KEW
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I read, tell stories, block early/often, mind my business, and write--I SAW DEATH COMING is now in paperback.
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My girl made it to the Blacksonian, y'all! And she's in great company! ❤️🔥
Find snapshots of Black history throughout Hopkinsville, KY, year-round | christiancountynow.com/news/267762-...
Find snapshots of Black history throughout Hopkinsville year-round | PHOTOS - Christian County Now
Learn about prominent Black figures and places including bell hooks, Attucks High School, Ted Poston and more
christiancountynow.com
February 7, 2026 at 12:35 PM
Find snapshots of Black history throughout Hopkinsville, KY, year-round | christiancountynow.com/news/267762-...
Black History Month marks 100 years of significant achievements and milestones www.splcenter.org/resources/st... #tellthemwhatwedid and who we are. #BHMat100
Black History Month: 100 years of achievements and milestones
The Black historian Carter G. Woodson — who dedicated his career to the study of Black life and history — responded 100 years ago to the fact that the achievements of Black men and women were not part...
www.splcenter.org
February 7, 2026 at 12:34 PM
Black History Month marks 100 years of significant achievements and milestones www.splcenter.org/resources/st... #tellthemwhatwedid and who we are. #BHMat100
I'm always skeptical of anyone who isn't historically connected to Black History Month, ignorant of its history and purpose, or trying to get closer to whiteness, asking whether *we* still need it.
February 7, 2026 at 12:33 PM
I'm always skeptical of anyone who isn't historically connected to Black History Month, ignorant of its history and purpose, or trying to get closer to whiteness, asking whether *we* still need it.
LaGarrett King reflects on origins, importance of Black History Month www.buffalo.edu/ubnow/storie... #tellthemwhatwedid
A century of Black history
UB faculty member LaGarrett King reflects on the origins and importance of Black History Month.
www.buffalo.edu
February 7, 2026 at 12:16 PM
LaGarrett King reflects on origins, importance of Black History Month www.buffalo.edu/ubnow/storie... #tellthemwhatwedid
New from Southern Cultures, a special issue: Country Music’s Mythology, including Joe Z. Johnson's "This Ain't Texas No More!: Beyoncé and the Black Banjo Renaissance" doi.org/10.1353/scu....
Project MUSE -- Verification required!
doi.org
February 7, 2026 at 12:15 PM
New from Southern Cultures, a special issue: Country Music’s Mythology, including Joe Z. Johnson's "This Ain't Texas No More!: Beyoncé and the Black Banjo Renaissance" doi.org/10.1353/scu....
New from the Throughline Podcast🎧 🎙️: The Man Who Took on the Klan
www.npr.org/2026/02/05/n... In 1871, Ku Klux Klan violence in South Carolina got so bad that the governor sent a telegram to President Ulysses S. Grant warning that he was facing a state of war.
You might hear someone you know. 😉
www.npr.org/2026/02/05/n... In 1871, Ku Klux Klan violence in South Carolina got so bad that the governor sent a telegram to President Ulysses S. Grant warning that he was facing a state of war.
You might hear someone you know. 😉
The Man Who Took On The Klan : Throughline
In 1871, Ku Klux Klan violence in South Carolina got so bad that the governor sent a telegram to President Ulysses S. Grant warning that he was facing a state of war. Grant sent him Amos Akerman: a fo...
www.npr.org
February 7, 2026 at 12:09 PM
New from the Throughline Podcast🎧 🎙️: The Man Who Took on the Klan
www.npr.org/2026/02/05/n... In 1871, Ku Klux Klan violence in South Carolina got so bad that the governor sent a telegram to President Ulysses S. Grant warning that he was facing a state of war.
You might hear someone you know. 😉
www.npr.org/2026/02/05/n... In 1871, Ku Klux Klan violence in South Carolina got so bad that the governor sent a telegram to President Ulysses S. Grant warning that he was facing a state of war.
You might hear someone you know. 😉
If you liked the last video from the Wright Museum, check out the other, funnier one. www.instagram.com/reel/DUJ-i8A...
thewrightmuseum on Instagram: "Detroits Got Talent?? When your CEO asks for a Black History Month jingle, you give him what you got!…. Or maybe we should just lea…"
Detroits Got Talent?? When your CEO asks for a Black History Month jingle, you give him what you got!…. Or maybe we should just leave the talent up to folks like Imani Perry, coming to the Wright museum on Feb. 5th and The Just and The Blind on Feb 27th - Feb 28th.Join us for The Wright Conversations with Imani Perry—MacArthur “Genius Grant” Fellow, National Book Award winner, and one of today’s most vital voices on Black life, culture, and imagination.Charles H. Wright Museum of African American HistoryThursday, February 5, 20265:30 PMSigned books available for purchase.Get tickets at the link in our bio.#thewrightmuseum #imaniperry #jingle
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February 7, 2026 at 12:09 PM
If you liked the last video from the Wright Museum, check out the other, funnier one. www.instagram.com/reel/DUJ-i8A...
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1. It was not an accident.
2. It was not a staffer.
3. While the president may have dementia his racism is not due to dementia.
4. He isn’t sorry. He means every racist thought he shares.
5. His base agrees with him.
6. He will do it again.
7. No one in power will hold him accountable.
2. It was not a staffer.
3. While the president may have dementia his racism is not due to dementia.
4. He isn’t sorry. He means every racist thought he shares.
5. His base agrees with him.
6. He will do it again.
7. No one in power will hold him accountable.
February 6, 2026 at 5:42 PM
1. It was not an accident.
2. It was not a staffer.
3. While the president may have dementia his racism is not due to dementia.
4. He isn’t sorry. He means every racist thought he shares.
5. His base agrees with him.
6. He will do it again.
7. No one in power will hold him accountable.
2. It was not a staffer.
3. While the president may have dementia his racism is not due to dementia.
4. He isn’t sorry. He means every racist thought he shares.
5. His base agrees with him.
6. He will do it again.
7. No one in power will hold him accountable.
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plenty cowards were all too happy to get right in line with his racist agenda and claim they were bullied into compliance.
FOH.
Fix this shit.
FOH.
Fix this shit.
Corporate DEI index sees 65% drop in participation from Fortune 500 companies
Human Rights Campaign's Corporate Equity Index saw a 65% drop in participation of Fortune 500 companies willing to disclose their equity practices.
www.cnbc.com
February 6, 2026 at 5:16 PM
plenty cowards were all too happy to get right in line with his racist agenda and claim they were bullied into compliance.
FOH.
Fix this shit.
FOH.
Fix this shit.
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Photography in the Black Arts Movement at the Getty, Arshile Gorky at Hauser & Wirth West Hollywood, and Steven Arnold at Del Vaz Projects are just some of the shows we’re seeing in Los Angeles this spring.
15 Art Shows to See in Los Angeles This Spring
Arshile Gorky’s road trip with Isamu Noguchi, Steve Arnold’s queer baroque aesthetics, Chicano photography, photography in the Black Arts Movement, and more.
hyperallergic.com
February 6, 2026 at 4:42 PM
Photography in the Black Arts Movement at the Getty, Arshile Gorky at Hauser & Wirth West Hollywood, and Steven Arnold at Del Vaz Projects are just some of the shows we’re seeing in Los Angeles this spring.
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A new study in "Nature Medicine" estimates 2 million people are incorrectly told they have TB each year — and clinicians miss diagnosing TB in 1 million people. Why so many misdiagnoses? n.pr/4tmxwm2
TB or not TB? That is the question
A new study in "Nature Medicine" estimates that 2 million people are incorrectly told they have tuberculosis each year — and clinicians miss diagnosing TB in 1 million people. Why so many misdiagnoses?
n.pr
February 6, 2026 at 4:44 PM
A new study in "Nature Medicine" estimates 2 million people are incorrectly told they have TB each year — and clinicians miss diagnosing TB in 1 million people. Why so many misdiagnoses? n.pr/4tmxwm2
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@wralpheubanks.bsky.social’s WHEN IT’S DARKNESS ON THE DELTA is #2 in top Mississippi Reads this week! We LOVE to see it! 😍 buff.ly/KT8K8Gr
February 6, 2026 at 2:13 PM
@wralpheubanks.bsky.social’s WHEN IT’S DARKNESS ON THE DELTA is #2 in top Mississippi Reads this week! We LOVE to see it! 😍 buff.ly/KT8K8Gr
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Three thoughts.
1. It’s always been about the white nationalism
2. He is returning to the old favorites because his support is waning
3. He dabbled with this trope before but would always leave a hair of deniability. Going straight there also seems like a sign of weakness
1. It’s always been about the white nationalism
2. He is returning to the old favorites because his support is waning
3. He dabbled with this trope before but would always leave a hair of deniability. Going straight there also seems like a sign of weakness
February 6, 2026 at 4:40 PM
Three thoughts.
1. It’s always been about the white nationalism
2. He is returning to the old favorites because his support is waning
3. He dabbled with this trope before but would always leave a hair of deniability. Going straight there also seems like a sign of weakness
1. It’s always been about the white nationalism
2. He is returning to the old favorites because his support is waning
3. He dabbled with this trope before but would always leave a hair of deniability. Going straight there also seems like a sign of weakness
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The danger of “we already knew who/what Trump is, so we don’t need to keep up with the latest outrage,” is that it can obscure the ratcheting steps by which he drops even faintest veneer of democratic practice. In general, each rhetorical escalation marks an IRL increase in state violence. “
February 6, 2026 at 1:05 PM
The danger of “we already knew who/what Trump is, so we don’t need to keep up with the latest outrage,” is that it can obscure the ratcheting steps by which he drops even faintest veneer of democratic practice. In general, each rhetorical escalation marks an IRL increase in state violence. “
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In 2015, Judge Hayes overturned Friendship 9 convictions, said:
“We cannot rewrite history, but we can right history.” (Ask students: what are other ways to right history?)
Teach about SNCC with lesson ⬇️ by Adam Sanchez of
@rethinkingschools.bsky.social
www.zinnedproject.org/materials/te...
“We cannot rewrite history, but we can right history.” (Ask students: what are other ways to right history?)
Teach about SNCC with lesson ⬇️ by Adam Sanchez of
@rethinkingschools.bsky.social
www.zinnedproject.org/materials/te...
Teaching SNCC: The Organization at the Heart of the Civil Rights Revolution
A lesson exploring the history and evolution of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, from freedom rides to voter registration.
www.zinnedproject.org
February 6, 2026 at 3:55 PM
In 2015, Judge Hayes overturned Friendship 9 convictions, said:
“We cannot rewrite history, but we can right history.” (Ask students: what are other ways to right history?)
Teach about SNCC with lesson ⬇️ by Adam Sanchez of
@rethinkingschools.bsky.social
www.zinnedproject.org/materials/te...
“We cannot rewrite history, but we can right history.” (Ask students: what are other ways to right history?)
Teach about SNCC with lesson ⬇️ by Adam Sanchez of
@rethinkingschools.bsky.social
www.zinnedproject.org/materials/te...
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"Paying bail or fines indicates acceptance of immoral system and validates the arrests."
#tdih 1961, SNCC sent four volunteers to Rock Hill, SC to sit-in.
When arrested, they said: “Jail, No Bail.” (Also useful tactic when funds are low.) #TeachTruth
See ⬇️🧵
www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/ja...
#tdih 1961, SNCC sent four volunteers to Rock Hill, SC to sit-in.
When arrested, they said: “Jail, No Bail.” (Also useful tactic when funds are low.) #TeachTruth
See ⬇️🧵
www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/ja...
Feb. 6, 1961: "Jail, No Bail" in Rock Hill, South Carolina Sit-Ins
The Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) sent four volunteers to Rock Hill, South Carolina to sit-in.
www.zinnedproject.org
February 6, 2026 at 3:55 PM
"Paying bail or fines indicates acceptance of immoral system and validates the arrests."
#tdih 1961, SNCC sent four volunteers to Rock Hill, SC to sit-in.
When arrested, they said: “Jail, No Bail.” (Also useful tactic when funds are low.) #TeachTruth
See ⬇️🧵
www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/ja...
#tdih 1961, SNCC sent four volunteers to Rock Hill, SC to sit-in.
When arrested, they said: “Jail, No Bail.” (Also useful tactic when funds are low.) #TeachTruth
See ⬇️🧵
www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/ja...
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Lower levels of PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ in North Atlantic whales show regulations work: Study news.mongabay.com/2026/02/lowe... 🧪🌎🦑
Lower levels of PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ in North Atlantic whales show regulations work: Study
North Atlantic long-finned pilot whales (Globicephala melas) now have 60% lower concentrations of some legacy PFAS than they did a decade ago, offering rare good news about the effectiveness of…
news.mongabay.com
February 6, 2026 at 3:52 PM
Lower levels of PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ in North Atlantic whales show regulations work: Study news.mongabay.com/2026/02/lowe... 🧪🌎🦑
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Iowa closing the African American studies major during Black history month is diabolical.
This article is from 4 days ago, but it is now official. The minor will continue.
This article is from 4 days ago, but it is now official. The minor will continue.
Iowa universities reviewing low-enrollment majors, could close or merge programs
The University of Iowa is reviewing undergraduate majors with low enrollment – like African American studies and gender, women's, and sexuality studies – after the Board of Regents last year mandated ...
www.thegazette.com
February 5, 2026 at 9:07 PM
Iowa closing the African American studies major during Black history month is diabolical.
This article is from 4 days ago, but it is now official. The minor will continue.
This article is from 4 days ago, but it is now official. The minor will continue.
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Current* conditions near Muskegon, MI:
February 6, 2026 at 4:06 PM
Current* conditions near Muskegon, MI:
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@victorerikray.bsky.social, at least we know now where the line is that removes the scare quotes from "racist"
February 6, 2026 at 4:08 PM
@victorerikray.bsky.social, at least we know now where the line is that removes the scare quotes from "racist"
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@grundrza.bsky.social also reflects on the fact that exploiting existing inequalities between tenure track and adjunct faculty makes it easier to implement censorship. Without workplace protections, adjuncts can't refuse to teach censored books.
February 6, 2026 at 3:00 PM
@grundrza.bsky.social also reflects on the fact that exploiting existing inequalities between tenure track and adjunct faculty makes it easier to implement censorship. Without workplace protections, adjuncts can't refuse to teach censored books.
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Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos and publisher Will Lewis “are embarking on the latest step of their plan to kill everything that makes the paper special,” Ashley Parker writes.
The Murder of The Washington Post
Today’s layoffs are the latest attempt to kill what makes the paper special.
bit.ly
February 6, 2026 at 4:15 PM
Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos and publisher Will Lewis “are embarking on the latest step of their plan to kill everything that makes the paper special,” Ashley Parker writes.
I'm glad we covered racist caricatures and their role in promoting racist practices and policies in the survey last week.
February 6, 2026 at 4:38 PM
I'm glad we covered racist caricatures and their role in promoting racist practices and policies in the survey last week.
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Ida B. Wells-Barnett and Jane Addams worked together. They differed on topic of lynching. Both condemned it but Addams considered it an excessive punishment. Like many other critics, Addams did not challenge the racist-sexist explanation for why lynchings were being carried out. Wells-Barnett did.
February 6, 2026 at 4:15 PM
Ida B. Wells-Barnett and Jane Addams worked together. They differed on topic of lynching. Both condemned it but Addams considered it an excessive punishment. Like many other critics, Addams did not challenge the racist-sexist explanation for why lynchings were being carried out. Wells-Barnett did.
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“Inside Higher Ed recently reported that Florida International University (FIU) has mandated a state-sponsored textbook for its Introduction to Sociology classes. There’s not much sociology left in the textbook, as most mentions of race, gender, and even a discussion of Native American Genocide…cut”
This week at Group Threat, I spoke with @grundrza.bsky.social about Florida's censorship regime, teaching under authoritarianism, and how folks are coping (or not).
What's the Matter with Florida? An Interview with Zachary Levenson
A discussion about Florida's censorship of sociology and teaching under authoritarianism
groupthreat.com
February 6, 2026 at 3:12 PM
“Inside Higher Ed recently reported that Florida International University (FIU) has mandated a state-sponsored textbook for its Introduction to Sociology classes. There’s not much sociology left in the textbook, as most mentions of race, gender, and even a discussion of Native American Genocide…cut”