A huge thanks to Linda Greenhouse for this thoughtful and generous review that really captures the personal nature of this book! I am truly grateful!!

'Excited Delirium' by @Beliso_Dejesus examines the emergence of a fabricated medical diagnosis used to justify and erase police violence against Black and Brown communities. Read the introduction for free now! #AnthroTwitter #PoliceReform
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The Drake-Kendrick Lamar rap battle isn’t just about egos or beef, argues Laurence Ralph. It’s about “the resurgence of lyrical rap and a return to the roots of hip-hop culture.”

Read: nyti.ms/3UTCGGV

And the Winner Is: Kendrick Lamar. And Old-School Hip-Hop. nytimes.com/2024/05/11/opi…

The key point here is that we need not look for some prophet to deliver us. No more prophets descending from mountaintops. Lets bring the act of prophecy closer to the ground. We all have the capacity to prophesy insofar as we all can imagine the world as it could be.

At this point Kendrick might drop a whole album called Surviving Drake.

Wild how the same ppl with weathered #BlackLivesMatter signs in their yard won’t stand with students on their own campus who’ve been subjected to police violence.

Listen to former CASBS fellow Laurence Ralph discuss his book 'Sito' on KQED Forum

Laurence worked on the book during his 2021-22 fellowship year with us 😏

⏰ Today's Plan:

9AM: Youth violence researcher explores his own family’s tragedy in 'Sito'

10AM: Negotiation expert William Ury on why conflict is good for us

📻 Listen: kqed.org/forum