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Erica B.
@ericabuddington.bsky.social
Enthusiastic antiquarian. Educator. Public historian. TV Writer. Harvard Student. #WGA. Future @harpercollins author. Fndr: @LangstonLeague. [email protected]
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Marlon James has a show on HBO!

If you know his brilliant books, and his endlessly enjoyable conversations, then you know this is the show to watch next.

GET MILLIE BLACK

www.nytimes.com/2024/11/22/a...
Slavery’s Ghost Haunts a Booker Prizewinner’s First TV Show
Marlon James’s new HBO detective series, “Get Millie Black,” draws on Jamaica’s colonial history as well as his family’s experiences.
www.nytimes.com
November 28, 2024 at 5:13 PM
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In 2026, it will have been 500 years since the first kidnapped and enslaved Africans arrived in what is now the continental US.

They were the first to rebel against slavery, too. And they succeeded. #giftlink

wapo.st/3OG6OS3
Before 1619, there was 1526: The mystery of the first enslaved Africans in what became the United States
Nearly a hundred years before enslaved Africans arrived in Jamestown, the Spanish brought 100 slaves to a doomed settlement on the coast of what is now Georgia or South Carolina.
wapo.st
December 6, 2024 at 1:49 AM
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Amazing how society continually forces students, families, and educators to do more for their own schools than the government that’s supposed to run them.

It’s not just systems; it’s the actors who make bad policy happen.
November 25, 2024 at 4:04 AM
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You’re welcome to Sagittarius season.

No invitations needed; we are the party itself. Keep it cute tho. We come with our own weapons. And by the way, it’s a flaming arrow. 🔥 Look it up. We did. We did our homework and you are our extra credit.

Get a taste quick; we Irish goodbye any bullshit.
November 21, 2024 at 4:36 PM
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Not as focused as I should be because I just got my hands on this edition of Grandpa Nello’s book and the prose is just so excellent, it’s hard to put down.

Also actually not sure I knew it was the first novel by a Black Caribbean writer ever published in England 😱

📚💙
November 18, 2024 at 5:56 PM
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Let me shake the table:

When people have told me, "You've moved onto bigger and better things," I tell them, "No, I moved to something different and potentially as important."

The best professors have either extensive K-12 experience or enough humility to bridge the gap.

But power matters here.
(Also: while we are at it, can we eliminate the phrase “I’m leaving the classroom so I can impact more kids” from the discourse? Like, I get it, but let’s be honest: think about how that really sounds to those of us in the classroom.)
November 18, 2024 at 2:47 PM
Grateful to still be in community with you! 💛
November 18, 2024 at 1:53 PM
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I honestly don’t think Americans understand how much their day to day lives depend on federal civil servants and now is the time for professional commentators to write op-eds explaining
November 17, 2024 at 1:11 PM
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I’m going to keep it real and hope I don’t get accused of overstating the issue; children’s liberation is the key to the future you want. The active, and often dismissed, oppression of children is near the root of what ails us as a nation.
November 13, 2024 at 1:48 PM
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if this makes AI people mad it's not because of the message it's because I had an idea and drew it
October 5, 2023 at 5:33 PM
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This is massive. Despite not having a conventional workplace, these guys organized creatively and won against these massive gig companies. Solidarity forever.
BREAKING: A judge has blocked Uber, DoorDash and Grubhub's attempt to prevent an a new NYC minimum wage for delivery drivers.

Now, the $18/hr rate for 60,000 New York City delivery workers can move forward.
September 28, 2023 at 5:35 PM
Is this…a fresh start? 👀
May 25, 2023 at 8:59 PM