#Essay

Dr. Rachel Schine

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Did the aghribat al-'arab ("crows of the Arabs") write on their blackness? A short thread...https://twitter.com/AntarIbnShadad/status/1011510642656923648 Lists of the aghribat al-'arab, or "crows of the Arabs," a

The New York Times

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If Americans look carefully enough, they’ll find that evidence of structures of segregation — and marks of white supremacy — still surrounds them. A photo essay captures the traces of

Dr. Thrasher, jouRNAlist

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1. I have a theory about the recent blackface backlash: Liberals are scared that, instead of the public seeing conservative media as racist, they're going to finally understand that liberals,

Cambridge ASNAC

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It’s actually been a little while since I’ve done one of my “Update on Degree Things I’m Thinking About” threads and I’m procrastinating an essay so hey kids it’s time

Adam Marx

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1/How To Write Like An Editor -- a THREAD. As a writer & editor, I think about writing daily.With more & more ppl starting newsletters & blogs, I often think

Patrice Peck #SupportBlackJournalists

SpeakPatrice

A THREAD: It’s disorienting, the way historically white-staffed media outlets & white editors have overnight developed this thirst for Black writers, esp. those whose pitches and work have always centered

Michael Peel

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A decade ago this week, a Tunisian street vendor named Mohamed Bouazizi set himself on fire after being persecuted by police. In this short books essay, I reflect on the

Christopher Aston

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A must read on so many levels.I would add that the ‘naive’ referenced here are not so because of politics or ideology but because they never made the effort to

Dr. Hayley C. Stefan

LiteraryStefan

Listening to @amandajcrawford on media misinformation following the Sandy Hook shooting. She starts with a discussion of social media use & trust in mass media. As she reminds us, these

Sheila O'Malley

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Lester Bangs #BOTD “James Taylor Marked for Death” is a piece I go back to again and again. It breaks every rule. It’s not even about Janes Taylor, it’s about

Razib 🥥 Khan

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a higher and higher % of DMs, emails, etc. to me are from indians asking about their genetics. since there are 700 million indians on the internet. makes sensei'll be

Dr Michelle Kelly-Irving

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Many people are now taking an interest in #HealthInequalities & the structural & social determinants of healthHere’s a thread to help you learn about some of the concepts & constructs

Eusebius McKaiser

Eusebius

.@PLMyburgh I finally read your @dailymaverick article that seeks to explain fully what you couldn't (necessarily so) explain in a Tweet last week, that in your view govt is tacitly

Dr Laura McAtackney

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"These statues have nothing whatsoever to do with Black Lives Matter.” 'Nothing'? The craze for Egyptian aesthetics of the late 19th century (onwards) was part of the colonizing projects of

Felix M. Simon

_FelixSimon_

Why people (do not) trust the news, what they understand "trust" to mean/be & where it comes from are big questions. I tried to write about them for the @nzz.The

Rami Koujah

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What Is Islamic Law?https://islamiclaw.blog/2020/12/31/what-is-islamic-law-how-should-we-study-it/A refreshing take on Islamic law, though the intractability of the problem persists as a result of the ambiguity inherent to the words "I

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