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Mary Frances Berry @DrMFBerry

Mary Frances Berry is the Geraldine R. Segal Professor of American Social Thought & History at Penn and the author of 13 books. #HistoryTeachesUstoResist

Joined December 2014
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Reviving #OscarsSoWhite Granted, I'm not @AnnHornaday but just can't relate.
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.@tressiemcphd -- Buy from black farmers? Of course. But you should also know that @SecVilsack is holding $500mil in fed funds after the @USSupremeCourt found @USDA discriminated agnst #blackfarmers for decades. We must demand payment of those #Reparations.
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#NeverForget hate breeds hate
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#ColoradoSprings "Vatican for evangelical Christianity" the base for over a hundred evangelical church and para-church organizations, including two prominent figures in the Christian Right: Ted Haggard, pastor of New Life Church, and Dr. James Dobson of Focus on the Family.
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During an exclusive interview with @theGrio, Cherelle Griner shares details about her call with President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris, and her will to fight for Brittney's return despite her personal heartbreak. #FreeBrittneyGriner thegrio.com/2022/07/07/chere…
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RT @DrMFBerry: .@mayorcantrell: Hey! I'm still waiting for the streetcar. It's been more two years. #cityofno #rampartstreet #comesitbyme #…
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.@mayorcantrell: Hey! I'm still waiting for the streetcar. It's been more two years. #cityofno #rampartstreet #comesitbyme #publictransit #streetcarrides #bittersoutherner
Me, waiting at the streetcar stop.

ALT Me, waiting at the streetcar stop.
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.@Trevornoah Your umakhulu should be proud of you for doing this! (Though, seriously? Like Swahili is universal? that’s some messed up colonial💩)✊🏿🇰🇪🇿🇦✊🏿) qz.com/africa/2050074/africa…

South Africa’s most popular languages are coming to Duolingo

Two of South Africa’s main languages, Zulu and Xhosa, will be made available on Duolingo, one of the most popular language-learning apps and websites.

qz.com
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I think I’m in this one. #Historyteachesustoresist @BeaconPressBks
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You know, I would give up all the royalties I’ve ever earned (not that I can take my fam on vacation with the sum total) in exchange for more readers of my books. Or @BarbaraRansby or @KeeangaYamahtta’s books for that matter! ✊🏿
Library Futures@library_futures
19 Apr 2021
Under the terms set by big publishers, libraries have to pay per circulation AND their legally purchased collections will disappear after a certain number of years or loans. 🤦🏻‍♀️ Below, an analogy to make it clear how ridiculous this is 🧵 goodereader.com/blog/digital…
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Today I’m remembering Karen Lewis of @CTULocal1 and condolences to her families - of heart and of struggle. Let’s never forget all the ways she schooled @RahmEmanuel for the lessons about justice that he never seemed to learn.
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Colleagues, #teaching online feels like a #dumpsterfire, but it may not be all the @zoom-ing. @ShiraOvide explains why you have to use that awful “classroom management” software @CanvasLMS.
Shira Ovide
@ShiraOvide
2 Dec 2020
In today's On Tech: Salesforce, Slack and why you probably still hate some of the tech you use for work. (Spoiler alert: Because the most important customer is the boss, not you.) nytimes.com/2020/12/02/techn…
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This is the most terrifying article I’ve read in months. (It’s also why I refuse to record my ⁦@PennHistory⁩ seminars.) via @NYTimes nytimes.com/2020/10/01/magaz…

Distance Learning, With Shades of Big Brother (Published 2020)

A video on digital classroom etiquette makes it very clear: Your home is no longer your own, and your kids must pretend to learn in it.

nytimes.com
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What a motley crew!
Janell Ross@JanellRoss
18 Aug 2020
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Tomorrow! With @RevJJackson and Skye (aka #thegranddaughter) #blackatPWIs #blackatyale #blackatPenn
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I’m doing this for the @92Y on August 12. Tickets available now (it’s a donation)
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Make no mistake: When @SecPompeo asserts US must defend the founders views of #ReligiousFreedom & Private Property he is referring to slavery, & Black Americans as property. So now the @StateDept policy denies #HumanRights and slave #Reparations #WhiteSupremacy #HistoryMatters
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Fascinating story #HiddenFigures #WomenInSTEM #femalecomputers #adalovelace #girlscancode
BBC News Press Team
@BBCNewsPR
10 Jul 2020
Thirteen-year-old Hazel Hill helped to win #WWII by carrying out the calculations that meant Spitfires were built with eight guns instead of four. Many believe this made a big difference to the outcome of the #BattleofBritain bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-5335223…
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Beacon Press@BeaconPressBks
10 Jul 2020
Where do we go from mourning the killing of #GeorgeFloyd? Voting is important, but as @DrMFBerry says on @AmanpourCoPBS, "You must have #protests." #BlackLivesMatter buff.ly/2ZU59yM
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Want to end inequality and the wealth gap? Use your vote! It’s a jawn thing! #VoteThatJawn #YouthVote #Philadelphia #Election2020 #VotingMatters #HistoryTeachesUsToResist #CivilRightsVotingRights #Jawn #JawnDat @TheDailyShow @Trevornoah @VoteThatJawn @LoreneCary
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