Companies building data centers are "targeting" Indigenous communities where there is often less legal infrastructure to hold them accountable, says Krystal Two Bulls from @honortheearth.bsky.social.

"Right now, we're looking at about 103 to 160 proposed hyperscale data centers on Native lands."

Futures Forum podcast with Jamila Michener, Neil Lewis Jr, and Victor Ray

I always learn a lot from reading @victorerikray.bsky.social’s work. Because of that, @povertyscholar.bsky.social and I were thrilled to have him on Futures Forum to help us make sense of the current moment. You can listen to our conversation here:
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The Public Policy Crisis of ICE Detention Centers for Children and Families Date April 30, 2026 Time 12:00 PM ET Location Online Join us for a webinar panel discussing the current administration’s mass deportation campaign which led to a surge in the number of people being held in ICE detention centers. The administration revived the practice of detaining families, and there are now hundreds of children in these centers-who are usually, but not always, held with a parent. Last year, 32 people died in ICE custody, the agency’s deadliest year in over two decades. Detainees have described ICE detention centers as filthy, with overcrowded sleeping quarters and inhumane living conditions, including a lack of food and clean drinking water and inadequate medical care. There have been outbreaks of measles and COVID. This multidisciplinary panel of scholars will shine a light on the public policy crisis of ICE detention centers, bringing historical, human rights, public health, and psychological perspectives to a much-needed conversation and mapping out a path forward. Panelists: Chris Beyrer, Lauren Brinkley-Rubinstein, Andrea Pitzer, Rosalind Rogers Moderator: Gavin Yamey

‼️On April 30, 12-1pm ET, I'll moderate an online panel, open to all, hosted by Duke's Center for Child & Family Policy, on the health and policy crisis of ICE detention centers

Register & pre-submit questions at childandfamilypolicy.duke.edu/blog/event/t...

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CDC won’t publish report showing covid shots cut likelihood of hospital visits The report, which had cleared the agency’s scientific-review process, had been delayed. It now won’t be published at all, people familiar with the decision told The Post.

SCOOP: Two weeks ago, the head of the CDC delayed publication of a report showing covid vaccine cut likelihood of ER visits and hospitalizations by half. Now that report is no longer allowed to be published in CDC’s flagship scientific journal. My latest. 1/2
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Visuals Help Expose the Realities of Mass Incarceration to a Wider Audience A Brooklyn exhibition in collaboration with Mariame Kaba features paintings about prisons, incarceration, and abolition.

A Brooklyn exhibition in collaboration with Mariame Kaba features paintings about prisons, incarceration, and abolition.

Prince - Baby I'm A Star (1985 Grammy Awards) YouTube video by Liam Jordan

I watched it at the time. Once or twice it resurfaced in later years. After the disaster, the floodgates opened on YouTube, and so I found it again. I shared it on Twitter; the post went viral. Those who had seen it, remembered well. Those who hadn't were amazed. It's still beyond words. It just is.

Where is the good writing—critical, theoretical—on how and why the U.S. is deporting people to Africa?

Why am I reminded of the 19C American Colonization Society, whose solution to the "problem" of free Black people was to send them to Africa? (Liberia, Sierra Leone.)

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Sending so much love to you and your family. A devastating loss.

Wadada Leo Smith holding his trumpet in one hand, arms outstretched, head down and eyes closed, wearing blue and white, dreadlocks hanging free, in a stage picture by the photographer Michael Jackson.

Wed Apr 22 in the Popular Music Books online series, we're honored to host the great trumpeter-composer Wadada Leo Smith discussing his musical philosophy w/ his co-author & the designer of his book in progress, Nina Sun Eidsheim & Juliette Bellocq. Join us! iaspm-us.wildapricot.org/Popular-Musi...

Don’t shift the burden: NC must fully fund its public schools • NC Newsline Just as local pressures intensify, the General Assembly is considering a constitutional amendment that would limit how much counties can raise property taxes.

North Carolina’s public schools are being squeezed from both sides—and the pressure is building at exactly the wrong time. ncnewsline.com/2026/04/20/d... #ncpol (commentary)

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.

Cornelius Eady reading at JHU on April 26 at 2.

Am I connected to Baltimore people on here? My dear friend Susannah and her family have sponsored an annual poetry reading for years, now, in honor of the tragic loss of her brother so long ago...

This year it's the amazing Cornelius Eady, whose Brutal Imagination still haunts me.

This week’s PIMBP is pretty special: Nina Eidsheim and Wadada Leo Smith will be in conversation with book designer Juliette Bellocq about their forthcoming book, In Search of Light. Tune in on 4/22 at 530p ET. Schedule link below.

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Find out about all the ways to get involved in this campaign.

If you're creeped out by Palantir's settler colonial white supremacist manifesto (and you should definitely be creeped out), it's time for you to take action. Join the rapidly growing #PurgePalantir campaign to learn more about what you can do! purgepalantir.com

Federal judge unloads on ‘unserious’ RFK Jr., says anti-trans policy showed his ‘cruelty’ Judge Mustafa T. Kasubhai vacated the “Kennedy Declaration,” finding it unlawfully attempted to override medical standards and restrict care for transgender youth.

Breaking: HHS’s ban on gender-affirming care is struck down. Rarely have I read a ruling this sharply worded.

“This case is one of a long list of examples of how a leader’s wanton disregard for the rule of law causes very real harm to very real people.”

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This means that HHS can no longer initiate investigations of gender clinics for trans youth based on the Kennedy declaration or try to terminate federal funding through Medicaid and Medicare.

This is an unequivocal win for the 22 states that brought this suit to protect access.

LeRhonda Manigault-Bryant - Department of African, African American, and Diaspora Studies, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Podcast Episode · The Black Studies Podcast · April 17 · 50m

Our 250th episode! Listen to Rhon Manigault-Bryant discuss the productive intersections of history, gender, and religion in Black Studies research. Here and at most streams:

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Lawsuit Alleges Repeated Sexual Assault by Durham Rescue Mission’s Former Volunteer Coordinator In the suit, an anonymous plaintiff says Mission leadership discouraged him from reporting the abuse.

In the suit, an anonymous plaintiff says Mission leadership discouraged him from reporting the abuse.

Partial randomisation trial extended after diversity of applicants and award holders increases We're extending the partial randomisation trial on our Small Research Grants scheme for a further three years.

For the solutions, I highlighted that lotteries actually have more potential with grants and fellowships than things like college admissions. In a 3 year pilot of partial randomization, the UK funded more racially and institutionally diverse projects. 3/

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A Second Sight: How the Wonder and Vision of Black Mediamakers Push America Toward Freedom How the Wonder and Vision of Black Mediamakers Push America Toward Freedom

We’re officially two months out from the publication of my book, A Second Sight: How Black Mediamakers Push America Toward Freedom (June 16, 2026), and I’m feeling incredibly grateful for the early reception its already getting. You can pre-order (on discount) and support local bookstores here:

Stevie Wilson DIY Young Artists Residency — Interrupting Criminalization

I secured some funding last year to revive the Stevie Wilson DIY Young Artists Residency. I’m excited to announce that applications are open today until May 11 for young artists (ages 16-24) directly impacted by criminalization, policing, or punishment.

Stand with Kali Akuno: Help a Movement Builder Heal Kali Akuno—co-founder of Cooperation Jackson and a lifelong movement builder—is facing a serious and urgent health crisis. He needs immediate access to specialized cardiac care that he simply cannot g...

"Kali Akuno—co-founder of Cooperation Jackson and a lifelong movement builder—is facing a serious and urgent health crisis. He needs immediate access to specialized cardiac care that he simply cannot get in Mississippi."

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Oh yeah, watching the balance grow is overwhelming. It's just like, you're just like, wow, you're, it was in the six figure and range and it felt likeI would just never be able to get them discharged because of the amount. I used to joke with my friends that only my student loans would be forgiven was death. You know, like my friends and I in grad school, we used to say - "hey, we're walking, like be careful, watch out for a car." And then someone would say - "It's okay, student loan forgiveness." And then we'd be like, ha ha ha. But then like there was some truth to that too, because I think sometimes it's just like, you just felt so defeated and there's just no way I'm going to come out of this. So emotionally, it was just, I mean, it weighed heavily on my mind pretty much every day. And then sometimes like you, I would just try to block that out.because you know, you just get so overwhelmed and just, you didn't think you would ever see the end of the tunnel.or the light at the end of the tunnel.

Thanks to the amazing financial support by Lumina, I am starting to conduct interviews on people who are/were in Income Driven Repayment Plans ( #IDR ) and/or #PSLF.

First interviews are done, I am rereading the transcripts and the stories.. Here's just a quick response from someone today:

This point, that the counter-movement to Civil Rights includes more than just the right is too often lost. It's key to why many of the things the Trump administration has accomplished (cutting DEI, etc.) are going to be with us long after Trump is gone.

HBCUs and the Uneven Legacy of Academic Freedom Eddie R. Cole explores the complicated history around protecting scholars at historically Black colleges and universities and the risks of political interference in accreditation.

My latest column is an interview with renowned historian of higher ed, Eddie Cole. Come for learning about HBCUs and stay for his thoughts on why accreditation is the biggest issue we're not talking enough about in higher ed.

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Flyer for "Black Study Release Event" at The Free Black Women’s Library, Brooklyn, NY, on Sunday, April 26, from 3–5 pm; features archival photo of Black children reading books and event details below.

I could not be more excited about the release of Black Study. Join us on 4/26 at the Free Black Women Library. Bring a book that has shaped how you see yourself in the world. www.eventbrite.com/e/blackstudy... - Let's talk about education for liberation together.

Cover of Blackstar Rising and the Purple Reign: The Sonic Afterlives of David Bowie and Prince edited by Daphne A. Brooks. The cover features David Bowie on the left and Prince on the right both in different shades of purple. Between the two artists the title is written in a bold sans serif font in a gradient fading from orange to pink to purple. The subtitle is written vertically to the left of the title in yellow. The editor’s name is below and follows the same gradient of yellow to purple.

Check out @rj-buchanan.bsky.social's interview with Daphne A. Brooks, editor of the new book "Blackstar Rising and the Purple Reign." via @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social
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Trump is about to drop a “nuclear weapon” on trans youth health care How a report led by a right-wing pundit laid the groundwork for upending gender-affirming treatment

It's obscene the level of which this administration has gone after trans youth to make their lives a living hell. The latest attack on care will completely defund any hospital or clinic that provides care to trans youth.

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