LIVING TIMELINE: PAUL ROBESON Mural by Art Bloc DC on the exterior wall of 1351 U Street, NW, Washington DC, June 21, 2015, captured by Elvert Barnes Photog … — Read on http://www.aaihs.org/paul-robeson-the-revolutionary/
Category Archives: Newsletter and Updates
Llano County, Texas: County that was ordered to return banned books to its shelves is set to consider shutting down its library system | CNN
A rural Texas county that was ordered by a federal judge to return banned books to its public library shelves is now considering shutting down its libraries entirely. — Read on http://www.cnn.com/2023/04/12/us/texas-llano-county-library-banned-books/index.html
‘Intellectual Diversity’ in Higher Education Bill Approved by Texas Senate Committee | The Texan
New legislation would prohibit faculty from compelling students to adopt certain beliefs and clarify the purpose of public higher education in Texas. — Read on thetexan.news/intellectual-diversity-in-higher-education-bill-approved-by-texas-senate-committee/
City of Chester’s finances so bad it could be disincorporated
If a solution to Chester’s financial woes is not implemented by the end of 2023, Chester’s receiver could look to deem the city nonviable. He’s trying to avoid that scenario. — Read on whyy.org/articles/chester-city-finances-disincorporation/
Support apprentices rebuilding a historic house in St. Elizabeth, Jamaica
I spent quite a lot of my childhood getting lost in museums: returning the glassy stares of stuffed animals at the Natural History Museum in London, … Support apprentices rebuilding a historic house in St. Elizabeth, Jamaica
Duke University Press – Spiritual Citizenship
In Spiritual Citizenship N. Fadeke Castor employs the titular concept to illuminate how Ifá/Orisha practices informed by Yoruba cosmology shape local, national, and transnational belonging in African diasporic communities in Trinidad and beyond. — Read on http://www.dukeupress.edu/spiritual-citizenship
Rutgers faculty strikes: 9,000 educators to walk off job, affecting 67,000 students – Gothamist
Gothamist is a non-profit local newsroom, powered by WNYC. — Read on gothamist.com/news/rutgers-faculty-strikes-9000-educators-to-walk-off-job-affecting-67000-students
Christina Sharpe reflects on the complexities of Black life through a new literary form | CBC Radio
Toronto writer and professor discusses the on-going experiences of Blackness and the life of her mother in her new book, Ordinary Notes. — Read on http://www.cbc.ca/radio/thenextchapter/christina-sharpe-reflects-on-the-complexities-of-black-life-through-a-new-literary-form-1.6804552
Saudi-led coalition lifts import restrictions in south Yemen | News | Al Jazeera
Saudi-backed government says commercial ships will be allowed to dock directly in southern ports, including Aden. — Read on http://www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/2023/4/7/saudi-led-coalition-lifts-import-restrictions-in-south-yemen
Memphians talk Pearson ousting: Pearson confirms re-election plans | News | fox13memphis.com
According to Shelby County Commissioner Erika Sugarmon, leaders in Nashville threatened to withhold millions of dollars in state funding for projects in the Memphis area if commissioners were to reappoint Pearson. — Read on http://www.fox13memphis.com/content/tncms/live/
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