@drderreth

@johnshopkins faculty. Associate Director @jhusource. Baltimore. University-community partnerships. HIED teaching and learning. Critical whiteness.

 Baltimore, MD
Joined October 2018
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Really so honored to have Dr. Johnson as a colleague. This thread is evidence of a big reason why. Couldn’t agree more.
Renee M. Johnson, PhD, MPH@renee_m_johnson5 Jan 2024
I know lots of people (and a well-funded movement) are against DEI work these days, but - trust me - you want to send your children to a school with a strong DEI infrastructure that includes people who are really doing the work. No matter who you are.
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John Brown's raid on Harper's Ferry began on October 16, 1859.
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The front page of tomorrow's @dailytarheel – I shed many tears while typing up these heart-wrenching text messages sent and received by UNC students yesterday. Our campus was on lockdown for more than three hours. Beyond proud of this cover and the team behind it.
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Gonna walk around tomorrow and look for Artscape. The weather forecast is telling me it should instantaneously materialize once the heat index hits 100
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Elie Mystal
@ElieNYC29 Jun 2023
The argument that white folks are falling back on about how Roberts said race can still be mentioned in a college essay is annoying me for a number of reasons. Particularly: Why should a Black student have to WASTE SPACE explaining "how racism works" to a white admissions officer
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L.Baber@DocZo29 Jun 2023
Derrick Bell (2003). Diversity's distractions. Columbia Law Review issue 103, p. 1622. [and I wrote a little about in as well - Examining post-racial ideology in higher education. Teachers College Record, 117(14), 5-26.]
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8/8 One more point: back in 1978, Justice Marshall warned in Bakke that the diversity rationale was the wrong foundation upon which to ground affirmative action. He argued affirmative action should be the start of an an honest accounting of the legacy of slavery. He was right
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L.Baber@DocZo29 Jun 2023
As Bell noted in 2003, once affirmative action arguments moved away from a corrective action for racial equity and towards a cost-benefit analysis for diversity, the courts would eventually decide the perceived costs were too much...didn't even get the 25 years O'Conner promised.
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SCOTUS inverts 14th amendment to strike down affirmative action. Now to see all the specific ways this decision is terrible
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Perhaps the fiction writer I read most. I always slow down reading McCarthy. He makes me want to linger. Reading is an experience of the macabre, elegiac, beautiful, awful wreck of humanity. I’ll miss having new works and relish the ones we have.
The New York Times
@nytimes13 Jun 2023
Cormac McCarthy, the formidable and reclusive writer of Appalachia and the American Southwest, has died at 89. “All the Pretty Horses,” “The Road” and “No Country for Old Men” were among his acclaimed books that explore a world of violence and outsiders. nyti.ms/3X2cedG

Cormac McCarthy, Novelist of a Darker America, Is Dead at 89 (Published 2023)

“All the Pretty Horses,” “The Road” and “No Country for Old Men” were among his acclaimed books that explore a bleak world of violence and outsiders.

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Great morning read on a neighborhood that captures a lot of what to love and lament about Baltimore
Ron Cassie@ron_cassie13 Jun 2023
George R. Roberts, a free Black seaman and gunner on the Chasseur, the original "Pride of Baltimore," was a hero of the War of 1812. His service was not unique, however. It’s estimated 20 percent of the War of 1812 privateers were African American. baltimoremagazine.com/sectio…

The Gritty History (and Gentrification) of Fells Point

Baltimore City annexed Fells Point 250 years ago this month, but the waterfront neighborhood has an epic story all its own.

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Children with asthma whose families participated in a Baltimore program that helped move them from high-poverty neighborhoods to low-poverty ones saw their disease get significantly better, according to a study published last week. baltimoresun.com/health/bs-h…

Study: Baltimore children moved from high-poverty to low-poverty areas saw their asthma improve

Children with asthma whose families participated in a Baltimore program that helped move them from high-poverty neighborhoods to low-poverty ones saw their disease get significantly better, according...

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My designer/O’s fan/Lefty/Baltimore resident worlds are colliding, I see. Not only are these uninspired and disappointing designs coming from a design powerhouse that has done way better, the entire promise of these jerseys let Baltimore’s enemies frame the terms of the debate.
Baltimore Orioles
@Orioles22 May 2023
This is what it means to wear Baltimore on your chest.
The Uniform From the outside, it looks all black and white. You can't see what you're not looking for. Threaded from the artistic tapestry of our City, the palette is like our people: colorful, vibrant, and quirky. The graphic features a cutout of Adley Rutschman. He is looking off into the distance while holding a bat on his shoulders. He is wearing a black Orioles uniform and cap.

ALT The Uniform From the outside, it looks all black and white. You can't see what you're not looking for. Threaded from the artistic tapestry of our City, the palette is like our people: colorful, vibrant, and quirky. The graphic features a cutout of Adley Rutschman. He is looking off into the distance while holding a bat on his shoulders. He is wearing a black Orioles uniform and cap.

City of Firsts  If you know our history, then you know Baltimore has pioneered many of America’s finest inventions. So it comes as no surprise we are the first MLB team to design the inside of our jersey.    Neighborhoods  The pattern is a representation of the neighborhoods that shape our City.   The greyscale exterior represents the surface level view people have of Baltimore. Look deeper and you’ll find the colorful interior that highlights the vibrancy of the City.  The graphic features a photo of the right half of the Rutschman cutout and a close up photo of the jersey collar. The orange, purple, and yellow part of the neighborhood pattern is featured in the background. There is also blue graffiti on the right side.

ALT City of Firsts  If you know our history, then you know Baltimore has pioneered many of America’s finest inventions. So it comes as no surprise we are the first MLB team to design the inside of our jersey.    Neighborhoods  The pattern is a representation of the neighborhoods that shape our City.   The greyscale exterior represents the surface level view people have of Baltimore. Look deeper and you’ll find the colorful interior that highlights the vibrancy of the City.  The graphic features a photo of the right half of the Rutschman cutout and a close up photo of the jersey collar. The orange, purple, and yellow part of the neighborhood pattern is featured in the background. There is also blue graffiti on the right side.

Across the Chest Baltimore stretches fearlessly across the front of the jersey. We’re not hiding behind a catchy nickname, and we don’t shy away. We are Baltimore.  The bold typeface is inspired by the Globe Collection and Press at Maryland Institute College of Art and our homegrown arts scene.   The Script B Pulled from the Baltimore script logo on our road jerseys, this B represents the love we have for our City. Our sleeve patch features the new script B logo emblazoned atop the neighborhoods pattern, reinforcing our neighborhoods significance to the city.   The graphic features a photo of the Script B patch on the jersey, the cutout of Adley Rutschman, and a photo of a type press. There is also the pink and blue neighborhood pattern in the background.

ALT Across the Chest Baltimore stretches fearlessly across the front of the jersey. We’re not hiding behind a catchy nickname, and we don’t shy away. We are Baltimore.  The bold typeface is inspired by the Globe Collection and Press at Maryland Institute College of Art and our homegrown arts scene.   The Script B Pulled from the Baltimore script logo on our road jerseys, this B represents the love we have for our City. Our sleeve patch features the new script B logo emblazoned atop the neighborhoods pattern, reinforcing our neighborhoods significance to the city.   The graphic features a photo of the Script B patch on the jersey, the cutout of Adley Rutschman, and a photo of a type press. There is also the pink and blue neighborhood pattern in the background.

The Slogan  Originally penned by Baltimore-based poet and author Kondwani Fidel, You Can’t Clip These Wings is a melody that arises from the depths of Baltimore’s baritone and will keep us forever flying to new heights. The graphic features a photo of the tag that says "You Can't Clip These Wings." with the white "B" logo. The yellow, red, and blue part of the neighborhood background is featured in the pattern.

ALT The Slogan  Originally penned by Baltimore-based poet and author Kondwani Fidel, You Can’t Clip These Wings is a melody that arises from the depths of Baltimore’s baritone and will keep us forever flying to new heights. The graphic features a photo of the tag that says "You Can't Clip These Wings." with the white "B" logo. The yellow, red, and blue part of the neighborhood background is featured in the pattern.

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Saeed Jones@theferocity28 Apr 2023
“Poverty is an injury, a taking. Tens of millions of Americans do not end up poor by a mistake of history or personal conduct. Poverty persists because some wish and will it so.” — Matthew Desmond bookshop.org/p/books/poverty…
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Congratulations to our colleagues at Rutgers! 🥳✊🏻 “Rutgers and unions reach deal to end historic faculty strike” nj.com/education/2023/04/rut…

Rutgers and unions reach deal to end historic faculty strike

All classes are set to resume Monday, Gov. Phil Murphy announced five days into the walkout. But union leaders said the strike could resume based on how final talks go.

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philip lewis
@Phil_Lewis_6 Apr 2023
A Republican state representative asked Rep. Justin Jones what he means by the chant “No Justice, No Peace.” His response is worth hearing in full:
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I don’t think Baltimore will ever reach its full potential because, from an institutional level, it appears as if the goal is to cater to everyone BUT its majority Black population (which accounts for over 62%). How can you thrive on any level if you cut out most of the ppl here?
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