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Laurian Bowles PhD @drlaurian.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

My favorite welcome, goodbye and in between meal

A white bowl of Ghanaian porridge, called
Mpotopoto, made of palm oil, fish, cassava and other spices

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IYKYK 🌮 @nisslbody.blacksky.app · 25/07/2026

Get their asses!

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Laurian Bowles PhD @drlaurian.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

I just solved Black Crossword's puzzle "Monday, April 27, 2026" in 54s. Can you beat my time? Visit blackcrossword.com to play. crosshare.org/crosswords/F...

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Laurian Bowles PhD @drlaurian.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

Deeply honored to have delivered this year's the Leith Mullings Memorial Lecture at @cuny_gc. 🕊️

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Laurian Bowles PhD @drlaurian.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

Click to email congress: demanding they pass the War Powers Resolutions to block war on Iran. We must prevent further devastation to Iranians and people across the region. actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...

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Tell Congress: No War On Iran.

The US and Israel have launched military attacks and a regime change war against Iran. Act now: tell Congress to pass War Powers Resolutions to block war on Iran. We must prevent further devastati...

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Laurian Bowles PhD @drlaurian.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

I just solved Black Crossword's puzzle "Thursday, February 26, 2026" in 1:05. Can you beat my time? Visit blackcrossword.com to play. crosshare.org/crosswords/p...

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Laurian Bowles PhD @drlaurian.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

academics who act chummy at the conference knowing that they e-ghosted you the last six months 😡

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HAPPY MELANIN MAY ✊🏿✊🏾 ✊🏽 @imamewd.bsky.social · 27/11/2025

Black Friday is canceled

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Nisrin Elamin @nisrinelamin.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

Rest in power Imam Jamal Alamin formerly known as H Rap Brown former chairman of SNCC former minister of justice of the Black Panther Party.

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Laurian Bowles PhD @drlaurian.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

Grab a catalog sheet & get 50% off my book at the 2025 @americananthro.bsky.social conference.

Five books on a table with a white tablecloth. Pictured at center is HEADSTRONG: Women Porters,Blackness and Modernity in Accra by Laurian Bowles

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Laurian Bowles PhD @drlaurian.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

Just saw a Rimowa suitcase with a big ole dent in it. I would be mad as hell

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Laurian Bowles PhD @drlaurian.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

Charlotte’s the home of NASCAR — NASCAR’s origin is curbing the feds and bootlegging. It's not called a hornest's nest for nothing

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Asia Leeds @asialeeds.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

I wish y’all would stop subscribing to and legitimizing the NY Times

The New York Times opinion column by Bret Stephens “The Case for Overthrowing Maduro” Nov 17, 2025

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Nicki Washington, Ph.D. @drnickiw.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

NC weather is completely unhinged. An almost 30 degree temperature drop in 24 hours? 😭

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Laurian Bowles PhD @drlaurian.bsky.social · 09/11/2025

"I think it’s wise to decline speaking to the Times on principle. The reasons aren’t especially obscure: Palestine superabundantly, but also decades of hyper-sensationalizing crime reporting, the neverending centrist stooge’ing, all the unparody-able rest of it." lithub.com/maybe-dont-t...

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Maybe Don’t Talk to the New York Times About Zohran Mamdani

It’s remarkable, the people you’ll hear from. Teach for even a little while at an expensive institution—the term they tend to prefer is “elite”—and odds are that eventually someone who was a studen…

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Laurian Bowles PhD @drlaurian.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

I really have to re-break this habit of scrolling before bed. Last night's nightmare featured a person from my tt feed 😩

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jewelheist.bsky.social @jewelheist.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

Omg I’m dying 😂😂😂…so…So Emily Austin, a right wing 'influencer' who works for Bibi and the GOP, launched 'Hot Girls for Cuomo'. Guess who didn't bother to register the URL when she did that? What do you think Hot Girls for Cuomo dot com leads to now?... 😄 Enjoy. [ HotGirlsforCuomo.com ]

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Citizen.Coping @propcazhpm.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

Thread on what journalists with integrity go through. 🧵

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Laurian Bowles PhD @drlaurian.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

The distance between people & SNAP benefits vs the distance between people and billionaires yet people are arguing about billionaire's rights. Peak delusional colo mentality

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Laurian Bowles PhD @drlaurian.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

It's not the silent treatment. I'm just letting you lead

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Laurian Bowles PhD @drlaurian.bsky.social · 18/10/2025

Hey #booklovers and #podcast enthusiasts! Check out @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social podcast episode about my new book: #Headstrong: Women Porters, Blackness and Modernity in Accra 📖🌟. If you like what you hear, consider buying: 🔗 www.pennpress.org/978151282465... newbooksnetwork.com/headstrong

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Climate Resistance | Resist Reform! @climateresistance.bsky.social · 01/03/2025

Elon Musk has built his empire through ruthless exploitation, union busting, and dangerous working conditions, and his company's reliance on cobalt from Congo keeps fueling instability in the region that has resulted in the death and displacement of thousands.

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Lee West @whodat35.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

Rep. Don Beyer (R-VA) reacted with horror to a #legal complaint filed against the Trump administration on behalf of an American family that had to scramble to escape Congo after X owner Elon #Musk shut down the US Agency for International Development. #USAID www.rawstory.com/trump-usaid-...

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'Absolute scandal': Disgusted lawmaker hits Trump for abandoning U.S. family in riot zone

Rep. Don Beyer (R-VA) reacted with horror on Wednesday to a legal complaint filed against the Trump administration on behalf of an American family that had to scramble to escape Congo after X owner El...

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Laurian Bowles PhD @drlaurian.bsky.social · 05/10/2025

What's the tipping point between a protest and pep rally?

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Laurian Bowles PhD @drlaurian.bsky.social · 11/10/2025

Thank you to everyone who showed up, asked brilliant questions, and made the evening one to remember. We sold out of copies📚 #BookLaunch #Headstrong #NewBeginnings #Blackfeminist #ethnography

Copy of the books, Headstrong: Women Porters, Blackness and Modernity in Accra, with an close on the cover which features the portrait of a dark skinned Black woman with red, yellow, blue colors abstractly framing her face with the title of the book, Headstrong, written vertically down the cover. Art by Maku Azu. Book by Laurian R Bowles. Books are sitting on a table with a white table cloth.

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