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The Invention of “Sesame Street” Renata Adler’s 1972 review of the program that revolutionized children’s television.

“Small children from poor or middle-class families who watch ‘Sesame Street’ do better on cognitive tests and in first grade than children who do not watch it,” Renata Adler wrote, in 1972.

The denial of racism is the heartbeat of racism. It is essential to keeping racism alive.

National Humanities Center Announces Dr. Blair LM Kelley as New President After a nationwide search, the National Humanities Center is pleased to announce the selection of historian Blair LM Kelley as its next president and director. Dr. Kelley's appointment marks a pivotal...

Congratulations to Dr. @profblmkelley.bsky.social ! nationalhumanitiescenter.org/national-hum...

Well done, NY!*

*the voters, not the Yankees

Zohran looking out on a victory night crowd.

In the words of Nelson Mandela: it always seems impossible until it’s done.

My friends, it is done. And you are the ones who did it.

I am honored to be your Democratic nominee for the Mayor of New York City.

Opinion | The Attacks on Zohran Mamdani Show That We Need a New Understanding of Antisemitism

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This is oligarchy. This is obscene.

While 60% live paycheck to paycheck & kids go hungry, Jeff Bezos, worth $230 billion, goes to Venice on his $500 million yacht for a $20 million wedding & spends $5 million on a ring while his real tax rate is just 1.1%.

End this oligarchy.

This.

'Sinners' Puts 'Truth on Screen' For The Mississippi Choctaws For many Mississippi Choctaws, “Sinners” is the first time they've heard their language and seen their culture accurately portrayed on screen.

The blockbuster horror film "Sinners" features the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians in a short, impactful scene. For some Choctaw, it is the first time they've heard their language and seen their culture accurately portrayed on screen.

Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o, giant of African literature, dies aged 87 Kenyan writer’s death announced by his daughter, who wrote: ‘He lived a full life, fought a good fight’

Perhaps one of the most influential thinkers in my journey.

May your path to light be eased and full of grace…

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Harvard Relents After Protracted Fight Over Slave Photos

In The Trouble of Color, I wrote about discovering my grandmother’s hair in Harvard’s Peabody Museum. It still haunts me. I salute Tamara Lanier who persisted in her quest to win control of her ancestor’s images from the same museum — and prevailed! www.nytimes.com/2025/05/28/h...

NEW YORK TIMES (2020): U.S. DEATHS NEAR 100,000, AN INCALCULABLE LOSS

5 years ago: “An incalculable loss”

Today: Banning masks and restricting vaccine access

This is HUGE.

For those wondering why due process is essential for EVERYONE. This is why!

Intifada Incantation: Poem #8 for b.b.L. I SAID I LOVED YOU AND I WANTED GENOCIDE TO STOP I SAID I LOVED YOU AND I WANTED AFFIRMATIVE ACTION AND REACTION I SAID I LOVED YOU AND I WANTED MUSIC OUT THE WINDOWS I SAID I LOVED YOU AND I WANTED NOBODY THIRST AND NOBODY NOBODY COLD I SAID I LOVED YOU AND I WANTED I WANTED JUSTICE UNDER MY NOSE

I SAID I LOVED YOU AND I WANTED BOUNDARIES TO DISAPPEAR I WANTED NOBODY ROLL BACK THE TREES! I WANTED NOBODY TAKE AWAY DAYBREAK! I WANTED NOBODY FREEZE ALL THE PEOPLE ON THEIR KNEES! I WANTED YOU I WANTED YOUR KISS ON THE SKIN OF MY SOUL AND NOW YOU SAY YOU LOVE ME AND I STAND DESPITE THE TRILLION TREACHERIES OF SAND YOU SAY YOU LOVE ME AND I HOLD THE LONGING OF THE WINTER IN MY HAND YOU SAY YOU LOVE ME AND I COMMIT TO FRICTION AND THE UNDERTAKING OF THE PEARL YOU SAY YOU LOVE ME YOU SAY YOU LOVE ME AND I HAVE BEGUN I BEGIN TO BELIEVE MAYBE MAYBE YOU DO I AM TASTING MYSELF IN THE MOUTH OF THE SUN

I SAID I LOVED YOU AND I WANTED
GENOCIDE TO STOP

It is always a good morning for June Jordan.

'Sesame Street' Streaming Rights Head to PBS Kids, Netflix The streaming rights to Sesame Street are going to Netflix and PBS Kids. This news comes after HBO and Max ended their deal in 2024.

New episodes of “Sesame Street” and library episodes will be available to watch on Netflix worldwide

Baby, the look on my face when I found out that Nottoway Plantation was a RESORT… burn that shit down again.

Raul Julia ain’t got no business being dead smh

The Price of Remission When I was diagnosed with cancer, I set out to understand why a single pill of Revlimid cost the same as a new iPhone. I’ve covered high drug prices as a reporter for years. What I discovered shocked…

Cancer drug Revlimid is one of the bestselling pharmaceutical products of all time, with total sales of over $100 billion.

It’s also extraordinarily expensive, costing nearly $1,000 for each pill, even though that pill costs just 25 cents to make.

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Koyo Kouoh, 2026 Venice Biennale Curator, Dies Suddenly | Artnet News Koyo Kouoh, executive director and chief curator of Zeitz MOCAA and curator of the next Venice Biennale, died suddenly overnight.

You cannot imagine how devastating this is.

Rest in Perfect Peace Koyo Kouoh🙏🏾

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We spent the last ten years criticizing the American left for undermining free speech. Now that the America has a right-wing dictator, we plan to focus more on free speech issues in Europe.

Poster image for WOBD. The poster has the title of the conference, the names of participants and collage art work to the left depicting Black women and children in vibrant colors and black and white.

4 days to gather in New Haven to ask a second time, Who Owns Black Data? This year's theme is "The Past in Danger." Carla Hayden, the most qualified person to ever hold the position of chief librarian was just fired yesterday. We don't think we exaggerate when we say the past is in danger. #wobd2025

Zeal by Morgan Jenkins. A woman with long hair in a ponytail wades in an ocean, facing the sun. Everything is tinted in orange.

Looking to learn more about the world of #Sinners? Y’all should pick up this multi-generational historical fiction novel: Zeal by Morgan Jenkins. I just finished reading it and it’s beautifully done. #booksky #blackbooksky

The Justice Department ended a decades-old school desegregation order. Others are expected to fall The Justice Department is lifting a school desegregation order in Louisiana dating to the Civil Rights Movement, calling its continued existence a “historical wrong” and suggesting that others across ...

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Smiling with a birthday cake and candle.

Holding a todddle in front of a tulip field and an animatronic dinosaur

✨ 41 ✨

I celebrated my birthday this week! Hello 41 (🥰🥳 )! It feels like a blessing to be alive—even amid the current unfolding dystopia.

🎁 For my bday I’m co-hosting a fundraiser to get my lil cousin Lala a bass flute: pls join us if you can!

Every little bit helps!

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Marisa Parham - Department of English, University of Maryland The Black Studies Podcast · Episode

As I was saying to a friend today, it's always a privilege to have someone care about your ideas. Gratitude today to The Black Studies Podcast for this opportunity to chat w the glorious Ashley Newby @ digital things, Black Studies things, teaching things, & more! open.spotify.com/episode/6IdA...

Disappearing people without any due process is fascism — full stop. I’m sick to my stomach and we all should be.