Ashley D. Farmer
@drashleydfarmer.bsky.social
Historian, Professor, Writer. Author. Next 📚: Queen Mother: Black Nationalism, Reparations, and the Untold Story of Audley Moore (Pantheon, 25)
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Pub day 👑 Queen Mother: Black Nationalism, Reparations, and the Untold Story of Audley Moore is officially here! @pantheonbooks.bsky.social
A decade-long labor of love, of unearthing an archive said to be lost, building relationships with her family, interviewing those who knew her, and
A decade-long labor of love, of unearthing an archive said to be lost, building relationships with her family, interviewing those who knew her, and
West coast, see you next week:
Nov 20 • Los Angeles @ Reparations Club at 7pm in conversation with Robin D. G. Kelley
Nov 23 • Oakland @ Marcus Books at 1pm
More info and RSVP: www.ashleydfarmer.com/events
Nov 20 • Los Angeles @ Reparations Club at 7pm in conversation with Robin D. G. Kelley
Nov 23 • Oakland @ Marcus Books at 1pm
More info and RSVP: www.ashleydfarmer.com/events
Events — ASHLEY D. FARMER
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November 14, 2025 at 4:42 PM
West coast, see you next week:
Nov 20 • Los Angeles @ Reparations Club at 7pm in conversation with Robin D. G. Kelley
Nov 23 • Oakland @ Marcus Books at 1pm
More info and RSVP: www.ashleydfarmer.com/events
Nov 20 • Los Angeles @ Reparations Club at 7pm in conversation with Robin D. G. Kelley
Nov 23 • Oakland @ Marcus Books at 1pm
More info and RSVP: www.ashleydfarmer.com/events
Washington, DC: see you tonight, Nov 13 at @busboysandpoets.bsky.social 14th & V street at 6pm to celebrate Queen Mother: Black Nationalism, Reparations, and the Untold Story of Audley Moore
www.eventbrite.com/e/queen-moth...
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QUEEN MOTHER | A Busboys and Poets Books Presentation
Join us for a conversation about Black nationalism, reparations, and the untold story of Audley Moore with an award-winning historian
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November 13, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Washington, DC: see you tonight, Nov 13 at @busboysandpoets.bsky.social 14th & V street at 6pm to celebrate Queen Mother: Black Nationalism, Reparations, and the Untold Story of Audley Moore
www.eventbrite.com/e/queen-moth...
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Thank you for recommending Queen Mother @karlajstrand.com @msmagazine.com !
The feminists are heading to NWSA in Puerto Rico this month! We're reading books by these folks (and more):
@lumchanmfa.bsky.social @michellemirabella.bsky.social @drashleydfarmer.bsky.social @justjessp.bsky.social @eshanisurya.bsky.social @ayanagray.bsky.social
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@lumchanmfa.bsky.social @michellemirabella.bsky.social @drashleydfarmer.bsky.social @justjessp.bsky.social @eshanisurya.bsky.social @ayanagray.bsky.social
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November 2025 Reads for the Rest of Us
The best feminist books written by women, Black, brown, AAPI, LGBTQ, Native, disabled, trans, nonbinary writers in November 2025.
msmagazine.com
November 12, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Thank you for recommending Queen Mother @karlajstrand.com @msmagazine.com !
Philadelphia, see you tonight! A few seats still available for the second seating.
Philly! Due to popular demand, there will be a second seating celebrating Queen Mother: Black Nationalism, Reparations, and the Untold Story of Audley Moore 👑
The first one sold out FAST! So grab your tickets now to guarantee your spot.
📍November 12 at 8:45pm
www.eventbrite.com/e/harrietts-...
The first one sold out FAST! So grab your tickets now to guarantee your spot.
📍November 12 at 8:45pm
www.eventbrite.com/e/harrietts-...
Harriett’s presents Authors @ Amina’s w/ Dr. Ashley Farmer
Authors @ Amina’s invites us to connect and learn about Queen Mother: Black Nationalism, Reparations, and the Untold Story of Audley Moore
www.eventbrite.com
November 12, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Philadelphia, see you tonight! A few seats still available for the second seating.
“New book resurrects legacy of reparations pioneer Audley ‘Queen Mother’ Moore”
Historian Ashley Farmer spotlights the forgotten activist who reshaped Black radical thought.
Thank you @uatl.bsky.social
www.uatl.com/news/2025/11...
Historian Ashley Farmer spotlights the forgotten activist who reshaped Black radical thought.
Thank you @uatl.bsky.social
www.uatl.com/news/2025/11...
New book resurrects legacy of reparations pioneer Audley ‘Queen Mother’ Moore
Historian Farmer was astonished that Moore, who'd lived nearly a century and participated in every major Black freedom struggle of the 20th century, had no serious biography.
www.uatl.com
November 11, 2025 at 7:52 PM
“New book resurrects legacy of reparations pioneer Audley ‘Queen Mother’ Moore”
Historian Ashley Farmer spotlights the forgotten activist who reshaped Black radical thought.
Thank you @uatl.bsky.social
www.uatl.com/news/2025/11...
Historian Ashley Farmer spotlights the forgotten activist who reshaped Black radical thought.
Thank you @uatl.bsky.social
www.uatl.com/news/2025/11...
Landed. See you tonight, New York!
New York, see you tomorrow, Nov 11 at 7pm at Recirculation, a project of Word Up:
Ashley D. Farmer's Queen Mother: Black Nationalism, Reparations, and the Untold Story of Audley Moore with Tamara Payne
More info and RSVP: withfriends.co/event/269122...
Ashley D. Farmer's Queen Mother: Black Nationalism, Reparations, and the Untold Story of Audley Moore with Tamara Payne
More info and RSVP: withfriends.co/event/269122...
11/11 - Ashley D. Farmer's QUEEN MOTHER: BLACK NATIONALISM, REPARATIONS, AND THE UNTOLD STORY OF AUDLEY MOORE with Tamara Payne by Word Up Community Bookshop / Librería Comunitaria
Get tickets and support Word Up Community Bookshop / Librería Comunitaria by becoming a member
withfriends.co
November 11, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Landed. See you tonight, New York!
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This a big deal: "China’s carbon dioxide emissions have been flat or falling for 18 months"
China's economy has grown by ~5% in the last year, so this comprehensively debunks the idea (again) that emissions are tied to growth. So yes, faster progress needed, but this is how you turn the corner.
China's economy has grown by ~5% in the last year, so this comprehensively debunks the idea (again) that emissions are tied to growth. So yes, faster progress needed, but this is how you turn the corner.
China’s CO2 emissions have been flat or falling for past 18 months, analysis finds
World’s biggest polluter on track to hit peak emissions target early but miss goal for cutting carbon intensity
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 9:20 AM
This a big deal: "China’s carbon dioxide emissions have been flat or falling for 18 months"
China's economy has grown by ~5% in the last year, so this comprehensively debunks the idea (again) that emissions are tied to growth. So yes, faster progress needed, but this is how you turn the corner.
China's economy has grown by ~5% in the last year, so this comprehensively debunks the idea (again) that emissions are tied to growth. So yes, faster progress needed, but this is how you turn the corner.
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Reading Audley Moore's story has me thinking again of the responsibility we have to our children in times like this.
@drashleydfarmer.bsky.social
This is priceless reading. Order here:
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/745621...
@drashleydfarmer.bsky.social
This is priceless reading. Order here:
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/745621...
November 10, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Reading Audley Moore's story has me thinking again of the responsibility we have to our children in times like this.
@drashleydfarmer.bsky.social
This is priceless reading. Order here:
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/745621...
@drashleydfarmer.bsky.social
This is priceless reading. Order here:
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/745621...
New York, see you tomorrow, Nov 11 at 7pm at Recirculation, a project of Word Up:
Ashley D. Farmer's Queen Mother: Black Nationalism, Reparations, and the Untold Story of Audley Moore with Tamara Payne
More info and RSVP: withfriends.co/event/269122...
Ashley D. Farmer's Queen Mother: Black Nationalism, Reparations, and the Untold Story of Audley Moore with Tamara Payne
More info and RSVP: withfriends.co/event/269122...
11/11 - Ashley D. Farmer's QUEEN MOTHER: BLACK NATIONALISM, REPARATIONS, AND THE UNTOLD STORY OF AUDLEY MOORE with Tamara Payne by Word Up Community Bookshop / Librería Comunitaria
Get tickets and support Word Up Community Bookshop / Librería Comunitaria by becoming a member
withfriends.co
November 10, 2025 at 7:20 PM
New York, see you tomorrow, Nov 11 at 7pm at Recirculation, a project of Word Up:
Ashley D. Farmer's Queen Mother: Black Nationalism, Reparations, and the Untold Story of Audley Moore with Tamara Payne
More info and RSVP: withfriends.co/event/269122...
Ashley D. Farmer's Queen Mother: Black Nationalism, Reparations, and the Untold Story of Audley Moore with Tamara Payne
More info and RSVP: withfriends.co/event/269122...
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Few people care about this, I know. It's just another way that Black people are USED to grow the prison industrial complex by claiming that we do mainly want more cops. No nuance ever. Just more cops.
Phillip Lewis, a 72-year-old cancer patient, said he was woken up and marched outside his home in his robe and underwear before federal officers even checked his ID.
He was not, it turned out, the man they were looking for.
By @wendicthomas.bsky.social & @kathsburgess.bsky.social
He was not, it turned out, the man they were looking for.
By @wendicthomas.bsky.social & @kathsburgess.bsky.social
“I Don’t Feel Safe”: Black Memphis Residents Report Harassment by Trump’s Police Task Force
A pastor was pulled over for looking lost. A 72-year-old was marched out in his bathrobe due to mistaken identity. Memphis’ mayor welcomed the federal law enforcement surge, but some residents say the...
www.propublica.org
November 9, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Few people care about this, I know. It's just another way that Black people are USED to grow the prison industrial complex by claiming that we do mainly want more cops. No nuance ever. Just more cops.
Reposted by Ashley D. Farmer
OutKast is inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame:
“We started in a little room. Great things start in little rooms”
“We started in a little room. Great things start in little rooms”
November 9, 2025 at 1:05 PM
OutKast is inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame:
“We started in a little room. Great things start in little rooms”
“We started in a little room. Great things start in little rooms”
Austin, see you tomorrow 11/9 at the @texasbookfest.bsky.social I’ll be in conversation with Rita Omkha, moderated by Bedour Alagraa in the C-SPAN2 Tent at 3:15pm.
You can also watch it on Book TV.
texasbookfestival.org/schedule/the...
You can also watch it on Book TV.
texasbookfestival.org/schedule/the...
The Weight of History: Confronting America’s Racial Reckoning – Texas Book Festival
texasbookfestival.org
November 9, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Austin, see you tomorrow 11/9 at the @texasbookfest.bsky.social I’ll be in conversation with Rita Omkha, moderated by Bedour Alagraa in the C-SPAN2 Tent at 3:15pm.
You can also watch it on Book TV.
texasbookfestival.org/schedule/the...
You can also watch it on Book TV.
texasbookfestival.org/schedule/the...
Philly! Due to popular demand, there will be a second seating celebrating Queen Mother: Black Nationalism, Reparations, and the Untold Story of Audley Moore 👑
The first one sold out FAST! So grab your tickets now to guarantee your spot.
📍November 12 at 8:45pm
www.eventbrite.com/e/harrietts-...
The first one sold out FAST! So grab your tickets now to guarantee your spot.
📍November 12 at 8:45pm
www.eventbrite.com/e/harrietts-...
Harriett’s presents Authors @ Amina’s w/ Dr. Ashley Farmer
Authors @ Amina’s invites us to connect and learn about Queen Mother: Black Nationalism, Reparations, and the Untold Story of Audley Moore
www.eventbrite.com
November 7, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Philly! Due to popular demand, there will be a second seating celebrating Queen Mother: Black Nationalism, Reparations, and the Untold Story of Audley Moore 👑
The first one sold out FAST! So grab your tickets now to guarantee your spot.
📍November 12 at 8:45pm
www.eventbrite.com/e/harrietts-...
The first one sold out FAST! So grab your tickets now to guarantee your spot.
📍November 12 at 8:45pm
www.eventbrite.com/e/harrietts-...
Via @pantheonbooks.bsky.social
Enter for your chance to win a hardcover copy of QUEEN MOTHER by Ashley D. Farmer, award-winning historian of Black radical politics.
Enter now! Giveaway ends 11/24: www.goodreads.com/giveaway/sho...
Enter for your chance to win a hardcover copy of QUEEN MOTHER by Ashley D. Farmer, award-winning historian of Black radical politics.
Enter now! Giveaway ends 11/24: www.goodreads.com/giveaway/sho...
Book giveaway for Queen Mother: Black Nationalism, Reparations, and the Untold Story of Audley Moore by Ashley D. Farmer Nov 03-Nov 24, 2025
Enter to win one of 50 free copies available. Giveaway dates from Nov 03-Nov 24, 2025. Enter for your chance to win a finished copy!
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November 7, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Via @pantheonbooks.bsky.social
Enter for your chance to win a hardcover copy of QUEEN MOTHER by Ashley D. Farmer, award-winning historian of Black radical politics.
Enter now! Giveaway ends 11/24: www.goodreads.com/giveaway/sho...
Enter for your chance to win a hardcover copy of QUEEN MOTHER by Ashley D. Farmer, award-winning historian of Black radical politics.
Enter now! Giveaway ends 11/24: www.goodreads.com/giveaway/sho...
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Congratulations Ashley!!! My pre-ordered copy arrived this week and I am EAGER to read this. So excited!
Pub day 👑 Queen Mother: Black Nationalism, Reparations, and the Untold Story of Audley Moore is officially here! @pantheonbooks.bsky.social
A decade-long labor of love, of unearthing an archive said to be lost, building relationships with her family, interviewing those who knew her, and
A decade-long labor of love, of unearthing an archive said to be lost, building relationships with her family, interviewing those who knew her, and
November 6, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Congratulations Ashley!!! My pre-ordered copy arrived this week and I am EAGER to read this. So excited!
Reposted by Ashley D. Farmer
I'm out of town next week, but for anyone in the Philly/NYC region, I'd recommend seeking this out. A brilliant scholar wrote a book about a fascinating 20th century political activist, and you should be there for it!
Queen Mother is available in hardcover, ebook, and audiobook.
Learn more, order, and tour RSVP: ashleydfarmer.com
Learn more, order, and tour RSVP: ashleydfarmer.com
November 6, 2025 at 2:52 PM
I'm out of town next week, but for anyone in the Philly/NYC region, I'd recommend seeking this out. A brilliant scholar wrote a book about a fascinating 20th century political activist, and you should be there for it!
Reposted by Ashley D. Farmer
Get this book! Go to the talks! You’ll be so glad you did because this is terrific work!
Pub day 👑 Queen Mother: Black Nationalism, Reparations, and the Untold Story of Audley Moore is officially here! @pantheonbooks.bsky.social
A decade-long labor of love, of unearthing an archive said to be lost, building relationships with her family, interviewing those who knew her, and
A decade-long labor of love, of unearthing an archive said to be lost, building relationships with her family, interviewing those who knew her, and
November 6, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Get this book! Go to the talks! You’ll be so glad you did because this is terrific work!
New Orleans! I’ll be at Baldwin & Company launching Queen Mother: Black Nationalism, Reparations, and the Untold Story of Audley Moore in conversation with Shennette Garrett-Scott today at 6pm.
More info and RSVP: www.eventbrite.com/e/ashley-far...
More info and RSVP: www.eventbrite.com/e/ashley-far...
Ashley Farmer Author Talk and Book Signing
Join us at Baldwin & Co to learn about and celebrate the biography of trailblazer Audley Moore - mother of modern Black Nationalism.
www.eventbrite.com
November 6, 2025 at 2:47 PM
New Orleans! I’ll be at Baldwin & Company launching Queen Mother: Black Nationalism, Reparations, and the Untold Story of Audley Moore in conversation with Shennette Garrett-Scott today at 6pm.
More info and RSVP: www.eventbrite.com/e/ashley-far...
More info and RSVP: www.eventbrite.com/e/ashley-far...
Reposted by Ashley D. Farmer
“She tasked the Universal Association of Ethiopian Women, her organizing home which until then had largely been advocating for Black men on death row, with researching historical claims to reparations for Black Americans.”
In books: From her roots in southern Louisiana to her years pounding the pavement in Harlem as an organizer for the Communist Party to her reignition of the modern reparations movement, Audley “Queen Mother” Moore’s story offers potent lessons for today’s organizers.
The ‘Queen Mother’ of the Reparations Movement Gets Her Due
A UT-Austin historian tells the under-told story of Audley Moore, “one of the most important activists and theorists of the twentieth century.”
www.texasobserver.org
November 5, 2025 at 4:33 PM
“She tasked the Universal Association of Ethiopian Women, her organizing home which until then had largely been advocating for Black men on death row, with researching historical claims to reparations for Black Americans.”
Reposted by Ashley D. Farmer
In books: From her roots in southern Louisiana to her years pounding the pavement in Harlem as an organizer for the Communist Party to her reignition of the modern reparations movement, Audley “Queen Mother” Moore’s story offers potent lessons for today’s organizers.
The ‘Queen Mother’ of the Reparations Movement Gets Her Due
A UT-Austin historian tells the under-told story of Audley Moore, “one of the most important activists and theorists of the twentieth century.”
www.texasobserver.org
November 5, 2025 at 4:31 PM
In books: From her roots in southern Louisiana to her years pounding the pavement in Harlem as an organizer for the Communist Party to her reignition of the modern reparations movement, Audley “Queen Mother” Moore’s story offers potent lessons for today’s organizers.
Chicago! See you tonight at Women and Children First bookstore to launch Queen Mother: Black Nationalism, Reparations, and the Untold Story of Audley Moore
More info and RSVP: www.eventbrite.com/e/book-event...
More info and RSVP: www.eventbrite.com/e/book-event...
Book Event: Queen Mother by Dr. Ashley D. Farmer
Black Nationalism, Reparations, and the Untold Story of Audley Moore
www.eventbrite.com
November 5, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Chicago! See you tonight at Women and Children First bookstore to launch Queen Mother: Black Nationalism, Reparations, and the Untold Story of Audley Moore
More info and RSVP: www.eventbrite.com/e/book-event...
More info and RSVP: www.eventbrite.com/e/book-event...
Reposted by Ashley D. Farmer
Get this beautiful book and let it move you as it is moving me. And if you're in one of these cities, go check out the brilliant @drashleydfarmer.bsky.social in person.
Queen Mother is available in hardcover, ebook, and audiobook.
Learn more, order, and tour RSVP: ashleydfarmer.com
Learn more, order, and tour RSVP: ashleydfarmer.com
November 5, 2025 at 3:28 AM
Get this beautiful book and let it move you as it is moving me. And if you're in one of these cities, go check out the brilliant @drashleydfarmer.bsky.social in person.
Reposted by Ashley D. Farmer
Chicago! @drashleydfarmer.bsky.social will be here tomorrow Wed 11/5 to talk about her new book on Queen Mother Audley Moore at Women & Children First Bookstore! www.eventbrite.com/e/book-event...
November 5, 2025 at 3:02 AM
Chicago! @drashleydfarmer.bsky.social will be here tomorrow Wed 11/5 to talk about her new book on Queen Mother Audley Moore at Women & Children First Bookstore! www.eventbrite.com/e/book-event...
Pub day 👑 Queen Mother: Black Nationalism, Reparations, and the Untold Story of Audley Moore is officially here! @pantheonbooks.bsky.social
A decade-long labor of love, of unearthing an archive said to be lost, building relationships with her family, interviewing those who knew her, and
A decade-long labor of love, of unearthing an archive said to be lost, building relationships with her family, interviewing those who knew her, and
November 4, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Pub day 👑 Queen Mother: Black Nationalism, Reparations, and the Untold Story of Audley Moore is officially here! @pantheonbooks.bsky.social
A decade-long labor of love, of unearthing an archive said to be lost, building relationships with her family, interviewing those who knew her, and
A decade-long labor of love, of unearthing an archive said to be lost, building relationships with her family, interviewing those who knew her, and
Reposted by Ashley D. Farmer
I spoke with @drashleydfarmer.bsky.social about her FANTASTIC new book "Queen Mother: Black Nationalism. Reparations, and the Untold Story of Audley Moore" for @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social
Ashley D. Farmer, "Queen Mother: Black Nationalism, Reparations, and the Untold Story of Audley Moore" (Pantheon, 2025) - New Books Network
newbooksnetwork.com
November 3, 2025 at 5:57 PM
I spoke with @drashleydfarmer.bsky.social about her FANTASTIC new book "Queen Mother: Black Nationalism. Reparations, and the Untold Story of Audley Moore" for @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social