🚨 everybody swyd, Kendrick released a new album #musicsky #hiphopsky

Breathing is a healing practice

New here, what makes #bluesky different from all the other apps?

Last week, I attended the Auburn Avenue Research Library’s Collecting, Researching, and Writing While Black Conference. The keynote speaker touched on the importance of collecting and keeping records of the things/people/places/moments that matter to you the most.

In Becoming by Michelle Obama, she said something that stuck with me along the lines of “I wasn’t special but it was the resources presented to me and people who believed in me that propelled me forward.” Growing up as a “gifted” student made me feel special but reading her book made me realize how

Are you passionate about exploring the intersection of culture, media, history, and philosophy? Then join my new starter pack which is a curated space for Black thinkers, creatives, and visionaries. Calling all writers, academics, and curious minds! Like to be added #BlackAdemics go.bsky.app/QDSkxK3

You know what I’m loving about Bluesky so far? That this place isn’t filled it all the screaming. It’s like walking out of an insane asylum into a cute cafe with naked people

Every couple of months I have a dystopian nightmare. Can’t pin it down to my 6th grade reading selection or this real life dystopia on the rise

I want to create a starter pack for the intellectual black community to serve as a curated space for/to honor Black thinkers, writers, and visionaries and for those who want to expand their perspectives and challenge norms. Like if you want to be added 🫶🏽 #BlackSky

“sometimes you gotta pop out and show 🥷🏽” was the hardest line of the year. argue with yo momma #blacksky

Ngl as much as I hope for a revolution and liberation for our people nothing is gonna change capitalism has too many of us are distracted they got us right where they want us #blacksky

#blackwomensky #womanistsky

Media literacy isn’t just understanding the content you’re consuming. It is: - the ability to distinguish facts from misinformation - recognizing bias and hidden agendas -decoding persuasive tactics -questioning representation and inclusivity -thinking critically when consumption #medialiteracy

… making more of an effort to use correct punctuation here because feels new & fancy. 📝👩‍💻

Black women as Queens in tv and film #TVSky #FilmSky

reading all about love by bell hooks last year was really a man in the mirror moment for me. love is a practice that takes time, intention, and consistency #blackbooksky

Where are the black girls who are readers not just read books but I’m talking about prefer long form articles, forums, wiki, etc. over other media? #BlackBookSky #readers

I started playing #Sims4 and realized how inherently #existentialist it is. That was the day I fell in love with existentialism. It also helped with my anxiety 🥹

daily dose of stoicism

So glad I quit Tik Tok after 3 years and 80k+ followers. That app has a way of making being “authentic” feel real fake #contentcreator #tiktok

In a place where I’m balancing being an #intellectual and being a #creative. Who is successfully doing it and what does it look like in practice?

Am I the only one who doesn’t want to run intro anyone they know on this app?? I feel like growing up as a preteen/teen in the 2010s high key made social media central to our identities. Our social identities has made us hyper-aware of our public persona especially with people we know in real life