Black archivists have been open abt the emotional toll of the work. I experienced that today going through newspaper articles about police brutality in ‘66 in Akron, OH. My blood was boiling. But I knew what was happening in my body because of yall. And that’s not nothing even if it’s still hard.

It’s that time of the year! Tell me about the most beautiful essay/article you read this year. The one you can’t shake. The one we all missed because *gestures wildly*. The one you printed out. Tell me what moved you.

BREAKING: Colorado voters approved a ballot measure that would raise state income taxes on higher-earning households to fund free meals for all public school students. Follow AP for live updates.

If the Dems results are encouraging to you, take a moment to celebrate. Often in our work toward progress the wins are so few that we become suspicious of them. We jump right to all the work left undone or where we lost or the ways we are bracing for disappointment.

My sons teacher dressed as 6 7 and I hope I never have to leave this school district 😂

KZOO, I’m coming on Saturday!

welcome to @teenvogue.com new series Challengers: talking to candidates either challenging an incumbent candidate who isn't meeting the moment—or challenging the political system's expectations of what a candidate can look like up first @mussabali.bsky.social, 28, who might be Jersey City's Zohran

Sweet baby brown Jesus, please send me someone willing to pay for my research into race riots. It’s so much fun but it would be the cherry on top to get paid for it. Surely someone’s university, institute, fellowship or foundation needs this info

My latest. "Do not allow your values to be captured and contained behind a screen in a cycle of inactive reaction. Jailbreak your cynicism and isolation, and escape your devices. Bring your hope, rage, and potential into the world."

I’ve been doing a deep dive into researching so-called race riots from the 40s-60s… and my oh my are the conditions being set.

Going to the archives tomorrow for the first time! So excited. I’m leveling up on my commitment to history.

Canadian paperback. Coming soon-ish.

Three high schoolers founded a book club that reads some of the country's most frequently banned books after a state law removing books with sexual content was signed in 2023. Two years later, many of the books have been reshelved and parts of the law can't be enforced.

“While friendships are nice, and can often become a significant part of our racial justice journey, to frame our work in this way is deeply problematic. The work we have been called to is to correct systems of injustice.” austinchanning.kit.com/posts/keep-y...

I just booked my first appointment to do some archival research. As someone who loves studying history, this is very exciting. But also- this research is for my first attempt at a fiction project! Finally getting started on this idea makes me feel like I could fly.

The "anti-woke" backlash was always about white collar labor competition from nonwhites, not hr bullshit. bsky.app/profile/phil...

I’m pretty sure Black women are being purged of our influence and power. Kicked out of jobs. Depts closed. Books quietly banned. Speaking gigs gone. Budgets erased. we (the country) are in real trouble if socials, tenure, or elected office are our only paths for speaking/writing/creating change.

Beautiful book. I was immersed and deeply moved by Austin’s path of pain and joy. I am someone with chronic illness who has navigated so many challenges from my body, Austin’s narratives about her own journey spoke to my whole self. Thank you. 5⭐️ @austinchanning.bsky.social #BookSky 💙📚 #BlackJoy

What a weird-ass Rapture. Only the Constitution disappeared.

As a racial justice educator, I used to be on a college campus once a week. I don’t remember the last campus I was on. my last paid gig was 1+ year ago. I share this because the livelihoods of more than the reported 300,000 Black women are being impacted.

Little book tour 💜

Haven’t been over here in awhile. Popping in to say hello.

Here she is! My new book: FULL OF MYSELF: Black Womanhood and the Journey to Self-Possession You can preorder wherever you like to buy your books but here is a bookshop link: bookshop.org/a/100879/978... Eeeek! (Please share!)

Sinners: a half formed thought- there was something deeply political for me abt the vampires argument of “freedom, unity + immortality” that they were offering Black folks in the Jim Crow south. And something even more political abt Black folks saying no- determining freedom on their own terms.

Black women told you. We talked abt this. We wrote abt this. We preached abt this. We researched this. We warned abt this. And we were largely ignored. Don’t make the same mistake twice. Listen to Black women; believe in our assessment of American democracy. Trust we know what we’re talking abt.

I thought I understood the backlash that would result from having a Black President. I now realize severely underestimated it.

Conscience of Congress Removed: Al Green Walked Out: Jasmine Crockett, Maxwell Frost, Maxine Dexter, Andrea Salinas, LaMonica McIver, Sydney Kamlager-Dove, and several others Refused to Attend: AOC, Chris Murphy, Ron Wyden, Patty Murray, Gerry Connolly, Don Beyer History will honor these names 🔝

OMG @theferocity.bsky.social Just listened to you reading at your event with Roxane and my goodness. What an incredibly thoughtful endeavor and what a beautiful reading.

I’m crazy excited to hear that @roxanegay.bsky.social is working on a book of writing advice!!

I have fallen down a Zora Neale Hurston rabbit hole and I NEED someone to digitize all her films in their entirety. She is one of the earliest black women filmmakers and one of few with footage of Black life in the twenties. Everything is still on reels at the Library of Congress.

I’m honestly a little anxious by what this summer might bring. We are all already so overwhelmed. How many political showdowns will this summer bring?

Listen, I know every Black person's head turned when they heard that line

Trump's 𝐃𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭 to our ally in the Oval Office is a DAMN SHAME.  Denigrating a democratic world leader while sitting next to him has not only jeopardized our work with global allies. Once again, Trump's ego just put our national security at risk.

A new $15 million jazz fellowship is granting 50 artists over the age of 62 a $100,000 grant, professional support and performance opportunities

Remember when we were asked over and over again during 2020 “are you hopeful abt the future?” I always found myself asking folks to finish the question… hopeful for what? Hopeful that police would stop killing Black folks? cuz…

If you are ending your subscription to the Washington Post, will you will consider donating to Hammer and Hope? hammerandhope.org

I know I shouldn’t be emotional about this, but I am because my grandfather LOVED John Deere- he would set us on his large mower even when not actually mowing the grass- just riding around! lol. I love that they resisted.

I cannot tell you how happy it would make me if all the news agencies got together and sent only one person to the press pool to cover the White House and all they did was film the empty chairs and ask over and over again about the new policy. They could rotate.

This is what a deal with the devil looks like👇 @housegop.bsky.social JUST VOTED TO CUT Medicaid, SNAP benefits, school meals, & housing assistance all in exchange for giving corporations & billionaires a tax cut all at the  expense of the middle class.

What a wonderful show episode @joyannreid.bsky.social. I really appreciated the number of panelists who affirmed her and her work on air. It was really encouraging to see people rally around her with such gracious but clear words

MSNBC has a terrible track record of firing Black show hosts during times of political upheaval, when we need ‘Black Thought’ the most. So annoying.

Now that Percival Everett has written James, I feel the tug to write Calpurnia’s story… or her daughters from To Kill A Mockingbird

Consequences of ethics and critical thinking in education (aka "the humanities") sacrificed on the altar of STEM playing out in real-time.

This is a lot. Everyday is a lot.

He really thinks he is a king. He already threatened agencies, corporations, nonprofits and universities with that EO against “DEIA” but now it’s revealed he wants to investigate them for *criminal charges*. The First Amendment couldn’t possibly allow for this, but still… this is where we are.

Democratic senators will hold the Senate floor all night long in opposition to the nomination of Russ Vought, an organizer of Project 2025, to head the OMB.

California DOE fires back against Trump's executive order: "It does nothing" "It is against federal law for the White House to dictate what educators can and cannot teach" Will not comply.