9:00 AM ET! Livestream link, courtesy of the @johnshopkinsu Krieger School of Arts and Sciences, is available here: youtube.com/watch?v=pNEQ5x…

We vehemently condemn the unremitting, mounting, and normalized anti-Black sentiments and full-on attacks on Black academics, including Black sociologists. Please read our full statement here: associationofblacksociologists.org/about-associat…

In a new study, Early Learning Nation sits down with lead author, Dr. Lloyd to dissect the role of Black families over the span of 100 years. Learn more about the breakthroughs and blind spots shaping public policy. earlylearningnation.com/2024/04/a-100-…

Life has been eventful ....and good. If you've missed prior Grandmothering While Black book events, here is one for Adoption Network Cleveland: The Ohio Family Connection. May 20th from 8-9 EST (5-6 PST and 6-7 CST). Register here: adoptionnetwork.org/news-events/ou…

Thrilled to share that Black Folk was selected to receive the 2024 Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Book Award!!! At a time when the truth about Black history is under assault, it good to be recognized for work that reminds us why the past matters.

“That’s the work my work does for me. It allows me to go back to a place of play and imagination and hope.” —Amy Sherald Explore Amy Sherald’s painting in our upcoming “Reclaiming My Time” display opening May 31: s.si.edu/3QqUTck

On this day in 1796, a newspaper ad was placed seeking the return of an enslaved Black woman, Ms. Judge, who fled George Washington's household while in Pennsylvania. calendar.eji.org/racial-injusti…

Who are America's caregivers? New research Demography Journal by @meredithiszz and colleagues finds that caregiving patterns differ by gender, sexual identity and partnership status. Read more CCF sites.utexas.edu/contemporaryfa…

The Sociologists for Palestine resolution passes!! The ASA Sociology calls for an immediate and permanent ceasefire in Gaza. Congrats to the organizers for putting this on the ASA ballot. asanet.org/about/governan…

Thank you Adoption Network Cleveland for the opportunity to share my work. Grandmothering While Black with Dr. LaShawnDa Pittman (May 20, 2024) youtu.be/Cl1wrb900uE?si… via YouTube #kinshipcare #grandparentcaregiving

#OTD 1975, comedian, Loretta Mary Aiken known as Jackie "Moms" Mabley, passed away. The documentary entitled: Moms Mabley: I Got Somethin' to Tell You, is a must see.

Resolution for Justice in Palestine | American Sociological Association asanet.org/about/governan…

When I'm away, I'm doing good things.... incl. recovering from doing good things. I've been doing good book things, incl. interview with AFFCNY. After the Kids Move In via #soundcloud #kinshipcare University of California Press (is on Bluesky) soundcloud.com/affcny/512-bro…

1/2 Black women are the backbone of the caring economy. That's why I am asking you to give to the #CareWorks Fund, which supports Women of Color-led orgs in deploying small unrestricted grants to those organizations that provide advocacy, support workforce solutions...

#FeaturedFriday spotlights folks in our network & their contributions toward #EmancipatorySciences. Check out this new article by our Co-Director Jen James (UCSF Bioethics + UCSF School of Nursing) on exps of aging, health, and incarceration for older Black women buff.ly/3V6nTIW

I’m so excited to finally to announce “The 1619 Project: A Visual Experience” publishes on 10/22 and is available to preorder at 1619books.com. We’ve spent two years working on this gorgeous illustrated edition of The 1619 Project, with profoundly beautiful newly

Appreciate this great interview with Haley Swenson Early Learning Nation about Grandmothering While Black – Our Policies Were Not Built for the Rise of Grandma-Led Households earlylearningnation.com/2024/04/grandm…