Folks who are struggling with the news about Cesar Chavez, be gentle with yourselves. You are not obligated to consume all of the awful details. You can simply offer your belief and support to those who were harmed.

Hey DMV folks: Come join me next Friday at the legendary Sankofa bookstore as I talk about my new book, Laboring in the Shadows: Precarity and Promise in Black Youth Work! See details below! www.sankofa.com/events/book-...

Book Event - Laboring in the Shadows: Precarity and Promise in Black Youth Work | sankofa-dc

Join us for an engaging conversation with author Dr. Bianca J. Baldridge, in dialogue with Brandelyn Anderson.

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I've been so focused on my new book that I forgot to share a recent pub w/@marloreeves.com! "Navigating white space: how Black and Latine youth deepen their understanding of race and space through community-based education and youth workers as spatial guides" url: academic.oup.com/sf/article-a...

Navigating white space: how Black and Latine youth deepen their understanding of race and space through community-based education and youth workers as spatial guides

Abstract. Guided by theories of racial capitalism, “white space,” and “bodies out of place” as frameworks, and through combined analyses of two studies in

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My book “Laboring in the Shadows: Precarity and Promise in Black Youth Work” is now out! I center Black youth workers (community based educators) as essential caregivers, mentors, + educators whose labor sustains youth, + our economic + family systems. @stanfordpress.bsky.social

Collard greens, black eyed peas, and Luther. That sounds like a good Black-ass way to counter the mess 2025 is already bringing. @CNN tonight - like right now, actually. #NeverTooMuch

Two worthy organizations that would benefit from your support: The Brotherhood Sister Sol, a life- and justice affirming youth development organization brotherhood-sistersol.org The Innocence Project innocenceproject.org/donate-fy25-... Thanks for the suggestion @adamrothman.bsky.social!

King Algamemnon@adamrothman.bsky.social · 2y ago

Not much time left in 2024 to make charitable donations. Post the name & link to a worthy recipient. I'll start by recommending two local DC organizations: 1. Washington Legal Clinic for the Homeless www.legalclinic.org 2. We Are Family DC www.wearefamilydc.org/who-we-are/

This is an incalculable loss but Nikki Giovanni lived a grand and interesting life; that will always be a gift. May she rest in power.

Raquel Willis@raquelwillis.com · 2y ago

Nikki Giovanni will forever be a legend. This headline doesn't do her the justice she deserves. www.wdbj7.com/2024/12/10/w...

The CASBS Institute on Diversity applications are due December 11. This is an awesome opportunity for ECRs in the social sciences who study issues related to diversity. Just ask our alum!

Sylvia Perry@sylviapperry.bsky.social · 2y ago

Pre-tenure faculty studying diversity, please apply for the CASBS Institute on Diversity, co-directed by @marycmurphy.bsky.social and me. See Mary's post for more information!

👋🏾 trying to figure out how things work on here…