Jericho Rajninger

"Even in her rejections, Morrison was building a movement: a network of Black writers and editors who might, one day, retrace the contours of commercial publishing." Melina Moe examines the letters Toni Morrison wrote as an editor at Random House. lareviewofbooks.org/article/there-…

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How can scholars & practitioners of Black placekeeping represent Black-founded towns in ways that engage the narratives & cultural landscapes through which communities sustain themselves? A conversation, from @daniellepurifoy, @FreeBlackTX & @MaiaLButler: placesjournal.org/article/mappin…

To be poor in Lagos, Nigeria in the midst of climate crisis is to be at constant risk of displacement. But as seas rise, leaders focus on exclusive real-estate projects that are eroding the city’s coastline. From @majapearce, supported by @TheBartlettUCL: placesjournal.org/article/lagos-…

We’ve all seen the “40 Under 40” lists and ”30 Under 30” magazine specials. Meh, I say! @KQEDArts is honoring "8 over 80," people who have been doing amazing work for decades, contributing to the greater Bay Area arts, music, sports and cultural scenes. buff.ly/3ZcfTGX

In "Lost Water," @ursulind writes about water shortages in Amman, where sprawl, climate change & shortsighted governance have left the water-scarce region in crisis. New in Places: the first in a series on #climate #urbanism, supported by @TheBartlettUCL placesjournal.org/article/water-…

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Readers of @verge selected @shannonmattern’s A City is Not a Computer as a “Best Tech Book of All Time”! @PlacesJournal

Reading Lists put the “public” in public scholarship. In this user-generated section of Places, we invite readers to share their own expertise. Featured Lists are commissioned, but *anybody* can create a Reading List for the public to see & learn from👀📚 placesjournal.org/reading-lists/

Your Friday read: @amitangshu on the colonial erasure of ponds, or pukurs, in the Bengal delta. As government & elites have turned their backs on ponds, pushing people & ecosystems to the margin, “the survival of pukurs is inextricably linked to our own." placesjournal.org/article/ponds-…

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