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Saeed Jones
@theferocity
💥 Books: Prelude to Bruise. How We Fight For Our Lives. Alive at the End of the World. 💥 Co-host of #VibeCheckPod 💥 Reps: @TuesdayAgency @SheedyLit
Columbus, OH
Joined July 2008
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    I’m still shook tbh. WOW. I’m forever grateful to @HenryLouisGates, @CleveFoundation and @AnisfieldWolf. You have changed my life.
    “I am overwhelmed for so many reasons….Thank you to the canon that I am so honored to find myself beside.” — Saeed Jones, 2023 winner for poetry #AWBA2023
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    That wasn’t a prank; it was activism.
    Teenage TikTok users and K-pop fans claimed to have registered potentially hundreds of thousands of tickets for President Trump's campaign rally as a prank to ruin the event. nyti.ms/2YhJG35
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    I was the only black person in my theater for Barbie. Small crowd, Monday afternoon. And I was the only one who laughed at the “white savior Barbie” line which, in my expert opinion, only made it funnier.
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    (As long as I live, I will NEVER forgive America for allowing Brett Kavanaugh to become a Supreme Court Justice.)
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    This 83 year old woman holds a sign that says “Defend black voices” as the marchers walk by and cheer for her. “I’m so proud of you young people,” she says.
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    WHEW. “We see no reason to celebrate 70 years of the ascension of your grandmother to the British throne because her leadership, and that of her predecessors, have perpetuated the greatest human rights tragedy in the history of humankind.”
    Jamaicans shun Prince William and Duchess Kate visit, demand slavery reparations ctvnews.ca/world/jamaican…
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    I would if I was Swedish and designing a guest house.
    These stairs are stunning but would you put them in your home?
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    *looks directly at camera*
    ICE agents complain about Nazi comparisons, say they're only enforcing the laws newsweek.com/ice-agents-com…
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    A white boomer lady slid right in front of me during boarding, as I was about to scan my ticket. When she tried to play it off by saying “you’re too young for first class” I said “and too black?” before I realized I had even opened my mouth. I’m TIREDT.
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    If your mother died the way Princess Diana did, and, as an adult, you had legitimate concerns that history was about to repeat itself with your wife, I’d hope you’d be willing to give up whatever was necessary to keep her and your child safe.
    Breaking News: Prince Harry and Meghan have a deal. They'll give up their titles, forgo public funding for royal duties, and repay the cost of refurbishing their official residence, a royal statement said. nyti.ms/38jrhVB
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    Before we had the term “situationship,” Toni Morrison gave us two of the most brutal paragraphs ever written in the English language about the subject:
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    Law students on TikTok have been watching the hearings and are fed the fuck up. LOLOL. They’ve had it.
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    “You want Brexit? I’ll give you a fucking Brexit.” — Meghan Thee Markle