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Dexter Patterson aka Wisco Birder @wiscobirder.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

Black History Month Spotlight: Dr. Dorothy Height, a lifelong civil and women’s rights activist, began speaking against lynching in high school. Inspired by Mary McLeod Bethune, she worked with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and co-organized the 1963 March on Washington. #BlackHistoryMonth #Blacksky 🖤

Alt text: A box of “Black History Flash Cards Volume 2: Women” from Urban Intellectuals is displayed on a wooden surface. The box features images of three women: Surya Bonaly, Nanny of the Maroons, and Dr. Dorothy Height. Next to the box is a flashcard featuring Dr. Dorothy Height, wearing a purple hat and a white outfit with purple accents. The card includes her name and lifespan: “March 24, 1912 – April 20, 2010,” and the Urban Intellectuals website at the bottom.

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Anne-Marie Slaughter @slaughteram.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

check it out! Community colleges are pillars of the new America.

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ACLU @aclu.org · 06/02/2025

Alongside @newamerica.org's Open Technology Institute‬ and other digital rights groups, we sent a letter to the Senate this week expressing concerns about a bill that would threaten the free speech rights of young people online. Surveillance and censorship are not the way to keep kids safe.

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Senators Advance Bill to Ban Children Under 13 From Social Media

It’s the first legislative effort this Congress to protect children and teens online—a bipartisan goal of lawmakers for the past few years following claims that social media companies are endangering ...

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Anne-Marie Slaughter @slaughteram.bsky.social · 09/02/2025

This is the kind of good news we need and can build on, one community at a time. Not enough, but something.

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