'Thousands of documents obtained by The New York Times cast light on the playbook and the thinking underpinning one nexus of the anti-D.E.I. movement — the activists and intellectuals who helped shape Texas’ new law, along with measures in at least three other states.' The…

Black national anthem to be performed at Super Bowl LVIII, stirs debate on social media trib.al/r7M24Hl

Black queer civil rights giants are calling for the acknowledgment of their legacies. nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-ne…

Gov, Ron DeSantis calls Florida's new African American history curriculum 'factual.' Opponents call it whitewashing and erasure. tallahassee.com/story/news/edu…

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No, he’s really one of my faves. And till this day, I don’t even know what his voice sounds like 😅
And he earns $4 million from TikTok annually at the age of 23 now.

Members of Free FIU and FIU Pride Student Union attended today's BOT meeting to demand that trustees take a stance on HB999 and SB 256.

'We believe if faculty don't have freedom, we don't have freedom,' said Lily Dixon, YDSA member. 'No firings, no fear.'

panthernow.com/2023/04/27/res…

FIU grad students are organizing for a living wage amidst housing and food insecurity  - panthernow.com/2023/01/30/fiu…

SPSSI has long stood for #AcademicFreedom . Read our special #Policy Update to learn about what's happening in #Florida #HigherEd & to access resources from SPSSI, American Psychological Association, PEN America, & American Association of University Professors. ow.ly/Lbha50MJosw United Faculty of Florida Center for Scientific Responsibility & Justice Scholars At Risk FABBS Consortium of Social Science Associations (COSSA)

A woman of color has become the first prominent Republican to take on Trump.

There's no doubt Nikki Haley, the daughter of Indian immigrants, is a trailblazer. But she's had a fraught relationship with race.

Unpack her track record in today's Recast ⬇️ politico.com/newsletters/th…

The University of South Florida's 'DEI initiatives resemble practices of cult initiation,' writes Christopher F. Rufo ⚔️. cityjourn.al/3HOySiy

'Officially, UCF reports that it has 14 separate DEI programs, costing in the aggregate more than $4 million per year,' writes Christopher F. Rufo ⚔️. cityjourn.al/3Iqawgo

And it would do so without any of those officials receiving a single vote of support from any resident from Jackson, 80 percent of whom are Black. newsweek.com/mississippi-re…

Before Uber or Lyft, SNCC developed a system of shared rides for organizers in the South called the Sojourner Motor Fleet.

Watching Super Bowl LVII? Rooting for the Ch*efs?

Here’s some findings from a review of research on the psychosocial effects of Native American mascots 🧵

1. Native mascots have negative psychological effects (e.g., depression, self-esteem, community worth) on Native students

#WhiteSupremacy #WhiteCulture

#yeahshedid

#mygawdyes

According to exit polls, Abrams had MORE support from Black men than Dems had nationwide. In fact, if every single Black male Kemp voter had voted for Abrams instead, she still would’ve lost

Turns out, the “Black male voter problem” was a lie

It was white voters.
It ALWAYS is