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Sign up to read at the African-American Read-In next week (Tuesday, February 10), 11 am - 1 pm, Perk Café Patio at Perkins Library at Duke. Rain location Bostock Library 127. duke.is/africanameri... #AARI26 #BlackHistoryMonth

In 1965 E.J. Josey became the first Black librarian in the Georgia Library Assoc. which had been whites-only for 68 yrs. He co-founded the Black Caucus of ALA and became president of ALA in 1984. He wrote the Handbook of Black Librarianship. #BlackHistoryMonth www.libraryjournal.com/story/E-J-Jo...

thank you for everything you did for we here and for the library and information science profession, fobazi. you were an incredible friend, thinker, writer, supporter. you’ll be dearly missed 🤍

THIRD PRINTING ALERT: This is my first book and @wehere.bsky.social's first book. The response has been overwhelming (two small printing selling out in a matter of days), but also has meant a bit of lead time in-between. If you've read and enjoyed, please share this out so more folks can explore!

#1 Goal for Black History Month ➡️ LEARN MORE MOVEMENT HISTORY Subscribe for ✔️ Highlighted materials from the John Hope Franklin Archive & other movement collections ✔️ Events and updates from us and out partners ✔️ Movement resources You don't want to miss it! signup.e2ma.net/signup/20164...

Feb 21-22 - Virtuous Con - an online sci-fi and comic culture convention that celebrates the excellence of BIPOC creators in speculative fiction across the media of comics, books, film, visual arts, and more. virtuouscon.com

For #BlackHistoryMonth we're offering 40% OFF Haymarket Books on the Struggle for Black Liberation

As we observe the 100th anniversary of Black History Month, this is your yearly reminder to be clear in teaching the kids who established it, and why. #tellthemwhatwedid Don't know the history? Here you go: asalh.org/black-histor... #bhm100 #bhmat100 They can't take what they didn't give.

#tdih 1960, four African-American NC A&T students began a sit-in (planned at Bennett College) at a Woolworth’s lunch counter in Greensboro. While not 1st sit-in of modern CRM, it triggered direct action wave & founding of SNCC @sncclegacy.bsky.social #BHM100 🧵 www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/gr...

I significantly updated this zine capturing the censored Philly exhibit on the people George Washington enslaved (including the whole thing is in clearer reading order, previously missing exhibit panels, etc.) Thanks @jtheibault.bsky.social for helpful photos! And to others who have offered too 💜 +

“I want to suggest that when we talk about training and technology, we need to follow the money. And in the case of CBP and ICE, the last thing we should be doing is proposing reforms that give them more money.” Robin D.G. Kelley

I’m pleased to serve on the inaugural advisory committee for “DCL at Duke,” a collaboration between the historic Black-led nonprofit org, Durham Colored Library, and the Rubenstein Library at Duke University.

"We need the historian and philosopher to give us with trenchant pen, the story of our forefathers, and let our soul & body, with phosphorescent light, brighten the chasm that separates us." ― Arturo Schomburg, born #tdih 1874 in Santurce, Puerto Rico Read⬇️ www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/ar...

📅 Jan 23 is the birthday of Bob Moses (1935–2021) — a powerhouse of SNCC’s voter registration work in Mississippi. From the Freedom Struggle to the Algebra Project, he believed: “Leadership is there in the people.” ✊🏾 Learn more about him here▶️ buff.ly/8LAvE37 #SNCC

In advance of King Day tomorrow, I am resharing a piece about Coretta AND MLK as a reminder that they were a team. open.substack.com/pub/prisoncu...

MLK Day reading recommendation from @africanacarr.bsky.social this morning on In Class with Carr: _“In a Single Garment of Destiny”: A Global Vision of Justice_ by Martin Luther King, Jr.

"Graham’s is the seventh case ProPublica has investigated in which a pregnant woman in a state that significantly restricted abortion died after she was unable to access standard care."

Claudette Colvin reflects why segregation and the Civil Rights Movement weren’t “a long time ago.” Rest. www.wsfa.com/2026/01/13/c...

‘This is where it all started’: Nina Simone’s childhood home gets long-awaited rehabilitation 'North Carolina home preserved to commemorate legendary musician and civil rights activist, and to serve as arts hub' www.theguardian.com/music/2026/j...

"Reclaiming Durham's Narrative: Scholarship, Service, and the Spirit of Dr. Moore," January 22, 2026, 12-1:30 pm. Panel on Dr. Aaron McDuffie Moore, physician, educator, civic visionary, and founder of the Durham Colored Library. Open to public.

Lies. Lies. Lies. Now brought to you buy saying the quiet part out loud.

NASA’s Largest Library Is Closing Amid Staff and Lab Cuts www.nytimes.com/2025/12/31/c...

The GOP-controlled North Carolina legislature has pushed through law after law shrinking the powers of the state’s governor since 2016 — always a Democrat in that time frame. By @dougbockclark.bsky.social

youtube.com/live/dscW9OS... in class with Carr Kwanzaa episode

Literacy for everyone

From the article: “LLMs are structurally indifferent to truth.”

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Apply for research travel grants to support using collections at the Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library at Duke U. Application deadline is February 27, 2026. Ask questions and get application tips in an online information session on January 14, 2026.

Found this post from @jilltxt.bsky.social after receiving a cold call from a Paperpal rep about implementing the product on my campus. I hope our students aren't relying on this for writing. Also, did AI tell Paperpal I was the best person to contact? If so, another fail.

This is stomach-turning, and giving Chinese Exclusion Act

Yesterday, Pennsylvania Governor @joshshapiropa.bsky.social signed their state's budget into law. That leaves North Carolina as the only state in the entire nation without an operating budget. Our Republican legislature, unable to decide amongst themselves, just quit and went home.

We do not want to pay for this AI bubble.

This is one of the best analyses of the total grift and scammery of AI in education I’ve seen, and it is a MUST Read: “Higher Ed’s Rush To Adopt AI Is About So Much More Than AI - defector.com/higher-eds-r...

Hmmm….

Roll call vote for cloture/blocking consideration of True Shutdown Fairness Act to pay ALL federal employees during shutdown. The Yeas are against paying all workers and for letting POTUS choose who gets paid and mass fired. www.senate.gov/legislative/...

Archiving the Black Web @atbw.bsky.social has two learning opportunities coming up soon. Sign up to find out when applications are available. Web Archiving School: bit.ly/warc-2026-si... Information Integrity and Web Archiving Fellowship: tinyurl.com/atbw-iiwa

Just watched a presentation on the HBCU Digital Collection of primary sources from HBCU libraries and archives, a goldmine for researchers and available online for all. hbcudigitallibrary.auctr.edu/digital/

"AI features are crowding into Google search, Gmail, iPhones, Windows laptops, and other products. If you're suffering from AI overload, these settings can help."

Trump & the GOP are not just saying they don’t want undocumented immigrants to have health care — they’re saying they don’t want millions of Americans to have health care if it means any undocumented immigrant gets cared for in an ER. Not “pro-life”. #TrumpShutdown

It is our duty to fight for our freedom. It is our duty to win. We must love each other and support each other. We have nothing to lose but our chains. —Assata Shakur

"The Digital Yard: An Exploration of the HBCU Digital Library Trust." This event is designed to introduce and celebrate a significant initiative committed to preserving and sharing the rich cultural and academic legacy of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) in the digital age.

"Intel Corp., whose new largest shareholder is the US government, isn’t renewing a partnership with North Carolina Central University’s law school that sought to increase the company’s pipeline of recruits from diverse groups" news.bloomberglaw.com/business-and... @bloomberglaw.com

We think the removal of #FederalData is pretty fowl. Check out our website, consider joining our flock, and learn how to make your #DataRescue skills take flight: www.datarescueproject.org

SAVE THE DATE: We are excited to co-host #Harper200 Sept. 19-21. We invite you to attend in person! The weekend festivities include a dance performance, scholarly panels, poetry readings, receptions, and more. Most events are free. Learn more & register at: coloredconventions.org/harper-200-s...

Bring on the Cordyceps mutations

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James Baldwin was born August 2, 1924 in Harlem.

Students mapped Dizzy's tour using material from “The John Birks “Dizzy” Gillespie Collection” at Vanderbilt University Libraries. Covers stops in Iran, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey, and Greece.