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Régine Michelle Jean-Charles

@reineayiti.bsky.social
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Feminist, scholar, spouse, writer, local organizer, mother, and lover of Jesus passionate about justice and improving the lives of Black women and girls globally

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Régine Michelle Jean-Charles @reineayiti.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
‘At Last, We Know We Are Not Alone’: Gloria Steinem on Ms., the Feminist Movement and the Work Still Ahead msmagazine.com/2026/09/03/g...
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‘At Last, We Know We Are Not Alone’: Gloria Steinem on Ms., the Feminist Movement and the Work Still Ahead
Gloria Steinem helped bring feminist ideas, voices and movements into the mainstream through journalism, organizing and activism—and helped build <em>Ms.</em> into what it remains today: not simply a ...
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Régine Michelle Jean-Charles @reineayiti.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
Hospital Deportations Push These Mothers Into Risky Home Births www.nytimes.com/2026/05/26/w...
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Hospital Deportations Push These Mothers Into Risky Home Births
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Régine Michelle Jean-Charles @reineayiti.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
@dem8z.bsky.social Currently at “Love All: Tending the Tradition” A Retirement Conference in Honor of Deborah E. McDowell @dem8z at the Carter G. Woodson Institute @WoodsonUVA I had to ask a question about what she models for us through her digital presence in these times. #McDowell2026
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Régine Michelle Jean-Charles @reineayiti.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
@dem8z.bsky.social #McDowell2026
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ProfKFH @profkfh.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
PREACH “Instead of defending these students, these academic institutions have given in to their donors and into the evil administration of Trump,” Shawn says. www.theguardian.com/stage/ng-int...
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‘A lot of people don’t think I can act’: Wallace Shawn on Hollywood, therapy and speaking out on Palestine
At 82, the character actor is as frank and fired-up as ever with two hit stage shows and a summer blockbuster on the way. He’s embracing being odd, he says, even if everyone doesn’t quite get it
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Régine Michelle Jean-Charles @reineayiti.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
Today is my birthday. A day I have always been honored to share with our beloved Haitian Flag. Being Haitian is one of the deepest sources of joy and pride in my life and I love being able to celebrate the day of my birth alongside the birth of our flag 🇭🇹
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Régine Michelle Jean-Charles @reineayiti.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
Every word of this trie and hits hard as we conclude this academic year. www.thenation.com/article/soci...
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The Dismantling of Black Studies
Everyone committed to democracy, intellectual freedom, and the rule of law should be alarmed at what is happening—and prepared to act.
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Haymarket Books @haymarketbooks.org · 06/05/2026
Chicago! Where do we go from here? Join us for a wide-ranging conversation with @keeanga.bsky.social and @underthetreepod.bsky.social at at Haymarket House Friday, May 15th at 7:00 pm RSVP to attend:
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Where Do We Go From Here? A conversation with Bill Ayers and Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor - Haymarket House
Join us for a wide-ranging conversation with Bill Ayers and Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor. About the Event In a time of endless war, institutional collapse, and escalating repression, what is to be […]
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Ms. Magazine @msmagazine.com · 24/04/2026
"Every time a Black woman is killed by an intimate partner, it feels achingly personal to me. Nancy, Cerina, Davonta, Ashly, Qualeisha and Barbara: We say your names. We hold onto the memory of your lives, and we will continue to do the work in your honor." From @reineayiti.bsky.social:
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'Who Will Revere the Black Woman?' Remembering Nancy, Cerina and So Many More
Black women like Nancy Metayer, Cerina Fairfax, Pastor Tammy McCollum, Ashly Robinson, Qualeisha Barnes, Davonta Curtis, Barbara Deer need support.
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Dawn Durante @dawnd.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
Congratulations to Allison Curseen on the publication of MINOR MOVES: Black Girls and Unruly Performance in Antebellum Narratives (@uncpress). Allison’s book is brilliant and truly paradigm shifting for how we can read and understand stories about Black girls and Black girlhood.
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Régine Michelle Jean-Charles @reineayiti.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
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'Who Will Revere the Black Woman?' Remembering Nancy, Cerina and So Many More
Black women like Nancy Metayer, Cerina Fairfax, Pastor Tammy McCollum, Ashly Robinson, Qualeisha Barnes, Davonta Curtis, Barbara Deer need support.
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Haymarket Books @haymarketbooks.org · 19/04/2026
How We Get Free Join @keeanga.bsky.social for a virtual conversation with Ula Y. Taylor about Black Feminism and the Combahee River Collective Thursday, April 23rd at 5:00 pm ET RSVP to attend:
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Register Now – How We Get Free: Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor and Ula Y. Taylor – YouTube
How We Get Free: Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor and Ula Y. Taylor – YouTube, Thu Apr 23, 2026 - Join Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor and Ula Y. Taylor as they celebrate the new edition of How We Get Free: Black Femi...
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Régine Michelle Jean-Charles @reineayiti.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
So proud of my Africana studies colleague Kris Manjapra 👏🏾 👏🏾 👏🏾
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Haymarket Books @haymarketbooks.org · 04/04/2026
“I think at least a quarter of our reading lives should be spent with works in translation. We miss entire worlds when we read only English-language writers.“
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Maya Salameh thinks you should be reading more work in translation.
an interview with poet, educator, performer, & researcher, Maya Salameh
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Régine Michelle Jean-Charles @reineayiti.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
In a Time of Backlash, the Combahee River Collective Still Shows the Way msmagazine.com/2026/03/27/c...
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In a Time of Backlash, the Combahee River Collective Still Shows the Way
In a time of backlash, the Trump administration and anti-DEI sentiment, Black feminists like the Combahee River Collective still shows the way
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PortiaMcGonagal @portiamcgonagal.bsky.social · 21/03/2026
“A Tennessee library director is drawing national support after refusing to relocate LGBTQ+ children’s books, citing the First Amendment.” apple.news/AEgwuiGArT_m...
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‘I will not comply’: Tennessee librarian refuses to move LGBTQ+ books — Advocate
Rutherford County library director Luanne James’s stand against a vote to relocate more than 190 titles draws national support as the board weighs firing her.
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Shaun Robinson @shaunrobinson.bsky.social · 21/03/2026
If you know a woman who runs a nonprofit for girls, please tell her about SHE Leads: Empowering Nonprofit Leaders for Girls. The first-of-its-kind conference for those who run organizations that help girls and young women. Email: SHELeads@shaunfoundationforgirls.org for more information.
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Régine Michelle Jean-Charles @reineayiti.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
This event happening next week has a backstory of Black feminist sisterhood, solidarity & support. @berkleecollege Institute for Jazz & Gender Justice Aja Burrell Wood learned that due to budget cuts there would be no bell hooks symposium she encouraged me to rethink on a smaller scale.
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Régine Michelle Jean-Charles @reineayiti.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
I am spending the day @UVA for @WoodsonUVA workshop which has been fantastic. While here I learned that THIS event honoring Deborah McDowell is happening in May! Can’t wait to return to my of my intellectual homes to celebrate her genius woodson.as.virginia.edu/McDowell2026
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Love All, Tending the Tradition: A Conference in Honor of Deborah E. McDowell
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Régine Michelle Jean-Charles @reineayiti.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
Tonight’s screening of On Becoming A Guinea Fowl was moving. You could hear a pin drop in the audience as it ended. Rungano Nyoni has done an excellent job of rendering these women’s inner lives with complexity, beauty, joy, and pain.
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Haymarket Books @haymarketbooks.org · 10/03/2026
We Are Each Other’s Liberation: Reflections on Radical Left Feminism and Cross-Racial Solidarity
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We Are Each Other’s Liberation: Reflections on Radical Left Feminism and Cross-Racial Solidarity - Adi Magazine
We Are Each Other’s Liberation: Black and Asian Feminist Solidarities (Haymarket Books, 2025) illuminates historical and contemporary solidarities between
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Jameel Jaffer @jameeljaffer.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
One day the NYT's editors will read these stories again and be ashamed of themselves. Mamdani called the attack "heinous," "criminal," "reprehensible," "terrorism," and "the antithesis of who we are." The insinuation that he's conflicted about this is disgraceful. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/09/n...
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Mamdani Chooses His Words Carefully After Alleged Terror Attack
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Régine Michelle Jean-Charles @reineayiti.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
I came across this interview while preparing to teach about June Jordan and Audre Lorde. In addition to Marina Magloire's essay I found this helpful... a Portal Into the Life and Work of Audre Lorde truthout.org/articles/new...
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New Biography Opens a Portal Into the Life and Work of Audre Lorde
Audre Lorde may be gone, but her legacy lives on through her students, says author Alexis Pauline Gumbs.
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Régine Michelle Jean-Charles @reineayiti.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
A week from today on 3/10 @nu_africana will host a screening of On Becoming A Guinea Fowl in honor of International Women’s Day. This event was organized by our Postdoctoral Fellow in Black Feminist Studies who is teaching a class on #africanfilm this semester. Join us!
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Régine Michelle Jean-Charles @reineayiti.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
Our postdoctoral fellow is teaching a new class about African Film this semester. This warms my heart and reminds me of my days teaching Cinema Francophone at BC as well as when I took a class like it as a Penn undergrad. news.northeastern.edu/2026/01/30/a...
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African cinema opens new ways of seeing a vibrant continent
Tiffany Bailey’s African movies class at Northeastern gives Africa’s broad spectrum of film cultures a chance to shine.
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Régine Michelle Jean-Charles @reineayiti.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
"I know the world is bruised and bleeding, and though it is important not to ignore its pain, it is also critical to refuse to succumb to its malevolence. Like failure, chaos contains information that can lead to knowledge — even wisdom. Like art." --Toni Morrison
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Régine Michelle Jean-Charles @reineayiti.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
On Wednesday 2/25, @nu_africana will host a special screening of the award-winning documentary Daughters followed by a discussion with the producer, director, one of the men featured in the film, colleagues who work on #massincarceration Please join us @Northeastern @NUCSSH
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Gremliny Nussboo @emilynussbaum.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
Wesley Morris on “On Morrison”: www.nytimes.com/2026/02/16/b...
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Toni Morrison, Literary Saint? This Book Shows You What Really Makes Her Great.
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Régine Michelle Jean-Charles @reineayiti.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
February 18th is one of my favorite days of #blackhistorymonth on this day in 1931 and in 1934 the world was blessed with the genius of #ToniMorrison and #AudreLorde happy heavenly birthday to these icons 💜
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Régine Michelle Jean-Charles @reineayiti.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
Thank you Prof. Saida Grundy for this eye opening tribute to #JesseJackson www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Jesse Jackson shifted Black politics from the margins of the Democratic party to its center
The civil rights icon, who died on Tuesday, used his progressivism as rebellion
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Zinn Education Project @zinnedproject.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
"Feminist thinking teaches us all how to love justice and freedom in ways that foster and affirm life." ― bell hooks from "Feminism Is for Everybody: Passionate Politics" (bookshop.org/a/7256/97811...) #CiteBlackWomenSunday #TeachTruth
Photo of bell hooks, wearing a scarf and holding a mic, with colorful painting behind her. Text says "Feminist thinking teaches us all how to love justice and freedom in ways that foster and affirm life." ― bell hooks, Feminism Is for Everybody: Passionate Politics
Photo by Alex Lozupone (Tduk), CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons, October 2014
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 14/02/2026
Since the start of Trump’s second term, the number of children in ICE detention has increased sixfold. In their letters, kids held at the Dilley center told us about missing their friends, being unable to go to school and feeling trapped.
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“I Have Been Here Too Long”: Read Letters from the Children Detained at ICE’s Dilley Facility
Hundreds of children are currently being held with their parents at an immigration detention center in Dilley, Texas. In letters and drawings, eight kids convey the pain of feeling trapped with no end...
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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 07/02/2026
I get that everyone who is in the know knows this already but I am quite happy for a publication to be surfacing it again, especially for readers who may not be aware
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Régine Michelle Jean-Charles @reineayiti.bsky.social · 07/02/2026
“For years, Donald Trump did everything in his power to try to make people fear us. See, his limited and narrow view of the world made him feel threatened by the existence of two hard-working, highly educated, successful people who happened to be Black.” —Michelle Obama
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Régine Michelle Jean-Charles @reineayiti.bsky.social · 07/02/2026
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Miami’s Haitian Community Braces for Deportations
The Trump Administration’s plan to end Temporary Protected Status for immigrants from Haiti puts hundreds of thousands at risk of returning to a country in crisis.
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Régine Michelle Jean-Charles @reineayiti.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
“Word-work is sublime...because is it generative; it makes meaning that secures our difference, our human difference—the way in which we are like no other life.” --Toni Morrison, The Nobel Lecture in Literature, 1993
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Régine Michelle Jean-Charles @reineayiti.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
Inspired by #ToniMorrison this #BlackHistoryMonth I am focusing on “doing my work” without distractions. To that end I will be doing the #1000 words a day #writingchallenge again. Join me! 1020 words today.
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Ilhan Omar @ilhanmn.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
Abolish ICE. There’s no reforming it. There’s no compromise. There’s only one way to rein in ICE’s terror campaign. Abolish it.
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Ilhan Omar @ilhanmn.bsky.social · 01/02/2026
Liam is home now and we are grateful to @joaquincastrotx.bsky.social for traveling to Minneapolis with him and his dad. Welcome home Liam ❤️❤️
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Zinn Education Project @zinnedproject.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
Timely classroom resource. Mapping Deportations offers data visualizations & a timeline on how history of anti-immigrant legislation & racism have always been intertwined, back to 1803 law in response to Haitian Revolution. Let us know how you use the site. www.zinnedproject.org/materials/ma...
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Mapping Deportations: Unmasking the History of Racism in U.S. Immigration Enforcement
Digital collection. Invites you to see the history of U.S. immigration enforcement not as a series of disconnected events, but as a pattern.
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Régine Michelle Jean-Charles @reineayiti.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
Texas A&M Ends Women’s Studies and Overhauls Classes Over Race and Gender www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/u...
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Texas A&M Ends Women’s Studies and Overhauls Classes Over Race and Gender
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Régine Michelle Jean-Charles @reineayiti.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
I just finished reading Tracy K. Smith's "Poetry in Perilous Times" and know that I will be thinking (and writing and teaching) about it for a very long time. Some highlights... "Every poem is an invitation to its reader and writer to pay closer, fuller, and more courageous attention."
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Régine Michelle Jean-Charles @reineayiti.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
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On Coretta Scott King’s Path to Civil Rights Activism
By the end of the night, Coretta Scott King would become one of the nation’s most visible—and, to some, most dangerous—critics of America’s rapidly expanding war in Vietnam. Standing before a crowd…
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AAUP @aaup.org · 22/01/2026
“Based on my professional judgment & disciplinary expertise, issues of race, gender, & sexuality are not peripheral but integral to the study of administrative ethics & public service.” — Dr. Leonard Bright @drleonardbright.bsky.social @texasaaup.bsky.social @tamu-aaup.bsky.social @texasaft.org
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Régine Michelle Jean-Charles @reineayiti.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
Proud of my brother-in-love standing up for academic freedom 👏🏾 👏🏾 👏🏾
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AAUP @aaup.org · 22/01/2026
"When universities censor topics involving race, gender, sexuality, power & inequity, they are not protecting students. They are underpreparing them. They deprive students of the intellectual tools to become informed citizens." — Dr. Leonard Bright, AAUP Texas A&M
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