Christopher Tounsel
@ctounsel1.bsky.social
Believer | Happy husband and dad | Associate Professor of History & Director of African Studies, University of Washington | Chosen Peoples (Duke UP), Bounds of Blackness (Cornell UP)
UW bio: https://history.washington.edu/people/christopher-tounsel
UW bio: https://history.washington.edu/people/christopher-tounsel
My grandmother’s name is Estelle Marie Talley. She’s not here tonight. And this is going to be the toughest part…She told me to stand up straight. Put your shoulders back. Act like you got some sense.
Jamie Foxx
Born December 13, 1967
Jamie Foxx
Born December 13, 1967
December 13, 2025 at 6:04 PM
My grandmother’s name is Estelle Marie Talley. She’s not here tonight. And this is going to be the toughest part…She told me to stand up straight. Put your shoulders back. Act like you got some sense.
Jamie Foxx
Born December 13, 1967
Jamie Foxx
Born December 13, 1967
God is the perfect poet.
Robert Browning
Died December 12, 1889
Robert Browning
Died December 12, 1889
December 12, 2025 at 3:18 PM
God is the perfect poet.
Robert Browning
Died December 12, 1889
Robert Browning
Died December 12, 1889
Economic disorder is a symptom of spiritual disorder.
Fulton J. Sheen
Died December 9, 1979
Fulton J. Sheen
Died December 9, 1979
December 9, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Economic disorder is a symptom of spiritual disorder.
Fulton J. Sheen
Died December 9, 1979
Fulton J. Sheen
Died December 9, 1979
@npr.org has released an amended version of its Throughline podcast that dives into the roots of Sudan’s civil war. In it, I discuss the fall of President Bashir, the rise of Burhan and Hemedti, and the RSF's contested position that contributed to the conflict.
www.npr.org/2025/12/05/n...
www.npr.org/2025/12/05/n...
NPR's history podcast Throughline examines the roots of Sudan's civil war
Sudan has been at the center of a deadly and brutal war since April of 2023. Over 4 million people have fled the country since war broke out and at least 40,000 have been killed.
www.npr.org
December 8, 2025 at 7:33 PM
@npr.org has released an amended version of its Throughline podcast that dives into the roots of Sudan’s civil war. In it, I discuss the fall of President Bashir, the rise of Burhan and Hemedti, and the RSF's contested position that contributed to the conflict.
www.npr.org/2025/12/05/n...
www.npr.org/2025/12/05/n...
You can tell the ideals of a nation by its advertisements.
Norman Douglas
Born December 8, 1868
Norman Douglas
Born December 8, 1868
December 8, 2025 at 5:17 PM
You can tell the ideals of a nation by its advertisements.
Norman Douglas
Born December 8, 1868
Norman Douglas
Born December 8, 1868
The RSF recently launched drone strikes on a kindergarten and other civilian facilities in Sudan, killing at least 47 people (mostly children) and injuring 50 more.
Many thanks to the BBC for having me on to discuss the broader ramifications of the attacks.
Many thanks to the BBC for having me on to discuss the broader ramifications of the attacks.
December 7, 2025 at 3:08 AM
The RSF recently launched drone strikes on a kindergarten and other civilian facilities in Sudan, killing at least 47 people (mostly children) and injuring 50 more.
Many thanks to the BBC for having me on to discuss the broader ramifications of the attacks.
Many thanks to the BBC for having me on to discuss the broader ramifications of the attacks.
The façade and the dome of the palace and temple, the monuments of heroes and saints, crumble before the ruining breath of time, while the Psalms last.
William Stanley Braithwaite
Born December 6, 1878
William Stanley Braithwaite
Born December 6, 1878
December 6, 2025 at 5:41 PM
The façade and the dome of the palace and temple, the monuments of heroes and saints, crumble before the ruining breath of time, while the Psalms last.
William Stanley Braithwaite
Born December 6, 1878
William Stanley Braithwaite
Born December 6, 1878
Who has seen the wind?
Neither you nor I:
But when the trees bow down their heads,
The wind is passing by.
Christina Georgina Rossetti
Born December 5, 1830
Neither you nor I:
But when the trees bow down their heads,
The wind is passing by.
Christina Georgina Rossetti
Born December 5, 1830
December 5, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Who has seen the wind?
Neither you nor I:
But when the trees bow down their heads,
The wind is passing by.
Christina Georgina Rossetti
Born December 5, 1830
Neither you nor I:
But when the trees bow down their heads,
The wind is passing by.
Christina Georgina Rossetti
Born December 5, 1830
When I was ten I read fairy tales in secret. Now that I am 50 I read them openly. When I became a man I put away childish things, including the fear of childishness.
C.S. Lewis
Born November 29, 1898
C.S. Lewis
Born November 29, 1898
November 29, 2025 at 7:09 PM
When I was ten I read fairy tales in secret. Now that I am 50 I read them openly. When I became a man I put away childish things, including the fear of childishness.
C.S. Lewis
Born November 29, 1898
C.S. Lewis
Born November 29, 1898
The fox provides for himself, but God provides for the lion.
William Blake
Born November 28, 1757
William Blake
Born November 28, 1757
November 28, 2025 at 4:32 PM
The fox provides for himself, but God provides for the lion.
William Blake
Born November 28, 1757
William Blake
Born November 28, 1757
Shout out to Prof. Timeka Tounsel @timekatounsel-phd.bsky.social for her latest piece @forbes.com, "Lifetime and OWN Spotlight Black Joy in 2025 Christmas Movie Lineup" 🎄
www.forbes.com/sites/timeka...
www.forbes.com/sites/timeka...
Lifetime And OWN Spotlight Black Joy In 2025 Christmas Movie Lineup
Lifetime and The Oprah Winfrey Network are each releasing several new movies with predominantly Black casts as part of their 2025 Christmas programming schedule.
www.forbes.com
November 26, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Shout out to Prof. Timeka Tounsel @timekatounsel-phd.bsky.social for her latest piece @forbes.com, "Lifetime and OWN Spotlight Black Joy in 2025 Christmas Movie Lineup" 🎄
www.forbes.com/sites/timeka...
www.forbes.com/sites/timeka...
No battle can be won in the study, and theory without practice is dead.
Alexander Suvorov
Born November 24, 1729
Alexander Suvorov
Born November 24, 1729
November 24, 2025 at 6:13 PM
No battle can be won in the study, and theory without practice is dead.
Alexander Suvorov
Born November 24, 1729
Alexander Suvorov
Born November 24, 1729
Please join us for "Female Genital Cutting and Marriage in Egypt" feat. Prof. Suzanna Khalifa!
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🗓 Dec 4, 2025
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November 21, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Please join us for "Female Genital Cutting and Marriage in Egypt" feat. Prof. Suzanna Khalifa!
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🗓 Dec 4, 2025
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Effective Dec. 15, the U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify the swastika as a hate symbol and instead classify it--along with nooses and the Confederate flag--as “potentially divisive”, according to documents reviewed by @washingtonpost.com.
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U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify swastikas, nooses as hate symbols
The military service, which falls under the Department of Homeland Security, has drafted a new policy that classifies such items “potentially divisive.”
www.washingtonpost.com
November 20, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Effective Dec. 15, the U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify the swastika as a hate symbol and instead classify it--along with nooses and the Confederate flag--as “potentially divisive”, according to documents reviewed by @washingtonpost.com.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Love is God, and to die means that I, a particle of love, shall return to the general and eternal source.
Leo Tolstoy
Died November 20, 1910
Leo Tolstoy
Died November 20, 1910
November 20, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Love is God, and to die means that I, a particle of love, shall return to the general and eternal source.
Leo Tolstoy
Died November 20, 1910
Leo Tolstoy
Died November 20, 1910
God is within you, and you are within God.
Howard Thurman
Born November 18, 1899
Howard Thurman
Born November 18, 1899
November 18, 2025 at 2:05 PM
God is within you, and you are within God.
Howard Thurman
Born November 18, 1899
Howard Thurman
Born November 18, 1899
Commitment is spelled M-O-N-E-Y.
John Richard Wimber
Died November 17, 1997
John Richard Wimber
Died November 17, 1997
November 17, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Commitment is spelled M-O-N-E-Y.
John Richard Wimber
Died November 17, 1997
John Richard Wimber
Died November 17, 1997
Please join us for "Pan-Africanism in Paris: Haiti & the Black Atlantic at the 1900 World's Fair" feat. Prof. Matthew Alexander Randolph!
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🗓 Nov 20, 2025
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#GlobalAfrica #PanAfricanism #BlackAtlantic #AfricanStudies
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November 14, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Please join us for "Pan-Africanism in Paris: Haiti & the Black Atlantic at the 1900 World's Fair" feat. Prof. Matthew Alexander Randolph!
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🗓 Nov 20, 2025
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Keep cool and you will command everyone.
Justinian I
Died November 14, 565
Justinian I
Died November 14, 565
November 14, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Keep cool and you will command everyone.
Justinian I
Died November 14, 565
Justinian I
Died November 14, 565
Against stupidity the very gods
Themselves contend in vain.
Friedrich Schiller
Born November 10, 1759
Themselves contend in vain.
Friedrich Schiller
Born November 10, 1759
November 10, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Against stupidity the very gods
Themselves contend in vain.
Friedrich Schiller
Born November 10, 1759
Themselves contend in vain.
Friedrich Schiller
Born November 10, 1759
The childhood shows the man,
As morning shows the day.
John Milton
Died November 8, 1674
As morning shows the day.
John Milton
Died November 8, 1674
November 8, 2025 at 3:58 PM
The childhood shows the man,
As morning shows the day.
John Milton
Died November 8, 1674
As morning shows the day.
John Milton
Died November 8, 1674
Anytime a child is born, the old people look in his face and ask him if he’s the One.
Ernest J. Gaines
Died November 5, 2019
Ernest J. Gaines
Died November 5, 2019
November 5, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Anytime a child is born, the old people look in his face and ask him if he’s the One.
Ernest J. Gaines
Died November 5, 2019
Ernest J. Gaines
Died November 5, 2019
A pretty good test of a man’s religion is how it affects his pocketbook.
Francis J. Grimké
Born November 4, 1852
Francis J. Grimké
Born November 4, 1852
November 4, 2025 at 4:11 PM
A pretty good test of a man’s religion is how it affects his pocketbook.
Francis J. Grimké
Born November 4, 1852
Francis J. Grimké
Born November 4, 1852
Many thanks to @aljazeera.com for hosting me today to discuss the announcement of famine in El-Fasher and Kadugli, Sudan.
The war is devolving into an increasingly harrowing situation, and shout-out to those media outlets that are doing their part to #KeepEyesOnSudan 🙏🏾
The war is devolving into an increasingly harrowing situation, and shout-out to those media outlets that are doing their part to #KeepEyesOnSudan 🙏🏾
November 3, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Many thanks to @aljazeera.com for hosting me today to discuss the announcement of famine in El-Fasher and Kadugli, Sudan.
The war is devolving into an increasingly harrowing situation, and shout-out to those media outlets that are doing their part to #KeepEyesOnSudan 🙏🏾
The war is devolving into an increasingly harrowing situation, and shout-out to those media outlets that are doing their part to #KeepEyesOnSudan 🙏🏾
Richard Nixon inherited some good instincts from his Quaker forebears, but by diligent hard work, he overcame them.
James Reston
Born November 3, 1909
James Reston
Born November 3, 1909
November 3, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Richard Nixon inherited some good instincts from his Quaker forebears, but by diligent hard work, he overcame them.
James Reston
Born November 3, 1909
James Reston
Born November 3, 1909