Professor at Washington University. Author of The Suffering Will Not Be Televised and The Content of Our Caricature.
St Louis, MO
Joined March 2011
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"Historian Elizabeth Blum said that for the Black women of Love Canal, the fight wasn’t just about health, but about getting the same treatment as their peers."
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Just saw a post saying Sinners has no trauma. And I don’t know what movie you were watching and what you consider trauma. The trauma is baked in something you were OK with digesting — horror vs historical drama. Please let this term go. It’s useless, at this point.
Rebecca Wanzo retweeted
Some of y’all forget the reason we have food safety regulations is because companies used to do things like adding chalk to spoiled milk so it looked normal.
Regulations don’t exist because governments enjoy them. They exist because pure unadulterated capitalism would kill us.
Rebecca Wanzo retweeted
And this is why we have to continue in the fight.
Why would the Administration rewrite the narrative of the Underground Railroad in the National Parks?
#Handsoff our history. #harriettubman #HandsOff2025
Rebecca Wanzo retweeted
1. What you see here is clearest illustration why things are so messed up and why it cannot get any better until this asymmetry is addressed.
Put simply: right-wing has narrative dominance.
My org (@mmfa) did this study and been sounding this alarm for years. Some thoughts...
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Tonight I found out that the NSF math postdoctoral fellowship I applied for is being deleted because it does not comply with Trump’s executive orders on DEI in the federal government. I’m going to answer some FAQs and share some thoughts about this ordeal in this thread 1/n
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As the Trump administration & many state governments appear poised to accelerate attacks on higher education as a public good, the AAUP urges colleges & universities to resist the coming onslaught & defend the core values of higher education.
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Rebecca Wanzo retweeted
I been asking for the Schoolhouse Rock approach for months now. Here’s another one. And it’s great
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It’s frustrating that “No Diddy” has replaced “No Homo” as a euphemism for being gay. Same harmful attitude, just rebranded. We need to highlight non-toxic, Black gay men to challenge the false narrative that paints them as predators.
Rebecca Wanzo retweeted
im going to complain about her every week if i have to. until black people can get the same opportunities while existing within the criminal justice system i don’t want to hear anything about this being “camp” this is white privilege. stop using our slang to justify this nonsense
Rebecca Wanzo retweeted
This is an amazing story about the best documentary you may never see, Ezra Edelman’s nine-hour film on Prince. loom.ly/c_z1vSk
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Today, I attended a press conference at the apartment complexes where national and local media have falsely reported that gangs have taken over.
Instead, we heard from residents who debunked this narrative and called out the slumlord responsible for forcing them to live in inhumane conditions.
This is a thread of what I saw and heard.
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Rebecca Wanzo retweeted
Just to be clear:
If you’re attacking or making fun of Tim Walz’ neurodivergent son for his reaction and love for his father, you are a terrible human being.
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"When both were participating in an anti-apartheid poetry reading in 1986, June Jordan approached Adrienne Rich and said, 'I completely and absolutely detest your views on Israel and I love you.'" @m_myglory examines a Black feminist falling-out. lareviewofbooks.org/article/…
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Look at how Algerians turned out in Algiers to celebrate Olympic boxer Imane Khelif after she won gold at the Paris 2024 Olympics. xitter.cf/dwnews/status/18228361…
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To raise money for transport, Imane Khelif sold scrap metal for recycling and her mother sold couscous. Together they were able to afford the bus to the town for Imane to have regular boxing training sessions. unicef.org/algeria/en/storie…
