Attention: Dr. Jeffrey O.G. Ogbar’s forthcoming book Land of Our Own: Malcolm X and the Evolution of Black Nationalism releases on September 8, 2026. Please go support and buy this new book.
Je’lon Alexander, M.A.
@jelonalexander.bsky.social
PhD Student @ Michigan State / Morehouse Alum / GeorgiaStateU Alum/Blerd/Anime lover/ Free 🇨🇩🇸🇩🇵🇸🇰🇪 / IG: jralexander14
Attention: Dr. Jeffrey O.G. Ogbar’s forthcoming book Land of Our Own: Malcolm X and the Evolution of Black Nationalism releases on September 8, 2026. Please go support and buy this new book.
Living in the suburbs, or even those horrendous modern luxury homes filled with white walls, beige, black and millennial gray does not equal you have good taste.
First week of class as a third year PhD student and I have an office for this semester.
Attention!! For those who are interested in pursuing a PhD in African American Studies: Michigan State University’s Department of African American & African Studies is open for applications for its inaugural PhD cohort. Deadline is December 1st, 2026 More details below 👇🏾
Attention!! For those who are interested in pursuing a PhD in African American Studies: Michigan State University’s Department of African American & African Studies is open for applications for its inaugural PhD cohort. Deadline is December 1st, 2026 More details below 👇🏾
With this being the first day of Black History Month, here are 25 books I recommend reading that range from race, gender, class, education, Black women’s history, sex and much more.
With this being the first day of Black History Month, here are 25 books I recommend reading that range from race, gender, class, education, Black women’s history, sex and much more.
Finished the first week of classes and my first day of recitations as a TA today. I’m very excited about my reading list that my advisor assigned for my independent study course which includes reading Black Sexual Economies, & To Joy My Freedom by Tera Hunter.
First outfit of 2026 with today’s combo scent: Xerjoff Alexandria II & PDM: Layton Exclusif
Renee Nicole Good was murdered by ICE. She wasn’t just killed, she was murdered. The right was already trying to vilify her before we even knew her name. But I’m just going to say it… They’re going to have a much harder time doing that this time. She’s not Brown. She’s not Black. She’s white.
"Renee was one of the kindest people I’ve ever known,” her mother said. “She was extremely compassionate. She’s taken care of people all her life. She was loving, forgiving and affectionate. She was an amazing human being.” www.startribune.com/she-was-an-a...
‘She was an amazing human being:’ Mother identifies woman shot, killed by ICE agent
Renee Nicole Good, 37, lived in the Twin Cities with her partner.
startribune.com
Please reply with books you know by African & Black authors coming out in 2026?
Today I just looked at my grades and I ended up with 4.0’s in the classes so my GPA is now 3.916. This fall semester in my 2nd year as a PhD was extremely challenging but I’m really grateful I made it through. Now that I am home. It’s time to rest & prepare for 2026.
I’m not going to lie, I really came through dripping for the month of November.
I’m not going to lie, I really came through dripping for the month of November.
Honored to be Vice President of MSU BGSA. Here’s a bio they made for me.
Honored to be Vice President of MSU BGSA. Here’s a bio they made for me.
About last night. This is literally my favorite photo taken of me.
Today’s Outfit and music list for Halloween I played for my recitation class which also featured Michael Jackson’s Ghost and Blood on the Dance X Dangerous (The White Panda Mash Up)
Especially if new to thinking critically about how oppressive systems are interconnected in how they disproportionately harm marginalized groups over others, this resource from @deanspade.bsky.social asks 5 questions to help us cultivate solidarity: www.communityjusticeexchange.org/en/resources...
Five Questions for Cultivating Solidarity When Responding to Political Repression — Community Justice Exchange
In a time of heightened mobilization, like now, law enforcement systems ratchet up repression and deploy legal categories to undermine our movements by singling out particular groups and tactics for c...
communityjusticeexchange.org
In today’s Guardian with @kcarterjackson.bsky.social, explaining why teach-ins (like the one we’re holding Sunday!) are a vital part of activism.
Why we’re holding a teach-in about American history at the Smithsonian | Kellie Carter Jackson and Nicole Hemmer
Podcasters, professors, journalists and ordinary citizens will gather in Washington as the Trump regime wages war on history
theguardian.com
In today's lecture I explained to the students that when Barry Goldwater dismissed the Eisenhower administration as a "dime store New Deal," he was just calling it a cheap knockoff. "I guess today he'd call it the Temu New Deal," I said, which actually got laughs.
a man and a woman are standing next to each other and the man says i think the young people enjoy it when i do
ALT: a man and a woman are standing next to each other and the man says i think the young people enjoy it when i do
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In honor of Spelhouse Homecoming, These were two outfits I wore for this week.
