“They made a place for us to go and be killed in cold blood,” one man in Nasser Hospital said. “They shouldn’t say this is a humanitarian area. It’s a trap and a massacre of starving people.”

Actor Jonathan Joss, best-known for voicing Native characters on King of the Hill and Parks and Recreation, was murdered in a hate crime perpetrated by a San Antonio homophobe. Here is what his husband wrote about what happened.

Israel kills 27 Palestinians in latest mass killing of aid seekers - https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/israel-kills-dozens-latest-mass-killing-starving-palestinians-seeking-aid

What is the effect of #AI on citation politics? Members of the Cite Black Women Collective address that question at our recent #intersectionality Salon: youtu.be/RJnviKcApQo #academicsky #edusky #healthequity #researchpublications

Attacks by the RSF last weekend killed at least 300 people in refugee camps as paramilitaries took control of the Zamzam camp, which had housed some 500,000 people. Relief International said nine employees — the entire staff of the camp’s only remaining health clinic — were killed in the attack.

"In an earlier post, she wrote: "As for the inevitable death, if I die, I want a loud death, I don't want me in a breaking news story, nor in a number with a group, I want a death that is heard by the world, a trace that lasts forever, and immortal images that neither time nor place can bury."

Today, the government detained another student for their speech. Mohsen Mahdawi's attorneys have already filed a petition for his release and a Vermont judge ordered he not be moved out of state. As his fight continues, let us be clear: Dissent is not grounds for deportation.

“No government — regardless of which party is in power — should dictate what private universities can teach, whom they can admit and hire, and which areas of study and inquiry they can pursue,” Alan Garber, Harvard’s president, said about President Trump's demands. nyti.ms/4jzSS9W

JUST IN: The Trump administration announced that it would freeze $2.2 billion in multi-year grants and $60 million in multi-year contract value at Harvard University after the school said it would not follow policy demands from the administration. cnn.it/4imtzXL

I’m looking forward to this event on May 14! @citeblackwomen.bsky.social

@mrjamesob.bsky.social Significant importance to the UK: Trump's ICE was trying to arrest Momodou Taal, a British citizen and PhD student at Cornell, for participating in the pro Palestinian protests. Momodou, facing a costly legal fight, left the US last night. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Free Mahmoud Khalil

The Department of Sociology and Anthropology at Spelman has a new LinkedIn! We are trying to connect with current students and alumni. If you have any news to share (i.e. study abroad, internships, jobs, grad school acceptance or completion, etc.), please let us know!

Our sister scribes Sanctuary panel at the Zora Neale Hurston Summit was a hit! With Nadia Alexis, Candace Bacchus, and Kirsten Ivey-Colson. Thanks to Lori Tharps for bringing us together & Thanks to Joyce E. Davis for taking pics & video. @enjoyceinglife.bsky.social @loriltharps.bsky.social

One of my 2025 writing goals was to do a writers' residency. I'm so excited that I will be doing a Creative Sabbatical at the Ragdale Foundation in Lake Forest, Illinois. It's short: Feb 18-21, but honestly, that's perfect for me right now! #RWCPromoChallenge #writing Photo credit: lnkd.in/gUVri6xY

I just finished this book today and I feel like I need a discussion group! So good! #SkyFullofElephants

Throwback. November 2013. This was either at NWSA or AAA when I held my first book in my hands for the first time. When the writing gets hard sometimes, I remind myself that I have been here before and pushed through. #RWCPromoChallenge #writing

This is one of my writing inspiration quotes for 2025. I'm currently reading Black Feminist Writing (Evans) How to Live Free in a Dangerous World (Lawson), and Belonging: A Daughter's Search for Identity through Loss and Love. Fellow writers, what are you reading? #rwcpromochallenge #writing

ZNH: “You take up the pen when you are told, and write what is commanded. There is no agony like bearing an untold story inside you.” Can’t wait to present at the Zora Summit in 2 weeks! #rwcpromochallenge #writing

Throwback: 19 year old me on my 1st international solo trip. I went to Caracas, Venezuela and visited the coastal towns of Puerto Colombia and Choriní. This is one of the experiences I’m writing about in my memoir, Take Flight: A Memoir on Race, Identity and Travel. #rwcpromochallenge #writinglife

Reflecting on my writing in 2024: I track my writing time in a spreadsheet. In 2024 I wrote a total of 11,900 minutes (198 hours), which breaks down to 3.8 hours per week. I made a lot of progress on my 2 book projects. I participated in 32 co-writing sessions in The Sanctuary #rwcpromochallenge

It’s been just over a year since I joined The Sanctuary, a virtual Writing community for BIPOC students women created by Lori Tharps. Best decision ever. I’m fully stepping into my identity as a WRITER. #RWCPromoChallenge