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One of the first books about black women’s history in San Diego - with black women using sex work to form some semblance of freedom in a militarized city that is intent on displacing and caging them
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I’m joining @TheOpEdProject's #WriteToChangeTheWorld workshop, because this is how we change who writes history. If you’d like to join me, register here (scholarships available): theopedproject.org/seminars
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Got a bold idea for a special issue? We're calling for proposals to Guest Edit on topics relating to African diaspora studies on power dynamics, gender, race, and social identity. Dive into the heart of knowledge production with us!
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Check out ‼️ My essay, ‘The Worse Element’: Black Sex Workers, White Slavery, and Sexual Policing in San Diego, in Troubling Terms and the Sex Trades, a special issue of Radical History Review
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"The purpose of racism is to control the behavior of white people, not Black people. For Blacks, guns & tanks are sufficient." Otis Madison
#RalphYarl
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Maya Angelou addresses her decision to include her past as a sex worker in her 2nd book, Gather Together in My Name. She wasn't ashamed.
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I gotta admit it’s a little overwhelming to see Meghann Thee Reporter trending nationally on Twitter. Thank you all so much for reading my work these last two weeks. Your support means everything to me.
Even as her career skyrocketed, the assault had caused her to “lose my confidence, lose my friends, lose myself,” she said in court. “I wish he had just shot and killed me.”
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Kemi Adeyemi's (@kemi_aa) new book "Feels Right" examines how Black queer women use the queer dance floor to relate to themselves, the Black queer community, and gentrifying Chicago neighborhoods. Check out the intro now! #LGBTQ #AfricanAmericanStudies ow.ly/opT750JQBLQ
ALT Cover of Feels Right: Black Queer Women and the Politics of Partying in Chicago by Kemi Adeyemi. Cover has picture of people dancing in the background. Transparent circles of pink, blue, and turqoise fall over the picture along the left side. Bold white title in top right with pink and blue line under each word. Bold white subtitle in center-right and author name in pink bottom right. Both texts are tilted.
Very excited to announce that my book, Disreputable Women: Militarized Deviance and the Black Sexual Economy of San Diego, is now under contract with @ucpress @NaomiUCPress It will be part of the New Sexual Worlds book series, edited by Marlon M Bailey & @DrJeffrey2U 🥂
Women’s History Month: Five women making a difference at MU | The Maneater themaneater.com/womens-histo…
The Underlying Lesbophobia of Will Smith’s Slap gaycitynews.com/the-underlyi…
