Cheers to @eliehonig.bsky.social for a full house and engaged crowd at @92ndstreety.bsky.social for his book talk in conversation with @kaitlancollins.bsky.social - proud to be a @cnn.com alum tonight.

In this brief, @marthasjones.bsky.social and I demonstrate that free Black Americans spent decades claiming birthright citizenship against those who denied it, that the Framers of the 14 Amend. listened, and that these facts should matter to today's Courts. www.brennancenter.org/media/13981/...

Today ACLS, AHA, and MLA filed a lawsuit in federal district court seeking to reverse the recent actions to devastate the National Endowment for the Humanities, including the elimination of grant programs, staff, and entire divisions and programs. bit.ly/4lWubq5

What an important move - both to provide emergency relief and to model doing what we can, where we can.

I really could not be happier for Kaitlyn Chen, whose play, drive, and heart are beyond inspiring. Watching her Princeton teammates and coach cheer her on in the final four is such a reminder of the lifelong power of women showing up for each other. 🐯🏀

"Opinion sections, unlike the internet, do the important job of fact-checking; claims must be substantiated, even though they aim to persuade. They intentionally seek out a diversity of views, rather than replicating polarized echo chambers." www.dailyprincetonian.com/article/2025...

We always need Dina’s words, but I’m holding them especially close this week.

we don’t talk enough about this aspect of our current moment: the sadness and grief of losing institutions that were once so important to us, because they proved unworthy of our support. and it is real grief, because we lose what those institution might have been, if only they had been better.

Much will be said about President Carter's life and legacy tonight and in the coming days. This lovely piece by Kate Brower always reminds me of what two people can do in and for the world from a place of loving partnership. www.cnn.com/2023/11/19/o...

RIP Jimmy Carter.

💔 I keep thinking of an oral history interview she did with Julian Bond where she talked about her work as a teacher and the way she connected with students, treating teaching as a two-way street. Her voice was unmatched power.

As someone with roots in the Delta, I was particularly struck with sadness reading this story. It's occurring in so many places, but it's increasingly gutting to see it keep happening.

In celebration of the little girls in my life who are here to celebrate the Wicked movie and in praise of the matchless Winnie Holzman, I'm offering my very first post on this platform - a Q&A I did with Holzman earlier this year. www.cnn.com/2024/08/09/o...