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Janus Adams

@JanusAdams

Award-winning Journalist, Author-Historian, Speaker: "History & Healing" (TM) Publisher http://BackPaxKids.com. Host/Producer: Janus Adams Show & Podcast.

To overcome racial inequality, we must confront our history. (@eji_org) History is not about the past; it's about our present values and future priorities. #BryanStevenson #equaljusticeinitiative #blackhistory calendar.eji.org/racial-injusti…


New on JanusAdams.com! I’m reflecting on rediscovery while working on my memoir, from lost interviews to powerful images. Plus, celebrating my dear friend, poet & activist Sonia Sanchez, as she approaches 90. Sharing moments from our 1974 interview. #SoniaSanchez #Memoir

JanusAdams's tweet image. New on JanusAdams.com! I’m reflecting on rediscovery while working on my memoir, from lost interviews to powerful images. Plus, celebrating my dear friend, poet & activist Sonia Sanchez, as she approaches 90. Sharing moments from our 1974 interview. #SoniaSanchez #Memoir

Thank you #PhilDonahue for your show, for what you showed us all as a man of character and generosity. As a talk show host on radio and TV for decades, let's just say: I couldn't have done it without you. Condolences to your family. May your memory bring them comfort. #RIP

JanusAdams's tweet image. Thank you #PhilDonahue for your show, for what you showed us all as a man of character and generosity. As a talk show host on radio and TV for decades, let's just say: I couldn't have done it without you.  Condolences to your family. May your memory bring them comfort.  
 #RIP

Writers! 🎉 I'm launching a 1:1 coaching program this Fall & I need YOUR input. Book a quick "research" call to share your writing challenges with me: bit.ly/4e5VdXt #WritingCommunity #AmWriting #BookCoach

JanusAdams's tweet image. Writers! 🎉 I'm launching a 1:1 coaching program this Fall & I need YOUR input. Book a quick "research" call to share your writing challenges with me: bit.ly/4e5VdXt #WritingCommunity #AmWriting #BookCoach

Thank you #BerniceJohnsonReagon -- Freedom Singer, Freedom Warrior, sisterfriend. Our #SweetHoneyInTheRock. npr.org/2024/07/17/121…


Toshi Reagon. So grateful for the life of your mother and for you. Rest in Power hashtag#BerniceJohnsonReagon -- Freedom Singer, Freedom Warrior, sisterfriend. facebook.com/share/p/YHkQ4Q…


In the 1920s, Alphonso Sr. and Cressie Sanders Roach left the South for a better life in NYC. Despite losing their first son, they nurtured their second, Max Roach, a musical prodigy. On Juneteenth 2024, NYC honored Max with "Max Roach Way."

JanusAdams's tweet image. In the 1920s, Alphonso Sr. and Cressie Sanders Roach left the South for a better life in NYC. Despite losing their first son, they nurtured their second, Max Roach, a musical prodigy. On Juneteenth 2024, NYC honored Max with "Max Roach Way."

📢 Sick of the current political climate? Join our virtual Writers' Retreat in the Catskills, July 15-19, 2024! Theme: “Crafting Survival: Writing, Resistance, and Joy.” Sign up by June 29th for a special offer! ✍️ buff.ly/3KrEp04 #WriteForOurLives #WritersRetreat

JanusAdams's tweet image. 📢 Sick of the current political climate? Join our virtual Writers' Retreat in the Catskills, July 15-19, 2024! Theme: “Crafting Survival: Writing, Resistance, and Joy.” 

Sign up by June 29th for a special offer! ✍️   buff.ly/3KrEp04 #WriteForOurLives #WritersRetreat

Dear Friend, Yes, the Journal is now a monthly publication. But . . . how could I not send bouquets of love and appreciation to all the Dads in this community—and all their sons? Here’s wishing you a gloriously Happy Father’s Day!

JanusAdams's tweet image. Dear Friend,

Yes, the Journal is now a monthly publication.  But . . . how could I not send bouquets of love and appreciation to all the Dads in this community—and all their sons?

Here’s wishing you a gloriously Happy Father’s Day!
JanusAdams's tweet image. Dear Friend,

Yes, the Journal is now a monthly publication.  But . . . how could I not send bouquets of love and appreciation to all the Dads in this community—and all their sons?

Here’s wishing you a gloriously Happy Father’s Day!

Do you have a story that must be told? Join the WRITERS' RETREAT IN THE CATSKILLS, July 15-19, 2024. Finish that book you’ve promised yourself you’d write. Workshops, Q&As, Media Training & More! Sign up by June 5 for Early Bird bonuses! 💬👥 buff.ly/3KrEp04

JanusAdams's tweet image. Do you have a story that must be told? 

Join the WRITERS' RETREAT IN THE CATSKILLS, July 15-19, 2024. Finish that book you’ve promised yourself you’d write. 

Workshops, Q&As, Media Training & More! Sign up by June 5 for Early Bird bonuses! 💬👥

buff.ly/3KrEp04

History isn't always a straight path; it's often a series of steps forward and backward. Let's acknowledge the truth and strive for real progress. #History #Progress #Truth #Equality #Change buff.ly/3mkblN4

JanusAdams's tweet image. History isn't always a straight path; it's often a series of steps forward and backward. Let's acknowledge the truth and strive for real progress. #History #Progress #Truth #Equality #Change buff.ly/3mkblN4

In a world where shadows often seem overwhelming, let's remember the power of light and love. It’s easy to get lost in frustration and anger, but true change begins with a spark of compassion. Let’s be that spark. buff.ly/3mkblN4 #MLK #BeThatSpark

JanusAdams's tweet image. In a world where shadows often seem overwhelming, let's remember the power of light and love. 

It’s easy to get lost in frustration and anger, but true change begins with a spark of compassion. 

Let’s be that spark.

buff.ly/3mkblN4

#MLK #BeThatSpark

"Praise the bridge that carries you over." As we stand by the rivers of our lives, looking back at the paths we've traveled, it's clear that our journey is intertwined with those who came before us. #History #Ancestry #Resilience #Journey #Hope #Inspiration #FreedomRoad


Curl up with an audiobook this rainy day! 🌧️📚 "A Day for Soup and Other Morsels" brings you stories of history, heritage, hope, and home. #AudioBooks #StoryTime #RainyDayReading buff.ly/49BMv0r

JanusAdams's tweet image. Curl up with an audiobook this rainy day! 🌧️📚 

"A Day for Soup and Other Morsels" brings you stories of history, heritage, hope, and home. 

#AudioBooks #StoryTime #RainyDayReading

buff.ly/49BMv0r

“I wish I’d known sooner that racism is about the racist—not about me.” #Empowerment #UnityInDiversity #RiseAboveRacism

JanusAdams's tweet image. “I wish I’d known sooner that racism is about the racist—not about me.” 

#Empowerment #UnityInDiversity #RiseAboveRacism

After 25 years, a loved one continues to serve a life sentence in Angola Prison despite innocence evidence. Deborah G. Plant, author of "Of Greed and Glory," discusses this injustice on my podcast, emphasizing its prevalence among African-Americans. JANUSADAMS.COM


Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. stood in Brown's Chapel African Methodist Church in Selma, Alabama, and voiced a powerful call to action: "Give us the ballot. We are not on our knees begging for the ballot. We are demanding the ballot." buff.ly/3mkblN4 #VotingRights

JanusAdams's tweet image. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. stood in Brown's Chapel African Methodist Church in Selma, Alabama, and voiced a powerful call to action: "Give us the ballot. We are not on our knees begging for the ballot. We are demanding the ballot." 

buff.ly/3mkblN4

#VotingRights

Excited to announce I'm diving into a deeply personal project—a memoir. Click the "TAKE SURVEY" link on my website for a sneak peek and to share your insights. Your voice matters in this shared history. buff.ly/3Vx3Tjh* #Memoir #SelfDiscovery #MayaAngelou

JanusAdams's tweet image. Excited to announce I'm diving into a deeply personal project—a memoir. 

Click the "TAKE SURVEY" link on my website for a sneak peek and to share your insights. Your voice matters in this shared history.

buff.ly/3Vx3Tjh* 

#Memoir #SelfDiscovery #MayaAngelou

Exciting updates and a special sneak peek into what's brewing with the Sunday Journal are just a click away. Dive into JANUSADAMS.COM to discover more. We're eager to hear your thoughts—please, drop us your insights via our survey. #SundayJournal #SpecialProject

JanusAdams's tweet image. Exciting updates and a special sneak peek into what's brewing with the Sunday Journal are just a click away. 

Dive into JANUSADAMS.COM to discover more. We're eager to hear your thoughts—please, drop us your insights via our survey.

 #SundayJournal #SpecialProject

Happy Spring: season of new beginnings. With all the pain in the world right now, I’m clutching this thought: “calendar as destiny.” That’s the vision I need right now. How about you? buff.ly/3mkblN4 #BillWithers #Spring #NewBeginnings

JanusAdams's tweet image. Happy Spring: season of new beginnings.  With all the pain in the world right now, I’m clutching this thought: “calendar as destiny.” 

That’s the vision I need right now.  How about you? 

buff.ly/3mkblN4 

#BillWithers #Spring #NewBeginnings

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