Atlanta had over 142,000 eviction filings in the past year. More than 10,000 in a single month. Absolutely staggering.

Metro Atlanta leads US in highest eviction rates with over 142,000 filings

Metro Atlanta is leading the nation for the highest eviction rates in the United States, with over 142,000 filings as of June 2026, according to new data by The Eviction Lab, a Princeton University-ba...

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It’s not a big deal at all, but my state fair operators have demolished the food stands that make the fair a fair and replaced it with a big grey box that will have a food hall. At this point, just cancel fall and cancel me. nothing matters anymore.

Bowie State is firing 20 faculty, including multiple tenured Black faculty. Administrators claim it's to address a deficit that could be easily covered by a recent $50 million gift from MacKenzie Scott. This story should be getting more attention in Maryland and nationally.

Bowie State University to lay off 20 faculty members amid $18 million deficit

Roughly 20 faculty members at Bowie State University, at least one of them tenured, have been told they won’t have a job next year as administrators seek to curb the historically Black university’s $1...

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Baltimore Magazine’s @humanpoweredcity.bsky.social interviewed Police Against the Movement author @joshuaclarkdavis.bsky.social on how the Civil Rights Movement tackled police injustice and how their efforts inform modern activism:

New Book Explores How the Civil Rights Era Shaped Political Resistance Today

In ‘Police Against the Movement’, University of Baltimore history professor Joshua Clark Davis documents how the movement tackled police injustice head-on.

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While Trump's DHS is building a second border wall, they bulldozed the Las Playas Intaglio, an ancient 280-by-50-foot etching on the lands of the Tohono O’odham Nation.

Trump Bulldozed a 1,000-Year-Old Archeological Site to Make Room for a Second Border Wall

DHS was in talks with the wildlife refuge that hosts the 1,000-year-old archeological site to make sure it was protected, a local said.

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Paul Coates, Katie Mitchell, Char Adams and I are discussing "Black Bookstores: Past, Present and Future" this Thursday at the University of Baltimore. Drop by if you're local or just in town for #awp! Everyone's Place will be on hand selling copies of Black-Owned and Prose to the People. #awp2026

NEW: ICE is leasing offices throughout the US as part of a secret, months-long expansion campaign. WIRED is publishing dozens of these locations.

ICE Is Expanding Across the US at Breakneck Speed. Here’s Where It’s Going Next

ICE plans to lease offices throughout the US as part of a secret, months-long expansion campaign. WIRED is publishing dozens of these locations.

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I’m looking forward to this conversation *tomorrow* at @redemmas.org with @historianheather.bsky.social about her new book Fear and Fury on how vigilante NYC subway shooter Bernard Goetz’s attack on four Black teenagers paved the way for our current political era of white rage and vigilantism.

Looking forward to our discussion on "Policing Blackness: Resisting Repression, Police Violence, and Surveillance" this Thursday at the Schomburg with @madameclair08.bsky.social @curlyprofessor.bsky.social @aaronfountainjr.bsky.social @jeannetheoharis.bsky.social and Robyn Spencer-Antoine!

One of the many reasons AI can't produce good writing is it can't hate its own writing. It can't think to itself "Maybe I'm illiterate" during the writing process. And that's essential

American Federation of Government Employees union president condemns the murder of AFGE Council 238 member Alex Pretti by ICE.

Immediate punishment for speaking out against the regime.

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Mischief Toy Store in St. Paul has until Wednesday to turn over employment records to the Department of Homeland Security as part of a surprise audit launched Friday, just hours after one of the shop's owners criticized ICE agents during a television interview. bit.ly/4r5AFol

A woman left a comment on Facebook criticizing the Mayor of Miami Beach,. The Mayor of Miami Beach then sent the cops to her home.

They're marking King Day by claiming that protesting in a house of worship violates federal law.

DOJ vows to press charges after activists disrupt church where Minnesota ICE official is a pastor | CNN

The US Department of Justice said Sunday it is investigating a group of protesters in Minnesota who disrupted services at a church where a local official with US Immigration and Customs Enforcement ap...

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Is this Morgan State policy a threat to free press? www.thebanner.com/education/hi...

Is this Morgan State policy a threat to free press?

For years, current and former editors said, reporters at The Spokesman, the HBCU’s student newspaper, have hit a wall getting the information they need to cover the news.

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As officials celebrate MLK today, remember that police across the country blanketed King with surveillance and wanted to sabotage his movement.

Newly Unveiled Photos of MLK Jr. Show Depth of NYPD’s Surveillance

After J. Edgar Hoover cast civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. as a “liar,” the New York City Police Department’s spy unit heeded the call.

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Pam Bondi should stop spending her time weaponizing the DOJ against Trump's critics and start, you know, actually following the law. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Nearly all Epstein files still unreleased a month after Congress deadline

Over 2 million documents are under DoJ review despite ‘legal obligation’ from Epstein Files Transparency Act

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"Los Angeles County was the second deadliest jail system in the United States in 2025." "46 people died in-custody, nearly one person a week." "[D]ismal living conditions: smeared feces, rats scampering around, holes in the walls, and missed meals." #California #USA #Drugs #Food #Incarceration

Nearly one person died every week in LA County jail custody last year

Deaths jumped 44% from 2024 to 2025 as Proposition 36 brought an older, sicker population into already crowded facilities the county promised to reform.

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"U.S. military veteran Laura Jedeed recounts how she was hired as a deportation officer by ICE after a six-minute interview at a job fair in Texas, despite never signing any paperwork, not having completed a background check, likely failing a drug test."

Journalist Tests ICE Recruitment; Surprised to Find Herself Hired with No Background Check

“They didn’t ask very many questions.” Independent journalist and U.S. military veteran Laura Jedeed recounts how she was hired as a deportation officer by Immigration and Customs Enforcement after a ...

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Stunning photos from Minneapolis, including this one by John Locher for the Associated Press. www.theatlantic.com/photography/...

🧵 The autoworker at the Dearborn Truck Plant is a proud member of a strong and fighting union—the UAW. He believes in freedom of speech, a principle we wholeheartedly embrace, and we stand with our membership in protecting their voice on the job.

I know people on Bsky know this but I hope it filters out: The feds are OCCUPYING the Twin Cities. This is a blockade, a siege. They are shutting down economic and civic activity. They are conducting "papers please" stops. They are criminalizing being a bystander/witness. You could be next.

RIP #ClaudetteColvin. This is the arrest record from when she refused to give up her seat to a white passenger on a Montgomery bus, nearly 6 months before Rosa Parks did the same. Note how small her fingers appear, compared to Parks' fingers. Colvin was only 15 years old.

"ICE said the van tried to run the agents over and three agents opened fire on the vehicle, injuring the driver...But county police confirmed The Banner’s reporting that the second person injured in the encounter was already in ICE custody, when he was hurt."

Anne Arundel County Police dispute ICE’s account of Glen Burnie shooting

A deadly shooting by Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Minneapolis on Wednesday renewed scrutiny of a violent Christmas Eve incident involving ICE agents in Glen Burnie, with Anne Arundel County ...

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ICYMI: Racketeering charges against 61 people charged as co-conspirators in the Stop Cop City movement were dismissed on December 31, marking a significant victory for those facing prosecution nearly two years after they were indicted.

Cop City RICO Cases Dismissed Years After 61 Activists Charged as Criminal Conspiracy - UNICORN RIOT

Atlanta, GA – Racketeering charges against 61 people indicted as co-conspirators in the Stop Cop City movement were dismissed yesterday, marking a significant victory for those facing prosecution in t...

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How a ‘ghost highway’ destroyed a prosperous Black neighborhood

How a ‘ghost highway’ destroyed a prosperous Black neighborhood

“Road to Nowhere,” a new book by historian Emily Lieb, sheds light on what happened to Rosemont, a neighborhood in West Baltimore that was set to be demolished for a highway.

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People tend to associate law enforcement repression of black activism w/ the naked violence of Birmingham or the Panthers vs the FBI. That's not the whole story. I reviewed a new book abt local police surveillance of the civil rights movement for @newrepublic.com: newrepublic.com/article/2028...

How Police Harassed and Infiltrated Civil Rights Groups

Efforts to surveil and undermine activists went far beyond infamous operations such as Cointelpro.

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