Black Star Rising provides insight and resources on Black Studies history and culture accessible beyond college classrooms in order to expand the practice of “education for liberation.”https://bsky.app/profile/blackstarrising.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/blackstarrising.com/post/3mgqgzwtru22iWe call her name! Honoring the work of Callie House as we explore ways to bring the political leadership of Black women to the forefront. Mary Frances Berry wrote a book about her legacy, among the first to fight for reparations in the U.S. #womenshistorymonth #blackwomen #blackstudies #blackhistory10 Mar 2026 22:43 +0000at://did:plc:no26f4hfdtam3ypkvhyassuo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgqgzwtru22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/blackstarrising.com/post/3mgfonrmbgx2lThe Combahee River Collective wasn’t just known for their organizing efforts, they are also the first to use the phrase “identity politics” which is found in their 1977 statement. Can you think of any organizations doing similar work to the CRC?06 Mar 2026 16:00 +0000at://did:plc:no26f4hfdtam3ypkvhyassuo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgfonrmbgx2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/blackstarrising.com/post/3mgd2ttdb2k2gBeing an ally isn’t just reading books by Black authors about how to be anti-racist. It’s learning how we got here, and how to show up in solidarity and putting white comfort to the sidelines. Our Resist Racism course launches next month! Get notified when doors open at blackstarrising.com05 Mar 2026 15:00 +0000at://did:plc:no26f4hfdtam3ypkvhyassuo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgd2ttdb2k2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/blackstarrising.com/post/3mfrhkwyvzb2k1619 was a turning point - not an origin story. The foundations of race and power were in motion before the first Africans arrived in America. We invite you to learn more Banned History when the doors to the Black Star Rising communiversity open - get notified at blackstarrising.com26 Feb 2026 15:00 +0000at://did:plc:no26f4hfdtam3ypkvhyassuo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfrhkwyvzb2khttps://bsky.app/profile/blackstarrising.com/post/3mfmgnapt6n23People that have not studied Black Studies often assume it is the study of Black people. But it is not. Black Studies is a rigorous examination of what it means to be human. Read more about this in our latest Substack post: #BlackStudies #BlackHistoryMonth https://blackstarrising.substack.com/p/knowledge-for-the-sake-of-social24 Feb 2026 15:00 +0000at://did:plc:no26f4hfdtam3ypkvhyassuo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfmgnapt6n23https://bsky.app/profile/blackstarrising.com/post/3mfcevfs2vv2yWhat would public education look like if students learned to interrogate power and inequality? The future might look very different. Learn more about Black Panther Liberation Schools when our courses launch: BlackStarRising.com20 Feb 2026 15:02 +0000at://did:plc:no26f4hfdtam3ypkvhyassuo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfcevfs2vv2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/blackstarrising.com/post/3mf7usfq4yt2yYou might have heard these terms before, but do you know what they really mean? We dig deeper into Resisting Racism in our courses that are launching soon! Be the first to know when they’re live by signing up for our email newsletter at BlackStarRising.com19 Feb 2026 15:09 +0000at://did:plc:no26f4hfdtam3ypkvhyassuo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mf7usfq4yt2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/blackstarrising.com/post/3mf2te5q4zd2eThe banning of books, eliminating DEI in the workplace and in college courses, defunding programs and research related to race - it’s all intentional. The government does not want you to know our racist past. And that is why we still need to talk about race. Read our latest Substack post here: https://blackstarrising.substack.com/p/why-we-still-need-to-talk-about-race17 Feb 2026 15:00 +0000at://did:plc:no26f4hfdtam3ypkvhyassuo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mf2te5q4zd2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/blackstarrising.com/post/3meob57yrih27Kwame Ture’s words from over 30 years ago seem rather relevant to the uprisings we are seeing now in Minneapolis and across the country. To learn more about Black power and resisting racism, get notified about launch updates to the Black Star Rising communiversity at BlackStarRising.com12 Feb 2026 15:02 +0000at://did:plc:no26f4hfdtam3ypkvhyassuo/app.bsky.feed.post/3meob57yrih27https://bsky.app/profile/blackstarrising.com/post/3meja4itkvv22Before Black Studies was institutionalized, it was taught by poets, artists, and cultural workers willing to risk everything to tell the truth. Sonia Sanchez was one of them. Her story reminds us that Black Studies was built by movement, not permission. Read the latest Substack post here: https://blackstarrising.substack.com/p/teaching-hidden-histories-lessons10 Feb 2026 15:00 +0000at://did:plc:no26f4hfdtam3ypkvhyassuo/app.bsky.feed.post/3meja4itkvv22https://bsky.app/profile/blackstarrising.com/post/3me4nsgamlt26Black history is not a sidebar to American history — it is the foundation of how this country was built. Our upcoming course, Banned Black History, traces the roots of race and power in the U.S. Get notified of when the Black Star Rising communiversity officially opens: BlackStarRising.com05 Feb 2026 15:00 +0000at://did:plc:no26f4hfdtam3ypkvhyassuo/app.bsky.feed.post/3me4nsgamlt26https://bsky.app/profile/blackstarrising.com/post/3mdxmunafe625If you think Black History Month was handed to us — or that “Black history 365” is a new idea — this story might change how you see February altogether. Read the new Substack post below! #BlackHistoryMonth #CarterGWoodson #BlackHistory https://blackstarrising.substack.com/p/what-people-get-wrong-about-black03 Feb 2026 15:01 +0000at://did:plc:no26f4hfdtam3ypkvhyassuo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdxmunafe625https://bsky.app/profile/blackstarrising.com/post/3mdnkztwgqf2mThere’s a reason Black history is being erased from classrooms. These books push back with truth about how this country was built. Get launch updates for our Black history courses: BlackStarRising.com30 Jan 2026 15:01 +0000at://did:plc:no26f4hfdtam3ypkvhyassuo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdnkztwgqf2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/blackstarrising.com/post/3mdl2lqzblv2zIf history feels incomplete, that’s not an accident. Systems of power decide what gets taught — and what gets erased. Our upcoming course, Banned Black History goes where textbooks won’t. Sign up for launch updates when the Black Star Rising communiversity opens in February: www.BlackStarRising.com29 Jan 2026 15:01 +0000at://did:plc:no26f4hfdtam3ypkvhyassuo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdl2lqzblv2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/blackstarrising.com/post/3mdfzlrwbop22Before Black history was taught in classrooms, Black communities built their own institutions, journals, freedom schools, and study networks to fight miseducation and preserve the truth of their history. Read the new Substack post at the link below. #BlackHistory #WEBDuBois #CarterGWoodson https://blackstarrising.substack.com/p/the-early-black-history-movement27 Jan 2026 15:00 +0000at://did:plc:no26f4hfdtam3ypkvhyassuo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdfzlrwbop22https://bsky.app/profile/blackstarrising.com/post/3mcg36evkes2rAs we honor the life of #ClaudetteColvin may we learn from our mistakes. The movement REFUSED to defend her. Why? Because colorism, classism, elitism, rumors of pregnancy. Colvin was deemed "inappropriate," & many wouldn't defend a Black girl for the same reasons today. RIP #respectability14 Jan 2026 22:03 +0000at://did:plc:no26f4hfdtam3ypkvhyassuo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcg36evkes2r