“Black joy is ours, a freedom.”
Culture columnist @SincerelyJenee breaks it down as she proclaims: “Be in the pursuit of happiness, Black people. Share your joy. Take your joy. It’s yours.” #SoulOfANation
Language matters. And Diddy’s dark twisted fantasies are not freak-offs. They are a fatal train of sex trafficking, abuse, and violence. bostonglobe.com/2025/05/15/m…
After weeks of blocking food, water & fuel, the Israeli govt has resumed its bombing of Gaza—slaughtering over 400 Palestinians & putting the remaining hostages at risk.
Unconscionable.
The US must stop funding this genocide & use every diplomatic tool to restore the ceasefire.
BREAKING: Palestinian deaths from Israeli airstrikes in Gaza rise to 413, and the dead include women and children, hospital officials say.
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“When Trump said we would forge ‘the freest, most advanced, most dynamic and most dominant civilization ever to exist on the face of this Earth,’ well if that is what he decrees, who are we not to comply on our own terms?” Right now, that means fighting his oppressive orders.
By the end of 2025, research shows a third of U.S. local newspapers will be closed for good. Many remaining are broke and understaffed. But local newsrooms are still a vital force for good in communities across the country. Proof, just in the last year, of what we stand to lose:
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From @SincerelyJenee: Allison Feaster, Celtics vice president of player development and organization growth, is a key component to one of the league's winningest teams. trib.al/pxo01ke
So much of the dialogue about the apparent anti-white racism in a society where Black people remain on the bottom of every indicator of well being is, in truth, just projection. Plenty of jobs out there that Black people cant get — but we’ve actually got data and research studies to prove it.
I wrote this about America and George Floyd on the first anniversary of his death — so much yet too little has changed since then. apps.bostonglobe.com/metro/s…
Congratulations to the family, friends, colleagues and fans who bore witness to the inimitable literary/artistic magic of the late Greg Tate. #Pulitzer
ALT The late writer/musician Greg Tate has received a 2024 Pulitzer Prize Special Citation.
The faculty member calling out to protect students:
"Don't do it. These are young people. Don't do it. Peaceful protestors inside. Don't do it. Peaceful protestors. CUNY faculty right here. Lots of faculty here. Don't do it."
Friends, please, please amplify. The NYPD are now raiding City College. Reports are hundreds of cops. Please, I know that what happened at Columbia tonight is sickening--but this is Part II. And our @cuny students are largely working class students of color.
The police violence inflicted upon my friend Steve Tamari for standing against Netanyahu’s genocide is indicative of the brutality communities face around the world when they dare to demand peace & justice, from St. Louis to Gaza. We need peace, diplomacy and a #CeasefireNow!