Tomorrow’s front page of the Minnesota Star Tribune: Jan. 23, 2026

It’s not so much that Trump & co don’t think slavery was important, they want to remove this history precisely *because* of how important it was. They don’t want people to learn about slavery because then people would understand how it continues to shape the landscape of inequality in America today.

People are so far ahead of the supposed politicians who are supposed to *represent* them.

lol as a Black person, I am not arguing with no non-Black person about the Black experience.

Pray for your teacher friends. The load is heavy right now. Teaching in this political climate is a LOT.

ICE killed a Black man, Keith Porter, 7 days before Renee Good, and I hadn't heard about it until today. His vigils went unnoticed. His life came and gone and America forgot to blink. Two Americas.

Posts may be a bit more sporadic from me today as my kids are home from school because my city is being brutalized by the federal government to the extent that it's unsafe for schools to be open

Of all the pieces I've written, this is the one I find myself coming back to over & over again. Our trauma is never-ending ending & kids are in the midst of it. I don't see enough attention paid to how teachers navigate these times with students #EduSky www.edutopia.org/article/maki...

Good morning. I'd like to invite anyone who is interested to make a small gesture of kindness today. It's up to you to decide what that can be. The key is for you to act on the idea. With so much out of our control, we can choose how to be with each other today and every day.

Gentle Reminder: Say Her Name is a social movement that seeks to raise awareness for Black women who are victims of police brutality and anti-Black violence. We can be outraged about Renee Nicole Goode without coopting language designed specifically to honor the memories of Black women.

ICE fascists murdered Renee Good. Renee's partner died in 2023. They had a 6 year old child. ICE fascists just orphaned a 6 year old by murdering his mother in broad daylight. They murdered her less than a mile from where Derek Chauvin murdered George Floyd. Abolish ICE. End Qualified Immunity.

Welp. I JUST booked my spring break getaway at The Hilton yesterday and canceled it today. I can't control much these days but I can definitely control where my hard earned dollars are spent.

Please don't shoot the messenger but...turn your alarm clock back on beloved. It's time. #Edusky

I said this to a friend yesterday and will repeat it here. A lot of people are going to be hyper-focused on elections this year but if that's not your ministry, YOU DO NOT HAVE TO HYPER-FOCUS there. There's so much other organizing work to do. You can focus your energies and attention there.

Ok back to my escapism. This one's brilliant. I'm blown away. @tananarivedue.bsky.social

"They got money for wars, but can't feed the poor" - Tupac Shakur 1993

Screaming "wtf" and waiting for a spontaneous uprising is going to discourage you. There won't be a spontaneous uprising. That's just not where the people are at. Organize for the long term. Build community. Build resilience. Have a strategy for whatever corner of this thing you're working on.

Ugh.

It’s the United States that needs regime change.

Happy New Year BlueSky!! This is the face of someone who couldn't walk this time last year! Having to relearn something I've taken for granted my whole life has changed me in more ways than I ever imagined. Walking into 2026 cancer free 🎉

Last night in Fairbanks😍💖 Incredible pink “watermelon” aurora✨🍉 📸 IG @gsancheziv

I will not be watching or reading any "analyses" about the Democratic party in D.C. I know all about them & their complicity. I'm not interested and I choose to reclaim my time and attention. There're other kinds of politics to engage & most importantly to do (including in our local communities).

I’ve never seen an American elected official fight so hard to starve people.

I don’t know how many times I’ve watched this video. I don’t know how we’ve gotten to the point where men in full balaclavas can abduct daycare teachers while they’re watching children. But I do know that this isn’t sustainable. Abolish ICE. There is no way to reform this.

Not even in New York and I’m happy for y’all 🥹

Now comes the even harder work. But for tonight, let's celebrate.

Just because you personally don't have kids doesn't mean you don't benefit from public education exisiting.

Reggie Williams was walking to a corner store when armed authorities aggressively asked him if he was from Ethiopia or Ghana, he said He and other Black Memphis residents have been reporting harassment by Trump’s police task force: "I don't feel safe"

thank you for all the support; the statement from our union is now live here with some more reporting. now that this is public I can confirm that the majority of today’s layoffs were women of color. there are no longer any Black women working at Teen Vogue.

The government shutdown has put SNAP benefits at risk for millions of Americans. Travis Peters, an urban farmer in Detroit, is giving out free produce tomorrow 'If it's getting tight, my food is free. Don’t even sweat that'

Feeding America has a page where you can input your zip code and it'll show you all of the food banks near you overlaid on a map. If you need it, it's there. If you don't need it, think about donating money if you have it and your time if you don't. www.feedingamerica.org/find-your-lo...

The first two episodes of the revival of Reading Rainbow have nearly 500,000 views each 🤯 Do you know how cool that is for literacy, for book joy?! We are all worthy of reading, we are all readers 💚 And NOW episode three is out! Take a look, it’s in a book 📚🌈🦋 youtu.be/e4VIV48ZB0M?feature=shared

Who robbed the Louvre? Right answers only....

The government said they aren’t releasing SNAP benefits in November — but ALDI is helping families out. Their Thanksgiving meal bundle feeds 10 people for just $40! 🦃 Available now through Christmas Eve, it includes 21 items (like a 14-lb turkey + sides). Share this with everyone!

“The Govt sometimes makes brief, investigative stops to the check the immigration status of those who gather in locations where ppl are hired for day jobs; who work or appear to work in jobs such as landscaping, construction, agriculture, or car washes…” -Justice Kavanaugh

Medicare, as of today, will no longer cover telehealth visits. I can’t imagine a bigger slap in the face to our patients.

During recent attacks against diverse books in libraries and schools, very few experts on children's books were consulted. It's the same with AI and writing: scholars of composition and rhetoric have spent decades thinking about these matters! How about consulting high school English teachers?

🎶 Take a look, it's in a book 🎶 🥹 After nearly 20 years... Reading Rainbow is returning to motivate, help, and encourage kids to become avid readers with new episodes, new friends, new projects, and of course... new books! Make sure to follow the rainbow 📚🌈 #FollowTheRainbow

Had my first mammogram since beating breast cancer. I'm here to report that mammograms can be even more uncomfortable than they were before. 😬

Happy September 21st to those that celebrate!!! 😃 💃🏾🕺🏾

One might argue this is at least as important as Jimmy Kimmel's indefinite suspension--and it's not new, just getting worse.

"This isn't the America I know" Black people:

1/2 Good morning! Sunrise was a stunner today, with dolphins (see next video). For the full 5-minutes #OceanDevotion, watch here: youtu.be/oaxF202wmJU?...

Pray for your teacher friends. The load is heavy right now. Teaching in this political climate is a LOT.

Almost every single HBCU is under a bomb threat There have been almost no announcements about civil discourse and safety regarding the students there.

Three high schoolers, who likely didn't make a career out of enabling and encouraging fascism, were shot in Colorado today.

Anyway, 72 percent of Americans support universal background checks and 76 percent support extreme risk protection orders (ERPOs). Maybe Congress should take those things up

I'm expecting a fresh wave of attacks on our nations public school teachers due to the release of NAEP scores. Please remember that teachers do not have control over curriculum or policies. Take that energy to your local school boards & legislators. #EduSky