Learotha Williams, Jr. PhD
@learothawms.bsky.social
Professor of African American and Public History @TSUedu | Coordinator of the North Nashville Heritage Project | Historic Preservationist | Author | Foodie | Dude with a Camera | Wanderer | Memory Keeper
Website: learothawilliamsphd.com
Website: learothawilliamsphd.com
Pinned
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How Historically Black Schools Create and Preserve Their Own History Through Amazing Artifacts, From Paintings to Marching Band Hats www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-... “HBCUs saw the value of Black cultural production and Black aesthetics in ways that other audiences probably didn’t understand."
How Historically Black Schools Create and Preserve Their Own History Through Amazing Artifacts, From Paintings to Marching Band Hats
For nearly 200 years, HBCUs have educated Black Americans. Now, a new exhibition highlights special objects from five universities
www.smithsonianmag.com
January 25, 2026 at 12:01 PM
How Historically Black Schools Create and Preserve Their Own History Through Amazing Artifacts, From Paintings to Marching Band Hats www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-... “HBCUs saw the value of Black cultural production and Black aesthetics in ways that other audiences probably didn’t understand."
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Rush Hour, Nashville.
FREE MINNESOTA
FREE MINNESOTA
January 24, 2026 at 2:12 AM
Rush Hour, Nashville.
FREE MINNESOTA
FREE MINNESOTA
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Fused glass birds by Emma Butler-Cole Aiken, a stained glass artist working in the Scottish Borders #WomensArt
January 24, 2026 at 4:27 AM
Fused glass birds by Emma Butler-Cole Aiken, a stained glass artist working in the Scottish Borders #WomensArt
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Crocheted mandala, street decorations, a collective creation by women in Licata, Italy #WomensArt
January 23, 2026 at 2:32 PM
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Looking up into the cool night sky and feeling like the universe is smiling at me.
#crescentmoon
#astrophotography
#moonshot
#photography
#crescentmoon
#astrophotography
#moonshot
#photography
January 23, 2026 at 2:35 AM
Looking up into the cool night sky and feeling like the universe is smiling at me.
#crescentmoon
#astrophotography
#moonshot
#photography
#crescentmoon
#astrophotography
#moonshot
#photography
Taking a moment to take in my first view of Nashville as the newly confirmed Davidson County Historian.
I am grateful for the appointment and the rousing endorsement I received in council chambers.
#ownward
#studyhistory.
I am grateful for the appointment and the rousing endorsement I received in council chambers.
#ownward
#studyhistory.
January 21, 2026 at 5:29 PM
Taking a moment to take in my first view of Nashville as the newly confirmed Davidson County Historian.
I am grateful for the appointment and the rousing endorsement I received in council chambers.
#ownward
#studyhistory.
I am grateful for the appointment and the rousing endorsement I received in council chambers.
#ownward
#studyhistory.
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#TagTuesday
vibrant South Chicago neighborhood
parking lot at the Southside African
Restaurant on 83rd Street
May 2025
#biking #Chicago #StreetArt #StreetPhotography #murals #graffiti #UrbanScape #CityScape #UrbanGaze
vibrant South Chicago neighborhood
parking lot at the Southside African
Restaurant on 83rd Street
May 2025
#biking #Chicago #StreetArt #StreetPhotography #murals #graffiti #UrbanScape #CityScape #UrbanGaze
January 20, 2026 at 7:13 PM
#TagTuesday
vibrant South Chicago neighborhood
parking lot at the Southside African
Restaurant on 83rd Street
May 2025
#biking #Chicago #StreetArt #StreetPhotography #murals #graffiti #UrbanScape #CityScape #UrbanGaze
vibrant South Chicago neighborhood
parking lot at the Southside African
Restaurant on 83rd Street
May 2025
#biking #Chicago #StreetArt #StreetPhotography #murals #graffiti #UrbanScape #CityScape #UrbanGaze
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Having survey students curate timelines of Reconstruction using artifacts from the NMAAHC's Searchable Museum?
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If you're still prepping for history classes on African American history, I definitely recommend the Blacksonian's Searchable Museum. Great resources.
January 20, 2026 at 1:38 PM
Having survey students curate timelines of Reconstruction using artifacts from the NMAAHC's Searchable Museum?
😍 👏🏾
😍 👏🏾
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Spread the word!
Minneapolis AFL-CIO and several Minnesota labor bodies have called for a General Strike on Friday to protest ICE's occupation of the city.
Solidarity actions are planned in several cities as the movement could go national.
paydayreport.com/minneapolis-...
Solidarity actions are planned in several cities as the movement could go national.
paydayreport.com/minneapolis-...
Minneapolis AFL-CIO Calls for General Strike on Friday as Movement Spreads to Other Cities
This weekend, the Minneapolis AFL-CIO endorsed a measure calling for a general strike in response to ICE’s continued operations and raids in Minneapolis on Friday, January 23.
paydayreport.com
January 19, 2026 at 9:50 PM
Spread the word!
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Not enough have read Du Bois's 1920 essay, "The Souls of White Folk," and it shows. docs.google.com/viewer?url=h...
Du_Bois_White_Folk.pdf
docs.google.com
January 19, 2026 at 9:36 PM
Not enough have read Du Bois's 1920 essay, "The Souls of White Folk," and it shows. docs.google.com/viewer?url=h...
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Happy MLK Jr. Day 2026! Here is an interesting piece about MLK's connection to Germany in 1964: time.com/5504826/mart...
time.com
January 19, 2026 at 6:16 PM
Happy MLK Jr. Day 2026! Here is an interesting piece about MLK's connection to Germany in 1964: time.com/5504826/mart...
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Viola Liuzzo's killing and the F👎I's tarnishing of her reputation have been on my mind since Good was murdered. www.nps.gov/places/viola...
January 19, 2026 at 5:51 PM
Viola Liuzzo's killing and the F👎I's tarnishing of her reputation have been on my mind since Good was murdered. www.nps.gov/places/viola...
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Dr. Gladys West, the pioneering mathematician whose work laid the foundation for modern GPS technology, has died. She was 95.
Dr. Gladys West, Mathematician Whose Work Made GPS Possible, Dies at 95
ALEXANDRIA, VA — Dr. Gladys West, the pioneering mathematician whose work laid the foundation for modern GPS technology, has died. She passed away
thezebra.org
January 19, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Dr. Gladys West, the pioneering mathematician whose work laid the foundation for modern GPS technology, has died. She was 95.
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January 19, 2026 at 4:25 PM
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Sometimes things unfold the way they should; an historical thought:
January 19, 2026 at 5:53 PM
Sometimes things unfold the way they should; an historical thought:
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14 US states have abortion bans, leading to a rise in maternal and infant mortality. Global experience shows that criminalizing abortion doesn't increase birth rates - it risks women’s health and lives, making it harder to obtain legal medical care and forcing them into clandestine abortions.
Anti-life: How U.S. abortion bans actually affect mothers and babies
In early December 2025, a law came into force in Texas banning the sale of medication abortion drugs to residents. Since the summer of 2022, when the U.S. Supreme Court allowed states to set their own...
theins.ru
January 19, 2026 at 2:30 AM
14 US states have abortion bans, leading to a rise in maternal and infant mortality. Global experience shows that criminalizing abortion doesn't increase birth rates - it risks women’s health and lives, making it harder to obtain legal medical care and forcing them into clandestine abortions.
What did I just see??!!!😳
#BearsvRams
#BearsvRams
January 19, 2026 at 2:38 AM
What did I just see??!!!😳
#BearsvRams
#BearsvRams
The Obelisk of Theodosius still stands majestically in Istanbul, Turkey. Originally carved in Egypt in 1500 BCE, the obelisk is around 3500 years old. It’s hard for me to imagine creating anything that was gonna last more than 3500 years
#black&whitephotography
#photography
#photographersofbluesky
#black&whitephotography
#photography
#photographersofbluesky
January 18, 2026 at 8:41 PM
The Obelisk of Theodosius still stands majestically in Istanbul, Turkey. Originally carved in Egypt in 1500 BCE, the obelisk is around 3500 years old. It’s hard for me to imagine creating anything that was gonna last more than 3500 years
#black&whitephotography
#photography
#photographersofbluesky
#black&whitephotography
#photography
#photographersofbluesky
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Wendel A. White, acclaimed photographer & visual historian, uses powerful archival images and artifacts to reveal how African American history is preserved, interpreted, & reclaimed—offering a moving reflection on memory, representation, and the unfinished work of justice. patch.com/pennsylvania...
Local Event: African American History in the Archives
Check out the latest community post from one of your neighbors. (The views expressed in this post are the author’s own.)
patch.com
January 18, 2026 at 12:14 PM
Wendel A. White, acclaimed photographer & visual historian, uses powerful archival images and artifacts to reveal how African American history is preserved, interpreted, & reclaimed—offering a moving reflection on memory, representation, and the unfinished work of justice. patch.com/pennsylvania...
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Worried about my people in NJ. Quiet trending towards accepting attacks against immigrants. The erasure of Black communities and institutions weakened systems of resistance. #BlackSky
January 18, 2026 at 12:42 PM
Worried about my people in NJ. Quiet trending towards accepting attacks against immigrants. The erasure of Black communities and institutions weakened systems of resistance. #BlackSky
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