#Inequities

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CatharineKrebs

If you're a biomedical researcher, take some time this #IndigenousPeoplesDay to (re)acquaint yourself with the fight for Indigenous sovereignty, equity, and justice in biomedical research. Here's a thread of some

Jordan Ryan

JordanRyanArch

I discussed post-UNIGOV planning inequities with DMD staff yesterday.TL;DR - Our public assembly hall (where the city-county council meets) is named after Beurt SerVaas, who demolished numerous buildings on Indiana

Jennifer McClellan

JennMcClellanVA

My mom, aunts, grandmother, & great grandmother were all domestic workers for white families in segregated Mississippi for white families. As Mom tells it, that’s all they could do. As

Michelle S. Phelps

MichelleSPhelps

It is heartbreaking that my city, Minneapolis, is trending, again for a police murder. I've spent the last 3 years working on a project on police reform in Minneapolis that

Seth Cotlar

SethCotlar

I've had this conversation dozens of times with white friends and colleagues. It is, I would argue, one of the major epistemological fault lines in our political culture today. tl;dr--structures/systems

Deepti Gurdasani

dgurdasani1

Given the recent public statements by several govt advisors regarding opening of schools, here's a thread on evidence around COVID in children:The govt (& UK scientific 'experts') have recently cited

Shelley Laskin

shelleylaskin

Please join us for @tdsb Committee of the Whole beginning at 4:30 - click here https://www.tdsb.on.ca/stream/boardmeetings/livemeeting.html Agenda includes Reports From Trustees Appointed to @opsba and @TOPublicHealth, Profiles of Administr

Shruti Patel, MD

ShrutiPatelMD

@American_Heart published THIS in 2020 arguing against affirmative action & stating “Diversity doesn’t save lives”. There are many reasons why this piece is harmful outlined by #MedTwitter, but I want

John Raphling

JRaphling

“A Roadmap for Re-imagining Public Safety in the United States” @hrw paper on policing, recommendations for structural reform: Divest from policing, invest in communities, strengthen accountabilityhttps://www.hrw.org/news/2020/08/12/roa

Institute for Democracy & Higher Education

TuftsIDHE

How should colleges and universities think about political learning in 2020? Some thoughts from this week’s new IDHE release, Election Imperatives 2020: 1/ First, consider the context of the moment:•

Kashif Pirzada, MD

KashPrime

Wanted to build on this media piece with some background and concrete steps that we can take to start protecting the most vulnerable communities in our big cities. Thread:https://twitter.com/CP24/status/1313886310927609856 Many

Blue Birds Dance

FreeFourEver

Was William F. Buckley Jr. a pioneer in the intellectual justification of racism? This article brought Steve Bannon to mind. As if there could ever be any justification for racism...https://www.truthdig.com/articles/there-is-no-donald-j-trump-without

Roko - hereticalupdate.substack.com

RokoMijicUK

In retrospect it would have been better for white anti-racists to side with racists in the early 20th century and establish strict racial purity rules for countries. Perhaps we should

Tinisha Shaw

TiRoShaw

Thread @MomOfAllCapes@socialstudiestx @inc_yv @CREED_NC I love this video! This is the joy and safety that students should have in their learning. But what's interesting to me is that it appears

The Engine Room

EngnRoom

Work with us! We’re opening applications for two remote roles: a Sub-Saharan Africa Regional Manager and a Senior Leadership Consultant. What's it like working w/ @engnroom? #vacancy #JobOpening 1/6https://www.theengineroom.org/join-our-team-wer

Robb Smith

RobbSmith

1/ To see why the Fed is the most racist organization in the world is not difficult. You first have to see what systemic racism is: systemic structures of oppression,