Nicole Beharie and Alexis Chikaeze star in Channing Godfrey Peoples’ ‘MISS JUNETEENTH.’ Streaming on Netflix.

Happy Juneteenth y’all! #Juneteenth

A Teen Girl Recalls Juneteenth in the 1950s written by: Charles M. Blow britannica.com/story/a-teen-g…

As we honor #Juneteenth and continue to work to protect and advance Black political power, let us reflect, educate, vote, and take action to ensure that in commemorating the past, we continue to light the path toward meaningful change forward. naacpldf.org/juneteenth-vot…

A new investigative report reveals that while the federal government did grant land to the formerly enslaved after the Civil War, it also took that land back and returned it to white southerners. amna speaks to Alexia Fernández Campbell to learn more.

Many thanks 💐 Washington Informer “Books” & Terri Schlichenmeyer bookwormsez for reviewing Traveling without Moving U of MN Press!💫 washingtoninformer.com/traveling-with…

Much appreciation 🌠🎇to The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education (JBHE) The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education for including Traveling without Moving U of MN Press in their “Recent Books of Interest to African American Scholars.” jbhe.com/2024/06/recent…

“When you get these jobs that you have been so brilliantly trained for, just remember that your real job is that if you are free, you need to free somebody else. If you have some power, then your job is to empower somebody else.” - Toni Morrison

Y’all better listen to this icon’s stories. Some of you want to engage in a nostalgia that erases the horrors and degradation of American apartheid in order to tell a feel-good story of progress. Reggie Jackson refused to allow it. We cannot move on as so many want until we tell

I knew, but didn’t fully appreciate until reading this NYT Magazine piece by Linda Villarosa about the dangers of hair relaxers, how my parents truly protected my health and well-being! They encouraged my sister and me to love our natural hair despite anti-Black messaging everywhere.

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Remembering Queer Matron of Afrofuturism, one of Nona's nightbirds, Ms. Octavia Butler who was born 77 years ago today

We have only a tip of the iceberg understanding of how racism impacts Black health! This JAMA study shows an association w/ greater connectivity in brain pathways involved with rumination —>increased vulnerability to stress disorders & neurodegenerative disease…

Racism Kills. This JAMA study in Black women shows an association between racism and connectivity in brain pathways 🧠involved with rumination leading to increased vulnerability in developing stress-related disorders & neurodegenerative diseases. jamanetwork.com/journals/jaman…

Join us tonight to relive Jesse Owens' inspiring journey at the 1936 Berlin Olympics, where he overcame immense challenges to win four gold medals and change the world of athletics forever. Watch Jesse Owens: American Experience tonight at 9 PM on TPT 2.

#ClipOfTheDay: Taiyon J Coleman, MFA, PhD (she/her) reads from her book, Traveling Without Moving: Essays From a Black Woman Trying to Survive in America (U of MN Press), in this abolish the police event with April Gibson and Lester A. Batiste. at.pw.org/TaiyonColeman

On today's (7/19) show - Cliff Schecter on the RNC and Biden! Taiyon J Coleman, MFA, PhD (she/her) talks about her new book. The anti-Biden Dems lack of a plan. Mauer highlights? Technology down. Cal Bahr is horrible. Newspaper lies. Blyleven gets pulled. TRAIN! Beck! soundcloud.com/user-587903571…

An absolute privilege to talk to Taiyon J Coleman, MFA, PhD (she/her) about her book 'Traveling Without Moving, Essays from a Black Woman Trying to Survive in America," from U of MN Press! We talked about her personal story and how the essays reflect that. #Spotlight Interview! soundcloud.com/user-587903571…

I highly recommend the Taiyon J Coleman, MFA, PhD (she/her) book "Traveling without Moving, Essays from a Black Woman Trying to Survive in America" from U of MN Press! Get a copy on the link. upress.umn.edu/9781517913298/…

What a game! Eight Olympic gold medals in a row – congrats to the women’s USA Basketball team on an incredible win!