Nicole Gerber

International Politics. History. Education. Socioeconomic Equality. Feminism. African Culture, Politics, and Development. Passion for the Pursuit of Knowledge.

[Nicole Gerber @HistTeacher1453]

This. Always.

[Cookie Monster @MeCookieMonster]

Therapist: And what do we say when we feel like this?

Me: COOOOKIES!!!!

Therapist: No

[Charles Kenny @charlesjkenny]

If you are looking for a stocking stuffer for a middle schooler interested in (or depressed by) the state of the world, I wrote this book in an attempt to persuade my kids things weren’t so bad, and they could make it better.

[Howard W. French @hofrench]

Reading.

[HU Center for African Studies @HUCenterAfrica]

FACULTY OPENING: Professor of African Studies at Howard University
We invite applications for a tenured position at the rank of full Professor, from exceptional candidates with a well-respected and internationally established record in African Studies.
https://t.co/l1R6PoZytK

[Peege @bloodsigns]

I have rarely read a poem that so clearly articulates how I felt in the aftermath of grief these last few years

[Nanjala Nyabola @Nanjala1]

If you're based at an African institution, here is a grant available for a research group led by and comprising of women on 1) higher education dynamics, 2)transformations in African economies or 3) ecologies and societies in Africa. Up to $25,000 available per project.

[John Attridge @John_Attridge]

title/subtitle

[Justin Sandefur @JustinSandefur]

🚨New paper🚨

"Phonics and Foreign Aid"

We estimate the impact of USAID's global portfolio of early-grade reading programs, drawing on 12 RCTs + 15 diff-in-diffs + another 16 projects with before/after learning data.

[Shani Akilah @_shaniakilah]

Rereading my favourite book.

A reminder of what is possible. Big up Yaa Gyasi every time, such an inspiration 🥹💛

[Imani Perry @imaniperry]

So deeply moved by the @nationalbook finalists statement advocating for a ceasefire and speaking unflinchingly against Islamophobia, Antisemitism and anti Palestinian sentiment and for the children. Solidarity is beautiful.

[Sonia Manzano @SoniaMManzano]

Someone reminded me that today was the 52nd anniversary of my debut on @sesamestreet. I was clearly blessed to fall into such a group of talented people way back then. Those were the days…
#becomingmaria

[Ndongo Samba Sylla/nssylla.bsky.social @nssylla]

(1/3) Four years in the making: Happy that the volume edited by @BianchiniP27859, @LeoZeilig and myself will be out soon. Thanks to @PlutoPress, @CODESRIA, @RLS_dakar, @ROAPEjournal, and all the contributors.
https://t.co/Xpm3rqxn2t

[Capitol Hill Books @chbooksdc]

We are sad to share that Jim Toole, owner of Capitol Hill Books from 1995 - 2018, has passed away.

Jim, AKA The Admiral, was still an active employee of Capitol Hill Books & will be dearly missed. He was one of a kind.

[SAVE A SEAT FOR ME (Simon & Schuster, 2026) @NewBlackMan]

#TheBooksThatMadeMe

[Shit Nonprofits Say @nonprofitssay]

We’re calling this a toolkit, but it really doesn’t have any tools in it.

It’s a PDF.

[Howard W. French @hofrench]

Global silence.

[Spencer Beswick @spencerbeswick]

Howard Zinn: "To be hopeful in bad times is not just foolishly romantic. It is based on the fact that human history is a history not only of cruelty, but also of compassion, sacrifice, courage, kindness. 1/

[Adam X. McNeil, PhD (aka Metaphors & Memes) @CulturedModesty]

The Africana Studies Department at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte invites apps for an Assistant Professor position beginning August 15, 2024. The area of specialization is African Diaspora Studies broadly defined.

https://t.co/Ptvaa8Tcsv

[Oumar Bâ @OumarKBa]

this week’s class readings are fanon’s “concerning violence” and “why we use violence” and zohra drif’s “between our life and our mother algeria, we choose our mother.”
i believe the classroom is the only space that makes working in this discipline worthwhile. 1/

[PBS News @NewsHour]

The Gaza Health Ministry said an Israeli airstrike Tuesday hit a Gaza City hospital packed with wounded and other Palestinians seeking shelter, killing hundreds. https://t.co/msjnAnQKDV