Jessica MillwardPhD

Kermit the Frog told this year’s graduates at the University of Maryland that “life is better when we leap together.” The beloved Muppet and creation of the late Maryland graduate, Jim Henson, delivered the main address at the university’s commencement Thursday evening in College Park, Maryland. Kermit told the graduates, if they were “willing to listen to a frog,” that it’s important to stay connected to their families, friends and, perhaps most importantly, their dreams. “The truth is,” the Muppet said, “dreams are how we figure out where we want to go, and life is how we get there.”

The fact that people could have so much sympathy for diddy 18 year old daughters but not for the 19 year old Cassie that was contracted to a 10 album deal and than pursued and abused by a 36 y/o is baffling to me #DiddyTrial

Yall need to pay close attention to how the men in your lives are talking about this #DiddyTrial . Cassie IS the victim and that devil in human flesh is the predator. There’s no grey area, no “willing participant” BS, no devil’s advocate nothing!

Alex Fine made a great statement via Cassie’s lawyer about the narratives online about how he must feel sitting there listening to her testimony and how he saved her. He said that’s an insult to the years of painful work she did and that she saved herself.

The Illinois House just passed the Sonya Massey Bill, mandating full background checks BEFORE hiring police. Sonya was killed in her kitchen by a Sangamon County Sheriff's deputy with a long history of misconduct. brnw.ch/21wSGD4

@CulturedModesty @NewBooksNetwork Congratulations Dr. McNeil!

By the Grace of my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, YA BOY’S TEN YEAR GRAD SCHOOL JOURNEY IS FINITO! Lemme know if you want to help me celebrate LOL! I know Twitter/X ain’t the same as before, but thank you to the folks on here who held me down over the years. @NewBooksNetwork too!

80-yo Linwood Riddick just walked across the stage at South Carolina State with a BA in Music — decades after pausing college to serve in the military and navigate segregation. He kept his promise to finish what he started. No excuses. Just dedication. 💪🏿🎓 🎥: @BillieJeanTV

Congratulations to Prof. @DorothyERoberts on being named a 2024 @macfound fellow! Click to learn more about Roberts and her work exposing racial inequities in health and social service systems. #WomenAlsoKnowLaw buff.ly/4eOX7Mf

Just learned that the documentary based on my new book is airing at 9 PM EST TONIGHT on select PBS stations nationwide. I'm not sure if it will air in your area but if so, I hope you watch! pbs.org/wnet/chasing-t…

D’Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai arrived to the #Emmys with a red handprint over his mouth in solidarity with missing and murdered Indigenous women.

Rest in Peace Lord Vader

Historian of slavery here, Republicans wanting to disqualify Kamala Harris’ candidacy on the basis of the Dred Scott decision in 2024! But with this Supreme Court you never know.

@dem8z Sage words…

You know, academic organizations don’t need to have conferences every year.

@agordonreed Also check with your cell phone company. Mine allows 90 days before I have to pay international fees. What’s app is the way more people communicate. And always, always, always, select the button for cash vs. card when using Uber.

@agordonreed In addition to everything listed, I learned that you can make your own Batiks at the Art Center. You will also want to see the newly renovated Kwame Nkrumah exhibit. Spend some time at Abrui gardens and then the Peduase lodge for lunch.

Visa for Ghana obtained! Anyone who has been there have advice for a tourist?

@njlightfoot Happy birthday Natasha!

Another trip around the sun for me today✨

Yes. Ma’am, Professor. I live there part time. I can send you some tips to your public email.

@ProfJeffries @CCGPhD You observations never miss! See what I did there? 🤪

I do believe this is an example of what art historians call “Preventative Painting” because it prevents people who want to douse it with red paint from doing so because they’ll be like “Damn! Someone beat me to it!”

Feel free to call student occupation of a building disruptive, aggravating, etc. But for UCI leadership to label it as *violent* is insidious for a number of reasons (1/6)

A tenured UC Irvine professor (of global studies) is being arrested for protesting alongside students: “We cannot have a genocidal foreign policy in a democracy.”