Legislation to restore the Voting Rights Act that John Lewis nearly died marching for has been sitting on your desk with no action for 225 days

This! RIP to two of our greatest heroes.

"The revolution is at hand, and we must free ourselves of the chains of political and economic slavery." Read John Lewis' *original* speech draft for the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom before it was edited begrudgingly in compromise #RIPJohnLewis crmvet.org/info/mowjl.htm

“Hoping to quiet Malcolm’s inimitable voice, his enemies inadvertently consolidated his immortality.” Brandon M. Terry on the life of Malcolm X: bit.ly/3aS6kUU

Great piece by Phillip Atiba Goff "This type of work...is scrappy, not soaring. It demands coming to the table in good faith with folks you probably dislike. It demands engaging with real people in real pain, not abstractions...[and] more interest in making progress than...enemies."

Incredible opportunity with Boston Review, one of the absolute best outlets for smart and original thinking. Please apply and share widely if you haven't already!

Blk teachers were transmitting the tradition of Black Studies long before it was implanted in American colleges in the 1960s, just as they were critical in founding and sustaining ASALH (1915). Eager to continue this convo w/Cornel West, that began in Brandon M. Terry’s seminar.

In a few hours hosting this convo with Cornel West on Jarvis R. Givens BRILLIANT new book. I've learned so much from it and can't wait to talk about the forgotten history of anti racist teaching, the past and future of Black Studies, and the profound legacy of Carter G Woodson

Incisive and challenging essay by the brilliant Shatema Threadcraft on #breonnataylor and the complex problems of gender based violence, policing, and crime washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/…

Join Tommie Shelby for a discussion on his newest work, The Idea of Prison Abolition, at Harvard University’s @HutchinsCenter, Nov 16, 4 - 5 pm EST. This event is co-sponsored by Edmond & Lily Safra Center for Ethics, the Center for History and Economics, and Department of African and African American Studies. Register here: hubs.ly/Q01s16y20

If you're working on Black Power or developing theoretical work drawing on Black Power thought, apply!!! Excited to lead this with the brilliant Jarvis R. Givens

Happy Birthday, #MLK! Born #OnThisDay in 1929. Here is Brandon M. Terry on how canonization has prevented a reckoning with the substance of King’s intellectual, ethical, and political commitments—with responses from Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor, Elizabeth Hinton and more: bostonreview.net/forum/brandon-…

Really enjoyed this conversation on #mlk with the generous Ezra Klein

"It is a city that listened to what Black Bostonians wanted the monument to look like and entrusted Black Bostonians to lead the process to make it happen. " @Dart_Adams Embrace Boston Boston Foundation @hankwthomas #love #theembracemonument bostonmagazine.com/news/2023/02/2…

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Glad to share the first paper (in nature no less!) from Inst. on Policing, Incarceration & Public Safety and the brilliant Brennan Klein Elizabeth Hinton C. Brandon Ogbunu Sam Scarpino Critical new research on sentencing disparities by race and their impact in a time of crisis

‘10 Million Names’ documents enslaved people of African descent - Good Morning America — so excited to be a small part of this amazing project, led by the brilliant Kendra Field goodmorningamerica.com/living/video/1…

Extraordinary conversation TODAY free at the Boston Common with Kendra Field @HutchinsCenter @GreenidgeKerri @KyeraChristine

Join us for the final Un-monument public conversation of the year! Ft. Prof. Danielle Allen (Harvard Kennedy School) and Prof. Michael J. Sandel (Harvard Department of Government) with host Prof. Brandon Terry (Hutchins Center) Monday 9/30 | 5:30 p.m. | The Embrace RSVP: un-monument.splashthat.com