“‘The persecution is the point,’ said Rep. Abi Boatman, a Wichita Democrat and the only transgender member of the Legislature, who received the [Kansas Dept of Revenue] notice on Wednesday.” To underscore that: a Kansas state legislator is among those whose driver’s license will be voided. (🎁 link:)

On this day in 2012, George Zimmerman shot and killed Trayvon Martin while he was walking home from a store. Zimmerman claimed he looked "suspicious" because he was wearing a hooded sweatshirt.

A nationwide book ban bill has been introduced in the House of Representatives. Here's what you need to know about HR7661, including who is behind it, the history behind such bills, and what you need to do to stop it. bookriot.com/hr7661-book-...

Books for #BHM and beyond. Burn Down Master's House by Clay Cane #booksky #diversebooksky #Blackbooksky #historicalfiction #BlackHistoryMonth

Books for #BHM and beyond. Octavia's Brood: Science Fiction Stories from Social Justice Movements #booksky #diversebooksky #Blackbooksky #sciencefiction #BlackHistoryMonth

Books for #BHM and beyond. The Black Power Mixtape - 1967 - 1975 #booksky #diversebooksky #Blackbooksky #BlackHistoryMonth

Books for #BHM and beyond. Black AF History - Michael Harriot #booksky #diversebooksky #Blackbooksky #BlackHistoryMonth

Books for #BHM and beyond. Assata - An Autobiography by Assata Shakur #booksky #diversebooksky #Blackbooksky #BlackHistoryMonth

Justice for Dr. Linda Davis. ICE must be held accountable for the deadly chain of events and the cruel aftermath. Her memory lives on in every life she touched.

Dr. Linda Davis, special ed teacher at Hesse K-8 School in Savannah GA, killed Feb 16 after a man fleeing #ICE agents crashed into her vehicle during a traffic stop attempt. Another death caused by ICE. They had his tag & could have followed him instead of chasing him. afro.com/ice-pursuit-...

Remembering Roberta Flack. Legend. Such a sweet voice. Heart achingly beautiful songs. Thank you for the music.

You know what time it is.

On this day in 1865, the Kentucky General Assembly refused to endorse an end to slavery in America. Kentucky did not officially ratify the Thirteenth Amendment until 1976.

George Wallace in 1962: "I started off talking about schools and highways and prisons and taxes and I couldn't make them listen. Then I began talking about n**rs and they stomped the floor." Donald Trump in 2023⬇️

Heads up, folks. You have calls to make!

Prince William is the president of BAFTA and he was there. Meanwhile, the show was not broadcast live. The slur could've been edited out and they chose not to do it.

I was born at night, not last night. This aint the first time in history they've claimed mess like this to excuse racism

Coogler added another landmark first to an already seismic awards season, winning the BAFTA for original screenplay for “Sinners” and becoming the first Black winner in the category’s history.

Books for #BHM and beyond. A More Perfect Union by Tammye Huf #booksky #diversebooksky #Blackbooksky #historicalfiction #BlackHistoryMonth

Books for #BHM and beyond. The American Queen by Vanessa Miller #booksky #diversebooksky #Blackbooksky #historicalfiction #BlackHistoryMonth

Books for #BHM and beyond. Heart's Gambit by JD Mayall #booksky #diversebooksky #Blackbooksky #historicalfiction #fantasy #BlackHistoryMonth

Books for #BHM and beyond. The Filling Station by Vanessa Miller #booksky #diversebooksky #Blackbooksky #historicalfiction #BlackHistoryMonth

Books for #BHM and beyond. With Love from Harlem by ReShonda Tate #booksky #diversebooksky #Blackbooksky #historicalfiction #BlackHistoryMonth

Books for #BHM and beyond. The Other Princess by Denny S Brice #booksky #diversebooksky #Blackbooksky #historicalfiction #BlackHistoryMonth

Books for #BHM and beyond. Rust in the Root by Justina Ireland #booksky #diversebooksky #Blackbooksky #fantasy #BlackHistoryMonth

We Are Young Gifted & Black - Nina Revisted #ninasimone #music

#BlackHistoryMonth Marita Bonner was a writer, essayist, & playwright & was part of the #HarlemRenaissance. Her first essay, “On Being Young—A Woman—and Colored,” focused on the discrimination of Black woman. She stopped writing after marrying and having children. #booksky #blackbooksky

Coretta Scott King understood something history keeps proving true. Freedom is never finished. Every generation must defend it. She turned loss into purpose and kept fighting when the world expected her to step back. Leader. Strategist. Movement architect. Black History. Always. 🖤 #SheShed #V4V

On his birthday, we honor the legacy of John Lewis.

Happy birthday to my dear friend, the great John Lewis. John and I first met during a meeting of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee on the campus of Morehouse College in 1960, and we were fast friends from that day on.

The disappearance of YA book collections in public libraries–and the parallel winnowing of YA librarianship. Where are young people supposed to BE young people? That, plus an extremely long roundup of censorship news: bookriot.com/the-disappea...

#BlackExcellence in aviation continues to soar from the heart of the #FightingFifth, Hartsfield-Jackson Airport, to every horizon. This #BlackHistoryMonth, I reintroduced a resolution honoring International Black Aviation Professionals Day.

Linda Davis, a K-8 teacher in Savannah, Georgia, was killed in a car crash by a man fleeing ICE Local authorities said they were unaware of any ICE operations in the area. "We have a no chase policy," a county chairman said www.wtoc.com/2026/02/16/s...

On this day in 1947, a white mob seized a 24-year-old Black man named Willie Earle from a local jail, brutally beat him, and lynched him near Greenville, SC. No one was ever convicted.

Coverage of Andy Barr, a sitting Congressman and candidate for U.S. Senate, running an ad declaring, "It's not a sin to be white" -- a variation of a notorious white nationalist slogan AP: Zero NYT: Zero WashPost: Zero Reuters: Zero Politico: Zero Axios: Zero

On this day in 1847, Missouri passed an act that prohibited Black people from learning to read and write and assembling freely for worship services. The act also forbade free Black people from migrating to the state.

If you haven't read this from @ifightforbooks.bsky.social and @heykellyjensen.bsky.social, you should. It's a clear-eyed look at the legal standing of libraries in Texas, Mississippi, and Louisiana.

Louisiana has refused to reconsider the convictions of 1,000+ mostly Black men sentenced by split juries, despite the U.S. Supreme Court ruling in 2020 that such convictions are unconstitutional and based on an inherently racist law. By @richardawebster.bsky.social

Blue Hyacinth, c. 1937 Oil painting by Tove Jansson #WomensArt

When lawmakers seek to review a list of books, librarians find themselves on the frontlines of a national battle. Across the U.S., librarians face the impact of uniting against library collection standards that include restrictions on race-related and LGBTQIA+ content.

If you don't know where to send great book-themed V-Day cards, I recommend Tx State Rep Hillary Hickland, who just called anyone upset about books being banned from schools a "groomer" who shouldn't be near kids. Reach out & let her know what you think: [email protected]

"There is a fifth dimension beyond that which is known to man" We are living in an episode of The Twilight Zone, this one in particular:

Epstein was a “friend” of Mandelson going back as far as 2002? Consider me staggered. This is a much bigger deal than it appears. The UK through Ghislaine Maxwell, former Prince Andrew and Peter Mandelson seems to be a major factor in his power and influence www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Update: FAMU says banning the word Black from a law student’s Black History Month flyer was a mistake, and the result of an “overly cautious interpretation” of Florida law www.orlandosentinel.com/2026/02/10/b...

On this day in 1946, a white police chief brutally beat Sgt. Isaac Woodard, a Black World War II veteran, just hours after he was discharged. The attack left Sgt. Woodard permanently blind.

HHS is canceling $600 million in CDC grants for HIV and STD prevention in CA, IL, CO, and MN that were marked for state and local health departments, hospitals, universities and non-governmental organizations. These cuts conspicuously correspond to areas of DHS operations as well.

RAILS's advocacy tools are really damn good, y'all.

Black-Owned: The Revolutionary Life of the Black Bookstore by Char Adams #BlackOwned #founditinabook 📚 #blackbooksky #blacksky