Jerry G

Founder, @theIFInstitute Presidential Leadership Scholar, Founding ED, @DallasTRHT & @BachmanTogether Race+Education+HistoryofCities #TakeEmDownDAL ΩΨΦ

[Jerry G @JerryLEADS]

I won an Emmy.

[J4 @J4MIEMELVIN]

Please brag about something you did in 2025

[Jerry G @JerryLEADS]

That first sentence is an indictment and antiBlackness in action.

[The Wall Street Journal @WSJ]

This month’s opening of the Obama Presidential Center is arguably the biggest investment in Chicago’s South Side in more than a century.

Here’s an early look at the museum as well as the broader campus commemorating former President Barack Obama: 🔗 https://t.co/L8kepyFI5C

[The Washington Post @washingtonpost]

The National Park Service ordered the removal of three quotes at the Bunker Hill Monument in Boston after visitor complained to staff about a quote related to women’s suffrage as being “woke” feminist ideology, according to people familiar with the matter. https://t.co/9Q4m4hV6M9

[billboard @billboard]

Ms. Lauryn Hill to Receive Living Legend Icon Award at 2026 BET Awards
https://t.co/OqmRCd28cD

[philip lewis @Phil_Lewis_]

The Colorado Court of Appeals has reversed the homicide convictions of two former paramedics charged in the 2019 killing of Elijah McClain and ordered new trials

They were both convicted of criminally negligent homicide in Dec. 2023.

https://t.co/en3evFmnOU

[The Washington Post @washingtonpost]

Texas barbecue joints are closing due to skyrocketing beef prices, particularly brisket, which is a staple on the menus. Inflation, tariffs and labor shortages all play a role.

Even the state's most celebrated restaurants are struggling to remain open. https://t.co/l2lYkI1tg2

[Jerry G @JerryLEADS]

Roger Ebert was the goat and I miss his critiques

[Will Sloan @WillSloanEsq]

Amazing Siskel & Ebert argument over the Wayans Brothers' Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood (1996)

[Dallas Morning News @dallasnews]

Breaking: Jurors selected in Karmelo Anthony murder trial. None are Black https://t.co/J8u2dT134z

[The New York Times @nytimes]

Breaking News: The House voted to end the war in Iran, as four Republicans sided with Democrats in a striking rebuke to President Trump. https://t.co/Oeeox0iq9q

[philip lewis @Phil_Lewis_]

The Trump administration is arguing for power to alter a memorial to enslaved people who lived at George Washington’s residence in Philadelphia

https://t.co/pyiqHHboYY

[ABC News @ABC]

Introducing: Sir Idris Elba.

Actor Idris Elba was knighted by King Charles III on Tuesday for his "services to young people" in a ceremony at Windsor Castle. https://t.co/3PhzgIsmFC

[The Hill @thehill]

DC National Guard surge didn’t reduce violent crime: Research
https://t.co/nSStd1PMqV

[philip lewis @Phil_Lewis_]

Peabo Bryson, the iconic singer-songwriter behind the Oscar-winning Disney songs "Beauty and the Beast" and "A Whole New World," has died at 75 https://t.co/zWSrgCaGch

[Will Evans @willevans]

Celebrate publication tonight with the author in conversation with @JerryLEADS at @deepvellumbooks!!!!!!

[Yuie @YusufYuie]

Blues, Jazz, Rock & Roll, Hip Hop, Funk, Soul, R&B, Disco, House, Techno, Gospel, all were created by and come from BLACK people.

Happy Black Music Month 🎶

[ESPN @espn]

Breaking: 23-time major title winner Serena Williams is officially making her comeback to professional tennis. Williams will play doubles next week at the HSBC Championships, the tournament announced.

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

America's shameful retreat from racial reckoning, 6 years after George Floyd's murder | Zindy Marquez

To unpack centuries of systemic racism and build a more equitable society, we must pay attention for more than a moment.
https://t.co/I3IqphsbEU | @Suntimes

[RNB RADAR @rnbradar]

Happy Black Music Month🤎

President Jimmy Carter officially designated June as Black Music Month on June 7, 1979, hosting a historic reception on the White House lawn with performances from Chuck Berry, Billy Eckstine, & more.

[The Hill @thehill]

"Trump has turned Republicans into the anti-Black party" (@TheHillOpinion)
https://t.co/2khY4lHH2s

[ᴇᴍᴀɴɴʏ @emannymusic]

Amazing bars; hypocritical moment.

[BBC News (World) @BBCWorld]

'Cancel it', Trump says after artists drop out of US Freedom 250 festival https://t.co/yC3q12jD6K