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Ashley D. Farmer @drashleydfarmer.bsky.social · 6d

Announcing the QUEEN MOTHER book tour, celebrating the life and legacy of Audley Moore—trailblazer, activist, and mother of modern Black Nationalism.⁣
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RSVP and more information: ashleydfarmer.com/events

Pre-order today: lnkd.in/g9_gC2UA

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Mel @thegatesofmel.blacksky.app · Aug 29

Anyway, I wrote. Please read. newsone.com/6417747/heal...

Healing Is A Fluid Journey: How Hurricane Katrina Changed Me

Writer Melanie Dione reflects on leaving New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina and returning years later to do climate justice work.

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Akira Drake Rodriguez @akirarodriguez.bsky.social · Aug 27

Full article: Hope and struggle in the policed city: Black criminalization and resistance in Philadelphia, by Menika B. Dirkson www-tandfonline-com.proxy.library.upenn.edu/doi/full/10....

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Shannon Mattern @shannonmattern.bsky.social · Aug 27

The great Kelli Anderson will be joining us for this event to showcase her 🌟 pop-up books (incldg her new, virtuosic Alphabet in Motion), index-card riso animations, and manually-operated mechanical signs! kellianderson.com/index.html

Please RSVP and join us on Sept 10!

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Bench Ansfield @benchansfield.bsky.social · Aug 15

Philly-specific zine on responding to ICE raids

Printout of zine: "How to Report ICE and Help Keep Our Neighbors Safe”

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Victor Ray @victorerikray.bsky.social · Jul 31

I just got an email informing me that my Annual Review on structural racism with @tyson-brown.bsky.social and @pahoman.bsky.social is open access. So, download away.

Advancing the Scientific Study of Structural Racism: Concepts, Measures, and Methods | Annual Reviews

This review provides 10 actionable recommendations for advancing the scientific study of structural racism through theoretically grounded and empirically robust measures and methods. By offering conce...

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The Ass is the father of the legs @internethippo.bsky.social · Jul 27

The woke college students were right but we can't acknowledge this because then we'll have to consider whether they're right about other things too. That I'm a big stupid moron for instance

Hamilton Nolan @hamiltonnolan.bsky.social · Jul 27

It is pretty noticeable that even as mainstream opinion on Israel and Gaza finally shifts, you don’t hear the Responsible Adults apologizing for punishing all the college kids protesting the atrocities. Quite the opposite in fact!

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Jake Blumgart @jblumgart.bsky.social · Jul 26

What a mess www.inquirer.com/politics/phi...

Why Mayor Cherelle Parker’s administration fired its top DEI and LGBTQ+ affairs officials due to a ‘semi-nude’ photo neither sent

Tyrell Brown, the director of LGBTQ+ affairs, and Brandee Anderson, the city's chief of diversity, equity and inclusion, were terminated this week, they said. Anderson said she was fired "unjustly."

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Kate Lowe (she/hers) @kateontransport.bsky.social · Jul 25

Great, new work across my radar today: Kim, Palm, Hand @njklein.bsky.social "strong evidence for intersectionality between traditional indicators of sociodemographic vulnerability (i.e., gender, immigration status, disability, ethnic minority status) and greater time stress" doi.org/10.1016/j.tr...

Graph showing higher time crunch scores for women and visible minorities.

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KEW @kidadaewilliams.com · Jul 25

For decades, the Amistad Research Center in NOLA has served as 1 of America’s largest repositories of artifacts on Black history, featuring a collection of 15 million rare documents dating back to the 1780s, as well as a fine art collection. Its future is uncertain. www.spokesman.com/stories/2025...

60-year-old Black history archive faces uncertain future after federal cuts

For decades, the Amistad Research Center in New Orleans has served as one of America’s largest repositories of artifacts on Black history, from 15 million rare documents dating back to the 1780s to a ...

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timothymboyle.bsky.social @timothymboyle.bsky.social · Jul 25

We’ve lost ten times that many students since 2014/2015. Those savings are gone. The problem wasn’t and isn’t capacity utilization. It was, is, and will be, what stabilizes and grows enrollment. If the intervention provided doesn’t promote enrollment growth, it doesn’t matter what the utilization is

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timothymboyle.bsky.social @timothymboyle.bsky.social · Jul 25

It is regularly shared that the School District of Philadelphia saved 20M a year by closing 23 schools in 2012/2013. If the figure of 13,000 dollars of enrollment driven funding per student is right, then losing 1,500 would negate those savings

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Maya @mayitapepita.bsky.social · Jul 22

Harvard has been undermining and repressing not only student movements on campus but also Palestinian Studies as a site of academic inquiry (the repression of both is the same project)

Nelson Flores @nelsonlflores.bsky.social · Jul 22

While Harvard’s PR people have been trying to position it as on the forefront of defending academic freedom, the institution has canceled an entire issue of Harvard Ed Review focused on Palestine. They are literally censoring an entire field of study.

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Revealed: Harvard publisher cancels entire journal issue on Palestine shortly before publication — Guardian US

As Harvard’s feud with Trump escalated, so did tensions over an ‘education and Palestine’ issue of a prestigious journal. Scholars blame the ‘Palestine exception’ to academic freedom

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WHYY News @whyynews.bsky.social · Jul 22

Thousands of Philadelphia renters could be displaced without a deal to preserve affordable units.

Here's what to know ↓

Thousands of Philly renters could be displaced without deal to preserve affordable units

A private developer wants to sell his vast portfolio. City Councilmember Jamie Gauthier is pushing for the city to buy it.

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Akira Drake Rodriguez @akirarodriguez.bsky.social · Jul 21

I have a chapter in the New Planning Histories edited volume. Lots of great chapters covering a range of topics and cities!
link.springer.com/book/9789819...

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Daniel Kay Hertz @danielkayhertz.bsky.social · Jul 20

Soft launch docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Housing in Chicago

Working* in Housing Policy in Chicago A very incomplete guide Table of Contents The purpose of this document What counts as “housing policy”? What local housing media is in Chicago? What about nation...

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Parents United for Public Education @parentsunitedphl.bsky.social · Jul 20

Give Standing Up for Philly Schools a follow and share a story with them on your Philly school building story! www.instagram.com/standupforph...

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Welcome back to Instagram. Sign in to check out what your friends, family & interests have been capturing & sharing around the world.

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Parents United for Public Education @parentsunitedphl.bsky.social · Jul 20

Really good roundup on what has happened so far in the facilities process (still no data sharing 😡,community meetings in the summer 🙃) and what is coming more meetings in the fall and closures (tho they don't save money or cause better outcomes 😔). whyy.org/articles/phi...

Facilities Planning Process: Facts, timelines and community concerns

The district is moving to rightsize its building stock. Some Philadelphians are concerned about whether their voices will be taken into account.

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Akira Drake Rodriguez @akirarodriguez.bsky.social · Jul 8

This Inquirer article elides the district's recent criminal charges by the DOJ for its negligence around asbestos remediation and management. By advocating for more maintenance workers and funding, we can avoid emergency catastrophic repairs www.chalkbeat.org/philadelphia...

Philly is first district in the nation to be criminally charged over asbestos in schools

The Department of Justice found the Philadelphia school district put students and teachers at risk by failing to regularly monitor for asbestos and make repairs. But the district struck a deal with fe...

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Akira Drake Rodriguez @akirarodriguez.bsky.social · Jul 8

Stand Up for Philly Schools (follow on IG) have been advocating for increased community engagement and the removal of all closure recommendations (including co-location, repurposing) from the district plan, and instead prioritizing increased maintenance ($250M/yr)

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Akira Drake Rodriguez @akirarodriguez.bsky.social · Jul 8

Meeting dates/times/locations are here: www.philasd.org/operations/#...

The School District of Philadelphia Operations

School District of Philadelphia Operations: School menus, bus status updates, RFP opportunities, facilities, maintenance, contractor resources and technical specifications.

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Akira Drake Rodriguez @akirarodriguez.bsky.social · Jul 8

inquirer.com/education/philadelphia-school-closing-facilities-master-plan-meetings-20250708.html By December we will know which schools the district plans to close.Closures save no money, and lead to lower academic achievement and attendance.We need more people to come out to these meetings in July!

Philly is nearing a decision on closing some schools. Here’s a look inside the process.

Addressing “enrollment trends that have created financial and operational inefficiencies” at Philly schools is imperative, Superintendent Tony B. Watlington Sr. said.

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Shannon Mattern @shannonmattern.bsky.social · Jul 1

"Talking Walls moves through the Black queer spaces of Detroit, Philly, + NYC, tracing the architecture of queer resistance + joy. Through voice + archival fragments, the 📽️ honours the remnants of homes + hidden places where touch, language + memory hold defiant histories of survival + belonging."

FILM — Talking Walls

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Akira Drake Rodriguez @akirarodriguez.bsky.social · Jun 30

Take care ❤️ really happy to hear you found a better place for you and your work!

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Kleinman Center for Energy Policy @kleinmanenergy.bsky.social · Jun 24

POLICT DIGEST: Sustainability and climate plans for public K-12 districts have the potential to address infrastructural gaps that produce outdated, unhealthy, and unsafe school facilities.

This digest from ‪‪@akirarodriguez.bsky.social & Samantha Shasanya takes a deeper look at several plans:

Evaluating K-12 Public School District Sustainability Plans for Justice and Equity

Energy policy research from the University of Pennsylvania

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