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Dr. Stephen G. Hall

@historianspeaks

On the scene with a scholarly lean. @MorganStateU grad, #Historian, #HBCU Prof #Author/ Studies #Africa, #AA’s and #African Diaspora.

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After the Poor People’s Campaign faded, Memphis tenant organizers carried the torch. Where did the movement go? bit.ly/4bucnNW

After the Poor People’s Campaign faded, Memphis tenant organizers carried the torch. Where did the movement go? bit.ly/4bucnNW
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Another excellent piece by yasmina martin, who argues, “Understanding the work of groups like GLOW and the ways they were embedded in wider, global networks of queer solidarity opens up new avenues of conceiving of what anti-apartheid work looked like in the 1980s and 1990s.”

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John Edwin Mason(@johnedwinmason) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Worth stopping for a minute to appreciate the fact that we've completely normalized banning peaceful protests & calling in militarized riot police to violently arrest the protesters. Trump is a dangerous symptom. But he's not the disease.

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🇵🇸ALL OUT TO COLUMBIA NOW! OPEN THE GATES AND BREAK THE SIEGE! COLUMBIA, STOP STARVING YOUR STUDENTS!

⏰NOW
📍116 & Broadway

For months, students at Columbia have been exhausting every means of protest against the institution’s investment in war and blood-drenched profit.

🇵🇸ALL OUT TO COLUMBIA NOW! OPEN THE GATES AND BREAK THE SIEGE! COLUMBIA, STOP STARVING YOUR STUDENTS! ⏰NOW 📍116 & Broadway For months, students at Columbia have been exhausting every means of protest against the institution’s investment in war and blood-drenched profit.
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In Gaza Protest, Columbia Students Occupy Hamilton Hall, Site of Historic 1968 Takeover democracynow.org/2024/4/30/colu…

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Legal Defense Fund(@NAACP_LDF) 's Twitter Profile Photo

On the last day of , we renew our commitment to continue fighting until underrepresented communities can live in safe, clean and affordable neighborhoods with access to the resources they need to thrive.

On the last day of #FairHousingMonth, we renew our commitment to continue fighting until underrepresented communities can live in safe, clean and affordable neighborhoods with access to the resources they need to thrive.
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Columbia University threatens to expel student protesters who occupied administration building (from The Associated Press) apnews.com/article/8b0d3a…

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US drug control agency will move to reclassify marijuana in a historic shift, AP sources say (from The Associated Press) apnews.com/article/f833a8…

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Global Black Studies at Duke(@DukeAAAS) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Faith Ringgold Paved the Way

'The late artist fiercely reckoned with the status quo, leaving the art world better than she found it through a rich legacy of Black feminist activism and artmaking.'
hyperallergic.com/907730/faith-r…

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HBCUs making big business moves. Delaware State University bought Wesley College, Wilberforce University offers to buy Notre Dame College and now Alabama A&M University offers to buy Birmingham Southern College.

HBCUs making big business moves. Delaware State University bought Wesley College, Wilberforce University offers to buy Notre Dame College and now Alabama A&M University offers to buy Birmingham Southern College.
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Israeli scholar of the Holocaust Omer Bartov عومر بَرتوف עמר ברטוב argues that accusations of antisemitism levied at campus protests against Israel's occupation of Palestine are disingenuous.

“There’s nothing threatening about opposing occupation or oppression.'

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Protesters take over Columbia University building in escalation of Israel-Hamas war demonstrations (from The Associated Press) apnews.com/article/8b0d3a…

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Haiti's transitional council names new prime minister in hopes of quelling stifling violence (from The Associated Press) apnews.com/article/1a6dd7…

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Jerry Mitchell(@JMitchellNews) 's Twitter Profile Photo

in 1945, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, known as the “godmother of rock ‘n’ roll,” made history by becoming the first gospel artist to rocket up the R&B charts with her gospel hit, “Strange Things Happening Every Day.” In so doing, she paved the way for a strange new sound.

#OnThisDay in 1945, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, known as the “godmother of rock ‘n’ roll,” made history by becoming the first gospel artist to rocket up the R&B charts with her gospel hit, “Strange Things Happening Every Day.” In so doing, she paved the way for a strange new sound.
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While they await justice in a class action lawsuit, a South Memphis community coalition anticipates the long-awaited departure of a hazardous facility that leached cancer-causing emissions for four decades.

“A plan is not a promise.” bit.ly/4aqKeX6

While they await justice in a class action lawsuit, a South Memphis community coalition anticipates the long-awaited departure of a hazardous facility that leached cancer-causing emissions for four decades. “A plan is not a promise.” bit.ly/4aqKeX6
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Quantreus J. Hayes(@IamGramblingMan) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Xavier is opening a medical school
AAMU is proposing a new campus in Birmingham
NCAT is headed towards Carnegie R1 status
FAMU is building a dorm complex that will house 700 beds
100% of nursing students at Grambling are passing the NCLEX

DEI your tail to a HBCU

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1967, Atlanta: 'The time has come for America to hear the truth about this tragic war. . . the day has passed for superficial patriotism.' — Martin Luther King Jr. on U.S. war in Vietnam and in support of Muhammad Ali

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zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/MLK-…

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