Leta McCollough Seletzky

(This is my latest commentary on national and international affairs)

Every day, I feel a little more like that “This is fine” dog sitting in the burning kitchen

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For the least of these, Jesse Jackson made “I Am Somebody” real Jesse Jackson gets into a car after a visit to the National Civil Rights Museum in 2018. Photo by Andrea Morales / MLK50 There are people whose stature

I wrote this because the Rev. Jesse Jackson made “I am somebody” real

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Work feels like a freaking bubble bath compared to keeping up with current events

I have once again returned to social media from work only to discover that the news remains abysmal

No more “politics as usual”—enjoy!

Well people wanted to shake things up!

Issue #40 drops tomorrow once our managing editor wakes up. We go live after the cats have been fed. Thank you so much to all our contributors. We will be promoting full on here and at AWP.

University of Nevada, Reno Creative Writing Program Low-Residency Master of Fine Arts at Lake Tahoe 2026 AWP SCHEDULE BOOTH #553 FACULTY & ALUMNI AUTHOR SIGNINGS 11AM THU 3/5 MARIE MYUNG-OK LEE: HURT YOU & THE EVENING HERO 4PM THU 3/5 ABBY WHITE: D.J. ROSENBLUM BECOMES THE G.O.A.T. 11AM I REBECCA EVANS: AFTERBURN FRI 3/6 ADDITIONAL FACULTY IN ATTENDANCE: LETA MCCOLLOUGH SELETZKY, BRIAN TURNER AND BRENDAN SHAY BASHAM

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BBC

It’s offensive when we talk about oppression

I’m just

BBC Audio | Lives Less Ordinary | Who is this kneeling man? My search for the truth about my father and Martin Luther King’s assassination

“Contains language that may offend”—how bout that:
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Let me just say that SAME network put content warnings on the story of my dad’s life presumably because it described what happened during Jim Crow 😑

Yep

That’s the real Magna Carta

Yesssssss 🤌🏽

Coming March 1st

I’ve never been more convinced that society—in the US and across the pond—are built on Deny, Attack, and Reverse Victim and Offender

Thinking about Toni Morrison’s observation that the very serious function of racism is distraction

GIANT 🙌🏽

I’d say you can measure a person by what they take pride in their ability to destroy

AND ANOTHER THING! Why am I the one teaching AI most of the time? I’m tired of correcting this thing as it lies and gaslights lol

Thank goodness I continue to train insane 💪🏽😅

It was during an event that required a lot of extemporaneous speaking on my part that I figured out why reliance on AI is dangerous:

It’s like skipping leg day for your brain

This means more than words can say, Amanda. Thank you.

Some of us follow @letaseletzky.com Leta McCollough Seletzky on Bluesky and Twitter. The death today of Jesse Jackson has brought up some photos of Jackson and Martin Luther King, Jr. If you haven't read Leta's book, The Kneeling Man, go read it (she reads the audio version).

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