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Yomaira Figueroa-Vásquez

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AfroBoricua, negra bien salá: Caguas/Vega Baja/Hoboken. Professor + Dir of the Center for Puerto Rican Studies (CENTRO) @CUNY. Author: #DecolonizingDiasporas 🌊 PI-Diaspora Solidarities Lab & CENTRO Rooted + Relational Sites: linktr.ee/yomairaf

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The New Yorker @newyorker.com · 29/07/2025
“Small children from poor or middle-class families who watch ‘Sesame Street’ do better on cognitive tests and in first grade than children who do not watch it,” Renata Adler wrote, in 1972.
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The Invention of “Sesame Street”
Renata Adler’s 1972 review of the program that revolutionized children’s television.
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Sirry 🌍✊🏿🏳️‍🌈📚 @profalang.bsky.social · 18/07/2025
The denial of racism is the heartbeat of racism. It is essential to keeping racism alive.
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Martha S. Jones @marthasjones.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
Congratulations to Dr. @profblmkelley.bsky.social ! nationalhumanitiescenter.org/national-hum...
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National Humanities Center Announces Dr. Blair LM Kelley as New President
After a nationwide search, the National Humanities Center is pleased to announce the selection of historian Blair LM Kelley as its next president and director. Dr. Kelley's appointment marks a pivotal...
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whet moser @whetmoser.com · 26/06/2025
curbed’s piece on mamdani’s design is so good. great example of how much can be going on with just a name on a solid background www.curbed.com/article/zohr...
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Zohran Mamdani’s Campaign Logo Looked Nothing Like a Campaign Logo
The bodega-influenced visual language of an outsider campaign.
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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
Well done, NY!* *the voters, not the Yankees
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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
In the words of Nelson Mandela: it always seems impossible until it’s done. My friends, it is done. And you are the ones who did it. I am honored to be your Democratic nominee for the Mayor of New York City.
Zohran looking out on a victory night crowd.
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Deborah McDowell @dem8z.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
The Attacks on Zohran Mamdani Show That We Need a New Understanding of Antisemitism www.nytimes.com/2025/06/24/o...
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Opinion | The Attacks on Zohran Mamdani Show That We Need a New Understanding of Antisemitism
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Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · 24/06/2025
This is oligarchy. This is obscene. While 60% live paycheck to paycheck & kids go hungry, Jeff Bezos, worth $230 billion, goes to Venice on his $500 million yacht for a $20 million wedding & spends $5 million on a ring while his real tax rate is just 1.1%. End this oligarchy.
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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
This.
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Solomon @solomonrmissouri.com · 12/06/2025
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Mississippi Free Press @mississippifreepress.org · 06/06/2025
The blockbuster horror film "Sinners" features the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians in a short, impactful scene. For some Choctaw, it is the first time they've heard their language and seen their culture accurately portrayed on screen.
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'Sinners' Puts 'Truth on Screen' For The Mississippi Choctaws
For many Mississippi Choctaws, “Sinners” is the first time they've heard their language and seen their culture accurately portrayed on screen.
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Yomaira Figueroa-Vásquez @dryofiggy.bsky.social · 29/05/2025
Perhaps one of the most influential thinkers in my journey. May your path to light be eased and full of grace… www.theguardian.com/books/2025/m...
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Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o, giant of African literature, dies aged 87
Kenyan writer’s death announced by his daughter, who wrote: ‘He lived a full life, fought a good fight’
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Martha S. Jones @marthasjones.bsky.social · 29/05/2025
In The Trouble of Color, I wrote about discovering my grandmother’s hair in Harvard’s Peabody Museum. It still haunts me. I salute Tamara Lanier who persisted in her quest to win control of her ancestor’s images from the same museum — and prevailed! www.nytimes.com/2025/05/28/h...
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Harvard Relents After Protracted Fight Over Slave Photos
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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 25/05/2025
5 years ago: “An incalculable loss” Today: Banning masks and restricting vaccine access
NEW YORK TIMES (2020): U.S. DEATHS NEAR 100,000, AN INCALCULABLE LOSS
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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
This is HUGE. For those wondering why due process is essential for EVERYONE. This is why!
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Dr. Han VanderHart @hanvanderhart.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
I SAID I LOVED YOU AND I WANTED GENOCIDE TO STOP It is always a good morning for June Jordan.
Intifada Incantation: Poem #8 for b.b.L.

I SAID I LOVED YOU AND I WANTED 
GENOCIDE TO STOP
I SAID I LOVED YOU AND I WANTED AFFIRMATIVE 
ACTION AND REACTION
I SAID I LOVED YOU AND I WANTED MUSIC 
OUT THE WINDOWS
I SAID I LOVED YOU AND I WANTED 
NOBODY THIRST AND NOBODY
NOBODY COLD
I SAID I LOVED YOU AND I WANTED I WANTED JUSTICE UNDER MY NOSEI SAID I LOVED YOU AND I WANTED BOUNDARIES TO DISAPPEAR

I WANTED
NOBODY ROLL BACK THE TREES!
I WANTED
NOBODY TAKE AWAY DAYBREAK!
I WANTED
NOBODY FREEZE ALL THE PEOPLE ON THEIR KNEES!

I WANTED YOU
I WANTED YOUR KISS ON THE SKIN OF MY SOUL AND NOW YOU SAY YOU LOVE ME AND I STAND DESPITE THE TRILLION TREACHERIES OF SAND YOU SAY YOU LOVE ME AND I HOLD THE LONGING OF THE WINTER IN MY HAND
YOU SAY YOU LOVE ME AND I COMMIT TO FRICTION AND THE UNDERTAKING
OF THE PEARL

YOU SAY YOU LOVE ME YOU SAY YOU LOVE ME
AND I HAVE BEGUN
I BEGIN TO BELIEVE MAYBE MAYBE YOU DO

I AM TASTING MYSELF
IN THE MOUTH OF THE SUN
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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
New episodes of “Sesame Street” and library episodes will be available to watch on Netflix worldwide
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'Sesame Street' Streaming Rights Head to PBS Kids, Netflix
The streaming rights to Sesame Street are going to Netflix and PBS Kids. This news comes after HBO and Max ended their deal in 2024.
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Saeed Jones @theferocity.bsky.social · 17/05/2025
Baby, the look on my face when I found out that Nottoway Plantation was a RESORT… burn that shit down again.
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Ashley C. Ford @smashfizzle.bsky.social · 14/05/2025
Raul Julia ain’t got no business being dead smh
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 11/05/2025
Cancer drug Revlimid is one of the bestselling pharmaceutical products of all time, with total sales of over $100 billion. It’s also extraordinarily expensive, costing nearly $1,000 for each pill, even though that pill costs just 25 cents to make. By @davidarmstrongx.bsky.social
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The Price of Remission
When I was diagnosed with cancer, I set out to understand why a single pill of Revlimid cost the same as a new iPhone. I’ve covered high drug prices as a reporter for years. What I discovered shocked…
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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 10/05/2025
You cannot imagine how devastating this is. Rest in Perfect Peace Koyo Kouoh🙏🏾 news.artnet.com/art-world/ko...
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Koyo Kouoh, 2026 Venice Biennale Curator, Dies Suddenly | Artnet News
Koyo Kouoh, executive director and chief curator of Zeitz MOCAA and curator of the next Venice Biennale, died suddenly overnight.
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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
We spent the last ten years criticizing the American left for undermining free speech. Now that the America has a right-wing dictator, we plan to focus more on free speech issues in Europe.
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Alex Gil @elotroalex.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
4 days to gather in New Haven to ask a second time, Who Owns Black Data? This year's theme is "The Past in Danger." Carla Hayden, the most qualified person to ever hold the position of chief librarian was just fired yesterday. We don't think we exaggerate when we say the past is in danger. #wobd2025
Poster image for WOBD. The poster has the title of the conference, the names of participants and collage art work to the left depicting Black women and children in vibrant colors and black and white.
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Gabby AKA Bookish AfroLatina @bookish-afrolatina.bsky.social · 05/05/2025
Looking to learn more about the world of #Sinners? Y’all should pick up this multi-generational historical fiction novel: Zeal by Morgan Jenkins. I just finished reading it and it’s beautifully done. #booksky #blackbooksky
Zeal by Morgan Jenkins. A woman with long hair in a ponytail wades in an ocean, facing the sun. Everything is tinted in orange.
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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
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The Justice Department ended a decades-old school desegregation order. Others are expected to fall
The Justice Department is lifting a school desegregation order in Louisiana dating to the Civil Rights Movement, calling its continued existence a “historical wrong” and suggesting that others across ...
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Yomaira Figueroa-Vásquez @dryofiggy.bsky.social · 26/04/2025
✨ 41 ✨
Smiling with a birthday cake and candle.Holding a todddle in front of a tulip field and an animatronic dinosaur
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Yomaira Figueroa-Vásquez @dryofiggy.bsky.social · 26/04/2025
I celebrated my birthday this week! Hello 41 (🥰🥳 )! It feels like a blessing to be alive—even amid the current unfolding dystopia. 🎁 For my bday I’m co-hosting a fundraiser to get my lil cousin Lala a bass flute: pls join us if you can! Every little bit helps! www.gofundme.com/f/help-vidal...
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Donate to Help Vidalia Ramos-Santiago Get Her Dream Flute, organized by Christopher Lopez
Dear Fam, Our beloved Vidalia Ramos-Santiago, daughter of Al… Christopher Lopez needs your support for Help Vidalia Ramos-Santiago Get Her Dream Flute
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Marisa Parham aka mp285 fka whyyy @amplify285.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
As I was saying to a friend today, it's always a privilege to have someone care about your ideas. Gratitude today to The Black Studies Podcast for this opportunity to chat w the glorious Ashley Newby @ digital things, Black Studies things, teaching things, & more! open.spotify.com/episode/6IdA...
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Marisa Parham - Department of English, University of Maryland
The Black Studies Podcast · Episode
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Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta @malcolmkenyatta.bsky.social · 13/04/2025
Disappearing people without any due process is fascism — full stop. I’m sick to my stomach and we all should be.
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Solomon @solomonrmissouri.com · 13/04/2025
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CDC denies Milwaukee’s request for help with unsafe lead levels in public schools | CNN
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has denied a request fromMilwaukee’s public health department for assistance in managing unsafe lead levels in the city’s public schools, citing the l...
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Joy-Ann Reid @joyannreid.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
My latest Substack: The Roberts court kneels to the wicked whims of the king they crowned, while the regime gets busy erasing Black history open.substack.com/pub/joyannre...
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The Daily Reid: A wannabe king and his stooge Court
Leonard Leo's hand-crafted Supreme Court swings wildly from shredding the constitution to avoiding it altogether ... all to serve the king they crowned.
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Crystal Fleming is on sabbatical @alwaystheself.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
Oh, great.
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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
The worst catastrophes of history are caused by men who are malevolent, ignorant, and have exceptional wills.
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National Disability Rights Network @ndrnadvocates.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
Work requirements create unnecessary bureaucratic hurdles and stress for people with disabilities and causes gaps in coverage. Red tape shouldn’t stand between people and their healthcare. Work requirements = Medicaid delays and denials. #NoRedTape #HandsoffMedicaid ow.ly/V1kR50VtrQp
A graphic with a maze-like background in shades of blue and black. Over the maze, bold text reads, "Medicaid coverage shouldn't be a MAZE to navigate for people with disabilities," with "MAZE" emphasized in large, stylized letters.
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Jezebel @jezebeldotcom.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
The U.S. has long touted the power and independence of its fourth estate, yet this administration and its GOP allies seem determined to undermine—if not dismantle—it all. www.jezebel.com/gop-senator-...
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GOP Senator Says We Need to Get Over His 'Joke' About Killing Journalists for 'Fake News'
The U.S. has long touted the power and independence of its fourth estate, yet this administration and its GOP allies seem determined to undermine—if not dismantle—it all.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 31/03/2025
So many families find stillbirth hard to talk about. In ProPublica’s new documentary, three mothers share their stories of loss, healing and how they are working to make change. 📌 Join them and our reporters for a film discussion on Wednesday, April 2 at 4 p.m. ET. RSVP:
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“Before a Breath”: ProPublica’s New Documentary About the U.S. Stillbirth Crisis
Join us for a compelling discussion of this intimate, infuriating and ultimately hopeful film that illuminates the aftermath of stillbirth.
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Norah Woodsey @norahwoodsey.com · 29/03/2025
Ahh lol
Two apple news stories, stacked. First one says, “Time to Ditch the COVID-era Judginess” and the second says, “Amtrak rider may have spread measles on train through NJ”
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Joy-Ann Reid @joyannreid.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
When I tell you these people want to go back to the 19th century???
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El Norte Recuerda @elnorterecuerda.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
Hey. Focus. The Oscar-winning co-director of NO OTHER LAND was just "lynched" by settlers and abducted by IDF soldiers in the West Bank. This was witnessed first-hand by his co-director.
From @yuval_abraham on Twitter: A group of settlers just lynched Hamdan Ballal, co director of our film no other land. They beat him and he has injuries in his head and stomach, bleeding. Soldiers invaded the ambulance he called, and took him. No sign of him since.
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Joy-Ann Reid @joyannreid.bsky.social · 15/03/2025
Right? We really have entered the doom loop.
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Natalie Belisle @nataliebelisle.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
Hey folks, I’ll be discussing my @rutgersupress.bsky.social book, Caribbean Inhospitality, with Yolanda Martínez-San Miguel, @jossianna.bsky.social, and Nayan Shah, at the USC Levan Institute for the Humanities, Monday, March 24, 12 - 1 pm PST. Link to register calendar.usc.edu/event/levan-...
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Levan Book Chat—Natalie Lauren Belisle, Caribbean Inhospitality
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Duke University Press @dukepress.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
"Medicaid at 60," a special issue of the Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law, brings together leading scholars to consider Medicaid's remarkable historical development and look to the future. Read the full issue, made freely available for a limited time: buff.ly/GgRlkpw
Cover of Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law, Volume 50, Number 2, April 2025. The background features a gradient of green shades, transitioning from dark at the top to lighter at the bottom. The journal title is displayed in bold white text at the top right. Below, in smaller white text, is the label "Special Issue" followed by the title Medicaid at 60. Additional publication details, including volume and issue number, appear in the lower right corner. A small green square is positioned near the journal title.
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Deborah McDowell @dem8z.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
Desaparecidos!!!
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NPR @npr.org · 06/03/2025
The vibraphonist, composer and jazz-funk pioneer helped inspire the neo-soul movement, and his best-known song was sampled over 100 times.
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Roy Ayers, whose 'Everybody Loves The Sunshine' charmed generations, dies at 84
The vibraphonist, composer and jazz-funk pioneer helped inspire the neo-soul movement, and his best-known song was sampled over 100 times.
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whet moser @whetmoser.com · 02/03/2025
"tree equity" is the kind of thing that columnists like to make fun of when why it works is actually instantly apparent to anyone who's ever walked down a street in the summer apnews.com/article/tree...
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$75 million was awarded to plant trees in places that badly need them. In anti-DEI push, that's over
The U.S. Forest Service has terminated $75 million awarded to the Arbor Day Foundation to help disadvantaged communities plant trees.
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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 01/03/2025
Wow. Hazel Dukes was an institution unto herself. Rest in Peace, Ms. Dukes. gothamist.com/news/hazel-d...
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Hazel Dukes, longtime NYC, national civil rights leader dead at 92
Dukes had been politically active up until her death
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Deborah McDowell @dem8z.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
A fool surrounded by a pack of fools and a fleet of cowards.
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