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’ve seen people trashing every single one of the new artist nominees, but being especially harsh towards the women. It’s so tiring.
February 4, 2026 at 12:54 AM
I’ve seen people trashing every single one of the new artist nominees, but being especially harsh towards the women. It’s so tiring.
I heard tell there's Olivia Dean backlash and ngl, I'm kinda triggered by it. I'm not biracial or British but her aesthetic and vibe in the Dive video specifically? That was SO me in my 20s!
I have a problem with Black women and women of color being disallowed anachronisms. Let us be soft, ffs!
I have a problem with Black women and women of color being disallowed anachronisms. Let us be soft, ffs!
February 4, 2026 at 12:49 AM
I heard tell there's Olivia Dean backlash and ngl, I'm kinda triggered by it. I'm not biracial or British but her aesthetic and vibe in the Dive video specifically? That was SO me in my 20s!
I have a problem with Black women and women of color being disallowed anachronisms. Let us be soft, ffs!
I have a problem with Black women and women of color being disallowed anachronisms. Let us be soft, ffs!
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These are the violent immigrants Republicans scared of?
Elizabeth is a Columbia Heights fourth-grader who loves volleyball, learning English and giggling in the halls with her friends. She's been held in the Dilley Immigration Processing Center for nearly a month, and she and her mom have both fallen ill. sahanjournal.com/education/co...
Sick fourth-grader among 4 Columbia Heights students held by ICE
Columbia Heights Public Schools says four students remain detained by ICE after Liam’s return, including 10-year-old Elizabeth, who has fallen ill.
sahanjournal.com
February 4, 2026 at 12:05 AM
These are the violent immigrants Republicans scared of?
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But wow isn’t interesting that Epstein et al even have EXCHANGES about why they don’t want “Black girls” on island
While Project 2025 focused on eliminating Black women
AND THE FOUNDATION OF CHATTEL SLAVERY AND INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION WAS THE CONTROL OF BLACK AUTONOMY
I AM NOTICING A PATTERN
While Project 2025 focused on eliminating Black women
AND THE FOUNDATION OF CHATTEL SLAVERY AND INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION WAS THE CONTROL OF BLACK AUTONOMY
I AM NOTICING A PATTERN
February 3, 2026 at 12:30 PM
But wow isn’t interesting that Epstein et al even have EXCHANGES about why they don’t want “Black girls” on island
While Project 2025 focused on eliminating Black women
AND THE FOUNDATION OF CHATTEL SLAVERY AND INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION WAS THE CONTROL OF BLACK AUTONOMY
I AM NOTICING A PATTERN
While Project 2025 focused on eliminating Black women
AND THE FOUNDATION OF CHATTEL SLAVERY AND INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION WAS THE CONTROL OF BLACK AUTONOMY
I AM NOTICING A PATTERN
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I used to be a writer on a blog called Angry Black Woman with @nkjemisin.bsky.social and @ktempestbradford.com and I think we were getting random bouts of racism every few weeks in 2009 or so. The chan forums were brigading Black writers online for kicks before Twitter really got big
This is ethnic cleansing/resegregation agenda of the regime. The first step was removing Black voices (esp, Black/BIPOC female ones) from msm tv & print (e.g. Joy Reid, Karen Attiah). /2
February 3, 2026 at 1:22 PM
I used to be a writer on a blog called Angry Black Woman with @nkjemisin.bsky.social and @ktempestbradford.com and I think we were getting random bouts of racism every few weeks in 2009 or so. The chan forums were brigading Black writers online for kicks before Twitter really got big
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This is one of the most important cases that galvanized Black people in the late 40s through the 1950s. Almost every major Black leader had a comment about it. It is also one of the most successful defense committees that was organized in the 20th century. Almost no one knows about it today.
On this day in 1948, an all-white jury sentenced a Black woman and two of her teenage sons to death for killing an armed white man in self-defense.
Feb. 3, 1948 | Black Woman and Her Children Sentenced to Die for Defending Themselves
Learn more about our history of racial injustice.
calendar.eji.org
February 3, 2026 at 2:07 PM
This is one of the most important cases that galvanized Black people in the late 40s through the 1950s. Almost every major Black leader had a comment about it. It is also one of the most successful defense committees that was organized in the 20th century. Almost no one knows about it today.
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I enjoy drawing connections between the 2020 George Floyd Uprisings, the proliferation of mutual aid groups in NYC in the following years (including the 15 groups fiscally hosted by Pact of which I'm the Board Chair), and then having a democratic socialist as our mayor 6 years later.
February 3, 2026 at 2:35 PM
I enjoy drawing connections between the 2020 George Floyd Uprisings, the proliferation of mutual aid groups in NYC in the following years (including the 15 groups fiscally hosted by Pact of which I'm the Board Chair), and then having a democratic socialist as our mayor 6 years later.
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Not only is it Black History Month. It’s also its 100th anniversary!!
To commemorate its centennial, I wrote a list of 10 Black films, one from each of the last 10 decades, to stream.
To commemorate its centennial, I wrote a list of 10 Black films, one from each of the last 10 decades, to stream.
10 Movies to Stream for Black History Month
www.nytimes.com
February 3, 2026 at 4:27 PM
Not only is it Black History Month. It’s also its 100th anniversary!!
To commemorate its centennial, I wrote a list of 10 Black films, one from each of the last 10 decades, to stream.
To commemorate its centennial, I wrote a list of 10 Black films, one from each of the last 10 decades, to stream.
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They called it AI and now I gotta debate the definition of intelligence with my barber
February 3, 2026 at 8:13 PM
They called it AI and now I gotta debate the definition of intelligence with my barber
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I can’t believe how stupid everything is. I just hate the stupidity.
February 3, 2026 at 10:20 PM
I can’t believe how stupid everything is. I just hate the stupidity.
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JK Rowling has not tweeted since openly denying that her team invited the world's most notorious child rapist to a kid's play despite evidence directly disproving her claims
![Peggy Siegal Company: "Hi just liet us know where you like to send the tickets.
Rhys Kimmitt "the tickets are on their way to Peggy's office. Please deal with Lila to arrange pickup"
CC Jeffrey Epstein "Rhys please deal with Jeffrey Epstein's assistant [redacted] She will send a messenger to pick up his two dinner tickets. Thanks so much! xoxo Peggy"](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:fv2nxxac24oxk5fqztfazyuc/bafkreibvvykhmreglympq4uaov4u3syunnowmaxran4gkhjrstbg2d6pby@jpeg)
February 3, 2026 at 10:34 PM
JK Rowling has not tweeted since openly denying that her team invited the world's most notorious child rapist to a kid's play despite evidence directly disproving her claims
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John Roberts is out here making Supreme Court clerks and employees sign nondisclosure agreements
Roberts surely knows this raises the question 'WTF is behind the NDA?'
To do so anyway suggests he decided even public speculation is preferable to public knowledge
ballsandstrikes.org/ethics-accou...
Roberts surely knows this raises the question 'WTF is behind the NDA?'
To do so anyway suggests he decided even public speculation is preferable to public knowledge
ballsandstrikes.org/ethics-accou...
John Roberts Does Not Want You Finding Out How the Supreme Court Actually Works
The six-justice conservative supermajority is taking aggressive steps to ensure that the public remains in the dark about how the Supreme Court functions.
ballsandstrikes.org
February 3, 2026 at 10:55 PM
John Roberts is out here making Supreme Court clerks and employees sign nondisclosure agreements
Roberts surely knows this raises the question 'WTF is behind the NDA?'
To do so anyway suggests he decided even public speculation is preferable to public knowledge
ballsandstrikes.org/ethics-accou...
Roberts surely knows this raises the question 'WTF is behind the NDA?'
To do so anyway suggests he decided even public speculation is preferable to public knowledge
ballsandstrikes.org/ethics-accou...
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Louisiana v. Callais, where SCOTUS appears ready to rule against Louisiana and its Black voters. In doing so, the court may well abolish Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act. flip.it/kFO4Db
The Supreme Court may soon diminish Black political power, undoing generations of gains
The Supreme Court appears poised to abolish a key part of the Voting Rights Act. It may draw on a constitutional amendment that empowered African Americans.
flip.it
February 3, 2026 at 11:09 PM
Louisiana v. Callais, where SCOTUS appears ready to rule against Louisiana and its Black voters. In doing so, the court may well abolish Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act. flip.it/kFO4Db
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Thread.
Shitty people can make good and even great art. Likewise, dropping a favorite artist after you realize you can no longer support them can feel like a divorce or a friend breakup because they and their work were just that important to you. That shit hurts, even when it's necessary for you.
Shitty people can make good and even great art. Likewise, dropping a favorite artist after you realize you can no longer support them can feel like a divorce or a friend breakup because they and their work were just that important to you. That shit hurts, even when it's necessary for you.
A tough one to sit with--but we must--is that some people's ability to make good art in part derived from, or was protected by, the fact that they were enabling or doing terrible things. See also: We Need to Talk about Cosby doc. Even more troubling on this score: Read deep reporting on Alice Munro
"actually his stuff was very Derivative and not Original" like, you don't have to do this. it is good for us all to sit with the cognitive dissonance that a very bad person can make very good art. it is good for us to work through the moral ramifications of that.
February 3, 2026 at 7:20 PM
Thread.
Shitty people can make good and even great art. Likewise, dropping a favorite artist after you realize you can no longer support them can feel like a divorce or a friend breakup because they and their work were just that important to you. That shit hurts, even when it's necessary for you.
Shitty people can make good and even great art. Likewise, dropping a favorite artist after you realize you can no longer support them can feel like a divorce or a friend breakup because they and their work were just that important to you. That shit hurts, even when it's necessary for you.
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This is really what I want people to appreciate. I get that it feels good to be like "well that person's a pedophile too!" But in many cases they weren't. They were just people who didn't think it was a big deal. That's terrible in its own particular way.
I'm worried that the broader public isn't really understanding the Epstein Files. The problem isn't that everyone in the files is a secret pedophile, it's that all the people are corresponding with him because they *don't care that he's a pedophile*. It's a story of elite impunity.
You can look at the Epstein files and conclude that only bad people have billions of dollars, but I think it’s also possible that having billions of dollars cauterizes your humanity
February 3, 2026 at 7:38 PM
This is really what I want people to appreciate. I get that it feels good to be like "well that person's a pedophile too!" But in many cases they weren't. They were just people who didn't think it was a big deal. That's terrible in its own particular way.
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*smiles in #BlackHistoryMonth*
Target may have hit rock bottom | CNN Business
Target’s problems are intensifying.
www.cnn.com
February 3, 2026 at 8:50 PM
*smiles in #BlackHistoryMonth*
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Republicans are in here cosplaying as protectors of women and children, but they were silent when Renee Good was killed, willingly voted to cut SNAP, and are now sitting by as ICE rips children away from their families.
Miss me with the selective outrage.
Miss me with the selective outrage.
February 3, 2026 at 9:05 PM
Republicans are in here cosplaying as protectors of women and children, but they were silent when Renee Good was killed, willingly voted to cut SNAP, and are now sitting by as ICE rips children away from their families.
Miss me with the selective outrage.
Miss me with the selective outrage.
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The children that were imprisoned from Liam Ramos’ school at the time he was imprisoned are still imprisoned as far as I know.
Another reminder that ICE has not eased up on Minnesota. They're abducting kids as young as 2 and disappearing them.
Minnesota needs to know the number of children in federal detention, who they are, and where they’re being held.
February 3, 2026 at 9:45 PM
The children that were imprisoned from Liam Ramos’ school at the time he was imprisoned are still imprisoned as far as I know.
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Hello. Do you know that African Asylum seekers - two of whom are people I know, one who escaped enslavement and the other saw her father killed in front of her - are being told in court that they will be sent to Uganda for processing?
And now their attorneys have to fight that?
And now their attorneys have to fight that?
February 3, 2026 at 9:52 PM
Hello. Do you know that African Asylum seekers - two of whom are people I know, one who escaped enslavement and the other saw her father killed in front of her - are being told in court that they will be sent to Uganda for processing?
And now their attorneys have to fight that?
And now their attorneys have to fight that?
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Marimar Martinez, shot by federal agents in Chicago, testifying in Washington today:
Martinez ends her testimony with this:
"If there's not justice for the people, let there be no peace for the government."
"If there's not justice for the people, let there be no peace for the government."
February 3, 2026 at 9:52 PM
Marimar Martinez, shot by federal agents in Chicago, testifying in Washington today:
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The testimony was harrowing; you can watch it all here
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UagE...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UagE...
February 3, 2026 at 9:58 PM
The testimony was harrowing; you can watch it all here
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UagE...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UagE...
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I remember seeing these in libraries after the Patriot Act passed
February 1, 2026 at 6:02 AM
I remember seeing these in libraries after the Patriot Act passed
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At the same time the Epstein Files are reinforcing how protected sexual abusers really are, Neil Gaiman is using the nightmarish sexual violence allegations against him to market his next book. His DARVO defense is the first selling point. Rape culture is everywhere and unavoidable.
February 2, 2026 at 11:42 PM
At the same time the Epstein Files are reinforcing how protected sexual abusers really are, Neil Gaiman is using the nightmarish sexual violence allegations against him to market his next book. His DARVO defense is the first selling point. Rape culture is everywhere and unavoidable.
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Did you just find out your favorite, super successful author is a piece of crap?
Good news! There are literally hundreds of other, amazing and vibrant writers out there who are pretty rad. Not perfect (who is?) but definitely worth your time.
Good news! There are literally hundreds of other, amazing and vibrant writers out there who are pretty rad. Not perfect (who is?) but definitely worth your time.
February 3, 2026 at 2:57 AM
Did you just find out your favorite, super successful author is a piece of crap?
Good news! There are literally hundreds of other, amazing and vibrant writers out there who are pretty rad. Not perfect (who is?) but definitely worth your time.
Good news! There are literally hundreds of other, amazing and vibrant writers out there who are pretty rad. Not perfect (who is?) but definitely worth your time.
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furthermore, fuck Neil Gaiman
In Neil Gaiman’s “I did nothing wrong ever” statement he says there’s been no good journalism about him or his assaults. There has been, of course.
Thing is, he said the same thing in 2018 when @moryan.bsky.social reported on issues behind the scenes on American Gods www.moryan.com/a-burn-it-do...
Thing is, he said the same thing in 2018 when @moryan.bsky.social reported on issues behind the scenes on American Gods www.moryan.com/a-burn-it-do...
A Burn It Down video extravaganza, and thoughts on Neil Gaiman, creative gods, American Gods and rotten pedestals
Hello!
Chicago folks, on Wednesday, Aug. 14 at 7 p.m., I’ll be in conversation with my friend Steve Darnall at The Book Cellar in Chicago. The occasion is the reissue of Uncle Sam, a brilliant graph...
www.moryan.com
February 3, 2026 at 1:24 AM
furthermore, fuck Neil Gaiman