In addition, we welcome you to join a special tour of The Martin Luther King, Jr. Reading Room in the Mugar Memorial Library after the celebration. www.bu.edu/thurman/prog...

Black librarians really be trying to chant BIPOC solidarity with people who come from places where they doing stuff like this 🥴 www.bbc.com/news/article...

photos courtesy of Denver Public Library www.cpr.org/show-episode...

The left tried to crush any dissent or even question about transgenderism The right tried to crush any dissent or even question about Charlie Kirk Dave Chappelle effectively used comedy to restore actual dialog in both cases.

The New York Police Department is investigating racist anti-Indian, anti-Black and antisemitic graffiti found at Dibner Library at the NYU Tandon School for Engineering. asamnews.com/2025/12/12/r...

The library invites the public to tour the location, watch a performance by the Garfield Jazz Quartet and explore its African American Collection, one of the largest collections of its kind on the West Coast. www.seattletimes.com/entertainmen...

Marshall Basketball Coach Starts Fight With Officiating Crash Out share.google/DpLcNpyzb6V9...

Library grants reinstated after court rules against Trump cuts - The Washington Post share.google/2gfha1XJGunI...

Robert Arnold: "When they say we're a republic, not a democracy, what they're really saying is sit down, shut up, and let the rich decide. And we don't have to accept that." www.youtube.com/watch?v=tXqr...

He previously served as dean of library and museum services at Voorhees College in Denmark, South Carolina jbhe.com/2025/11/herm...

UNCW Establishes Jerry Wainwright Scholarship - UNC Wilmington Athletics share.google/2xdeh9pyXn5Q...

A trooper’s shove showed stardom doesn’t protect Black athletes from police | Etan Thomas www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/n...

This is equivalent to saying, "Sure, he murdered dozens of people, but he didn't choose his victims in advance or carefully plan each killing. Just, every once in a while, he felt the urge and killed somebody at random. So, sure, it's not good, but it's not as bad a real first-degree murderer."

I don't care how crazy the real life Roseanne has ended up being. The sitcom character she created is unquestionably one of the top 20 female sitcom characters of all time. I'd even say top 5. Her omission from this list fully invalidates it screenrant.com/best-female-...

The Librarian’s Call: Documenting Is Resistance www.commondreams.org/opinion/docu...

Our survival depends on building democratic coalitions. Hardline Christian Nationalists think their approach is divinely authorized & plan to impose their will thru institutional capture (& are close to it with P2025) The only answer is a diverse, pro-dem coalition united by commitment to pluralism.

Why Nick Mangold belongs in the Hall of Fame conversation - ESPN share.google/aG2efVwkCxNX...

www.reuters.com/world/china/... All this talk about Trump being a 'peace president' 🙄 NIGERIA IS EXTREMELY OIL RICH! Yes, they rival Venezuela and several Middle Eastern countries. And their oil reserves are largely untapped This is Bush w Iraq & Obama w Libya. Same ole story

Justin Fields will never be as big a brand as Russell Wilson despite his faith being more genuine and less performative. This is what's meant by 'already receiving their reward'. Russ was rewarded with fame on Earth. Fields' rewards will be in Heaven

Got to see Dr Riley speak today at the The Afro Celt Exhibition in Leith, Edinburgh. Gasps around the room when he recounted asking top magazine editors why they didn't put Black British musicians on their covers and the answer was that they didn't want to pay for the extra ink. #BlackHistoryMonth

It is almost 2026 and librarians of all people are still choosing to not just unsubscribe their d*mn selves from list servs This is never a good look

blackchronicle.com/southeast/te... Well here's a library story that is flying under the radar

How a UTEP professor used finance principle to uncover bias in NFL officiating www.chron.com/sports/artic...

1 Great thing about the max exodus of librarians from Twitter is that we were spared inevitable, thin-skinned reactions to GEICO's depiction of librarians as 'drunk with power' shushers. Yall know as well as I do had that commercial dropped in 2015 librarytwitter wouldve had a predictable meltdown

Boyd is a recently retired distinguished professor in African American Studies at Wayne State University, and was named the state’s third poet laureate in February of this year, while Mella is Ypsilanti’s first-ever youth poet laureate. concentratemedia.com/michigan-poe...

On October 19 from 1:00 - 4:00 pm, at the Alachua County Library District Headquarters, local police leaders will hold a community engagement event. The event will have remarks from Faye Williams and Dr. Zoharah Simmons, of SNCC www.gnvinfo.com/alachua-coun...

Host Mychal Threets, a librarian who grew famous on TikTok, has done events at Berkeley libraries before, including leading a day last year celebrating Black hair. www.berkeleyside.org/2025/10/09/r...

The Ruby B. Archie Public Library in Danville is marking Black History Month with the return of its "Seen and Heard" exhibit, a celebration of local African American heroes and an amplification of current Black voices in the community. www.msn.com/en-us/news/u...

Terry is a chef, multidisciplinary artist and author of five cookbooks, including “Vegetable Kingdom” and “Afro-Vegan,” as well as the editor of “Black Food” and “The Best American Food and Travel Writing 2025.” news.vcu.edu/article/2025...

In Florida, Broward County’s African American Research Library and Cultural Center will host a series of Saturday talks about Black history through April 2026. kevinmlevin.substack.com/p/there-has-...

The library invites the community to a chat with astronaut Col. Frederick D. Gregory — pilot, space pioneer and the first African American to command a space shuttle — on Tuesday, Oct. 21, at 6:30 p.m. at the Twin Beaches Branch. Registration is required. thebaynet.com/chat-with-an...

Despite growing censorship and misinformation around Black history education, Broward County’s African American Research Library and Cultural Center (AARLCC) proudly announces the return of its CommuniVersity Series. sflcn.com/free-black-h...

Presented by the Black History Committee (BHC), Friends of Thomas Balch Library (FoTBL), this full-day program will introduce attendees to the often-forgotten contributions of black patriots and loyalists who fought and died during the American Revolution www.leesburgva.gov/departments/...

Dr. Boyd is a Distinguished Professor Emerita in the Department of African American Studies at Wayne State University, where she also served as the Department Chair for 16 years. www.elpl.org/blogs/post/m...