Andra Gillespie
@AndraGillespie
Political Scientist. Commentator. Teacher. Christian. Retweets are not endorsements.
Yes! We accept journal submissions all year, and especially in summer!
Dear NCOBPS Members, We encourage you to publish widely. As you publish widely, please don't forget that the National Review of Black Politics (NRBP) is the refereed journal of NCOBPS. @AndraGillespie @PkDPhD #NRBP #NCOBPS youtu.be/jfi_hU80F6A
Obviously, I watched The Cosby Show as a kid. But even to this day, when describing my dad's family to others, I liken him to Theo Huxtable b/c he has two older and two younger sisters. So sad to hear about MJW's death. Condolences to his family. #RIP. nytimes.com/2025/07/21/art…
To clarify my recent comments about voting rights and the All Star Game on @wxia streaming. Sorry for the error. apnews.com/article/fact-c…
AMEN! Outright endorsements from the pulpit will be bad (yes, I know we've seen tacit ones for years), but I'm esp. dreading the day when (not if) some church makes the case that they can use their funds (i.e. tithes) for campaign donations instead of doing the work of ministry.
This is a bad, bad idea for the the country and an even worse idea for the credibility and authority of the local church.
6-10 years ago, I saw on @cspan that John Tyler had living grandsons in the 21st Century. I knew then that I'd visit Sherwood Forest when I went home to VA. I did get to say hi to Mr. Tyler, but he couldn't talk much. Still, it was cool to meet him. RIP. nytimes.com/2025/05/29/us/…
Then why did King Charles travel all the way to Canada to open Parliament and affirm its sovereignty? Asking for a friend. thehill.com/homenews/admin…
I give @CoryBooker his flowers for inspiring my first book all the time, but the truth is, Sharpe James played a critical role in the development of my theory (and overall research agenda) too. I was sorry to hear of his passing. Condolences to his family. nytimes.com/2025/05/12/nyr…
I'm not Catholic, but I never thought I'd see an American #Pope. I am so glad I took time to watch this today.
WHITE SMOKE Conclave has elected a new pope.
I've been stewing on this @MeetThePress interview since I watched it yesterday. @tribelaw perfectly summed up my reaction to Trump's, "IDK, I'm not a lawyer" routine re: the Constitution on @cnn : "You don't have to be a lawyer. You just need to know how to read."
Trump, asked if he has to 'uphold the Constitution,' says, 'I don't know' nbcnews.com/meet-the-press…
Is America an oligarchy? Bernie and AOC say yes, touring the country to “Fight Oligarchy.” Other Democratic leaders aren’t so sure. With the debate heating up, I wanted to share a few insights from our new paper on who’s funding American politics. 🧵 cup.org/4cfm0Az
Sad news. @JonShirek was one of my favorite interviewers. When we last texted (upon his retirement f/ @11AliveNews), we talked about the fun he was going to have. I'm sorry he didn't get to do all he planned. Condolences to his family #RIP. ajc.com/news/obituarie…
Things that make you go hmm...
Where’s DOGE when you really need them?
This is fascinating to watch. The funny thing is, we were just talking about long speeches and filibusters in my intro US gov't class yesterday morning before this began. Oh how I wish that lesson had come 48 hours later, @CoryBooker!
It’s been over 13 hours since I started speaking, and I intend to stay on the Senate floor as long as I’m physically able. I’m here to do my job, as a Senator from New Jersey, to lift the voices of Americans who are being harmed by President Trump. I'm am speaking up.
I meant to post this two days ago. I'll refrain from parsing the tackiness of the proposals to say: 1) Ppl should remember the diffs b/t commercial & nonprofit ventures. 2) Jackie Kennedy worked w/ Oleg Cassini. Valentino was a startup when she was FLOTUS. nytimes.com/2025/03/10/art…
So, I'm watching Trump's press avail with @SecGenNATO right now. POTUS double downed on his tariffs for Canada. He claimed that the US doesn't need Canada for anything and then reiterated his desire to annex the place. If Canada is useless, then why does he want it?
I meant to post this this morning, but alas, I had class. For our edification, here is @PolitiFact's fact check of last night's #JointAddress: politifact.com/article/2025/m…
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Sadly, 538 is shutting down and that goes for my role too. It’s been a privilege making the politics podcast for the past nine years, so a really big thank you to everyone who tuned in! There are a bunch of talented journalists newly on the market as of today -- my colleagues.…
So, by our estimates at @blackinfonet, this #JointAddress has already gone longer than 90 minutes. Per the @Presidency_Proj, this was the longest #JointAddress/SOTU that they have timing for. For reference, his average speech duration was about 80 minutes in his first term.
Our president just literally just called a US senator out of her name in a #JointAddress because she dared answer his rhetorical question (and not in a disruptive way, from my vantage point). That's not presidential.
A bit of news: Trump announced the capture of the alleged perpetrator of the Abbey Gate bombings in Afghanistan. #JointAddress
Trump announced that he's resurrecting Star Wars (SDI version, not George Lucas). #JointAddress. Then he said he was reviving US shipbuilding. Then he announced the reclamation of the #PanamaCanal.