4 Black journalists have been kidnapped by the federal government
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4 Black journalists have been kidnapped by the federal government
Year 5 of the Black Feminist Theory Summer Institute: Applications are open, more info on our website. Please spread the word.
Snippet from CU Office of the President
"Farah Jasmine Griffin, the William B. Ransford Professor of English and Comparative Literature and of African American Studies, has been appointed University Professor—the highest academic distinction Columbia confers on our own faculty."
Congratulations🎉
About half of all births are covered by Medicaid.
Over a third of all kids have health care thanks to Medicaid.
More than half of all nursing home residents are covered by Medicaid.
So understand this: when the GOP attacks Medicaid, they attack families in every community.
Breaking News: The Trump administration abruptly walked back its cancellation of more than 1,000 visas held by international students.
“Black Press USA has learned that Trump officials are sending back exhibit items to their rightful owners and dismantling them—starting with the 1960 Woolworth’s lunch counter sit-in exhibit.”
blackpressusa.com/the-smithson...
Cornel West: Republicans like my friend Ron DeSantis just want to restore classical education
Republicans: Plato is DEI
they snatched these two men inside the courthouse. they were not wearing uniforms. they had no badges. they had no warrant. they’re just abducting people.
cannot be said enough how much these people genuinely hate your freedom to live your life as you choose. newrepublic.com/post/194212/...
House Speaker Hall: Bill seeking to ban virtually all abortions in NC will not advance #ncpol
www.wunc.org/2025-04-08/h...
Thankful for all the art makers past and present.
Image quote with the image of a dark scene with a straight, long, wet road lined with trees and lighted lamp posts on both sides. The text reads: “The road to fascism is lined with people telling you to stop overreacting."
“The road to fascism is lined with people telling you to stop overreacting.”
h/t lostvagus.bsky.social
Historians, if you have undergraduates studying Black History in the c18 & c19, please encourage them to apply for a summer fellowship at the Library Company of Philadelphia. I am extending the deadline.
librarycompany.org/mellon-schol...
Listen this IS in fact how it’s done.
Georgetown Law Dean William Treanor responds to Acting U.S. Atty Ed Martin’s threat to refuse to hire Georgetown graduates who have taken “DEI” courses in their curriculum.
Treanor is a brilliant lawyer & constitutional scholar. Embarrassing for Martin.
hey guess what trump's numbers about social security are total horseshit www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
So we’re gonna just let Rep. Green walk out by himself? SMH
As one of the few women to lead the NAACP, Hazel Dukes has steadfastly advocated for #equality, dedicated to uplifting her community & fighting for #votingrights, economic development, education and fair housing.
The SPLC mourns the loss of such a trailblazer. Rest in power, Hazel ❤️ bit.ly/4brerGT
“It’s a digital coup. An information coup… for more than a decade we have been targets of hybrid warfare… But this now takes it to the next level. It facilitates a concentration of wealth and power - because data is power - of a kind the world has never seen before.”
“I don't have another reference point for a private individual coming in, infiltrating, trying to turn government to the benefit of his businesses and locking out and federal employees. It is a coup. I'm a historian of coups, and I would also use that word.”
One Day Economic Boycott was a start. Change your daily shopping habits. Boycott, shun, protest Amazon, Whole Foods, Meta, Tesla. When you’re in groups, insist they not spend common funds on these corps in any way. Support local merchants and growers.
"The Belle Da Costa Greene Award of $2,000 will be granted annually to a medievalist of color for research and travel. The award may be used to visit archives, attend conferences, or to facilitate writing and research."
DUE 15 FEB
More on award & Greene:
www.medievalacademy.org/page/GreeneA...
RFK Jr. is a danger to public health. Every Republican senator who votes yes will own the consequences.
When RFK Jr. follows anti-vax conspiracies instead of science, when he greenlights Trump's anti-abortion agenda, when he cuts healthcare for seniors — remember who voted yes.
Period.
The California DoE is legally correct and tbh it's not a close call imo.
If you're at a Southern university/institution that is closing your LGBTQ or DEI/DEIA offices please reach out to us. We are helping people preserve their department's archival history and will work with you to help ensure folks remain anonymous.
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