This week in Baltimore! Join us for a critical conversation about community institution building and black archive development in Baltimore, featuring CAS archivist Tonika Berkley and community historian Betty Bland-Thomas.
Hive mind ask: Looking for political science/social science articles on how to successfully change minds, as well as articles on political science related public interventions.
will be there....friday afternoon/evening.
Faculty include Amel Ahmed, Vincent Hutchings, Clarence Lusane, Vesla Weaver, Melanye Price, Christopher Parker, Matt Birkhold, Zophia Edwards, Brandon Terry, and Chris LeBron.
June 1–5, Baltimore. $500 tuition, scholarships available. Please share widely.
Most political science still treats authoritarianism and racial politics as separate subjects. That's a problem.
The 2026 JHU Racial Politics Summer Institute is dedicated entirely to the study of race and authoritarianism. Grad students and faculty — apply by April 11. forms.gle/RYALxK89d5dz...
So great to reconnect with Astra Taylor and Mark Bray on the inaugural episode of the new @thenation.com podcast, @fightingfascismpod.bsky.social - check it out!
I don't see it being unanimous. I'm interested in seeing who supports ending it and what arguments they muster.
This Wednesday!
Black Studies in a Dark Conjuncture. In conversation with Eric Jackson of Black Yield Institute on March 25 at the main branch of the Enoch Pratt Library.
In an overlooked decision this week, the Supreme Court ruled that the post office can refuse to deliver your mail, which is KIND OF SIGNIFICANT if you choose to mail your ballot.
To do this work, the anti-democracy wing turned to their favorite “black friend,” Clarence Thomas.
Not sure. But pretty sure I'll DJ "a party for no reason."
The dystopian realities of the moment make it hard to see a path towards a better future. But we must insist on imagining & illuminating that path. The Futures Forum is a new space to dream, reflect, & envision better futures. Check it out👇🏾
equitablefutures.cornell.edu/introducing-...
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ICE Tracker today 1/28
probably AI.
you know it's bad when george will brings up race and the civil rights movement to make a case against the administration. "minneapolis is today's birmingham."
They're minions of Darkseid.
So as someone who “actually *DID* conduct COIN at the battalion level, I have to speak on this because there’s so much bullshit here. Beyond all this being written by AI, there’s so much wrong here that I refuse to believe this guy is legit. Let’s make a thread.
I didn't understand how helpful the literature on inter-personal abuse (sexual assault, domestic assault, parental abuse) was in understanding meso- and macro-level violence until 2024. Shout out to Nikol Alexander Floyd.
Academic article: How People Make Meaning in a Fragmented Democracy: Implications for Incorporating Public Opinion into Public Policy
1/4. The U.S. continues to be a place where people’s life experiences and outcomes differ dramatically by social positioning. How does that affect the way people make meaning of what is happening around them? Those questions guided this new paper. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
2026 is going to be a *great* year to run for office. @runforsomething.net will help you. Filing deadlines are coming up fast - it's just barely not too late to get started. runforwhat.net
Newly Unveiled Photos of MLK Jr. Show Depth of NYPD’s Surveillance After J. Edgar Hoover cast the civil rights leader as a “liar,” NYPD’s spy unit heeded the call. by Joshua Clark Davis
My new Intercept piece on the NYPD’s targeting of MLK is up today, with never-before-published police surveillance photos of King.
I just donated.
For those of you who don't know, author @sarahkendzior.bsky.social coined "transnational crime syndicate masquerading as a government" in her 2020 book, "Hiding in Plain Sight: The Invention of Donald Trump and the Erosion of America"
It's a powerful read, as are all of Sarah's works. Buy/Read.
What's mandate of Black Studies during this moment. What's our responsibility? Join us as we host the first of a series of public conversations in Baltimore, at the Baltimore Unity Hall. We'll be in dialogue with Paul Coates and Olakekan Kamau-Nataki. Next Wednesday from 6-8pm.
This is such a useful resource from @penamerica.bsky.social
"What To Do If You’ve Been Doxed Or Placed On A Watchlist"
Please consider letting others know that this exists.
pen.org/what-to-do-i...
Mario Guevara
If you were concerned about Kimmel, here's another for you…
Journalist Mario Guevara has been detained for 100+ days, ironically arrested as he reported on a "No Kings" protest.
The Trump-Vance admin just issued an order of final removal, to send him to El Salvador—where he fled from 21 years ago.
Just realized a couple of weeks ago that east baltimore folk have a different accent than west baltimore folk.