In conversation with Wil Haywood tomorrow 2-10 @politicsprose.bsky.social on his excellent new book. Connecticut Avenue 7 PM come join us!

The wise, genius of babes. Would that they were running the world! www.nytimes.com/video/opinio...

The wise, genius of babes. Would that they were running the world! www.nytimes.com/video/opinio...

It is worse than you think, DJT is deleting data, research, Black History, and the entire infrastructure for enforcing civil rights. #blacksky #bluesky www.axios.com/2025/11/29/f...

It is worse than you think, DJT is deleting data, research, Black History, and the entire infrastructure for enforcing civil rights. #blacksky #bluesky www.axios.com/2025/11/29/f...

Ha! This is what DC Halloween-resistance looks like!

Jeffries: "We will not be intimidated by Vought, who's totally out of control. The OMB has been illegally shutting down parts of the govt throughout the entire year, & the notion Dems are gonna be intimidated when all he's done is send a message that Republicans are determined to hurt people ... "

ICYMI you can stream this on PBS for free until Oct. 8 here: video.mpt.tv/video/becomi...

1. I pray for Charlie Kirk's family, may he rest in peace, and for our country. He did not deserve to be assassinated for engaging in civil debate, which was once a cornerstone of our Republic. Working across the aisle was once normal. Now, if we are honest, political violence is normal. God help us

Participating in this documentary was pure joy, I loved the boss! It’s excellent. Hope you will watch it on PBS.

“Our Health secretary is a certified quack.” We are living in a bad B rated dystopian movie. “https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/30/opinion/robert-f-kennedy-jr-maha.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

Again, this is what #autocracy looks like. Homeland Security policing minor traffic violations?! Despots gain power by stoking fear. Liberty disappears when the People and their fragile representatives cease exercising it. We become less safe and less free. @beaconpress.bsky.social wapo.st/47qWIPB

This is what autocracy looks like. It’s a very old playbook for DJ T. Only this time he’s the commander in chief and gets to use the District as his reality show set. www.politico.com/news/2025/08...

This is what autocracy looks like. It’s a very old playbook for DJ T. Only this time he’s the commander in chief and gets to use the District as his reality show set. www.politico.com/news/2025/08...

The truth is mean. Evil indeed ...#TrumpsTrillionsTransfer #blacksky #bluesky

1/ The constitution says only Congress can declare war. At most the commander-in-chief can repel attacks. Iran did not attack the US. This war is unconstitutional. As ill considered, as it was, at least the Iraq War was based on a congressional authorization of military force. #Iran #bluesky

1/ The constitution says only Congress can declare war. At most the commander-in-chief can repel attacks. Iran did not attack the US. This war is unconstitutional. As ill considered, as it was, at least the Iraq War was based on a congressional authorization of military force. #Iran #bluesky

Let freedom ring! Happy Juneteenth!

My dad, Dr. John Cashin, Jr., was a Meharry-trained dentist & valedictorian. He founded a third party to give Black voters the chance to run for office and vote for themselves. Ran for governor against George Wallace, to help down-ballot local candidates win! He was a total badass! #FathersDay

A LOT could happen in the next 48 hours. Most Americans believe people who have not been duly convicted of a crime should not be snatched and deported without due process. And that the US military should not be used to displace the state and local governments citizens voted for. Be heard. #NoKings

RIP to a Giant, yeah he and his music took funk, and cool to the stratosphere, watch Questlove’s documentary on him, amazing! #blacksky #Sly www.nytimes.com/2025/06/09/a...

RIP to a Giant, yeah he and his music took funk, and cool to the stratosphere, watch Questlove’s documentary on him, amazing! #blacksky #Sly www.nytimes.com/2025/06/09/a...

"Musk ... did not anticipate that it would be bad PR for the world’s richest man to take food and medicine from the world’s poorest children." An estimated 300,000 have died because he put USAID in the "wood chipper", most of them children. Who, really, is pro-life? www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/o...

"Musk ... did not anticipate that it would be bad PR for the world’s richest man to take food and medicine from the world’s poorest children." An estimated 300,000 have died because he put USAID in the "wood chipper", most of them children. Who, really, is pro-life? www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/o...

I am humbled to be included here, especially under the category of civil rights along with my magnificent colleague @dorothyabrown.bsky.social . All I have is my voice and you do too! I’m not posting much in order to get a new book written. Coming summer 2026! www.washingtonian.com/2025/05/07/w...

I am humbled to be included here, especially under the category of civil rights along with my magnificent colleague @dorothyabrown.bsky.social . All I have is my voice and you do too! I’m not posting much in order to get a new book written. Coming summer 2026! www.washingtonian.com/2025/05/07/w...

Addressing her as "Carla" and not Dr. Hayden in the two-sentence email firing her was intentional, a signal of their disrespect and yes, racism. They wanted their base to revel in it. Nasty, indeed. But with a plethora of such moves I pray most Americans will choose decency in 2026. wapo.st/4iZJXxv

Addressing her as "Carla" and not Dr. Hayden in the two-sentence email firing her was intentional, a signal of their disrespect and yes, racism. They wanted their base to revel in it. Nasty, indeed. But with a plethora of such moves I pray most Americans will choose decency in 2026. wapo.st/4iZJXxv

Thanks to all new followers, don't know where y'all are coming from but I appreciate you! Here is more on Pope Leo's Creole ancestry, it is an utterly American story. As I wrote in my book Loving, constructed race lines broke up alliances and forced people to make choices. wapo.st/4iWtdaC

Justice Marshall jokingly called him "Junior" when he was elevated the year I clerked for Marshall at the Court. A very kind, decent and thoughtful man who was non-ideological, just and humane in his reasoning. May he rest in peace! www.nytimes.com/2025/05/09/u...

There is a God! And his servant said yesterday in his inaugural address to the world that evil would not prevail. I feel better today. Peace be with you!

This reminds me of the fugitive slave cases I teach my students. Is it back to 1850 now?! #blacksky #bluesky F.B.I. Arrests Wisconsin Judge in Immigration Dispute www.nytimes.com/live/2025/04...

This reminds me of the fugitive slave cases I teach my students. Is it back to 1850 now?! #blacksky #bluesky F.B.I. Arrests Wisconsin Judge in Immigration Dispute www.nytimes.com/live/2025/04...

Happy Easter, He lives!

Rule of law? Due process? Habeas corpus, i.e. bring forth the body? Ideas begun at least with the Magna Carta, are now evaporating in America. And all it took was about 80 days. Lord help us.

Rule of law? Due process? Habeas corpus, i.e. bring forth the body? Ideas begun at least with the Magna Carta, are now evaporating in America. And all it took was about 80 days. Lord help us.

Some real truth telling here. And yes, I am in the 92% and engaged in self-care and unsurprised… #blacksky #authorsky www.nytimes.com/2025/04/07/o...

Some real truth telling here. And yes, I am in the 92% and engaged in self-care and unsurprised… #blacksky #authorsky www.nytimes.com/2025/04/07/o...

No criminal record No tattoos No due process Father of a 9 year old, loving pet owner Family insistent that he has no gang affiliations Sent to prison camp amp.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...

I am very proud that our university continues to stand tall for our values of academic freedom and the rule of law. We need a chorus of voices, this is an existential moment in history. Lift every voice and sing y’all! #blacksky #bluesky

I am very proud that our university continues to stand tall for our values of academic freedom and the rule of law. We need a chorus of voices, this is an existential moment in history. Lift every voice and sing y’all! #blacksky #bluesky

It's the 21st Century and this narrative never stops. Andrew Johnson vetoed the Civil Rights Act of 1866 using similar rhetoric. Forever and always, reckoning with anti-Black oppression is cast as discriminating against white people. Lord help us! #blacksky #bluesky www.nytimes.com/2025/03/15/w...

It's the 21st Century and this narrative never stops. Andrew Johnson vetoed the Civil Rights Act of 1866 using similar rhetoric. Forever and always, reckoning with anti-Black oppression is cast as discriminating against white people. Lord help us! #blacksky #bluesky www.nytimes.com/2025/03/15/w...

I have no words. It feels like we are living in a bad sci-fi movie. At least the Trump Administration admits it cannot control curriculum because of the 1st Amendment. Stay strong y’all! www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...

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Well this is good news. And I don’t care that it’s 5-4. At this point a win is a win. Judge Ali will clarify without a doubt. Let’s keep going.