downwithbrownblog

Blog by two women of color professors about about social identity, power, privilege, representation, pop culture, and college politics.

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What we're about: https://t.co/B9AF2k01jX

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"The departures reflect a pattern throughout higher education: While colleges like St. Olaf strive to rapidly increase diversity of enrollment and employment, the campus culture changes at a slower pace—leaving some of the new faculty, staff, and students feeling unwelcome."

[Sahan Journal @SahanJournal]

‘I won’t be the last Black woman to leave the college’: At St. Olaf College, resignations of Black faculty and diverse staff leave students seeking answers. https://t.co/sCJK3V35tk by @bzosiad with @Report4America and Eli Tan

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We're so excited for this podcast created by our friend, @cmmphd!

[Black HERstory 101 Podcast @BlkHerstory101]

❤️❤️❤️ Yesterday was Valentine's Day, love is still in the air. From my heart to yours: the first episode of the Black HERstory 101 podcast! I introduce the podcast and myself. I also share the meaning behind “Inside the Circle, ”the Season 1 theme!❤️❤️❤️ https://t.co/iky4phca2f

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The open letter by Black Student-Athletes at Carleton (BSAC): https://t.co/DVLrWlSwxB

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We're still on hiatus from the blog (pandemic life!) but we wrote an op-ed for the Carletonian about responding as a community to hateful speech from a transformative justice perspective. Let us know your answers to the questions we pose at the end! https://t.co/QKz68UsRVb

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Dr. Robin D.G. Kelley's essay: https://t.co/0EF1LFLryl

[Haymarket Books @haymarketbooks]

Solidarity

Join @KieseLaymon, Robin D.G. Kelley, @elizabhinton, Ruth Wilson Gilmore, @KeeangaYamahtta, & @garrett_felber for an online conversation on defending activism within & beyond the university.

Tuesday, December 22nd at 5:00pm ET

RSVP to attend:
https://t.co/Yf7fTyP92M

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Please read and consider signing this letter in support of Professor Garrett Felber. https://t.co/6QEBILfzHn

[Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor @KeeangaYamahtta]

Firing @garrett_felber is a disgusting attack on academic freedom at UM. It is also an attack on Black liberation and carceral studies as historical projects. I have spoken on that campus twice in the last calendar year, but not again, until Felber is justly reinstated.

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Somali: https://t.co/6yNOxNcTl1

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If you know Anita IRL and have asked her about what she's been up recently, it's likely that you know about the participatory action research project in Faribault, MN. This website with resources in Spanish, English, and Somali is a part of that work. Please check it out!

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Spanish: https://t.co/rftu0jAliY

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"...we know that we need to think bigger than petitions and social media. The University has not responded to these tactics throughout the past several months, and they will not respond unless we stand together and carry out a collective action that they can’t ignore."

[Columbia YDSA @columbiaydsa]

Over 1,000 Columbia students have joined the tuition strike and our numbers are growing rapidly. Join us in the fight for a democratic vision of the university where students, workers, & the Harlem community are valued above profits. #CUtuitionstrike https://t.co/ImpIt3mooc

[Scholar Strike @ScholarStrike]

Support one of the professors who participated in #ScholarStrike who was unfairly attacked for participating !!!

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Swarthmore students are planning to strike starting Monday (Nov 16) till the administration meeds the demands they laid out here: https://t.co/csdyPlAQ67

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Students at Haverford have ended their strike; students at Bryn Mawr are continuing their strike; Swarthmore students have issued their demands and might call for a strike, depending on administration's response by Monday. ✊Tri-Co students! https://t.co/2jKJninYvv

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"Students of color started a boycott of classes and campus jobs on Oct. 28 to protest the college’s inaction on changes demanded by students, which they outlined in a letter several months ago amid nationwide protests in response to the killing of George Floyd."

[Gus Stadler @majortominor]

Students of color at Haverford College continue strike for racial equity https://t.co/2EaUAeX0Tg

[Rutgers Adjunct Faculty Union @ruaaup_ptl]

Rutgers AAUP-AFT @ruaaup is bringing back Freedom School in the tradition of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee. First session is coming up on Thursday, November 12, at 7pm, featuring Annelise Orelck. RSVP to get the Zoom link here: https://t.co/06Z8lebG86

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Statement of solidarity from Haverford faculty and staff in support of the student strike. https://t.co/bizGEGj9Sy