The thing to remember about Orenthal James Simpson is that he consciously crafted himself in opposition to the conscious Black athlete; he was the anti-Jim Brown, the anti-Ali.

'I'm not Black, I'm OJ.'

THE SELECTED SHEPHERD by Reginald Shepherd, edited by Jericho Brown, is available now!

'A true feat of treasure and salvage, ensuring that one of the most vibrant and charged voices of our young twenty-first century stays alive.' —Ocean Vuong

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The use of AI to kill civilians in Gaza should be a loud, loud alarm.

Automating state power will lead to death on an unprecedented scale. And as we watch the rise of authoritarianism, the time to stop this is NOW.

jaredyatessexton.substack.com/p/the-violent-…

Mari Copeny has been talking about this issue and trying to resolve it with her own water filter for YEARS!

We 👏🏾 NEED 👏🏾 TO 👏🏾 SUPPORT 👏🏾 HER 👏🏾

'In order for me to write poetry that isn’t /political, I must listen to the birds /and in order to hear the birds /the warplanes must be silent'
Palestinian poet Marwan Makhoul to tour Ireland & translate his poetry into Irish.
hotpress.com/culture/palest… via Hot Press

That FB post by the incoming PEN president seems to be a live document changing by the moment. Each draft worse than the one before.

I teach this side by side in one of my classes at least once a year.

Four minutes of looking up in the sky does this?

Y'all I think we have a new protest strategy.

IKDR!

Leave that old man alone. He is minding his business. What does he need to wear another outfit for? When I am in my 90s you best believe I will be wearing the same caftan on my trips to the dispensary and I HOPE I will have as much pep in my step as Gene Hackman at 94.

Here hear! “Our institutions have a dual legacy—one of celebrating student activists long after they have graduated, but stifling students' activism while they are enrolled in school.”

AUC Alum please consider signing the letter below:

Two of my favorite thinkers/creators.

Oh yes I’m excited!

On my way to Rutgers!

I’m in my feels this week as I return to Spelman to receive an honorary doctorate of science. In 2001, a week before I graduated I squeezed this precious child into the world, so I made him dress up in my doctoral robe for a full circle moment.

Thank you ACLS for your support, for giving me the opportunity and space to write and for putting in me in the same orbit with all of these amazing scholars.

second display about Sudan in my university! not much detail to this one

short 🧵

#KeepEyesOnSudan

Yes.

F*ck your zodiac sign, what was your signature scent in high school?

What you have to know is that I am different and etherial. I am a healer and grounded. I am a femme goddess of light so this is the only answer. -- Me at 16