“To be sure, depending on the zip-code, incarceration rates, school test scores and availability of work, you are likely to find Black children without fathers. But that fact doesn’t represent the totality of Black fathers.” —  No Comps link.medium.com/cPEdvSVvCMb

Girls in Distress: Report Finds Uptick in Homelessness, Mental Health Issues | Capital B The study’s authors urged Indiana caregivers to engage in open, non-judgmental conversations and “nurture favorable social support structures.” gary.capitalbnews.org/girls-in-distr….

Congratulations to dr. giramata, PhD for winning the 2024 Cheryl A. Wall Graduate Student Paper Prize for "Black Atlanti[ques]: Trauma, Political Joy and the Possibilities of Black Feminist Storying Traditions!" Giramata completed her PhD in Gender & Women Studies at the U of Arizona.

Freedom Ship, Marcus Rediker's new book is available for pre-order. Marcus's work has inspired the work of all of us writing about the Atlantic slave trade and he has been a very generous supporter of my work and the work of many others #slaveryarchive penguinrandomhouse.com/books/566407/f…

Please read this now. I am so grateful for the care and accountability Black Women Radicals always leads with. And as always forever grateful for Barbara Smith tireless anti-imperialist work and black feminist praxis. 💜

Thrilled to share that Black Folk is on Brooklyn Public Library’s nonfiction long list! Such an honor to see Black Folk alongside some of my favorite books from the past year! ☺️ bklynlibrary.org/support/bpl-bo…

In my new book "A Sense of Arrival" (Duke University Press), I blend literary, visual, and material forms to present a narrative of Caribbean Blackness. Read a sample online for free now! ow.ly/zE6450T8tWj Use E24BRWNE to save 30% when you preorder.

Duke Centennial Trailblazers: Dr. Shaundra Daily (Shani B, PhD), Cue Family Professor of the Practice of Electrical & Computer Engineering and Computer Science! 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾 100.duke.edu/story/shaundra…

"I've argued wrong and strong until my comrades helped me out... The fear of being wrong is what abolition resists against." Imani Mason Jordan (Imani Mason Jordan) discusses critique and growth with Robin D. G. Kelley.

HBCUs Are a Safe Haven—But LGBTQ+ Students Don’t Feel Like They Have a Space On Campus "I think my expression of being queer really affects how I am perceived by others on campus.” rewirenewsgroup.com/2024/09/04/hbc…

Can the US census keep up with climate-driven displacement? | grist Four years after a string of disasters plagued one Louisiana town, its residents are still on the move. grist.org/extreme-weathe…

Illegal Police Stops Have Risen Under Mayor Adams, Despite Court Mandate Mayor Eric Adams promised police reforms, but a monitor found that officers, including the anti-gun units the mayor revived, continue to illegally stop, frisk and search people. nytimes.com/2024/09/05/nyr…

Remembering Andreas Eshete A revolutionary, philosopher, and devoted patriot, he was among Ethiopia’s leading public intellectuals. bostonreview.net/articles/remem…

The serious side of funny business | Oyedele Alokan | Africa Is a Country Nigerian comedians are getting political. africasacountry.com/2024/08/the-se…

Civil rights icon Pauli Murray’s childhood NC home is opening to the public Read more at: heraldsun.com/news/local/cou…

James C. Scott, the Ambivalent Anarchist | Ben Mauk | The Nation The radical anthropologist offered not only incisive studies of the state but also a vision of what life looked like beyond it thenation.com/article/societ…

'The Great Migration transformed the nation—but millions of African Americans never left their Southern communities. Their unlikely success makes their stories all the more remarkable' smithsonianmag.com/history/how-bl…

'I’m a Retired Scholar. I’m Not Retired From Scholarship.' chronicle.com/article/golden…

"literary theory can be either avant-garde or lyric, a tool for stepping back from the world or for more fully inhabiting it. Even as crises multiply, theory remains valuable." publicbooks.org/whats-a-theory…

U.N.C. Reports Declines in Black and Hispanic Enrollment Along with Harvard University, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill was one of two schools defending affirmative action in Supreme Court cases last year. nytimes.com/2024/09/05/us/…