George Hardy, last of the Tuskegee Airmen's World War II combat pilots, dies at 100

FBI fires agents photographed kneeling during 2020 racial justice protest, AP sources say

Jewish protesters ordered to leave Phillies game after displaying pro-Palestinian signs share.inquirer.com/5MyesU 🎁

Rest in Power Assata Shakur.

Assata Shakur has "died in Havana, Cuba, as a result of health conditions and her advanced age." She was 78.

last i heard we didn't send a missel to the Sackler family compound

"They are poisoning American citizens" actually that's the pharmaceutical industry... the illicit drug marketplace exist ... because of drug BUYERS... AND drug "offerers"

Wasted all them people money... and Oklahoma education still 50th in the nation

Incarcerated women receive far fewer visits than incarcerated men. This is terrible for a variety of reasons. We're pleased to share that @paprisonsociety is providing affordable rides to SCI Muncy starting in October. Purchase tickets on their website: www.prisonsociety.org/services/transportation

Another desperate attempt by people who can’t stand the idea of New Yorkers electing their mayor instead of billionaires buying one.

many of you are working overtime to validate the humanity of people who are intentionally, systemically, and methodologically working to invalidate your humanity

“I’m working to break the stereotype that African masks are ‘primitive.’ They should be seen as fine art, as high art, and Burning Man is a stage to show that.” —Zulu Heru

I demand that more worthy women coaches, particularly Black women coaches be considered in the WNBA!! Stop hiring men over capable women candidates tf going on around here?! I cannot believe Manbun and Tyler Marshmellow still have jobs over Sandy and TSpoon. #Parity

“I insist on being shocked. I am never going to become immune. I think that’s a kind of failure to see so much of it that you die inside. I want to be surprised and shocked every time.” - Toni Morrison I will always be shocked at the audacity and absurdity of whiteness producing this.

Fellow sober folks, a reminder: However bad things get, you don’t have to drink over it.

EAGLES BLOCK THE FIELD GOAL [AGAIN] TO WIN THE GAME JORDAN DAVIS! MERRILL REESE AND MIKE QUICK ON THE CALL! #FlyEaglesFly

Meet Charles T. Munger Jr., the bow-tied, megadonor physicist standing against California’s blue tide.

“why some people be mad at me sometimes” they ask me to remember but they want me to remember their memories and i keep remembering mine - Lucille Clifton [writing the most Black woman poem of all time]

Nike, I want the A’ja MV4 commercial NEOW!

SOUTH CAROLINA STAND UP!!!! A'ja Wilson named WNBA MVP, winning for record fourth time www.espn.com/wnba/story/_...

Total nightmare for Oscar this weekend 🤦🏽‍♀️

YES and this is acute among white people, this has to be said.

OPINION: "Trump’s effort to stamp out criticism and dissent is straight out of the authoritarian playbook." — The Inquirer Editorial Board

"Unpersecuted, unjailed, unharassed writers are trouble for the ignorant bully, the sly racist, and the predators feeding off the world’s resources." inthesetimes.com/article/toni...

Also from today is a reflection on The Roots and John Legend’s cover album. albumism.com/features/joh...

Apparently… Heaven is accepting people not even hell would consider

There are 2 Black Democratic Senators….. Imagine going along with this.

Got a chance to talk with Shepard Fairey today about his new LOVE Park mural. Video will be out next week!

One of the underperforming Texas charter districts has paid teachers about $10,000 less than the statewide average while paying its superintendent more than $426,000 in 2023, according to tax records. With @texastribune.org

This is pretty awful reading, and of course none of the beauty companies want to admit the packaging and design of their products are targeted at young girls

“What are we to make of a man who called for the execution of the American president, and then was executed himself? What are we to make of an NFL that, on one hand, encourages us to “End Racism,” and, on the other, urges us to commemorate an unreconstructed white supremacist?”

TNC doesn’t miss.

Built in the 13th century. So that mosque stood for 800 years with every sort of person from every place and every religion in the world passing through Gaza century after century, only for it to be blown up by some shithead loser sitting behind a computer that we probably paid for.

Good morning, another day of people in motion across the world. Join in!

The Dept. of Justice has removed a study showing that white supremacist and far-right violence “continues to outpace all other types of terrorism and domestic violent extremism” in the U.S.

“Conservative activist” is wild lol

A Philly landlord’s scheme to terrorize his tenants into moving out left two people dead share.inquirer.com/e8o1o5 🎁

Twenty years after leaving Gaza, it’s Israel’s far right and settler groups who are driving policy, analysts say

Experts tell @abbyvesoulis.bsky.social that the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is being weaponized to serve the interests of MAGA. That means dismissing cases about trans and nonbinary people—while transforming the agency into a “grievance apparatus for white, straight, Christian people.”

There are 600,000 of you who now follow us on Bluesky 🦋 As journalists ourselves, we understand that regularly reading stories about broken systems can take a toll, and we never take the community here for granted. Thank you to all of you who care deeply about the work we do.

In March, we reported on how two leaders of a white supremacist network allegedly helped create a detailed hit list of U.S. politicians, execs, academics and others, according to court documents. Each entry included a photo of the target and their home address. W/ @frontlinepbs.bsky.social

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Some personal news: I've been fired from the Washington Post in the aftermath of the Charlie Kirk shooting. Thread incoming. substack.com/@karenattiah...

NEW: In a moment of peril, Florida lawmakers allowed Citizens Property Insurance, its insurer of last resort, to take disputes before judges whose salaries it funds. The company has taken 1,500+ insurance disputes to mandatory arbitration, where it wins more than 90% of final hearings.

Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu keeps changing position on a Gaza ceasefire, using different ploys to keep the war going.

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