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Marcus Board Jr.

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Marcus Board Jr. @profmbj.bsky.social · 2h
I feel like a bot but this happened today
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Marcus Board Jr. @profmbj.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
The Jay Z ad we’re about to get
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Marcus Board Jr. @profmbj.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Can’t put in words how angry I am about Jason Arday’s death and possible s**cide. We play all day with life, lobbing shame and guilt at people like self righteous kids who just learned adults ruined the world not realizing we’re only repeating the same failure ourselves.
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Marcus Board Jr. @profmbj.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
“For Marcus Board Jr., democracy has never been just an academic subject—it has always been about people. As a 2025-2027 Democracy Visiting Fellow at the Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation at Harvard Kennedy School, the Howard University political scientist explores”… 1/5
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A More Perfect Union: Marcus Board Jr. On Bridging Practice and Scholarship – Ash Center
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Allen Louis Linton II @allenlinton2.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
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From Kiss-In Protests to Ellie the Elephant: Why the WNBA Took 30 Years to Get This Gay
The story of the league’s growing inclusivity is all about its players.
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Marcus Board Jr. @profmbj.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
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January 6, 2029
The Next Insurrection Is Set
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Marcus Board Jr. @profmbj.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
The Next Insurrection: Play by Play open.substack.com/pub/profmbj/...
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Christina Wolbrecht @cwolbrecht.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
This was an amazing discussion and I learned so much. A recording will be available. A privilege to be with these folks.
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Melvin Rogers @prorogers.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
That was a wonderful conversation!!
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Marcus Board Jr. @profmbj.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Excited to join my colleagues! Pop into our discussion on the unfinished revolution - link below us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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Marcus Board Jr. @profmbj.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Cast yourself as a villain
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Maleficent and her Crow from Sleeping Beauty
ALT: Maleficent and her Crow from Sleeping Beauty
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Leslie-Anne Frank @l-afrank.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
This clip features stirring images from the beginning of the Civil Rights Movement to LBJ signing the law. But check out the full interview in the link. Marcus breaks down politics, elections, the shift to courting the Black vote, etc. A great interview w/ a super smart political scientist!
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Marcus Board Jr. @profmbj.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
July 2, 1964 the Civil Rights Act was passed. A brief history from the early 1930s through Critical Race Theory onto today and the new struggles with preemption, which stop us from pursing legal pathways. The more you know. Link Below: www.livenowfox.com/video/fmc-il...
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Marcus Board Jr. @profmbj.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Talking Langston Hughes's Darker Brother, Frederick Douglass' What to the Slave is the Fourth of July, and DuBois dying in Ghana before the march on Washington. Great conversation with Adam Llorens about dealing with a crisis of conscience. Let us know what you think.
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Rain man. Trump is PSH in Along Came Polly taking over the local community theater (aka United States government). He's a stand up with a loud mic treating us like hecklers in the crowd. Talking Lang...
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Marcus Board Jr. @profmbj.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
“Because you might accidentally have a Klan rally” isn’t something you ever expect to think. In a disconnected and segregated world, what you DON’T know is hurting so many others. Got a chance to talk with Adam Llorens about the Chicago fire starter and the enduring value of a whole education.
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Marcus Board Jr. @profmbj.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
Why do American’s have so much trouble talking about race? I joined Adam Llorens with LiveNow to talk about Juneteenth and ended up in a wide ranging and incredible conversation about freedom, community, and change. Extended segment at the link below.
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Marcus Board Jr. @profmbj.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
Every wizards fan ik rn lol #nba #Wizards #DraftDay
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Marcus Board Jr. @profmbj.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
Princeton's Valedictorian is, for the first time, an African American Studies Major. Daniel Yu is in (trans) gender studies. And now you know the stakes of the piece. Again, grateful for my brilliant friends who read and enjoyed. We can't gatekeep freedom - let it ring from the mountaintops!
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So You Wanna Keep Black Studies to Black People: Denying Princeton’s Valedictorian, an African American Studies Major
The 2026 valedictorian at Princeton University is Daniel Yu.
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Marcus Board Jr. @profmbj.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
Breaking news: America is an abusive relationship and we’ve tried therapy for over 250 years. They’ve killed every generation of every one of our families. We have to fight back and resist a government determined to keep killing us forever along with every life loving ally we have around the world.
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Marcus Board Jr. @profmbj.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
How does this affect me What's changed and What do we need to know going forward? Talking Voting Rights Act and how to fight back voter suppression. #DrMarcusBoard #Explore #BlackSky #ForYou #Politics
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Marcus Board Jr. @profmbj.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
Shared this essay with a few brilliant friends who enjoyed. Sharing here to see what others think. More coming on the powerful connections between anti-intellectualism and anti-Blackness. open.substack.com/pub/profmbj/...
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A (Better) Critique of Whiteness: Let’s Talk About Ending Oppression
bell hooks.
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University of Illinois Press @illinoispress.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
Available on @projectmuse.bsky.social , @profmbj.bsky.social ( @howard.edu ) is featured in The Pluralist 21.1, an issue that publishes the SAAP 2025 Conference. He contributes to the Coss Dialogue, discussing the work of Dominic Moulden with other scholars. muse.jhu.edu/issue/56411
Cover of The Pluralist: The Journal of the Society for the Advancement of American Philosophy, Volume 21, Number 1, Spring 2026
Blue and green background with table of contents
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Marcus Board Jr. @profmbj.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
Joined @cnn.com to talk about what global protest means after we go home. These moments matter- what we do next matters even more. #NoKings 1/2
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Marcus Board Jr. @profmbj.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
“With all the power, wealth, and resources in the world, brilliance at their fingertips, and the best idea they have is to rebuild statues honoring the forefathers and mothers of the Epstein class.” More on monuments, check out PS 2020 - Andrea Benjamin et al on the topic!
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Toppled Monuments Are Reappearing Across the U.S. Under Trump | Artnet News
Controversial statues removed in protest are returning across the U.S., from a Columbus figure at the White House to Confederate monuments.
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Marcus Board Jr. @profmbj.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
Commented on Trump putting a Christopher Columbus statue at the White House for The Grio. Mince words, I did not. Link below these bars
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Alistair Barrie @alistairbarrie.com · 04/03/2026
I am now in my 55th year of being an imminent millionaire.
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Marcus Board Jr. @profmbj.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
Economics is a politically conservative field. Their conclusions are often biased towards empire. Here is a breakdown of the way they use words to hide intention. It's the wizard of oz and we are not in the good place.
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Baltimore Beat @baltimorebeat.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
It’s not just the immensity of the work that’s encouraging; it’s the way her portraiture expands our collective assessments about identity, so that the read becomes too broad, too complex, to be pigeonholed. baltimorebeat.com/epically-ecs...
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Epically, ecstatically, and sublimely Black: A reflection on Amy Sherald’s mid-career retrospective at the Baltimore Museum of Art
Standing before Amy Sherald’s work, you must learn to stretch; many of her canvases require the reorientation of your perspective, inspire you to become more flexible about your vantage, crane your…
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Allen Louis Linton II @allenlinton2.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
The disconnect between women's clothing sizes and the women who buy them is stunning. Good article here
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Sizing chaos
The inter-generational struggle to find clothes that fit more than a tiny portion of women
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Marcus Board Jr. @profmbj.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
New war just dropped. People are made poor to fight wars. Wars create new destinations to visit. Is this the world economy we produce, uphold?
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Marcus Board Jr. @profmbj.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
Saying “it’s fashion” & it’s just someone dressed as the tea kettle from beauty and the beast. Like sure, you’re right but I don’t have to be happy about it
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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
Investigative Post obtained this video of Border Patrol abandoning Nurul Shah Alam, the nearly blind Burmese refugee who was found dead www.investigativepost.org/2026/02/26/t...
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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
is life just a series of days where you're tired in the afternoon and wide awake at night, running behind on weekly deadlines, and seeing pants get slim and big and then slim again over the years until you die?
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Marcus Board Jr. @profmbj.bsky.social · 22/02/2026
I thought if I stared into the abyss and didn’t blink that I’d have no more problems. But I still think you should do it.
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Marcus Board Jr. @profmbj.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
If they move to Gary, will they be the Gare Bears?
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Marcus Board Jr. @profmbj.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
I just know RFK Jr watched The Accountant and thought THEY HAVE POWERS WHY ARENT WE TAPPING IN
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Baltimore Beat @baltimorebeat.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
Standing before Amy Sherald’s work, you must learn to stretch; many of her canvases require the reorientation of your perspective, inspire you to become more flexible about your vantage, crane your neck upward in reverence to the quiet opulence of lives well lived. baltimorebeat.com/epically-ecs...
A painting of a woman with flowing hair posing with a bicycle. The woman wears a tan sun visor and a billowy blue dress. The bicycle is yellow. It has a basket on the front filled with flowers and a fluffy white dog.A Black woman wearing a black top and denim jeans poses at the Baltimore Museum of Art. A piece of artwork can be seen in the background.A painting of a Black man posing on a bright green John Deere tractor.
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Missouri Workers Center @moworkers.org · 18/02/2026
“I reject the lie that deporting my neighbor is how I win better pay and working conditions. We’re fighting for a country where families stay together without living in terror, so we’re ALL better off!”
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Baltimore Beat @baltimorebeat.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
"Five years and many city developments later, 'West Baltimore Ruins' still has a major impact on my life and my growth as a storyteller," writes Shae McCoy. baltimorebeat.com/photostory-f...
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Photostory: Five years of 'West Baltimore Ruins'
Five years and many city developments later, “West Baltimore Ruins” still has a major impact on my life and my growth as a storyteller. In 2018, when I started this archival project, we could recall…
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Marcus Board Jr. @profmbj.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
The 4th and final part of the series addressing our always being overwhelmed by the news and society. The elephant in the room isn’t Trump and the Republican Party, it’s our appreciation for the smallest pedestals we have because this world is awful. open.substack.com/pub/profmbj/...
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Pt. 4: How Do We Win: Sacrifice and Connect
The news is still overwhelming.
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Marcus Board Jr. @profmbj.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
Sabotage. substack.com/home/post/p-...
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Pt. 1 - “They Have Guns”: What is Sabotage or How We Fight Back
This piece is the first in this series about how to navigate information overload and not hurt ourselves.
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Marcus Board Jr. @profmbj.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
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Pt. 3: The Emperor vs. Empire: What is your Theory of Change?
Being less overwhelmed includes knowing how to fight back (Pt.
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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
Gallup will no longer measure presidential approval after 88 years thehill.com/homenews/med...
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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
A group of Buddhist monks has finally reached Washington, D.C., on foot, completing a 15-week trek for peace from Texas apnews.com/article/budd...
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Governor Wes Moore @govwesmoore.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
I stand with County Executive Calvin Ball as he signs emergency legislation today prohibiting privately owned buildings from being used as ICE detention centers. Howard County chose dignity, accountability, and its people. Tune into our event now: bit.ly/4a2VtHw
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Marcus Board Jr. @profmbj.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
More on how to not be overwhelmed. Let’s talk about the real power in our schools and how we have a long history of taking a different path. open.substack.com/pub/profmbj/...
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Pt 2. Why Are They Targeting Colleges: A Lesson on Power
Part 2 of this series helping us be less overwhelmed and more activated.
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Allen Louis Linton II @allenlinton2.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
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Marimar Martinez, shot by Border Patrol in Chicago, speaks out after Good, Pretti deaths: ‘I am their voice’
In a wide-ranging interview with the Chicago Sun-Times and WBEZ, Martinez discusses her shooting, the federal government’s failed attempt to prosecute her and the role she now sees for herself in a fi...
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Marcus Board Jr. @profmbj.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
“We have whistles, they had guns” should wake you up. We have to do something different & there’s a <long> way between whistles and guns. Part 1 of a series helping us be less overwhelmed by bad news! Shout out Southside Together for your inspirational vision for change 💪🏽
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Pt. 1 - “They Have Guns”: What is Sabotage or How We Fight Back
This piece is the first in this series about how to navigate information overload and not hurt ourselves.
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Marcus Board Jr. @profmbj.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
No more allies and collaborators. You either conspire with us or you're the problem. Douglass asked what to the American slave is your 4th of July. I want to know what to the historically oppressed is your democracy? But we'll continue to capture the people who WOULD be on our side with an invite.
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Marcus Board Jr. @profmbj.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
Thurgood Marshall meets Pauli Murray. Black history has more connected waves than the ocean, and it's much deeper. Learning something new is great, but doing something new is better. Live Black history and join us in the work of reconnecting our people in this lifetime.
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