Irvine doctor back home with family, after moving out for a year to keep everyone safe latimes.com/california/sto…

An LA Times story about our family’s pandemic experience over the last year. Column: A doctor left her family for a year to protect them from COVID-19. Now, she's back home latimes.com/california/sto…

Could use help from historians! Can anyone point me to good surveys on the causes of the 1st Great Migration? I've seen some data from Chicago and Detroit, but I'm interested in a deeper dive. Can anyone out there recommend anything (either national or local case studies)? Thx.

Way to go, University Council - AFT!

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#Jackson, Mississippi was facing a water crisis long before the events of this past week. Access to clean water is a human right and it is unacceptable that, in America, communities of color continue to face water crises like this one. bbc.com/news/world-us-…

Thank you, National Geographic for giving this story and issue a platform. nationalgeographic.com/history/articl…

Our college just shared these CV guidelines and I think this is great. Your CV can be any format you want, but if you're not sure how to make one, this is a great starting point! #AcademicChatter #HiddenCurriculum

Solidarity! Join me in raising money for UAW 5810/2865/SRU! via Givebutter givebutter.com/uc-uaw

UC Senate faculty need to step up NOW in support of striking academic workers. They need our support to win a fair contract. #FairUCNow

Here is our largest database of PhD fellowships yet: we found 195 fellowships and funding opportunities. For each fellowship, this searchable database lists description, deadline, amount, and eligibility criteria. Download it here: research.jhu.edu/rdt/funding-op…

The National Archives is home to a vast collection of materials describing the African American experience. This page highlights these resources, which are available online, in programs, and through traditional and social media. archives.gov/research/afric… #BlackHistoryMonth

UAW 4811 members have voted by a super majority to authorize a strike.

Yesterday, officers raided the Gaza solidarity camp at UC Irvine and arrested a significant number of demonstrators. While I disagree with some of the slogans/tactics of the protesters, they were peaceful. All people of conscience should condemn this act of repression.

Just sent in proposals for two book manuscripts! Book 1 is Canaan’s Crucible: Life and Death along the Color Line in the Era of the Great Migration. Book 2 is Survive or Perish: Race, Inequality, and the Battle for Black Lives from World War II to the Present. Fingers crossed!!!