"A billionaire is a policy failure." ~Jordan Lav 🙌 #digped

Felt inspired to make this meme #VisualDialogues

I should clarify: I *can* teach without hope, but I can’t teach who I teach in the way I teach without hope. For many of our communities, knowledge for knowledge’s sake is trivial. Knowledge for betterment and uplift is the target, and those require hope in real ways.

Not to be missed!

An amazing protest anthem ✊🏼Ella's Song - Resistance Revival Chorus youtu.be/aYmaOzaGI-Q via YouTube

So grateful to attend Jose Antonio Vargas talk today! A couple quotes that resonate: "Ethnic studies are American studies" "It's not enough to have hope, you have to BE hope."

As we watch Trumpers storm the capital with guns. Just a reminder, this is what America did to Native protesting for clean water.

Well that escalated steadily for four years.

University presidents writing statements about the coup

Important orgs/resources on fighting for Asian American rights to #StopAAPIHate An incomplete list; please continue to share & support anti-racist organizing. Follow @aaaj_alc Stop AAPI Hate NAPAWF 18 Million Rising APIAVote | #StopAsianHate APIAHF National Council of Asian Pacific Americans

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All the headlines of this evening’s news in the USA— police murders, riots, mass shootings, rising covid infections— are rooted in structural racism. This nation will never know peace until it directly addresses white supremacy as being the rot at its core.

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Take a deep breath Minneapolis. But remember no single verdict from an unjust system can deliver justice. Whatever happens, take care of yourself, because the long march to liberation continues.

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Why is it “if you can't pay rent, buy fewer lattes” and not “if you can't pay your employees a living wage, buy fewer yachts”?

I must underscore this point, as a labor guy. By any logical assessment, the Minneapolis Police Federation went into negotiations with what should have been a weaker hand. They had, after all, brought global shame upon the city and Minnesota.

As many know, D. Ariza Torres, the face and heart of our program in so many ways, passed away on April 2. We have created a memorial website as a place to share memories and honor Deb. We invite you to add your memories to celebrate Deb's life: everloved.com/life-of/deb-to…

You may be hearing the argument that before the rise of modern commercial infant formula, babies all ate breastmilk and everything was great. As a historian of infant feeding, let me tell you why that’s not true.