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Slap the fuck out of Chris rock again
January 4, 2026 at 6:27 AM
Slap the fuck out of Chris rock again
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Historian of abolition here on this day Haiti became an independent republic in 1804, the African slave trade was abolished by the United States and Britain in 1808, and President Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863.
January 1, 2026 at 6:35 PM
Historian of abolition here on this day Haiti became an independent republic in 1804, the African slave trade was abolished by the United States and Britain in 1808, and President Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863.
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THEY CUT UP SIS
December 31, 2025 at 10:09 PM
THEY CUT UP SIS
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Even though Carmen de Lavallade CO-FOUNDED the dance company with Alvin Ailey and was listed first on the bill in the article, they don't mention her at all.
They met as young dancers and founded the company together. This is how Black women's contributions get erased.
#BlackSky #WHM
They met as young dancers and founded the company together. This is how Black women's contributions get erased.
#BlackSky #WHM
March 30, 2025 at 9:23 PM
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I’m doing two personal fundraisers and this is the other one. If you can help, please do.
My family is still fundraising to keep a roof over our heads. So many have already helped us so much. Saving us in November, then again this month. We're moving towards stability, but still need help. Thank you for those who have and those who will donate.
gofund.me/bed1c7d3a
gofund.me/bed1c7d3a
Donate to Keep a Roof Over a Family in Need, organized by Christabel Byrd
I turn to this crowdfunding site in the hopes that people around the world are willi… Christabel Byrd needs your support for Keep a Roof Over a Family in Need
gofund.me
December 20, 2025 at 3:11 AM
I’m doing two personal fundraisers and this is the other one. If you can help, please do.
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It’s not about just not recommending, it’s how insurance companies will now not have to cover them.
December 20, 2025 at 4:52 AM
It’s not about just not recommending, it’s how insurance companies will now not have to cover them.
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Meanwhile, to prove his belief that the hep B vaccine causes harm, RFKJr will conduct an unethical experiment on children in a poor, non-white African country. Shades of Mengele.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
US plan for $1.6m hepatitis B vaccine study in Africa called ‘highly unethical’
Experts decry ‘neocolonialist’ Guinea-Bissau study after Trump administration changed advice for US babies
www.theguardian.com
December 20, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Meanwhile, to prove his belief that the hep B vaccine causes harm, RFKJr will conduct an unethical experiment on children in a poor, non-white African country. Shades of Mengele.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
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a white man did this and no one hardly even heard about it.
This is a really good, comprehensive look at how 2nd Ave is STILL getting built back, 5 years after that guy blew up his RV in the street and the media mostly just moved on a few days later.
(also, the headline says “unexplained”, but if you read all the way to the end……it’s basically explained)
(also, the headline says “unexplained”, but if you read all the way to the end……it’s basically explained)
Nashville's Second Avenue Set to Reopen Five Years After Bombing - Nashville Banner
After nearly five years, the historic Second Avenue in Nashville is set to reopen following a devastating Christmas Day bombing.
nashvillebanner.com
December 19, 2025 at 8:50 PM
a white man did this and no one hardly even heard about it.
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This is *infuriating* - basically all the major grocery retailers (Target, Walmart, Kroger, Albertsons, Shaws, Safeway, Acme, and more) had potentially contaminated formula out for sale *well* after the FDA recall. This isn’t a little oops at a single store; this is widespread negligence.
FDA warns Target, Walmart for selling baby formula linked to botulism
The FDA also said Kroger and Albertsons had failed to comply with a recall of baby formula linked to an ongoing infant botulism outbreak.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 16, 2025 at 3:31 PM
This is *infuriating* - basically all the major grocery retailers (Target, Walmart, Kroger, Albertsons, Shaws, Safeway, Acme, and more) had potentially contaminated formula out for sale *well* after the FDA recall. This isn’t a little oops at a single store; this is widespread negligence.
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Pauline Copes Johnson, a descendant of Harriet Tubman, has died at 98.
She spent a lifetime guarding that legacy from the small city where Tubman spent her final years
www.kolumnmagazine.com/2025/12/11/t...
She spent a lifetime guarding that legacy from the small city where Tubman spent her final years
www.kolumnmagazine.com/2025/12/11/t...
December 16, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Pauline Copes Johnson, a descendant of Harriet Tubman, has died at 98.
She spent a lifetime guarding that legacy from the small city where Tubman spent her final years
www.kolumnmagazine.com/2025/12/11/t...
She spent a lifetime guarding that legacy from the small city where Tubman spent her final years
www.kolumnmagazine.com/2025/12/11/t...
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The Malcolm X quote, "What do you call a Black man with a Ph.D.?” Decades later, the same issue. It is not only exhausting, but the same issues. If people want to help the work of Byran, they can donate to eji.org
Equal Justice Initiative
EJI works to end mass incarceration and racial inequality.
eji.org
October 5, 2025 at 8:54 PM
The Malcolm X quote, "What do you call a Black man with a Ph.D.?” Decades later, the same issue. It is not only exhausting, but the same issues. If people want to help the work of Byran, they can donate to eji.org
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As long as men are in charge of admissions, there will never be a shortage of men on campuses. Merit has never stopped a man from giving another man an opportunity over a woman.
December 7, 2025 at 5:39 PM
As long as men are in charge of admissions, there will never be a shortage of men on campuses. Merit has never stopped a man from giving another man an opportunity over a woman.
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Ending DEI practices in college admissions will expose an uncomfortable truth. Women now outperform men academically.
If universities stop trying to gender balance incoming classes but instead admit based on merit, they’ll reject men at higher rates than they do today.
If universities stop trying to gender balance incoming classes but instead admit based on merit, they’ll reject men at higher rates than they do today.
Trump’s attack on DEI may hurt college men, particularly White men
The Trump administration’s ban on diversity, equity and inclusion also targets gender. The ban may impact gender balancing practices that often benefit college men.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 7, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Ending DEI practices in college admissions will expose an uncomfortable truth. Women now outperform men academically.
If universities stop trying to gender balance incoming classes but instead admit based on merit, they’ll reject men at higher rates than they do today.
If universities stop trying to gender balance incoming classes but instead admit based on merit, they’ll reject men at higher rates than they do today.
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They think we’re nagging/being difficult, whole time we’re trying to KEEP you here! We’re giving you the answers to the test!
December 5, 2025 at 4:32 PM
They think we’re nagging/being difficult, whole time we’re trying to KEEP you here! We’re giving you the answers to the test!
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when i saw anita baker in 2018, she took suggestions from the crowd. this guy suggested love you to the letter
bc she was so surprised & hadn't sung it in forever, she told him to stand there so she could sing it to him
my best concert experience despite the rain
bc she was so surprised & hadn't sung it in forever, she told him to stand there so she could sing it to him
my best concert experience despite the rain
August 18, 2025 at 2:26 AM
when i saw anita baker in 2018, she took suggestions from the crowd. this guy suggested love you to the letter
bc she was so surprised & hadn't sung it in forever, she told him to stand there so she could sing it to him
my best concert experience despite the rain
bc she was so surprised & hadn't sung it in forever, she told him to stand there so she could sing it to him
my best concert experience despite the rain
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There are a number of reasons why I decided to pursue sociology in college/grad school rather than economics which also interested me—a lot of it is realizing how much math I’d have to be able to do—but the bulk of them amount to the realization that “oh, none of this is sufficiently explanatory”
December 2, 2025 at 6:59 PM
There are a number of reasons why I decided to pursue sociology in college/grad school rather than economics which also interested me—a lot of it is realizing how much math I’d have to be able to do—but the bulk of them amount to the realization that “oh, none of this is sufficiently explanatory”
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While I’ve seen a number of reports emphasizing record spending on Black Friday and Cyber Monday, there’s an interesting detail. Salesforce reports their data shows prices are up 7% year over year while orders are down 1%.
So the record spending is due to inflation not increased buying.
So the record spending is due to inflation not increased buying.
Black Friday sets online spending record of $11.8B, Adobe says | TechCrunch
American consumers spent $11.8 billion online on Black Friday, according to data from Adobe Analytics, which says it tracks more than 1 trillion visits to U.S. retail websites.
techcrunch.com
December 2, 2025 at 3:10 PM
While I’ve seen a number of reports emphasizing record spending on Black Friday and Cyber Monday, there’s an interesting detail. Salesforce reports their data shows prices are up 7% year over year while orders are down 1%.
So the record spending is due to inflation not increased buying.
So the record spending is due to inflation not increased buying.
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An old, abandoned diamond mining town in southern Namibia.
December 1, 2025 at 7:47 PM
An old, abandoned diamond mining town in southern Namibia.
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The town is still partly owned by De Beers.
December 1, 2025 at 7:47 PM
The town is still partly owned by De Beers.
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Amazon AI did this with resumes 10+ years ago. It was trained on data from a biased world, and assumed that the trends of lower hiring, promotions, and job length meant women and POC are worse at the job. So it stopped hiring them and had to be abandoned. Doing this with faces feels too on-the-nose.
November 17, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Amazon AI did this with resumes 10+ years ago. It was trained on data from a biased world, and assumed that the trends of lower hiring, promotions, and job length meant women and POC are worse at the job. So it stopped hiring them and had to be abandoned. Doing this with faces feels too on-the-nose.
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What’s next, AI discovers a correlation between skin color and income?
AI has discovered a hiring bias, not causative relationship.
AI has discovered a hiring bias, not causative relationship.
November 18, 2025 at 12:34 PM
What’s next, AI discovers a correlation between skin color and income?
AI has discovered a hiring bias, not causative relationship.
AI has discovered a hiring bias, not causative relationship.
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Central State’s Water Resources Program: An HBCU Answer to Kabwe’s Lead Poisoning Crisis
"One of CSU’s strengths is its grounding in interdisciplinary, community-engaged research. Kabwe’s crisis is not just about chemistry and soil samples it is about public health, poverty, governance, and trust."
"One of CSU’s strengths is its grounding in interdisciplinary, community-engaged research. Kabwe’s crisis is not just about chemistry and soil samples it is about public health, poverty, governance, and trust."
Central State’s Water Resources Program: An HBCU Answer to Kabwe’s Lead Poisoning Crisis
In Kabwe, Zambia, the poisoned ground left by a century of mining continues to rob children of their futures. Generations suffer from some of the highest blood-lead levels ever recorded, with schoo…
hbcumoney.com
November 10, 2025 at 5:34 AM
Central State’s Water Resources Program: An HBCU Answer to Kabwe’s Lead Poisoning Crisis
"One of CSU’s strengths is its grounding in interdisciplinary, community-engaged research. Kabwe’s crisis is not just about chemistry and soil samples it is about public health, poverty, governance, and trust."
"One of CSU’s strengths is its grounding in interdisciplinary, community-engaged research. Kabwe’s crisis is not just about chemistry and soil samples it is about public health, poverty, governance, and trust."