Today I asked G**gle to play Doechii on Sp*tify, and she played Daughtry. I need someone to tell G that I fight, and that's a violation worth throwing hands over.
Syard Evans, PhD
@sgephd.bsky.social
she | her -- pronounced "SAY-erd" Nonprofit CEO, speaker, human advocate Leo sun, Aries moon, Virgo rising Outspoken, overachiever, and furious about just about everything
I overuse talk-to-text, so sometimes you're gonna get "laffy emoji" instead of 😂, and you're just gonna have to be okay with it.
Over the past year, with a significant escalation in the last few months, we've watched powerful entities throughout the United States announce their abandonment of intentional work to support and empower inclusion and diversity within their organizations and our communities.
Help us send 2,000 books to readers who are incarcerated this winter through our Books Not Bars program
Books Not Bars 2024 Holiday Campaign
BOOKS NOT BARS FOR THE HOLIDAYS Haymarket Books is committed to making our books available for free to people who are incarcerated. In an effort to support those inside who are dealing with the imm...
haymarketbooks.app.neoncrm.com
CRDJ is sharing a co-generated Race & Disability Syllabus containing articles, policy assessments, and resources that analyze the impact of Project 2025 on issues of racial and disability justice. Find it here! docs.google.com/document/d/e...
This amazing human is 22 years old today. This birthday, like most things have been in the last few weeks, will be difficult, but there is, and always has been, so much to celebrate - so much joy - when it comes to Ree.
A message for all people possessing characteristics of power in oppressive systems, but especially for white women right now:
For the next two weeks, we’re offering ten free ebooks for getting free Another world is possible if we fight for it www.haymarketbooks.org/blogs/517-te...
"We need to rethink institutions—abolishing, reforming, and reinventing them to empower communities."
Boston Review@bostonreview.bsky.social · 2y ago“Zapatistas do not want to enter the halls of power, evict those there & take their place, but to break the walls of the maze of history, to leave it, &, with everyone, to make another world without exclusive rooms, doors, or keys.” —Subcomandante Marcos
CONFRONTING ABLEISM ON THE WAY TO JUSTICE www.learningforjustice.org/magazine/fal...
Confronting Ableism on the Way to Justice
To build a society that advances the human rights of all people requires the social justice movement to be intentional in including intersecting identities and diverse equity struggles.
learningforjustice.org
59% of banned books were children’s books featuring diverse characters or nonfiction books about historical figures, according to a new study. Authors of color wrote 39% of the books even though authors of color make up just 10% of U.S. authors #Booksky #BlackSky
Most US book bans target children’s literature featuring diverse characters and authors of color
The number of book bans in the US has soared in recent years. A new study shines light on which types of books and authors are the main targets.
buff.ly