The best read I've come upon in some time. Prescient? One can hope! The irony of sharing it here is not lost on me! @noemamag.com The Last Days Of Social Media #topshelf www.noemamag.com/the-last-day...

Awww it was so good to see you!! 🤎

80 years after the U.S. atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, nuclear weapons still cast a long shadow over the world. Cultural leaders have a leading role to play in creating a critical mass of public demand for change. They are stepping up. 🧵 #CultureAgainstNukes #NukeSky

my Gran braided lore into each line of cornrows over home a #braid is a plait and my trumpet soul is filled with locs of nappy love ~ regina harris baiocchi 🪮 #Fibonacci #haikufeels

✨ CARNEGIE HALL, BABY—WHAA?! ✨ I fell hard for Charu’s Rags and Ragas the moment I heard it, then she heard NoteSpeak 12 and came to our NYC show. Now we’re sharing the stage, plus debuting a new track from the upcoming NoteSpeak (In a Word) (Sept @ropeadope99.bsky.social )Love fest vibes #jazzsky

"We are living in the time when small men and women rule. Our only hope is to become bigger ourselves." Character isn’t built in crisis; it’s revealed. Sherrilyn Ifill once more holds up a mirror to who we are and who we refuse to be. Her work continues to be required reading and good medicine.

Long before many of us could see the cracks, @sifill.bsky.social was already naming the fault lines. Read her. She writes with the kind of unflinching foresight that history will thank, but we must act on now.

Marie Claire Italia mi ha chiesto di scrivere una lettera alla Pace Oggi in edicola il numero con ciò che ho scritto

The New Republic has kindly published what the LA Times and its RFK Jr-supporting billionaire owner Pat Soon-Shiong tried to suppress: newrepublic.com/article/1910...

Wordle 1,320 4/6 🟨🟨⬜🟨⬜ ⬜⬜🟩🟩🟩 ⬜🟨🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 #wordle

Hey #writingcommunity Please give a warm welcome to the absolutely splendid and brilliantly talented @storyclare.bsky.social Follow her for a much-needed dose of good medicine! 🤎🤎🤎

“We can disagree and still love each other unless your disagreement is rooted in my oppression and denial of my humanity and right to exist” James Baldwin

Some days feel like Ross Gay wrote them. sitting in a room full of balloons, wondering which one carries my next delight. Happiest 2025 creating #community. Perfect read for 2025? 👉🏾 The Book of Delights #delight

Photo session featuring artwork from my series Minimal Accident.

A powerful artist and activist. Just everything about this woman and her poetry was good and clean and straight truth. She pushed us. She’d cut you and then smile to show that she’d done it with love. Rest in Peace and Power Nikki Giovanni.

Jesus was at Walgreen’s again.

“We shouldn’t celebrate genocide, but we can honor those who were killed, elevate Native voices, and embrace that spirit of generosity that Indigenous people shared with the Pilgrims.” Ruth H Hopkins www.teenvogue.com/story/thanks... #thanksgiving

When I first left Twitter, I wrote a two minute torch song about the breakup. This migratory moment seemed like a good time to dust it off and record it. And yes, I'm really feeling it in the thumbnail. youtu.be/2CJJaSBZSVY?... #MusicianSky #Songwriter #Music

BuzzFeed just gave my essay a second life. It’s about unraveling the complexities of my family’s unexpected history. Though the headline isn't mine - I stand by the essay! #adopteestories #essays #writingcommunity #writers www.buzzfeed.com/lisamariesim...

Okay, y’all… I have finally decided that retreat is the better part of valor. Bringing some rainbow energy over to these blue skies. #bydhttmwdi

I am always awed by the brilliance of @sifill.bsky.social If you haven’t read this yet, please do. It is illuminating.

Backstage with the incomparable #lakeciabenjamin #jazzlovers I highly recommend you go check her out if you haven’t already👇🏾 Also, news! Funding secured for the last NoteSpeak chapter. Watch this space for #music #poetry and #magic ✨ lakeciabenjamin.com

New day, new sky! Hello! 🙋🏾‍♀️From jazz and spoken word to storytelling in every form, I’m here to share and connect. Looking forward to meeting like-minded souls under this BlueSky.