Ebony Elizabeth Thomas
@ebonyteach.blacksky.app
Professor and Chair of University of Michigan's Joint Program in English & Education. Author, The Dark Fantastic & more. Made in Detroit. FAMU 🐍. ΔΣΘ ❤️. OES ⭐️. August ♌️. She/her. Forthcoming: Shifter and Dreamer (YA novel). Linktree: Ebonyteach.
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SFFTV 18.3 (a special issue on the Dark Fantastic guest-edited by S.R. Toliver and Autumn A. Griffin) is now live! This is a special one (including SFFTV's first venture into creative praxis).
TOC and articles for subscribers at liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/toc/sfftv/18/3
TOC and articles for subscribers at liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/toc/sfftv/18/3
When @danhf.bsky.social shared with me his idea for a special issue on The Dark Fantastic, I was surprised, honored & (truly) shy about it all.
My dear colleagues @srtoliver.bsky.social & @autumnadia.bsky.social have curated an incredible issue here. Grateful to SR, Autumn, Dan, Gerry & SFFTV! 🖤✨🎬
My dear colleagues @srtoliver.bsky.social & @autumnadia.bsky.social have curated an incredible issue here. Grateful to SR, Autumn, Dan, Gerry & SFFTV! 🖤✨🎬
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I like to say "food does not come from the grocery store," and no one knows that better than The Black Forager (now with extra Blackness cause February).
HE’S MAD I CALL MYSELF ‘BLACK FORAGER’ 🙃
YouTube video by BlackForager
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February 2, 2026 at 2:04 PM
I like to say "food does not come from the grocery store," and no one knows that better than The Black Forager (now with extra Blackness cause February).
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For #BlackHistoryMonth we're offering 40% OFF Haymarket Books on the Struggle for Black Liberation
Haymarket Books on the Struggle for Black Liberation
Black History Month is not only a celebration of the rich history of Black life, politics, culture, and struggle. It is also a reminder to engage every day with that history as we ...
www.haymarketbooks.org
February 1, 2026 at 7:19 PM
For #BlackHistoryMonth we're offering 40% OFF Haymarket Books on the Struggle for Black Liberation
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Considering that 4chan's /pol/ board was the originating website of the #EndFathersDay hoax that directly led to #YourSlipIsShowing
& that /pol/ was started because of an email between the site's founder and Jeffery Epstein
This means that Epstein has a direct effect on my life & Shafiqah's life.
& that /pol/ was started because of an email between the site's founder and Jeffery Epstein
This means that Epstein has a direct effect on my life & Shafiqah's life.
February 1, 2026 at 1:41 PM
Considering that 4chan's /pol/ board was the originating website of the #EndFathersDay hoax that directly led to #YourSlipIsShowing
& that /pol/ was started because of an email between the site's founder and Jeffery Epstein
This means that Epstein has a direct effect on my life & Shafiqah's life.
& that /pol/ was started because of an email between the site's founder and Jeffery Epstein
This means that Epstein has a direct effect on my life & Shafiqah's life.
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I have feelings about how powerful evil people can shape the world in their image and the rest of us are just supposed to suffer through it
February 1, 2026 at 1:41 PM
I have feelings about how powerful evil people can shape the world in their image and the rest of us are just supposed to suffer through it
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You do understand that these people *must* be defeated, *by any and all means*
February 1, 2026 at 1:42 PM
You do understand that these people *must* be defeated, *by any and all means*
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Benito dedicating his award to all Latinos feels so special during a time I’ve felt so hopeless. It’s like saying, “I recognize that beauty in and of you as you recognize that same beauty in and of me.” 🧡
Bad Bunny thanked his mom
for having him in Puerto Rico, told the people on the island there's nothing they can't do, and dedicated his award to all Latinos and to immigrants who keep pushing forward with a lot of strength.
for having him in Puerto Rico, told the people on the island there's nothing they can't do, and dedicated his award to all Latinos and to immigrants who keep pushing forward with a lot of strength.
February 2, 2026 at 4:50 AM
Benito dedicating his award to all Latinos feels so special during a time I’ve felt so hopeless. It’s like saying, “I recognize that beauty in and of you as you recognize that same beauty in and of me.” 🧡
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It’s 2026. There is a measles outbreak in the prison for babies
February 2, 2026 at 7:15 AM
It’s 2026. There is a measles outbreak in the prison for babies
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death by preventable disease is an inevitable and even desired outcome of concentration camps. in every era of concentration camps people have died of typhus, which is a disease of privation and enforced crowding. this illness is intentionally inflicted
Horrifying. ICE confirms measles outbreak at Dilley family detention center. www.cbsnews.com/news/ice-dil...
ICE halts "all movement" at Texas detention facility due to measles infections
The measles cases at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center were detected Friday, Department of Homeland Security spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin said in a statement to CBS News.
www.cbsnews.com
February 2, 2026 at 4:52 AM
death by preventable disease is an inevitable and even desired outcome of concentration camps. in every era of concentration camps people have died of typhus, which is a disease of privation and enforced crowding. this illness is intentionally inflicted
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So cool for 89-year-old blues legend Buddy Guy to be honored. Appearance in Sinners last year (and on the soundtrack). And just won Grammy for Best Traditional Blues Album.
February 2, 2026 at 4:44 AM
So cool for 89-year-old blues legend Buddy Guy to be honored. Appearance in Sinners last year (and on the soundtrack). And just won Grammy for Best Traditional Blues Album.
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After what I've learned today, it's not an exaggeration for me to say that I've been personally harassed by 4channers for over a decade now, across multiple platforms
& that it was all part of a larger RW psyop funded by eugenic white supremacist pedophiles & I'm not exaggerating even a little bit
& that it was all part of a larger RW psyop funded by eugenic white supremacist pedophiles & I'm not exaggerating even a little bit
Considering that 4chan's /pol/ board was the originating website of the #EndFathersDay hoax that directly led to #YourSlipIsShowing
& that /pol/ was started because of an email between the site's founder and Jeffery Epstein
This means that Epstein has a direct effect on my life & Shafiqah's life.
& that /pol/ was started because of an email between the site's founder and Jeffery Epstein
This means that Epstein has a direct effect on my life & Shafiqah's life.
February 2, 2026 at 5:03 AM
After what I've learned today, it's not an exaggeration for me to say that I've been personally harassed by 4channers for over a decade now, across multiple platforms
& that it was all part of a larger RW psyop funded by eugenic white supremacist pedophiles & I'm not exaggerating even a little bit
& that it was all part of a larger RW psyop funded by eugenic white supremacist pedophiles & I'm not exaggerating even a little bit
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This is why I wrote about you and Shafiqah in HIDING IN PLAIN SIGHT while writing about Epstein and the right-wing and their plots. People accused me of "going off-topic" and I kept saying it was the same topic and that what you two did was important.
February 2, 2026 at 11:56 AM
This is why I wrote about you and Shafiqah in HIDING IN PLAIN SIGHT while writing about Epstein and the right-wing and their plots. People accused me of "going off-topic" and I kept saying it was the same topic and that what you two did was important.
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I’m convinced this is why they killed covid aid so quickly
It was breaking the narrative of government inability
It was breaking the narrative of government inability
How many times in your life have you heard a member of Congress or someone on TV say “we can’t afford it” when talking about something small but very important? It’s been happening my entire life. We can’t afford it? They’re putting seven times the annual budget of the EPA into immigrant detention.
February 2, 2026 at 5:27 AM
I’m convinced this is why they killed covid aid so quickly
It was breaking the narrative of government inability
It was breaking the narrative of government inability
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People all over Portland, Oregon were impacted by the chemical warfare deployed by the feds tonight. Here’s a thread of some Portlanders experiences who weren’t even at the protest:
Lots and lots of teargas and various other munitions. People yelling for medics. Ambulance came for one person already and there was a brutal arrest amidst all of this
February 2, 2026 at 6:02 AM
People all over Portland, Oregon were impacted by the chemical warfare deployed by the feds tonight. Here’s a thread of some Portlanders experiences who weren’t even at the protest:
Happy Black History Month, y'all. 'Night!
February 2, 2026 at 5:56 AM
Happy Black History Month, y'all. 'Night!
Yesterday, February 1st, would've been Dad's 79th birthday. Which is just blowing my mind. (My sister did an IG post.)
February 2, 2026 at 5:55 AM
Yesterday, February 1st, would've been Dad's 79th birthday. Which is just blowing my mind. (My sister did an IG post.)
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The 2026 edition of @blackfilmarchive.bsky.social's 28 Films for the 28 Days of Black History Month is out. A good number of these are available online for free. Thank you @mayascade.bsky.social 🖤
#BlackHistoryMonth #BHM2026
#BlackHistoryMonth #BHM2026
28 Films for the 28 Days of Black History Month
28 Films to celebrate the 100th Anniversary of Black History Month
blackfilmarchive.substack.com
February 2, 2026 at 4:01 AM
The 2026 edition of @blackfilmarchive.bsky.social's 28 Films for the 28 Days of Black History Month is out. A good number of these are available online for free. Thank you @mayascade.bsky.social 🖤
#BlackHistoryMonth #BHM2026
#BlackHistoryMonth #BHM2026
Marvin Gaye wrote the original version of "If This World Were Mine," and his family and estate don't play about their coin. (Just ask Robin Thicke.)
Luther Vandross is not credited as a writer on "Luther," though it does contain a sample of "If This World Were Mine." Would his name still be on the envelope? Potentially? #GRAMMYs
February 2, 2026 at 5:49 AM
Marvin Gaye wrote the original version of "If This World Were Mine," and his family and estate don't play about their coin. (Just ask Robin Thicke.)
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Feb 1 began with wondering why a man would get into a ring w/ a toupee,
we proceeded to the president shitting his pants in front of a crowded room,
then Lauryn Hill arranged a masterpiece w/ 3/4 the world’s talent onstage
& we ended with Cher awarding Luther Vandross a Grammy.
Productive day!
we proceeded to the president shitting his pants in front of a crowded room,
then Lauryn Hill arranged a masterpiece w/ 3/4 the world’s talent onstage
& we ended with Cher awarding Luther Vandross a Grammy.
Productive day!
February 2, 2026 at 4:35 AM
Feb 1 began with wondering why a man would get into a ring w/ a toupee,
we proceeded to the president shitting his pants in front of a crowded room,
then Lauryn Hill arranged a masterpiece w/ 3/4 the world’s talent onstage
& we ended with Cher awarding Luther Vandross a Grammy.
Productive day!
we proceeded to the president shitting his pants in front of a crowded room,
then Lauryn Hill arranged a masterpiece w/ 3/4 the world’s talent onstage
& we ended with Cher awarding Luther Vandross a Grammy.
Productive day!
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Well, the world could really use a little Luther right about now.
February 2, 2026 at 4:46 AM
Well, the world could really use a little Luther right about now.
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Luther forever.
Love hearing the absolute respect pouring out of Kendrick Lamar for being trusted with a legendary Luther Vandross song, and his sincere desire to do it justice.
Luther forever.
Love hearing the absolute respect pouring out of Kendrick Lamar for being trusted with a legendary Luther Vandross song, and his sincere desire to do it justice.
Luther forever.
February 2, 2026 at 5:20 AM
Luther forever.
Love hearing the absolute respect pouring out of Kendrick Lamar for being trusted with a legendary Luther Vandross song, and his sincere desire to do it justice.
Luther forever.
Love hearing the absolute respect pouring out of Kendrick Lamar for being trusted with a legendary Luther Vandross song, and his sincere desire to do it justice.
Luther forever.
Better days comin' for sure.
February 2, 2026 at 5:30 AM
Better days comin' for sure.
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Cutie patooties are up!
Kendrick Lamar and SZA won record of the year at the 2026 Grammy Awards for “Luther.”
More from the Grammys: bit.ly/49Sb9gB
More from the Grammys: bit.ly/49Sb9gB
February 2, 2026 at 5:29 AM
Cutie patooties are up!
"Luther" is a perfect sonic love letter to the greatest balladeer in R&B history. The video is a nostalgic Valentine, a libation for our parents, our families, our 'hoods, and to Black love itself.
Luther taught us so much about love when we were so young. And, "there's nothing better than love." ❤️
Luther taught us so much about love when we were so young. And, "there's nothing better than love." ❤️
February 2, 2026 at 5:23 AM
"Luther" is a perfect sonic love letter to the greatest balladeer in R&B history. The video is a nostalgic Valentine, a libation for our parents, our families, our 'hoods, and to Black love itself.
Luther taught us so much about love when we were so young. And, "there's nothing better than love." ❤️
Luther taught us so much about love when we were so young. And, "there's nothing better than love." ❤️
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Kendrick Lamar and SZA won record of the year at the 2026 Grammy Awards for “Luther.”
More from the Grammys: bit.ly/49Sb9gB
More from the Grammys: bit.ly/49Sb9gB
February 2, 2026 at 4:40 AM
Kendrick Lamar and SZA won record of the year at the 2026 Grammy Awards for “Luther.”
More from the Grammys: bit.ly/49Sb9gB
More from the Grammys: bit.ly/49Sb9gB