The Kids Are Not All Right. They Want to Be Heard | Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor

'What explains the student movement against the war in Gaza? Sometimes the correct answer is the one right in front of you.'
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How some college professors are supporting student protesters

@The19th spoke to several faculty who have intervened at encampments, signed letters condemning administrators and participated in work stoppages in an effort to advocate for students
19thnews.org/2024/05/campus…

A new face, and new chapter, in R&B's unstoppable rap makeover

What the whirlwind rise of 4batz, a Drake signee with a head-turning look and sound, means for the genres he lies between
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Big Ag, Not Wild Birds, Is What Really Spreads Avian Flu

While wild animals can spread the virus, industrial farms are where it really thrives—and likely originated
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'A warm and enthusiastic audience greeted Charmaine DM Royal, Robert O. Keohane Professor of Global Black Studies at Duke, Biology, Global Health and Family Medicine & Community Health as she delivered the 2024 Trinity Distinguished Lecture on May 1 at Duke University.'
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Dallas-Based Hospice Provider Settles for Millions, Shining Light On Fraud in U.S. Health Care

Elara Caring has settled a DOJ investigation for improperly placing ineligible patients in hospice care to maximize profits
wordinblack.com/2024/05/dallas…

The Student Protesters Are Demonstrating Their Bravery, Not Antisemitism | Helen Benedict

The real threat to American Jews comes not from students but from the MAGA Republicans who are shouting about antisemitism the loudest.
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'The musician and audio engineer Steve Albini, who died this week, defended art from the music industry’s greed. Working with famous bands and indie acts alike, he fought for every artist’s right to realize their unique sound and earn a decent living.'
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“The Imagination is at the Epicenter of Africa’s Modernity”: In Conversation with T. Ella Jaji | Darlington Chibueze Anuonye
brittlepaper.com/2024/05/the-im…

Grace College professor ousted after online commentators flag ‘woke’ social media posts

the latest in a string professor terminations at Christian colleges seemingly tied to clashes over narrowing and often unspoken political and theological criteria
religionnews.com/2024/05/08/gra…

New 'Doctor Who' star Ncuti Gatwa feels 'sad' for critics of show's diversity
npr.org/2024/05/10/124…

Universities Have Failed Their Democratic Mission by Repressing Gaza Protests

Universities are using draconian measures against student protesters who refuse to deem Palestinian suffering “unreal.”
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Playwright Gillian Slovo: I Grew Up in Apartheid South Africa. I Saw the Same Thing in Palestine
democracynow.org/2024/5/10/gill…

There’s a renewed push in Congress for Medicaid to cover doulas and midwives

The Mamas First Act, introduced by Sen. Elizabeth Warren and Rep. Gwen Moore, would make the pregnancy and postpartum services from doulas and midwives reimbursable | 19thnews
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The Anti-Spectacle of the Black Avante Garde

'Aliyyah Abdur-Rahman’s Millennial Style (Duke University Press) considers the political utility of Black abstraction and related forms to refute false narratives of progress.'
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Racism Can Kill Black People Even When a Black Finger Pulls the Trigger

Wounded in the biggest mass shooting in modern New Orleans history, African American activist Deborah Cotton embodied a true-crime parable of America’s Obama-Trump era.
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'With her latest album, Spectacles, @ShirletteAmmons talks about what it means to gaze versus being gazed at, the influence of her eastern North Carolina roots and her collaborators in Durham, and paying homage to Prince...'
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U.S. medical volunteers in Rafah hospital say they've never seen a worse health crisis
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12 Arrested Outside NYC’s New School as First Faculty-Led Gaza Solidarity Encampment Continues
democracynow.org/2024/5/10/new_…