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This is a really important piece. I have a thing coming out tomorrow making a similar argument: that our current ed-policy situation is analogous the period between Brown v. Board (1954) and Green v. New Kent (1968), and that this is really discombobulating for ed researchers generally.

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Books!!

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Rugged individualism is one of the biggest lies.

Ah, @beetlemoses.bsky.social does it again.

“That’s all anybody can do right now. Live. Hold out. Survive. I don’t know whether good times are coming back again. But I know that won’t matter if we don’t survive these times.”

― Octavia E. Butler, Parable of the Sower

Language matters.

“Importantly, we must reject all talk about policing and the overall criminal punishment system being “broken” or “not working.” By rhetorically constructing the criminal punishment system as “broken,” reform is reaffirmed and abolition is painted as unrealistic and unworkable.”

— Mariame Kaba🌸🌸🌸

CPR As a Civic Responsibility A story about a city all learning at once

Another thing I think more people should be doing in their communities given the state of things is skilling up on People's First Aid. Elise Granata wrote a few weeks ago about CPR as a civic responsibility. I think we need to broaden that out. open.substack.com/pub/grouphug...

When I read The Disordered Cosmos, it pulled me back to the little girl who loved science and space; while still holding me in place as the woman who embraces Black feminism. @chanda.blacksky.app is beyond brilliant.

I'm so looking forward to The Edge of Space-Time ✨️✨️

Black mother's and birthing people have the highest rates of depressive symptoms of any group--yer arethe least like to receive treatment.

blackmamasmatter.org

Its Black maternal health week, founded by Black Mamas Matter Alliance, April 11-17th.

#BlackMaternalHealth

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I'm never disappointed when you post something like this!! Such important information to share!

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Keeping this in mind for the next time I teach the Sociology of W.E.B. DuBois (Spring 2027!).

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Oh, absolutely!

It happens to Black men in sports, Allen Iverson in the NBA, high school and college age Black boys having their cut to participate in competitions, etc. (particularly when wearing, locs, braids, and twists). It happens to Black people period.

Same!

The country's descent into fascism cannot be understood without interrogating U.S. policing. But folks across the political spectrum are allergic to this so here we are.

She did try out and make it. 10th overall pick, and by Los Angeles. The "Indianapolis Clowns" were originally part of the Negro Leagues. The revival of it, which Davis is part of, is tied to the Banana Ball.

Nearly everyday, there is something that reminds me that in much of the workforce and education system, the hair that grows naturally from a Black person's head is scrutinized, policed, and still a basis for race-based discrimination.
www.thecrownact.com

Good for them.

I'm aware.

The Indianapolis Clowns of the Negro Leagues | MLB.com History of the Indianapolis Clowns

The Indianapolis Clowns are part of sports history-of Black History and of Women's history. Marcenia Lyle "Toni" Stone, became the first woman to play as a regular on an American major-level professional baseball team in 1953.

Beyond delighted to see Davis in this space
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Mo'ne Davis DEBUTS for the Indianapolis Clowns! | Banana Ball YouTube video by Banana Ball

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Mo'Nae Davis is back!
I've long been a fan of this young Black sportswoman! So happy to see her incredible debut with the Indianapolis Clowns--The Negro Leagues' version of the Harlem Globetrotters, and the first professional team to hire a woman to play long term.

Coco Gauff responds to criticism of natural hair in Miu Miu shoot: ‘The girls who get it, get it’ Gauff posted a video on social media in response to comments about a shoot she did for Miu Miu.

The continued discrimination that Black people face when it comes to our hair is palpable. Black people deserve better.

As a scholar of sport and society, Black sportswomen deserve better✊🏾

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