I love the iridescent #Hummingbird or the #DoctorBird as we used to call it when me was a boy.

Jason Collins, the NBA's first openly gay player who went on to become a pioneer for inclusion and an ambassador for the league, has died after an eight-month battle with an aggressive form of a brain tumor, his family announced Tuesday. n.pr/4dDbaqu

Couldn’t agree more. Spent years advertising Mitsubishi Motors and always thought modern car brands look basically the same. People couldn’t understand why I owned a Land Rover Defender II, which looked practically the same as it did when I was a child. #Cars #CarDesign #Automotive #OldCars

I’m going to lend you five books. You return them, then I’ll give you five more. “Moby Dick,” Melville, Robert Lewis Stevenson’s “Treasure Island,” Proust’s “Remembrance of Things Past,” Kafka’s “Metamorphosis,” Flaubert’s “Sentimental Education.” #Books #Reading #Literature #ClassicBooks #BookLover

The SI Leeds Literary Prize returns for 2026. Open 27 April to 25 May for UK-based Black and Asian women with unpublished fiction manuscripts. Alumnae include Kit de Waal, Winnie M Li, Mahsuda Snaith. Cash prizes and development support available. www.sileedsliteraryprize.com

Heidi Klum is not well 🤣

LIVE NOW! Reading Frantz Fanon Tune in to the final session of our political education course with @abolitionschool.bsky.social. Stream: www.youtube.com/watch?v=5DyQ...

Do you think they get it? 👏🏾 youtu.be/AoOt2oIfleY

Great idea from Australia. I’ve finally deleted my Facebook after three attempts. Couldn’t bear the content rabbit hole any longer. TikTok is a pile of poop anyway, but Google is much harder to remove largely because of the email and YouTube. All should be taxed for the disinformation they spread.

Amazing woman. A star is born. #blacksky

Not long to go. Dementia calling. But we used to think so highly of the United States and its people—that's all over now. 😳

PODCAST BONUS EPISODE The podcast is back with a special bonus episode on Don't Steal This Book, which launched last month with over 10,000 signatures from authors and creators.

Your story has the power to inspire, educate, and transform. Don’t let it stay untold. Book your space today and take the first step toward making your book, and your impact, a reality. www.eventbrite.com/e/the-power-...

Join us for Alex Wheatle Day on Monday 4th May 2026 - 5pm-8.30pm. Suitable for 12+. Bring the family to celebrate the legacy of this award-winning author, including the acclaimed, BBC adapted Crongton series from this singular educator, theatremaker and literary activist. bit.ly/AlexWheatleD...

Sex Madness (1938) makes Reefer Madness look almost restrained. Same moral panic playbook, but here it’s sex, shame and “social hygiene” dressed up as cautionary spectacle. Less camp laughs, more uneasy time capsule. youtu.be/HgLQOpWHKCY

Maya Angelou on the joys of being edited

See the story of Carnival through the 1980s from its roots in Trinidad’s streets to the contested, defiant celebration it became in the heart of London. It is a story of craft and community, of migration and memory, of a culture that refused to be erased. Watch in full: youtu.be/nJMbeHx-Co0

Yes, we can. 👏🏾 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Impossible to disagree with a single word that Ben Rhodes (Obama era NSC official) is saying here:

My sisters are pushing it real good. youtu.be/t5GgMhNYIgg

Getting the right four seconds of a shot can be tricky. It’s usually the difference between something that holds together and something that doesn’t. #filmmaking #filmediting #storytelling #cinematography #postproduction #shortformvideo #filmsky

Happy 82nd birthday to the legendary Diana Ross.

Join the queue: Jurors found that Meta, which owns Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp, and Google, owner of YouTube, intentionally built addictive social media platforms that harmed the 20-year old's mental health. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

I really love creating videos with DeScript. It’s so intuitive. It makes producing quality video projects as easy as editing a Word document. Brilliant! #videoediting #videoproduction descript.cello.so/BCZpZNCxLGW

You could say that Rock n Roll was born 111 years ago today in Arkansas, but probably not where you'd think. Before there was a Chuck Berry or Little Richard, there was those who wanted to be like her. Rosetta Nubin better known as Sister Rosetta Tharpe, the godmother of Rock was born on this day

Indie Novella are open for submissions. They’re looking for stories rooted in identity, shaped by adversity, and centred on voices too often left out of the conversation. #booksky Find out more and submit: www.indienovella.co.uk/submissions

Cheikh Anta Diop Explains Who Built the Pyramids (1986) | Full Interview youtu.be/dYgr5aebt64

LinkedIn: “We’re rolling out a new advanced ranking system, powered by LLMs and GPUs, that better understands what a post is actually about and how it relates to a member’s evolving interests and career goals.” 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾 www.socialmediatoday.com/news/linkedi...

📽️🎬 I should have stayed off camera! DNA Doesn’t Lie (2026) | Egypt’s African Roots Revealed youtu.be/LquBKqQrn8g

Experimenting with video storytelling using archival film, stock footage, generative AI, and created scenes. This project on safe retirement for Black LGBTQ+ Brits on a modest budget was produced and edited entirely with InVideo (affiliate link): invideo.sjv.io/c/7039576/88... youtu.be/alNnx-ht988

🎬 Wunmi MOSAKU shining.

Submissions are open at Screen Door Press, edited by Crystal Wilkinson. Selected manuscripts receive a $5,000 advance and a book contract. Deadline: April 20. Submit here: screen-door-press.paperform.co #BlackWriters #WritingCommunity #AmWriting #WritersOpportunity

Can any Brit seriously live on a UK state pension of £12,000 a year anywhere in the world? youtu.be/alNnx-ht988 #relocation #addblackgaysky #addtoblacksky #travel #pension

Words fail me. www.theguardian.com/business/202...

Featuring public interviews with seven pioneering Black women who have shaped the arts and also carved out opportunities for the next generation. Part of The George Padmore Institute's archive. 🙏🏽✨️ www.georgepadmoreinstitute.org/news-and-eve...

Dang. We've got storms coming our way. Fav song of ours... youtu.be/V6hQ9HSKlIE?...

Ever find yourself wondering what presidential sounds like? Remember this: “Send me, Lord.” youtube.com/watch?v=PTgw...

Grants for diverse-led UK literature organisations. Speaking Volumes & British Council offer 5 x €7,000 for international collaborations with partners in 43 ODA countries. Residencies, festivals & translation eligible. Projects to conclude by 31 May 2027. speaking-volumes.org.uk/beyond-liter...

🎥 She Broke Every Rule to Save Her Daughter – Lingui, The Sacred Bonds | #Classic #African #Cinema youtu.be/aD50_ZUY6Go

Can't wait to see whatever Al General they intend to replace Claude with so they can generate a derivative war strategy that'll most likely ruin everything and collapse our world with this war! A world war, let us say. Do you love living in a dystopian sci-fi novel?

📌 ICYMI — Hope Beats Hate: Green Party Defeats Reform and Labour in Huge Gorton and Denton By-Election Victory A concerted political and media campaign to scare voters… https://bylinetimes.com/2026/02/27/hope-beats-hate-green-party-defeats-reform-and-labour-in-huge-gorton-and-denton-by-election-…

"Maternity and neonatal services in England are failing too many women, babies, families and staff," said Baroness Amos, who is leading a government-commissioned review. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

🎥 A wealthy anthropologist, is stabbed with an ancient ceremonial dagger, granting him immortality—and an unrelenting thirst for blood. His life changes further when he meets Ganja Meda, leading to a haunting and philosophical exploration of addiction, love, and identity. 🎞️🎬🍿 youtu.be/FB0RQ1taiWI

🎥 Watch Muna Moto (1975), a landmark film in African cinema directed by Jean-Pierre Dikongué-Pipa. This powerful Cameroonian drama explores love, tradition, and the challenges of cultural expectations. 🍿🎬🎞️ youtu.be/NLo3ECrzy00

People in Jalisco have been urged to stay indoors after the killing of 'El Mencho', one of world’s most wanted drug traffickers, triggered widespread unrest trib.al/FjKepKe

Leader of Mexico’s Jalisco cartel, Nemesio Rubén Oseguera Cervantes, ‘El Mencho,’ killed by Mexican military: power vacuum remains. Expected retribution. Possible kidnappings, violence. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02...