks with gold letters.

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

We know almost nothing for sure except that each of us will die.

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tamara nopper @tamaranopper.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

I 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

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DocLB2 @doclb2.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

Last summer reading(s): Grown Mondays Not Coming The Scammer Current: The Weight of Blood On a Tiffany D. Jackson reading binge 😊

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

I know it's out of style in the U.S. in 2026 but racism has explanatory power.

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Sociology 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.

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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." 👇🏾

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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." 📍

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DocLB2 @doclb2.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Currently reading The Scammer. This book is wild!

The cover of The Scammer, by Tiffany D Jackson.

Pink and purple 💜

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Shared 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.

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DocLB2 @doclb2.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

In 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 🌸😢

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DocLB2 @doclb2.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

An important 🧵 Truly horrible.

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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

New York, 1954, by Vivian Maier (1926-2009), critically acclaimed US street photographer #WomensArt #July

Monochrome photograph featuring two young Black girls wearing summer dresses standing outside a shop eating ice lollies

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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." 👇🏾👇🏾

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DocLB2 @doclb2.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

"Visually identified" Yikes. 😬

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