Helping HBCU faculty thrive, physicist, Hampton U alum, team LH44, World Champion and American Record holder 4x200m relay 70 age group, Oma of 2 greats

Joined December 2016
1,038 Photos and videos
Pinned Tweet
World Indoor 4x200m relay champions with an American record in the 70-74 age group - Glynn, Harmon, Rankins and Phillips.
1
292
Race fans, are we ready for a day of fun? #Indy500, #F1 GP of Canada, and then a #NASCAR race, the Coca Cola 600. It's going to be a long day.
1
184
Claudia Rankins retweeted
A WOMAN HAS THROWN BEYOND 21M IN THE SHOT PUT!!!! Jessica Schilder 🇳🇱 is the first woman in 14 years (since Valerie Adam's 21.11 in July 2012) to reach 21m with a HUGE WORLD LEAD, NATIONAL RECORD AND DIAMOND LEAGUE RECORD of 21.09m in Shanghai!!!!
3
15
88
5,342
RT @stevenjgaither: If South Carolina State gets its funding cut black folks — and people of conscience— shouldn’t spend an unnecessary dim…
88
Claudia Rankins retweeted
On this date in 1975, one of the hardest golf photos ever. Chi Chi Rodriguez and his caddie, Carl Howard, at the 1975 Masters 🔥
280
3,335
26,336
1,347,694
Claudia Rankins retweeted
We are deeply heartbroken for the South Carolina State University community. From one HBCU family to another, Hampton stands beside you, holding your students, faculty, staff, and alumni close in our hearts. We see you. We support you. #HBCUFamily
12
18
112
15,655
Claudia Rankins retweeted
Flagbearer Stevenson Savart of Team Haiti 🇭🇹 enters with his teammate during the opening ceremony of 2026 Winter Olympic games in Milano Cortina. 📸 Maddie Meyer / Getty Images
4
274
1,722
20,328
Claudia Rankins retweeted
Jan 29
Former IndyCar Series racer Simona de Silvestro’s dream of qualifying for the Winter Olympics has become a reality as the Swiss-Italian will represent Italy in Bobsleigh competition. racer.com/2026/01/29/de-silv…
4
44
330
10,509
Claudia Rankins retweeted
We can clearly see what they’re doing to Coco and Naomi..God forbid they show ANY passion or emotions. Let’s not forget what they put the Williams sisters through. They can’t come for their talent, so they’ll go after their confidence and mental health. Insufferable demons
14
532
2,305
24,757
Claudia Rankins retweeted
Keith Porter was murdered by ICE on New Year’s Eve. His life mattered.
252
7,711
29,202
229,498
Claudia Rankins retweeted
Tune in today! Don’t miss the action at @DAYTONA! Tickets for the Michelin GT Challenge at VIR this August are waiting. Grab them now to keep the thrill going: virnow.com/imsa/ @IMSA | @MichelinUSA #imsaracing #virnow #rolex24
5
14
511
Claudia Rankins retweeted
Childbirth is marketed like a lifestyle upgrade. Soft lighting. Empowerment slogans. A healthy baby placed neatly on a chest as if nothing else worth mentioning happened in the room. The fine print is hidden. Hemorrhage becomes “a complication.” Organ failure becomes “things took a turn.” Death becomes “tragic” and then swiftly private, because detailing how a woman bled out or seized or went into cardiac arrest might ruin the vibe. We are extremely committed to not scaring women. So committed that we withhold information. So committed that we pretend risk is rare, pain is fleeting, and survival is the default setting. We call it reassurance. It’s actually omission. When childbirth goes wrong, we close ranks. Doctors cite confidentiality. Families are urged to focus on the joy. The woman’s body is treated like an inconvenient subplot in a story that only cares about outcomes if the baby lives. If the mother dies, she becomes a cautionary whisper, not a systemic failure. And heaven forbid the woman knew better. If a medically trained woman dies in childbirth, we don’t interrogate the system. We lower our voices and say “even experts aren’t immune,” as if the takeaway is cosmic irony rather than structural negligence. The rule is simple enough. Celebrate the miracle, bury the cost. Because if we told the truth, women might ask questions. They might demand better care. They might hesitate. They might decide that risking their life deserves more than platitudes and pastel posters. They might just stop giving in to “you should have a baby to fully own your womanhood” by “well-meaning” people. So we keep selling childbirth as sunshine with a side of courage. And when a woman pays with her body or her life, we call it rare, tragic, and absolutely not something we should talk about too much. Wouldn’t want to ruin the miracle. That’s all that mattered, not women’s lives.
Dr. Janell Green Smith, a midwife who advocated for Black maternal health, dies of childbirth complications thegrio.com/2026/01/04/dr-ja…
74
2,216
7,812
481,034
Claudia Rankins retweeted
The world is sick of hearing 350 million Americans say they're helpless and nothing is their fault
104
3,631
14,955
328,851
Claudia Rankins retweeted
Laila Edwards has been named to the U.S. Olympic women's hockey team, making her the first Black woman to ever represent USA Hockey at the Olympics 👏
134
4,780
26,446
420,619
Claudia Rankins retweeted
Imani Seven Completion and beginning, Cycles close and open Endless dance of becoming We step out up in called by what we cannot yet see but already know We believers trusters doers never have we failed to recognize the knowing that lives inside us When still when moving in the then the here the there faith meets us where feet touch ground Nat Turner Harriet Tubman Names spoken like prayers Paths lit through joy and day terror and night We break through by vision refusal to surrender the promise we see it and be it and pass it on in the best of our moments and somehow too in the worst We have come this far carrying songs scars and each other ascending step by step toward heaven toward wholeness toward tomorrow Imani We believe in us that is the only reason We persist. Seven #Imani #Kwanzaa #Kwanzaa2025 #HappyKwanzaa
3
27
109
2,039
The @MorganStateU Magnificent Marching Machine is making all #HBCUs proud at the Rise Parade.
60
Claudia Rankins retweeted
31 Dec 2025
DAKAR FAMILY 🫶🏜️ #Dakar2026 #DakarInSaudi 📸 A.S.O./ DPPI Images
7
101
775
23,586
Claudia Rankins retweeted
29 Dec 2025
Ujamaa Four Give all Work/life Leave no one Out or behind Capital-Isms? cancelled Capital-lies? not Dis place Make share/care for one is All Our House claims all ties We home in our business Find value in work worth Watch pockets lest someone fall out the whole Make progress grow/show/glow Just like Be Four #Ujamaa #Kwanzaa #Kwanzaa2025 #HappyKwanzaa
1
28
113
1,905
Claudia Rankins retweeted
Whatever hate, disrespect or insensitivity a Black person may be getting in the Black community, they’ll be getting 50-fold from whites. This idea that anybody flees the Black community, or any portion of it, into the loving arms of the white community is top tier delusion.
5
21
669
Claudia Rankins retweeted
One the 12th and final day of VIRmas, VIR gave to me, a chance to win 4 tickets to the IMSA Michelin GT Challenge on August 21-23! #12DaysofVIRmas How to enter: 1. RT & Like this post 2. Follow VIR @IMSA | @MichelinUSA
12
261
434
11,239