this is a reminder to apply for that job you don’t think you’re qualified for — because this man was paid to write about j dilla without knowing who j dilla was.

This is just racism. Implying that a guy who won the mayor’s race in 2020 with 70% of the vote was simply a diversity hire? DEI outrage is nothing but an attempt to be racist with different, socially acceptable words, these people are vile but they’re also so fucking stupid.

The problem is that it’s fun and exciting to talk about speculative apocalyptic AI scenarios and not nearly as fun or exciting to talk about stuff like bridge improvements and ship safety. But the conversations about ships and bridges are the ones we really need.

#OnThisDay in 1961, nine Black students from Tougaloo College entered the all-white Jackson Municipal Library and sat down. Police arrived and ordered them to go to the “colored” library, but when they refused, police arrested them. On the day of their trial, Jackson State

Clear evidence that employers discriminate against nonbinary individuals. All-else-equal, disclosing that one uses "they/them” pronouns substantially lowers the chances of getting a job interview. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cf…

James Baldwin: "We have yet to understand that if I am starving, you are in danger. If people think that my danger makes them safe, we are in trouble."

There was a time when the maniacal shouting of Israeli spokespeople would be effective in drowning out calm and reasonable debate. Now they are starting to quietly dial down their mics.

Everybody that been in jail wake up early.

After a 35 year ban, I’m proud that Michigan has decriminalized paid surrogacy. With our partners in the legislature, we’re making Michigan a more welcoming place where you can make your own decisions and have full civil rights protections under the law. michiganpublic.org/criminal-justi…

Today’s powerful moment of Black librarianship at the PLA President’s Program: The Black Librarian in America. Thank you to President Sonia Alcántara-Antoine & panelists Shauntee Burns-Simpson, Carla Hayden, and Roosevelt Weeks for this tremendous discussion. #PLA2024 💜

New York State’s corrections department agreed on Thursday to allow six men who had sued to be able to view Monday’s total solar eclipse to do so at the upstate prison where they are held. nyti.ms/49ntr5W

'It's Been Devastating': A Q&A With The Top Librarian Fighting The GOP's Book Bans huffpost.com/entry/american…

Over the last few years, censors have accelerated their attempts to remove or restrict books and programs in schools and public libraries. Today, on #RightToReadDay, we're asking you to take action and raise your voice for the right to read. buff.ly/41AaRUy Unite Against Book Bans

Give light and people will find the way.—Ella Baker, Civil Rights Activist | #motivation

Wow!!!

Yes, AI requires an absolutely massive amount of energy, but you have to keep this in perspective. It also generates terrible images and the worst writing you’ve ever read. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

does the process even deserve to be trusted? have we asked that question??