philathia.bsky.social @philathia.bsky.social · 22/01/2025(2 of 2) "...that before we can do very much in the way of clear thinking or clear doing as relates to the minorities in this country, we must first crack the American image and find out and deal with what it hides." -James Baldwn 000
philathia.bsky.social @philathia.bsky.social · 22/01/2025(1 o 2) "To speak in my own person, as a member of the nation’s most oppressed minority, the oldest oppressed minority, I want to suggest most seriously..." James Baldwin 000
philathia.bsky.social @philathia.bsky.social · 22/01/2025(2 of 2) "James Baldwin did not tell a shallow story. Nor did he tell a black-and-white story. Rather, he asked people to discover an entirely new story: We made the world we’re living in and we have to make it over." Sahil Handa 000
philathia.bsky.social @philathia.bsky.social · 22/01/2025(1 of 2) In his article on Baldwin, Sahil argues: "Politics is a game of competing stories about national identity. And today, too many people are trying to tell a shallow story." 000
philathia.bsky.social @philathia.bsky.social · 22/01/2025Sahil Handa's "What James Baldwin Can Teach Us..." (originally published in 2021) 000
philathia.bsky.social @philathia.bsky.social · 22/01/2025www.discoursemagazine.com/p/what-james...discoursemagazine.comWhat James Baldwin Can Teach Us About Race and Identity in America TodayThe mid-20th century writer suggested that both white and Black Americans need to grapple with the deeper issues of who they truly are 531
philathia.bsky.social @philathia.bsky.social · 22/01/2025(3 of 3) “Educating the conqueror is not our business. But if it were, the best way to do it is to not explain anything to him, but to make ourselves strong”. -Morrison 000
philathia.bsky.social @philathia.bsky.social · 22/01/2025(2 of 3)...“ Somebody says your head isn’t shaped properly so you have scientists working on the fact that it is. Somebody says you have no art, so you dredge that up. Somebody says you have no kingdoms, so you dredge that up. None of this is necessary. There will always be one more thing”. Morrison 000
philathia.bsky.social @philathia.bsky.social · 22/01/2025(1 of 3) “The function, the very serious function of racism is distraction. It keeps you from doing your work. It keeps you explaining, over and over again, your reason for being. Somebody says you have no language and you spend twenty years proving that you do..." -Toni Morrison 000
Reposted by @philathia.bsky.socialJames Baldwin Review @jbrjournal.bsky.social · 21/01/2025James Baldwin Review (JBR) is an annual journal that brings together a wide array of peer‐reviewed critical and creative non-fiction on the life, writings, and legacy of James Baldwin. www.manchesterhive.com/view/journal...manchesterhive.com 073
philathia.bsky.social @philathia.bsky.social · 21/01/2025Cautiously optimistic about receiving student essays not written by A.I. this semester...😬 The things I never thought I would write.... 000
Reposted by @philathia.bsky.socialPrinceton University Press @princetonupress.bsky.social · 21/01/2025Read a section of Brianna Nofil’s The Migrant’s Jail on Inquest today: inquest.org/a-nation-of-...inquest.orgA Nation of Imprisoned Immigrants | Brianna Nofil | INQUESTJails have been foundational to immigration enforcement for over a century—and have always operated with a staggering absence of oversight and public awareness. 068
Reposted by @philathia.bsky.socialNPR @npr.org · 21/01/2025A group of 18 state attorneys general signed on to a lawsuit filed Tuesday seeking to block the administration's move, describing it as unconstitutional.npr.orgDemocratic AGs sue over Trump's order to end birthright citizenshipA group of 18 state attorneys general signed on to a lawsuit filed Tuesday seeking to block the administration's move, describing it as unconstitutional. 511906279
Reposted by @philathia.bsky.socialFWC Indivisible @fwcindivisible.bsky.social · 21/01/2025dlvr.itAdmiral Fagan Is Fired as Coast Guard CommandantThe first woman to lead a branch of the armed forces was relieved of command within 24 hours of President Trump’s inauguration. 23423
Reposted by @philathia.bsky.socialChristopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 21/01/2025I love this so much! At the inauguration, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson wore a distinctive collar adorned with cowrie shells, which are believed to offer protection from evil in African traditions. This choice mirrors the late Justice Ginsburg’s practice of using collars to convey a message. 172510228316382
philathia.bsky.social @philathia.bsky.social · 21/01/2025Sometimes you have to laugh to keep from.... 010
philathia.bsky.social @philathia.bsky.social · 21/01/2025I was just in New Orleans for the MLA convention. This is wild. 010
