Reposted by KEWAnna O. Law @unlawfulentries.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Had bookmarked this and just now listened. Fantastic episode. The enslavement of Native Americans was based on *where* they were. They were on land that settler Americans wanted. It was qualitatively distinct from the enslavement of African Americans and those differences need to be understood. 37731
Reposted by KEWJessica Valenti @jessicavalenti.bsky.social · 13hHow is it possible that we’re still here twelve years later 527461
Reposted by KEWSpencer Ackerman @attackerman.bsky.social · 18hThis is so important. They’ve broken the economic models that fund journalism is because they recognize the *purpose* of journalism threatens their bullshit-based valuations, ie, the sources of their wealth and power. Yet actual-existing journalists were instead crucial for creating their myths. 4909234
Reposted by KEWNPR @npr.org · 18hA historian who studies wage gaps between races and a saxophonist whose live performances include a chef are among the latest recipients of the philanthropic group's annual, no-strings-attached $800,000 grants. n.pr/4hsdMIsn.prMeet the 20 scholars and artists who've just won MacArthur FellowshipsA historian who studies wage gaps between races and a saxophonist whose live performances include a chef are among the latest recipients of the philanthropic group's annual, no-strings-attached $800,000 grants. 213024
Reposted by KEWI Travel Like Sound Dog @chadstanton.blacksky.app · 18hEveryday is some new form of comic book supervillain shit in a culture soaked in this exact lore. It’s bananas. 04814
Reposted by KEWKarly Kingsley @karlykingsley.bsky.social · 19hNicki Minaj isn’t a U.S. citizen, so she can’t even vote herself. For a network that pushed false claims about noncitizens voting, you’d think they’d mention that. If this is about getting Black women to vote red, I’m here to tell you that black women are smarter than all of us. 3703517915
Reposted by KEWNicole Bedera @nbedera.bsky.social · 28/09/2026To put it another way, you can’t just tell your sons they need to take accountability—you need to hold them accountable. Start with small stuff. Don’t shield them for the consequences of their actions. Walk them through the process of doing the wrong thing and turning it into the right thing. 1703125
Reposted by KEWKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 19hIt's hard to read, but the "gotcha" texts seem to be his staff asking if their seats for the game are reserved. Like, that's it. Even if this were the Hawks game, there's absolutely nothing to it. What an incredible clown show. 3349773
Reposted by KEWTeeJay 🦋 @notthatimportant66.eurosky.social · 21hSellers of nostalgia for a time that never existed. 0123
Reposted by KEWSolomon @solomonrmissouri.com · 21hAlso and should be noted… when people reference something from “fifty years ago “ They don’t mean fifty years ago They mean 70 to 80 years ago 315119
Reposted by KEWSolomon @solomonrmissouri.com · 21hThey don’t even believe in unions… how are they imagining American prosperity without workers rights 412822
Reposted by KEWSolomon @solomonrmissouri.com · 22hIf the grand American pitch is the previous pitch Dig the mines Work in the mills Drill baby drill Who gone work them??? 310917
Reposted by KEWHannah Vardit @hannahvardit.bsky.social · 29/09/2026you will encounter more opportunities in life to change the batteries on a smoke alarm than you will to run into a burning building and no one gives a shit you changed those batteries but it is still very important and why are you waiting on a burning building, know what i’m saying, it’s a metaphor 03390712
Reposted by KEWChris Williams @gaffa.bsky.social · 28/09/2026As Professor @jeffjarvis.bsky.social is fond of pointing out, the only poll that matters is the one that occurs in November. 1163
Reposted by KEWNicole Bedera @nbedera.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Nearly 40% of survivors who report to their schools are pushed out in one way or another—usually, at the urging of school staff who want them to leave. (In comparison, less than 1% of perpetrators are suspended or expelled.) 2307105
Reposted by KEWDarin Self @darinself.com · 28/09/2026I wish there was a more serious movement within the academy to reform our institutions to create mechanisms of actual accountability so students, faculty, and staff can rid ourselves of leadership that regularly fails everyone but their donors. 210620
Reposted by KEWMike Sowden @mikeachim.bsky.social · 28/09/2026I know there is a hell of a lot going on right now. But not all of it is bad. Some is astonishingly good - like the results of this study from June. Cervical cancer is a terribly cruel thing. This might, at long last, be the beginning of the end of it. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... 15656891581
Reposted by KEWThe Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 28/09/2026The nor’easter that battered the East Coast over the weekend unearthed a fragment of maritime history on the small Massachusetts island of Nantucket. It washed ashore a new piece of a shipwreck, which historians say is probably from 1884. washingtonpost.comNor’easter uncovers shipwreck remnant on NantucketThe wooden piece is believed to be from a schooner that wrecked on the island in 1884. 04612
Reposted by KEWJake Grumbach @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Whenever you see a pollster or consultant give a take like this, it’s always worth following the money. In this case, Emanuel has paid Anzalone’s firm nearly $300k (maybe more but that’s what I found so far). A consultant class is devouring the Dem Party www.elections.il.gov/CampaignDisc... 2243376822
Reposted by KEWJessica Valenti @jessicavalenti.bsky.social · 28/09/2026I can’t stop thinking about the Cornell rape case. It hurts my heart to think about how little has changed. It’s been nearly twenty years since I published Yes Means Yes! how is it possible that we’re still begging for the same scraps of humanity?jessica.substack.comCarrying That Weight—AgainI can’t stop thinking about the Cornell rape case 521534
Reposted by KEWImani Gandy @angryblacklady.blacksky.app · 28/09/2026fucking reallythehill.comEducation Department formally rescinds Title IX protections for LGBTQ studentsThe Education Department announced Monday it has formally rescinded the Biden-era Title IX interpretation that gave sex-based discrimination protections to students on the basis of sexual orientati… 672039669
Reposted by KEWMike Boylan-Kolchin @mbkplus.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Once again, I gotta say: you cannot treat anything you’re feeding into an AI as anonymous. There are enormous ethics implications for, e.g. referees who are clearly uploading others’ unpublished papers without consent, let alone health care professionals or law enforcement 14750273
Reposted by KEWAdam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 27/09/2026I like that in becoming a nazi, you get glowing coverage as a brave iconoclast, and then when you stop being a nazi, you’re get glowing coverage as a brave dissident. Money coming and going. Only way you lose is having normal opinions like “racism bad” bsky.app/profile/trac... 4953741185
Reposted by KEWAlondra Nelson @alondra.bsky.social · 27/09/2026"the more we dug into Rubin’s claims and data, the more we realized that the assessments should not be kept confidential. The claims were too extreme, the institutions behind it were too prominent, and...media attention to the...project and to sociology’s supposed 'politicization' was too immense" 06938
Reposted by KEWDeborah Lynn @mrsdeborahlynn.bsky.social · 27/09/2026We Are Being Priced Out Of Normal We are being priced out of a house, car, groceries, childcare, and insurance. Those were not extravagant expenses 20 years ago. #GetReadyToVote #VoteBlue #Blues go.bsky.app/PUKJD1T 53224131
Reposted by KEW🗽LOLGOP🗽 @lolgop.bsky.social · 27/09/2026The Truth About the Everglades Concentration Camp www.youtube.com/watch?v=zJST... 24619
Reposted by KEWNoel Healy @drnoelhealy.bsky.social · 25/09/2026The assault on US universities didn't start in 2025. Our new paper traces the decades of corporate capture that made it possible, and why climate research is a primary target. Open access: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... 12695297
Reposted by KEWSeleucid Dreamer @smollusk.bsky.social · 27/09/2026"Republicans are evil and want to kill and terrorize millions but Democrats are annoying and that's worse" is so incredibly predictable the mating call of people who have never had any actual problems 145352
Reposted by KEWTressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Are Black Democrats not a thing or… 181472198
Reposted by KEWBrian C. Keegan, Ph.D. @brianckeegan.com · 27/09/2026These boys have a very promising future waiting for them headlining Turning Point USA conferences and writing in the NYTimes and Atlantic about campus cancel culture run amok. 1439059
Reposted by KEWKashana @kashana.blacksky.app · 27/09/2026Every three weeks it’s like but white supremacists who mostly care about testosterone and killing minorities were supposed to fix the economy 231925455
Reposted by KEW🗽LOLGOP🗽 @lolgop.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Dictatorships thrive on the promise of putting imagined enemies in "the box." But here's the thing about dictators: they want everyone in the box.tiktok.comWhy does every authoritarian system inevitably sink to solitary confinement? In this episode of Next Comes What by Andrea Pitzer, Andrea examines the history and grim mechanics of "The Box"—from the...TikTok video by degenerateartnews 0234
Reposted by KEW🗽LOLGOP🗽 @lolgop.bsky.social · 26/09/2026MICHIGANDERS, you know: Straight Dem ticket Cavanagh and Hood for Supreme Court NO on Prop 1 YES on Prop 2 26620
Reposted by KEW@NewsJennifer (Jennifer Schulze) @newsjennifer.bsky.social · 27/09/2026I think it’s fair to say that the student journalists at Cornell are braver than the news networks who just gave up on their WH pool ban even though CNN is still being denied access. www.cornellsun.com/article/2026...cornellsun.comEDITORIAL | Cornell Won’t, We WillThe Editorial Board demands that Cornell stops protecting the alleged Chi Phi rapists through the University's opaque sexual assault policies. 342466756
KEW @kidadaewilliams.com · 27/09/2026The Howard Academy 160th Anniversary Homecoming Celebration saw graduates dating back to 1947 gather to celebrate the legacy of Ocala’s (FL) first African American school. www.ocalagazette.com/the-heritage...ocalagazette.comThe heritage of Howard AcademyThe Howard Academy 160th Anniversary Homecoming Celebration saw graduates dating back to 1947 gather to celebrate the legacy of Ocala’s first African 051
KEW @kidadaewilliams.com · 27/09/2026For students and HBO’s ‘The Gilded Age,’ Emory historian, Erica Dunbar, makes past feel present saportareport.com/for-students...saportareport.comFor students and HBO’s ‘The Gilded Age,’ Emory historian makes past feel present - SaportaReportRead For students and HBO’s ‘The Gilded Age,’ Emory historian makes past feel present by Emory University for SaportaReport here. 070
KEW @kidadaewilliams.com · 27/09/2026 “Strengthening Our Legacy Through Unity” was the theme of the 163rd Gallia County Emancipation Celebration, held over the weekend at the University of Rio Grande. www.wvnews.com/rivercities/... #freedomdays #emancipationday #notjustjuneteenthwvnews.com163rd Emancipation Day Celebration held in Gallia CountyRIO GRANDE, Ohio — “Strengthening Our Legacy Through Unity” was the theme of the 163rd Gallia County Emancipation Celebration, held over the weekend at the University of Rio Grande. 000
KEW @kidadaewilliams.com · 27/09/2026Timothy Pigford, the Iconic Black Farmer Advocate Who Stood Against the USDA, Dies at 74 www.yahoo.com/news/us/arti...yahoo.comTimothy Pigford, the Iconic Black Farmer Advocate Who Stood Against the USDA, Dies at 74N.C. farmer Timothy Pigford, whose landmark lawsuit challenged discrimination against Black farmers and led to a multibillion-dollar settlement, has died. The post Iconic Black farmer advocate Timothy... 02518
KEW @kidadaewilliams.com · 27/09/2026A task force is working to expand higher education offerings in Oakland by bringing a historically Black college or university to the city, with Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee central to the effort. www.latimes.com/world-nation...latimes.comOakland explores plan to bring California its first undergraduate historically Black collegeA task force is working to bring a historically Black college or university to Oakland, with Mayor Barbara Lee being central to the effort. 052
KEW @kidadaewilliams.com · 27/09/2026A new marker in Penrose honors 5,000 Black U.S. Army troops who trained in Arlington during the Civil War. www.arlnow.com/2026/09/22/n... #USCTarlnow.comNew historic marker in Penrose honors Black troops during Civil War | ARLnow.comA new marker in Penrose honors 5,000 Black U.S. Army troops who trained in Arlington during the Civil War. From 1863-64, two military regiments trained at Camp Casey: the 2nd and 23rd U.S. Colored Inf... 0135
KEW @kidadaewilliams.com · 27/09/2026“Strong Men & Women in Virginia History,” a traveling exhibit highlighting the contributions of pioneering African Americans in VA, is making its way across VA, allowing communities to learn about individuals whose work reached far beyond the pages of history books. www.nvdaily.com/nvdaily/exhi...nvdaily.comExhibit highlights African Americans who shaped Virginia communitiesA traveling exhibit highlighting the contributions of pioneering African Americans in Virginia is making its way to libraries and historical institutions across the Commonwealth, allowing communities ... 333545
KEW @kidadaewilliams.com · 27/09/2026The Springs Preserve will host 'Rhythm and Resilience: Black Vegas' beginning Sept. 26, featuring the history, achievements, and challenges of African Americans in Las Vegas from 1905 through the 1980s. www.fox5vegas.com/2026/09/22/s...fox5vegas.comSprings Preserve to open Rhythm and Resilience: Black Vegas exhibitThe Springs Preserve will host Rhythm and Resilience: Black Vegas beginning Sept. 26. 042
KEW @kidadaewilliams.com · 27/09/2026Harvard Law School Acquires Oral History Collection on the Legacy of TransAfrica jbhe.com/2026/09/harv...jbhe.comHarvard Law School Acquires Oral History Collection on the Legacy of TransAfrica | The Journal of Blacks in Higher EducationThe new collection at Harvard features more than 120 oral histories recorded by Ronald Williams II for his forthcoming book on this history of TransAfrica, a former foreign policy advocacy organizatio... 095
KEW @kidadaewilliams.com · 27/09/202610 Books by Black authors that explore what it means to be Black in the classroom thegrio.com/2026/09/22/1...thegrio.com10 Books by Black authors that explore what it means to be Black in the classroomAs social media debates what Black children need from schools, these books examine the history and systems behind those conversations. 063
KEW @kidadaewilliams.com · 27/09/2026Black cotillion historian and cultural curator Dr. Nikita Y. Harris joined host Dr. Dee on the Wake Up With Dee Morning Show to highlight the rich, 130-year history of African American cotillions and her work documenting these enduring cultural traditions. www.audacy.com/waok/news/lo...audacy.comPreserving Legacy & Tradition: Dr. Nikita Y. Harris Discusses the National Black Debutante Project on Wake Up With Dee| News-Talk 1380 WAOK 020
KEW @kidadaewilliams.com · 27/09/2026"The disaster the justices have unleashed has its roots in one of the darkest periods of our history." www.motherjones.com/politics/202...motherjones.comJim Crow was on the ash heap of history. Then came the Roberts court.The disaster the justices have unleashed has its roots in one of the darkest periods of our past. 094
KEW @kidadaewilliams.com · 27/09/2026The ‘Blacksonian' museum shows the power of never giving up www.ajc.com/opinion/2026...ajc.comAfrican American history is American history: The power of never giving upThe Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture emerged from decades of work by members of Congress, including the late U.S. Rep. John Lewis. 031