Zebulon Miletsky

It is a good day when an Africana Studies student, Zohran Mamdani, and the son of an Africana Studies colleague, Professor Mahmood Mamdani (Uni Kampala/NYU), becomes the mayor of NYC.

Thurs, 4/23 | 6:30 PM | #SchomburgCenter: Join the conversation as Dr. Brian Kwoba discusses his book Hubert Harrison: Forbidden Genius of Black Radicalism with Dr. Brian Jones (The Tuskegee Student Uprising) A book signing follows. #Schomburg100 #Harlem ow.ly/cIV250YCrs8

✨The latest issue of Global Black Thought, features an interview w/ Derrick P. Alridge, one of the nation's foremost scholars on Black education. He emphasized the significant role Black women and girls played in shaping the Brown decision. @PennPress muse.jhu.edu/pub/56/article…

#Newsweek piece by @poetkevinpowell on Africa Bambaataa is a hard but necessary read. You can feel how difficult this was to write. Brings to light the right voices, the right concerns, in the right measure. For the culture 🕊️ newsweek.com/what-afrika-ba…

#OTD Apr 8, 1987: Los Angeles Dodgers vice-president Al Campanis is fired after he made racist remarks on national TV two days earlier. Campanis suggested that Blacks lacked the “necessities” to become managers or executives. #History #MLB marklaurencearmour.wordpress.com/2018/06/07/the…

On this day in 1911, a mine explosion near Birmingham, Alabama, killed 128 miners—nearly all were Black men forced to work as leased convicts. calendar.eji.org/racial-injusti…

We’ve been retained to represent the family of Stephenson King Jr., 39, who was fatally shot by Boston Police on March 11, now the officer has been charged with manslaughter after evidence contradicted his account of events. We will demand full transparency and will pursue justice until there is accountability!

On this day in 1968, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was shot and killed while standing on a hotel balcony in Memphis. Dr. King was there supporting an economic protest by Black sanitation workers. calendar.eji.org/racial-injusti…

On this day in 1964, segregated white churches in Jackson, Mississippi, barred two interracial groups from entering Easter Sunday services. Nine men were arrested and convicted of disturbing public worship. calendar.eji.org/racial-injusti…

Thurs, 4/2 | 6:30 PM: Join us online for a discussion on civil rights and racial justice with authors Ashley Howard, Michelle Adams, Hettie Williams, and Brian Kwoba. Teachers can earn 2 CTLE credits. #SchomburgCenter #Schomburg100 #Harlem @Schomburg_CBFS ow.ly/Z3lS50Yw8vR

Black nurses moved to Staten Island in 1929 to treat TB patients after white staff fled the contagious pandemic. Called "Black Angels" by patients, these 300 women provided vital care and braved systemic racism at Sea View. See more here: bit.ly/3P113BU

New York University reached a tentative agreement with the union representing approximately 950 non-tenure track faculty on raises, better job security and more, the union and the university announced Wednesday morning. thecity.nyc/2026/03/25/nyu…

MLK Jr. Family Services pauses all programs due to unforeseen circumstances #Springfield wwlp.com/news/local-new…

After finding an original freedom paper in his mother's home, a Roxbury man embarked on a journey to uncover three centuries of his family's lineage and his ancestor's freedom from slavery. trib.al/DgWQwiN

I fully support this. The district mismanaged funds. Maybe it wasn’t their fault. But cut elsewhere. Not our community teachers who make such a difference. longisland.news12.com/bellport-high-…

Early Irish people were dark skinned with blue eyes – documentary irishtimes.com/news/ireland/i…

The teaching methods and approach of Black American Educator Marva Collins in her West Side Preparatory School in 1981 Chicago, Illinois.

When the purpose is clear, the path follows. Ava DuVernay says she moves with intention because the world needs it. And that's the truth!

This is upsetting, disturbing, but unfortunately not altogether surprising

The 400-Day Target Boycott Was More Effective Than You Think dlvr.it/TRRGdZ

Wishing the great Andrew Young a happy early Birthday. The civil rights leader and former congressman, mayor and ambassador was born 3-12-32 and is 94 with the energy of a man half his age. @AJC @itsuatl uatl.com/news/2026/03/a…