Shelley Reid
@eshelleyreid.bsky.social
Writing professor, teaching center director, author of Rethinking Your Writing (OER WAC Clearinghouse), speaker, feminist, cat wrangler, SFF fan, beach walker.
R. Solnit notes about Black history month that “this admin. would like us to forget it, so let's remember it extra hard." So I’m doing a daily-ish post about the Black women writers who have wired my brain the way it is. I invite your comments. Today I celebrate Megan Giddings and Frances Harper.
February 11, 2025 at 3:29 AM
R. Solnit notes about Black history month that “this admin. would like us to forget it, so let's remember it extra hard." So I’m doing a daily-ish post about the Black women writers who have wired my brain the way it is. I invite your comments. Today I celebrate Megan Giddings and Frances Harper.
R. Solnit notes about Black history month that “this admin. would like us to forget it, so let's remember it extra hard." So I’m doing a daily-ish post about the Black women writers who have wired my brain the way it is. I invite your comments. Today I celebrate Frances Harper and Megan Giddings.
![Picture of Frances Harper's novel Brown Girl, Brownstones. Main text: Published in 1892, Harper’s novel recasts the story of the “fallen woman” who must rebuild her life: Iola is felled by the institution of slavery. When her white father dies, her light-skinned mother tearfully confesses that she was enslaved and reveals that the white heirs have reclaimed the family as property. Iola seeks not only her own freedom, but the uplift of Black Americans: “She [was] looking beyond the present pain to a brighter future for the race with which she was identified.”](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:jttxktxaey5zkcbdwknoirds/bafkreiglsrwqxga5xhi225eb2vjzpj4556oxamee2hcf3umplmfstlbipq@jpeg)
February 11, 2025 at 3:28 AM
R. Solnit notes about Black history month that “this admin. would like us to forget it, so let's remember it extra hard." So I’m doing a daily-ish post about the Black women writers who have wired my brain the way it is. I invite your comments. Today I celebrate Frances Harper and Megan Giddings.
R. Solnit notes about Black history month that “this admin. would like us to forget it, so let's remember it extra hard." So I’m doing a daily post about the Black women writers who have wired my brain the way it is. I invite your additions/comments. Today I celebrate Terry McMillan & AJ Verdelle.
February 8, 2025 at 5:28 PM
R. Solnit notes about Black history month that “this admin. would like us to forget it, so let's remember it extra hard." So I’m doing a daily post about the Black women writers who have wired my brain the way it is. I invite your additions/comments. Today I celebrate Terry McMillan & AJ Verdelle.
R. Solnit notes about Black history month that “this administration would like us to forget it, so let's remember it extra hard." So I’m doing a daily post about the Black women writers who have wired my brain the way it is. I invite your additions/comments. Today I celebrate BarbaraNeely.
![Photo of BarbaraNeely's book Blanche Cleans Up. Main text: Sometimes you love a book for its sweet prose, and sometimes for an unforgettable character. Blanche White isn’t all-knowing or all-confident; she has bad days, yells at her kids, ogles hunky guys, and solves crimes nonetheless. She doesn’t take crap from anyone: not racism, misogyny, homophobia, or colorism. Agatha-Award-winning Neely makes her very human: “She felt [the grief] in herself too, a kind of opening up on the inside, like moving closer to the people around her without moving at all.”](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:jttxktxaey5zkcbdwknoirds/bafkreibhtgye4jtovfo3ik2tybxdkmgxpkasg2udkhht45g4ujrh37xi4a@jpeg)
February 7, 2025 at 3:32 AM
R. Solnit notes about Black history month that “this administration would like us to forget it, so let's remember it extra hard." So I’m doing a daily post about the Black women writers who have wired my brain the way it is. I invite your additions/comments. Today I celebrate BarbaraNeely.
R. Solnit notes about Black history month that “this administration would like us to forget it, so let's remember it extra hard." So I’m doing a daily post about the Black women writers who have wired my brain the way it is. I invite your additions/comments. Today I celebrate Alice Walker.
February 6, 2025 at 2:20 AM
R. Solnit notes about Black history month that “this administration would like us to forget it, so let's remember it extra hard." So I’m doing a daily post about the Black women writers who have wired my brain the way it is. I invite your additions/comments. Today I celebrate Alice Walker.
R. Solnit notes about Black history month that “this administration would like us to forget it, so let's remember it extra hard." So I’m doing a daily post about the Black women writers who have wired my brain the way it is. I invite your additions/comments. Today I celebrate @nnedi.bsky.social.
February 5, 2025 at 3:52 AM
R. Solnit notes about Black history month that “this administration would like us to forget it, so let's remember it extra hard." So I’m doing a daily post about the Black women writers who have wired my brain the way it is. I invite your additions/comments. Today I celebrate @nnedi.bsky.social.
Rebecca Solnit notes about Black history month that “this administration would like us to forget it, so let's remember it extra hard." So I’m doing a daily post about the Black women writers who have wired my brain the way it is. I invite your additions/comments. Today I celebrate Harriet Jacobs.
February 4, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Rebecca Solnit notes about Black history month that “this administration would like us to forget it, so let's remember it extra hard." So I’m doing a daily post about the Black women writers who have wired my brain the way it is. I invite your additions/comments. Today I celebrate Harriet Jacobs.
Rebecca Solnit notes about Black history month that “this administration would like us to forget it, so let's remember it extra hard." So I’m doing a daily post about the Black women writers who have wired my brain the way it is. I invite your additions/comments. Today it’s @nkjemisin.bsky.social
February 2, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Rebecca Solnit notes about Black history month that “this administration would like us to forget it, so let's remember it extra hard." So I’m doing a daily post about the Black women writers who have wired my brain the way it is. I invite your additions/comments. Today it’s @nkjemisin.bsky.social
Rebecca Solnit notes that "Black history month starts [Feb 1] and this administration would like us to forget it, so let's remember it extra hard." So I commit to a daily post about the Black women writers who have wired my brain the way it is, putting my hands on each book and sharing their words.
February 2, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Rebecca Solnit notes that "Black history month starts [Feb 1] and this administration would like us to forget it, so let's remember it extra hard." So I commit to a daily post about the Black women writers who have wired my brain the way it is, putting my hands on each book and sharing their words.
Rosa and Patty are all in. Where’s your rep?
January 28, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Rosa and Patty are all in. Where’s your rep?