Chuck Jackson

@chuckjackson.bsky.social

‘Will’ Review: Heartache and Hope in Harlem

now streaming on @criterionchannl.bsky.social

‘Will’ Review: Heartache and Hope in Harlem

In Jessie Maple’s restored 1981 drama, one of the first feature-length films by a Black woman, a heroin addict mentors a young boy and tries to find his footing.
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/12/m...

The Texas African American Photography Archive Expands History | Glasstire Cammie Tipton-Amini writes about the past, present, and future of the Texas African American Photography Archive in Dallas.

The Texas African American Photography Archive in Dallas Expands Photo History glasstire.com/2025/12/16/t... It includes more than 60,000 photographic prints—circa 1850s to the 1990s—& over 20 recorded oral histories of largely unknown & previously uncelebrated #Blackphotographers from across TX.

Unwanted Reading: A Review of Tom Comitta’s ‘People’s Choice Literature’ The Sunday before I taught Beloved last spring, I sat on my couch wondering how I was going to convince a room full of second semester seniors that, before they left high school that June, they sho…

Had a lot of fun writing this review of @tomcomitta.bsky.social’s strange, moving, and hilarious book. Gets us to think, as I argue here, about the value of an aesthetic education—something we all should aim for as we teach our kids.

mid-theory.com/2025/12/04/u...

We reject the compact.

Large crowd gathered in protest

Big crowd with signs reading “Don’t Fold” “Don’t Surrender”

BOOM!

After over a thousand students, faculty, & workers gathered on campus to demand a rejection of Trump’s bribe,

UVA SAYS NO LOYALTY OATH!

✊🏼✊🏿✊🏻✊🏾

M.I.T. ☑️
BROWN ☑️
PENN ☑️
USC☑️
UVA ☑️

This is People Power in Action.

#DefendHigherEd

Holy crap Kara Walker chopped up a Stonewall Jackson statue and revealed a monster

CHICAGO: REBUILD is providing therapy to folks detained by ICE. Please feel free to let people know.

findmeatherapist.org

Yes.

We are deeply concerned about this unfolding case. Academic freedom, which Texas A&M endorses, refers to instructors’ right to teach in their area of expertise free from government interference.

“Plan to Rig the 2026 Midterms”: Ari Berman on Trump’s Push to Redraw Texas Congressional Map President Trump is pushing for a major redrawing of Texas’s congressional districts to favor Republicans and shape the outcome of future elections, including next year’s midterms. Voting rights expert...

"Plan to Rig the 2026 Midterms": Ari Berman on Trump's Push to Redraw Texas Congressional Map

"Goof gas" hits.

Summer Black Studies in Houston : airtable.com/appU7v4EiMh8...

No Kings On June 14—Flag Day—Donald Trump wants tanks in the street and a made-for-TV display of dominance for his birthday. A spectacle meant to look like strength. But real power isn’t staged in Washington. ...

If you're marching tomorrow show us your signs! And if you want to march but aren't sure where, find a protest near you here. There are a LOT. www.nokings.org

Check out the new issue of BLACK CAMERA. Honored to be published as part of the Jessie Maple Patton Dossier:

Compliance or Defiance? — Kristin J. Anderson Responding to the Relentless Demands of Authoritarianism

Please read and share!
Challenging petulant and unconstitutional demands is no guarantee of winning, but caving is a guarantee of losing.
www.benignbigotry.org/blog/2025/6/...

Aurora Picture Show to hold grand opening at new space in East End A Houston nonprofit will host the grand opening of a new creative space in the East End for independent film screenings and media art experiences.

I'll see you there!

a screenshot of the new york times profile that announces me taking over milestone films. the headline reads “At Milestone Films, Passing the Torch, but Keeping the Flame Alive”, the subhed reads “The distributor's owners, Amy Heller and Dennis Doros, made the unusual choice to give it away. Their successor is Maya Cade of the Black Film Archive.”

some news: in 2026, i will become the president and owner of @milestonefilms.bsky.social, the distribution home of charles burnett, kathleen collins, bridgett m. davis, and many others.

to be a champion of cinema is my life’s greatest honor & pleasure. learn more: www.nytimes.com/2025/05/06/m...

University of Houston confirms math assistant professor had visa revoked A University of Houston assistant professor is among the foreign scholars whose visas were revoked in recent weeks, officials at the institution confirmed.

"I will no longer be able to continue teaching."

Hyeongseon Jeon, an assistant professor at the University of Houston, said he had his foreign visa unexpectedly terminated and now must return to Korea immediately.

www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston...

Angela Davis at UHD in April!

YouTube video by Rep. Al Green ICYMI: Congressman Al Green’s Floor Speech Addressing His Being Censured

ICYMI: Congressman Al Green’s Floor Speech Addressing His Being Censured. Watch Rep. Green’s floor speech by clicking here: youtu.be/Xn1Mtn0RiLY?...

BREAKING: We're sending an open letter to universities across the country, offering support and urging them to reject pressure to punish international students and faculty for exercising their First Amendment rights.

Schools must hold firm against the Trump administration's censorship attempts.

Don't buy stuff Feb 28.

Leadership in Difficult Times: A Candid Conversation with Angela Davis - Center for Student Advocacy & Community Join the Center for Social Inquiry and Transformation for an inspiring discussion with renowned activist, scholar, and author Angela Davis. Explore the challenges of leadership in turbulent times, ...

Angela Davis / April 3 at UHD

Grassroots college leader group resists anti-DEI legislation Education for All, a grassroots network of mostly community college leaders, is spreading strategies for how to resist anti-DEI bills and rhetoric.

An inspiring article on courageous community college leaders who are *publicly* organizing and standing up against DEI attacks.. www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...

KNOW YOUR RIGHTS IN CASE OF ICE: CONOCE TUS DERECHOS EN CASO DE ENCUENTRO CON ICE:

DO NOT OPEN YOUR DOOR. ICE cannot enter your home without a warrant signed by a judge. Tell the agents to show you the warrant by sliding it under the door. NO ABRAS TU PUERTA. ICE no puede entrar a tu casa sin una orden firmada por un juez. Diles a los agentes que te muestren la orden deslizándola debajo de la puerta.

ASK THEM TO LEAVE. If ICE doesn't have a warrant, tell them you do not consent for them to enter your home and ask them to leave. At work, ICE cannot enter employee-only areas without permission. 2 PÍDALES QUE SE VAYAN. Si ICE no tiene una orden judicial, diles que no das tu consentimiento para que entren a tu casa y pídeles que se vayan. En el trabajo, ICE no puede ingresar a áreas exclusivas para empleados sin permiso.

REMAIN SILENT. You have the right to remain silent. If the agents ask you questions, tell them, "I wish to remain silent." PERMANECE EN SILENCIO. Tienes derecho a permanecer en silencio. Si los agentes te hacen preguntas, diles: "Deseo permanecer en silencio".

It is perfectly legal to know your rights and to educate others about them, too.

EVERYONE in the United States, citizen or not, has rights. I will not allow this administration to intimidate us from helping you know about them.

Here’s our shareable guide ⬇️: (pt. 1/2)

One thing Democratic leadership could do right now is to name an alternate HHS secretary--someone to provide ongoing public updates and health information. And do it for other departments too. Start showing voters what a Democratic government would look like--press conferences, speeches, all of it.

YouTube video by josh (The Nukes) You are a better writer than AI. (Yes, you.)

Premiering tomorrow at 10:30 AM PST: the conversation I need to have. ChatGPT, Gertrude Stein, Stephen King, and the mythy mountain.

You are a better writer than AI. (Yes, you.)
youtu.be/V5wLQ-8eyQI

The Score!!