Apparently, it's my Twitterversary.... I had an account before this one I think... Oh well. Twitter do I get flowers? Chocolate?

I hated #Them.

To determine which players are eligible for payouts in the NFL’s $1 billion settlement of brain injury claims, the NFL has insisted on using a scoring algorithm on the dementia testing that assumes Black men start with lower cognitive skills. bit.ly/3bs9rUi

Nikole Hannah-Jones, the leader of The Times’s 1619 Project, was granted tenure by the University of North Carolina after a weekslong dispute. nyti.ms/3dxs8XT

Howard University is proud to announce Nikole Hannah-Jones & Ta-Nehisi Coates will join the HU faculty to help educate the next generation of black journalists. The appointments are supported by nearly $20 million donated by four donors. Read more here: bit.ly/3AxzFzT

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In “Well of Souls”, Kristina Gaddy describes how the banjo was integral to African-American culture, celebration, spirituality and resistance econ.st/3fQb17M

I saw “I GOT THE EMAIL” trending and thought Biden sent out those student loan forgiveness checks… but it was just Taylor Swift. 😭

Haiti Then and Now Book Choice 2022: Top Ten Books in Haitian Studies! Click on the link below to read the description of each text. haitithenandnow.wordpress.com/2022/12/25/hai… Dr. Régine #NoNewUSOccupation Jean-Charles , Leslie Alexander , @CrystalNEddins , @FictionsofHaiti, @wwJJDdo , Pierre Minn, glodel mezilas, Dr Jean Waddinir GUSTINVIL

Dr. Johnson’s “Slavery’s Metropolis” is the book we all need to be reading and re-reading. One of the more important books published in the last decade. Cambridge University Press - History Cecelia Cancellaro #Blktwitterstorians #twitterstorians

The average yearly cost of getting sick for Black and Latinx elders ($22,734) is 25% higher than the cost for White elders ($18,145), who, on average, have much more wealth. By Marc Cohen and Jane Tavares theconversation.com/cost-of-gettin…

"..African American students are up to 33% more likely to graduate than African Americans at similar non-HBCUs... Black students who attend HBCUs receive higher wages and are likelier to experience upward mobility. " diverseeducation.com/institutions/h…

Top 10 CRAZY stories about Harry Belafonte.

Today, some of the books that shaped my life—and the lives of so many others—are being challenged by people who disagree with certain ideas or perspectives. And librarians are on the front lines, fighting every day to make the widest possible range of viewpoints, opinions, and

Looking for this study by david grissmer Grissmer David A., Kawata Jennifer, Williamson S. 1998. “Why Did Black Test Scores Rise Rapidly in the 1970s and 1980s?” In The Black-white Test Score Gap, edited by Jencks C., Phillips M. Washington, DC. Anyone have access? #achievmentgap

TSU professor designs Black History Month jersey for Nashville Predators wsmv.com/2024/01/29/tsu…

I never recovered when I stumbled upon this:

⁦Sandy Darity, Retweets do not mean endorsement.⁩ providing facts regarding the racial wealth gap.

This is insane!! Private prisons are suing states for not providing enough prisoners!! 🤯

If you plan on being caretakers of your parents or siblings, have them put their home and assets in a trust. They will qualify for Medicaid services after five years of showing minimal income. Medicaid would then in turn pay you to care for them. Now Caretaking is an