I profess about American & African American Literature-SC raised-suffering from an extreme case of drapetomania. (All views are my own and not my employer’s).

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ProfClaiborne retweeted
The resurgence of measles, whooping cough, rotavirus, bacterial meningitis, and severe pneumonia is an abject failure of health policy. We are relearning the lessons we have already paid the price for.
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FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 53 YEARS, THE KNICKS ARE NBA CHAMPIONS 🏆 New York defeats San Antonio 4-1 in the NBA Finals, capturing their third championship in franchise history!
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ProfClaiborne retweeted
our ancestors would’ve recognized this as an omen
Photos of tonight’s press conference at the Lincoln Memorial via @ufc 👀
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FYI leopard print precedes Mobutu or Coming to America film. Leopard skin on the shoulder in Kongo culture was reserved for Kings, Chiefs, and spiritual leaders. The leopard represents supreme authority, a bridge between worlds of the living and the dead and uncontested power.
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The DR Congo arrival fits are pure aura.
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ProfClaiborne retweeted
NASHVILLE: “If a data center project is not good for a zoo, it’s not good for an HBCU.” Rep. @brotherjones_, students, alumni at @Fisk1866 U opposed a mysteriously-funded on-campus data center project shrouded in secrecy. (His environmental racism class was abruptly canceled🤔)
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ProfClaiborne retweeted
Damn they did the whole trial, & sentencing in 3 damn days. Somebody better have an appeal filed by midnight, cause never have I ever seen no shit like this
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Karmelo Anthony has recieved more time (35 years) than George Zimmerman (no time), Daniel Penny (no time), Derek Chauvin (22.5 years), Amber Guyger (10 years) & Rick Chow (no time) COMBINED. This is unacceptable to any sane thinking, no racist person.
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ProfClaiborne retweeted
Four USPS workers have died at the Palmetto, Georgia mail sorting facility since it opened just two years ago, including Eric Smith and Demarcus Little, whose deaths have left coworkers searching for answers. Now, workers are raising concerns about safety and the inability to reliably call for help inside the building. No one should fear losing their life simply for going to work!
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Moroccan fans are left devastated after heavy US visa refusals block their 2026 World Cup plans, costing them thousands thecanary.co/global/world-an…
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JUST IN: Trump’s overall approving rating hits 27%. The lowest for any president since Richard Nixon the week he resigned.
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If you're a music lover over a certain age, you've probably turned to someone younger while music was playing and proclaimed: "You don't know nothin' bout this." For Day 8 of the #BlackMusicMonthChallenge, share the song you gotta put the "young uns" on to.
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ProfClaiborne retweeted
Republicans control every branch of state government in Georgia and refused to fund MARTA like most states do. The Republican controlled legislature *just* passed a bill making transit referendums even harder. If you don’t know these basic facts, you shouldn’t represent our state
A stabbing on Saturday and now a shooting. MARTA is a mess. This is what happens when Democrats coddle violent criminals.
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RO KHANNA: “Let me be clear, Netanyahu is the one that actually told members of congress to add section 224 (merging the U.S. and Israeli militaries) into the bill.” Khanna says the quiet part out loud. Our elected officials are subservient to a foreign nation. We are Occupied.
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90% of the people in this video are the SAME SKIN COLOR as her, but (in their minds), they think they are lighter, different from her, ..thats a mental illness. LMAO.
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ProfClaiborne retweeted
A group of Morehouse College students won a $25,000 national grant at the 2026 Sports Emmy Awards for their documentary Before the Bell. The film highlights the Morehouse Boxing Club, with part of the funding helping support the program's future growth.
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Black children deserve to grow old.
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Happy Pride Month!🏳️‍🌈 This June, we're highlighting Robert Giard's Particular Voices series, created to preserve the stories of queer writers, artists, and activists. Explore the faces, stories, and legacies behind the collection through RADAR. #PrideMonth #LGBTQIA #Archives
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[ON AIR] Demonstrations have being taking place in the Kenyan capital Nairobi over rising cases of femicide and violence against women. Hundreds of protesters gathered in the city centre, carrying placards bearing the names of victims. There has been a series of gruesome murders in Kenya, including a musician and activist who was killed and set on fire. The protesters want femicide declared a national crisis. @MphoKSithole is now joined by Happy Olal, National Convener of the Social Justice Centres in Kenya. #AfricaWorldHour #Kenya #Femicide
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I SAID THIS SHIT ON COLLEGE HILL! AND THEY SAID I WAS CRAZY.
BREAKING: The Louisiana Senate passed a disturbing anti-homeless bill that pushes homeless people into jails, forced treatment, and unpaid labor. Hours earlier, the same lawmakers voted to give themselves $1,000 to cover housing expenses, recognizing housing is too expensive.
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