“Black families have stood right here too many times: burying our children and then being told the law sees nothing. We feel every bit of that today.” the Carmack-Belton family

Cyrus Carmack-Belton was a 14-year-old teen that deserved to grow up safely and to thrive. Cyrus was a victim of anti-Black violence, and the jury's acquittal of Chow was the demonstration of systemic anti-Blackness.

Anti-Blackness can be upheld by any individual or system, including PGM/POC communities.

Justice for Cyrus Carmack-Belton 🎥: nathanramospark

“My murderer of my son was set free, and it’s not fair, and it’s unjust.” Nicole Carmack, mother of Cyrus Carmack-Belton www.wistv.com/2026/06/03/c...

Justice for Cyrus Carmack Belton! www.postandcourier.com/columbia/new...

Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2026/06/02/u...

Violent racist store owner Rick Chow of Columbia SC was found on Monday not guilty of murder. In 2023, he shot a Black CHILD (Cyrus Carmack-Belton) in the back, claiming both self defense and that Cyrus had stolen a bottle of water (neither of which have any supporting evidence). I'm so fckn TIRED

On this day in 1892, a white mob destroyed Ida B. Wells's newspaper office while she was away and threatened bodily harm if she returned because she challenged the myth of Black criminality.

I’ve never left a review on Rate My Professor. Maybe it’s changed, but years ago, reviews were basically gripes: “Expects you to read long texts.” 😟 Or: “Just talks about money all class” — but then I’d look & it’d be an accounting course. 😒 I haven’t been able to take the site seriously ever since.

this is incredible

It's good that universities are making six-figure payouts to people who got fired for their comments about Charlie Kirk, but now the universities need to do some new firing, of administrators who carried out those illegal actions. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/27/u...

Gotta give some credit to @vanhollen.senate.gov for taking the initiative to fight for Kilmar last year, when other Dems were cowering on immigration issue also, shout out to total badass @cnewman.bsky.social, lawyer for Kilmar’s family & @ndlon.bsky.social legal director

A childhood dream realized 🥹 Today my book is in stores. I I had hoped The Instigators: How Black Women Have Been Essential To American Democracy (And What We Can Learn From Them) would be published under different circumstances….👀 The message is still relevant. Buy @ www.theinstigatorsbook.com

BREAKING: It's official. The Trump DOJ just confirmed the creation of a $1.776 billion slush fund that can be used to pay Trump allies who claim they've been wrongfully targeted by the Biden admin's ‘weaponization' — including, reportedly, Jan. 6 insurrectionists.

They're stealing billions of your money to pay off violent right-wing psychos while doing everything in their power to spike gas up to $5 a gallon, make groceries into a luxury and hand the country over to the oligarchs who want to permanently replace you.

I say without hyperbole that this is the most brazenly corrupt action in US Presidential history. That it does not immediately lead to impeachment is a dangerous sign of how far the rule of law has declined.

critically this was the case in 1870 when the 15th amendment was ratified! there is literally no such thing as partisan gerrymandering and manipulation of voting rules in the south outside of the context of “white reactionaries want to neuter black political power”

We shall call it “partisan gerrymandering” when it produces a white representative, and “racial gerrymandering” when it produces a Black representative. The former is OK and the latter is unconstitutional.

Kind of astonishing how Alito and the right wing consensus treat this basic fact as completely exculpatory, like partisan interests and racial hierarchy is completely incidental

Just look at the literal words the NC Legislature used to take away the north eastern district held by a Black representative this biennium prior to the ruling. “Preserving the traditional Republican character of North Carolina”

Not nearly enough reporting about what's happening in Cuba, which the administration is attempting to squeeze, punish, and coerce into submission and violent self destruction. This is so much worse than the embargo. It's hideous. Haiti, Cuba, ongoing boat strike murders: anti-Black foreign policy

Thousands are marching in Selma calling for a full restoration of the voting rights act.

Feeling overwhelmed with all of this. LISTEN. Another Louisiana resident (Marshawn is the only name we have) testifies against the state’s racial gerrymander, speaking truth to power up and down the hearing room and predicts how this story will end. Speak your truth, fight and believe.

People will be like ‘Bluesky is all academics & historians’ & I’ll be like, ‘You mean the people who enthusiastically tell me the coolest shit I ever heard?????’

Judge orders Dr. Idris Robinson reinstated at Texas State University. “Professors do not give up their constitutional rights when they accept a job at a Texas public university,” said Dr. Aimee Villarreal, President of the Texas State University chapter of Texas AAUP-AFT. 👏👏

once again, just spitballing, what if we just provided for everyone's basic material needs

As a student, I begin and end every semester with this self-reminder. #AcademicSky #HigherEd

Folks, you are on Bluesky so you are going to have a distorted sense of how many books most people read. 40% of USians read ZERO books last year.

I want to add that class in the U.S. is only legible among white people. Black people have been the MOST working class segment of U.S. society for decades AND YET... Black people are consistently written out of the narrative of "working class" USians.

Yep. Don’t unilaterally disarm when fighting for democracy.

The Coachella music festival is in the news with the minimum price of sold out 3-day ticket costing $549. Contrast that with "Nicolas" who is currently harvesting onions in the Coachella area and getting paid $22 for a $900lb crate. #WeFeedYou #coachella2026

Black folk in the US are still angry over what many of us see as multiple betrayals. People focus on Harris, Booker, and Jeffries. Yes, sure. But look at Bowman, Bush, and now Crockett. Al Green, censured twice. Black SES & life metrics, cratering. Silence re: Ed Blum & AA attacks. We all we got.

Books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books

“Feud with the Pope” is BACK as a likely Wikipedia section heading after a 400-year gap.

A Newly Discovered Recording Lets You Hear Delta Blues Legend Robert Johnson in Stunning Clarity

Feels important to uplift Rep Pressley's leadership. She puts in a lot of work on issues that others often don't see as a priority. I've appreciated her anti-criminalization work over the years. She's a worker.

THE HOUSE JUST VOTED TO EXTENDED TPS FOR HAITI!!! Thank you, Rep. Ayanna Pressley for your leadership on this. Proud to help co-lead this effort for our Haitian brothers, sisters, and siblings. What a day.

As a Christian, I don't think federal agencies should be referring to "Christ, our Savior" in any context. I don't need my government to validate my faith. That's why it's called faith. More importantly, my government shouldn't be invalidating the religions of other Americans.

As a catholic and recovering addict, I know what a savior means to me...and it ain't bombing little children. It ain't the persecution of immigrants, racial, ethnic and religious minorities, and LGBTQ folk. It ain't praying loud as shit in public.

As Christ said...they have their reward in full.

I just can’t believe we’re here - so, baking.

Bet. 🫱🏾

Two brilliant civil rights lawyers - one Asian American; one Black American. Both women. @aclu.org’s Cecellia Wang & @legaldefensefund.bsky.social’s @janainelson.bsky.social. They argued two of the most consequential cases in SCOTUS this year. This embrace is one of my favorite moments of the day.

Cecilia Wang, you were absolutely phenomenal today. Birthright citizenship could not have a better champion and advocate! LDFxACLUxLULACxAsianLawCaucusxDemocracyDefenders

Jackson is far and away the best current Justice on the Supreme Court

April Fools Day has been entirely eclipsed and rendered meaningless by the very fact that Donald Trump is president of the United States rather than a convict in prison. #aprilfoolsday

Imagine being a white nationalist who hates black people but relies on the 14th Amendment to argue against birthright citizenship for the brown, yellow, and red people you also hate. #SCOTUS

Justice Kentanji Brown Jackson is the personification of “temperament of a judge” ‘cause she entertaining these fools with the patience of Job. #SCOTUS