#African

Joe Bates

josephmbates

One reflection I’ve had following Blackout Tuesday is the whiteness and maleness of the beginner piano rep I teach. I’m trying to address that, and would love any leads for

Matt

MattBiotech

$DMAC -DiaMedica is a very small company focused on developing a recombinant version of KLK1 called DM199 for two very large indications. DM199 is thought to release nitric oxide and

Sam Adeyemi

sam_adeyemi

His nickname was “Sholay”, derived from Sola, a Yoruba name. He was two years ahead of me in high school. He did something that shifted my paradigm and that has

Michael W. Twitty

KosherSoul

Tom Cotton and his ilk think criticizing America for a history of anti-Blackness is America hatred while preserving & worshipping Confederate statues as a perverse form of patriotism is a

Rasool Berry

rasoolberry

William David Chappelle was born enslaved in 1857 in Winnsboro, South Carolina, one of the eleven children of Henry and Patsy McCory Chappelle.He would emerge from his chains to become

Zikhona Valela

valavoosh

Kgosi Sekonyela of BaTlôkwa died on this day in 1856 in Herschel district in the Eastern Cape. I want to talk about his mother Queen Mantatisi, one of the most

Theo Sanderson

theosanderson

1/ Today has brought a lot of news about 'variants', as we discover community transmission of B.1.351 (SA variant) in the UK. But some of the people who study these

Revenge of the Krassensteins✡️🔥🤦🏽‍♂️

EvelKneidel

It’s the privileges, attitudes and actions of white people which preserve white supremacy as a social structure and economic reality in the United States. It is a remnant of the

The Empire Files

EmpireFiles

Thread of our most important work on Palestine—must-watch episodes for #PalestineDay: beginning with the untold historyhttps://youtu.be/CUZaR3op1qw When @AbbyMartin asked random Israelis in Jerusalem about Palestinians, she got dist

MZS

mattzollerseitz

[New store stuff: a thread] 1. Accidentally Wes Anderson (Hardcover). As featured in the New York Times: real places that look like settings from Wes Anderson movies.https://mzsworldstore.com/products/accidentally-wes-anderson-hardcover 2.

Saidu Tejan-Thomas Jr.

SaiduTTJ

Today I received the prize money from my @ThirdCoastFest award and I was able to give it to my aunt in the piece. The surprise on her face, the gold

Solange Ashby

BumbaughSolange

The American Research Center in Egypt (ARCE) just issued a statement on Diversity: https://www.arce.org/arces-statement-racial-and-cultural-diversityThis statement is partially in response to a call for such a letter issued by five Black

Dominique Revue

DominiqueRevue

Those trying to get an education on Classic Black Filmmakers + Black Classic Films, let me help you out w/ a start w/ one of the few. #SpencerWilliams. Actor, Writer,

Julien Potet

julienpotet

1/ Good news. There's now an international stockpile of #Ebola vaccines. It is managed by the ICG group, under auspices of @WHO. @MSF is a member of this group.Good news,

Wian Hattingh

whattingh

My 10 year prediction for Over the next 5 years, corruption will accelerate and eventually outweigh tax revenue.In the 5 years following, South Africa will default on its debt and

Taylor Vance

TaylorVanceDJ

Last night, the Lafayette County Board of Supervisors delayed the approval of placing a marker dedicated to victims of lynching on the Lafayette County Courthouse lawn.https://twitter.com/DJournalnow/status/1336304168726892546 The marker li

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