A few years ago I started replacing every "we should" with "I should" and this really helps me to stay grounded.

If other people's children are fair targets in war, then so are yours.

“I Thought” is really that girl. Brandy got in that booth and lost her entire mind. All gas no brakes.

In a conversation between June Jordan and Angela Y. Davis, published in 1990, Jordan said she was concerned about how much despair there is cuz people often take it out on themselves. She said she wanted a return to rage, where it’s taken out on the system.

some catfish and grits would do me good right now.

Absolutely packed house tonight to hear how @projectsaltbox.bsky.social is bringing data into the fight against ICE.

gin does make a lot of things much better.

Corinne Bailey Rae has an excellent discography, but also, this song in particular has aged like fine wine as cultural politics have finally caught up with it.

Tricky released his debut album ‘Maxinquaye’ 31 years ago on February 20, 1995 album.ink/TrickyMx

Maryland had few mumps cases in 2025. This year is very different.

i wish i could’ve experienced abbey lincoln live.

Jesse Jackson, whose impassioned oratory and vision of a “rainbow coalition” of the poor and forgotten made him the nation's most influential Black figure in the years between the civil rights crusades of Martin Luther King Jr. and the election of Barack Obama, died on Tuesday at 84. Follow live.

One of the most requested artists for the Tiny Desk is finally here. Jill Scott shares some new music along with the classics we've been yearning for. n.pr/4qImbtU

- y’all genuinely do not care about how harmful AI is and it’s really upsetting me & my homegirls.

A church queen from Chicago is going to give you the nastiest gospel house track. The big lead vocal + the choir yelling to the high heavens! Synthesizers and drum machines oontz oontz-ing open.spotify.com/track/2J4KFb...

I KNEW IT!!!! MARIAH CAREY, YOU WILL BE VINDICATED!!!!!!!

I love Black women so MUCH! 😩🥰

i’ve got stop falling asleep at 9pm. 🫩

Tubi Becomes the New Cartoon Network Next Month

eve came out the gate swinging.

It is absolutely outrageous that Moderna’s flu vaccine was met with a “refusal-to-file” even after their approved their protocol with FDA and carried out the trial as agreed. This vaccine works better in older adults than the current flu vaccines. apnews.com/article/mode...

Why are they giving it away for free in everything everywhere all at once?! They never give us anything for free

nearly a year of working on this wonderful project of archiving and digitizing my found photo collection of 20th century black life. to be a caretaker of something, someone is an extreme honor and privilege. grateful as the work stretches on another year.

this has been the laziest saturday in a minute.

I've had a promotional VHS for the test animation that became Batman: The Animated Series for a long time, I bought it on eBay in like...1999? The version they put as a bonus on the DVD said they lost the audio but uh, here it is. You're welcome Bruce Timm.

I love big lips

More attention here, please.

Today—and EVERY day—is a great day to celebrate Meshell Ndegeocello's dynamic discography | Tell us what your all-time favorite Meshell Ndegeocello album is + explore more here: album.ink/MNDisc

Happy Birthday Tricky! Explore his musical legacy (including audio & video highlights) here: album.ink/TrickyHBD

The United States has officially withdrawn from the World Health Organization. This is a shameful move that puts both Americans and people all over the world at greater risk from disease outbreaks, which require international collaboration to contain.

Maryland hospitals are flooded with flu patients. They will soon get millions in aid.

cold weather should absolutely be outlawed

looks like this night is gonna end with a rewatch of a few episodes of Fringe

so many of my favourite musical artists are horny, sad, curious, and/or full of rage.

If it isn't from KFC, keep it away from me

They have quite an operation going. www.mprnews.org/episode/2026...

When you focus on the regular people showing up magnificently in all of their flawed beauty, it helps you to keep going.

I DO NOT CARE IF THE PERSON ICE IS BRUTALIZING IS A U.S. CITIZEN OR NOT AND EVERY TIME YOU MAKE THE DISTINCTION IT'S LIKE YOU'RE SAYING YOU'RE FINE WITH THEM BRUTALIZING IMMIGRANTS

Pinkshift is the next Baltimore band you need to know www.thebanner.com/culture/musi...

for someone that released only two albums (one as a band) and a standalone song, cree summer has a solid ass discography.

idk. “helpless” and “hopeless” are becoming terms of white ineptitude FOR ME. WE never could afford to be which is how we persevered (see hymnals and such) i’m becoming a little prickly when it comes to that sentiment coming from Black folks