Colin Kaepernick is stepping in to pay for a second autopsy of the man who was allegedly “eaten alive” by insects in his Atlanta jail cell, according to his family’s attorney. trib.al/w8HZo88

Dr. D. A. Carter stays in these academic streets. Looking forward to watching this one!

IAS Thursdays | The WNBA: Sport as Spectacle and the Politics of Sport | Institute for Advanced Study. Senior Scholars in Sport Studies Drs. Mary G. McDonald and Douglas Hartmann are giving a must see public lecture Thursday! April 28 register below. ias.umn.edu/events/ias-thu…

Whilst dating in the wild as an academic, I’ve learned most ppl believe: 1. The 2 days that you teach IS THE JOB 2. Summers, conferences, & teaching abroad are synonyms for vacation. 3. The discussions w/your accountability partners abt your work is just y’all “kickin’ $h^#”

Three years, two paper competition awards, and three revisions later, I’m proud to share that my paper on Black millennials, BLM, and imagined futures is officially published. I worked hard for and am extremely proud of this one. 🙏🏽✨ doi.org/10.1080/147428…

I finally picked up my copy from Carmichael's Shoutout to @hystericalblkns for choosing a publisher with affordable hardcover rates. The community thanks you! 😬#supportlocalbookstores

Here is a new article on former athletes illness stories of brain injuries where we consider how aging and masculinity are entangled in these narratives. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.10…

We're excited to announce that we are accepting applications for the Black Women's History Series Incubator! 👏🏿 Learn more about the #BWHseries incubator and application requirements + hear from series editors Ashley D. Farmer, Talitha LeFlouria, and @DainaRameyBerry in this blogpost

ICYMI: Dorothy Roberts speaking on "all of reproductive justice" is now available on our YouTube. Watch it now: buff.ly/40ab5S5 Dorothy Roberts @raceethnicity @slaveryjustice Africana Studies/Rites and Reason Theatre

Nah defund male Instacart shoppers immediately

Thank you to everyone who has come out so far to see the exhibition Toni Morrison: Sites of Memory at Princeton University Library. There is still time to see the show before it closes on June 4th, I promise it's worth the trip.

This was a mother’s day word for the ages.

🧐🤔I often wonder if minority academics can name (>/=) 5 states where they could live & work w/o compromising their quality of life and/or relative sense of safety. Add availability of TT positions in their area of expertise vs. # of applicants for said positions & stir. 🫣🫤

A national audience hadn’t seen Brittney Griner play basketball in 579 days. But they also hadn’t seen her doing something else — stand for the national anthem. I asked her why she now chooses to stand theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/…

“ Telling Black people that if they work hard enough, they can overcome racial inequality is a common refrain rooted in a dishonest portrayal of the current system.” — Dr. Allison Wiltz link.medium.com/GoxlmiP0xAb

University of Kentucky’s UK College of Education ‘s Future of Sport Institute and the UK College of Design @UKCOD host Mr. Ronnie Wright, Sr. Footwear Design Director, Nike who offered a dynamic presentation about the importance of Culture in Product Design.