sassmaster

Never ceases to amaze me how white murders can be picked up by police unscathed but Black children and adults who are innocent and non-violent are murdered by police on a regular basis.

‘He’s a meanie!’
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Anything by Anita Baker.
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With Men Abandoning Teaching, What’s the Cost to Boys? Fewer male teachers means fewer male mentors—and for many boys, that’s affecting how they learn, behave, and envision their futures.

The number of male teachers is shrinking—and the effects on boys' learning, behavior, and identity may be deeper than we realize. This new piece from educator @davonloeb.bsky.social is a must-read: www.edutopia.org/article/with...

#EduSky

Yup.

I mean…so many of our “lost sons” were right. 😐

What We Know About the TikTok Ban The popular video app went dark in the United States late Saturday and then came back around noon on Sunday, even as a law banning it took effect.

Starting on Saturday night, TikTok was unavailable in the U.S. as a result of a new law that banned the company’s apps in the country. By around noon on Sunday, it was back. Here’s what to know.

Black Nonprofits Step Up to Help L.A. Fire Victims In the aftermath of the wildfires WalkGoodLA took action to help Altadena, a historically Black neighborhood in Los Angeles.

"We saw so many members of the community feeling lost and couldn’t just watch without offering a sense of direction," @walkgoodla.bsky.social founder Etienne Maurice tells Word In Black. wordinblack.com/2025/01/walk... #walkgoodla #altadena #blacksky

Opinion | Pete Hegseth Is the Secretary of Defense We Deserve If you thought the former TV host would be asked important questions at the confirmation hearings this week, you must be living under the illusion that we live in a serious country.

My feeling is that it's not unserious to spend time on the question of whether someone about to be hired for one of the most powerful jobs in the world drugged and raped a woman (as she alleges and he denies)

www.nytimes.com/2025/01/15/o...

Pete Hegseth wants to name military bases after Confederate generals, who were enemies of the USA.

What’s next, Pete?
Fort Bin Laden?
Fort Hitler?
Fort Trump?

Well…

I keep thinking about those congresspeople kneeling in the rotunda wearing kente cloth scarves, very performative. There has been no loud, visible, unified support for Sarah McBride from the democrats. It’s a real disgrace. That is your colleague! They are bullying her in your faces. And silence!

THAT PART!!!!
#blacksky

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Opinion | Trump Tries on His Crown The Constitution is not a grant of power for a king.

the constitution doesn’t recognize royal power no matter how parse particular words and phrases