Wild how the same ppl with weathered #BlackLivesMatter signs in their yard won’t stand with students on their own campus who’ve been subjected to police violence.

At this point Kendrick might drop a whole album called Surviving Drake.

The key point here is that we need not look for some prophet to deliver us. No more prophets descending from mountaintops. Lets bring the act of prophecy closer to the ground. We all have the capacity to prophesy insofar as we all can imagine the world as it could be.

And the Winner Is: Kendrick Lamar. And Old-School Hip-Hop. nytimes.com/2024/05/11/opi…

The Drake-Kendrick Lamar rap battle isn’t just about egos or beef, argues Laurence Ralph. It’s about “the resurgence of lyrical rap and a return to the roots of hip-hop culture.” Read: nyti.ms/3UTCGGV

"Excited Delirium" by @Beliso_Dejesus examines the emergence of a fabricated medical diagnosis used to justify and erase police violence against Black and Brown communities. Read the introduction for free now! #AnthroTwitter #PoliceReform ow.ly/AstA50RP3h5

A huge thanks to Linda Greenhouse for this thoughtful and generous review that really captures the personal nature of this book! I am truly grateful!!

On this day in 1980, we lost one of the most important intellectuals in the 20th century: Dr. Walter A. Rodney.

LEITH Lab introduces the wonderful Amir Tibbs. Amir is the epitome of a Public Health Warrior! With her platform, All Hands on Deck, Amir takes a hands-on approach to healthcare, giving back to her community in tangible and invaluable ways!

The Racist, Xenophobic History of “Excited Delirium” A new book takes on a diagnosis invented to cover up police killings: that men of color are “combusting as a result of their aggressiveness.” motherjones.com/criminal-justi…

"The shortest presidential campaign against one of the most popular previous incumbents in modern presidential history seems poised to also be the most transformative. In many ways, only a Black woman could have done that. Because we never imagined her, she can reimagine what

New at PB, and in partnership with CASBS, Michael Walker interviews Laurence Ralph about his new book “Sito,” which blends personal reflections and family pains and triumphs with an exploration of revenge in American society. buff.ly/40sd7Qm

Lots of bad going around #anthrotwitter BUT ALSO a few of us are hosting a book party at the #AAA2024Tampa at earth & bone studio. Friday from 8–late. We'll have food, drinks, music, and catharsis. Good vibes only. Come hang! 📚🥂💃🎉 Ryan Cecil Jobson Aisha Beliso-DeJesus Christien Tompkins