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noliwe rooks

1 Aug, 2 tweets, 1 min read

I was almost 30 before I realized not all Black profs actually respect/like Black people. That realization meant I needed change my approach to seeking mentors because at no point does academia really penalize ANYONE for anti Blackness.

Same, same re: anti-Blackness and the views of some Black grad students relative to Black professors. Hold tight to friends, professors, students and colleagues who disprove the above. Probably, they are not being rewarded for professing Black love & respect.

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13 Jun 20

I have a story to tell about my grandfather, Milton P. Rooks Sr. He was a teacher, principal, activist and organizer in the Jim Crow South. He died in 1969. White supremacy masquerading as educational integration killed him. (Thread)

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This is him in his white suit with his graduating students. He was at times the President of the local @NAACP in Pinellas County, Fla and sometimes he was the Secretary. Teaching was a doorway for him and others like him to advocate politics for Black people.

He worked with Harry T. Moore, a legendary civil-rights martyr and fellow teacher who lived a few hours away from him in Florida. Together they founded the Progressive Voters League at a time when even mentioning voting when Black could get you killed--check out that ride though)

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