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@DimitriLyon There was a long-standing concern about the colour black being associated with hardship. So Prime Minister P.J. Patterson formed a committee to Examine National Symbols and National Observances, chaired by Rex Nettleford, which recommended the change.

The #SearchtheLandfill story is receiving greater attention because it’s an international shame that Canada has left the bodies of Indigenous women in landfills. No one’s loved one should be treated this way. Bring these women home. #cdnpoli #MMIWG2S bbc.com/news/world-us-…

Call to action! #SearchTheLandfill

@byeliseam @OIEAHC Congratulations!!!

While I’m here… I’m proud to share the good news that my article, “Morbid Crossings,” received the WMQ New Voices Prize from @OIEAHC doi.org/10.1353/wmq.20…

I remember watching this live on TV with my parents when I was 13 and thinking how badass it was. RIP Sinéad O'Connor

@afuacooper @PerryDellelce @Diop_IFC @picardonhealth @AndreePoulin10 @LEK_Lab Congratulations Afua!!

Pleased to be among University of Ottawa's Spring 2023 honorary doctorate recipients alongside @PerryDellelce @Diop_IFC @picardonhealth @AndreePoulin10 @LEK_Lab and other distinguished individuals. uottawa.ca/about-us/presi…

Again, the #GreenwoodCemetary #conversation continues, empowering the #future of #memory #racially on how the #state of #Missouri willingly #sanctioned #cradletograve #racialseparation! #Listen and #learn even more! #AcademicTwitter #twitterstorians #academic #BHM #HandsOnThePast

The #conversation on #GreenwoodCemetary continues here, reminding us all why you should've already gone to #visit & #contribute -- even more by way of #tools & #volunteers for #landclearing, #landmowing, and willing #restoration of #cemetaries! #twitterstorians #AcademicTwitter

ANY success that I've had in the academy is built on the foundation of Black women's intellectual guidance, specifically from historical figures who revealed the intellectual violence of academe. There are no safe spaces, but there are a multitude of tools left by those before. 7

She's wearing my t-shirt. :)

Are you a photographer looking to receive feedback on your work? This month, join artist, curator and writer Anique Jordan for an intimate workshop in which photographers will both give and receive constructive critique. bit.ly/44sVDSS #LeftofCentre #NiaCentre

"Create dangerously, for people who read dangerously. ... Writing, knowing in part that no matter how trivial your words may seem, someday, somewhere, someone may risk his or her life to read them" - Edwidge Danticat, Haitian writer

As of this morning, the announcement for the upcoming cluster hire in Indigenous Studies @RDIatUChicago is now live! Please apply and share widely. apply.interfolio.com/128026

Take action: The Federal Government owes Toronto $97 million in shelter funding for refugees and people seeking asylum. Without the funding, refugees and asylum seekers are left with nowhere to go. Tell Trudeau to fulfill his funding commitment: progresstoronto.ca/petition-tell-…

@blacklikewho Wow!!! Love these

@nettieb Gasp! These are amazing Nettrice!

From computer screen to gallery wall. When I started making art using deep learning AI back in 2016 I never intended to print them out or put them on walls. I just enjoyed the process of making them... and here we are in 2023.