“Small children from poor or middle-class families who watch ‘Sesame Street’ do better on cognitive tests and in first grade than children who do not watch it,” Renata Adler wrote, in 1972.

The denial of racism is the heartbeat of racism. It is essential to keeping racism alive.

Congratulations to Dr. @profblmkelley.bsky.social ! nationalhumanitiescenter.org/national-hum...

Well done, NY!* *the voters, not the Yankees

In the words of Nelson Mandela: it always seems impossible until it’s done. My friends, it is done. And you are the ones who did it. I am honored to be your Democratic nominee for the Mayor of New York City.

The Attacks on Zohran Mamdani Show That We Need a New Understanding of Antisemitism www.nytimes.com/2025/06/24/o...

This is oligarchy. This is obscene. While 60% live paycheck to paycheck & kids go hungry, Jeff Bezos, worth $230 billion, goes to Venice on his $500 million yacht for a $20 million wedding & spends $5 million on a ring while his real tax rate is just 1.1%. End this oligarchy.

This.

The blockbuster horror film "Sinners" features the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians in a short, impactful scene. For some Choctaw, it is the first time they've heard their language and seen their culture accurately portrayed on screen.

Perhaps one of the most influential thinkers in my journey. May your path to light be eased and full of grace… www.theguardian.com/books/2025/m...

In The Trouble of Color, I wrote about discovering my grandmother’s hair in Harvard’s Peabody Museum. It still haunts me. I salute Tamara Lanier who persisted in her quest to win control of her ancestor’s images from the same museum — and prevailed! www.nytimes.com/2025/05/28/h...

5 years ago: “An incalculable loss” Today: Banning masks and restricting vaccine access

This is HUGE. For those wondering why due process is essential for EVERYONE. This is why!

I SAID I LOVED YOU AND I WANTED GENOCIDE TO STOP It is always a good morning for June Jordan.

New episodes of “Sesame Street” and library episodes will be available to watch on Netflix worldwide

Baby, the look on my face when I found out that Nottoway Plantation was a RESORT… burn that shit down again.

Raul Julia ain’t got no business being dead smh

Cancer drug Revlimid is one of the bestselling pharmaceutical products of all time, with total sales of over $100 billion. It’s also extraordinarily expensive, costing nearly $1,000 for each pill, even though that pill costs just 25 cents to make. By @davidarmstrongx.bsky.social

You cannot imagine how devastating this is. Rest in Perfect Peace Koyo Kouoh🙏🏾 news.artnet.com/art-world/ko...

We spent the last ten years criticizing the American left for undermining free speech. Now that the America has a right-wing dictator, we plan to focus more on free speech issues in Europe.

4 days to gather in New Haven to ask a second time, Who Owns Black Data? This year's theme is "The Past in Danger." Carla Hayden, the most qualified person to ever hold the position of chief librarian was just fired yesterday. We don't think we exaggerate when we say the past is in danger. #wobd2025

Looking to learn more about the world of #Sinners? Y’all should pick up this multi-generational historical fiction novel: Zeal by Morgan Jenkins. I just finished reading it and it’s beautifully done. #booksky #blackbooksky

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I celebrated my birthday this week! Hello 41 (🥰🥳 )! It feels like a blessing to be alive—even amid the current unfolding dystopia. 🎁 For my bday I’m co-hosting a fundraiser to get my lil cousin Lala a bass flute: pls join us if you can! Every little bit helps! www.gofundme.com/f/help-vidal...

As I was saying to a friend today, it's always a privilege to have someone care about your ideas. Gratitude today to The Black Studies Podcast for this opportunity to chat w the glorious Ashley Newby @ digital things, Black Studies things, teaching things, & more! open.spotify.com/episode/6IdA...

Disappearing people without any due process is fascism — full stop. I’m sick to my stomach and we all should be.

My latest Substack: The Roberts court kneels to the wicked whims of the king they crowned, while the regime gets busy erasing Black history open.substack.com/pub/joyannre...

Oh, great.

The worst catastrophes of history are caused by men who are malevolent, ignorant, and have exceptional wills.

Work requirements create unnecessary bureaucratic hurdles and stress for people with disabilities and causes gaps in coverage. Red tape shouldn’t stand between people and their healthcare. Work requirements = Medicaid delays and denials. #NoRedTape #HandsoffMedicaid ow.ly/V1kR50VtrQp

The U.S. has long touted the power and independence of its fourth estate, yet this administration and its GOP allies seem determined to undermine—if not dismantle—it all. www.jezebel.com/gop-senator-...

So many families find stillbirth hard to talk about. In ProPublica’s new documentary, three mothers share their stories of loss, healing and how they are working to make change. 📌 Join them and our reporters for a film discussion on Wednesday, April 2 at 4 p.m. ET. RSVP:

Ahh lol

When I tell you these people want to go back to the 19th century???

Hey. Focus. The Oscar-winning co-director of NO OTHER LAND was just "lynched" by settlers and abducted by IDF soldiers in the West Bank. This was witnessed first-hand by his co-director.

Right? We really have entered the doom loop.

Hey folks, I’ll be discussing my @rutgersupress.bsky.social book, Caribbean Inhospitality, with Yolanda Martínez-San Miguel, @jossianna.bsky.social, and Nayan Shah, at the USC Levan Institute for the Humanities, Monday, March 24, 12 - 1 pm PST. Link to register calendar.usc.edu/event/levan-...

"Medicaid at 60," a special issue of the Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law, brings together leading scholars to consider Medicaid's remarkable historical development and look to the future. Read the full issue, made freely available for a limited time: buff.ly/GgRlkpw

Desaparecidos!!!

The vibraphonist, composer and jazz-funk pioneer helped inspire the neo-soul movement, and his best-known song was sampled over 100 times.

Wow. Hazel Dukes was an institution unto herself. Rest in Peace, Ms. Dukes. gothamist.com/news/hazel-d...

A fool surrounded by a pack of fools and a fleet of cowards.