Chenjerai Kumanyika
@chenjerai.bsky.social
Study & teach critical media studies of empire Creator and host of Empire City @nyu_journalism Stories/ Political ed @crookedmedia @sceneonradio @uncivilshow @mothstories @streetpoetsinc
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Giving organizers of color power in electoral politics with Maya Meredith
Podcast Episode · Unruly Subjects · 12/11/2025 · 1h 11m
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It’s Unruly O’clock! Episode 3 is out! (I think it’s always Unruly clock on Bluesky)
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In this Ep (4) Daryl Li discusses a new report on the Weaponization of Civil Rights Law to Repress Campus Speech on Palestine by the AAUP & Middle East Studies Association. We discuss the history of Title VI, academic freedom, and the roles Democrats and Republicans played in how we got here.
December 23, 2025 at 1:23 AM
In this Ep (4) Daryl Li discusses a new report on the Weaponization of Civil Rights Law to Repress Campus Speech on Palestine by the AAUP & Middle East Studies Association. We discuss the history of Title VI, academic freedom, and the roles Democrats and Republicans played in how we got here.
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Update: After last weeks talk w/ Hands Off NYC, Chenjerai and his wife Saadiqa attend an action in NYC. Our main interview is w/Darry Li on Discriminating Against Dissent: the Weaponization of Civil Rights Law to Repress Campus Speech on Palestine”, by @AAUP & MESA
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December 19, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Update: After last weeks talk w/ Hands Off NYC, Chenjerai and his wife Saadiqa attend an action in NYC. Our main interview is w/Darry Li on Discriminating Against Dissent: the Weaponization of Civil Rights Law to Repress Campus Speech on Palestine”, by @AAUP & MESA
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December 19, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Update: After last weeks talk w/ Hands Off NYC, Chenjerai and his wife Saadiqa attend an action in NYC. Our main interview is w/Darry Li on Discriminating Against Dissent: the Weaponization of Civil Rights Law to Repress Campus Speech on Palestine”, by @AAUP & MESA
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December 19, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Update: After last weeks talk w/ Hands Off NYC, Chenjerai and his wife Saadiqa attend an action in NYC. Our main interview is w/Darry Li on Discriminating Against Dissent: the Weaponization of Civil Rights Law to Repress Campus Speech on Palestine”, by @AAUP & MESA
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At the Turning of the Tide: How to Fight Our Way out of the Trump Era
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In this analysis, we revisit the structural forces behind Trump’s return to power, review the events of 2025, and propose a strategy for how to fight our way out of the Trump era together.
🧵⬇️
crimethinc.com/TurningTide
In this analysis, we revisit the structural forces behind Trump’s return to power, review the events of 2025, and propose a strategy for how to fight our way out of the Trump era together.
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December 16, 2025 at 7:12 PM
At the Turning of the Tide: How to Fight Our Way out of the Trump Era
crimethinc.com/TurningTide
In this analysis, we revisit the structural forces behind Trump’s return to power, review the events of 2025, and propose a strategy for how to fight our way out of the Trump era together.
🧵⬇️
crimethinc.com/TurningTide
In this analysis, we revisit the structural forces behind Trump’s return to power, review the events of 2025, and propose a strategy for how to fight our way out of the Trump era together.
🧵⬇️
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🚨New ep of Unruly Subjects w/ @chenjerai.bsky.social!
Featuring an interview about the report, “Discriminating Against Dissent: the Weaponization of Civil Rights Law to Repress Campus Speech on Palestine”, published by @aaup.org & Middle East Studies Association.
Listen: pod.link/1849696769/e...
Featuring an interview about the report, “Discriminating Against Dissent: the Weaponization of Civil Rights Law to Repress Campus Speech on Palestine”, published by @aaup.org & Middle East Studies Association.
Listen: pod.link/1849696769/e...
December 18, 2025 at 3:59 PM
🚨New ep of Unruly Subjects w/ @chenjerai.bsky.social!
Featuring an interview about the report, “Discriminating Against Dissent: the Weaponization of Civil Rights Law to Repress Campus Speech on Palestine”, published by @aaup.org & Middle East Studies Association.
Listen: pod.link/1849696769/e...
Featuring an interview about the report, “Discriminating Against Dissent: the Weaponization of Civil Rights Law to Repress Campus Speech on Palestine”, published by @aaup.org & Middle East Studies Association.
Listen: pod.link/1849696769/e...
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American Academy of Pediatrics has consistently pushed back against RFK Jr's anti-vax policies & this is payback for their unwillingness to "lend our name or our expertise to a system that is being politicized at the expense of children’s health.” #IllnessPolitics
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American Academy of Pediatrics loses government funding after criticizing RFK Jr
Cuts, which affect projects focused on issues including early identification of autism, made without prior notice to AAP
www.theguardian.com
December 18, 2025 at 1:15 AM
American Academy of Pediatrics has consistently pushed back against RFK Jr's anti-vax policies & this is payback for their unwillingness to "lend our name or our expertise to a system that is being politicized at the expense of children’s health.” #IllnessPolitics
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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"We can’t build the vision of higher ed that we all want without first standing up to fascism. We are going to have to scale up our organizing to build with other sectors, all under attack in different ways. We need to make militant moves if we’re going to win in this moment."
— Todd Wolfson
— Todd Wolfson
In an Attempt to Cause Fear and Demobilize, the Trump Administration Increases Threats on Higher Education
Educators and organizers from the AAUP how the Trump administration is systematically dismantling higher education as we know it.
inthesetimes.com
December 18, 2025 at 1:02 AM
"We can’t build the vision of higher ed that we all want without first standing up to fascism. We are going to have to scale up our organizing to build with other sectors, all under attack in different ways. We need to make militant moves if we’re going to win in this moment."
— Todd Wolfson
— Todd Wolfson
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OH WAIT YOU MEAN THE ONE THEY BLAMED ON DEI??!!?
The U.S. government admits negligence in the helicopter-plane collision last January that killed 67 in Washington, D.C.
US government admits negligence in helicopter-plane collision that killed 67 in Washington
The U.S. government has admitted that the Federal Aviation Administration and the Army played a role in causing the collision last January between an airliner and a Black Hawk helicopter near the nation’s capital that killed 67 people.
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December 18, 2025 at 12:23 AM
OH WAIT YOU MEAN THE ONE THEY BLAMED ON DEI??!!?
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BREAKING: Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar says her son was pulled over by immigration agents and asked to prove his citizenship.
Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar says her son was pulled over by ICE
Democratic Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar said federal immigration agents pulled over her son on Saturday and asked him to prove his citizenship.
cbsn.ws
December 14, 2025 at 6:44 PM
BREAKING: Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar says her son was pulled over by immigration agents and asked to prove his citizenship.
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AAUP-TNS explains how the New School is vanguard in its approach to cuts, but its a model that will be rolled out elsewhere. Our fight is your fight!
Solidarity is the only way forward, and no data or consultant can control or manipulate it.
Join our struggle today: linktr.ee/aauptns
Solidarity is the only way forward, and no data or consultant can control or manipulate it.
Join our struggle today: linktr.ee/aauptns
The fight against austerity at The New School is connected to other fights in higher ed challenging admins that hire Huron, a consulting firm that offers data to justify budget cuts & faculty layoffs.
Ujju Aggarwal of AAUP-TNS says that solidarity across AAUP chapters & unions is the way forward.
Ujju Aggarwal of AAUP-TNS says that solidarity across AAUP chapters & unions is the way forward.
December 14, 2025 at 6:18 PM
AAUP-TNS explains how the New School is vanguard in its approach to cuts, but its a model that will be rolled out elsewhere. Our fight is your fight!
Solidarity is the only way forward, and no data or consultant can control or manipulate it.
Join our struggle today: linktr.ee/aauptns
Solidarity is the only way forward, and no data or consultant can control or manipulate it.
Join our struggle today: linktr.ee/aauptns
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Our most recent AAUP TV episode, "Fighting Extreme Austerity Attacks at The New School," features faculty from AAUP - TNS who discuss the ongoing crisis at The New School and how organized higher ed workers are fighting back.
Full episode here👇
Full episode here👇
Fighting Extreme Austerity Attacks at The New School
YouTube video by TheAAUP
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December 14, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Our most recent AAUP TV episode, "Fighting Extreme Austerity Attacks at The New School," features faculty from AAUP - TNS who discuss the ongoing crisis at The New School and how organized higher ed workers are fighting back.
Full episode here👇
Full episode here👇
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🇸🇩🧵We’re kicking off a detailed thread to help you catch up on the catastrophic violence & humanitarian crisis unfolding in Sudan. If you haven’t been following closely, this will give you the essential context.
➤ Up to 400,000 people have been killed since the civil war broke out in April 2023...
➤ Up to 400,000 people have been killed since the civil war broke out in April 2023...
December 14, 2025 at 2:24 AM
🇸🇩🧵We’re kicking off a detailed thread to help you catch up on the catastrophic violence & humanitarian crisis unfolding in Sudan. If you haven’t been following closely, this will give you the essential context.
➤ Up to 400,000 people have been killed since the civil war broke out in April 2023...
➤ Up to 400,000 people have been killed since the civil war broke out in April 2023...
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Germany "recently passed a new military service law."
"[R]eopens the door to compulsory service — suspended since 2011 — if the new measures do not produce enough volunteers."
"[S]parked outrage among high school students, who took to the streets en masse."
#Germany #Protest #Education #Military
"[R]eopens the door to compulsory service — suspended since 2011 — if the new measures do not produce enough volunteers."
"[S]parked outrage among high school students, who took to the streets en masse."
#Germany #Protest #Education #Military
55,000 Students in Germany Take to the Streets to Protest New Military Service Law
On Friday, Germany saw one of the largest student demonstrations in recent years when more than 55,000 young people, joined by other sectors, took part in a day of strikes to protest the new law on military service.
www.leftvoice.org
December 12, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Germany "recently passed a new military service law."
"[R]eopens the door to compulsory service — suspended since 2011 — if the new measures do not produce enough volunteers."
"[S]parked outrage among high school students, who took to the streets en masse."
#Germany #Protest #Education #Military
"[R]eopens the door to compulsory service — suspended since 2011 — if the new measures do not produce enough volunteers."
"[S]parked outrage among high school students, who took to the streets en masse."
#Germany #Protest #Education #Military
Reposted by Chenjerai Kumanyika
Reposted by Chenjerai Kumanyika
Our most recent AAUP TV episode, "Fighting Extreme Austerity Attacks at The New School," features faculty from AAUP - TNS who discuss the ongoing crisis at The New School and how organized higher ed workers are fighting back.
Full episode here👇
Full episode here👇
Fighting Extreme Austerity Attacks at The New School
YouTube video by TheAAUP
youtube.com
December 13, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Our most recent AAUP TV episode, "Fighting Extreme Austerity Attacks at The New School," features faculty from AAUP - TNS who discuss the ongoing crisis at The New School and how organized higher ed workers are fighting back.
Full episode here👇
Full episode here👇
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BREAKING: Police say there are multiple victims who have been shot after an active shooter was reported at Brown University.
Police respond to shooting at Brown University in Rhode Island. Multiple victims reported
Authorities say police have responded to an active shooting at Brown University near an engineering building on the campus in Providence, Rhode Island.
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December 13, 2025 at 10:46 PM
BREAKING: Police say there are multiple victims who have been shot after an active shooter was reported at Brown University.
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Chenjarai starting a weekly interview podcast is how I know there's a universal power who loves me, and that together we will win.
This week - on the heels of Zohran Mamdani’s historic victory in NYC’s mayoral election -I’m talking to Maya Meredith, a Brooklyn-based leader in the New York City chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America’s Afrosocialists and Socialists of Color Caucus.
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December 12, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Chenjarai starting a weekly interview podcast is how I know there's a universal power who loves me, and that together we will win.
Wow! Thank you! Let’s Go!💪🏿💪🏿
Chenjarai starting a weekly interview podcast is how I know there's a universal power who loves me, and that together we will win.
This week - on the heels of Zohran Mamdani’s historic victory in NYC’s mayoral election -I’m talking to Maya Meredith, a Brooklyn-based leader in the New York City chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America’s Afrosocialists and Socialists of Color Caucus.
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December 13, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Wow! Thank you! Let’s Go!💪🏿💪🏿
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This week - on the heels of Zohran Mamdani’s historic victory in NYC’s mayoral election -I’m talking to Maya Meredith, a Brooklyn-based leader in the New York City chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America’s Afrosocialists and Socialists of Color Caucus.
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December 12, 2025 at 2:24 PM
This week - on the heels of Zohran Mamdani’s historic victory in NYC’s mayoral election -I’m talking to Maya Meredith, a Brooklyn-based leader in the New York City chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America’s Afrosocialists and Socialists of Color Caucus.
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It’s Unruly O’clock! Episode 3 is out! (I think it’s always Unruly clock on Bluesky)
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Giving organizers of color power in electoral politics with Maya Meredith
Podcast Episode · Unruly Subjects · 12/11/2025 · 1h 11m
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December 11, 2025 at 5:07 PM
It’s Unruly O’clock! Episode 3 is out! (I think it’s always Unruly clock on Bluesky)
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Prof. Marc Lamont Hill is calling for the reinstatement of the 4 CUNY faculty members removed from Brooklyn College after speaking out for Palestinian rights. 3 adjuncts weren't reappointed & a 4th was terminated despite strong evaluations & departmental support. The PSC union says the firings...
December 12, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Prof. Marc Lamont Hill is calling for the reinstatement of the 4 CUNY faculty members removed from Brooklyn College after speaking out for Palestinian rights. 3 adjuncts weren't reappointed & a 4th was terminated despite strong evaluations & departmental support. The PSC union says the firings...
This week - on the heels of Zohran Mamdani’s historic victory in NYC’s mayoral election -I’m talking to Maya Meredith, a Brooklyn-based leader in the New York City chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America’s Afrosocialists and Socialists of Color Caucus.
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December 12, 2025 at 2:24 PM
This week - on the heels of Zohran Mamdani’s historic victory in NYC’s mayoral election -I’m talking to Maya Meredith, a Brooklyn-based leader in the New York City chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America’s Afrosocialists and Socialists of Color Caucus.
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🚨 New episode of Unruly Subjects w/ @chenjerai.bsky.social.
On the heels of @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social's electoral victory, here's an interview with Maya Meredith, a Brooklyn-based leader in @socialists.nyc's Afrosocialists & Socialists of Color Caucus.
Listen: pod.link/1849696769/e...
On the heels of @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social's electoral victory, here's an interview with Maya Meredith, a Brooklyn-based leader in @socialists.nyc's Afrosocialists & Socialists of Color Caucus.
Listen: pod.link/1849696769/e...
December 11, 2025 at 6:32 PM
🚨 New episode of Unruly Subjects w/ @chenjerai.bsky.social.
On the heels of @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social's electoral victory, here's an interview with Maya Meredith, a Brooklyn-based leader in @socialists.nyc's Afrosocialists & Socialists of Color Caucus.
Listen: pod.link/1849696769/e...
On the heels of @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social's electoral victory, here's an interview with Maya Meredith, a Brooklyn-based leader in @socialists.nyc's Afrosocialists & Socialists of Color Caucus.
Listen: pod.link/1849696769/e...
Reposted by Chenjerai Kumanyika
Just downloaded the first few episodes!
It’s Unruly O’clock! Episode 3 is out! (I think it’s always Unruly clock on Bluesky)
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podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/u...
Giving organizers of color power in electoral politics with Maya Meredith
Podcast Episode · Unruly Subjects · 12/11/2025 · 1h 11m
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December 11, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Just downloaded the first few episodes!