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Guys! I got to debut #WeRefuse on @CBSMornings. I'm over the moon! I hope this book resonates with every reader. Thank you to EVERYONE who helped make this moment possible.
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Kellie Carter Jackson
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Kellie Carter Jackson
@kcarterjackson
Wife, Mom of 3, Historian, Award Winning Author, Chair of Africana, Wellesley College, Books: We Refuse; Force & Freedom; Co-Host of @ThisDayPod @Yougetapodcast
- Guys! Big Announcement! I am STOKED to debut the cover of my upcoming book, "We Refuse: A Forceful History of Black Resistance." Out in 2024, I'm hype! @BasicBooks @Wellesley @thisdaypod You can pre-order here: hachettebookgroup.com/titles/kellie-…
- Good News Alert: I am elated to announce @Wellesley has awarded me tenure! There are too many people to thank. I owe a deep debt to mentors, colleagues, family and friends. God is so very good. The future looks bright! Dancing...#Associate #tenure #historian #africanastudies
- Happy Juneteenth fam! My latest for the @TheAtlantic. Find joy today! The images from the article alone are giving me life! theatlantic.com/culture/archiv… @Wellesley @PennPress @imaniperry @CharlesWMcKinn2 @KeishaBlain @Dribram @ashleysimpo
- Last week while traveling, someone mistook my bag for theirs. I got my bag bag, but I told my husband, I'm putting a sticker on my bag so no one will take it again. This should work.
- My latest for the @TheAtlantic Those who rebuke violent responses to injustice should ask themselves: How should the oppressed respond to their oppressors? @kcarterjackson on the George Floyd protests and the history of the American riot.
- I'm swooning! I ordered this book when it first debuted for pre-order! Now its here. I love LOVE! Get your copy!!!
- Soooo....I think we need a #Montgomerybrawlsyllabus. I'll start, you add... Go! Been resisting since Day 1! #montgomerybrawl @CharlesWMcKinn2 @elizabhinton @GreenidgeKerri @ProfJeffries
- Announcement! First day of classes @Wellesley First time serving as Chair of Africana Studies Here's to new seasons! #honored
- I say this at the end of ALL my talks: There is NO FORM of protest white supremacy will approve of. None. March, take a knee, throw a rock, boycott, vote, let it burn...you can always bank on resistance. Freedom won't be given, it must be won.
- Big Announcement Alert! Today at #Wellesley2019's graduation I and five other professors were named endowed chairs. I am the new Knafel Assistant Professor of the Humanities.This chaired professorship will serve as my title until I earn tenure. Y'all God is so good! #blessed
- Today is graduation at @Wellesley! At commencement the president announced all of the new Endowed Chairs. I am one of them! My new will be the "Michael and Denise Kellen 68' Associate Professor of Africana Studies!!" I'm so honored! So grateful to my AFR crew!! Whoo hooo!
