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Kehinde Thurman

@kehindethurman.bsky.social

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I stay writing and talking about Black girls & women and interpersonal violence. kehindethurman.com

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Kehinde Thurman @kehindethurman.bsky.social · 26/01/2025

Pink background with white text reads “In Warmth of Other Suns, Isabel Wilkerson details the life of George Swanson Starling who fled the south during the great migration. He had been working the orange groves in Florida doing grueling work for very little pay. At great risk to his own safety, he organized folks to band together to demand higher wages. He would often negotiate to get them something like a week’s worth of wages for one day of work. Thing is, when the demands weren’t met, it meant they couldn’t work so they had to go without pay for a day.”

Pink background with white text reads “And even though sometimes those folks had already made more than what they would have earned for the week in the days prior, not working for a day here and there caused a lot of fear in folks. Fear for their actual safety, fear for their livelihoods, fear they would make the grove owners/controllers mad. Eventually, folks got scared enough that they turned on George. Told the people that hired them that it was all George’s fault and he’d made them go along with it. Ultimately, George had to flee for New York or he would have been harmed to a great degree, likely fatally. The people’s fear of what they would lose if they demanded more was valid. As was George’s desire to demand better treatment for all of them.”

Pink background with white text reads “But the only way through to better was them sticking together. And the folks who oppressed them knew that. So the fear worked in their favor. At the end of every day, it don’t matter if we think we our ancestors. The reality is that one day we will be the ancestors. And we get to decide which kind we want to be. Whether we will be kind who were just fearful of what we lose if we demand more or whether we will be the kind who demanded more in spite of the fear. Either choice is valid.* Only one gets us through to better. There will be great cost to all of us either way.

*Fear is valid. Snitching ain’t.”

Pink background with white text reads “And while this could be related to Target, this definitely ain’t just about Target. The Target boycott is an opportunity to do some lighter work. Ol’ dude nem ain’t even brought out the tanks yet. Because if we scared about what we lose if we don’t demand better from Target, we in for a rude awakening for the fear these folks gon work to instill. At some point, we gon have to make much harder choices. I hope we choose community. I hope we choose it now.”

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Kehinde Thurman @kehindethurman.bsky.social · 25/01/2025

Pink background with white writing that reads, “My momma used to say that if I ever got jumped, to just make sure I grabbed the biggest/baddest one and focus on taking them down. Best case scenario, the others would see I could handle the worst of them and get up off me. Worst case scenario, I took at least one of them down with me. Target, Walmart, Amazon nem trying to jump us. We only need to take one down to get the rest of them up off us. Let’s show Target we not playing. Especially during Black history month. And those of us with privilege and access can take on more than one of the bullies at a time.”

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Kehinde Thurman @kehindethurman.bsky.social · 11/01/2025

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tiktok.com

they say it never snows in GA so of course I’ll grab some snow 😇 #pedsnurse #snow

TikTok video by Ptate13

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Kehinde Thurman @kehindethurman.bsky.social · 11/01/2025

“Alex Bailon, who was incarcerated at Pine Grove from June 2019 to September 2020, once worked 24 hours on, 24 hours off for 56 days straight as a teenager. “You’re put in danger every time you’re on the fire line. It’s hard to explain what it’s like to have fire all around you[…]”

teenvogue.com

In California, Incarcerated Teenagers Help Fight Wildfires

"You’re put in danger every time you’re on the fire line.”

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Kehinde Thurman @kehindethurman.bsky.social · 11/01/2025

They know folks still won’t give up that Prime. This seems like a good time to remind folks Amazon is being sued for intentionally slower delivery in Black neighborhoods while still charging those folks full price for Prime. #cancelPrime

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Kehinde Thurman @kehindethurman.bsky.social · 11/01/2025

“The Friday DoJ report, however, acknowledged that the attack by white citizens on Black residents “was so systematic and coordinated that it transcended mere mob violence”.

theguardian.com

DoJ releases its Tulsa race massacre report over 100 years after initial review

DoJ report acknowledges attack ‘was so systematic and coordinated that it transcended mere mob violence’

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Kehinde Thurman @kehindethurman.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

“The building complex sits slightly more than a mile from the Hurst Fire. As of Thursday evening, none of the nearly 100 kids incarcerated in the facility have been moved to safety, a spokesperson for the Los Angeles County Probation Department told The Appeal.” At minimum the air has to be so bad

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Kehinde Thurman @kehindethurman.bsky.social · 09/01/2025

I don’t know nothing about It’s Always Sunny but Gregory stepping into the fray and asking Janine “Are you ok?” hit the feels for me. Forget everything going on in this moment and whatever anybody else is talking about. *Are you ok?*

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Kehinde Thurman @kehindethurman.bsky.social · 08/01/2025

Gaht damn I’m looking forward to the 30 minutes of Abbott Elementary respite tonight

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Kehinde Thurman @kehindethurman.bsky.social · 08/01/2025

Let me make myself at home and start putting up some of my stuff

kehindethurman.com

Diss Tracks, Diddy, and Desensitization - Kehinde Thurman

I’m actually the biggest hater. What Kendrick doing is light work. His hatred has such a singular focus. Bro, you hate one person? Off the dome I can name five I hate. Drake. Is he a good rapper, or ...

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 07/01/2025

Outrageous! This needs to blow up. They want to throw out 60,000 votes and steal the state Supreme Court election in NC!

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Kehinde Thurman @kehindethurman.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

“My friends warned me that things would only worsen. They complained of suffering back-to-back hot flashes while being forced to work unpaid in the fields in triple-digit Texas heat.” Unpaid labor in fields under triple degree heat and no regard for the human performing the labor. Sounds familiar.

inthesetimes.com

Menopause in a Prison Cell

More women than ever are experiencing menopause behind bars—and facing barriers to care.

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Kehinde Thurman @kehindethurman.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

My first post being a book by a Black woman makes all the sense. Now reading:

Yellow book with Black hand holding money and wearing gold rings and a gold bracelet. Hot pink title reads “Bad Fat Black Girl” by Sesali Brown

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Jamilah Lemieux @jamilahlemieux.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

I wrote about Mike Tyson and why I’m tired of writing about abusive Black men jamilahlemieux.substack.com/p/on-mike-ty...

jamilahlemieux.substack.com

On Mike Tyson and Writing About Abusers

Some thoughts following the Tyson-Paul fight

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