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Brazil’s Supreme Court Convicts Four Men in a Murder That Shook the Nation

“Marielle was a poor Black woman who was challenging the interests of militias. What stronger message could be sent?”

www.nytimes.com/2026/02/25/w...

This App Warns You if Someone Is Wearing Smart Glasses Nearby The creator of Nearby Glasses made the app after reading 404 Media's coverage of how people are using Meta's Ray-Bans smartglasses to film people without their knowledge or consent. “I consider it to ...

NEW: A hobbyist has created Nearby Glasses, an app that warns you if someone close by is wearing smart glasses. 404 Media spoke to the creator who said he was inspired by our coverage that uncovers how men are wearing Meta's Ray-Bans to covertly film massage parlor workers.

Sudan: People with Disabilities Targeted in North Darfur The Rapid Support Forces (RSF), one of Sudan’s two main warring parties, targeted, abused, and killed people with disabilities during and after their October 26, 2025, takeover of El Fasher, North Darfur’s capital.

Sudan: People with Disabilities Targeted in North Darfur #Refugees

From War Zones to Minneapolis, ‘Civilian Self-Protection’ Proves Its Value Many tactics used in Minneapolis are akin to civilian efforts to protect each other from human rights violations in wars or highly repressive situations.

What Minneapolis residents did to push back against ICE agents looks a lot like what civilians do in war zones to protect one another from human rights abuses.

Research suggests that’s not a coincidence, @betcy.bsky.social and @charlicarpenter.bsky.social write.

Sorry, I don't speak Twi.

Justice Department withheld and removed some Epstein files related to Trump An NPR investigation finds the public database of Epstein files is missing dozens of pages related to sexual abuse accusations against President Trump.

An NPR investigation finds the public database of Epstein files is missing dozens of pages related to sexual abuse accusations against President Trump. n.pr/4qTItsU

How does one recover from being called a nigg•r on an international stage during a pinnacle career moment while being forced to smile & bear it lest one is called more names for not letting racism slide just this one time?

even if you believe this was unintentional, you can still recognize the harm done? but no one at BAFTA had sufficient empathy for Jordan and Lindo to acknowledge that—to seek them out and say, e.g., "you should not have had to hear that and we're so sorry it happened"—and it's fair to ask why tf not

‘Sinners’ Production Designer Hannah Beachler Says Alan Cumming’s ‘Throw-Away Apology’ Over N-Word Slur During BAFTAs ‘Made It Worse’ ‘Sinners’ production designer Hannah Beachler said BAFTAs host Alan Cumming's 'throw-away apology' over n-word slur during ceremony 'made it worse.'

Figured I'd link to what Hannah said herself about it.

This hurts and so many people don't understand how much it does.

variety.com/2026/film/gl...

Ambulance EMTs Are Routine Today. These Black Medics Helped Pave the Way.

The Black medics of the Freedom House Ambulance Service were the most highly trained field practitioners of emergency medical care in the country & revolutionized how we do emergency medicine in the US.

www.nytimes.com/2026/02/20/u...

I Don’t Want to Hear Another Non-Apology Offence taken is not what makes a statement objectionable

7 years ago I wrote a short essay on why 'I am sorry if you were offended' is not an apology.

folukeafrica.com/i-dont-want-...

Finland ends homelessness and provides shelter for all in need - scoop.me In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Why? The country applies the "Housing First" concept agains homelessness.

“In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Those affected receive a small apartment & counselling with no preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected make their way back to a stable life. And all this is CHEAPER than accepting homelessness.”

IT SAVES PUBLIC MONEY to house people.

Anyway I need some work so I can pay off this ER visit and the upcoming follow-up appts 😕

I can do writerly and podcast things. I can interview your faves and talk about Black women stuff, thirst, desire, romance novels, and a whole bunch of other things

Mike Spagat's study published in the Lancet estimates the IDF killed 75,200 people in Gaza from October 2023 to January 2025, indicating a 40% undercount by the health ministry.

This is in line with several other studies (eg Max Planck).

roape.net/2026/02/20/f...

In this piece, Sarah Cotte explores the political economy of the Gulf involvement in Africa, looking specifically at land investments, stressing that the Gulf states in their new ‘scramble for Africa’ should be categorised as sub-imperialist.

✨ TODAY IS THE DAY! ✨

Get your print copy here: global.oup.com/academic/pro...

#KeepEyesOnSudan

A dresser inside a museum in New York City has been discovered as a secret stop on the Underground Railroad — the first of its kind discovered in Manhattan in over 100 years

Seeking the university that is ours: understanding, unpacking and unsettling Black students’ racialised (un)belonging in UK law schools This article unpacks the nature of racialised (un)belonging experienced by law students – why for students of colour, the law school has often felt like a space to which they cannot fully belong. F...

The article is Adebisi, Foluke I. "Seeking the University That Is Ours: Understanding, Unpacking and Unsettling Black Students’ Racialised (Un)Belonging in UK Law Schools." The Law Teacher (2025): 1-17 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

This is…good. I’m sure I disagree with almost every second order conclusion that Oren would make as prescription but the diagnosis is pretty spot on (if it does necessarily gloss over all the foundational exploitation, but we are talking Econ here).

Gladys Mae West obituary: mathematician who pioneered GPS technology She made key contributions to US cold-war science despite facing huge barriers as a Black woman.

No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.

Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Ed tech is profitable. It is also mostly useless Independent research identifies few learning gains

Important education message: "independent research has made clear that technology rarely boosts learning in schools—and often impairs it."

A few profit and the most vulnerable pay
www.economist.com/united-state...

The Bristol Short Story Prize 2026 closes for submissions on 31st January at 22:59.

You have 1 day, 8 hours (And counting) left to Submit your short story here:
bssp.blogs.bristol.ac.uk/entry-form/

Best of luck to all the writers who’ve entered!

Dr. Gladys West, Mathematician Whose Work Made GPS Possible, Dies at 95 ALEXANDRIA, VA — Dr. Gladys West, the pioneering mathematician whose work laid the foundation for modern GPS technology, has died. She passed away

Dr. Gladys West, the pioneering mathematician whose work laid the foundation for modern GPS technology, has died. She was 95.

The remarkable story of boxer Hezekiah Moscow - Voice Online Disney drama A Thousand Blows is back for round two as it explores the fascinating life of the enigmatic Jamaican fighter. By Sarah Elizabeth Cox

My recent feature for The Voice on the TRUE story of Hezekiah Moscow #AThousandBlows is now online! Just a quick 800 words, nowhere near enough to explain this remarkable man 🥊

Book coming (many thousands of words, probably still not enough!) in ONE YEAR:

www.voice-online.co.uk/entertainmen...

St. Paul woman, a U.S. citizen, recounts her two days in detention During her two days in immigration detention, a St. Paul woman who was born in Minnesota said she “put her faith in God” and prayed after suffering what appeared to be a stress-induced seizure and bei...

Nasra Ahmed was shoved to the ground and detained by ICE agents, suffering cuts and bruises to her face and legs

Ahmed, a U.S. citizen born in Minnesota, spent two days in jail before being released without charges

@marisakabas.bsky.social is right. This is unlike protesting & more like civilian self-protection (CSP), where civilians protect each other when state & other actors can't or won't protect them. Peace Medie & I wrote about this in the context of armed conflict. Deeply troubling to see it in the US

Claudette Clovin was the first to protest segregated seating by refusing to give up her seat on a Montgomery Bus on March 2, 1955. As a dark-skinned, pregnant teenager, leaders initially overlooked Clovin. Keep her memory alive. Such bravery in challenging Jim Crow should be remembered.

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Dr. Janell Green Smith, a midwife who advocated for Black maternal health, dies of childbirth complications Dr. Janell Green Smith, a South Carolina midwife and advocate for Black maternal health, has died due to complications during childbirth.

In a statement, the American College of Nurse-Midwives called her death a “profound failure of the systems meant to protect birthing people.”

“That a Black midwife and maternal health expert died after giving birth in the United States is both heartbreaking and unacceptable.”