“I insist on being shocked. I am never going to become immune. I think that’s a kind of failure to see so much of it that you die inside. I want to be surprised and shocked every time.”
― Toni Morrison

The Free Black Women’s Library is a social art project that features a collection of over 5000 books written by Black women & Black non-binary writers, a free store, a period pantry, a Reading Club, and more

Read more on how to support literacy power

www.thefreeblackwomenslibrary.com/new-page

1. Transparency is necessary for credibility
2. Transparency is hard to change
3. Require transparency*
4. Transparency is not magic
5. Journals are part of problem
6. Expect more from journals
7. Peer review is not magic
8. A crisis can look a lot like „normal“ science
9. Meta-analysis is not magic

Given that we are in December and are looking back at the year that was, I’m particularly proud of this Bad Bunny article we published in January. It’s about how intentional Benito was about crafting the album of the year, leaning into the history of the island that made him the world’s biggest star

If you have a student, anywhere in the world, who would like and entomological society membership please have them come on over to our entopoc.org website to sign up for up to three free memberships per student!

Sri Lanka declares state of emergency after floods leave hundreds dead and many missing The president says it is the "most challenging natural disaster" in the country's history.

We’ve always had floods – but as the world warms, they’re becoming more intense and more severe.

We’re all in harms way – but those who don’t have a safe place to live, or can’t take food and water for granted, are always most vulnerable.

Wake Productions is offering free Advanced Non-Fiction Literacy workshops this winter. The literacy crisis terrifies me as a citizen and as a teacher

One hard part of the literacy problem in the United States is there are a lot of people -- some of them with college degrees and beyond -- who don't realize that they are bad at reading

I don't know how to reach those people

Remember part of "show them who you are" is knowing who you are and not feeling like you need to prove it to every stranger who pops up in your mentions/face with a bad faith accusation

The most precious commodity you have is your attention. You don’t have to waste it on poor-faith debates or arguments with strangers if you don’t think they’ll be productive. You can prioritize the things that matter to you and make your life richer.

“this balloon is so large, hoda, that you could fit actually 85 black bears inside. but i’m not sure that would be a good idea.”

“no.”

Dear professional society leadership:

Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷

How Queer Organizers Feed Their People, from New York to Atlanta About 42 million Americans depend on monthly SNAP benefits. Halting those electronic payments hurt childhood nutrition and distressed family budgets

This holiday season, between the recent upending of SNAP benefits and increasing economic uncertainty, people are hungry. Queer groups are stepping in to make sure their communities get fed.

Really proud of this piece from Priyanka Bansal. I hope you'll give it a read.

Misinformation spreads as Trump moves to cut aid for some California students The Trump administration is suing California, asking the state to end its policies allowing students without legal status to access in-state tuition and financial aid. But the administration's legal argument is weak, according to top legal experts.

The Trump administration is suing California, asking the state to end its policies allowing students without legal status to access in-state tuition and financial aid. But the administration's legal argument is weak, according to top legal experts.

It’s easy to do theory on things you dislike. Can you critique something you love? Can you hold the duality of loving it and understanding it? Or that’s what I was trying to do. Hope springs eternal!

You aren’t stealing the book. They’re saying m that you are stealing their charity. And their charity is part of how they perform citizenship. The branded little free libraries are very much tied to white ideas of charity, thus they come with binaries about who deserves charity.

People need food. Market won’t provide it. Government should. It’s literally the whole point.

All NSF SBE DDRIG solicitations have been archived and will remain so for the foreseeable future. Grants currently submitted will be processed, but as always, chances of funding remain very low. This means anyone aiming for the upcoming deadline will not be able to submit. 1/3

The NSF Bio Anthro Program DDRIG, Cultural Anthrpology DDRIG, and Archaeology DDRIG have all been archived (as of yesterday afternoon). Please speak with your grad students and plan accordingly. To say I am angry and depressed about this is an understatement.

LIBRARIES MAKE BOOKS ACCESSIBLE TO EVERYONE, she shouts, apparently inaudibly

WHY DO THESE "YOU'RE A CLASS TRAITOR" PEOPLE KEEP PRETENDING LIBRARIES DON'T EXIST?

ARE THEY CLASS TRAITORS WHO DON'T BELIEVE IN LIBRARIES?

I can write, I am capable, I will do it. And then I’ll write about why it’s taken so damn long, with sources and studies bc we exist in the context …

and the holidays always remind me of telling my mom that my colleagues thought I didn’t know how to read and analysis a paper (after six years in the field) and were shocked that “you’re really good at this.” She was so mad - her biggest gift to me was teaching me to read so……..

also trying to compile some thoughts abt being put on a pedestal / high expectations - or as one of my favs (Dr. M R-O) says “good enough to do the work but not good enough to be seen as human.” seeds for a future scholarship.

like the people I have the privilege of working with are already brilliant - I just help refine it 😎 and yk what, many of them are employed, awarded, and flourishing. so that’s a big W For me
As I wrap up this year …

I also love consulting soooo much - turns out all the seemingly random pieces of information in my career are quite cohesive when advising / mentoring folks on their documents … and it is a skill.

the whole post about “what a privilege to be stressed by things I had wished for” type situation. mostly good things, some neutral things. Rest becomes more critical.

every day of this fall I am so so so thankful I took a “slow” (for me) first year of miss doctoral program … traveling like I did in 2019 lowkey 😭😭 oof.