Christians must confront the weaponization of a sacred promise religionnews.com/2024/04/23/chr… via RNS

Grateful to be able to talk our work CMEP and the call for a comprehensive ceasefire with AYMAN tonight.

Thank you Rev Dr Mae E Cannon for speaking up loudly and clearly on behalf of millions of people of faith in the U.S. who are deeply opposed to the Gaza war and our country's shameful complicity in it.

It is also impt for me to say this: it is not easy being a faculty member of color at places like Stanford. So, if your reaction to this all has been “why is he so concerned w/respect?,” I invite you to walk in the shoes of faculty of color. That is the last I’ll say abt this.

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✨NEW OP-ED: "The suicide crisis among young Black and Latino Chicagoans demands action." Published this piece yesterday in the Chicago Sun-Times with Rachel Baccile. Placing op-eds in public outlets is harder than I imagined. Glad this is finally out. chicago.suntimes.com/other-views/20…

The subject matter experts were AMAZING as always! Grateful to Dr. Sonyia Richardson, Rhonda Boyd, and Janel Cubbage for returning as experts!! And it was great to have my friends Kang Earl Jones, Jasmin Brooks Stephens, Ph.D., and Janelle R. Goodwill, PhD as SMEs this year too!!

Understanding the issues concerning suicide and mental health is an important way to take part in suicide prevention, help others in crisis, and change the conversation around suicide. If you or someone you know exhibits any of these, seek help by reaching out to the #988Lifeline

Toni Morrison with this Sunday sermon. A message for those of us struggling to write through this hectic moment...

Grief is extremely weird. Cause right now?! In the Dollar Store?!

📢New paper out today led by NJ Gun Violence Research Center at Rutgers SPH postdoc Jen Paruk in Journal of Urban Health. In 9 states, we found that gun violence exposure is linked to poorer quality of life - overall, psych, environmental, physical, and social. Open access - please share!📢 link.springer.com/article/10.100…

Please join us on Aug. 8 as partners across the University share updates on programs and resources available to Woodlawn residents. Register to attend here: bit.ly/4fCcadF Learn more: bit.ly/4d3D0ti

Are you living with, or caring for someone with, #LongCovid? Our International Long Covid Support Group on Facebook is here for you. ➡️Peer support ➡️Access resources ➡️Join our wellbeing events See our website for the link and more info about us ⬇️ LongCovid.org

I wanna be like Stephen. Leave me alone till it’s time to do my thing.

I wrote this piece published yesterday Chicago Tribune. Here I argue that suicide is an understudied & overlooked form of gun violence among Black men in Chicago. Those who love Black literature might also appreciate the nod to Richard Wright. Read more 👇🏿 chicagotribune.com/2024/08/01/opi…

August 22, 1964: Fannie Lou Hamer confronted the nation with the stark reality of racial inequality in her testimony, "Is This America?" She testified on behalf of the integrated Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party seeking to be seated in place of the all-white delegation.