In a Monday email from University President Michael Drake, the UC announced that it would not allow encampments across any of its campuses. dailybruin.com/2024/08/19/uc-…

Dave Roberts can’t hide his excitement as he meets the Showtime Lakers 👏 #LakeShow x #Dodgers

Cheers erupted as a 12-foot statue of Georgia congressman and civil rights leader Rep. John Lewis was unveiled over the weekend, replacing a Confederate monument that once stood in its place. cbsn.ws/4742Rz8

When you make it in the Defender, you know you’ve made it. ‘The Great Black Hope’: New Book Unpacks Legacy of Black NFL Quarterbacks | Chicago Defender chicagodefender.com/the-great-blac…

Dr. Ernest Just (b. 1883) biologist, professor whose advances in cytology earned him a National Research Council fellowship 1920-1931, Dartmouth class of 1907, PhD from University of Chicago. He was the 1st American invited to conduct research at Berlin's Kaiser Wilhelm Institute

Professor Carl Suddler ⁦Carl Suddler⁩ out here being an exemplary public intellectual breaking down Black football history for the masses! Thank you my man! Keep up the great work!

They're never ready for you to actually know your history.

Introducing the 2024 #CundillHistoryPrize shortlist! ✨ From secret CIA plots to the hidden history of Black civil rights, from Indigenous American innovations to new takes on US gun culture and Indonesia’s struggle for independence. Find out more here: cundillprize.com/news/2024short…

NEW: UNC’s new class — the first in decades to be admitted without consideration of race — includes a lower proportion of Black students than last year. This comes as the university considers DEI changes and potentially raising out-of-state enrollment: newsobserver.com/news/local/edu…

BREAKING: UNC's Diversity and Inclusion office no longer exists and that programs within the office have been sourced to different departments, according to UNC Student Body President Jaleah Taylor. This is a developing story. Check back for updates. bit.ly/47d9EXp

Had a great time discussing #CLASSDISMISSED! Congrats on the new book, Anthony Abraham Jack.

We. Had. A. Time. Thank you to Harvard Book Store for hosting #CLASSDISMISSED and to Jarvis R. Givens of Harvard Graduate School of Education (HGSE) for joining me in conversation. And special thanks to all those who came out! #FirstGen

BREAKING | The share of Black students in Brown University's freshman class dropped 40% compared to last year, while that of Hispanic students dropped 29%. browndailyherald.com/article/2024/0…

#OnThisDay in 1915, Carter G. Woodson founded the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History. ASALH continues to chart the past triumphs and current achievements of African Americans. #APeoplesJourney #ANationsStory

Beyond honored that #InTheShadow is the book selection for this year's #MITReads! And I look forward to being in conversation with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) community about the work on October 29. If you in the bean during that time, check the website below and please come thru 👇🏿

Concern of police violence on UNC's campus — specifically by Captain Holland — has increased as multiple students' complaints have gone ignored. Read the full story: "UNC Police officer remains on force despite accusations of violence toward protesters" bit.ly/3MKOGW9

LISTEN: Racism Can Make You Sick KFF Health News' Cara Anthony tells how a 1942 #Missouri lynching haunts us and talks with Eddie R. Cole, Keisha Bentley-Edwards & Emory University's Carol Anderson about the health effects of racism and violence #SilenceInSikeston kffhealthnews.org/news/podcast/r…

🔥So intense, so important. Check out episode 1 of a new series by Cara Anthony "Imagine people who like the world we are in, a world where Black people are oppressed," says Eddie R. Cole. "Not telling stories...is an easier way to keep the status quo." kffhealthnews.org/news/podcast/r…

THE BUCKET THAT MADE WNBA HISTORY 👏 A'ja Wilson now holds the single-season scoring record with 941 points and counting 🔥 (via Las Vegas Aces)

#OnThisDay in 1963, a bomb planted by the Ku Klux Klan ripped through 16th Street Baptist Church killing four little girls. The tragedy marked the third bombing in 11 days in Birmingham, Alabama following the federal order of Alabama school integration. #ANationsStory