“Black Americans still find inequality in homeownership” and other tweeted links…
Black Americans still find inequality in homeownership [axios.com]
“How White People Handle Diversity Training in the Workplace” | Robin DiAngelo [medium.com]
"How is it that the most cited book about black masculinity is by bell hooks and it has no citations" - Dr. Tommy Curry
CONGRATULATIONS to @rejburns for winning the #AAN2018 investigative reporting award for her story on contract-for-deed home sales in Chicago. [chicagoreader.com] edited by @rsamer photography by Zakkiyyah Najeebah
I'm not sure when we all decided that the best way for people to remember Dr. King was to JUST do a service project. I don't mind the service, but when we fail to talk about his work, we are failing the day. King was not the head of service projects for a non-profit org.
This. This. THIS. I’ve been taking care of my mother since I was 19-years old. I’m now in my 30s. All of my financial decisions are based on how can I support myself & my mama. Helping our parents is the typical narrative for millennials. And I live in NYC & love avocados [twitter.com]
Y’all remember how Philando Castile was shot and killed? And how he had a properly registered and licensed weapon, notified officers of that and was still murdered? Then how the NRA didn’t rush to aid his family or push the story? Cause I do.
Discovering King Tutankhamun's tomb: Harry Burton's photographs [bbc.in]
The story of White Boy Rick, the teenage FBI informant turned coke kingpin [dazeddigital.com]
The Secret Network of Black Teachers Behind the Fight for Desegregation | The Atlantic [kolumnmagazine.com][twitter.com]
The story of Ghanaian warrior queen Yaa Asantewaa and the fight for the Golden Stool - the first in our 8-part series about amazing African women who changed the world! [twitter.com]
Dr. @mariosesh reading Tomb of Harkuf, Old Kingdom administrator under Pepi II. Known as “1st explorer in world history,” went past the divide between the White and Blue Nile. Dr. Beatty, the finest Hieroglyphs teacher in the US, is Hery Seshta (Master of Secrets of Mdw Ntr). [twitter.com]
Inside the Ethiopian Orthodox Chrirstians sacred church the Debre Birhan Selassie Church in Gondor. Christianity being apart of the region since circa 341 A.D. [twitter.com]
Black Radicalism’s Complex Relationship with Japanese Empire [daily.jstor.org] via @JSTOR_Daily
Our very own Professor of History, @OlivetteOtele, joins @SadiahQureshi to discuss #race and #equality in the British historical profession with BBC @HistoryExtra: [historyextra.com]
I am my 93yr old father’s caregiver. He gave me life, an education, guided me towards opportunity, taught me a love of travel & wanderlust, fought for his country when his country fought against him, and he is a man of simple honor and deep love. He is my hero. Amos Pierce, Jr. [twitter.com]
First date sold out, so we added another screening of the Psychosis of Whiteness screening in East London for March 23rd with @BlkHistStudies Get you're ticket at [eventbrite.co.uk]
Shona is an African language prodominantly spoken in Zimbabwe. Check out #Shona101 to learn the basics of Shona [geniigames.com]
.@CSHL has cut ties with #DNA scientist #JamesWatson and revoked all titles and honours conferred upon him after his inflammatory comments about race: [theguardian.com][twitter.com]
The boldness of abortion-racism. Black communities are being targeted by the abortion industry with black women 3times more likely to abort their babies than white women. Yet,here is a billboard campaign to glamorize the killing of black babies. Dear sisters,wake up & walk away. [twitter.com]
How Africans developed scientific knowledge of the deadly tsetse fly [news.mit.edu]
The best workaround I've found to Twitter's horrible new algorithm is putting this in the search bar: filter:follows -filter:replies include:nativeretweets You will get your old chronological timeline back with no "likes" and with retweets from people you actually follow.
Every single report I have filed has resulted in a finding of no violation by @Twitter, @TwitterSafety, @TwitterSupport Do you have a team of white supremacists reviewing these reports? That's the only explanation I can come up with.
Desalination Is Booming. But What About All That Toxic Brine? [dlvr.it][twitter.com]
The tech industry is failing people with disabilities and chronic illnesses. My latest blog post: [medium.com]
Memes to Movements: How the World's Most Viral Media Is Changing Social Protest and Power [amazon.com][twitter.com]
W. E. B. Du Bois's Data Portraits: Visualizing Black America [amazon.com][twitter.com]
Joseph Heller’s Handwritten Outline for Catch-22, One of the Great Novels of the 20th Century [openculture.com][twitter.com]
93 Films Stanley Kubrick Really Liked [goo.gl][twitter.com]
How Did Akira Kurosawa Make Such Powerful & Enduring Films? A Wealth of Video Essays Break Down His Cinematic Genius [openculture.com][twitter.com]
See the Expansive Ruins of Pompeii Like You’ve Never Seen Them Before: Through the Eyes of a Drone [openculture.com][twitter.com]
Ghanian AfroSurrealist David Alabo [africandigitalart.com][twitter.com]
Latina Reads: 12 Haitian Women Authors To Make Room For On Your Bookshelves | @VirginiaIsaad[fierce.wearemitu.com]
Go see "This is Congo," the new documentary film about the political and economic crises in the DRC. This one is good. Very good. The film is narrated by a whistleblowing Congolese army officer (voiced by Isaac de Bankole). He is... [youtube.com]
Download Original Bauhaus Books & Journals for Free: Gropius, Klee, Kandinsky, Moholy-Nagy & More [openculture.com]@opencultureより [twitter.com]
Download Original Bauhaus Books & Journals for Free: Gropius, Klee, Kandinsky, Moholy-Nagy & More: [openculture.com]
'Nigerian-American author @Nnedi Okorafor writes a new set of comics that follow the genius as she leaves the lab to fulfill Black Panther’s responsibilities.' [colorlines.com] via @Colorlines
'Kenya Barris, the A-list writer and producer behind the comedy “black-ish,” will part ways with ABC Studios in August — three years before his contract was set to expire — following creative differences.' [nytimes.com]
Bauhaus “Bela Lugosi's Dead” ... one of the most seminal singles in alternative music history was released on this day in 1979. Included is my chat with Peter Murphy about the formation of the band and how they got their debut single “Bela” first aired. [m.soundcloud.com][twitter.com]
I read this novel in draft: it was one of the greatest unpublished manuscripts I've read in 20 years- funny, insightful, brilliant. Truly special. Pre-order so you don't forget. [twitter.com]
These kids met Killmonger aka Michael B. Jordan. Don't you tell me representation doesn't matter. Black Panther is STILL out here changing lives and restoring a sense of wonder for black kids. [twitter.com]
The Bleak Brilliance of Nick Drnaso’s Graphic Novels [newyorker.com]
Anyone wanna talk about how discouraging it is to read yet another paper on your exact research topic that doesnt cite any of your published work? Anyone wanna talk about how much worse it feels when one of the authors knows your work yet apparently chose to ignore all of it
This mouth-controlled synthesizer is the wildest instrument I’ve ever heard [theverge.com]
Are some chords more commonly used than others? [buff.ly][twitter.com]
More young people reading, buying poetry: [blackpressusa.com] via @NNPA_BlackPress@BlackPressUSA
We're in desperate need of more political education where people can sit together, read together, think together over a period of time. It builds community in so many ways and helps us to develop a vision in common. Few spaces like this exist for most people.
I love boosting black men. Literally one of my fav past times. Love y’all, thanks for being amazing.
I will never refer to my man as my nigga and he bet not ever refer to me as his bitch. Why y’all be letting that slide?? Makes me cringe