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Marshanah T. (she/her)
@marshanah-t.bsky.social
Tech Librarian @ Downs-Jones Library

Member @ACM.org | @Howard.edu Data Science '25 Scholar 📈 | @Stanford.edu CIP '25 Alum 🌐 | ex-Smithsonian ☀️ | Texas Ex '24 🤘🏾

Interests: #AIBias #AncientBlackness #BlackDH

Website 🔗 : https://linktr.ee/marstay

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Class struggle resulting in revolutionary overthrow of the current political and economic structures. The Marxist model.
November 20, 2025 at 11:19 AM
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The company, Bookmarked, pitches itself as an “antivirus for libraries.”

It promises to scan thousands of titles and alert schools — and even parents — to books that could cause “board liability” or “media attention.” 2/ www.expressnews.com/politics/art...
'Antivirus for libraries': How a Texas startup is capitalizing on book bans
The company Bookmarked, whose cofounder advocated for SB 13, describes itself as a neutral player in the censorship debate. Critics disagree.
www.expressnews.com
November 17, 2025 at 4:34 PM
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I've spent a lot of my public writing career discussing @janellecj.bsky.social's #BlackWomenBest. One of the first platforms to give me the space to share why Black women are the rising tide that lifts all boats was @teenvogue.com yet again.

This piece put me on @ayannapressley.bsky.social radar. 🥹
The U.S. Economy Needs to Center Black Women
It would create a fairer system for everyone.
www.teenvogue.com
November 4, 2025 at 1:39 AM
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Fun fact: Dr. Fenaba Addo and I wrote a piece about the myths surrounding #studentdebt cancellation for @teenvogue.com that got so much traction, it was included in a book. Teen Vogue has literally cemented me as a public writer and I am so grateful.
Two of the Main Arguments Against Student Debt Cancellation Are Wrong
No, the wealthy won’t benefit the most.
www.teenvogue.com
November 4, 2025 at 1:43 AM
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In honor of @teenvogue.com, my favorite pieces ever. My first op-ed for them was about none other than Governor Lisa Cook.

I made a case for why her appointment to the Fed would make a difference. Thank you to @allegrak.bsky.social for seeing the vision and running the story.
Why It Matters That This Economist Is on Biden’s Transition Team
As a young Black economist, Lisa D. Cook is everything I hope to become.
www.teenvogue.com
November 4, 2025 at 1:36 AM
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But what alarms me in all this is how the girls who were victimized by these men are largely forgotten. I want us to find ways of centering them in the discourse.
November 12, 2025 at 8:13 PM
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My final piece for @teenvogue.com politics section was a piece titled "There's a Steep Price to Ignoring Black Expertise" and boy has that come full circle.

Thank you @allegrak.bsky.social and the politics editorial team for turning this Head Start kid into a Black woman who writes for the public.
There’s a Steep Cost for Ignoring Black Expertise
We live in a world bent on undermining Black life.
www.teenvogue.com
November 4, 2025 at 1:48 AM
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I also spent my public writing capital introducing a new generation to America's first Black economist, Dr. Sadie T.M. Alexander. Once again @teenvogue.com and @allegrak.bsky.social created space for stories that weren't covered by other outlets in a way that mattered!
Sadie Alexander Was a Trailblazing Economist and Activist
Happy birthday, Sadie!
www.teenvogue.com
November 4, 2025 at 1:46 AM