Jeanne Theoharis
@jeannetheoharis.bsky.social
Distinguished Professor at Brooklyn College, Author of The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks and King of the North: Martin Luther King Jr.'s Life of Struggle Outside the South
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We restored the zip ties on baby Jesus. The #Christmas story is literally about an authoritarian ruler using violence, causing fear, and eventually driving the holy family to become refugees in Egypt. The parallels couldn't be more clear between scripture and our nativity. We're not going anywhere.
December 6, 2025 at 5:52 PM
We restored the zip ties on baby Jesus. The #Christmas story is literally about an authoritarian ruler using violence, causing fear, and eventually driving the holy family to become refugees in Egypt. The parallels couldn't be more clear between scripture and our nativity. We're not going anywhere.
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What to get for the teacher who's furious about book bans
December 5, 2025 at 7:49 PM
What to get for the teacher who's furious about book bans
Starting in 10 minutes!
Tonight! 6:30 EST online, the Schomburg's Conversations in Black Freedom Studies is having a special program on the 30th anniversary of Charles Payne's I've Got the Light of Freedom with @profjeffries.bsky.social, Emilye Crosby, Tess Raser, Charlie Cobb & Charles Payne! youtube.com/live/8IZksfH...
Reflections on SNCC History: 30 Years of I've Got The Light of Freedom
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December 4, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Starting in 10 minutes!
Tonight! 6:30 EST online, the Schomburg's Conversations in Black Freedom Studies is having a special program on the 30th anniversary of Charles Payne's I've Got the Light of Freedom with @profjeffries.bsky.social, Emilye Crosby, Tess Raser, Charlie Cobb & Charles Payne! youtube.com/live/8IZksfH...
Reflections on SNCC History: 30 Years of I've Got The Light of Freedom
YouTube video by Schomburg Center
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December 4, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Tonight! 6:30 EST online, the Schomburg's Conversations in Black Freedom Studies is having a special program on the 30th anniversary of Charles Payne's I've Got the Light of Freedom with @profjeffries.bsky.social, Emilye Crosby, Tess Raser, Charlie Cobb & Charles Payne! youtube.com/live/8IZksfH...
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NEWS: The Institute of Museum & Library Services has restored ALL previously canceled federal grants to libraries, following a ruling by a federal judge in Rhode Island last month.
This is a massive win for libraries & communities in every state & territory!
Learn more: www.ala.org/news/2025/12...
This is a massive win for libraries & communities in every state & territory!
Learn more: www.ala.org/news/2025/12...
December 3, 2025 at 10:18 PM
NEWS: The Institute of Museum & Library Services has restored ALL previously canceled federal grants to libraries, following a ruling by a federal judge in Rhode Island last month.
This is a massive win for libraries & communities in every state & territory!
Learn more: www.ala.org/news/2025/12...
This is a massive win for libraries & communities in every state & territory!
Learn more: www.ala.org/news/2025/12...
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"A More Beautiful and Terrible History: The Uses and Misuses of Civil Rights History" by @jeannetheoharis.bsky.social #booksky #bookchallenge
30 day books-by-women challenge! Choose 30 books, one per day, no particular order, that you’ve read that were written by women. #BookSky #bookchallenge
1/30. It seems only right to start with @jessicacalarco.com's "Holding It Together."
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1/30. It seems only right to start with @jessicacalarco.com's "Holding It Together."
www.amazon.com/Holding-Toge...
Holding It Together: How Women Became America's Safety Net
Amazon.com: Holding It Together: How Women Became America's Safety Net: 9780593538128: Calarco, Jessica: Books
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December 2, 2025 at 12:17 PM
"A More Beautiful and Terrible History: The Uses and Misuses of Civil Rights History" by @jeannetheoharis.bsky.social #booksky #bookchallenge
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Thread. Also, Theoharis' bio of Parks is fire.
Today is the 70th anniversary of Rosa Parks' arrest. Six myths: 1) She wasn't old or tired. 42 years old that day, she had a "life history of being rebellious" & had spent two decades helping to turn the Montgomery NAACP into a more activist branch alongside ED Nixon and Johnnie Carr.
December 1, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Thread. Also, Theoharis' bio of Parks is fire.
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1/ For six months, I've been traveling the world on Pulitzer Ctr & Fund For Investigative Journalism grants investigating Trump's effect on HIV & LGBTQ health. On World AIDS Day, @theintercept.com is publishing an overview essay of Afeef Nessouli & my findings. theintercept.com/2025/12/01/w...
Trump Gutted AIDS Health Care at the Worst Possible Time
By the first World AIDS Day of his second term, Trump gutted LGBTQ+ employment globally and put humanity at greater risk of AIDS.
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December 1, 2025 at 3:03 PM
1/ For six months, I've been traveling the world on Pulitzer Ctr & Fund For Investigative Journalism grants investigating Trump's effect on HIV & LGBTQ health. On World AIDS Day, @theintercept.com is publishing an overview essay of Afeef Nessouli & my findings. theintercept.com/2025/12/01/w...
Today is World AIDS Day and the 70th anniversary of Rosa Parks’ bus stand A lifelong activist, Parks was also a lifelong quilter and contributed her talents to sew squares for the AIDS quilt: www.changethepattern.org/stories/rp?r...
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December 1, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Today is World AIDS Day and the 70th anniversary of Rosa Parks’ bus stand A lifelong activist, Parks was also a lifelong quilter and contributed her talents to sew squares for the AIDS quilt: www.changethepattern.org/stories/rp?r...
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Incredible thread - remember the real Rosa Parks, not the watered down, convenient myth Rosa Parks.
Today is the 70th anniversary of Rosa Parks' arrest. Six myths: 1) She wasn't old or tired. 42 years old that day, she had a "life history of being rebellious" & had spent two decades helping to turn the Montgomery NAACP into a more activist branch alongside ED Nixon and Johnnie Carr.
December 1, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Incredible thread - remember the real Rosa Parks, not the watered down, convenient myth Rosa Parks.
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Thread of the Day:
Today is the 70th anniversary of Rosa Parks' arrest. Six myths: 1) She wasn't old or tired. 42 years old that day, she had a "life history of being rebellious" & had spent two decades helping to turn the Montgomery NAACP into a more activist branch alongside ED Nixon and Johnnie Carr.
December 1, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Thread of the Day:
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Debunking myths about Mother Rosa Parks, an icon of the Civil Rights Movement and (as we knew her growing up) a great Detroiter. 💐
Today is the 70th anniversary of Rosa Parks' arrest. Six myths: 1) She wasn't old or tired. 42 years old that day, she had a "life history of being rebellious" & had spent two decades helping to turn the Montgomery NAACP into a more activist branch alongside ED Nixon and Johnnie Carr.
December 1, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Debunking myths about Mother Rosa Parks, an icon of the Civil Rights Movement and (as we knew her growing up) a great Detroiter. 💐
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The most important part here, for me, is how nothing about her action that day indicated it would be impactful.
That’s should be a strong lesson for all the doomers in your life.
That’s should be a strong lesson for all the doomers in your life.
Today is the 70th anniversary of Rosa Parks' arrest. Six myths: 1) She wasn't old or tired. 42 years old that day, she had a "life history of being rebellious" & had spent two decades helping to turn the Montgomery NAACP into a more activist branch alongside ED Nixon and Johnnie Carr.
December 1, 2025 at 4:34 PM
The most important part here, for me, is how nothing about her action that day indicated it would be impactful.
That’s should be a strong lesson for all the doomers in your life.
That’s should be a strong lesson for all the doomers in your life.
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And The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks by Jeanne Theoharis is a great and informative read.
And The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks by Jeanne Theoharis is a great and informative read.
Today is the 70th anniversary of Rosa Parks' arrest. Six myths: 1) She wasn't old or tired. 42 years old that day, she had a "life history of being rebellious" & had spent two decades helping to turn the Montgomery NAACP into a more activist branch alongside ED Nixon and Johnnie Carr.
December 1, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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And The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks by Jeanne Theoharis is a great and informative read.
And The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks by Jeanne Theoharis is a great and informative read.
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I’ll go ahead and add: dcist.com/story/19/12/...
December 1, 2025 at 4:10 PM
I’ll go ahead and add: dcist.com/story/19/12/...
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Great thread. Prof. Theoharis's book, The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks, is excellent and eye opening! One my favorite things I've read in the past 6 years.
Today is the 70th anniversary of Rosa Parks' arrest. Six myths: 1) She wasn't old or tired. 42 years old that day, she had a "life history of being rebellious" & had spent two decades helping to turn the Montgomery NAACP into a more activist branch alongside ED Nixon and Johnnie Carr.
December 1, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Great thread. Prof. Theoharis's book, The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks, is excellent and eye opening! One my favorite things I've read in the past 6 years.
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Today is the 70th anniversary of Rosa Parks' arrest. Six myths: 1) She wasn't old or tired. 42 years old that day, she had a "life history of being rebellious" & had spent two decades helping to turn the Montgomery NAACP into a more activist branch alongside ED Nixon and Johnnie Carr.
December 1, 2025 at 4:19 PM
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8/ Also realizing this year that December 1 is World AIDS Day AND Rosa Parks Day. Read this thread by the great historian and Parks biographer @jeannetheoharis.bsky.social bsky.app/profile/jean...
Today is the 70th anniversary of Rosa Parks' arrest. Six myths: 1) She wasn't old or tired. 42 years old that day, she had a "life history of being rebellious" & had spent two decades helping to turn the Montgomery NAACP into a more activist branch alongside ED Nixon and Johnnie Carr.
December 1, 2025 at 3:35 PM
8/ Also realizing this year that December 1 is World AIDS Day AND Rosa Parks Day. Read this thread by the great historian and Parks biographer @jeannetheoharis.bsky.social bsky.app/profile/jean...
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Wonderful thread.
6) Rosa Parks wasn't meek. A lifelong believer in self defense, her politics were expansive. She loved Martin & Malcolm & Stokely, Ella Baker & Queen Mother Moore, fought for reparations, Black history in every curriculum, prisoner defense, welfare rights—"any move to show we are dissatisfied."
December 1, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Wonderful thread.
Today is the 70th anniversary of Rosa Parks' arrest. Six myths: 1) She wasn't old or tired. 42 years old that day, she had a "life history of being rebellious" & had spent two decades helping to turn the Montgomery NAACP into a more activist branch alongside ED Nixon and Johnnie Carr.
December 1, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Today is the 70th anniversary of Rosa Parks' arrest. Six myths: 1) She wasn't old or tired. 42 years old that day, she had a "life history of being rebellious" & had spent two decades helping to turn the Montgomery NAACP into a more activist branch alongside ED Nixon and Johnnie Carr.
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Our Holiday Issue is now online, with Frances Wilson on Patricia Lockwood, @luxante.bsky.social on Joe Brainard’s comics, Susan Tallman on plundering museums, @paisleycurrah.com on the attack on trans rights, @agordonreed.bsky.social on Thomas Jefferson and liberty, and much more.
December 18, 2025 Holiday Issue
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November 27, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Our Holiday Issue is now online, with Frances Wilson on Patricia Lockwood, @luxante.bsky.social on Joe Brainard’s comics, Susan Tallman on plundering museums, @paisleycurrah.com on the attack on trans rights, @agordonreed.bsky.social on Thomas Jefferson and liberty, and much more.
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In Monrovia, California, protesters are purchasing 17¢ ICE scrapers from Home Depot and immediately returning them to create long lines and slow down the entire store. Their aim is to disrupt sales and convey a message opposing ICE raids occurring in their neighborhood.
November 23, 2025 at 11:37 AM
In Monrovia, California, protesters are purchasing 17¢ ICE scrapers from Home Depot and immediately returning them to create long lines and slow down the entire store. Their aim is to disrupt sales and convey a message opposing ICE raids occurring in their neighborhood.
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Off to Puerto Rico and ASA for a panel on Du Bois and imperialism.
Some artifacts from the archive: a 1941 letter asking to meet with nationalist leader Pedro Albizu Campos, who was imprisoned in Atlanta at the time, and a postcard from Du Bois’s 1952 trip to San Juan with Shirley Graham.
Some artifacts from the archive: a 1941 letter asking to meet with nationalist leader Pedro Albizu Campos, who was imprisoned in Atlanta at the time, and a postcard from Du Bois’s 1952 trip to San Juan with Shirley Graham.
November 20, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Off to Puerto Rico and ASA for a panel on Du Bois and imperialism.
Some artifacts from the archive: a 1941 letter asking to meet with nationalist leader Pedro Albizu Campos, who was imprisoned in Atlanta at the time, and a postcard from Du Bois’s 1952 trip to San Juan with Shirley Graham.
Some artifacts from the archive: a 1941 letter asking to meet with nationalist leader Pedro Albizu Campos, who was imprisoned in Atlanta at the time, and a postcard from Du Bois’s 1952 trip to San Juan with Shirley Graham.
Today at 6:30 at the Schomburg!
Join us this Wednesday at the Schomburg Center at 6:30 for a conversation on MLK in NYC and his critique of nothern liberalism: “If our direct action talk alienates so-called friends…they never were really our friends.” www.law.columbia.edu/events/king-...
"King of the North": A Conversation with Jeanne Theoharis
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November 19, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Today at 6:30 at the Schomburg!