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Our official statement in response to the wave of anti-trans legislation.
To our trans and nonbinary communities: We see you, we love you, and we side with you.
#TransLivesMatter #TransIsBeautiful 🏳️⚧️
To our trans and nonbinary communities: We see you, we love you, and we side with you.
#TransLivesMatter #TransIsBeautiful 🏳️⚧️
Our author, Darius Bost, is Chicago based, too! He coauthored A BLACK HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES with @crileysnorton.bsky.social, which was published last Tuesday! #NewReleases @chicagorevbooks.bsky.social
New Books from Chicago Authors in 2026 Part I - Chicago Review of Books
Each year when I compile this list of new books from Chicago authors, I’m in awe of the beauty and breadth that the city’s literary community has to offer. In fact, it feels like there are more books…
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January 27, 2026 at 10:16 PM
Our author, Darius Bost, is Chicago based, too! He coauthored A BLACK HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES with @crileysnorton.bsky.social, which was published last Tuesday! #NewReleases @chicagorevbooks.bsky.social
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On the anniversary of Howard Zinn's death in 2010, we share updates about forthcoming books, a new film, online classes, booth displays, performances, and events that carry forward Zinn’s legacy of activism.
More in the newsletter sent 2-4x/year. Subscribe at www.howardzinn.org/contact-sign-up/
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January 27, 2026 at 8:04 PM
On the anniversary of Howard Zinn's death in 2010, we share updates about forthcoming books, a new film, online classes, booth displays, performances, and events that carry forward Zinn’s legacy of activism.
More in the newsletter sent 2-4x/year. Subscribe at www.howardzinn.org/contact-sign-up/
More in the newsletter sent 2-4x/year. Subscribe at www.howardzinn.org/contact-sign-up/
When @wralpheubanks.bsky.social begins his prison writing classes, he asks his students to find one small detail from their past, then write from the flood of memory for 10 minutes and just see where the writing takes them.
Helping Incarcerated Writers Find Their Voices at Parchman Prison
Since my first visit to Parchman to teach writing and literature in 2019, I have come to see prison writing as a unique body of literature that offers a commentary on the conditions that exist broa…
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January 27, 2026 at 7:26 PM
When @wralpheubanks.bsky.social begins his prison writing classes, he asks his students to find one small detail from their past, then write from the flood of memory for 10 minutes and just see where the writing takes them.
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Auschwitz was at the end of a process. We must remember that it did not start from gas chambers.
This hatred gradually developed: from ideas, words, stereotypes & prejudice through legal exclusion, dehumanization & escalating violence... to systematic and industrial murder.
Auschwitz took time.
This hatred gradually developed: from ideas, words, stereotypes & prejudice through legal exclusion, dehumanization & escalating violence... to systematic and industrial murder.
Auschwitz took time.
January 27, 2026 at 11:00 AM
Auschwitz was at the end of a process. We must remember that it did not start from gas chambers.
This hatred gradually developed: from ideas, words, stereotypes & prejudice through legal exclusion, dehumanization & escalating violence... to systematic and industrial murder.
Auschwitz took time.
This hatred gradually developed: from ideas, words, stereotypes & prejudice through legal exclusion, dehumanization & escalating violence... to systematic and industrial murder.
Auschwitz took time.
Protests state to the government that they’re on the wrong path, that there’s something that’s needed. If you look at the Constitution, a lot of it reads like a PTSD response to King George. #ProtestIsPower
MLK Day and the History of American Protests | The Brian Lehrer Show | WNYC
On MLK Day, Prof. Gloria Browne-Marshall takes a look at the long history of American protest movements.
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January 27, 2026 at 6:21 PM
Protests state to the government that they’re on the wrong path, that there’s something that’s needed. If you look at the Constitution, a lot of it reads like a PTSD response to King George. #ProtestIsPower
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Philip Glass boycotting the Kennedy Center
Philip Glass boycotting the Kennedy Center
Philip Glass boycotting the Kennedy Center
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Philip Glass boycotting the Kennedy Center
Philip Glass boycotting the Kennedy Center
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January 27, 2026 at 4:17 PM
Philip Glass boycotting the Kennedy Center
Philip Glass boycotting the Kennedy Center
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Philip Glass boycotting the Kennedy Center
Philip Glass boycotting the Kennedy Center
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Happy #PublicationDay, @blaqueword.bsky.social! 🙌🏽
FOREVER FOR THE CULTURE, his celebration of how Black artists have shaped everything from TikTok dances to viral memes, is “a critical, razor-sharp dive into the realm of the new Black digital arts movement.”—Darnell L. Moore
FOREVER FOR THE CULTURE, his celebration of how Black artists have shaped everything from TikTok dances to viral memes, is “a critical, razor-sharp dive into the realm of the new Black digital arts movement.”—Darnell L. Moore
January 27, 2026 at 5:07 PM
Happy #PublicationDay, @blaqueword.bsky.social! 🙌🏽
FOREVER FOR THE CULTURE, his celebration of how Black artists have shaped everything from TikTok dances to viral memes, is “a critical, razor-sharp dive into the realm of the new Black digital arts movement.”—Darnell L. Moore
FOREVER FOR THE CULTURE, his celebration of how Black artists have shaped everything from TikTok dances to viral memes, is “a critical, razor-sharp dive into the realm of the new Black digital arts movement.”—Darnell L. Moore
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Bovino was forced out of Minnesota because the American people stood firm. Tens of thousands of people took to the streets in below-freezing temps to peacefully defend their neighbors & freedoms.
We’ll keep fighting. No more deaths at the hands of rogue DHS agents.
We’ll keep fighting. No more deaths at the hands of rogue DHS agents.
Greg Bovino Loses His Job
The Border Patrol chief has been ousted from his role as “commander at large,” and will return to El Centro.
www.theatlantic.com
January 27, 2026 at 2:42 PM
Bovino was forced out of Minnesota because the American people stood firm. Tens of thousands of people took to the streets in below-freezing temps to peacefully defend their neighbors & freedoms.
We’ll keep fighting. No more deaths at the hands of rogue DHS agents.
We’ll keep fighting. No more deaths at the hands of rogue DHS agents.
John Horton III was beaten to death in solitary confinement, but his death was staged to look like a suicide. Through Horton’s mother, Helen Jones, @terencekeel.bsky.social learned just how broken our death investigation system is. @esglaude.bsky.social
A Conversation with UCLA Professor Terence Keel
In this powerful conversation, Eddie sits down with Professor Terence Keel of UCLA to discuss his groundbreaking book, The Coroner’s Silence: Death Records and the Hidden Victims of Police Violence.…
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January 27, 2026 at 3:27 PM
John Horton III was beaten to death in solitary confinement, but his death was staged to look like a suicide. Through Horton’s mother, Helen Jones, @terencekeel.bsky.social learned just how broken our death investigation system is. @esglaude.bsky.social
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This is exactly right.
In our 2015 book "Considering Hate" (@beaconpress.bsky.social), Michael Bronski and I reviewed/summarized eugenics agendas of the past, deeply rooted in both right-wing & "progressive" politics in the US - and how these agendas inspired Nazi Germany.
In our 2015 book "Considering Hate" (@beaconpress.bsky.social), Michael Bronski and I reviewed/summarized eugenics agendas of the past, deeply rooted in both right-wing & "progressive" politics in the US - and how these agendas inspired Nazi Germany.
Trump's visa pause on 75 Global South countries revives eugenicist roots, barring "high-risk" groups as modern defectives, mirroring 1920s gene-pollution fears that hoard opportunity in ivory towers of superiority. #TrumpEugenics
January 26, 2026 at 8:41 PM
This is exactly right.
In our 2015 book "Considering Hate" (@beaconpress.bsky.social), Michael Bronski and I reviewed/summarized eugenics agendas of the past, deeply rooted in both right-wing & "progressive" politics in the US - and how these agendas inspired Nazi Germany.
In our 2015 book "Considering Hate" (@beaconpress.bsky.social), Michael Bronski and I reviewed/summarized eugenics agendas of the past, deeply rooted in both right-wing & "progressive" politics in the US - and how these agendas inspired Nazi Germany.
Just like clockwork, MLK is often invoked to tell young people to quiet down, to stop being disruptive. But @jeannetheoharis.bsky.social says looking at his actual life shows his deep belief in disruption—because injustice is comfortable. @jessehagopian.bsky.social
Coretta Scott King Publicly Opposed Vietnam Before MLK — and Urged Him to Follow
Coretta Scott King’s vision shaped MLK’s politics and the broader freedom struggle, says historian Jeanne Theoharis.
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January 27, 2026 at 2:13 PM
Just like clockwork, MLK is often invoked to tell young people to quiet down, to stop being disruptive. But @jeannetheoharis.bsky.social says looking at his actual life shows his deep belief in disruption—because injustice is comfortable. @jessehagopian.bsky.social
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Huge kudos to Ideas on Fire authors C. Riley Snorton @crileysnorton.bsky.social and Darius Bost on the publication of A Black Queer History of the United States, out now from @beaconpress.bsky.social! 🎉
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January 26, 2026 at 3:22 PM
Huge kudos to Ideas on Fire authors C. Riley Snorton @crileysnorton.bsky.social and Darius Bost on the publication of A Black Queer History of the United States, out now from @beaconpress.bsky.social! 🎉
www.beacon.org/Black-Queer-...
#IoFAuthors
www.beacon.org/Black-Queer-...
#IoFAuthors
Black Americans have played an integral role in the modern LGBTQ rights movement, which is typically and unfortunately recognized as a white narrative. A BLACK QUEER HISTORY OF THE US honors these Black Americans. ✊🏽🏳️🌈
16 Books by Black Authors We're Excited About This Month | Essence
Discover 16 must-read books by Black authors to kick off 2026—from romance, memoirs, and thrillers to children’s books and empowering guides.
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January 26, 2026 at 10:16 PM
Black Americans have played an integral role in the modern LGBTQ rights movement, which is typically and unfortunately recognized as a white narrative. A BLACK QUEER HISTORY OF THE US honors these Black Americans. ✊🏽🏳️🌈
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Conservatives lost it over Bad Bunny as the Super Bowl Halftime Show headliner, and this year's broadcast will be even more diverse than they initially thought.
Bad Bunny's Super Bowl 2026 couldn't be gayer — bigots be damned
www.out.com
January 26, 2026 at 8:36 PM
Conservatives lost it over Bad Bunny as the Super Bowl Halftime Show headliner, and this year's broadcast will be even more diverse than they initially thought.
“There can be no escape from the blues that sprang from this land until the Delta’s shadowy past and its legacy are confronted.” — @wralpheubanks.bsky.social @oxfordamerican.bsky.social
A Way of Seeing the Mississippi Delta
W. Ralph Eubanks captures past and present racial inequities in photographs featured in his new book When It's Darkness on the Delta.
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January 26, 2026 at 7:26 PM
“There can be no escape from the blues that sprang from this land until the Delta’s shadowy past and its legacy are confronted.” — @wralpheubanks.bsky.social @oxfordamerican.bsky.social
Gloria J. Browne-Marshall would say the same thing!
Together, we must work to ensure our constitutional right to safely and peacefully protest is maintained.
January 26, 2026 at 6:54 PM
Gloria J. Browne-Marshall would say the same thing!
We see @kpc.bsky.social’s ENTANGLED STATES and Talitha L. LeFlouria’s SEARCHING FOR JANE CROW in @msmagazine.com’s 2026 roundup! 😍
Reads for the Rest of Us: The Most Anticipated Feminist Books of 2026
So, here are the top 94 feminist books we’re looking forward to in 2026—written by women, feminists, LGBTQ writers, writers of color, and more.
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January 26, 2026 at 6:21 PM
We see @kpc.bsky.social’s ENTANGLED STATES and Talitha L. LeFlouria’s SEARCHING FOR JANE CROW in @msmagazine.com’s 2026 roundup! 😍
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The #January6 insurrection wouldn’t have developed the way it did without the 2017 Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville. The through line is there.
Nora Neus on her new book—and the novel experience of publishing during Trump 2.0 - C-VILLE Weekly
Five years after the January 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, former Charlottesville reporter and University of Virginia alum Nora Neus has released 24 Hours at the Capitol: An Oral History of…
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January 26, 2026 at 5:05 PM
The #January6 insurrection wouldn’t have developed the way it did without the 2017 Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville. The through line is there.
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Informal discipline practices raise equity concerns because schools cannot monitor their use to ensure they don't echo racial and ethnic disparities common in formal discipline, according to recent research in AERA Open, via @edweek.org @evieblad.bsky.social: www.edweek.org/leadership/i...
Informal Classroom Discipline Is Hard to Track, Raising Big Equity Concerns
Without adequate support, teachers might resort to these tactics to circumvent prohibitions on suspensions.
www.edweek.org
January 26, 2026 at 4:12 PM
Informal discipline practices raise equity concerns because schools cannot monitor their use to ensure they don't echo racial and ethnic disparities common in formal discipline, according to recent research in AERA Open, via @edweek.org @evieblad.bsky.social: www.edweek.org/leadership/i...
As we celebrate the 250th anniversary of the US’s founding, let’s not forget that the First Amendment in the Bill of Rights gives us the right to peaceably assemble and “petition the Government for a redress of grievances.” #America250
America was born in protest. What’s changed 250 years later?
Protest has defined the story of the United States since its founding in 1776. Is this moment any different?
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January 26, 2026 at 3:27 PM
As we celebrate the 250th anniversary of the US’s founding, let’s not forget that the First Amendment in the Bill of Rights gives us the right to peaceably assemble and “petition the Government for a redress of grievances.” #America250
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The killing of Alex Pretti is a heartbreaking tragedy. It should also be a wake-up call to every American, regardless of party, that many of our core values as a nation are increasingly under assault.
January 25, 2026 at 5:39 PM
The killing of Alex Pretti is a heartbreaking tragedy. It should also be a wake-up call to every American, regardless of party, that many of our core values as a nation are increasingly under assault.
Blackness has many meanings and has been defined in ways that need to be redefined. For @crileysnorton.bsky.social and Darius Bost, this is a generative starting point for their book, A BLACK QUEER HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES. @thegailyshow.org
New Book: A Black Queer History of the United States
YouTube video by The Gaily Show
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January 26, 2026 at 2:16 PM
Blackness has many meanings and has been defined in ways that need to be redefined. For @crileysnorton.bsky.social and Darius Bost, this is a generative starting point for their book, A BLACK QUEER HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES. @thegailyshow.org
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The border patrol has been a cult of brutality since 1924.
The Border Patrol Has Been a Cult of Brutality Since 1924
Since its founding, the U.S. Border Patrol has arguably been the most politicized and abusive branch of federal law enforcement.
theintercept.com
January 25, 2026 at 9:33 PM
The border patrol has been a cult of brutality since 1924.
It’s a firebrand kind of 🗣️COVER REVEAL Friday🗣️ with Sonia Sanchez!
THIS IS NOT A SMALL VOICE is a dazzling selection of poems from one of our most beloved American poets, whose distinctive verse resonates around the globe.
Watch this space in March! 👀
THIS IS NOT A SMALL VOICE is a dazzling selection of poems from one of our most beloved American poets, whose distinctive verse resonates around the globe.
Watch this space in March! 👀
January 23, 2026 at 10:16 PM
It’s a firebrand kind of 🗣️COVER REVEAL Friday🗣️ with Sonia Sanchez!
THIS IS NOT A SMALL VOICE is a dazzling selection of poems from one of our most beloved American poets, whose distinctive verse resonates around the globe.
Watch this space in March! 👀
THIS IS NOT A SMALL VOICE is a dazzling selection of poems from one of our most beloved American poets, whose distinctive verse resonates around the globe.
Watch this space in March! 👀