Donnisha Lugo
@donnishalugo.bsky.social
Sociologist ~ Music Lover ~ Professor
Facts ✊🏼✊🏼
Addressing the claim that America was built by "hard working people" by reminding everyone that America was *actually* built on the backs of enslaved Africans and on the genocide of Indigenous people.
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December 5, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Facts ✊🏼✊🏼
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A few weeks ago I zoomed with a group of high school students and their adult mentor to discuss taking social action. I am thrilled to report that this group of 10 students raised $10,000 in two weeks to support their local food pantry. They sent me a photo and it has them all jumping and I tear up.
November 8, 2025 at 10:42 PM
A few weeks ago I zoomed with a group of high school students and their adult mentor to discuss taking social action. I am thrilled to report that this group of 10 students raised $10,000 in two weeks to support their local food pantry. They sent me a photo and it has them all jumping and I tear up.
THIS!!! THIS is the type of new leadership we need throughout the world ✊🏼✊🏼
#Transparency
#Community
#Simple
#PowerToThePeople ✊🏼✊🏼
#Transparency
#Community
#Simple
#PowerToThePeople ✊🏼✊🏼
“A central theme of his campaign was that winning was only the beginning. This is why his team is seemingly making this two month transition process as public facing as possible.”
@premthakker.bsky.social breaks down Mamdani’s plans to make his winning agenda a reality.
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@premthakker.bsky.social breaks down Mamdani’s plans to make his winning agenda a reality.
🔗 zeteo.com/p/zohran-mam...
November 9, 2025 at 1:09 AM
THIS!!! THIS is the type of new leadership we need throughout the world ✊🏼✊🏼
#Transparency
#Community
#Simple
#PowerToThePeople ✊🏼✊🏼
#Transparency
#Community
#Simple
#PowerToThePeople ✊🏼✊🏼
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Watch @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social's inspiring victory speech.
This is the future the Democratic Party must embrace.
Turn the volume up.
This is the future the Democratic Party must embrace.
Turn the volume up.
November 5, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Watch @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social's inspiring victory speech.
This is the future the Democratic Party must embrace.
Turn the volume up.
This is the future the Democratic Party must embrace.
Turn the volume up.
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AOC: "This is about, do you understand the assignment of fighting fascism right now? And they assignment is to come together across difference no matter what."
November 5, 2025 at 3:21 AM
AOC: "This is about, do you understand the assignment of fighting fascism right now? And they assignment is to come together across difference no matter what."
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From his victory speech here:
Zohran Mamdani: "So Donald Trump, since I know you're watching, I have four words for you: Turn the volume up."
November 5, 2025 at 4:52 AM
From his victory speech here:
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Mamdani: "We can respond to oligarchy and authoritarianism with the strength it fears, not the appeasement it craves. After all, if anyone can show a nation betrayed by Donald Trump how to defeat him, it is the city that gave rise to him."
November 5, 2025 at 4:38 AM
Mamdani: "We can respond to oligarchy and authoritarianism with the strength it fears, not the appeasement it craves. After all, if anyone can show a nation betrayed by Donald Trump how to defeat him, it is the city that gave rise to him."
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Mamdani: "New York will remain a city of immigrants, a city built by immigrants, powered by immigrants, and as of tonight, led by an immigrant."
SAY. THAT. SHIT!
SAY. THAT. SHIT!
November 5, 2025 at 5:59 AM
Mamdani: "New York will remain a city of immigrants, a city built by immigrants, powered by immigrants, and as of tonight, led by an immigrant."
SAY. THAT. SHIT!
SAY. THAT. SHIT!
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I wish I could show you all the joyous photos and videos being shared on Muslim and South Asian WhatsApp right now with people reacting to Mamdani's victory.
It's really beautiful and cathartic.
So many years of anti-Muslim bigotry, racism & hate.
And all those tears are now sugar for our chai.
It's really beautiful and cathartic.
So many years of anti-Muslim bigotry, racism & hate.
And all those tears are now sugar for our chai.
November 5, 2025 at 7:00 AM
I wish I could show you all the joyous photos and videos being shared on Muslim and South Asian WhatsApp right now with people reacting to Mamdani's victory.
It's really beautiful and cathartic.
So many years of anti-Muslim bigotry, racism & hate.
And all those tears are now sugar for our chai.
It's really beautiful and cathartic.
So many years of anti-Muslim bigotry, racism & hate.
And all those tears are now sugar for our chai.
Humanity 🙏🏼🙏🏼💜💜
The government shutdown has put SNAP benefits at risk for millions of Americans. Travis Peters, an urban farmer in Detroit, is giving out free produce tomorrow
'If it's getting tight, my food is free. Don’t even sweat that'
'If it's getting tight, my food is free. Don’t even sweat that'
As SNAP benefits come under threat, a Detroit farmer is stepping up to help fill the void
The federal shutdown has put SNAP benefits at risk for millions of Americans. Urban farmers like Travis Peters are stepping up to ensure their communities can eat.
www.whatimreading.net
October 29, 2025 at 4:38 AM
Humanity 🙏🏼🙏🏼💜💜
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Not all heroes wear capes. Please support local, independent, and student journalists.
“𝘞𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘢 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘧𝘧 𝘰𝘧 13, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 @loyolachicago.bsky.social 𝘗𝘩𝘰𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘹 𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘴 𝘬𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘥𝘦𝘷𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘐𝘊𝘌 𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘢𝘴𝘯’𝘵 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦, 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘱…”
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“𝘞𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘢 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘧𝘧 𝘰𝘧 13, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 @loyolachicago.bsky.social 𝘗𝘩𝘰𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘹 𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘴 𝘬𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘥𝘦𝘷𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘐𝘊𝘌 𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘢𝘴𝘯’𝘵 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦, 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘱…”
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October 25, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Not all heroes wear capes. Please support local, independent, and student journalists.
“𝘞𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘢 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘧𝘧 𝘰𝘧 13, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 @loyolachicago.bsky.social 𝘗𝘩𝘰𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘹 𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘴 𝘬𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘥𝘦𝘷𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘐𝘊𝘌 𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘢𝘴𝘯’𝘵 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦, 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘱…”
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“𝘞𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘢 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘧𝘧 𝘰𝘧 13, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 @loyolachicago.bsky.social 𝘗𝘩𝘰𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘹 𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘴 𝘬𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘥𝘦𝘷𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘐𝘊𝘌 𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘢𝘴𝘯’𝘵 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦, 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘱…”
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During this tough time--
We are going to have to unlearn-- A LOT. Including how we learn, how we teach, how we gather in community, etc etc.
Yes, the old institutions are showing their weak points. Sure we want to burn them down. But what do we do with how they've conditioned us internally?
We are going to have to unlearn-- A LOT. Including how we learn, how we teach, how we gather in community, etc etc.
Yes, the old institutions are showing their weak points. Sure we want to burn them down. But what do we do with how they've conditioned us internally?
August 30, 2025 at 3:55 PM
During this tough time--
We are going to have to unlearn-- A LOT. Including how we learn, how we teach, how we gather in community, etc etc.
Yes, the old institutions are showing their weak points. Sure we want to burn them down. But what do we do with how they've conditioned us internally?
We are going to have to unlearn-- A LOT. Including how we learn, how we teach, how we gather in community, etc etc.
Yes, the old institutions are showing their weak points. Sure we want to burn them down. But what do we do with how they've conditioned us internally?
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Do not capitulate in advance; not to fascism, not to AI, not the conservative turn which generally comes with hard times.
Their control is based almost entirely on fear & surrender. The only real efficacy of a panopticon is that people police themselves bc they think they're being watched.
Their control is based almost entirely on fear & surrender. The only real efficacy of a panopticon is that people police themselves bc they think they're being watched.
May 22, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Do not capitulate in advance; not to fascism, not to AI, not the conservative turn which generally comes with hard times.
Their control is based almost entirely on fear & surrender. The only real efficacy of a panopticon is that people police themselves bc they think they're being watched.
Their control is based almost entirely on fear & surrender. The only real efficacy of a panopticon is that people police themselves bc they think they're being watched.
Keep resisting and keep teaching✊🏼✊🏼
Shout out to all of the faculty and students who made it through this semester in particular. What a time to be teaching and learning in spaces that are directly under attack from people who benefited from having access to the same resources themselves.
May 14, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Keep resisting and keep teaching✊🏼✊🏼
Keep speaking the Facts ✊🏼✊🏼
As MAGA Republicans threaten to eliminate habeas corpus to more swiftly deport immigrants, a reminder that every accusation they make against immigrants is a confession.
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May 12, 2025 at 4:22 AM
Keep speaking the Facts ✊🏼✊🏼
Realizing on this Mother's Day, white people who don't recognize how much unhealed trauma they carry in the form of self hatred, tend to project it onto people of color.
When you become angered by joy, especially Black joy, you really only hate the fact you are without your own joy.
#HealYourselves
When you become angered by joy, especially Black joy, you really only hate the fact you are without your own joy.
#HealYourselves
May 12, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Realizing on this Mother's Day, white people who don't recognize how much unhealed trauma they carry in the form of self hatred, tend to project it onto people of color.
When you become angered by joy, especially Black joy, you really only hate the fact you are without your own joy.
#HealYourselves
When you become angered by joy, especially Black joy, you really only hate the fact you are without your own joy.
#HealYourselves
Glad somebody said it...
To me, if white supremacists have to bury the achievements and accomplishments of non-white (especially Black) people, it’s a pretty clear indication they know they’re not supreme.
First Trump took over the Kennedy Center
Then he put JD Vance in charge of dismantling the Smithsonian
He set forth an Executive Order to wipe Black history & artifacts from the
walls & halls of the African American History Museum
Now he's purging the board of the US Holocaust Memorial Museum
Then he put JD Vance in charge of dismantling the Smithsonian
He set forth an Executive Order to wipe Black history & artifacts from the
walls & halls of the African American History Museum
Now he's purging the board of the US Holocaust Memorial Museum
May 10, 2025 at 5:01 AM
Glad somebody said it...
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Goal: 500 letters to Congress to protect Medicaid
Current: 401 letters sent
Need 99 of y'all to step up and raise your voice for Medicaid
Take 5 seconds: bit.ly/42hmxgY
Current: 401 letters sent
Need 99 of y'all to step up and raise your voice for Medicaid
Take 5 seconds: bit.ly/42hmxgY
Easy & critical call to action.
Demand Congress protect Medicaid. 72M Americans depend on it for their healthcare. Gutting it will devastate our nation.
Take 5 seconds and email them now: bit.ly/42hmxgY
Demand Congress protect Medicaid. 72M Americans depend on it for their healthcare. Gutting it will devastate our nation.
Take 5 seconds and email them now: bit.ly/42hmxgY
Tell your Members of Congress: Protect Medicaid Coverage for American Families!
Medicaid is the largest single source of health coverage in the U.S., providing necessary care for more than 72 million low-income...
bit.ly
April 9, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Goal: 500 letters to Congress to protect Medicaid
Current: 401 letters sent
Need 99 of y'all to step up and raise your voice for Medicaid
Take 5 seconds: bit.ly/42hmxgY
Current: 401 letters sent
Need 99 of y'all to step up and raise your voice for Medicaid
Take 5 seconds: bit.ly/42hmxgY
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Billionaires became billionaires by exploiting people—not by caring about people.
So when billionaires work to dismantle CFPB, USAID, NIH, CDC, & social welfare in general, it's because all they know how to do is exploit.
That's who they are. Stop trusting them. Start taxing them out of existence.
So when billionaires work to dismantle CFPB, USAID, NIH, CDC, & social welfare in general, it's because all they know how to do is exploit.
That's who they are. Stop trusting them. Start taxing them out of existence.
February 12, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Billionaires became billionaires by exploiting people—not by caring about people.
So when billionaires work to dismantle CFPB, USAID, NIH, CDC, & social welfare in general, it's because all they know how to do is exploit.
That's who they are. Stop trusting them. Start taxing them out of existence.
So when billionaires work to dismantle CFPB, USAID, NIH, CDC, & social welfare in general, it's because all they know how to do is exploit.
That's who they are. Stop trusting them. Start taxing them out of existence.
Ahem, ahem, let me clear my throat & introduce the SupaStars of higher education 🎶🎶
The Los Rios Presidents, Vice Presidents, & Deans dropped Game for the FDIP interns this past Saturday 🙌🏼🙌🏼
#FDIP2024
The Los Rios Presidents, Vice Presidents, & Deans dropped Game for the FDIP interns this past Saturday 🙌🏼🙌🏼
#FDIP2024
November 18, 2024 at 7:21 PM
Ahem, ahem, let me clear my throat & introduce the SupaStars of higher education 🎶🎶
The Los Rios Presidents, Vice Presidents, & Deans dropped Game for the FDIP interns this past Saturday 🙌🏼🙌🏼
#FDIP2024
The Los Rios Presidents, Vice Presidents, & Deans dropped Game for the FDIP interns this past Saturday 🙌🏼🙌🏼
#FDIP2024