A screenshot of a Facebook post by CBS 2 Boise. The post text reads: "A new state law required the City of Boise to take down the Pride flag outside City Hall. Tuesday morning, the City wrapped flag poles in Pride colors and added a new sign to the window on City Hall. CBS2 reached out to the Mayor and Governor’s office for comment." ​Below the text is a collage of three photos showing these updates: ​Left: A tall metallic flagpole in a plaza at night, with its lower section wrapped in horizontal stripes matching the colors of the Progress Pride flag (black, brown, light blue, pink, white, red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple). ​Top Right: A closer view of a flagpole base, also wrapped in horizontal Progress Pride flag colors. ​Bottom Right: A large window on City Hall featuring a graphic with diagonal stripes in the Progress Pride colors alongside the text, "Creating a city for everyone."

Oh, this is good. Idaho passed a bill banning local cities from flying the Pride flag. So the cities decided to wrap the poles themselves in pride colors.

This is amazing.

POTUS Proposes Elimination of Federal Library Funding. The President again requested that Congress eliminate the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) and the Innovative Approaches to Literacy (IAL) program. We've seen this before, and we're not going away. Fund Libraries, ALA 150, American Library Association.

"We are not surprised that the White House FY27 budget zeroes out funding for IMLS and IAL. The president’s intentions for IMLS were clear last year with the executive order to dismantle IMLS and cut off its funding [...] ALA members have a solid track record of defeating the president’s threats, but we do not underestimate the lengths to which he will go to undercut support for America’s libraries. ALA is working to make sure decisionmakers continue to hear from library advocates.” - ALA President Sam Helmick

NEW: The President once again called to eliminate federal library funding in his federal budget proposal. We have been here before. And when we make our voices heard, we can overcome this again.

Tell your Senators to reject the cuts & #FundLibraries in next year's federal budget: ala.org/showup

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Good artwork stands the test of time. 🎨

This is a pro-fun account.

There’s a lot going on, times are hard and they aren’t going to get better any time soon.

Celebrate your half birthday.Make up holidays.Find reasons to gather, party and fellowship.Find your people.Spend time with family and friends. Ignore anyone in opposition to fun.

From Favorite to Target: The Pet to Threat™ Reality for Black Women #blackwoman #PetToThreat YouTube video by Lifting As We Climb Consulting

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The band is coming back together! YouTube link in the comments.

As a 26 year old new PhD, I began my first full time job as a tenure track Asst Professor of IO Psychology in 1993. I retired in 2020 as Professor Emeritus in order to start a new adventure elsewhere as a dean. In case anyone wonders why I always share, #GoDawgs!

Mary Sheffield is wearing a red blazer while sworn in

Mary Sheffield was sworn in as Detroit’s 76th mayor, becoming the first woman to hold the office in the city's 324-year history

“Can’t believe NYC elected a Muslim as mayor.”

In truth—a Black American Christian woman swearing in a Ugandan American Muslim of South Asian ethnicity as his Syrian American wife holds the Qurans he swears in on, all while standing on the steps of a subway station—is the most NYC thing imaginable.

My mantra for 2026- You Gotta Be In It to Win It!

“So much of the work of oppression is policing the imagination."

-Dr. Saidiya Hartman

And one day the girl with the books became the woman writing them.

Contemporary painting by Denys Golden. www.goldengallery.ca

Blue December, acrylic on canvas, 36x36in.

Austria's rebel nuns refuse to give up Instagram to stay in their convent The trio of octogenarian nuns gained global fame after fleeing their care home and breaking into their former convent. Now their superior has asked the Vatican to intercede in the dispute.

The trio of octogenarian nuns gained global fame after fleeing their care home and breaking into their former convent.

#GoDawgs

ALL IMLS grants restored in every state & territory.

In response to a ruling from a federal judge in Rhode Island, the Institute of Museum and Library Services reinstated all previously canceled grants in every state and territory. It's a huge win for libraries and our communities.

"The reinstatement of all IMLS grants means that libraries across the country will be able to resume vital services for learning, imagination, and economic opportunity. We are breathing a sigh of relief, but the fight is not over." ALA President Sam Helmick. Show up for our libraries, American Library Association.

NEWS: The Institute of Museum & Library Services has restored ALL previously canceled federal grants to libraries, following a ruling by a federal judge in Rhode Island last month.

This is a massive win for libraries & communities in every state & territory!

Learn more: www.ala.org/news/2025/12...

"A woman whose mood improves with a book, a poem, a song or a cup of coffee will not be defeated by anyone; even life loses with it"

~ Khalil Gibran 🌸🌸🌸

Grateful this was caught. However, let’s be clear, a noose is a weapon.

Black and white photograph of six-year-old Ruby Bridges, wearing a dark dress and white cardigan and carrying a School bag, accompanied by three FBI agents in dark suits.

Sixty-five years ago today, four first-graders desegregated New Orleans's public schools: Ruby Bridges at William Frantz Elementary School, and Leona Tate, Tessie Provost, and Gail Etienne at McDonogh 19 Elementary School. They faced violent mobs and threats to their lives. They were 6 years old. 🗃

So interesting. I do wonder if this is an argument for diversity as well as the value-added of girls and women? Do diverse groups skewed more female, look ‘better’ on these same outcomes, or some of them, compared to all female groups? (Written as a graduate of an all female HS.)

Fall image of Bucknell University with a chapel in the background

How often do you get to attend work meetings that structurally facilitate collaboration rather than manufactured competition? Every Trustee meeting I get to work alongside and learn from fellow alums who are incredibly committed to the present and future of our beloved Bucknell.

In unhealthy relationships, people walk on eggshells to avoid conflict. They tell you what you want to hear.

In healthy relationships, people have the courage to address conflict. They tell you what you need to hear.

Silence protects fragile ties. Candor strengthens real bonds.

Friendliness isn't always a sign of trustworthiness. Warmth is easy to fake.

The foundations of trust are reliability and integrity. What counts isn't courtesy in the moment—it's keeping commitments over time.

The best way to inspire confidence is to consistently walk our talk.

“…children’s books are the books that make us readers.”

The stressed version of you isn’t the best version of you. Focus on removing stressors rather than adding new ones

Celebrating Black Stories: 300+ Diverse Books For and About Black Youth (Video Series) | Books for Black Kids From autobiographies to science fiction and Black mental wellness, learn more about the diversity of the Black literature world.

Looking to diversify your reading? Here's a list of 300+ Black stories in 28 categories, including horror, graphic novels, Black mental health, & cultural competence for educators.

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#booksky #blacksky #blackbooksky #edusky #parentsky #teachersky #blackauthors

A photo of a little boy swimming

Outdoor Afro is offering scholarships to cover the costs of anyone, at any age, interested in learning how to swim: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...