"Even in her rejections, Morrison was building a movement: a network of Black writers and editors who might, one day, retrace the contours of commercial publishing." Melina Moe examines the letters Toni Morrison wrote as an editor at Random House.

How can scholars & practitioners of Black placekeeping represent Black-founded towns in ways that engage the narratives & cultural landscapes through which communities sustain themselves? A conversation, from @daniellepurifoy, @FreeBlackTX & @MaiaLButler: https://t.co/bRWHihoPSP

To be poor in Lagos, Nigeria in the midst of climate crisis is to be at constant risk of displacement. But as seas rise, leaders focus on exclusive real-estate projects that are eroding the city’s coastline. From @majapearce, supported by @TheBartlettUCL: https://t.co/511eXF7VIK

We’ve all seen the “40 Under 40” lists and ”30 Under 30” magazine specials. Meh, I say! @KQEDArts is honoring "8 over 80," people who have been doing amazing work for decades, contributing to the greater Bay Area arts, music, sports and cultural scenes.

In "Lost Water," @ursulind writes about water shortages in Amman, where sprawl, climate change & shortsighted governance have left the water-scarce region in crisis. New in Places: the first in a series on #climate #urbanism, supported by @TheBartlettUCL https://t.co/l9b0LctB2m

Readers of @verge selected @shannonmattern’s A City is Not a Computer as a “Best Tech Book of All Time”! @PlacesJournal

Reading Lists put the “public” in public scholarship. In this user-generated section of Places, we invite readers to share their own expertise. Featured Lists are commissioned, but *anybody* can create a Reading List for the public to see & learn from👀📚 https://t.co/XpE6j80DYg

Your Friday read: @amitangshu on the colonial erasure of ponds, or pukurs, in the Bengal delta. As government & elites have turned their backs on ponds, pushing people & ecosystems to the margin, “the survival of pukurs is inextricably linked to our own." https://t.co/jTnhOhy7UC

Column | “ ‘What’re you going to do with that?' is another common accusation I get from peers and adults alike. The best response, I’ve learned, is to deflect and philosophize: ‘Do any of us ever really know?’ ”

Career fairs provide students with opportunities to connect with employers across a range of professions. But there is also something to be learned from one’s peers — students who, like you, will soon enter the workforce https://t.co/FfeHPmTKfK

EDITORIAL | "That psychiatric treatment — and woefully inadequate treatment at that — has become synonymous with incarceration reveals a systemic lack of preventative, noncriminal, community-based mental health services Alameda County must address." https://t.co/VlIHGncIWH

EDITORIAL | "If lawmakers can’t agree to phase out just a portion of the state’s fossil fuel infrastructure by 2035, what progress toward sustainable infrastructure can we expect to make in that time?" Read our editorial on climate commitments in CA: https://t.co/cdGgUhE2UD

EDITORIAL | "The bold model imagined in Oakland had the potential to fundamentally change the way we think about — and begin to bridge — the racial wealth gap in the United States today." Read our latest editorial on the basic income experiment in Oakland: https://t.co/PKys8PLWUm

EDITORIAL | "Any vaccine requirement will have to be enforced sensitively and purposefully. But the sheer reach of the UC system in CA makes the university a powerful force for vaccination." Read our editorial urging the UC to adopt a vaccine mandate: https://t.co/bMrsQ9YUHc

In 1968, the Asian American Movement blossomed right here in Berkeley, marking the first time AAPI subgroups gathered in solidarity to push against the dominant belief that they didn't belong. Fifty years later, it’s clear how much work there is left to do

We need your help. We need your vote. The Daily Cal Initiative fee referendum on this year’s ballot will give us the stability to continue covering Berkeley’s news. Please vote “yes” on the Daily Cal Initiative https://t.co/I7Qe2TeiGh

EDITORIAL | "Not only has S/SEAL carved out an immensely important academic space for researchers to consult with curators and access special collections, but it also serves as a treasured community sanctuary." https://t.co/mbZdiWa16A

EDITORIAL | "Students shouldn’t have to scour the internet in search of alternate course materials to meet their budgets. That is time and energy better spent engaging with course content — or, perhaps, having a nice afternoon picnic on Memorial Glade." https://t.co/zmnMdGvyHm

EDITORIAL | Amid the pandemic, BART is facing a crisis like it never has before. If we are to realize a sustainable and equitable post-pandemic CA, BART, and public transit across the state, needs the ardent support of politicians and the public: https://t.co/0gaRp6eyzG

EDITORIAL | "Campus is only as inclusive as students make it to be. We must become more cognizant of how our interactions have indelible impacts on others." Read our editorial calling on everyone at UC Berkeley to work on diversity, equity and inclusion: https://t.co/5xSvwW27qF