Erica
@ericapaige504.bsky.social
ABD PhD student | Educational Justice
Writing on the Black & White experience growing up in Post-Civil Rights Era Mississippi
Writing on the Black & White experience growing up in Post-Civil Rights Era Mississippi
This past weekend, I held a vial of Mississippi red clay from the site where Bootjack and Red were lynched in 1937.
Memory matters. Truth-telling is a form of justice.
Read about the healing ceremony I attended:
👉 ericapmartinez.substack.com/p/dirt-and-m...
Memory matters. Truth-telling is a form of justice.
Read about the healing ceremony I attended:
👉 ericapmartinez.substack.com/p/dirt-and-m...
Dirt and Memory
Attending a Healing Ceremony with Mississippi2
ericapmartinez.substack.com
July 7, 2025 at 5:02 PM
This past weekend, I held a vial of Mississippi red clay from the site where Bootjack and Red were lynched in 1937.
Memory matters. Truth-telling is a form of justice.
Read about the healing ceremony I attended:
👉 ericapmartinez.substack.com/p/dirt-and-m...
Memory matters. Truth-telling is a form of justice.
Read about the healing ceremony I attended:
👉 ericapmartinez.substack.com/p/dirt-and-m...
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# No Kings NOLA
### On June 14th (Flag Day)— Trump is throwing himself a military parade for his 79th Birthday, with our tax dollars. As tanks roll down Constitution Avenue in the capitol, there wil...
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June 11, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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I will be damned if I allow a bunch of Confederate-waving January 6th apologists give the American people a lecture on flag waving.
There is ZERO reason to enter an argument about patriotism with people who still worship traitors to America 150+ years later.
They. Are. Breaking. The. Law.
There is ZERO reason to enter an argument about patriotism with people who still worship traitors to America 150+ years later.
They. Are. Breaking. The. Law.
June 11, 2025 at 1:21 AM
I will be damned if I allow a bunch of Confederate-waving January 6th apologists give the American people a lecture on flag waving.
There is ZERO reason to enter an argument about patriotism with people who still worship traitors to America 150+ years later.
They. Are. Breaking. The. Law.
There is ZERO reason to enter an argument about patriotism with people who still worship traitors to America 150+ years later.
They. Are. Breaking. The. Law.
A conspiracy theory is emerging that Harriet Tubman was a myth & that the Underground Railroad was a literal underground tunnel. 🤦♀️
This is what happens when we erase, dilute, or politicize U.S. history. We leave space for nonsense to grow, which ultimately leads to oppression & division. #harriet
This is what happens when we erase, dilute, or politicize U.S. history. We leave space for nonsense to grow, which ultimately leads to oppression & division. #harriet
June 6, 2025 at 4:19 PM
A conspiracy theory is emerging that Harriet Tubman was a myth & that the Underground Railroad was a literal underground tunnel. 🤦♀️
This is what happens when we erase, dilute, or politicize U.S. history. We leave space for nonsense to grow, which ultimately leads to oppression & division. #harriet
This is what happens when we erase, dilute, or politicize U.S. history. We leave space for nonsense to grow, which ultimately leads to oppression & division. #harriet
I’m solo camping at the moment. As I sit around my campfire drinking wine, I want to reach out to my favorite authors. Anyone else do really nerdy things under the influence of nature & wine?
May 27, 2025 at 11:59 PM
I’m solo camping at the moment. As I sit around my campfire drinking wine, I want to reach out to my favorite authors. Anyone else do really nerdy things under the influence of nature & wine?
Researching what it was like growing up in Mississippi—and sometimes that means catching up with an old friend, poolside, over wine. 🏊🏽♀️🍷
We met in 2nd grade (sharing chickenpox 💀), and decades later, we’re unpacking memories of our shared history—what we saw, what we didn’t see.
#MSinBlackandWhite
We met in 2nd grade (sharing chickenpox 💀), and decades later, we’re unpacking memories of our shared history—what we saw, what we didn’t see.
#MSinBlackandWhite
Blind Spots: Growing up White in Mississippi
Reflections from a Childhood Friendship
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May 21, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Researching what it was like growing up in Mississippi—and sometimes that means catching up with an old friend, poolside, over wine. 🏊🏽♀️🍷
We met in 2nd grade (sharing chickenpox 💀), and decades later, we’re unpacking memories of our shared history—what we saw, what we didn’t see.
#MSinBlackandWhite
We met in 2nd grade (sharing chickenpox 💀), and decades later, we’re unpacking memories of our shared history—what we saw, what we didn’t see.
#MSinBlackandWhite
“As a society, we pay a price for our silence. Unchallenged personal, cultural, & institutional racism results in the loss of human potential, lower productivity, & a rising tide of fear & violence in our society.”
Beverly Daniel Tatum, _Why are all the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria_
Beverly Daniel Tatum, _Why are all the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria_
April 25, 2025 at 5:45 PM
“As a society, we pay a price for our silence. Unchallenged personal, cultural, & institutional racism results in the loss of human potential, lower productivity, & a rising tide of fear & violence in our society.”
Beverly Daniel Tatum, _Why are all the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria_
Beverly Daniel Tatum, _Why are all the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria_
#ChatGPT has really changed my meal planning game. I joined River Queen Greens CSA program & pick up my vegetable haul every Tue. Then I update ChatGPT on what was in my order, remind them of what proteins, pantry staples, etc I have & ask for some meal ideas. Can't emphasize enough GAME CHANGER!
April 23, 2025 at 3:41 AM
#ChatGPT has really changed my meal planning game. I joined River Queen Greens CSA program & pick up my vegetable haul every Tue. Then I update ChatGPT on what was in my order, remind them of what proteins, pantry staples, etc I have & ask for some meal ideas. Can't emphasize enough GAME CHANGER!
“The greatest threat to public confidence in elections is the prospect of enforcing a purposefully discriminatory law, one that likely imposes an unconstitutional poll tax and risks denying the right to vote to hundreds of thousands eligible voters.” Ruth Bader Ginsburg (2014)
April 12, 2025 at 5:10 AM
“The greatest threat to public confidence in elections is the prospect of enforcing a purposefully discriminatory law, one that likely imposes an unconstitutional poll tax and risks denying the right to vote to hundreds of thousands eligible voters.” Ruth Bader Ginsburg (2014)
It’s wild that the REAL ID Act was passed in 2005; twenty years ago & is just now going into effect. Think about what this means for the SAVE Act? Will it take 20 years voters to reregister to vote? Or will some folks be grandfathered in like Jim Crow days?
April 11, 2025 at 8:15 PM
It’s wild that the REAL ID Act was passed in 2005; twenty years ago & is just now going into effect. Think about what this means for the SAVE Act? Will it take 20 years voters to reregister to vote? Or will some folks be grandfathered in like Jim Crow days?
If someone that has power to manipulate the stock market tells you to “buy now” is that insider trading?
April 10, 2025 at 12:03 AM
If someone that has power to manipulate the stock market tells you to “buy now” is that insider trading?
“I’m so tired of being a five year old.” -my darling wines
April 5, 2025 at 11:44 PM
“I’m so tired of being a five year old.” -my darling wines
On recommendation of @imaniperry.bsky.social, I’m reading _The Barn_ by Wright Thompson. I’m 50% in & it is so well done! It’s the history, told by a local, of the community & families that were & are connected to the Emmett Till & the barn where his murder took place. #MSinBlackandWhite
April 2, 2025 at 7:49 PM
On recommendation of @imaniperry.bsky.social, I’m reading _The Barn_ by Wright Thompson. I’m 50% in & it is so well done! It’s the history, told by a local, of the community & families that were & are connected to the Emmett Till & the barn where his murder took place. #MSinBlackandWhite
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We have yet to receive adequate information from Homeland Security about the recent news of Minnesota students being detained by ICE.
Snatching up students who come here legally to work hard and get an education does not make you tough on immigration.
We need answers.
Snatching up students who come here legally to work hard and get an education does not make you tough on immigration.
We need answers.
March 31, 2025 at 10:58 PM
We have yet to receive adequate information from Homeland Security about the recent news of Minnesota students being detained by ICE.
Snatching up students who come here legally to work hard and get an education does not make you tough on immigration.
We need answers.
Snatching up students who come here legally to work hard and get an education does not make you tough on immigration.
We need answers.
"But Hollywood didn't kill the family farm and send manufacturing jobs overseas. College professors didn't pour mountains of opioids into rural communities. Immigrants didn't shutter rural hospitals and let rural infrastructure decay...
March 17, 2025 at 8:46 PM
"But Hollywood didn't kill the family farm and send manufacturing jobs overseas. College professors didn't pour mountains of opioids into rural communities. Immigrants didn't shutter rural hospitals and let rural infrastructure decay...
I started a Substack to journal my dissertation process—writing about the Black & White experience of growing up in post-Civil Rights Mississippi.
No idea where this will go, but if you're interested come be my first subscriber.
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No idea where this will go, but if you're interested come be my first subscriber.
substack.com/@ericapmarti...
February 25, 2025 at 9:27 PM
I started a Substack to journal my dissertation process—writing about the Black & White experience of growing up in post-Civil Rights Mississippi.
No idea where this will go, but if you're interested come be my first subscriber.
substack.com/@ericapmarti...
No idea where this will go, but if you're interested come be my first subscriber.
substack.com/@ericapmarti...
After a year of writing & background research, I emailed each committee member a draft of my prospectus today at 4:00pm. Now I will be refreshing my email every 5 minutes until someone says something, anything. 🤓😬🫣😶
#MSinBlackandWhite
#MSinBlackandWhite
February 25, 2025 at 1:19 AM
After a year of writing & background research, I emailed each committee member a draft of my prospectus today at 4:00pm. Now I will be refreshing my email every 5 minutes until someone says something, anything. 🤓😬🫣😶
#MSinBlackandWhite
#MSinBlackandWhite
I understand folks are planning to do an economy opt out day on Feb 28, but I’m just going to do my best to opt out for the unknown foreseeable future as much as I can.
The bus boycotts were 13 months, not 1 day.
The bus boycotts were 13 months, not 1 day.
February 23, 2025 at 4:35 AM
I understand folks are planning to do an economy opt out day on Feb 28, but I’m just going to do my best to opt out for the unknown foreseeable future as much as I can.
The bus boycotts were 13 months, not 1 day.
The bus boycotts were 13 months, not 1 day.
Powerful conversation today for my project on the Black and White experience of growing up in Mississippi during the post-Civil Rights Era.
“It's all bigger than one person, right? Bigger than you and me. It's us.” -T.B.
#MSinBlackandWhite
“It's all bigger than one person, right? Bigger than you and me. It's us.” -T.B.
#MSinBlackandWhite
February 21, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Powerful conversation today for my project on the Black and White experience of growing up in Mississippi during the post-Civil Rights Era.
“It's all bigger than one person, right? Bigger than you and me. It's us.” -T.B.
#MSinBlackandWhite
“It's all bigger than one person, right? Bigger than you and me. It's us.” -T.B.
#MSinBlackandWhite
"To understand the world, you must first understand a place like Mississippi." -William Faulkner
#MSinBlackandWhite
#MSinBlackandWhite
February 21, 2025 at 1:04 AM
"To understand the world, you must first understand a place like Mississippi." -William Faulkner
#MSinBlackandWhite
#MSinBlackandWhite
Kendrick Lamar’s half time performance reminded me a lot of Childish Gambino’s “This is America” video. Both were incredibly cerebral & should be studied for the political art.
February 10, 2025 at 4:02 AM
Kendrick Lamar’s half time performance reminded me a lot of Childish Gambino’s “This is America” video. Both were incredibly cerebral & should be studied for the political art.
Reposted by Erica
The Plane/Helicopter crash won't be the last time we learn how devastating it can be when Qualified people are replaced with Loyalists
January 30, 2025 at 2:08 PM
The Plane/Helicopter crash won't be the last time we learn how devastating it can be when Qualified people are replaced with Loyalists
*puts The Shock Doctrine on my library hold lists*
January 28, 2025 at 12:01 AM
*puts The Shock Doctrine on my library hold lists*