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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · Jul 8

I saw this last week and I felt extremely emotional. 10 years. That's how long this took and it should not have taken this long. www.nrdc.org/press-releas... - I thought also of all of the activists including Little Miss Flint who have CONTINUED to fight for all of these years.

Flint Finishes Lead Pipe Replacement in Historic Milestone

A decade after lead contaminated water was found in Flint, Michigan’s water system, the legal battle to replace lead water pipes is finished, a landmark milestone for a city defined by its dangerous w...

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American Association of Geographers @geographers.bsky.social · Jul 8

Science is stitched into the fabric of every town, both urban and rural. @sciencehomecoming.bsky.social is encouraging scientists to write opinion pieces in their hometown newspaper, advocating for investment in American #science, especially the NIH and NSF. Learn how to participate: buff.ly/e3Bjd28

Screenshot of the map provided by Science Homecoming of the lower 48 states.

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Doctora Malka Older @older.bsky.social · Jul 9

🚨We have launched our @globalvoices.org donation campaign!
This is really important for us to continue providing free, ad-free and tracker-free independent journalism from around the world. Please consider donating if you can.

Support Global Voices as we launch our donation campaign

Sharp cuts to foreign aid by a number of governments are shrinking the available funds for nonprofits, with digital rights organizations like ours taking a particular hit.

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The Gray Sage @walterdgreason.bsky.social · Jul 9

For your consideration.
THE GRAPHIC HISTORY OF HIP HOP.

A Dwayne McDuffie Award for Diversity in Comics finalist.

#BlackSky

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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · Jul 8

BREAKING: Scientists are staging a “science fair” in the lobby of a Congressional building to tell elected officials about the critical knowledge the US will lose because their research grants have been canceled.

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Mark Anthony Neal (@NewBlackMan on X) @markanthonyneal.bsky.social · Jul 8

Black Alabamians Sue State Department of Transportation Over Repeated Flooding

Residents in the Shiloh Community have fought for years to remedy excessive stormwater runoff caused by an elevated highway. Now they’re suing.
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Black Alabamians Sue State Department of Transportation Over Repeated Flooding - Inside Climate News

Residents in the Shiloh Community have fought for years to remedy excessive stormwater runoff caused by an elevated highway. Now they’re suing.

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P. Gabrielle Foreman @profgabrielle.bsky.social · Jul 8

When I offer workshops on crafting values-driven and strategic careers, I help academics create a “H€>l No/Sacred Yes Practice” based on questions like: “What energizes me? What enervates/depletes me?” Knowing that up front allows you to say NO to whole categories, and redirect people too.

Dominique Baker @bakerdphd.bsky.social · Jul 7

A) people recoil in horror when I tell them the amount of reviewing I do in a year

B) sometimes I do service because, if I didn't, a person with less power would be harmed (e.g., tenure)

C) women are treated very differently when we say no to these types of requests

Amy Diehl, Ph.D. @amydiehl.bsky.social · Jul 7

In a study of professors, women got 378 new work requests over 4 weeks vs 118 for men. Women spent more time on service, advising & teaching; men on research. Orgs should track who is taking extra duties & ensure they are rewarded and distributed fairly. www.forbes.com/sites/kimels...

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P. Gabrielle Foreman @profgabrielle.bsky.social · Jul 8

Perfect. August or Sept is just about right!

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P. Gabrielle Foreman @profgabrielle.bsky.social · Jul 8

This is my line at this point in my life—craft your own, for this point in YOUR life.

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Mississippi Free Press @mississippifreepress.org · Jul 5

"We have to make sure we know what our history is so we don't repeat the crazy, nasty, racist mess," said Reena Evers-Everette, the daughter of slain civil rights leader Medgar Evers.

Medgar Evers’ Daughter Sees Echoes of Violence That Killed Him

Reena Evers-Everette sees “painful” echoes of the political violence that led to the assassination of her father, Medgar Evers, in America today.

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P. Gabrielle Foreman @profgabrielle.bsky.social · Jul 8

Have academic questions—reach out and I’ll answer for everyone if I can. That’s not service, that’s building community, passing the baton, and creating collective knowledge—and I love saying yes to that.

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P. Gabrielle Foreman @profgabrielle.bsky.social · Jul 8

Then there’s the work you must say yes to but it depletes you or takes too much time—set limits there. “I only write promotion letters for endowed chairs because so few of us can do that work” is one example. Promotion files take me months. I love getting to know the work but it kills me—so, rules.

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P. Gabrielle Foreman @profgabrielle.bsky.social · Jul 8

Finally, feel empowered to *advocate* against useless labor when saying no. “It’s exploitative to ask for outside letters for hires from like institutions for super stars” I regularly responded when asked to write letters for, well, superstars. You know you just got lucky—why ask me to co-sign that?

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P. Gabrielle Foreman @profgabrielle.bsky.social · Jul 8

Redirecting people to the labor that’s in your lane is critical for how folks receive your “No, I pass,” sure, but it also allows you to set limits in that area too—and to do the work YOU choose, define, and contour.

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P. Gabrielle Foreman @profgabrielle.bsky.social · Jul 8

When I offer workshops on crafting values-driven and strategic careers, I help academics create a “H€>l No/Sacred Yes Practice” based on questions like: “What energizes me? What enervates/depletes me?” Knowing that up front allows you to say NO to whole categories, and redirect people too.

Dominique Baker @bakerdphd.bsky.social · Jul 7

A) people recoil in horror when I tell them the amount of reviewing I do in a year

B) sometimes I do service because, if I didn't, a person with less power would be harmed (e.g., tenure)

C) women are treated very differently when we say no to these types of requests

Amy Diehl, Ph.D. @amydiehl.bsky.social · Jul 7

In a study of professors, women got 378 new work requests over 4 weeks vs 118 for men. Women spent more time on service, advising & teaching; men on research. Orgs should track who is taking extra duties & ensure they are rewarded and distributed fairly. www.forbes.com/sites/kimels...

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P. Gabrielle Foreman @profgabrielle.bsky.social · Jul 8

Want to take a walk or have a meal on the riverfront? I coached and offer workshops on this question. This level of takes a long-term toll even when you’re making important contributions to the field now.

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P. Gabrielle Foreman @profgabrielle.bsky.social · Jul 8

We should talk.

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Peter Sterne @petersterne.com · Jul 7

A Yahoo News/YouGov poll finds that Mamdani's proposals (freezing rent, free universal child care, taxes on the rich) are overwhelmingly popular, especially among Democrats – and that's nationally, not just in deep-blue NYC. www.yahoo.com/news/poll-zo...

A chart titled "Most Americans approve of Zohran Mamdani's proposals to lower the cost of living"

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · Jul 7

Carla Hayden, the ex-Librarian of Congress who was fired by Trump, has a new role as senior fellow with the Mellon Foundation

Former Librarian of Congress, fired by Trump, vows to improve public information in new Mellon role

Carla Hayden, the former Librarian of Congress fired by President Donald Trump, has joined the the country's foremost philanthropic supporter of the arts.

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Mark Anthony Neal (@NewBlackMan on X) @markanthonyneal.bsky.social · Jul 6

Marronage as a Guide to Police Abolition

On the latest episode of #LeftOfBlack, critical geographer Dr. Celeste Winston joined me to discuss her book,'How to Lose the Hounds: Maroon Geographies and a World Beyond Policing' (Duke University Press)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2W0A...

Left of Black | A World Beyond Policing with Celeste Winston on Black Maroons

YouTube video by John Hope Franklin Humanities Institute at Duke U.

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Moira Donegan @moiradonegan.bsky.social · Jul 5

It’s gotten lost in the deluge of news over the past few months, but abortion has gotten dramatically less accessible and more expensive. Women are losing freedom over their own bodies, lives, and futures. The freedom and dignity this country promises should be women’s freedom and dignity, too.

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The Marshall Project @themarshallproject.org · Jul 4

In 1852, Frederick Douglass asked: “What, to the American slave, is your Fourth of July?”

Inspired by Douglass’ famous question, 20 people ensnared in the sprawling US criminal legal system answered this variation: “What, to the currently or formerly incarcerated American, is your Fourth of July?”

What, to the American Incarcerated Person, Is Your Fourth of July?

In the spirit of Frederick Douglass’ historic speech, 20 currently and formerly incarcerated Americans explain what Independence Day means to them.

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The 14th Amendment Center @the14thcenter.bsky.social · Jun 29

Read Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson's full dissenting opinion in #trumpvcasa SCOTUS case on #birthrightcitizenship here: www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...

Graphic that reads: “Because I will not be complicit in so grave an attack on our system of law, I dissent. Because such complicity should know no place in our system of law, I dissent. With deep disillusionment, I dissent.” Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, Trump v. Casa (Dissenting)

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P. Gabrielle Foreman @profgabrielle.bsky.social · Jul 4

Organized, robust, discussions of democracy were taking place as post Civil War amendments were added to the Constitution. We love hearing how Colored Conventions counter the majority’s take on originalism + its limits by
@jamellebouie.net @dahlialithwick.bsky.social and @sifill.bsky.social

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The 14th Amendment Center @the14thcenter.bsky.social · Jul 4

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A Nation's Story: “What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?”

In July of 1852, Frederick Douglass delivered a speech titled “What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?,” a call for the promise of liberty be applied equally to all Americans. Douglass’s speech empha...

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