"Mar" "Sell" Us". Director of Center for Social Change, Associate Teaching Prof (Africana Studies, Philosophy, etc.), and ABD in Education Doctorate. Former Law School Dean of Students, K-12 DEI admin, and cultural center director. *Views are my own*https://bsky.app/profile/marceliusb.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/marceliusb.bsky.social/post/3mlvjhyzqpc2zWhen many critique Bernie Sanders and how his politics ignore, minimize, or lack depth about race, I've seen so many respond with the same 1963 arrest photo, as if to counter that critique. This applies not just to him, but standing up for something is no solitary act. It's continuous and evolving.15 May 2026 14:16 +0000at://did:plc:ls6aol47vecbt5ypslsjfe7n/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlvjhyzqpc2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/marceliusb.bsky.social/post/3mloettwwbc2tVery telling in the debate is that much of focus isn’t arguing that University of Miss. (or state) isn’t racist but instead arguing that LSU/others are ALSO racist. They’re so close to getting it but lack self awareness or willingness to accept the point: Racism was/still is pervasive everywhere. /1 [contains quote post or other embedded content]12 May 2026 18:05 +0000at://did:plc:ls6aol47vecbt5ypslsjfe7n/app.bsky.feed.post/3mloettwwbc2thttps://bsky.app/profile/marceliusb.bsky.social/post/3mlnu46xuqs2xRe: The Ole Miss/LSU discussion of racism I offer that AFAM studies help explain/understand the past and present of the U.S. People’s ignorance (willful or unintentional) explains why the discourse is bad. This is intentional, and there is a reason why AFAM is being eliminated across the country.12 May 2026 13:05 +0000at://did:plc:ls6aol47vecbt5ypslsjfe7n/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlnu46xuqs2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/marceliusb.bsky.social/post/3mliqjijz5s2tDems’ continued misunderstanding of moderation makes them lose. They see moderation as balancing extremes, which is bad in itself if the extremes are human rights/access and denying those. But people actually see it as diluting what they want. So being a “moderate” appeals to few and angers many. [contains quote post or other embedded content]10 May 2026 12:17 +0000at://did:plc:ls6aol47vecbt5ypslsjfe7n/app.bsky.feed.post/3mliqjijz5s2thttps://bsky.app/profile/marceliusb.bsky.social/post/3mlgvdhm5ck2hAlso, the concept of "value" is subjective, often driven by speculation, biased valuations, market hype, money raised, etc. Many companies and people rely on valuing their companies at ridiculous amounts to borrow money and claim wealth without profits, creating, or doing anything useful/valuable. [contains quote post or other embedded content]09 May 2026 18:38 +0000at://did:plc:ls6aol47vecbt5ypslsjfe7n/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlgvdhm5ck2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/marceliusb.bsky.social/post/3mle3drjxf22fRoberts/other SCOTUS justices' claims that neither the Court nor they as justices are political despite many of them spending their lives doing very partisan, political work (that just so happens to align with their votes/ruling) are just ridiculous, disingenuous, and frankly insulting assertions.08 May 2026 15:48 +0000at://did:plc:ls6aol47vecbt5ypslsjfe7n/app.bsky.feed.post/3mle3drjxf22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/marceliusb.bsky.social/post/3mldzeglaws2aRedrawing maps in other states is NOT a solution to the elimination of Black voter representation. But, it IS a chance to pass fed. legislation codifying Black voter representation into law. If not done with that intent, it's just "different" white people with power trying to speak for Black people.08 May 2026 15:12 +0000at://did:plc:ls6aol47vecbt5ypslsjfe7n/app.bsky.feed.post/3mldzeglaws2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/marceliusb.bsky.social/post/3ml2wlvx7uk26Because police unions aren’t like most other unions, so they don’t care. While other unions get pushback from private and gov. entities wishing to stifle wages/conditions, police unions often get a blank check from gov. So police unions vote for the party willing to let them operate with impunity. [contains quote post or other embedded content]05 May 2026 00:29 +0000at://did:plc:ls6aol47vecbt5ypslsjfe7n/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml2wlvx7uk26https://bsky.app/profile/marceliusb.bsky.social/post/3ml2sx5inyc25I WILL be teaching First Amendment next year, so if anyone has syllabi, material, or resources that I can reference, I would be very grateful! [contains quote post or other embedded content]04 May 2026 23:24 +0000at://did:plc:ls6aol47vecbt5ypslsjfe7n/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml2sx5inyc25https://bsky.app/profile/marceliusb.bsky.social/post/3mkyoqcpc322aAssigning papers as a final project is always a great idea until it's time to grade those papers. I tell myself this every semester, and I never seem to learn.04 May 2026 03:03 +0000at://did:plc:ls6aol47vecbt5ypslsjfe7n/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkyoqcpc322ahttps://bsky.app/profile/marceliusb.bsky.social/post/3mksichl3mk2fThe 2016 Election and all that followed did play a large role in where we are today, but the hyper focus on it (while treating it as the beginning rather than as a result of decades of groundwork) is a big problem because it ignores the real sources of the problem and what’s necessary to fight back.01 May 2026 15:52 +0000at://did:plc:ls6aol47vecbt5ypslsjfe7n/app.bsky.feed.post/3mksichl3mk2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/marceliusb.bsky.social/post/3mknndetys22vResharing this thread, which gets into why the VRA is and was so important. [contains quote post or other embedded content]29 Apr 2026 17:38 +0000at://did:plc:ls6aol47vecbt5ypslsjfe7n/app.bsky.feed.post/3mknndetys22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/marceliusb.bsky.social/post/3mknx6hzgsk2fThe Voting Rights Act attacks go back before Trump and even before Shelby County (2013), which watered it down greatly. One case that set the stage for today was Bush v. Vera (1996), sparked by Edward Blum (known for his attacks on DEI and aff. action), fighting against minority majority districts.29 Apr 2026 20:35 +0000at://did:plc:ls6aol47vecbt5ypslsjfe7n/app.bsky.feed.post/3mknx6hzgsk2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/marceliusb.bsky.social/post/3mkngg2rhxk2vWe can’t and won’t ever have a functional democracy when attempts to obtain justice, fairness, repair, and rectification for centuries of racism, segregation, and exclusion are now labeled as “discrimination” by Courts and lawmakers wishing to exclude, marginalize, resegregate, and suppress.29 Apr 2026 15:35 +0000at://did:plc:ls6aol47vecbt5ypslsjfe7n/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkngg2rhxk2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/marceliusb.bsky.social/post/3mknndetys22vResharing this thread, which gets into why the VRA is and was so important. [contains quote post or other embedded content]29 Apr 2026 17:38 +0000at://did:plc:ls6aol47vecbt5ypslsjfe7n/app.bsky.feed.post/3mknndetys22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/marceliusb.bsky.social/post/3mkngg2rhxk2vWe can’t and won’t ever have a functional democracy when attempts to obtain justice, fairness, repair, and rectification for centuries of racism, segregation, and exclusion are now labeled as “discrimination” by Courts and lawmakers wishing to exclude, marginalize, resegregate, and suppress.29 Apr 2026 15:35 +0000at://did:plc:ls6aol47vecbt5ypslsjfe7n/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkngg2rhxk2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/marceliusb.bsky.social/post/3mjl3plmufk2fI don’t know her reasons for apologizing, but I do know that sometimes people’s apologies to colleagues are less about being right or wrong and more about knowing their colleague’s behaviors, how they respond to slights or perceptions of slights, and how those responses can impact others. [contains quote post or other embedded content]15 Apr 2026 23:53 +0000at://did:plc:ls6aol47vecbt5ypslsjfe7n/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjl3plmufk2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/marceliusb.bsky.social/post/3mjkylwv4w227Any law professors who teach First Amendment as an entire class or within their Con Law class willing to let me take a look at their syllabus and materials? Likely teaching First Amendment next year and want to start preparing my syllabus.15 Apr 2026 22:57 +0000at://did:plc:ls6aol47vecbt5ypslsjfe7n/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjkylwv4w227https://bsky.app/profile/marceliusb.bsky.social/post/3min2joeaqk26Completely classless and out of line from Geno Auriemma. He’s always been a jerk, but this was even worse. Deserving of every bit of critique and scrutiny (and more) that he’ll get because of this.04 Apr 2026 01:12 +0000at://did:plc:ls6aol47vecbt5ypslsjfe7n/app.bsky.feed.post/3min2joeaqk26https://bsky.app/profile/marceliusb.bsky.social/post/3milnm7cbok2kThis has now become my small 2026 request. Stop misusing and overusing the word “decolonize”. It’s not a buzz word. It has meaning, and that meaning really does matter. Find a more appropriate word for what you’re doing, want to do, or claim to be doing. [contains quote post or other embedded content]03 Apr 2026 11:48 +0000at://did:plc:ls6aol47vecbt5ypslsjfe7n/app.bsky.feed.post/3milnm7cbok2khttps://bsky.app/profile/marceliusb.bsky.social/post/3mihyea5atc2rI might even go further and say that the Supreme Court even hearing this case is seen as a “win” in the eyes of those aiming to eliminate birthright citizenship. The first step is having the challenge be seen as credible legally and by the public. Getting heard by the Court does that for them. [contains quote post or other embedded content]02 Apr 2026 00:49 +0000at://did:plc:ls6aol47vecbt5ypslsjfe7n/app.bsky.feed.post/3mihyea5atc2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/marceliusb.bsky.social/post/3mih4fyeg5c2dIf you’re arguing in front of the Supreme Court and you’re unprepared for a question about Native Americans from Justice Gorsuch, you should basically be disqualified from ever arguing a case under any circumstances ever again. That is the one thing you can pretty much be guaranteed he’ll ask about.01 Apr 2026 16:29 +0000at://did:plc:ls6aol47vecbt5ypslsjfe7n/app.bsky.feed.post/3mih4fyeg5c2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/marceliusb.bsky.social/post/3mih3teax422dIt should be clearly be a 9-0 decision saying just this (really should have never been taken up as something that needed to be adjudicated again). But as it stands, I expect a 7-2 decision with Alito and Thomas having one or more nonsensical dissents. [contains quote post or other embedded content]01 Apr 2026 16:19 +0000at://did:plc:ls6aol47vecbt5ypslsjfe7n/app.bsky.feed.post/3mih3teax422dhttps://bsky.app/profile/marceliusb.bsky.social/post/3luntyytydk2eWhy did I write about state court pushback to the Dred Scott decision? Because President Trump’s January 2025 Executive Order directly cited the Dred Scott decision when he took aim at birthright citizenship. And we could see state courts pushback against the Supreme Court again. I'll explain. /1 [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 Jul 2025 20:24 +0000at://did:plc:ls6aol47vecbt5ypslsjfe7n/app.bsky.feed.post/3luntyytydk2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/marceliusb.bsky.social/post/3micv4abjd22tBringing this back as it might be relevant soon. [contains quote post or other embedded content]31 Mar 2026 00:08 +0000at://did:plc:ls6aol47vecbt5ypslsjfe7n/app.bsky.feed.post/3micv4abjd22thttps://bsky.app/profile/marceliusb.bsky.social/post/3mialnoccc22eThat college education is still valuable and important for growth as a person, exposure to new people and things, and critical thinking. And it shouldn’t be reduced to just taking classes in a specific major and only gaining specific knowledge/skills to obtain a job (often favoring STEM education). [contains quote post or other embedded content]30 Mar 2026 02:13 +0000at://did:plc:ls6aol47vecbt5ypslsjfe7n/app.bsky.feed.post/3mialnoccc22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/marceliusb.bsky.social/post/3miac6nmezc2xAlways a great day when that team in Durham chokes AGAIN.29 Mar 2026 23:24 +0000at://did:plc:ls6aol47vecbt5ypslsjfe7n/app.bsky.feed.post/3miac6nmezc2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/marceliusb.bsky.social/post/3miaaztrsf22xNeither Republicans nor Democrats deserve the most credit for ending slavery. Enslaved people do, due to rebellion, resistance, and self-emancipation. Mass flight, self-purchase, military service, pushing for abolition, and making slavery untenable/unsustainable through resistance ended slavery.29 Mar 2026 23:03 +0000at://did:plc:ls6aol47vecbt5ypslsjfe7n/app.bsky.feed.post/3miaaztrsf22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/marceliusb.bsky.social/post/3mi5at73fsc27Two things can be true at once: Just showing up to "No Kings" isn't enough, but for many it's a good start. If someone wants to get in shape/lift but hasn't been in a gym, you can both applaud them for showing up while still acknowledging they need to do more/be consistent to build muscle/endurance.28 Mar 2026 18:22 +0000at://did:plc:ls6aol47vecbt5ypslsjfe7n/app.bsky.feed.post/3mi5at73fsc27