Antonia Randolph

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Tomorrow is your last day to register for this free online conference that I’ll be speaking at!

This is what I’ve been thinking about: what you lose when you lose trust in BLS is the businesses that rely on things like “real” numbers. But the businesses already organized around hot air, scams and hype cycles just make their own numbers up anyway. This will accelerate their rise

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We are not powerless. We are indispensable despite all atrocities of state and corporate policy to the contrary. At a minimum we have the power to stop cooperating with our enemies. We have the power to stop the courtesies and to let the feelings be real. We have the power not to vote, and not to register for the draft, and not to applaud, and not to attend, and not to buy, and not to pay taxes or rent or utilities. At the very least, if we cannot control things we certainly can mess them up. June Jordan 'Some of Us Did Not Die'

We are not powerless.

At a minimum we have the power to stop cooperating with our enemies.

At the very least, if we cannot control things we certainly can mess them up.

June Jordan
'Some of Us Did Not Die'

Judith Weisenfeld - Department of Religion, Princeton University Podcast Episode · The Black Studies Podcast · 08/01/2025 · 52m

I am honored that Ashley Newby invited me to talk with her on The Black Studies Podcast. You can listen to our conversation on streaming services and YouTube.

More than a dozen states sue Trump administration to block trans care investigations The complaint argues that the administration violated state sovereignty by threatening to prosecute providers who treat transgender minors in states where the treatment is still legal.

The complaint argues that the administration violated state sovereignty by threatening to prosecute providers who treat transgender minors in states where the treatment is still legal.

I promised myself that I'd only post on here if I had something to say, and I think this counts: I'm thrilled to share news of my forthcoming book, "The World of Black Film: A Journey Through Cinematic Blackness in 100 Films". Out 12 Feb UK/17 Feb US via Laurence King Pre-order! linktr.ee/_Ash_Clark

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Advancing science- and evidence-based AI policy Policy must be informed by, but also facilitate the generation of, scientific evidence

What kind of AI governance do we need? Our new piece in @science.org answers this: we need policy grounded in evidence and built to generate more of it. Evidence-based policymaking is not a slogan—it’s a design challenge for democratic governance in the age of AI www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... 🧵

How temporary cash assistance helps mothers reclaim their lives — and families — after prison Guaranteed income programs, even for just a few months, can provide the stability for formerly incarcerated parents to rebuild relationships with their children.

19thnews.org/2025/07/cash...

Philly is a hub for artists of color today, thanks to trailblazers like Toni Cade Bambara The writer, educator, activist, and filmmaker worked to create a city that serves the city's artists. 'In many ways, she had prophesied BlackStar.'

The writer, educator, activist, and filmmaker worked to create a city that serves the city's artists. “In many ways, she had prophesied BlackStar.” (1/2)

Now That They’re Free, Venezuelan Men Want the World to Know What They Endured in CECOT Venezuelan men deported by the Trump administration say they endured months of physical and mental abuse inside a Salvadoran prison. Though happy to be home, they say the fact that they were released ...

More CECOT stories: www.propublica.org/article/vene...

ALU founder Chris Smalls to be released from Israeli detainment. Smalls was beaten and jailed in inhumane conditions for trying to deliver baby formula and medicine to starving people in Gaza on the @freedomflotilla.bsky.social

Expected to arrive back in the US on Friday.

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reupping this piece, since the seat that Emil Bove just filled could have been filled by Adeel Mangi last year

Sending you healing energies.

Enemies of progress Delayed, underfunded, and undermined, this year’s Women’s Africa Cup of Nations has exposed not just neglect but active sabotage from CAF and national federations.

Delayed, underfunded, and undermined, this year’s Women’s Africa Cup of Nations has exposed not just neglect but active sabotage from CAF and national federations. africasacountry.com/2025/07/enem...

When a Philadelphia Hostel Provided Refuge for Victims of Internment Camps Formerly incarcerated Japanese Americans found sanctuary in the Quaker City during WWII

When a Philadelphia Hostel Provided Refuge for Japanese Victims of Internment Camps hiddencityphila.org/2025/07/when... "African American support for the hostel, then located in a predominantly Black neighborhood, eased the path for many Japanese American arrivals."

Help Researchers Understand How Chantal Affected Your Transportation and Recovery - Triangle Blog Blog A group civics blog covering town council, education, transportation, and recreation in Chapel Hill and Carrboro, NC.

Help Researchers Understand How Chantal Affected Your Transportation and Recovery

Reinstate the Fired Four at Brooklyn College - PSC CUNY

Send a letter from ‪@psc-cuny.org‬ demanding that ‪@brooklyncollege.bsky.social reinstate four adjuncts dismissed in an apparent ideological purge. No to the New McCarthyism. #BCFired4 psc-cuny.org/issues/reins...

I woke up a year ago 100% certain that I had to make a documentary about the Winston Salem chapter of the Black Panther Party. So I did.

We aim to release it early next year. This weekend I’m at Blackstar, looking for inspiration. If you’re in town, DM to meetup.

Conservative Org. Requests Materials for 70 Chapel Hill Courses The Oversight Project, founded by the Heritage Foundation, is using an open records request to search for terms like “DEI” and “gender identity.” Faculty say it encroaches on academic freedom.

If you're teaching at a public university*, there is a pretty good chance that you will be affected by an open records request in the near future, with the data being thrown into AI to process.

*Private nonprofit colleges are also publicly governed, as shown by recent actions.

Stories are an “arrow in a quiver” How movement journalists share strategy and inspire action.

Without the performance of objectivity, we can create journalism that is purposeful and even inspiring. Honored to interview @erininthemorning.com @mayaschenwar.bsky.social and @mskellymhayes.bsky.social for @objectivejournos.bsky.social about how it's done objectivejournalism.org/2025/07/stor...

BlackStar Festival Returns With 92 Films From Around the World A documentary filmed in Gaza, the story of a teenager afraid of getting "cancelled," and a biography of Black writer and activist Toni Cade Bambara are among this year’s highlights.

“Each festival has been very special, but this year’s lineup feels especially epic. I’m looking forward to communing with filmmakers and audiences, sharing a collective laugh or cry.” —Maori Karmael Holmes, Blackstar Film Festival’s chief executive and artistic officer

A Plan for Bus Rapid Transit in Durham is In the Works The City of Durham is designing and seeking funding for a central Durham bus rapid transit system that would run from Duke to Wellons Village.

“How do we make it faster, more convenient, more reliable for folks, particularly those living in zero-car households, low-income, minority populations?” Egan says. The goal for the BRT route is to cut travel times in half.

IASPM Popular Music Books in Process Call

As always, @bakerdphd.bsky.social gets it

Excellent set of recommendations in this post and the next