Not the Only One

I forget how young y'all are, so many of you weren't alive when the #Divestment protests against South African #Apartheid were taking place on United States university campuses in the 1980s. The ongoing campaign was extraordinarily effective. First, university endowment chairs bowed to pressure from students and started pulling their investments out of South Africa. US corporations started to follow suit. Eventually South Africa had no choice but to end the regime or face economic isolation....

As someone who has had #MECFS for 14 years, I can categorically tell you your government and mine ignored this problem for decades and are certainly going to ignore it again.

Brentford have condemned the "vile harassment" of Ivan Toney after the England striker was again "subjected to racist abuse" on Instagram. The Bees said they were "angered and frustrated" by the abuse directed at the 27-year-old.

Just finisihed this & it's brilliant: Katalin Kariko's story of her life. She was convinced that mRNA therapies could work decades ago & did the foundation work, all while being ignored, never promoted & struggling for jobs. Today, millions are vaccinated with mRNA vaccines & she has a Nobel prize. It's a great story, and leaves a lot for the scientific system to think about. Highly recommended.

Pearl Schomburg can't access a lot of her house. That creates a "constantly overwhelming sense of losing your independence", she says.

On 27 October 2022, the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) issued its new guidance on preventing hair discrimination in schools.

For the first time in Canadian history, nearly 2,000 Black women, girls, and gender-diverse people shared their lived experiences across the social determinants of health, from accessing healthcare to navigating mental wellness, employment, education, and more. This report does not just highlight disparities. It amplifies truth, names systemic harm, and presents bold recommendations for real change.