Wow! @PublishersWkly just released its “Best Books of 2023” and my upcoming “America’s Black Capital”made the list! I’m amazed and honored! @BasicBooks #Atlanta #AtlantaHistory #history #BlackHistory #southernhistory best-books.publishersweekly.…

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Welcome, fall 🍁

Workers everywhere sick and tired of low pay and gigantic #CEO pay. #WGAStrike #SAGAFTRAStrike RT:UAW workers launch unprecedented strike against all Big Three automakers - CNN Business apple.news/AUKWqbDONRBiAiA_s…

Twenty years ago Atlanta was her stage en route to Hollywood. Look at that fresh-faced future #EGOT shine!

In 1971, 17-year-old Juliane Koepcke was flying over the Peruvian rainforest with her mother when she got sucked out of the airplane after it was struck by a bolt of lightning. She fell two miles to the ground, strapped to her seat. "The plane jumped down and went into a nose-dive. It was pitch black, and people were screaming. Then the deep roaring of the engines filled my head completely. Suddenly, the noise stopped, and I was outside the plane. I was in a freefall, strapped to my seat bench and hanging head-over-heels. The whispering of the wind was the only noise I could hear. I could see the canopy of the jungle spinning towards me. Then I lost consciousness and remember nothing of the impact. Later I learned that the plane had broken into pieces about two miles above the ground. I woke the next day and looked up into the canopy. The first thought I had was: 'I survived an air crash.'" Koepcke's first instincts were to try and find her mother, but she was nowhere to be found. After eating some sweets found at the crash site, Koepcke waded downstream and followed the river. After 10 days, she found a moored boat. She poured the gasoline from the boat's fuel tank onto her wounds, which were infested with maggots. She then spent the night in a makeshift shelter. "I remained there, but I wanted to leave. I didn't want to take the boat because I didn't want to steal it." The next day, she was discovered by loggers and was soon reunited with her father. She later discovered that her mother had initially survived the crash, only to die of her injuries several days later. Like her parents, Koepcke went on to study biology at the University of Kiel in Germany, graduating in 1980. She received her doctorate from Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich and returned to Peru to conduct research in mammalogy, specializing in bats.

RIP, Prof. Ogletree.

Do not vote for politicians who are hostile to or dismissive of the climate crisis— like most Republicans. This also means, of course, to vote for those who address it in policy. Our lives depend on it.

In March 1995, Mississippi became the last state to ratify the 13th Amendment, which outlawed slavery. The state, at least, stays on brand. #Juneteenth

Can’t wait to read this one! Congrats, @KeishaBlain

I’ve never had a forthcoming book featured in Publishers Weekly. This is exciting to see on the fall list! #AmericasBlackCapital #Atlanta #ATLHistory #ATL

I’m wildly excited to announce that my forthcoming book, “America’s Black Capital: How African Americans Remade Atlanta in the Shadow of the Confederacy,” has a release date! Use 25% off discount code “preorder25” until 4/28 at bittly.ws/Duky @BNBuzz @BasicBooks

The big homie @FINALLEVEL reminds me of my aunt who always had the most thoughtful, sharp observations about life expressed with simplicity. Ice T never ceases to drop insightful commentary.

I know it’s last minute, but if you can, please come through! There is a rich history of how black athletes in the Long Sixties engaged in social justice work. Learn more about the Syracuse football team of the era. #BHM #blackhistorymonth #syracuseu

Food justice experts share what you should buy for dinner that'll make the biggest impact. huffpost.com/entry/can-food-…

I bet you NEVER thought you’d see a pic with @TheRealMikeEpps @UncleRUSH @icecube @MrChuckD Mariska, Ice T and Dick Wolf. EVER ⭐️

We all have our top-5. Who tops yours? Fat Joe Explains Why Jay-Z Is The Greatest Rapper Ever uproxx.com/music/fat-joe-jay…

This Sun. Feb. 19 @ProfOgbar will discuss his book Hip-Hop Revolution: The Culture and Politics of Rap (@Kansas_Press), which presents a balanced cultural history that looks past negative stereotypes of hip-hop. Join us at the Central Library: ow.ly/Fn4n50MPnMg