Friendly reminder that the 1940 Census was actually used to drive Japanese Americans to concentration camps. This is why the citizenship question matters. washingtonpost.com/news/retropoli…

Yes! I adore artist Laurie Jo Reynolds and the work she and a community of activists have done towards ending solitary confinement. What Do People in Solitary Confinement Want to See? | The New Yorker newyorker.com/culture/photo-…

I’m so excited that emil is joining us Mellon Foundation!

How white supremacy shaped the original census — centuries before the citizenship debate wapo.st/32mK3t7

In this era of hot takes and haters, @SorayaMcDonald brilliantly breaks down race and the craft of criticism on roxane gay and Tressie McMillan Cottom’s Hear to Slay. Great convo and so honored they mentioned Chi-hui Yang and my The New York Times piece. Three great critics, one great show.

the Getty Trust, Ford Foundation, MacArthur Foundation, and the Mellon Foundation team up to buy the Ebony and Jet photo archive for $30 million: artnews.com/2019/07/25/j-p…

These Hong Kong protestors are so bad ass.

Announcing our 🆕 #DocumentaryMag Editorial #Fellowship! Funded in part by Nat'l Endow f/t Arts, we are looking to #SupportNewWriters from underserved & underrepresented communities to expand the conversations around the nonfiction form. Learn more & apply by 10/25: documentary.org/news/ida-open-…

Another banger from Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor: nytimes.com/2020/06/13/opi…

For MONTHS essential workers have called on OSHA_DOL to issue emergency protections for all workers. Tell @senatemajldr workers' lives are more important than corporate immunity. The Senate must pass S. 3677 to #ProtectAllWorkers. bit.ly/EmergencyStand…

NEW RED ORDER on enacting a crime against reality. #creativefutures fordfoundation.org/campaigns/crea…

SONYA CHILDRESS on a "filmmaking industry that resists the capitalist impulse to produce films at a scale and pace that threaten the well-being of the film crew and the environment." #creativefutures fordfoundation.org/campaigns/crea…

Let’s talk about racism! Most white people at prestigious magazines don’t ever want to talk about race or diversity at all. Why? It's primarily because they’ve been allowed to exist in a world where their mastheads resemble member registries at Southern country clubs circa 1950..

Big news! Color Congress launches today! Led by @sddriver + @SonyaChildress, the @color_congress will build a natl collective of POC-led and serving organizations centering and strengthening nonfiction storytelling by, for and about people of color. colorcongress.org

really psyched to have co-curated this series with Brian Hu and to bring these films to Criterion Channel!

By strengthening documentary filmmaking with the visibility, voice, and power of people of color, the field—and film at large—can become a more powerful force for social change. Learn more from @Color_Congress’ @SdDriver and @SonyaChildress. #JustFilms fordf.org/ColorCongress

Breaking: We've announced our funding for independent film projects this year. Our #JustFilms initiative, one of the largest documentary funds in the world, provided over $4 million to support 68 films and #documentary projects in the US and Global South. fordfoundation.org/news-and-stori…

Rest in peace dear friend Nguyen Qui Duc. You lived life fully and brought people together wherever you were. You were you. Duc. Already miss your far away presence. Your warmth, enthusiasm and debonair live on.