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Dr. Brenda Greene

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Professor of English. Founder & Executive Director, Center for Black Literature at Medgar Evers College, CUNY. https://www.drbrendamgreene.com

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The rationale for rescinding this honor is not plausible.

08.09.2025 10:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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TIME100 AI 2025: Stuart Russell Find out why Stuart Russell made TIMEโ€™s list of the most influential people in artificial intelligence

The Impact of AI. We need more conversations about how to use it strategically.

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04.09.2025 03:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thank you Talib for sharing this side of our beloved Malcolm Jamal Warner.

22.07.2025 11:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 12    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The best of us got bars. Rest in peace Malcolm-Jamal Warner.

21.07.2025 21:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 148    ๐Ÿ” 38    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 6

From Inside Higher Ed

Implementing an autocracy

โ€œThe Supreme Court gave the Education Secretary the go-ahead to proceed in mass layoffs. . .
The unsigned, one-paragraph order does not explain why a majority of justices decided to overturn a lower case injunction that an appeals court upheld.

15.07.2025 08:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Latest Legislative Directives: Cut Degrees in Low Demand Republicans in multiple states passed laws this year pushing institutions to ax academic programs that graduate few studentsโ€”and requiring them to appeal to state leaders if they want exemptions. Facu...

The continued push in Higher Ed to eliminate programs that focus on Africana Studies, Gender Studies, Middle Eastern, and the Humanities in general is an indicator of what will come if there are not intentional efforts to recruit students in other ways.

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15.07.2025 07:59 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Greetings | Dr. Brenda M. Greene Greetings I encourage you to subscribe to my newsletter Meditations which will highlight writers and reflections on their work. See link below. https://lnkd.in/eMFKNFSq

Literary Meditations
Sonia Sanchez

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14.07.2025 20:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Is the US military poised to experience a new surge in conscientious objectors? For troops experiencing ethical dilemmas, following one's conscience can be costly.

After Trump sent 4,000 National Guard troops and 700 Marines to Los Angeles, hotline callers were saying, "I do not want to be part of pointing a gun at US citizens and maybe shooting it." www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

13.07.2025 15:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1107    ๐Ÿ” 394    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 50    ๐Ÿ“Œ 29
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โ€œEverything is a conspiracy theory if you donโ€™t know how anything works,โ€ says @garrisonhayes.bsky.social in his video on the conspiracy theories swirling in the aftermath of the deadly Texas floods.

The irony? Thereโ€™s no need for a conspiracy theory when the truth is simple: Texas floods often.

11.07.2025 19:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1512    ๐Ÿ” 430    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 85    ๐Ÿ“Œ 25

This is so frightening! Itโ€™s unbelievable that so many see nothing wrong with this persecution of immigrants, many who have not been detained and criminalized without due process.

13.07.2025 19:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Share widely. | Dr. Brenda M. Greene Share widely.

Surveillance is everywhere.

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12.07.2025 11:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Winning the Cold War With le Carrรฉ and Cosmopolitan Magazine

The reviewer notes the relevance of this book as we witness the governmentโ€™s attempts to censor diversity in the curriculum and the free press. The people who worked to get the banned books into the public sphere are cited as the real heroes.

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11.07.2025 09:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐Ÿ“š In this powerful episode of Brooklyn Savvy, host Toni Williams and Panelista Ellen Salpeter Ellen Salpeter are joined by Brooklyn Public Libraryโ€™s Chief Librarian Nick Nicholas Higgins Higgins, Dr. ... ๐Ÿ“š In this powerful episode of Brooklyn Savvy, host Toni Williams and Panelista Ellen Salpeter Ellen Salpeter are joined by Brooklyn Public Libraryโ€™s Chief Librarian Nick Nicholas Higgins Higgins, Dr. ...

Book bans and the censorship of free speech continue. This episode was taped several months ago. Check it out.

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10.07.2025 11:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Harvard Has a Role to Protect Democracy There is no such thing as making a deal with Donald Trump.

The statement that we are all Harvard resonates with me. The resistance to authoritarianism and censorship of the curriculum must be ongoing. Trumpโ€™s policies limiting free speech and dismantling DEI can take years to undo.

www.insidehighered.com/opinion/colu...

09.07.2025 08:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Poets Speak of Impact of War on the Youth For Gazaโ€™s Children: Black, Brown, and Jewish Writers and Poets Speak OutMarc Lamont Hill, Haki R. Madhubuti and Keith Gilyard, EditorsThird World Press Foundation, 196 pages, 2025. What they donโ€™t te...

In the midst of escalating wars, the attempts to erode our freedom, climate disaster, etc, let us not forget the children of Gaza.

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08.07.2025 16:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

โ€œThe White House rebuked critics for raising questions about the administrationโ€™s efforts to shrink federal agencies that deal with disaster preparedness and response.โ€

This passage is from todayโ€™s NY Times. Letโ€™s see how the administration responds to the dismantling of disaster agencies.

08.07.2025 11:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Video: George Takei draws parallels between 1940โ€™s Japanese-American internment camps and ICE detentions | CNN Politics โ€œStar Trekโ€ actor and activist George Takei tells CNNโ€™s Audie Cornish about his familyโ€™s experience in a 1940โ€™s Japanese-American internment camp, saying Americans โ€œneed to speak outโ€ as he sees what ...

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More evidence of a tradition of housing immigrants in โ€œAmerican prison camps.โ€ Takei has written and spoken extensively on this.

05.07.2025 04:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Toni Morrison's Ten Steps toward Fascism, (Excerpt from speech delivered at Howard University, March 2, 1995) | Makeda Naeem Toni Morrison's Ten Steps toward Fascism, (Excerpt from speech delivered at Howard University, March 2, 1995) ================&#6...

Nobel laureate Toni Morrison reminded us of the steps towards and the nature of fascism.

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03.07.2025 05:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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โ€˜But let it not be said in the final analysis when history will only record these glorious moments and when your grandchildren will invariably ask: Granddaddy, what role did you play in helping toโ€ฆ | ... โ€˜But let it not be said in the final analysis when history will only record these glorious moments and when your grandchildren will invariably ask: Granddaddy, what role did you play in helping to mak...

Let us not forget the sacrifice of Medgar Wiley Evers on his 100th Birthday!We must continue to advocate for social justice and the civil rights of all.
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03.07.2025 00:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

โ€œOutside the concentration camp, when the storm hit, the protestors were still there. Some had been there for days. No one can say, years from now, that nobody knew about the camp, or that no one pushed back.โ€

02.07.2025 11:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 312    ๐Ÿ” 136    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
June 30, 2025
YouTube video by Brenda Greene June 30, 2025

This is what a police state looks like. US Citizen in Florida stopped by ICE.

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30.06.2025 10:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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In this powerful special edition of theย Department of African American Studies, Princeton University podcast, hostย Tera Hunter, department chair, leads an urgent and reflective Juneteenthโ€ฆ | Khalil Gi... In this powerful special edition of theย Department of African American Studies, Princeton University podcast, hostย Tera Hunter, department chair, leads an urgent and reflective Juneteenth conversation...

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An informative unpacking of Juneteenth!

23.06.2025 18:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Congratulations to the featured writers at the African American Book Festival in Austin Texas on June 27 and June 28. | Dr. Brenda M. Greene Congratulations to the featured writers at the African American Book Festival in Austin Texas on June 27 and June 28. Their voices will not be silenced despite attempts to dismantle DEI efforts in ou...

Congratulations to featured writers at the African American Book Festival in Austin, Texas on June 27 and 28. Their voices will not be silent despite attempts to dismantle DEI in educational, cultural, and government institutions.

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23.06.2025 18:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Arrest of Elected Officials

Representative Hakeem Jeffries of New York, the . โ€ฆsaying in a statement that โ€œthe aggressive targeting of Democratic elected officials by the Trump administration will invariably result in law-abiding public servants being marked for death by violent extremists.โ€

18.06.2025 14:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Trump Fired Education Experts From White House Board "Terminating NBES members is yet another example of the Trump Administrationโ€™s attack on research."

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This conversation with Prof Khalil Gibran Muhammad identifies the causes and impact of Trumpโ€™s attacks against DEI. He identifies some strategies for how we move forward.

14.06.2025 11:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Khalil Gibran Muhammad on Here and Now
YouTube video by Institutional Antiracism & Accountability Project Khalil Gibran Muhammad on Here and Now

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Prof. Khalil Gibran Muhammad presents clear statements on the root, impact and consequences of Trumpโ€™s attacks on DEI. He outlines strategies for resisting and moving forward

14.06.2025 06:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Trump loses in Federal Court, Gov Newsom regains control of National Guard | Mark Greene Trump loses in Federal Court, Gov Newsom regains control of National Guard California Governor Gavin Newsom holds a major press conference on Trump losing in federal court where the judge blocked Tru...

Gov holds press conference on resistance to Trumpโ€™s deployment of the National Guard in LA. Resistance to dictatorial acts must be constant.

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14.06.2025 06:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

In Solidarity. Agree!

14.06.2025 05:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Agreed ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿพ

12.06.2025 21:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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