Relevant to this week’s news: resources from Temple University and Florida A&M University on police brutality and excessive use of force. Good for journalists, researchers, and anyone else curious about what’s happening and why.

A Yale librarian found a mention of “African-Americans” in 1782! 

Let’s save the Dictionary of American Regional English. Future arguments about soda vs. pop depend on it.

Festive update: Today is International Jazz Day, and (Free) Comic Book Day is right around the corner!