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The crackdown on college students who’ve dared step in the third rail of American politics is now a trojan horse for reactionaries (DeSantis, Abbott) trying to dismantle, takeover and control intellectual exploration clickorlando.com/news/local/202…

Over the weekend, students in Kevin B. Blackistone's Sports Reporting & Writing class covered the D.C. United and Washington Spirit games. Some observed and wrote stories from the press box, while others honed their photography skills on the field. #fearlessjournalism #merrillmade

Thank you D.C. United for giving Merrill College @ Maryland masters student Alexa Henry a bib to shoot Saturday night’s victory over Seattle for my Sports Reporting and Writing class

Thank you Жалдак Стас for having caroline koutsos of Maryland W. Soccer (and Good Counsel) and my Merrill College @ Maryland Sports Reporting and Writing class cover Friday night’s game. (Interesting listening to her critique former opponents)

Regarding the argument that a peaceful demonstration restricts campus access: a couple of weeks ago, an anti-gay, anti-feminist, antiabortion and ultraconservative group picketed Northwestern's campus. They had a very bad bagpipe player and a bunch of banners. (1)

Dive in Chicago by ⁦Investigative Project on Race and Equity⁩:
Only Half Of Black Seniors Approved For Home Repair Or Refinance Loans To Age In Place blockclubchicago.org/2024/04/23/onl…

I went to Northwestern for three reasons, one of which was the history of activism —the Takeover and FMO —among its Black students. I marched against the university’s investments in South Africa. Thank goodness for students unafraid to protest ✊🏽Aluta continua

.Kevin B. Blackistone's Sports Reporting & Writing class covered last night's Nationals-Dodgers game. The students filed a story on deadline and got to witness the Shohei Ohtan-media frenzy in person. Thanks to the Washington Nationals for having us!

Kyle Snyder ‘14 is heading to Paris! Kyle qualified for his third straight Olympics this past weekend and will be chasing another Gold Medal to add to his collection. Congrats Kyle and good luck!

We will provide updates and the schedule for Kyles trip to the Olympics this summer

A big thank you to Post Sports' Neil Greenberg who made his annual visit to Kevin B. Blackistone's Sports Reporting & Writing Class to talk about using data and analytics in sports reporting.

Notables to me among the Library of Congress newest 25 recordings registered Tuesday as “audio treasures worthy of preservation for all time”:
Clarinet Marmalade by Lt. James Reese Europe’s 369th U.S. Infantry Band (1919).
The Sidewinder by Lee Morgan.
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Kevin B. Blackistone Had the chance to work on this project. The content we got with Cooley?! 🌟nfl.com/videos/the-god…

Archie Cooley, HBCU football coaching legend and offensive mastermind, dies hbcusports.com/2024/04/18/arc…

sipandfeast.com/pasta-e-pisell… Outstanding.

C-A-P-S! x - Washington Capitals

If someone takes up Sen. Tom Cotton and rams their vehicle through protestors as happened in Charlottesville and leaves another Heather Heyer dead, he’s liable under 18 U.S. Code § 373
msnbc.com/the-reidout/re… via MSNBC

Thank you Washington Wizards for the opportunity

On #JackieRobinsonDay , a reminder you likely won’t get from MLB of why it even exists, from the Toledo Blade, August 10, 1883.
Walker was Moses Fleetwood Walker. Anson was Cap Anson whose lead baseball followed to bleach its game of the progeny of enslaved Africans for 60 years

Me ⁦Post Sports⁩ on the final scene of O.J. Simpson being just like the other acts in his life — no less stunning washingtonpost.com/sports/2024/04…