Service to Others: Volunteering Leads to a Healthier Community

https://yall.theatl.social/post/5027091

7 Legal Ways To Get Free eBooks

https://www.howtogeek.com/legal-ways-to-get-free-ebooks/

(just skip Amazon for obvious reasons)

#books #literature #ebooks

Amazing resource for folx looking to unite #Atlanta
Check out Atlanta Way 2.0!!!

Hope someone from our community enrolls to become an activator!!! 🚀

https://saportareport.com/atlanta-way-2-0-kicks-off-with-transformative-activator-orientations/

Uganda announces Ebola outbreak after one patient dies
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/01/30/ebola-outbreak-uganda-who-virus/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Posted into World @world-WashPost

Born this day in 1919, a great American hero, Fred Korematsu.

In 1942 President Roosevelt ordered the removal of persons of Japanese ancestry from the West Coast of the US to internment camps. 120,000 Japanese-Americans were forced to leave their homes, businesses, and possessions, and live in the camps indefinitely. The internment legally lasted until 1944, with some people having to remain until 1946.

Korematsu refused to comply and became a fugitive. His lawsuit against the government went to the U.S. Supreme Court. In _Korematsu v. United States_ the Supreme Court held that the exile of Japanese-Americans was *legal*. (In another opinion the same day it was held that the internment itself was _not_ legal.)

The _Korematsu_ decision is widely regarded as one of the worst Supreme Court decisions of the last hundred years.

The picture below shows an announcement of the relocation from San Francisco.

The thing that always strikes me when I read this is the phrase “All Japanese persons, both alien and non-alien…”. Who exactly is meant by"non-alien"? A more usual phrase would be "citizen". The bureaucratese language has obscured the citizenship of these American citizens, linguistically stripping them of all legitimacy. These citizens do not even rise to the the status of “aliens”.

#USDA confirmed 1 more #H5N1 #birdflu infected dairy herd in California today, bringing the state's total to 733 & the cumulative national total to 950 in 16 states. CA's Dept of Food & Ag says 193 of its herds have recovered/cleared quarantine.
https://www.aphis.usda.gov/livestock-poultry-disease/avian/avian-influenza/hpai-detections/hpai-confirmed-cases-livestock

Kelly Johnson reports that on February 10 the North Cobb Regional Library will launch its book exchange 📚️ 📘 #CobbCounty #libraries

https://cobbcountycourier.com/2025/01/north-cobb-regional-library-debuts-book-exchange-february-10/

Scientists flock to #DeepSeek: Nature explains how they’re already using the #AI model and describes the pros and cons of the artificial intelligence (AI) model that was released by a Chinese firm last week.

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-00275-0 @nature.com

Tribal libraries are essential in preserving tribal languages and traditions throughout the United States.

Libraries record and preserve essential tribal records and make these available and accessible to the tribal community and the public.

https://buff.ly/42sARVx

Authors Guild Launches “Human Authored” Certification to Preserve Authenticity in Literature: https://authorsguild.org/news/ag-launches-human-authored-certification-to-preserve-authenticity-in-literature/

(there’s an echo in here)

A federal judge entered a preliminary injunction against Milwaukee County in a lawsuit challenging the County Jail’s censorship of books, magazines and mail to inmates.

https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/local/milwaukee/2025/01/28/federal-court-orders-milwaukee-county-jail-to-stop-books-mail-censorship/78002646007/

Tonight! Join three Atlanta poets, Victoria Chang, E. Hughes, and Lauren K. Watel, for an evening of dynamic readings of award-winning original poetry.

A small reception will be held before the program at 7p.m..

This program is presented by The Art Section, Emory Libraries, and Emory's Michael C. Carlos Museum. Free, but registration required.

#poetry #CarlosMuseum #EmoryUniversity #Atlanta

https://carlos.emory.edu/calendar?trumbaEmbed=view%3Devent%26eventid%3D179147983

"Now a kid might get in trouble or be disciplined for bringing a book to school that has not been adjudicated by a judge or a court of law, or even their own school district board that’s been elected by their own community,”

https://www.washingtonpost.com/books/2025/01/28/utah-students-banned-books/

A couple years ago me and 6 other broheems threw an online reading jam. There was joy all around.

This year it's 7. Justin Key joins the party.

Registration...is all the way live.

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/black-men-reading-speculative-fiction-2-tickets-1222720944259?aff=oddtdtcreator

We'll keep saying it: working with #UniversityOfGeorgia students and the museum workers of tomorrow is tremendously rewarding. Two of them worked with our exhibition designer and our curator of African American art to create this new gallery within our permanent collection.

Learn more: https://georgiamuseum.org/gmoa_blog/uga-students-help-reinstall-larry-d-and-brenda-a-thompson-collection-at-the-museum/

#UniversityMuseums #Museum

EveryLibrary has partnered with #TakeYourChildtotheLibraryDay as a national organizational partner.

https://www.everylibrary.org/tycld_2025

More than ever in this chaotic environment, people need to embrace who they are.
If you are in Atlanta, join the Atlanta Gay Men's Chorus and the Atlanta Women's Chorus in a joint concert "This is Me" on March 15. There will be uplifting songs about accepting and affirming oneself! Tickets at https://aftontickets.com/event/group/1qjwvv297o

#lgbtqia #gay #music #concerts #choralMusic #atlanta #AtlantaGayMensChorus #VoicesOfNote #AtlantaWomensChorus #GenderAffirming #GenderIdentity #SocialJustice #ThisIsMe

Libraries & Well-Being: A Case Study from The New York Public Library

By Daphna Blatt & Dr. E.K. Maloney
Dr. James O. Pawelski & Dr. Katherine N. Cotter

The NYPL’s Strategy and Public Impact team and the Humanities and Human Flourishing Project at the UPenn's Positive Psychology Center have released a new report as part of an ongoing collaboration to study and advocate for the role of public libraries in the communities they serve.

https://www.nypl.org/spotlight/libraries-well-being-report

#libraries #publiclibrary

#LostInTheLetters is starting their 2025 programming with a poetry reading and short film screening at Whitespace Gallery on February 22. Claire Bateman, Laura Jaramillo, and Dashiel Carrera will read their work and a short film by Crystal Jim Kim will be shown.

#Atlanta #poetry #film
More info and buy tickets at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/claire-bateman-laura-jaramillo-dashiel-carrera-crystal-jin-kim-tickets-1218730368339?aff=oddtdtcreator

This Saturday, libraries nationwide will be hosting special programs to celebrate #TakeYourChildtotheLibraryDay.

Find out if your local library is participating at the link below. https://takeyourchildtothelibrary.org/