What A Fool Believes.

Fun fact, this heroic act led to him being suspended for a year. Hit the link for details and context. www.becauseofthemwecan.com/blogs/news/m...

'Free to be' by contemporary US illustrator and artist Ekua Holmes #WomensArt

Like any cancer, white supremacy must be rooted out and removed our it will ultimately destroy the host

The monthly jobs report will not be released today after the Trump administration reportedly furloughed nearly every BLS employee for the shutdown

There have been at least 4 bomb threats at college and university libraries this week.

It is crucial that anyone in or near Leander write to the school board, as the board was *not informed* this was going to happen. It is crucial anyone in Texas write to their legislators about how this new law is being misappropriated to ban materials. It is crucial to know this is just the start.

"Two civil rights lawyers who spoke out about the Trump administration's efforts to limit enforcement of the Fair Housing Act were removed from their posts ... and said they were escorted out of the Housing and Urban Development Department by administration staff." www.nytimes.com/2025/09/29/u...

AIYANA STANLEY-JONES WAS SEVEN.

I’m excited to share that on October 18, 2025, 11am-12:30pm, I’ll be giving a talk at Maryland Center for History and Culture on he museum’s striking purple livery featured in Superfine. mdhistory.org/calendar/wye-oak-lecture-dandies-on-display-livery-luxury-and-the-enslaved-body

I made a free printable bookmark you can use for any banned books week (or before or after!) displays, books, etc., that gives people *action items* for defending the right to read. buttondown.com/wellsourced/...

'The Gay Harlem Renaissance,' a new art exhibition opening this fall in New York City, invites visitors to explore a lesser-known but vital chapter of the Harlem Renaissance: the queer artists, writers, and performers who helped define it. gothamist.com/news/the-gay...

#InterviewWithTheVampire #iwtv #iwtvsky Season 2 of ‘Interview with the Vampire’ is now streaming on Netflix!

🔊ON & UP 😍👇🏾'Closing #Gourd Dance 9/272025 at #Comanche Nation Fair. #Powwow' (FB VID: Eric Poemoceah. Sept 27, 2025) #GourdDance #NativeAmericans #Indigenous #FirstNations

LaToya M. Hobbs is a US printmaker best known for her large-scale portraits of women.Shevis a founding member of Black Women of Print £WomensArt

Whew…

Oh my god, #TheStar is the best movie ever. #TCMParty

Acadia National Park in Maine has removed educational signs about climate change, Indigenous history & ecology. www.mainepublic.org/climate/2025...

#20TBRbookchallenge Choose 20 books from your TBR shelf. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. The Fall That Saved Us by Tamara Jeree #Booksky #bookchallenge #readingchallenge #readersky

On this day in 1963, the Alabama Supreme Court upheld the contempt conviction of Mary Hamilton, a Black woman who refused to allow an Alabama district attorney to disrespect her in court.

Whew, yeah, this continues to be a prevailing belief in a lot of "good" "blue" states by folks who've been privileged to turn off awareness of what's happening *everywhere*.

James Baldwin and Frederick Douglass books also banned.

Remembering bell hooks on her birthday. hooks was one of the most talented writers, theorists, activists, and educators of this century. She was born Gloria Jean Watkins on September 25, 1952, in Hopkinsville, Kentucky.

'"Most importantly they brought a different perspective, one that almost always forced me out of my comfort zones. I was awed that books could offer a different standpoint, that words on the page could transform and change me, change my mind." bell hooks

Ryan Walters bolts after announcing on cable news (in our studio) he will be stepping down as Superintendent to become CEO of Teacher Freedom Alliance to “destroy the teacher unions”.

Classroom #10! ALL donations are automatically doubled, so this project to build a diverse collection in a Texas classroom only needs $538 to be finished. We can do this and we can do it fast! www.donorschoose.org/project/prov...

GOOD MORNING. It's bright and early, and thanks to a big donation, our 8th classroom only needs $149 to be fully funded. Can we get it done by lunch? www.donorschoose.org/project/alte...

NASHVILLE - 2 guys in Red MAGA hats showed up on HBCU TSU’s campus uninvited, permitless, and set up a table with signs railing against DEI & undocumented immigrants. Students confronted them without violence. Police moved them. NAACP: “An intentional effort to antagonize”

On this day in 1964, a crowd of at least 7,500 white demonstrators marched in New York City to protest against racial integration in the city’s public school system.

This is his GoFundMe. Sakir is a hero; he may have saved lives.

I like this history which includes who Chris Christie has been.

Ahmed and Youssef met as dentistry students in Gaza. Since the war began, they have found a new way to serve their community—delivering meals with WCK. Every day, they bring food to families in need. In between shifts, they cover basic dental health for their community. #ChefsForGaza

Finally accepting my TBR list will never get shorter. 🤨 #20TBRbookchallenge Choose 20 books from your TBR shelf. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. 1/20, Velvet is the Night by Silvia Moreno-Garcia #Booksky #bookchallenge #diversebooksky #readingchallenge #readersky

Here he comes again...

"Play La Marseillaise."

I want to take you higher - Sly & the Family Stone

WIN: A Georgia appeals court upheld the dismissal of a GOP lawsuit challenging the state’s Dominion Voting Systems, citing the plaintiffs’ lack of standing. The GOP argued the system violated Election Assistance Commission requirements and state law.

Been following Audra McDonald for a while but learned a lot about her performances in the theater.

My office successfully defended New York’s gun laws prohibiting firearms in Times Square and on public transit. Common-sense gun laws save lives, and we will keep fighting to uphold them in our state and protect New Yorkers.

We see you Gandalf 😍

Which is why most Black voters didn't vote for him. We believed Michelle O when she said what he meant by "Black jobs."

Bot farms at work...

Books To Read for Latine & Hispanic Heritage Month #booksky #diversebooksky

ALL Black organizations will be a target:

George is sitting on the terrace of his villa considering what fine wine he'll be having.

IT'S OFFICIAL: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York State, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and New York City have formed the Northeast Public Health Collaborative. The collaborative will issue their own vaccine recommendations and coordinate public health efforts.

The passing of Paul Newman (2008), Sean Connery (2020), Sidney Poitier (2022), and now Robert Redford (2025) signals the slow disappearance of a certain type of 20th century figure: men who embodied classic style in a way that reflected their taste, rather than a professional stylist.

WCK & Rizq teams at our kitchens in Punjab are preparing thousands of hot meals—like this stewed chicken & potatoes dish—every day for families affected by flooding. Since September 7, we've served 578,000+ meals via ingredient kits & warm plates of food to communities in need. #ChefsForPakistan

Fans of “The Twilight Zone” remember Robert Redford’s breakout role in the episode “Nothing in the Dark” (1962) — in which he plays an elderly woman’s .. special guest. “I don't prefer to look back at my earliest efforts,” he once said, “but I have to admit I'm proud of that one."