A second lamp in the belfry burns! Old North Church, April 18, 2025 #TwoLanterns #PaulReveresRide250

Courage is contagious! A scene from the Harvard and Cambridge community rally in Harvard Yard last week. The speaker in this shot is History Department professor Kirsten Weld, president of the Harvard chapter of the American Association of University Professors.

Early voting starts today in Wisconsin! Let's stop Elon Musk from buying another election and ending the liberal majority on the Wisconsin Supreme Court. Help us elect Susan Crawford and secure a major win for workers' rights and reproductive freedom: www.mobilize.us/indi...

Looking for respite in an uplifting read this Women's History Month? Try The Cherokee Rose, a novel set in the mountains of Georgia, past and present. Sign up for a free Kindle copy through this Goodreads Giveaway, March 10-March 24. I promise this story blooms! www.goodreads.com/giveaway/sho...

Thanks to everyone who participated nationwide!

After yesterday's Oval Office horror show, a sibling texted to the family thread: "Know what time it is." Sharing my midnight Substack post on spiritual warfare and remembering what goodness looks like: tiyamiles.substack.com/p/spiritual-...

Gratitude is plentitude. And as the geographer and Black South scholar Michelle Lanier says, “Meet your cousin Collard!”

Words of sustenance from the extraordinary Octavia Butler. While absorbing shock and navigating change, kindness and love are our helpers. #longgametoolkit #octaviabutler

I know the clouds are gathering. It's getting darker and darker out there. But remember what Alice Walker said: "The way forward is with a broken heart."