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Petty Shabazz (Shaye Tova)

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ABookDoctor. Associate Professor. Black Lives Matter. Black Women Matter.Peloton Rider. Roll Tide. 💕💚

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Silvered Mane @silvered-mane.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Most important article you will read today. Post Dobbs, anything is possible if we don't keep our eye on the ball.
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Caitlin McGlade @caitmcglade.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
I, the only data reporter at the Charlotte Observer, am among the McClatchy layoffs in the bloodbath today. The HR person asked me not to talk about it! AMA. Anyway, here’s a link to one of my most important stories this year. www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/a...
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A Black teen found hanged near Charlotte church was a suicide, police say. Questions remain
In May, 16-year-old Juliana Nzita was found dead in a Charlotte churchyard. CMPD called it a suicide. Her family isn’t so sure.
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Petty Shabazz (Shaye Tova) @shayetova.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Roll Tide Roll!
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Bama Druski: Nothin' But The Tide
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AmeriKraut @inchargeofthegirls.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
how are y'all so quick with these and the mannequins are killing me 😫😫
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SACosby @blacktopkid.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
'Foolish is the man who trusts a tame wolf " Cicero
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Bryce Covert @brycecovert.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Yikes. Women accounted for all of the job losses and all of the labor force decline in July, according to @nwlc.org
WASHINGTON — Women accounted for 100 percent of the decline in the labor force in July, according to a National Women’s Law Center jobs analysis of monthly data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. That brings the total net number of women who have left the labor force since January this year to 845,000. In comparison, there are 406,000 fewer men in the labor force now than in January. 

A total of 165,000 women, aged 20 and over, left the labor force last month — meaning they are neither working nor looking for work — while men's labor force participation was unchanged. Overall, the economy lost 23,000 jobs in July. Women accounted for all of these losses, losing 32,000 jobs, while men gained 9,000 jobs. Women make up 50.1% of the workforce.
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✨🥀Persephone🥀✨ @bipolarpisces35.blacksky.app · 08/08/2026
This should absolutely be against the law
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NPR @npr.org · 08/08/2026
Cyclospora, the parasite that has sickened thousands this summer in the U.S., requires time in the human digestive tract to reproduce.
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What Cyclospora does inside the gut and how it gets there
Cyclospora, the parasite that has sickened thousands this summer in the U.S., requires time in the human digestive tract to reproduce.
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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
Cornell University has banned the processing of wild game in residential kitchens on campus after two students carved up a bear carcass to make “black-bear pastrami”
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Students Skinned a Bear in a Dorm. Cornell Realized It Should Ban That.
After two Cornell University students skinned a black bear in a communal kitchen last year to make a meal, the school changed the rules.
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SinnamonS @sinnamonscouture.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Beyoncé and JAY-Z leaving Metlife Stadium today after the FiFa #WorldCup match!
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Jay Rosen @jayrosen.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Here's something I post from time to time. My answer to a reader who asked me: what could journalists do NOW to break with some of their more corrosive habits.
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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 09/07/2026
A cyclosporiasis outbreak has now affected more than 1,700 people and counting. More than two dozen states are investigating cases of the foodborne parasitic infection.
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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 09/07/2026
The source of the outbreak is unknown; the cyclospora cayetanensis parasite can be hard to track as it can’t be reproduced in a lab and it is not always detected through food poisoning tests.
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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
'Layzie Bone, Krayzie Bone, Bizzy Bone, Flesh-n-Bone and Wish Bone from Bone Thugs-N-Harmony pose on their newly unveiled star during their Hollywood Walk of Fame ceremony'
'Layzie Bone, Krayzie Bone, Bizzy Bone, Flesh-n-Bone and Wish Bone from Bone Thugs-N-Harmony pose on their newly unveiled star during their Hollywood Walk of Fame ceremony'
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Jessica Valenti @jessicavalenti.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Abuse of women has long been the canary in the coal mine—a bright red waving flag, warning of broader offenses yet to come. Ignoring it has always come with a cost open.substack.com/pub/jessica/...
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The Platner Pattern
Are we really doing this again?
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Petty Shabazz (Shaye Tova) @shayetova.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Just awake and staring at the ceiling since 3:33am
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Me Squidward
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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Darializa Avila Chevalier is projected to win the Democratic primary in New York’s 13th Congressional District, a stunning defeat for incumbent Rep. Adriano Espaillat All three progressive candidates backed by Zohran Mamdani won their primaries
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Democratic Socialist Darializa Avila Chevalier Unseats 5-Term Congressman In New York Primary
In a stunning upset, the 32-year-old community organizer defeated Democratic Rep. Adriano Espaillat with help from Mayor Zohran Mamdani.
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Black Girl Nerds @blackgirlnerds.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
*Repost* BGN July Book Club Selection
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PODCAST: Tatiana Obey, Author of 'Sistah Samurai' | Black Girl Nerds
Spread the loveIn this week’s episode of the Black Girl Nerds podcast, we welcome author Tatiana Obey. Tatiana Obey writes badass characters slaying dragons. Her debut novel, Bones to the Wind, is a 2...
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Tananarive Due - The Reformatory @tananarivedue.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
Great to be on this list! reactormag.com/five-books-t...
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Five Books That Make History Fantastic - Reactor
When we make history fantastic, we remind ourselves that the future has not already been written
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Forbes @forbes.com · 22/06/2026
Doctors interviewed for a new study shared dramatic cases of patients stuck in legal limbo while waiting to receive lifesaving medical care.
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Women Are Missing Out On Standard Pregnancy Care Because Of Abortion Bans, Study Shows
Doctors interviewed for a new study shared dramatic cases of patients stuck in legal limbo while waiting to receive lifesaving medical care.
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Black Girl Nerds @blackgirlnerds.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
For fans of House of the Dragon, Daemon Targaryen remains one of the most fascinating and unpredictable characters in the world of Westeros.
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Matt Smith Explains What Really Drives Daemon Targaryen in Season 3 of 'House of the Dragon' | Black Girl Nerds
Matt Smith reveals why Daemon Targaryen isn't motivated by ruling Westeros, explaining how violence, love, and destiny shape him
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Ashleigh @vinylgeek.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
I proudly present to you the reason for my mental wellbeing and my financial ruin 🫡 Vinyl Rules 🙌
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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
I’m very excited for this! On a summer evening in 1972, a pivotal generation of Harlem Renaissance legends gathered at Duke Ellington’s townhouse. The trailer for “Once Upon a Time in Harlem” is out:
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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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Steve BOOSwood @papafazuul.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
BREAKING: Zack Attack has backed out of Freedom 250.
Zack Attack, the gang’s band on Saved By the Bell
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Tim 🎃wens @attimowens.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
Congrats to Freedom250 for finally booking a new act.
The Irish vampires from Sinners
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Laurie Ulster @floobish.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
Octavia E. Butler, 1998:
From EARTHSEED: THE BOOKS OF THE LIVING

Choose your leaders

with wisdom and forethought.

To be led by a coward

is to be controlled

by all that the coward fears.
To be led by a fool


is to be led

by the opportunists

who control the fool.

To be led by a thief

is to offer up

your most precious treasures

to be stolen.
To be led by a liar


is to ask

to be told lies.

To be led by a tyrant

is to sell yourself

and those you love

into slavery.
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NPR @npr.org · 13/04/2026
The San Francisco Chronicle and CNN reported multiple allegations of sexual assault and misconduct. Swalwell calls them false but apologized to his supporters and family. n.pr/3QAJeu8
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Fighting assault allegations, Rep. Swalwell suspends his bid for California governor
The San Francisco Chronicle and CNN reported multiple allegations of sexual assault and misconduct. Swalwell calls them false but apologized to his supporters and family.
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Morgan Jerkins @mjerkins.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
I know I'm getting older because I use "chirren" indiscriminately. If you got more than one kid, you got chirren to me.
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Meghann Cuniff @meghanncuniff.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
Jury sides with Afroman in police defamation lawsuit: Inside the trial that gripped America www.legalaffairsandtrials.com/p/jury-sides...
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Jury sides with Afroman in police defamation lawsuit: Inside the trial that gripped America
A flash-in-the-pan trial in a rural Ohio county pitted the "Because I Got High" rapper against seven sheriff's officials who sued him for defamation after they raided his home.
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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 23/08/2025
In June, Latricia Green pleaded for a protection order from her ex-husband. It was denied. She asked again in July. It wasn’t served. She was shot and killed by her ex-husband this morning inside a Detroit hospital
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Last month, hospital shooting victim sought protection from ex 'before this goes too far'
The cries for help from Latricia Green appeared in black and white, first in a personal protection order sought on June 13th of this year in Wayne County Circuit Court.
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Da Real Juicy J (10/13 🥳) @realjuicyjay.blacksky.app · 16/08/2025
If I were ever given a choice, I’d choose to be Black every single time! I love Black ppl so much 😂🤣
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Mikki Kendall @karnythia.blacksky.app · 14/08/2025
This is the stupidest possible harbinger of the Apocalypse
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Raymond Williams @rtwilliams16.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
New nonfiction books out today and this week!!! Which ones are you interested in? #booksky
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DL White @booksbydlwhite.blacksky.app · 13/08/2025
Dawn Staley on IMO with Craig Robinson & Michelle Obama youtu.be/jOfDmSYfruU?... #BlackPods #BlackBookpods #blacksky
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DAWN STALEY on Women’s Sports: We’re Just Getting Started | IMO
YouTube video by Michelle Obama
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DL White @booksbydlwhite.blacksky.app · 13/08/2025
Beach Thing Fun Fact 2: Wade and Gage aren’t *based* on Marshall and Denaun but their long-time friendship was an inspiration for this duo. Much like the real life pair, Wade and Gage are as close as brothers and their successes are intricately linked. #BlackBookSky #BlackRomance
Fun fact promotional graphic for Beach Thing by DL White, set against the same tropical beach background. The top left has the “Beach Thing” title in red and yellow script, and “Black Diamond Romance Book 1” in white script to the right. The phrase “Fun Fact” appears in large blue script in the center. Text below explains that the relationship between Wade and Gage is inspired by the real-life music partnership of Marshall Mathers (Eminem) and Denaun Porter (Mr. Porter) of D-12. At the bottom right, an e-reader displays the Beach Thing book cover, and the link BIT.LY/BEACHTHINGDLWHITE appears along the bottom edge.
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Pop Crave @popcrave.com · 11/08/2025
Beyoncé gifted Louis Vuitton to her ‘COWBOY CARTER’ dancers following the completion of the tour: “Thank you for all your hard work and dedication the last couple of months.”
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billboard @billboard.com · 12/08/2025
Beyoncé Wins Her 1st Primetime Emmy for ‘Beyoncé Bowl’
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Beyoncé Wins Her 1st Primetime Emmy for ‘Beyoncé Bowl’
Beyonce has won her first Primetime Emmy award for her Netflix special 'Beyoncé Bowl.'
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SpookyDee. 👻 @dessertnotdemure.bsky.social · 02/08/2025
I’m CACKLINGGGGG HAVE YALL SEEN THIS
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JanDen @jand87.bsky.social · 02/08/2025
Just once
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Petty Shabazz (Shaye Tova) @shayetova.bsky.social · 01/08/2025
All folks had to do was vote for MVP Harris. That’s it.
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Petty Shabazz (Shaye Tova) @shayetova.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
Wordle 1,472 1/6 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
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Elmiene Variant 616 @deejay.blacksky.app · 22/06/2025
I’m never going to see precedented times
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Petty Shabazz (Shaye Tova) @shayetova.bsky.social · 22/06/2025
All y’all had to do was vote for the VP with some sense. All you had to do was not be racist, sexist, and incredibly stupid…a fucking clown
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Uncle Jarrad @goodjobjarrad.bsky.social · 21/06/2025
S.A Cosby does not miss.
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Honorée Fanonne Jeffers @blklibrarygirl.bsky.social · 21/06/2025
Here is the NYT review of my new book! I truly appreciate the reviewer’s ability to recognize the personal import of my vision and what this holds for American culture! www.nytimes.com/2025/06/21/b...
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For Black Women, Life in America Has Always Been a Crossroads
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Petty Shabazz (Shaye Tova) @shayetova.bsky.social · 21/06/2025
It’s really not sitting well with me that them Deja Blue shirts not on the site. Beyoncé pleaseeee🥹
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Petty Shabazz (Shaye Tova) @shayetova.bsky.social · 30/05/2025
We talk about mental health a lot more now, but we don’t talk enough about how difficult it is to get resources to those in need when they aren’t willing/aren’t capable of recognizing they are in need.
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Petty Shabazz (Shaye Tova) @shayetova.bsky.social · 27/05/2025
Mood
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