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Prof. Tommy J. Curry
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Philosopher and Black Male Studies scholar @ the University of Edinburgh

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Tommy J. Curry is an American scholar, author and professor of philosophy. As of 2019, he holds a Personal Chair in Africana philosophy and Black male studies at the University of Edinburgh. In 2018, he won an American Book Award for The Man-Not: Race, Class, Genre, and the Dilemmas of Black Manhood. .. more

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Prof. Tommy J. Curry @proftjcurry.bsky.social · 4d
The presumption is that white boys socialization is the norm for all boys. For decades we have seen Black boys mistreated in classrooms, profiled as dangerous, and abused by white female teachers. This is not an issue of misogyny. It is a/b trying to make the boy issue a white issue.
jessicacalarco.com Jess Calarco @jessicacalarco.com · 5d
"the issue isn’t that we need more 'boy-friendly' reforms. It’s that boys are socialized to compete only with boys and to read girls’ success as illegitimate or emasculating. The result is dissonance, resentment, and disengagement for boys—and hostile climates for girls."

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The Real Way Schools are Failing Boys
“If we really want boys to succeed, we need to ensure that they know how to both beat—and lose— to girls."
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Prof. Tommy J. Curry @proftjcurry.bsky.social · 5d
This is a great opportunity for scholars to come to the University of Edinburgh and produce work without the stress of U.S. political racism.
iashedinburgh.bsky.social The Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities @iashedinburgh.bsky.social · 5d
Applications are now open for 2026-27 Fellowships at IASH! Apply via the portal on our website: www.iash.ed.ac.uk/application-...

This round (for visits between August 2026 and July 2027) closes on 27 Feb for mid-career/senior scholars, and on 24 Apr for postdoctoral/early-career researchers.
Application form | IASH
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Jess Calarco @jessicacalarco.com · 5d
"the issue isn’t that we need more 'boy-friendly' reforms. It’s that boys are socialized to compete only with boys and to read girls’ success as illegitimate or emasculating. The result is dissonance, resentment, and disengagement for boys—and hostile climates for girls."

time.com/7335723/auto...
The Real Way Schools are Failing Boys
“If we really want boys to succeed, we need to ensure that they know how to both beat—and lose— to girls."
time.com

Reposted by Tommy J. Curry

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The Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities @iashedinburgh.bsky.social · 5d
Applications are now open for 2026-27 Fellowships at IASH! Apply via the portal on our website: www.iash.ed.ac.uk/application-...

This round (for visits between August 2026 and July 2027) closes on 27 Feb for mid-career/senior scholars, and on 24 Apr for postdoctoral/early-career researchers.
Application form | IASH
www.iash.ed.ac.uk

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Prof. Tommy J. Curry @proftjcurry.bsky.social · 12d
Happy Birthday

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Prof. Tommy J. Curry @proftjcurry.bsky.social · 13d
wm are not written a/b being enslaved, or being victims of domestic abuse since the 1900s during segregation. You lack the knowledge of the difference among Black Americans to speak on how BM research their oppression. I tire of this arrogance among white feminists.

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Prof. Tommy J. Curry @proftjcurry.bsky.social · 13d
I would expect such a response from a white feminist. The rape of BM by white women throughout colonies & during enslavement has been denied precisely because white women hid behind accusations of misogyny whenever Black men identify your role in oppression and murder.

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Prof. Tommy J. Curry @proftjcurry.bsky.social · 14d
The censoring & hatred of Black men theorizing themselves in the Western academy is unmatched. These white feminists have no problem criticizing BM when they have enslaved, colonized & committed genocide a/g racialized men, but have a problem w/ BM theorizing this violent feminist tradition.

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Dr. Gwenetta Curry @drgdcurry.bsky.social · 26d
Check out our program this Saturday! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/labour-pai...
Labour Pains Uncovered: your pain relief options demystified
Equipping women of colour to have empowered and informed birthing options when it comes to pain
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Trevon Logan @trevondlogan.bsky.social · 29d
The people responsible will die and bust Hell wide open.
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Or Rodney Taylor, a disabled double amputee who’s been in America since he was two years old.

He was days away from receiving new prosthetic legs when ICE grabbed him

His health is declining, they won’t let him get his legs and they’ve placed him in solitary

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Help Rodney Taylor, a Disabled Double Amputee Being Held by ICE
Rodney has been in the country more than 40 years. He's in solitary confinement in Georgia, being denied disability accommodations and having his medical needs ignored. He must be released.
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Prof. Tommy J. Curry @proftjcurry.bsky.social · Nov 1
I have always wondered this myself

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Prof. Tommy J. Curry @proftjcurry.bsky.social · Oct 31
Congratulations

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Prof. Tommy J. Curry @proftjcurry.bsky.social · Oct 31
Thanks to the Herald for providing such important coverage of the Decolonised Transformations Report and the obligation that UK institutions have to address racism and colonial legacies within their own institutions.

www.heraldscotland.com/news/2555738...
Race review author says Scotland ‘not ready’ to confront racist legacy
One of the authors of Edinburgh University's race review said Scotland will struggle to face modern racism without confronting its racist past.
www.heraldscotland.com

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Prof. Tommy J. Curry @proftjcurry.bsky.social · Oct 31
I really enjoyed this debate. Thanks to the Cambridge Union for hosting this discussion on such a provocative topic.
schoolofppls.bsky.social School of PPLS at The University of Edinburgh @schoolofppls.bsky.social · Oct 27
This month @proftjcurry.bsky.social appeared at the Cambridge Union to debate the intent versus the methods of BLM. Prof Curry speaks as the Second Opposition on the motion “This House Believes BLM's intentions were more important than its methods”. Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=IT8C...
Mr. Tommy Curry | This House Believes BLM's Intentions Were More Important Than Its Methods
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Prof. Tommy J. Curry @proftjcurry.bsky.social · Oct 31
Grateful for the opportunity to discuss the methodological approach and research findings of the Edinburgh Race Review with the LSE Impact Blog.

Reposted by Tommy J. Curry

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LSE Impact Blog @lseimpactblog.bsky.social · Oct 31
💥New: Can the Edinburgh Race Review be a model to decolonise UK higher education?

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#HigherEd #AcademicSky #BlackHistoryMonth
Can the Edinburgh Race Review be a model to decolonise UK higher education? - Impact of Social Sciences
Professor Tommy J. Curry advocates for how this evidence-based approach to the university’s colonial legacies can be a model for institutional renewal.
blogs.lse.ac.uk

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Stephanie Lamy @stephlamy.bsky.social · Oct 28
Trouvé sur LinkedIn, et un exemple assez parfait de ce que je dis à propos de la spécialisation des milieux radicaux masculinistes.

Ici un prédicateur qui fédère, depuis l'université Cal State, une communauté de misogynes qui sont aussi afro-descendants.
The Onyx Report is a program that critically analyzes the experiences, histories, and perceptions of Black males in American society across various dimensions, including age, class, religion, sexuality, and occupation. I am your host, Dr. T. Hasan Johnson, Associate Professor of Africana Studies at Fresno State, Black Male Studies scholar, and Black Male Justice Advocate. In the program, we examine current events and major issues through an empirically driven Black masculinist theoretical lens, incorporating concepts such as the Black male dual economy, anti-Black misandry, phallicism, the subordinate male-target hypothesis, the subculture of violence theory, and the Black Gynocracy.

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School of PPLS at The University of Edinburgh @schoolofppls.bsky.social · Oct 27
This month @proftjcurry.bsky.social appeared at the Cambridge Union to debate the intent versus the methods of BLM. Prof Curry speaks as the Second Opposition on the motion “This House Believes BLM's intentions were more important than its methods”. Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=IT8C...
Mr. Tommy Curry | This House Believes BLM's Intentions Were More Important Than Its Methods
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Prof. Tommy J. Curry @proftjcurry.bsky.social · Oct 24
A fantastic explanation of Africana Philosophy from the first Black student to earn a PhD from Edinburgh's Philosophy Department, Dr. Miron Clay-Gilmore.
schoolofppls.bsky.social School of PPLS at The University of Edinburgh @schoolofppls.bsky.social · Oct 24
PPLS #philosophy graduate now a postdoctoral fellow @utoronto.ca Dr Miron Clay-Gilmore provides a deep exploration into Africana philosophy, race, and the politics of knowledge. www.youtube.com/watch?v=6fmE... (1/2)
A Deep Dive into Africana Philosophy with Dr. Miron Clay-Gilmore
YouTube video by The Ikarus Inspired Podcast
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School of PPLS at The University of Edinburgh @schoolofppls.bsky.social · Oct 24
PPLS #philosophy graduate now a postdoctoral fellow @utoronto.ca Dr Miron Clay-Gilmore provides a deep exploration into Africana philosophy, race, and the politics of knowledge. www.youtube.com/watch?v=6fmE... (1/2)
A Deep Dive into Africana Philosophy with Dr. Miron Clay-Gilmore
YouTube video by The Ikarus Inspired Podcast
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Institute of Art and Ideas @iai.tv · Oct 22
We think morality must be necessarily universal and apply to everyone equally. | https://bit.ly/4qlAKED

But Tommy J. Curry argues that universal moral concepts like democracy, equality, and liberty conceal deep-rooted racial and political hierarchies.

#socsky #polsky
The idea of the universal good is dangerous | Tommy J. Curry
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Bloomsbury Politics & Area Studies @bloomsburypol.bsky.social · Oct 21
Higher Flight: Refocusing Black/Africana Studies for the 21st Century is available to read #OpenAccess here: www.bloomsburycollections.com/monograph?docid=b-9781350380325

"Masterful... a text detailing the nuance and complexity of Black life and death ... a timely commentary" - Prof Tommy Curry

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Prof. Tommy J. Curry @proftjcurry.bsky.social · Oct 20
So true

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School of PPLS at The University of Edinburgh @schoolofppls.bsky.social · Oct 14
To mark UK Black History Month we start the new season of PPLS Perspectives. PhD candidate Tony Baugh speaks with @proftjcurry.bsky.social — the 1st Black philosophy prof in Edinburgh’s 442-year history & co-chair of the University’s landmark race review. Listen here: edin.ac/4hfFk3u

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Trevon Logan @trevondlogan.bsky.social · Oct 9
The call for the state to mass execute Black men is deliberate. Racial misandry as policy has implications for the lives of Black men. This discourse is something the work of @proftjcurry.bsky.social has been writing about for years. His work speaks to this moment. www.theroot.com/why-this-whi...

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Trevon Logan @trevondlogan.bsky.social · Oct 9
This call for the state to mass execute Black men is not accidental. Racial misandry as policy has implications for the lives of Black men. This discourse is something the work of @proftjcurry.bsky.social has been writing about for years. Read his work. www.theroot.com/why-this-whi...
Utah Pastor Seeks to Target Black Youth Using Biblical Old Testament Law
This far-right pastor is openly calling for the execution of “rebellious” Black youth, using biblical law to justify what is essentially state-backed violence.
www.theroot.com

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Trevon Logan @trevondlogan.bsky.social · Sep 19
Two years ago, @nber.org asked me to talk about my research on political violence during Reconstruction. Political violence is not just about intimidation, it is also related to thwarting and violently penalizing political success. Seems appropriate to revisit that today.

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2023, Trevon Logan, "Whitelashing: Black Politicians, Taxes, and Violence"
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Prof. Tommy J. Curry @proftjcurry.bsky.social · Sep 18
Heading to London for #howsthelightsgetin...

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Torraine Walker @torrainewalker.bsky.social · Sep 16
Dr. Tommy Curry on How Ideology Trumps Research in Academia regarding Black Men and Boys.

From Ep. 3 of the #BlackMaleStudiesSessions.

Listen to the full discussion here: youtu.be/aTHyhOcy4A8

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Prof. Tommy J. Curry @proftjcurry.bsky.social · Sep 14
Exactly. But as we know historical and anthropological evidence does little to.arrest ideology.