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La Tanya S. Autry (she/her) @artstuffmatters.bsky.social · 1d

that demon

good riddance

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Puff the Magic Hater @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 1d

Rough afternoon/early evening. I'm not sure how many ICE abductions in our area. Too many. Sending love to everyone impacted by this violence. Grateful to everyone who patrolled and documented. They're not done, and neither are we.

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La Tanya S. Autry (she/her) @artstuffmatters.bsky.social · 1d

colorism and art museums

that's all I'm saying (for now!)

iykyk

gross af

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La Tanya S. Autry (she/her) @artstuffmatters.bsky.social · 1d

the bigger, deeper issue — the human isn't all that

critical Black studies helped me to understand this

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Haymarket Books @haymarketbooks.org · 2d

“What keeps us going, ultimately, is our love for each other, and our refusal to bow our heads, to accept the verdict, however all-powerful it seems. It’s what ordinary people have to do. You have to love each other. You have to defend each other. You have to fight.” —Mike Davis

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Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 2d

People still matter.

Good morning.

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La Tanya S. Autry (she/her) @artstuffmatters.bsky.social · 2d

through and through, he's that guy

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Hyperallergic @hyperallergic.com · 2d

How is New York City’s cultural community voting, feeling, and reacting? Get the latest in our live updates on the mayoral election: bit.ly/3Jlfnmy

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Puff the Magic Hater @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 2d

Our first in-person event for the book will be at @pilsencommbooks.bsky.social tomorrow night at 7pm. I will be in conversation with contributors @atenaoyadi.bsky.social and @emanabdelhadi.bsky.social about surviving these times together, while fighting fascism and pursuing collective liberation.

READ THIS WHEN THINGS FALL APART launch celebration with Kelly Hayes, Eman Abdelhadi and Atena O. Danner | Pilsen Community Books

www.pilsencommunitybooks.com

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Puff the Magic Hater @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 2d

Many thanks to everyone who preordered a copy. Preorders are so important to getting books on bookstore shelves. I hope those of you who have already received a copy are finding the book useful. I was also honored to gift some copies to Chicago ICE watchers at a protest I organized last night.

A screenshot from Andy Thayer's Facebook video. A large group of people gather in Rogers Park on street corner.

People hold a message that says RESIST ICE on an el train platform while people in the street look on.

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Puff the Magic Hater @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 2d

It's publication day for Read This When Things Fall Apart! So grateful to our contributors and to @akpress.org for making this book a reality. This is a strange time to be promoting a book, but I believe it's a text that has the potential to help us right now. Please get yourself a copy. ❤️

Read This When Things Fall Apart: Letters to Activists in Crisis

Letters to Activists in Crisis

bookshop.org

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Michael Lobel @mlobelart.bsky.social · 3d

Jacob Lawrence, "The 1920s: The Migrants Arrive & Cast Their Ballots," screenprint, 1974 noma.org/election-day...

Colorful printed scene of figures in line to vote

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Heba Gowayed هبة جويد @hebagowayed.bsky.social · 3d

Instead, they asked me to expand on parts where I talked about violence my own family members experienced.

They wanted me, in short to be a token Muslim and write a fluff piece about representation, not dehumanization. 4/

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La Tanya S. Autry (she/her) @artstuffmatters.bsky.social · 3d

thread

Heba Gowayed هبة جويد @hebagowayed.bsky.social · 3d

I am so upset.

Last week Time Magazine solicited a piece from me on Zohran Mamdani & anti-Muslim hate. I pitched a framing re the dehumanization of Muslims & how Mamdani’s inclusive, socialist campaign in its content resists that. They agreed. I wrote the piece. 1/

Heba Gowayed هبة جويد @hebagowayed.bsky.social · 5d

To be asked to write about racism only to be racially aggressed in the editing process is a new level unlocked I have to say.

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Heba Gowayed هبة جويد @hebagowayed.bsky.social · 3d

I am so upset.

Last week Time Magazine solicited a piece from me on Zohran Mamdani & anti-Muslim hate. I pitched a framing re the dehumanization of Muslims & how Mamdani’s inclusive, socialist campaign in its content resists that. They agreed. I wrote the piece. 1/

Heba Gowayed هبة جويد @hebagowayed.bsky.social · 5d

To be asked to write about racism only to be racially aggressed in the editing process is a new level unlocked I have to say.

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Lex McMenamin (they/them) @leximcmenamin.com · 3d

today’s information came out piecemeal, and people should be able to share their own situations on their own time, but I could share this much ^ as it is pretty cut and dry on the facts.

Teen Vogue also no longer has any trans staffers as of today.

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Lex McMenamin (they/them) @leximcmenamin.com · 3d

thank you for all the support; the statement from our union is now live here with some more reporting.

now that this is public I can confirm that the majority of today’s layoffs were women of color. there are no longer any Black women working at Teen Vogue.

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La Tanya S. Autry (she/her) @artstuffmatters.bsky.social · 3d

smh.

ugh.

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Michael Lobel @mlobelart.bsky.social · 4d

On Friday, had incredible good fortune to get tour of newly-opened Gay Harlem Renaissance show at NY Historical Society by iconic queer historian George Chauncey, advisor to exhibition. Highlights major LGBT contributions to Harlem's cultural history, go see it! www.nyhistory.org/exhibitions/...