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Science Magazine @science.org · Apr 2

Breaking news: A new lawsuit seeks to challenge the National Institutes of Health’s decisions to abruptly terminate hundreds of grants, totaling more than $2.4 billion, over the past month. scim.ag/3DZnylL

Lawsuit aims to broadly overturn NIH’s grant terminations

Multiple groups and NIH-funded scientists challenge agency’s decision as arbitrary and capricious

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Natasha @psychboo.bsky.social · Mar 24

New Deadline for proposals for this year’s Conference! @hiphoped.bsky.social

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Natasha @psychboo.bsky.social · Mar 17

One week left to submit proposals for this year’s 2-day #HipHopEd Conference! Check out the submission details on Instagram - due by Monday, March 24th! @hiphoped.bsky.social

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Peter Faustino @drfaustino.bsky.social · Mar 5

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Halifax Examiner @halifaxexaminer.ca · Feb 28

School-based GuysWork program helps young men explore alternatives to unhealthy masculinity www.halifaxexaminer.ca/education/sc... by @dentremy.bsky.social

School-based GuysWork program helps young men explore alternatives to unhealthy masculinity - Halifax Examiner

As of December, 67 schools across Nova Scotia were participating this school year, with more expected to come onboard.

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Natasha @psychboo.bsky.social · Feb 19

Reminder to Save the Dates! June 6-7! #HipHopEd Professional Learning that educates and enlightens! ✨ #Squadwork Stay Tuned for a call out for submissions!! @hiphoped.bsky.social

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sam blickhan @snblickhan.bsky.social · Feb 6

Chicago teachers showing the rest of us how it’s done ♥️

Preorder Read This When Things Fall Apart @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · Feb 5

For my latest, I talked with @ctulocal1.bsky.social president Stacy Davis Gates and artist and educator Silvia Gonzalez about how Chicago teachers are creating Sanctuary Teams to protect undocumented students and other marginalized youth from Trump's aggression. (Includes organizing resources.)

Sanctuary Lessons: How Chicago Teachers Are Defending Their Students

“At the end of the day, we protect our students, period,” says educator Silvia Gonzalez.

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Reuters @reuters.com · Feb 6

Alphabet's Google is scrapping its goal to hire more employees from underrepresented groups and is reviewing some of its diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives, joining a slew of US businesses scaling back diversity initiatives reut.rs/412s2R4

Google scraps diversity-based hiring targets

Alphabet's Google is scrapping its goal to hire more employees from underrepresented groups and is reviewing some of its diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives, joining a slew of U.S. businesses scaling back diversity initiatives.

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onion person @junlper.beer · Feb 2

same methods, different era

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HipHopEd @hiphoped.bsky.social · Jan 21

Hip Hop was created to continue the legacy of our culture as a tool for transformation. This is why it is critical that we gather as a #HipHopEd community to coordinate, create, and elevate the work. Save the Date and the call for papers and workshops are coming SOON #SquadWork Spread the word.

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HawksMathaMagic @phonisha.bsky.social · Jan 14

Slid in some DMs to drop the zoom link! 😂 If you can join these 3 fabulously black educators and engage, let me know. Reply and I will DM our #BlackEduSky zoom link. @deestemteach.bsky.social @dollar4allkids.bsky.social @booksandmelanin.bsky.social
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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · Jan 16

As "Sing Sing" heads back to theaters, I wanted to reshare what I wrote about the film after I saw it:

For Colman Domingo, 'Sing Sing' is 'a gift of radical love'

“We need to see more images of tenderness between men,” Colman Domingo, who plays John “Divine G” Whitfield in “Sing Sing,” said.

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Black Aziz Anansi @blackazizanansi.blacksky.app · Jan 16

I think one of the biggest political discounts between younger folks today and younger folks 20-30 years ago, is that politically, a lot of gen-x and some millennials were raised by and in tune with the civil rights generation. Like, I've had discussions with Andrew Young about the concept of

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Supernova Momma @supernovaparenting.org · Nov 10

Did you know those of us with invisible disability can fly with a sunflower lanyard as communication to the support staff on your flight?

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Dr. Lorgia García Peña @laprofelgp.bsky.social · Nov 21

👋🏽💙🦋 Hello new followers. I’m a writer, scholar, activist and mama. One of my books is #communityasrebellion

Cover of my 2022 book Community as Rebellion.

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Underground Hip Hop @undergroundhiphop.bsky.social · Dec 2

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Snoop & Dre drop new trailer for the Missionary LP
Pre-Order from snoopdogg.lnk.to/Missionary
#undergroundhiphop
#boombap
#westcoast
#newmusic
#blueskyhiphop
#rapvideo
#snoop
#dre

Dr. Dre Presents 'Missionary' from Snoop Dogg | Available 12/13

YouTube video by SnoopDoggTV

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Rise Up for Justice @riseupforjustice.bsky.social · Nov 26

The image captures the fury, exhaustion, and clarity many of us feel after Election 2024. The final exit polls are in: 92% of Black women voted for Kamala Harris, while 53% of white women threw their support behind Donald Trump. Again

Now, what will you do?

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I Can’t Watch the World Burn, Because the Fire Will Burn Me First

The image circulating across social media — a group of Black women calmly drinking coffee atop a skyscraper while the city burns below —…

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