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Solomon @solomonrmissouri.com · 24/07/2026

"The Gardasil 9 vaccine is a safe and effective shot that protects people aged 9 to 45 against nine types of human papillomavirus"

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Shana V. White (she/her) @shanavwhite.blacksky.app · 12/07/2026

There were fewer illnesses you could catch on Oregon Trail than there is in the US right now.

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K.R. Parker, Ph.D. (she/her) @howard2home.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

A decade after @dradambanks.bsky.social’s “Dominant Genre Emeritus,” what questions remain and what new ones have emerged? Consider submitting to this special issue. call-for-papers.sas.upenn.edu/cfp/2026/07/...

call for papers. Adam J Banks’ “🏦 Dominant Genre Emeritus”: 10 years later. A decade after “Dominant Genre Emeritus,” what questions remain and what new ones have emerged?

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Octavia E. Butler Literary Society @oebsociety.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

Call for Papers! Check out the CFP for the Routledge Companion to Octavia E. Butler. Abstracts due September 1, 2026. Access the CFP: call-for-papers.sas.upenn.edu/cfp/2026/07/... #OctaviaButler #publication #blackwriters

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Brit Williams, Ph.D. @drbritwilliams.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

Is anyone good at alt text and need some quick cash? I will pay someone 100.00 USD to make me alt text in the next two hours for parts of my book. You need to be able to describe Black women accurately. It’s only like 7 images I think

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DuckDuckGo @duckduckgo.com · 29/05/2026

Since Google revealed its plans for an AI search overhaul, visits to our "No AI" search page have tripled…and they’re still rising! Want to make it your default on Chrome or Firefox? Grab our No-AI extensions and banish AI-assisted answers, chat, and AI images. (1/3)

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Octavia E. Butler Literary Society @oebsociety.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

Celebrating 13 Years of the Octavia E. Butler Literary Society! Happy Founder's Day! #OctaviaButler #earthseed #parable #wildseed www.oebsociety.org

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Deborah McDowell @dem8z.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

The conference starts today. No false modesty. Trust me when I say I’m truly humbled at all the work the committee poured into organizing this event. I didn’t lift a finger. Grateful to everyone for honoring my 50 years of work. woodson.as.virginia.edu/McDowell2026 virginia.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

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Love All, Tending the Tradition: A Conference in Honor of Deborah E. McDowell

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Octavia E. Butler Literary Society @oebsociety.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

Thankful for Octavia Margaret Guy Butler's "sneak attack" on her daughter, Octavia E. Butler. May you cherish the mothers and mother figures who encourage you in a multitude of ways. Happy Mother's Day! #OctaviaButler #MothersDay #positiveobsession #earthseed

A quote from Octavia E. Butler's essay "Positive Obsession" about her mother: "My mother read me bedtime stories until I was six years
old. It was a sneak attack on her part. As soon as I really got to like the stories, she said, "Here's the book. Now you
read." She didn’t know what she was setting us both up for."

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Octavia E. Butler Literary Society @oebsociety.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

Wild Seeds: A Tuesday Accountability Group is back for its third year! For the first 3 Tuesdays in June, from 1-4 PM ET, we invite content creators, educators, writers, and anyone seeking a silent, "body doubling," co-working environment to join us on Zoom: georgiasouthern.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

an image of a flyer promoting Wild Seeds: A Tuesday Accountability Group hosted by the Octavia E. Butler Literary Society. Dates are June 2, June 9, and June 16. There is a QR code and a quote from Octavia E. Butler on the flyer too

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Will C you in Hell @xer0.blacksky.app · 12/05/2026

Sorry Google, the only thing I want to know about your "new AI features" is how to turn them off.

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Octavia E. Butler Literary Society @oebsociety.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

One year ago today, Kendra R. Parker's book Understanding Octavia E. Butler was released by University of South Carolina Press. Happy first book birthday to Kendra R. Parker! #OctaviaButler #earthseed

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K.R. Parker, Ph.D. (she/her) @howard2home.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

If you read the book, bought it, borrowed it, gifted it, recommended it, reviewed it, assigned it, looked at it—thank you. If you came to a book event in person, online, or in spirit—thank you. Truly, I hope this book serves as a “worthy eulogy” to the one and only Octavia E. Butler. #octaviabutler

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Octavia E. Butler Literary Society @oebsociety.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

The recording for So Be It! See To It! A Conversation with Octavia E. Butler's Biographers is now available! The link is in our bio! #octaviabutler #positiveobsession #blackwriters #biography #earthseed

Recording available for So Be It! See To It! A Conversation with Octavia E. Butler's Biographers"

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Octavia E. Butler Literary Society @oebsociety.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

Today, Grand Central Publishing and the Octavia E. Butler Estate revealed the cover of Survivor (1978), which has been out of print for almost forty years. Learn more:

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Butler's Survivor (1978) will be back in print in September. Check out the cover!

Today, Grand Central Publishing and the Octavia E.

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United Humanists @unitedhumanists.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

This 💯

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k’eguro @keguro.blacksky.app · 21/03/2026

Remember: Octavia Butler wrote we should save seeds to plant, pick up skills like sewing and carpentry, learn how to shoot guns, practice how to fight, and create the futures we need, even as we look to the stars.

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Bee Quammie @beequammie.blacksky.app · 21/03/2026

People get really lazy in their treatment of Octavia Butler's work. The point wasn't for everyone to crown her some seer and wish she was still here to tell us what's coming next. She gave the instructions in her writing because she followed patterns and history. We can all do that.

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Letterboxd @letterboxd.social · 16/03/2026

Michael B. Jordan wins Best Actor in a Leading Role for Sinners #Oscars

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Clint Smith @clintsmithiii.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

Michael B. Jordan really took his craft to a different level with his acting in Sinners. Well deserved.

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Octavia E. Butler Literary Society @oebsociety.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

Celebrating 10 Years of Biographical Inquiry! In 2016, Gerry Canavan’s biography simply titled Octavia E. Butler was published. The book ushered in a new era in Butler Studies! #OctaviaButler #BlackHistoryMonth #biography #blackwriters #blacksciencefiction #wellreadblackgirl

Image says Celebrating 10 Years of Biographical Inquiry with a picture of Gerry Canvan’s book, titled Octavia E. Butler, the words "So Be It!, See To It," and 2026 at the bottom.

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Langston Blues @dradambanks.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

"Your patch is not big enough!" As people remember Rev. Jesse Jackson, his 1988 DNC Speech is worth some sustained attention.

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1988, July 19 - Rev. Jesse Jackson - Democratic National Convention Address - open captioned

YouTube video by Captioning for Everyone

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Octavia E. Butler Literary Society @oebsociety.bsky.social · 08/02/2026

Celebrating 40+ Years of Butler scholarship! In 1986, Sandra Y. Govan’s article, “Octavia Butler Renovates the Historical Novel, was published in MELUS Journal. The article discusses Kindred (1979) and Wild Seed (1980). #OctaviaButler #BlackHistoryMonth #Kindred #WildSeed #blackwriters

Image says Celebrating 40 Years of Butler scholarship with a picture of the first page of the article, the words "So Be It!, See To It," and 2026 at the bottom.

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Octavia E. Butler Literary Society @oebsociety.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

After a BlueSky user reached out to us, we did some digging. It looks like Octavia E. Butler’s Survivor (1978) will be back in print in September of this year. Learn More: oebsociety.substack.com/p/survivor-b... #octaviabutler #survivor

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Survivor Back in Print?

Butler's third novel, out of print for almost 50 years, seems to be coming back into print later this year

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Octavia E. Butler Literary Society @oebsociety.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

The Octavia E. Butler Literary Society, with the support of the Department of English at Georgia Southern, is hosting "So Be It! See To It! A Conversation with Butler's Biographers." Free. Register for the Zoom link: georgiasouthern.zoom.us/meeting/regi... #OctaviaButler #BlackHistoryMonth

Promotional poster with a white background and navy-blue accents for an online literary event titled “So Be It! See To It! A Conversation with Octavia E. Butler’s Biographers.” Three portrait photos appear across the center. From left to right: Gerry Canavan, a bearded man wearing glasses, a black shirt, and a pink tie, identified as the author of Octavia E. Butler (2016); Kendra R. Parker, a woman with short salt & pepper hair wearing a teal dress, identified as the author of Understanding Octavia E. Butler (2025); and Chi-ming Yang, a smiling woman with glasses and dark hair, identified as the author of Octavia E. Butler: H Is for Horse (2025). Event details near the bottom read “7:30 to 8:30 PM Eastern Time, February 24, 2026.” A QR code appears in the lower right corner with text indicating it is for registration. The poster notes that the event is organized by the Octavia E. Butler Literary Society and supported by the Department of English at Georgia Southern University, with both organizations’ logos shown at the bottom.

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Octavia E. Butler Literary Society @oebsociety.bsky.social · 01/02/2026

So Be It! See To It! Celebrating 50 Years of Patternmaster. In 1976, Octavia E. Butler's first novel, Patternmaster, was published. #OctaviaButler #BlackHistoryMonth #Patternmaster #blackwriters #blacksciencefiction #wellreadblackgirl

Image says Celebrating 50 Years of Patternmaster, with a picture of the novel, the words "So Be It!, See To It," and 2026 at the bottom.

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Dominique Baker @bakerdphd.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

I am not being snarky. I need my colleagues who wrote on covid school lockdowns to engage with this. To be as loud as they have been about prior "learning loss." Hell, you can cite Tom & Mark's AERJ paper so you feel better that there's some econ somewhere in your argument.

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 10/01/2026

A Black man was killed by ICE (off duty) in Los Angeles on New Year’s Eve. And like Renée Good, he was an American citizen. But most people have not heard about Keith Porter. I need y’all to realize this. Black people experience this lack of visibility all the time when it comes to being victims.

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K.R. Parker, Ph.D. (she/her) @howard2home.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

Recently found out that I’ll be a featured author at the 2026 Savannah Book Festival alongside folks like Stacy Abrams, John Jennings, Damian Duffy, Jeneva Rose, & more! 🎉#octaviabutler www.savannahbookfestival.org/festival-sat... General info: www.savannahbookfestival.org/festival-sat...

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Kendra R. Parker - Savannah Book Festival

Dr. Kendra R. Parker is a scholar and educator with a passion for teaching and researching African American literature broadly, with specific interests in Black vampires, Black horror, literary Afrofu...

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Octavia E. Butler Literary Society @oebsociety.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

Want to present at the American Literature Association Conference on a panel sponsored by the OEB Literary Society? Submit your abstract by January 26, 2026, for consideration. All details can be found here:

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Call for Papers: OEB Literary Society at ALA 2026

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting has been dissolved, ending its 58 years as the primary funder for PBS, NPR and local TV and radio stations

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Corporation For Public Broadcasting Is Dissolved After 58 Years Of Service

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Octavia E. Butler Literary Society @oebsociety.bsky.social · 31/12/2025

Thank you for rocking with the OEBLS this year! Counting down to 2026! Check out our 2025 recap: open.substack.com/pub/oebsocie... #OctaviaButler #GodIsChange #PositiveObsession #wildseed #parableofthesower

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OEBLS 2025 Recap

A Year in Review for the Octavia E. Butler Literary Society

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SACosby @blacktopkid.bsky.social · 26/12/2025

My gritty little Xmas story about a star, an ex con and the true spirit of the holiday And blood. Lots of blood reckonreview.com/star-of-wond...

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Star of Wonder – Reckon Review

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Brian Goldstone @brian-goldstone.bsky.social · 30/11/2025

I really appreciate that @pbsnews.org ended the interview with this graphic. It captures, in the simplest and starkest terms, the brutal arithmetic driving this country's homelessness catastrophe.

Graphic that reads: "The average hourly wage necessary to afford a one-bedroom apartment in the United States is $28.17. The federal minimum wage is currently $7.25." -- National Low Income Housing Coalition

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Brit Williams, Ph.D. @drbritwilliams.bsky.social · 27/11/2025

We do. But no one is listening.

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Octavia E. Butler Literary Society @oebsociety.bsky.social · 27/11/2025

We're thankful for everyone keeping Butler's spirit alive. Check out these 4 works, published this year, that are helping to do just that. #OctaviaButler #GodIsChange #BlackSciFi #blackwriters #blackwomenwriters #Earthseed

Image title says "The Category is Thankful" and includes 4 books published on or about Octavia E. Butler. The books are the graphic novel adaptation of Parable of the Talents by Damian Duffy, John Jennings, and David Brame (top left), Understanding Octavia E. Butler by Kendra R. Parker (top right); Octavia E. Butler: H is for Horse by Chi-Ming Yang (bottom left); Positive Obsession: The Life and Times of Octavia E. Butler by Susana M. Morris (bottom right)

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Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

I once taught a whole lesson on the narratives of deservedness in the very strange concept of “stealing” books from something conspicuously branded as a “free” little library. The students struggled with it. A lot of internalized beliefs about poverty and worth. But I think it was a good lesson.

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Katelyn Jetelina @kkjetelina.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

For the first time in my career, I can’t tell people to trust what the CDC website says. And that is an incredibly sad and devastating place for this country to be.

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Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

One, I had not heard this specific example but it’s aligned with the whole history of tech. Not surprised. Just grossed out. Two, this should be illegal. We should all care that it isn’t.

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — Texas A&M adopts policy requiring professors to get OK from school president to discuss certain race and gender issues.

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 08/11/2025

Trump, who rushed to the Supreme Court on Friday, is hellbent in his refusal to bring much-needed aid to the country's neediest.

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Trump's war on the hungry continues with Supreme Court win

The pause allows, for now, the president to keep using hungry Americans as a political weapon.

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MS NOW @ms.now · 07/11/2025

BREAKING: The USDA tells states funds will be made available later today to pay November SNAP benefits in full.

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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 05/10/2025

Trey Reed, a student at Delta State University in Mississippi, was found hanging from a noose. Mississippi police ruled the death a suicide. Now an autopsy reportedly concludes that he suffered extensive blunt force trauma across his body before he died, meaning he was beaten before he was lynched.

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Kaepernick-Funded Autopsy Reportedly Finds Trey Reed Didn’t Die by Suicide — Family Attorney Ben Crump Hasn’t Confirmed

According to a source who isn't authorized to comment publicly, the autopsy of Trey Reed reveals that his death was not caused by a suicide.

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