Kailyn Smith

Boston U PhDing + @MorganStateU alum

[Morgan State University @MorganStateU]

This week, a powerful masterclass on the history of Black Librarians was held at the Earl S. Richardson Library, creating space for reflection, learning, and meaningful dialogue.

As Black history continues to unfold every day, it is vital to uplift the scholars, storytellers, and stewards who preserve and protect the richness of our shared legacy.

#BlackHistory365 #TheNationalTreasure

[philip lewis @Phil_Lewis_]

Rep. Al Green was holding a sign that reads "Black People Aren't Apes" at the #SOTU:

[JB Pritzker @JBPritzker]

Interesting way to say he kicked people off of SNAP

[Eric Alterman, blue check @Eric_Alterman]

Congratulations to Dr. Rümeysa Öztürk for earning her PhD despite being unlawfully targeted by ICE for protected political speech.

[Pop Crave @PopCrave]

‘Grey's Anatomy’ and ‘Euphoria’ star Eric Dane has passed away at 53.

[PBS News @NewsHour]

GPS pioneer and mathematician Gladys West has died. She was 95.

Her calculations helped produce extremely accurate modeling of the Earth's shape, laying the foundation for modern global positioning system technology.

West was born in rural Virginia during segregation. In 1956, she was hired as a computer programmer at a Navy base in Virginia, where she was one of only four Black employees.

Her work went largely unrecognized for years, though she was later acknowledged as one of the hidden figures of the era.

Despite being considered the mother of GPS, West said she still preferred using a paper map when driving.

[Dr. Leonard Bright @DrLeonardBright]

POP QUIZ:
What Kind of University Fears Plato?
Answer: Texas A&M!!

https://t.co/rjEEcoN7mT

[Dr. Leonard Bright @DrLeonardBright]

Texas A&M decided to publicly cancel my Ethics class, and share a false statement that I declined to provide information, which made it impossible for [them ] to request an exemption. See for yourself, if this statement is true.

They are getting creative!

[Neil Renic @NC_Renic]

every academic you meet is fighting a battle you know nothing about. Make it worse by asking them how the writing is going

[Neil Renic @NC_Renic]

In 2026, it's me and my hundreds of unread pdfs vs the world

[sara @casuaIcritique]

asking your professors for a letter of recommendation is actually a humiliation ritual of the worse degree

[Morgan State University @MorganStateU]

From the pulpit to the Senate floor, he’s led with conviction. 🙌

This December, Senator Raphael Warnock will participate in Morgan’s 12th Annual Fall Commencement Exercises to inspire our next generation of leaders. 💙🧡

More than 600 graduates will hear from one of the rising voices in American politics. Read more: https://t.co/iXcDD9l3ca

#FallCommencement #MorganGrad2K25 #graduation

[The PhD Place @ThePhDPlace]

Are we the… last PhD students?

[philip lewis @Phil_Lewis_]

The Department of Education fired nearly everyone in the office that focuses on the nation’s children with disabilities in a wave of new layoffs, union says https://t.co/C3p2gvR6K4

[philip lewis @Phil_Lewis_]

Bill Nye is currently on the Hill to advocate against a proposed 47% cut to NASA science from the Trump admin

“To reject science is unpatriotic,” he tells me

[San Francisco Chronicle @sfchronicle]

Belva Davis died Wednesday at the age of 92. Davis, who worked as a journalist in the Bay Area for nearly 50 years, was the first African-American woman to become a TV reporter on the West Coast. https://t.co/7yIxbDV2gQ

[#NABJ Headquarters ✊🏾🖊️🎙️💻 📷 🎥 📝 🔈 @NABJ]

NABJ mourns the passing of trailblazing journalist and 2008 NABJ Hall of Fame inductee Belva Davis, who broke barriers as the first Black woman television journalist on the West Coast. Rest in power, Belva Davis. Your legacy and light lives on.

[Morgan State University @MorganStateU]

It is with profound sadness that we share the news of the passing of Dr. Earl S. Richardson, Morgan State University’s 9th inaugurated president and a transformative leader in our institution’s history.

🗞️ Statement From President David K. Wilson: https://t.co/WLuuR9o5EL

[DC Public Schools @dcpublicschools]

On this day, we remember six members of the DCPS family we lost 24 years ago: students Asia Cottom, Bernard Brown, and Rodney Dickens, and teachers Hilda Taylor, James Debeuneure, and Sarah Clark. https://t.co/FycU3tJ7C1