Françoise Hamlin
@francoisehamlin.bsky.social
Teacher, writer, mama. Associate Professor at Brown; published Crossroads at Clarksdale,These Truly Are The Brave, From Rights To Lives (2024) & republished The Struggle of Struggles. Editor of Journal of Black Military History
Let's see if this is yet another suicide/accident. Mississippi strikes again... www.mississippifreepress.org/black-woman-...
Black Woman Found Hanging in Tree Behind Vacant Home in Jackson, But Details Are Sparse
Jackson police are investigating the death of a Black woman who was found hanging in a tree behind a home in Mississippi's capital city.
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The best team won, however, that keeper is a keeper...
Socialism is what they called public power. Socialism is what they called social security. Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations. Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people. —Harry Truman, 1952
note, they're not mocking the US team, just the buffoon who ruined it for them...
Olga Nesterova@onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 4w agoBelgian team celebrating their win in the locker room.
The same Republicans who were hysterical when asked to wear masks to prevent the spread of COVID19 have no problem wearing masks to spread their White Nationalist Christian hatred.
Clarence Thomas says the 14th Amendment should be read narrowly because it was written for formerly enslaved people. By that logic, the 2nd Amendment was written for muskets, not AR-15s. Funny how that kind of originalism only shows up when it's convenient.
This 👇👇👇 is what you get when you DON'T elect a narcissistic, grifting, con man who's so insecure and weak that he has to slap his name and face on everything.
Need to understand Juneteenth? Did this video for Brown a few years ago. I definitely need a stylist, but the content is strong.... @brownhist.bsky.social @africanastudies.bsky.social drive.google.com/file/d/1sJ3w...
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E graduated from HS yesterday. An expected rites of passage, I know, but I have been surprised by my own reaction to it all. We don't do ANY of this in the UK so I had no clue. As my one-and-only passes this milestone, I must now reconfigure my own existence - it's a little trippy tbh.
“Generations of Black Americans are coming to terms with the exhaustion, rage and grief from knowing that they and their children will most likely continue to face exceptional headwinds in the United States, a country their ancestors helped build.” Excellent piece by Mara Gay.
Opinion | A Shocking Betrayal of Black Americans
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I’m going to need a sec to process this. It’s happening y’all. He got into the RI Honor Society too and I didn’t even know 🥹
An academic year highlight = Commencement. Thrilled to meet families, celebrate with graduates, & welcome former students during alumni weekend. We dedicated a space in Churchill House to beloved Anani Dzidzienyo. It downpoured but we ended the year in style. Congratulations to the Class of 2026!
Romans had bread and circuses; we are just getting the circus. www.bbc.com/news/article...
White House erects UFC cage ahead of 250th anniversary celebration
Workers were seen assembling domed arches and a staging area on the South Lawn in preparation for next month's event.
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Honored to deliver a Senior Toast to the Class of 2026 in the Ruth Simmons Quadrangle today. Spoke about finding your people, resilience, and discernment. #classof2026 @brownhist.bsky.social @africanastudies.bsky.social
So you CAN get reparations you just have to be a reactionary white person who tries to overthrow the government because black votes shouldn’t count
Historian here as someone said Kleptocracy Inc. The scale of the corruption and self dealing is the only thing historic about this pathetic regime, its addled leader and gutless sycophants. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/18/u...
Justice Dept. Announces $1.8 Billion Fund in Settling I.R.S. Suit
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Congratulations to Jason Young (UMich)whose book drops this month! The Mask of Memory is part of the Boundless South series @uncpress.bsky.social co-edited by me & @francoisehamlin.bsky.social If you’ve got a book you’d like to be in the series, let us know!
Luna Celeste continues her scholastic journey in the Dog Study program at Brown... #lunacelestechronicles
Yesterday the university awarded me the Karen T. Romer Award for Excellence in Advising (created to recognize and award excellence in advising by Brown faculty). My family and some of my dearest friends came to celebrate! @brownhist.bsky.social @africanastudies.bsky.social
Are you going to @oah.org? Do you have a potential book project for our UNC Press series Boundless South? Please contact @francoisehamlin.bsky.social, my co-editor who will be in Philly, and tell. her about it. Her email: francoise_hamlin@brown.edu uncpress.org/series/bound...
Boundless South
Series Editors: Karen L. Cox, University of North Carolina, Charlotte & Françoise N. Hamlin, Brown University The Boundless South series publishes books that are regional, readable, an...
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