A Rush to Save Ancient Artifacts in Gaza Highlights All That Has Been Lost A bombing delay enabled rescue of some objects, but archaeologists fear the wider loss of antiquities from the many cultures living there over thousands of years. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/21/w...

For folks pissed off at Disney-ABC for firing Jimmy Kimmel I do believe we can put pressure and win which we need any win right now. We have friends everywhere pass it around! bit.ly/boycottdisne...

chng.it/v648fZ9tKW Solidarity with colleagues at Texas A&M.

NEW: A lawyer for former Texas A&M Professor Melissa McCoul, who was fired over a lesson related to gender identity, said her client "has appealed her termination and is exploring further legal action." For @nbcnews.com: www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-...

Texas A&M University System orders audit of all courses after gender identity lesson goes viral Details: bit.ly/42jauQZ

One day after the Supreme Court lifted the ban on racial profiling, federal agents swarmed a car in Van Nuys. Four masked agents with guns drawn yanked people out, slammed them to the ground, and pointed a weapon at a pregnant woman. There is no justification for this. None.

Federal immigration agents were seemingly forced to retreat from a roofing job site in Rochester, NY, after being confronted by more than 100 protesters The workers stayed on the roof and agents drove away in a Border Patrol SUV on four flat tires, which had been slashed

Via @pantheonbooks.bsky.social “QUEEN MOTHER by @drashleyfarmer is listed by Washington Post as book you should read this season! We couldn't agree more 😉” www.washingtonpost.com/books/2025/0...

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“A monumental achievement. The meticulousness of Ashley Farmer’s research is matched only by the grace of her prose. The result is a lucid, fascinating biography—a rendering worthy of the great Audley Moore herself.” – @jelani, Dean of Columbia Journalism School

‘We need vigilance’: Marking the 60th Anniversary of the Voting Rights Act Remembering the fight that changed the face of democracy in Texas. Dr. Ashley D. Farmer interviewed www.texasstandard.org/stories/voti...

Join Ashley D. Farmer on November 3rd discussing and signing QUEEN MOTHER: BLACK NATIONALISM, REPARATIONS, AND THE UNTOLD STORY OF AUDLEY MOORE in a special event presented by @torchliteraryarts.bsky.social More info + RSVP: www.eventbrite.com/e/bookpeople... @drashleydfarmer.bsky.social

HAPPENING NOW: Protesters in Austin, Texas chant “Shame on Abbott” as they gather for a rally against the efforts to gerrymander the state

Grassroots activism gets results, whether the activists are on the right or left. While party Democrats have largely failed to respond adequately to Trump, millions of Americans hold the line for the country they love—one school board meeting at a time. trib.al/1ZNgahY

Filmore Brown worked 7 days a week for over two decades to pay off his Brooklyn house. Now, he's losing his home over an unpaid water bill that he says he knew nothing about. “It was stolen from me”

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Palestinian children have been killed at a rate of more than one child per hour during Israel's war in Gaza. “A whole classroom of children killed every day for nearly two years,” UNICEF’s executive director said. Here are some of their stories: wapo.st/3UCiAjn

Labor activist Chris Smalls has been released from an Israeli prison, a spokesperson for the Freedom Flotilla Coalition said

Black families from all over the country flocked to Colorado’s Lincoln Hills during Jim Crow, a safe place for them to gather and relax Figures like Langston Hughes, Zora Neale Hurston, W.E.B DuBois & more would hold literary salons there during visits

going to keep saying: important for a society that would like to keep functioning to discourage baldfaced lying, especially by authorities

Today would’ve been Queen Mother Audley Moore’s birthday. I’ve teamed up with Black Women Radicals to give away two copies of my forthcoming biography. Head over to the Instagram to enter: www.instagram.com/p/DMoILy7RlL...

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If you read anything about Malcolm-Jamal Warner's life and legacy, let it be this from @joelanderson.bsky.social www.theringer.com/2025/07/21/t...

Here’s how to help the families of detained and deported persons. lataco.com/six-gofundme...

If I were a young person currently trying to figure out antifascist action, I would focus on creating a food specific mutual aid project in my direct community. It would be a good way to connect with neighbors and to offer needed sustenance. www.chicagotribune.com/2025/07/20/i...

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"Althea Gibson shattered barriers in tennis and beyond by becoming the first Black athlete to win major titles and blaze a path in professional golf and public service." www.smithsonianmag.com/blogs/smiths...

Congress eliminated public media funding. At a time of deep division, public media brings us together. Help keep it strong. Join our monthly donors today: n.pr/458sOhq

WGBH building in Boston today

“Queen Mother is a sensitively written take on a century of Black history, and an absorbing account of a Black woman who survived the ravages of white supremacy and responded to the challenges of her life with intellectual curiosity, moral courage, and clarity.”

In case you are looking for a good article from a mainstream outlet that lays out what's actually in the murder bill, I sent this USA today one to my family members: www.usatoday.com/story/graphi... - Most of them said that it was really helpful for them.

I can't wait for this book to release! *rubs hands together*

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Zora Neale Hurston's Fort Pierce, FL home saved, but funding needed for its revival cbs12.com/news/local/z...

The United States has recorded its highest annual measles cases in 33 years. The milestone marks a public health reversal in defeating a highly contagious, vaccine-preventable disease as the anti-vaccine movement gains strength.

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Tesla sales fell sharply in the second quarter as Musk backlash and competition chipped away at company's dominance.

Many years ago, Zohran attended a few meetings of Survived and Punished NY. When we launched our #FreeThemAll campaign to free people in women's prisons who were incarcerated for defending themselves against DV/SA, Zohran who was then working on Cynthia Nixon's campaign got us on her radar.

Today marks the third anniversary of the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. What's happened since? A record number of women have been prosecuted. Pregnancy loss is now considered extremely suspicious, even when it has nothing to do with abortion.

The African-American Heritage Trail on Martha’s Vineyard designated the Dragonfly House, a home in Oak Bluffs steeped in history and w/a long legacy as a safe gathering space for Black travelers, as its 41st historical site as part of the Juneteenth celebrations. www.mvtimes.com/2025/06/23/h...

Harvard hired a researcher to uncover its ties to slavery. He says the results cost him his job: ‘We found too many slaves’

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Happy Juneteenth! Today we honor the end of slavery in the U.S. — a pivotal moment in both Texas and American history. How are y’all commemorating? I often give lectures on this historic moment, so I decided to share some key points on Instagram: www.instagram.com/p/DLFd2alxLH...

When Black people told you that it is a normal occurrence for police to lie about protest and assaulting officers now you see ... the test run for the justification of authoritarianism always begins in communities of color

We're living at a moment when ICE is threatening not only to arrest and deport immigrants but arrest and prosecute everyday people and leaders for educating others about their constitutional rights. Helping to defend our immigrant communities is one clear action that we can all take right now. ⤵️