The Riot Report | Full Documentary | American Experience | PBS
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@jelaniya.bsky.social and @pbs.org
#ThankYou for your service to this sick nation and #BlackLivesAlwaysMatter they always did matter, and they always do matter.
This nation was built on #Genocide and #Enslavement and continues toward this aim
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24.02.2026 23:40
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Op-Ed Writing for Historians: How to Pitch, Write, Revise, and Get Your Ideas to the Public
YouTube video by American Historical Association
Want to learn how to craft a compelling op-ed?
Watch โOp-Ed Writing for Historians" with @bryanbanksphd.bsky.social, @jelaniya.bsky.social, @mauracunningham.bsky.social, @franhirsch.bsky.social, @brianros1.bsky.social, & moderator @lmansley.bsky.social. #AHAOnline ๐๏ธ
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What ICE Should Have Learned from the Fugitive Slave Act
Americans took to the streets to defend their neighbors in the nineteenth century, too.
What ICE Should Have Learned from the Fugitive Slave Act by @jelaniya.bsky.social
Americans took to the streets to defend their neighbors in the nineteenth century, too.
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31.01.2026 23:41
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#LivesMatter
24.01.2026 22:49
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The limits of tyrants are prescribed by the endurance of those whom they oppress. โ Frederick Douglass
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From Selma to Minneapolis
On M.L.K. Day, the death of Renee Good calls to mind another woman who died protesting for the rights of others.
@jelaniya.bsky.social: From Selma to Minneapolis. On MLK Day, the death of Renee Good calls to mind another woman who died protesting for the rights of others. www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...
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It occurred to me once that it would be interesting to teach an undergrad history course that walked through every reference in this song.
29.12.2025 05:02
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Jelani Cobb: Journalism at a Crossroads
Podcast Episode ยท Clear+Vivid with Alan Alda ยท 12/02/2025 ยท 37m
Alan talks with @jelaniya.bsky.social, the Dean of the Columbia School of Journalism, about social media vs. traditional newspapers/television; what this means for journalism; and how Columbia is preparing tomorrowโs journalists for the new reality.
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23.12.2025 21:10
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Our celebration of The Autobiography of Malcolm X is next Thursday! @jelaniya.bsky.social leads this powerful evening. Luminaries Nikole Hannah-Jones, James Ijames, and Dr. Ilyasah Shabazz discuss the book and its mighty legacy, with readings by actors Joe Morton and Hampton Fluker. bit.ly/4nQ7pje
05.12.2025 22:47
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The cable, sent to all U.S. missions on December 2, orders U.S. consular officers to review resumes or LinkedIn profiles of H-1B applicants - and family members who would be traveling with them - to see if they have worked in areas that include activities such as misinformation, disinformation, content moderation, fact-checking, compliance and online safety, among others.
Holy shit.
Reuters reporting that new admin instructions on visas are if you worked at a platform in trust & safety or content moderation or on fact checking or online safety at an platform you *and your loved ones* are ineligible for H-1B visa.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
04.12.2025 17:41
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Columbia Journalism School announced today a historic investment in student opportunity: nearly $10 million in scholarship support for 2026โ27, made possible through the generosity of our donors.
๐ฐ Learn more: https://journalism.columbia.edu/news/cjs-expands-scholarship-access
#ReportingBeginsHere
04.12.2025 14:00
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Jelani Cobb: Journalism at a Crossroads | Clear+Vivid with Alan Alda
The Dean of the Columbia School of Journalism talks about how social media is overtaking traditional newspapers and television as most peopleโs source of news; what this means for journalism; and how ...
Great episode of Alan Alda's Clear + Vivid podcast with @jelaniya.bsky.social, dean of @columbiajournalism.bsky.social
You'll hear how AI will disrupt journalism, what "free speech" means under the Trump administration, and how journalism is a public good.
02.12.2025 17:03
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@jelaniya.bsky.social
14.11.2025 19:48
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Pictures of Jelani Cobb, Alexander Stille, and David Shoemaker; the cover of Jelani Cobbโs book "Three or More Is a Riot"; and promotional text for the QPL virtual program Culture Connection: "Three or More is a Riot" with Jelani Cobb, Alexander Stille & David Shoemaker.
QPLโs Culture Connection is honored to host this in-depth virtual conversation with authors @jelaniya.bsky.social, @astille.bsky.social, and David Shoemaker!
Join us on Wednesday, November 5 at 5PM.
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01.11.2025 22:58
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Why Doesnโt Anyone Trust the Media?, by Jelani Cobb, Taylor Lorenz, Jack Shafer, Max Tani
Anatomy of a credibility crisis
1. โWhy Doesnโt Anyone Trust the Media?โ @jelaniya.bsky.social, @taylorlorenz.bsky.social, @jackshafer.bsky.social, @maxtani.bsky.social
"The journalists here differ in . . . how they interpret threats against press freedom in the US . . ."
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31.10.2025 14:22
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This week @jelaniya.bsky.social drops in to talk about Abraham Lincoln, Steven Spielberg's film, and how the man is remembered in black communities. Find the new episode of Reckoning with Jason Herbert and Jelani's new book below.
30.10.2025 12:26
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Why Doesnโt Anyone Trust the Media?, by Jelani Cobb, Taylor Lorenz, Jack Shafer, Max Tani
Anatomy of a credibility crisis
โIf you look at the decline of trust in American institutions, it is overwhelmingly connected to the dynamics of local relationships.โ
@jelaniya.bsky.social in the Harperโs Forum on establishment mediaโs crisis of trust.
30.10.2025 22:00
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Jelani Cobb talks about Steven Spielberg's Lincoln
October 30, 2025
I spoke to @jelaniya.bsky.social about Steven Spielbergโs Lincoln, the promise of Barack Obama, and the greatest Patrick Swayze movie ever made.
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30.10.2025 19:31
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The Black Lives Matter movement. Americaโs first Black president. The election of Trump. A resurgence of white nationalism.
@jelaniya.bsky.social connects the political dots of Americaโs last decade on this weekโs โMore To The Story.โ
The latest from @revealnews.org: tinyurl.com/32v58wy9
29.10.2025 14:00
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Op-Ed Writing for Historians: How to Pitch, Write, Revise, and Get Your Ideas to the Public
YouTube video by American Historical Association
Want to learn how to craft a compelling op-ed? Watch โOp-Ed Writing for Historians" with @bryanbanksphd.bsky.social, @jelaniya.bsky.social, @mauracunningham.bsky.social, @franhirsch.bsky.social, @brianros1.bsky.social, & moderator @lmansley.bsky.social. #AHAOnline ๐๏ธ
21.10.2025 14:03
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Why Doesnโt Anyone Trust the Media?, by Jelani Cobb, Taylor Lorenz, Jack Shafer, Max Tani
Anatomy of a credibility crisis
In the Harperโs Forum, Jelani Cobb (@jelaniya.bsky.social), Taylor Lorenz (@taylorlorenz.bsky.social), Jack Shafer (@jackshafer.bsky.social) and Max Tani (@maxtani.bsky.social) dissect establishment mediaโs credibility crisis.
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22.10.2025 16:01
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Attended a very interesting and insightful talk with @jelaniya.bsky.social launching his newest book: โThree or More is a Riotโ with Salamishah Tillet at the Center of Brooklyn History. Thanks for hosting @bklynlibrary.bsky.social!
16.10.2025 00:22
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Hip-Hop at Fifty: An Elegy
A generation is still dying younger than it shouldโthis time, of โnatural causes.โ
Still stunned by DโAngeloโs departure. Grateful for the brilliant musical legacy he bequeathed to us. I thought it worth re-posting this meditation on black music and black mortality. www.newyorker.com/news/daily-c...
15.10.2025 15:45
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โผ๏ธ On today's @msignorile.bsky.social Show โผ๏ธ
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14.10.2025 18:42
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Earth from space with text Deans' Fireside Chat: Truth, Trust, and The Climate Beat hosted by Columbia Climate School and Columbia Journalism School with Dean Alexis Abramson and Dean Jelani Cobb.
On Oct 15 1:30pm ET, join @columbiajournalism.bsky.social Dean @jelaniya.bsky.social & @climate.columbia.edu Dean Alexis Abramson for Truth, Trust, & the Climate Beat, a virtual conversation on communicating the science of climate change with clarity & depth: www.climate.columbia.edu/events/deans...
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