Author of Freeman's Challenge: The Murder that Shook America's Original Prison for Profit. Reposts are not endorsements.
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Kantha in Bengali means cloth, traditionally made from the best parts of old worn saris or dhotis. Also the name of a way of stitching in which variations of running stitch are worked though all the layers of cloth, quilting them together, creating intricate designs #WomensArt
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Robin Bernstein – Freeman's Challenge: The Murder that Shook America's First Prison for Profit. xitter.cf/i/broadcasts/1OwGWXzDD…
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Many congratulations to historian Robin Bernstein, whose book FREEMAN'S CHALLENGE was named a nonfiction honoree by the Massachusetts Book Awards! Read more about the award and the book here: buff.ly/GKR3FBP
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Upcoming Interview: Robin Bernstein!
This Friday, join us for an incredible conversation with Robin Bernstein, Harvard professor and acclaimed cultural historian!
We'll be diving into her groundbreaking new book, Freeman's Challenge: The Murder that Shook America's Original Prison for Profit, which has won multiple prestigious awards, including the 2025 PROSE Award and the Montaigne Medal. 📚
Robin will share insights into her exploration of U.S. racial history, the origins of the prison-for-profit system, and the profound impact of her work on today's conversations about justice and inequality.
Whether you're passionate about history, race studies, or social justice, this episode is a must-watch! 🔥
👉 Tune in this Friday to hear from one of the leading scholars in the field! 8pm UK time.
#RobinBernstein #FreemansChallenge #USHistory #CulturalHistory #RacialJustice #HarvardProfessor #BookInterview #SocialJustice #PrisonForProfit #TheWritingCommunityChatShow
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Opportunity! 🔥
This Friday, The Writing Community Chat Show welcomes Robin Bernstein – Harvard Professor, award-winning author, and one of the leading voices on race, culture, and history in America.
Robin’s latest book, “Freeman's Challenge: The Murder that Shook America’s Original Prison for Profit,” is already earning high praise from Angela Y. Davis, Ibram X. Kendi, Heather Ann Thompson, and more. Her work has changed how we see race, childhood, and performance in US history.
🎙️ Here’s the twist… CJ won’t be in the hot seat this week. Instead, YOU could join Chris Hooley live to co-host and interview Robin yourself. That’s right: a rare chance to sit across (virtually) from one of Harvard’s most compelling minds and ask your own questions.
✨ This is your moment to step into the spotlight. Will you take it?
👀 Tag someone who would absolutely smash this opportunity or drop us a message if you’re brave enough to join.
📅 Friday, 8PM UK Time.
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This was my first encounter with Mamdani and it really stuck. Had never heard of him and this video made a big impression.
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How long has the US had for-profit prisons & unpaid prison labor? @RobinMBernstein (in convo w/ Nicole Fleetwood of @MarkingTimeArt ) tells how William Freeman, a Black man incarcerated in NY **in the 1840s**, sought back wages for his prison labor. inquest.org/the-profit-motiv…
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MCB is proud to sponsor a nonfiction panel @NBPTLitFest with @RobinMBernstein about her book "Freeman’s Challenge: The Murder That Shook America’s Original Prison for Profit." She will be joined in conversation by Toussaint Losier. More info at newburyportliteraryfestival.…
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NPR's It's Been a Minute is one of my FAVORITE podcasts! So hype I got to be on with the homie @marciachatelain and talk all things @oprah! Good times!
I hope you'll check out the episode! Thank you @bmluse!! #NPR #Wellesley
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Events this week! massbook.org/ma-literary-eve…
Th- Crystal Maldonado at Worcester State University
Sa- Mary Buchinger at Somerset Public Library
Sa- Robin Bernstein at Newburyport Lit Fest
Sa- Myriam J. A. Chancy at BPL: Grove Hall
Su- Shoshana Meira Friedman at Rozzie Bound Co-op
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MCB is proud to sponsor a nonfiction panel @NBPTLitFest with @RobinMBernstein about her book "Freeman’s Challenge: The Murder That Shook America’s Original Prison for Profit." She will be joined in conversation by Toussaint Losier. More info at newburyportliteraryfestival.…
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Nona Faustine’s 2021 artwork "Dorothy Angola, Stay Free, In Land Of The Blacks" was taken on Minetta Lane in Greenwich Village, New York City. The work reimagines Dorothy Creole—one of the first African women to arrive in New Amsterdam in 1627. Alongside two others, she was brought by the Dutch West India Company to serve as a wife to enslaved African men. In 1644, Dorothy and her husband Paulo d’Angola petitioned for and received 'half-freedom' and a land grant in what became known as the “Land of the Blacks,” one of the first free black communities in North America. Today, only Minetta Lane remains as a trace of this early black settlement on Manhattan Island.
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Black beauticians have always done more than style hair — they’ve built power
Inside their salons, they’ve reshaped what community work looks like, creating spaces for political organizing, economic independence and healing.
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Fom the 'Water Women' series by Sonia Alins, contemporary Spanish artist and illustrator #WomensArt
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Congratulations to Robin Bernstein on her book Freeman’s Challenge receiving an honorable mention for the 2025 Merle Curti Social History Award. Learn more about the book at our virtual exhibit: buff.ly/QJGXGur. #OAH2025
ALT Text: 2025 Merle Curti Social History Award Honorable Mention. Image: book cover of Freeman's Challenge.
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Trump administration erases page honoring trailblazing priest, lawyer and activist
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Many congratulations to Robin Bernstein, author of FREEMAN'S CHALLENGE: THE MURDER THAT SHOOK AMERICA'S ORIGINAL PRISON FOR PROFIT, the 2025 PROSE Award winner for North American/US History! Find out more about the award-winning book here: buff.ly/X9ED1bg
