hi, hi- i wrote about how clear backpacks, which are becoming a requirement for our kids at school, are toxic to our health and the planet, and why we gotta say no! My debut for @slowfactory.bsky.social everythingispolitical.com/readings/cle...

Clear Backpacks, Columbine, and the Colors of School Safety

In elementary school, our classroom’s wooden door displayed a laminated sheet that listed emergency drills, coordinated by shades of urgency. Green, yellow, orange, red. Fire drills were fun. We stole...

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We were excited to welcome @derecka.bsky.social tonight to join @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social in conversation on his new book, but she was injured defending a student from the police at Columbia last night. @lkspence.bsky.social has graciously agreed to pinch hit, though, so see you at 7!

Baltimore! Join @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social for a conversation with @derecka.bsky.social about his new book Reconsidering Reparations, hosted by @redemmas.org Thursday, May 8th at 7:00 pm RSVP to attend:

Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò presents "Reconsidering Reparations: Why Climate Justice and Constructive Politics Are Needed in the Wake of Slavery and Colonialism" in conversation w/Derecka Purnell

A clear, new case for reparations as a “constructive,” future-oriented project that responds to the weight of history’s injustices with the equitable distribution of benefits and burdens.

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We'll celebrate the release day of 𝘈 𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘶𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘚𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘨𝘨𝘭𝘦 on Tuesday, May 6, 7pm at the Maysles Documentary Center in NYC. Join us for a screening of "Frame-up! The Imprisonment of Martin Sostre" followed by conversation w/ Garrett Felber, @derecka.bsky.social & @kazzy.bsky.social

hi everyone, i’m derecka, how are you? what happens here?