Is that Ms. Temilade Openiyi??

Related: without The Gap Band we'd never get Nirvana's Smells Like Teen Spirit...and I just love this story

Absolutely bizarre that these people willingly chose to pass up the pleasures of being rich in Kokomo, Indiana

I really think everyone, all users, should subscribe to blacksky's moderation. @moderation.blacksky.app I've said it before. Nonblack users laugh it up with & boost accounts we can see are flagged for antiblackness all the time. Keeping watch for antiblackness should be part of an ally's journey.

Kevin Curry, a food influencer and a former SNAP recipient, explains where SNAP recipients can get the most up-to-date information on their benefits, and how anyone can find free or affordable food. n.pr/47Awavd

Blacksky is also mentioned towards the end Both hosts have a pessimistic outlook on social media Obv I disagree with a lot (common!) but I do like to make it clear I'm not trying to be a billionaire and don't have VC pressure so I'm happy to just build for ppl who like having internet friends 🖤

> Black founders captured just 0.42% of the $69.9 billion in U.S. venture capital deployed in Q2 From 1.5% in 2020 to 0.4% -- Given these statistics, it's rational for me to deprioritize VCs and focus my energy on funding paths where I face fewer systemic barriers. ft. @dominicmadori.bsky.social

Join @blackskyweb.xyz for “Digital Misogynoir + How to Report it on Blacksky” 11/14, 7PMEST on @stream.place. This event is part of @raceforward.org + CTWO’s Cultural Week of Action on Race and Democracy! #CWA25 #LiberatoryLeadership #CTWOxRACEFORWARD

So the US recently forced the Dutch to remove a memorial to America's own Black soldiers that died liberating the Netherlands from the nazis? On brand. Towards the end of WW2, the French were shocked when the US refused to let its own Black soldiers join the celebration the liberation of Paris.

They’re going to tell you this is the comity and trust that makes the Senate special, and they very much expect you to take that as a positive.

New York AG James said she's received complaints of stores in her state refusing EBT cards and has already sent out several cease and desist letters. Stores are not allowed to refuse SNAP benefits. If this happens to you, call the AG's hotline to report at 1-800-771-7755.

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Hey everyone! Atlas Talos the rapist has an alternative account you should block! Ty . He can watch/monitor posts on alt. Block block block

I just want everyone to have the experience of living in dignity with access to sufficient food, safe housing, needed medical care, high quality education, and time to engage with what sparks their curiosity and spirit this should not be controversial 🫠

I think people think Black people are being SELF-CENTERED when they say this, which is ironic as all hell. 😭😭😭😭😭

I know humans have a tough time with connecting dots, but anti-Blackness is the alpha and omega of oppression, and if you bristle at that, you do not understand your own oppression.

“At Cleveland’s barbershops in Austin, about a third of his 18 employees rely on Obamacare coverage. He’s talked to them about their health insurance options for next year but said many hadn’t started thinking about open enrollment, which began Nov. 1.” kffhealthnews.org/news/article...

The U.S. Supreme Court has rejected Kim Davis' call to overturn its 2015 ruling that legalized same-sex marriage nationwide. www.mississippifreepress.org/us-supreme-c...

(Watching people vie for the position of “voice of the Black people” over the next year is going to be exhausting, doubly so with so many people who clearly don’t respect Black people doing so.)

They really believe we vote based on race cuz they vote based on race.

We are watching you vote against your own interests. It doesn't look like it's making your lives better. Why would we follow suit? All skin folk ain't kinfolk is a saying for a reason.

That's why they did the finger wagging at the NAACP for not endorsing Winsome. It's why they ran Herschel. They sincerely believe we vote based solely on race. They support whiteness over all so they assume we will support any Black person running against a white person, regardless of policy.

Sinners got nominated for Score, Soundtrack, and three nominations in Best Song Written for Visual Media. I Lied To You, Pale, Pale Moon, and Sinners. Dope!

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I made the move from Spotify to TIDAL yesterday. Most of the songs from one of my favorite bands aren't available. That sucks, but it's a small price to pay. I don't like how Spotify and its CEO are moving, so I'll deal. I have the CDs and a CD player, so I'm not totally cut off from the songs.

Oh let’s go we got a documentary for us by us. #BlackCowboys 11/20 📺

"In one case, a video of a $12,000-a-month apartment was reposted on a fake profile claiming it was being listed for $1,700 a month." 😐 Folks come on now... COME ON

Once again, a reminder, this has always been the way so-called elite newspapers operate. ALWAYS.

If you aren't seeing skeets from some of your fave people, they might have been labeled "Rude" by bsky mods. Idk what they are thinking, I don't need a mommy to tell me who to be buddies with. Anyway, go into Settings > moderation > bluesky moderation (advanced) and turn Rude off.

If you read and watch one thing today it should be this pice accompanying @agawande.bsky.social documentary. "As of November 5th, it estimated that U.S.A.I.D.’s dismantling has already caused the deaths of six hundred thousand people, two-thirds of them children." www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...

As civil rights groups warned 7 years ago.

Bad AI supplanting human expertise is an issue that transcends any one field, but man—not many people on earth whose knowledge and dedication deserves respect like LIBRARIANS.

Rest now sister. We have the kente. I'll see you in Wakanda.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Nancy Pelosi won't seek reelection, ending her storied career in the US House.

it appears some need reminding: 1) indigenous peoples (native americans) are not immigrants 2) black americans are not immigrants

Hey everyone! I haven’t officially updated this but my sister is up for a new job, but in the interim, we need assistance with food and housing. If you are able to donate and/or repost this fund, that would be amazing! We are in need of just under 1000.

If you’re canceling and want to preserve your playlists/songs, you can use SongShift. It will help transfer to platforms like Apple Music, Tidal, Pandora, Soundcloud, Deezer, Audiomack, Discogs, Hype Machine, Napster, Qobuz, and YouTube.

Black people always vote like our lives depend on it because we know it does. I love us.

Still cannot believe the new mayor of NYC’s mama directed Mississippi Masala.

You see how many of these politicians CARRIED in their election races WITHOUT throwing trans people under the bus? Exactly, exactly.

Politicians work, in theory, to serve us. Entertainers and athletes need our consumption to pay their bills. Stop the idolatry of other humans based on their social or financial status. You can value and appreciate their talents/gifts without turning them into a deity in your life.

AI is a lack of consent machine And this is just gross. This is disturbingly and utterly gross And the number of people who are basically facilitating digital sexual coercion is disgusting

Free our people from stan cults PLEASE

Fr. You can be a fan of something and still criticize’em to do better. You don’t lean into EVERYTHING they do, that’s how we got the barbz

For 100 dollars you can buy a Beyoncé Christmas robe or you can buy a meal for a family of four and donate it to your nearest food bank

You must've not been on the clock app. Bc Mariah has been getting dragggged for that add. And Kim is always getting dragged. You can like someone's music but let's be honest here, each and every single one of them is part of them problem and exploiting someone, somewhere adding to inequity