The Urban and Local Politics Section of @apsatweets is thrilled to announce this year's award winners! 🧵

Thank you so much APSA Urban Politics! This such a wonderful honor to share with Bryant J. Moy and @nelsen_matt

Thank you Russell Sage Foundation for the support. Excited to be in such great company!

‼️ Attn: Chicago-area folks!

Race & Capitalism Defined is a graduate student conference taking place this Friday, 2/28 at UChicago CSRPC. See details and the schedule following the link below:

raceandcapitalism.com/new-events/def…

I'm too afraid to watch. But here's my TED talk...literally. (Only @ me if you have something nice to say 🤣🤣🤣)
youtube.com/watch?v=7CGJDg…

Important paper from Liz Suhay, Marko Klašnja, & Gonzalo Rivero showing that wealthy are more likely to believe 1) success is determined by hard work & intelligence, and 2) believe work ethnic & intelligence is based innate traits/genetics

ungated: …f-4185-9ed5-3f8cf1b8a94d.filesusr.com/ugd/f00053_82d…

h/t Alex Hertel-Fernandez

@pea__tea If you want to learn more about postal banking, we convened experts and activists last month to talk about it! Featuring Mehrsa Baradaran whose research has popularized the concept & Steve DeMatteo from Campaign for Postal Banking who is running the ground game. youtube.com/watch?v=quhV2D…

What can a #PublicBank do for real people? oscar perry abello visits the Bank of North Dakota - the nation's only state-owned bank - for lessons on how a new wave of public banks could transform local economies:

yesmagazine.org/issue/world-we…

Great segment! CNN Don Lemon
#SteadfastDemocrats Princeton University Press @princetonupress.bsky.s coming out February 25.

APSA Spring 2020 Minority Fellowship Program — Applications due March 20th politicalsciencenow.com/apsa-spring-20…

Do you realize how dangerous it is to give police & other state agents power not only to arrest Black children in school for minor misconduct, but also to detain and drug them in mental health facilities without parental notice or consent or real due process?

FEB 22: UChicagoSSA's African American Alumni Committee will host a symposium to connect the history of voting in America for Black citizens and discuss strategies to usher in a more equitable America by influencing the 2020 presidential election. RSVP: bit.ly/2V2OHvi.

Oh boy. Now here is a myth--that government regulation and the Community Reinvestment Act in particular caused the subprime crisis--which has been debunked by economists and housing researchers so many times over. Here are a few summaries that come to mind (short thread)

In case you all haven’t heard it already, here is the link again to Dr. Deva Woodly discussing #M4BL and care. They dig deep into the ways social movements have shifted. Listen and give us feedback. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/new…

Here for Darrick Hamilton and Dr. Trevon D Logan's Fast Company editorial primer on America's unchanging black wealth gap, reiterating throughout every 'success story' in our 'thriving' economy. Centuries of policies betray people of color for white wealth. fastcompany.com/90461708/why-w…

Community Reinvestment Act proposal could worsen hazards of #BankingWhileBlack #TreasureCRA nextcity.org/daily/entry/co…

In the spirit of supporting grounded debates and engagement, BYP will be hosting a Twitter Townhall titled “Sanders & Warren: A Black Progressive Agenda for Black Liberation”

Join BYP, Rachel Gilmer, Ange On Fire🖤 & @Terr_ItUp
for the Townhall this Thursday 2/13 from 8 to 8:30 pm EST!