pretty hard not to draw a straight line between the suspension of the University Guide Service and the new Youngkin appointed Board majority’s position that the Guides have become too woke.

Students in UGS have been pushing for more historical accuracy in their tours for years, and getting pushback from admin/the Board. This is 100% politically motivated.

"balanced" lol nytimes.com/2024/08/29/us/…

Greens Cook Off & Much More! - mailchi.mp/jeffschoolheri…

Matthew Gillikin Here is a copy of remarks I read yesterday (Aug 30) at the dedication of the "Gaston House" residence hall on Brandon Avenue. Ian Baucom subbed for President Ryan who was under the weather.

For Black Archaeologists, the Atlantic Ocean is an Ancestral Graveyard atmos.earth/for-black-arch…

This. Was. Predictable. “Meanwhile, the percentage of incoming White students rose at both Amherst and Tufts.” It was also the purpose.

Your Labor Day Reminders: •If minimum wage increased with inflation & corporate productivity it’d be $27/hr today •Reaganomics trickle down scam has redistributed $50T from bottom 90% to top 1% •Corporations steal $50B from workers annually Unionize workers. Tax billionaires.

Cop cars.

Ugandan Olympian Rebecca Cheptegei has suffered burns to more than 75% of her body after she was allegedly set on fire by her ex boyfriend. The marathon runner, who competed in the Paris Olympics, is in critical condition. She was attacked at home. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

A history of femicide of elite female athletes in Kenya. • Agnes Tirop-stabbed/clobbered to death 2021 •Edna Muthoni-Throat slit by machete 2021 • Damaris Muthee Mutua- Strangled 2022 • Rebecca Cheptegei- Torched Sep 2024. All by their male partners. None have been jailed.

“There are some people who are really the blessed ones, that they are put here to make us really review ourselves so we can walk upright—finally—as human beings.”

This is how you content. Brenda (and her tri-level) get it.

Not Frankie Beverly 😩😞

US consumer watchdog moves to permanently ban Navient from federal student loan servicing apnews.com/article/navien…

This is a good one re: Aretha too:

Rest in Peace, Tito 💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔

The NYPD spent $150 Million *extra* last year to catch people who weren't able to afford to pay the subway fare. They owed just $104,000. $150 million could buy free fares (at going rate) for 95,000 poor New Yorkers per year. Instead four people shot, including an officer.

Preorder now: Justene Hill Edwards's Savings & Trust: The Rise & Betrayal of the Freedman's Bank is a gripping narrative history of one of the biggest bank failures in American history and the largest institutional loss of Black wealth until the 21st century amazon.com/dp/1324073853?…