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“@HowardU Alum responsible for the last Ebola-free district in Sierra Leone” and other Tweeted Links…

[Christina Amutah [ChristinaAmutah]]( "Christina Amutah [ChristinaAmutah]") .@HowardU Alum responsible for the last Ebola-free district in Sierra Leone http://wapo.st/1qt1rAL via @washingtonpost. @AfricanaCarr

M Ross [obsolescence] Photoset: aadatart: Arlene Wandera, ‘I’ve Always Wanted A [Dolls] House’, sculpture, modeling, woodwork, 70... http://tmblr.co/ZXkKNw1GvA0M1

Dzekashu MacViban [Dmacviban] @Titoval the "dilemma of being an artists and a curator" http://fb.me/1mmw6Gxxr @okayafrica @another_africa @ArtistisPresent @MariaStenfors

Maria Popova [brainpicker] The Unaddressed Business of Filling Our Souls—what mood science reveals about the evolutionary origins of depression http://buff.ly/1D37ftF

Sydette [Blackamazon] If you don't PURPOSELY create counters to racism anti blackness, and misogyny you WILL replicate them

Sydette [Blackamazon] Tech and activism have the same problem believing intent replaces committed structure.

Sydette [Blackamazon] Big Data is part of The same culture racism and sexism and it reflects its values

Sydette [Blackamazon] white progressives if you are always "learning" maybe turn down the mic put in front of your face so someone whose living can teach

the kinte space [KinteSpace] @Blackamazon the danger here is “winning” the “privilege” of teaching whites at the expense of teaching us and we will “appreciate” you less

BlackBone [nappypoet] But homegirl had the audacity to go play Nina Simone. That my friend is acting extra light skinded. files nails #ZoeSaldana

the kinte space [KinteSpace] @nappypoet yes, these wealthy colored folks need to research up some trained, talented Black people to play these important roles...

HollywoodProgressive [hollywoodprogre] #Fracking was patented by Halliburton and given exemption from the Clean Water Act by Dick Cheney http://bit.ly/1ennuVp

Kenya `n` Lucas [VeganTwins] Fascinating interview with Dr. Gerald Horne on Go #Vegan Radio - http://www.goveganradio.com/2014/07/13/06-july-2014/ (27 minutes in)

[Binyavanga Wainaina [BinyavangaW]]( "Binyavanga Wainaina [BinyavangaW]") Tomorrow at Yale. Free and open to the public Lecturing on Afropolitanism, PanAfricanism, and the Imagination http://calendar.yale.edu/cal/whc/default/today/default/CAL-2c9cb3cd-48461571-0148-c83b7eec-00004165bedework@yale.edu/

The Sojourner Truth [sotrueradio] Today's Roundtable http://bit.ly/VLduBs w/ Jackie Goldberg, Dr. Gerald Horne and @TomEHayden #Gaza #Ferguson #IslamicState

Atlanta Black Star [ATLBlackStar] 15 Major Corporations You Never Knew Profited from Slavery - Atlanta Blackstar http://fb.me/1in8q5RbA

[Martin Luther [MLutherQuotes]]( "Martin Luther [MLutherQuotes]") The church teaches slave-morality, this is why it warns against revolt and always calls for submission.

Greg Carr [AfricanaCarr] 14 African Nations Being Forced By France to Pay Taxes for the 'Benefits' of Colonialism http://shar.es/1mu6IZ via @sharethis

megafunk visual [megafunkmega] File under "NOT SHOCKING": Research confirms minorities earn significantly less in skilled tech jobs http://engt.co/1snCflY via @engadget

[True Black [trueblackpower]]( "True Black [trueblackpower]") Suburbs secede from Atlanta: 'Detroit of the South' bludgeoned by troubles http://www.wnd.com/2013/03/suburbs-secede-from-atlanta/#f8bhyHugLBrrVZgT.99http://po.st/ErERhg

Maria Popova [brainpicker] "There is no middle class left in London. It's all Somalians and bankers." Hanif Kureishi #NYerFest

[. [aubscenity]]( ". [aubscenity]") ! RT @guyeatsworld: Oppressors think oppression is having to listen to the oppressed speak on their oppression.

Maria Popova [brainpicker] "It's gotten to a point where everybody is concerned about their rights and nobody is concerned about their duties." Zadie Smith #NYerFest

Balogun Ojetade [Baba_Balogun] #Fiction is the #African way of conveying knowledge! http://chroniclesofharriet.com/2012/11/14/when-keepin-it-real-goes-wrong-is-fiction-more-powerful-than-nonfiction/ #BSFM #Afrofuturism #DiversityinSFF #WeNeedDiverseBooks #SciFi

the kinte space [KinteSpace] @Baba_Balogun symbolism and anthropomorphism are the traditional African ways of conveying knowledge... fiction is the Greek reaction

[BrownBlaze [brownblaze]]( "BrownBlaze [brownblaze]") I love Black people. I am passionate about US. Our humanity, our will and RIGHT to live. I need ALL my people to understand their BEAUTY.

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