JUNE 1: Three-part podcast series, “Reclaimed: The Story of Mamie Till-Mobley” hosted by Leah Wright Rigueur chronicles the life and legacy of Mamie Till-Mobley, whose fight for justice after her son’s brutal murder helped spark the civil rights movement. LISTEN: bit.ly/3t8ieDP

Makkah Ali, Racial Equity Initiatives Director: "What would it look like for philanthropy to engage actively in a political fight to protect the right to pursue strategies focused on racial equity?" ⬇️Insights from Megan Ming Francis' presentation below! #BorealisLive

This week, Biden announced that his administration will be cancelling up to $20,000 in student loan debt and making adjustments to the income requirements for paying back federal loans. Here's an explainer.

I wrote nearly six thousand words about the significance of Davis’s Autobiography and it still wasn’t enough! Also a plug for Jodi Dean and Charisse Burden-Stelly’s new book on Black Communist Women. A paywall worth climbing! nybooks.com/articles/2022/…

So exciting! Next Monday 9/12, grad school friend & fellow philanthropy scholar Megan Ming Francis and I will be in conversation on Seattle Arts & Lectures' virtual stage! Register & receive a free copy of #whitephilanthropybook, many thx to Marguerite Casey Foundation! eventbrite.com/e/maribel-more…

.Maribel Morey is the 1st person I met who "studied" philanthropy. My article on Garland Fund wldnt have been written w/o her providing space for that type of inquiry. Looking forward to this convo while we discuss our journeys & her new book! eventbrite.com/e/maribel-more…

#APSA2022 folks looking for a thought provoking (virtual) session Saturday at 4p? Join Megan Ming Francis Consuelo Amat (find me: @consueloamat.bsky.social) @EricaKohl Cindy Clark Ayoka Turner and I for a roundtable discussion about external support for grassroots organizing + nonviolent movements tinyurl.com/y2re3s9r

🚨JOB ALERT🚨Assistant Professor position in Political Economy of Race & Racism Ohio State Arts and Sciences!! Deadline is Nov. 15. Full details and application link here: academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/22682

💅🏾 still thinking about this walk with Michele Jawando Megan Ming Francis ❤️

Finally back home in New Haven, and got to witness the brilliant Megan Ming Francis + James Forman, Jr. in conversation w/ Phillip Atiba Goff at Af-Am Studies discussing Black politics, movement building, and the “revolutionary patience” of Black freedom fighters in the past and present 🔥🔥🔥

Hi everyone! We’re excited to introduce Hammer & Hope, a magazine of Black politics & culture, co-created by Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor & Jen Parker. For those who care about the Black freedom struggle – the sign up is liveeeee! Hammerandhope.org

I stayed on twitter & I will remain on twitter & if this burns down- I will return bc of YALL Years of raging and laughing and learning...SO much learning <--that is my twitter experience and I am so grateful 🙏🏾

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I’m thrilled to share that Black Grief/White Grievance is forthcoming from Princeton University Press in 2023! press.princeton.edu/books/hardcove…

Join AERA AERA Division L and AERA Philanthropy & Education SIG SIG for this powerhouse panel on April 11th: Janelle Scott Melissa is waiting for Leo Grande to come thru... Megan Ming Francis and Krystal Villanosa will consider possibilities for justice-driven resistance amidst racial backlash in #edpolicy Register: bit.ly/DivLandPhil

#MozFest’s Funder Track Panel series is partnering with All Tech Is Human to create positive human and digital rights progress. Learn more about the Funder Track here 👉 mzl.la/3mW5kZj Check out the interesting sessions from the series here! ⏬ mzl.la/fundertrack

If you want to understand the context of how this week was possible in Tennessee— this is a must read!

Watching Jake develop from eager grad student to disillusioned job mkt candidate to my UW colleague to a superstar --has been one of the great joys of my career. Big congrats homie on the next chp 🎉