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Dr. Tara L. Conley

@taralconley.com

media and journalism prof | made a film about my hometown | trekkie 🖖🏾 taralconley.org

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join neno!@ann.neno.social · 2d ago

Googling myself, as one does on Mondays, and I came across this interview I did with Dr. Conley in 2012(!) in which I ask: "...what would a computer look like if it was coded by Haitian women?" And look at us today, coding from Black-women's lived experiences. taralconley.org/on-media/blo...

To Queer Code: Ann Daramola on Learning and Teaching Computer Programming Part I — Tara L. Conley | Artist + Professor

In Conversation is a Media Speaks! summer blog series where we chat with fascinating folks in the field of technology, media, and education. For our current feature, we’re highlighting women of color ...

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Dr. Tara L. Conley@taralconley.com · last mo.

I had the honor and privilege of singing the National Anthem yesterday. I sang for the family of a fallen soldier, for my brother (Air Force), and for my late father (Army)—may he continue to rest easy. Thank you for your service.

Dr. Tara L. Conley@taralconley.com · last mo.

i’ve been asked to sing the national anthem tomorrow, and being that my south node placement is in aquarius, i’m terrified and would rather stay in the house, while my north node, which is in leo is like BITCH, THIS IS OUR MOMENT TO SHINE, YOU BETTER DO IT.

image of a cute dog side by side, on the left is the dog in a hoodie (aquarius) on the right is a dog making a stand face (leo)
Dr. Tara L. Conley@taralconley.com · last mo.

um, so… i’m hate-watching melania and i almost just lost my ability to breathe: Why did i just see the same motion graphic in MY FILM ($30k budget) used in Melanie, which had a $40million budget?!

picture of my documentary DRY BONES with a film scrolling motion graphic set against archival footage of JFK in Dayton Ohio picture of the doc MELANIA with same film scrolling motion graphic set against Melania and Donald Trump walking together on screen.
Dr. Tara L. Conley@taralconley.com · 2mo ago

happy juneteenth, especially to my folks in Elyria Ohio. more scenes from this week’s community screening if you’re interested in bringing my film DRY BONES to your community, hit me up! drybonesfilm.com/contact

Dr. Tara L. Conley@taralconley.com · 2mo ago

“‘This is a homecoming, and it feels wonderful,’” Conley said before the screening of the film. ‘This is why I made this film, so that people in this area can celebrate Ike, but also so that they can use the film as a way to bring us all together as a community.’” chroniclet.com/news/469037/...

Dr. Tara L. Conley@taralconley.com · 2mo ago

“‘This is a homecoming, and it feels wonderful,’” Conley said before the screening of the film. ‘This is why I made this film, so that people in this area can celebrate Ike, but also so that they can use the film as a way to bring us all together as a community.’” chroniclet.com/news/469037/...

Ike Maxwell documentary shown in Elyria for the first time

The documentary film "Dry Bones" about Elyria football legend Ike Maxwell made its debut in the city where it is set on Tuesday, as it was shown at St. Andrew's Church in Elyria.

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Dr. Tara L. Conley@taralconley.com · 2mo ago

that 👇🏽 relates to this 👉🏽 www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026... and it’s happening under our nose at my university and many other schools across the country. so while goofy white men make a mockery of themselves, white supremacy continues to infiltrate US institutions at an exponential pace.

‘Very Republican, very patriotic’: right-leaning civic centers now offer courses at US public colleges

Republican lawmakers push for conservative professors to counter purported leftwing indoctrination in schools

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Kassie Jo@kassiejo.bsky.social · 2mo ago

After ironing out a few more wrinkles on her brain, Kim Reynolds signed off on compulsory freedom classes.

Dr. Tara L. Conley@taralconley.com · 3mo ago

asking black athletes to do the heavy lifting here is a tough ask. i can tell you from experience as a former black athlete at a D1 public university, and as someone who currently teaches black athletes at a D1 public university: they should not have to bear this responsibility. but i get it.

Phil Lewis@phillewis.bsky.social · 3mo ago

The NAACP is urging Black athletes and fans to “withhold athletic and financial support” from public universities in states that “have moved to limit, weaken or erase Black voting representation”

NAACP Calls on Black Athletes & Fans to Withhold Athletic and Financial Support of Public Schools in States Attacking Black Voting Rights The NAACP today is launching the “Out of Bounds” campaign, a national call for Black athletes, families, fans, alumni, and consumers to withhold athletic and financial support from public universities in states that have moved to limit, weaken, or erase Black voting representation in the wake of the Supreme Court’s 6-3 ruling in Louisiana v. Callais, which gutted what was left of the Voting Rights Act The NAACP identified eight priority states — Tennessee, Louisiana, Alabama, Florida, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas, and Georgia — and targeted flagship public athletic programs generating more than $100 million in annual revenue that continue to recruit Black athletes while their state governments dismantle the political power of Black communities.