Irvin Weathersby

@iweathersby

I write race and other (non)fiction. Lecturer Contributer Brooklyn. New Orleans.

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  1. Pinned Tweet
    1 Jun 2018

    The last time I spoke to my great-grandmother, she showed me another side of her scars, and for the first time, I realized how they made her so beautiful. Here's my tribute to her life

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    4 Sep 2018

    Brevity Podcast Episode #10: One-Minute Memoir

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  3. 29 Aug 2018

    "Do you know what it means to miss New Orleans?" Shall all those who lost their lives 13 years ago rest in power. I especially miss my grandmothers whose lives were never the same after…

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  4. 10 Aug 2018

    Monuments for a New Era

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  5. 26 Jul 2018

    My True South: Why I Decided to Return Home

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  6. 26 Jul 2018

    I first met in an impromptu creative writing workshop at after the release of her first novel Silver Sparrow. I was one of luck few chosen from to join…

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  7. 26 Jun 2018

    Today marks the 142nd anniversary of the Battle of the Little Big Horn or Custer's Last Stand or what the Lakota call the Battle of Greasy Grass. After 2 weeks in the Black Hills, I…

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  8. 24 Jun 2018

    Blown away by the immense talent on display at the 50th Annual Red Cloud Indian Art Show. Mostly Oglala Lakota artists, but many First Nations represented. Credits, in order of…

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  9. 23 Jun 2018

    Pulled over for gas on the way to Devil's Tower and found a 125 year-old general store in Aladdin where the clerk confirmed only 15 people live. She didn't tell me that the city was auctioned last year for nearly 500k and that the store was part of the deal.

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  10. 23 Jun 2018

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  11. 19 Jun 2018

    Rain clouds hang over Mt Rushmore today. Kinda…

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  12. 15 Jun 2018

    Rapid City got rules. Expression ain't free. @…

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  13. 9 May 2018

    Talib Kweli Knows the Real Kanye West. He's Not Ready To Give Up on Him Yet. via

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    17 Apr 2018

    When Kendrick Lamar's "DAMN" was released last year, we spoke with writer about the album's religious symbolism:

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    27 Oct 2017

    A question I would love to ask an NFL owner/executive 10 years from now: Was keeping Colin Kaepernick out of the league worth it?

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    8 Oct 2017

    It’s that time of year again.

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    1 Oct 2017

    Let's remember why NFL players started kneeling. They are talking about the need for criminal justice reform and police department reform.

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    24 Sep 2017

    ’s episode drops tomorrow and he spitting straight 🔥🔥🔥. Don’t miss it!

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    24 Sep 2017

    The Star-Spangled Banner is one of the most racist, pro-slavery, anti-black songs in America's lexicon:

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    2 Aug 2017

    Trump asked what Blacks had to lose. It was apparently healthcare, housing, college admission, & freedom after Sessions locks everyone up

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