The Descendant

My year and a half investigation and writing on the #plantationweddings controversy is finally out ❤️Reconsidering Celebrations at Sites of Enslavement ⁦@SavingPlaces⁩ savingplaces.org/reconsidering-…

On the outskirts of the Serengeti National Park in #Tanzania, the Maasai people are facing eviction from their land --and brutal state violence -- to make way for international tourism and hunting grounds. Enter human rights lawyer @Oleshangay. aljazeera.com/program/witnes… @benmoran

📣OPEN CALL: We are looking for our next cohort of case study researchers to support us in growing our database! 🌍We encourage researchers from North Africa & Sub-Saharan Africa (Central, East & West) to apply. ➡️ Read the application requirements here: openrestitution.africa/case-study-res…

See our latest post on Frances Cress Wesling. Wesling was a Howard trained psychiatrist who critiqued white supremacy. #FrancesCressWesling #WhiteSupremacy zurl.co/4X3jP

June Jordan on the collapse of the black power movement

Seeing video’s of families & elders who lost their homes in historic Altadena is heartbreaking. Here is a compiled list of gofundme’s for the displaced Black families of Altadena. docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d…

Zaire Calvin lost his sister and his home to the Eaton fire. He also wants you to know the history of his Altadena community.

Given yesterday’s disturbing news about decreasing Black, Hispanic, and Native American medical school enrollees due to the 2023 SCOTUS affirmative action decision, I’m resharing this @PostOpinions excerpt from my book, “Legacy: A Black Physician Reckons with Racism in Medicine”

I was a high school freshman and thought Crash was the most thought-provoking movie on race in the 21st century. Obviously, I didn't know what the hell I was thinking bc it was hot garbage and racist AF. The movie cover has a rapist cop rescuing a Black woman he victimized.

Whitewashing the uncomfortable parts of the past doesn't just affect Black stories. For example, you can't fully appreciate how a peanut farmer from Plains, GA became a beloved president unless you know TRUE Black History. The unwhitewashed history of Jimmy Carter: A thread.

@DollarCars Why has renting a car at #LAX taken over two hours 😭😭😭😭 we are exhausted! Our kids are jet lagged. Why after waiting 30 min for a shuttle to the rental office did it take another 40 to check out?! Now we are stuck in a 10 car deep line 4 rows across to get on the road?!?!

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How can teachers guide students through a critical analysis of race and emotions using historical sources? Check out my new piece where I discuss my CARE Framework! @NCSSNetwork

When I tell you I am FLOORED: “CODE SWITCH: DISTRIBUTING BLACKNESS, REPROGRAMMING INTERNET ART” Schomburg Center Oct 15-Dec 19, 2024 “Drawing its title from André Brock’s groundbreaking text Distributed Blackness: African American Cybercultures (2020), the exhibition explores the relationship between Black cultural production and the legacy of computation as a mode of machinic engagement and creative inspiration” Shoutout to @zaritaylor_ and @LegacyRussell

We Say We Want Change, But The Status Quo Almost Always Wins Out. Here’s Why: digitaltonto.com/2024/we-say-we…

How do we enable change? According to Greg Satell @Digitaltonto, ideas for change spread socially. So it's the structure of networks that determine how fast/far ideas for change travel. It's not about the mode of communication or even the individual influence of early adopters. In effect, it is small groups, loosely connected & united by a shared purpose that initiate the cascade of transformational change. That's why many change/improvement leaders are getting increasingly interested in network thinking & practice. See this: greg-satell.medium.com/heres-why-crea…. You can also download Greg's workbook for transformational change for free: gregsatell.com/wp-content/upl…

Tyler Perry seeing videos like this on TikTok and that’s probably why he’s reacting lmaoooooo because this has me WEAK

Very happy to hold the heavy galleys of my book Humans in Shackles: An Atlantic History of Slavery that will be out with @UChicagoPress on October 19. Writers and journalists wanting to review it in newspapers and other outlets let me know or contact the press #slaveryarchive

Historically Black town in Louisiana’s Cancer Alley is divided over a planned grain terminal While some town residents support the project, other neighbors fear it will eradicate historic landmarks and pollute the area thegrio.com/2024/07/13/bla…

Serena Williams dedicates a song to Maria Sharapova. "She could be my tennis ball" 🎾🎙️🎶 #ESPYS

@HumphreyProgram I am a former employee and I would like to get in contact with someone @IIEglobal to get my #PSLF Public Service Loan application processed. I need an email to send the form to. I have tried the NYC office but never received response