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Tionne Alliyah Parris @tionneaparris.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Hi folks, Putting out a message here to ask if there are any UK orgs *you* represent, or may know of, that would be interested in hosting a talk about my new book in 2027. I am keen to share the incredible history of Black women radicals with basically anyone who will listen!

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Tionne Alliyah Parris @tionneaparris.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

I’m excited to share that my debut book is on the way! 'Long Distance Runners: Black Women Radicals and the Struggle for Liberation' coming 2027! Bloomsbury UK/US is running a 10% discount right now, so please consider ordering directly to save some coins bloomsbury.com/uk/long-dist...

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The New Yorker @newyorker.com · 25/05/2025

Academic freedom in the United States has found itself periodically under siege, but the current attacks from the federal government raise a new level of alarm. nyer.cm/u405qvQ

“I’ve studied McCarthyism’s impact on higher education for 50 years. What’s happening now is worse.” -Ellen Schrecker, historian

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Tionne Alliyah Parris @tionneaparris.bsky.social · 16/05/2025

When I tell baby how Mama looked after him full time while prepping for a viva, I think this will be a good visual memory of our mornings... The cafetiere is his new favourite toy 😂

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Tionne Alliyah Parris @tionneaparris.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

Delighted to share that my article 'Claudia Jones and Black Power...' is now award-winning! 🏅 Thanks to all at the American Communist History Journal who deliberated, and selected my piece for the Dan Leab Author Award 2025. If you haven't read it yet: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

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Claudia Jones and Black Power: A Close Reading of the West Indian Gazette and Afro-Asian Caribbean News

When Claudia Jones was deported to Britain in 1955, the U.S. Government likely expected that the Communist threat she presented was finally neutralized. Yet, from the shores of Britain, Jones conti...

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