In these times we must find our joy and hold on to it!! It was a great honor to work on this project with these men. I hope you find as much joy in reading it as we did creating it!!! Pre-order link below bit.ly/transjoyanth...

In these times we must find our joy and hold on to it!! It was a great honor to work on this project with these men. I hope you find as much joy in reading it as we did creating it!!! Pre order link below bit.ly/transjoyanth...

Those who hurt us cannot heal us. - Isaac's Song #bookthearpy #dyslexicbooknerd #blaqueoutmag #resistanceisreading #bookrecommendations #blackmenread #ReadingIsPower #BlackBookSky #BlackQueerBookSky

"Apologies don't heal the wounded. They're for the perpetrator-Isaac's Song #booktherapy #dyslexicbooknerd #blaqueoutmag #blackmenread #bookrecommendations #resistanceisreading #BlackBookSky ##BlackQueerBookSky

This book gave me something I didn't even know I needed made me think about my own father in a different way. #booktherapy #dyslexicbooknerd #blaqueoutmag #blackmenread #readingispower #resistanceisreading #bookrecommendations #BlackBookSky ##BlackQueerBookSky

"They'll never cut Social Security" is the new "they'll never overturn Roe v Wade."

Happy Pub Day Tracy Deonn !!! Can not wait to get into this series. #booktherapy #dyslexicbooknerd #blaqueoutmag #bookrecommendations #buyblackreadblack ##BlackBookSky #blackmenread

Come join us March 7th at 7pm on our Blaque/Out Magazine FB and Instagram pages for a much needed conversation #BlackQueerSky #BlackQueerCreativeSky ##Blacktransvoicesmatter #Blaqueoutmag

Choose YOURSELF. ❤️ #BlackGaySky #TransLivesMatter

Hey guys 🖤 I created a starter pack to find all Black Queer Creatives on BlueSky. Rather you are in fashion, contemporary art, music, entertainment, film, photography, graphic design, writing, etc., this is all of us. Let me know if you need to be added! go.bsky.app/6fW47Bf

First Cigar Post Surgery oh how I've missed it. #CigarSky #Peaceandquite #backyardwiththepups

It's that time of year again!!Whose reading with me this year? Be looking out for book recs and my TBR for this yearly event! #dyslexicbooknerd #blaqueoutmag #bookthearpy #Blacktransvoicesmatter #resistanceisreading #blackmenread #BlackBookSky #BlackQueerBookSky

The termination of 850 Indian Health Service physicians, nurses, and dentists will have a grave impact on access to care for millions of Native Americans. Upholding our treaty obligations is not optional.

Make your calls. Go to your town halls. Ask your state and local officials what they are doing under state and local law. Rest. Hydrate. Make soup for the hungry. Don’t let people tell you that you’re doing it wrong. Not a sprint. Not a marathon. A relay. Find your team. Thank you.

U.S. District Judge Brendan Hurson blocks 2 parts of 2 Executive Orders that Restrict Gender-Affirming Care #blaqueoutmagazine #blaqueoutreports #genderaffirmingcare youtube.com/shorts/qADeI...

2.13.25 Blaque/OUT Report: The "T" in LGBT has been removed from the Stonewall National Monument website youtube.com/shorts/7t6u5... #stonewall

Day 13 of me asking you to use this Black History Month to make a difference. My publishing imprint is putting out our first book later this year & I need your help to fund more projects. Consider investing $5 or $12 a month! Every dollar helps us invest in authors. Leftunreadbooks.binderybooks.com

newsisout.com/2025/02/tran... This is the most hateful and disrespectful shit like wtf do they think were just going to stand for this. #dyslexicbooknerd #bookthearpy #blaqueoutmag #BlackQueerSky

I had the pleasure of sitting down with Dem Bois Podcast. Do an old man a favor and check it out when you get a chance! Link below #dyslexicbooknerd #bookthearpy #demboipodcast #BlackQueerSky #BlackTransVoices #BlackSky #BlackBookSky #Blaqueoutmag open.spotify.com/episode/1NtH...

After years of celebrating diversity & inclusion Google has removed cultural observances from its calendar system. In addition, Google Maps has changed the Gulf of Mexico's name to the Gulf of America for United States users. All other countries will see "Gulf of Mexico (Gulf of America)". #news

And the ARC"s keeping coming!!! I'm excited to read this one as well. As a Trans Man it's important that our history be told that our Ancestors be honored #dyslexicbooknerd #bookthearpy #blackmenread #resistanceisreading #BlackBookSky #BlackQueerBookSky #Blaqueoutmag

Day 10 of me asking you to invest in my publishing imprint for $5 or $12. My goal is to not only publishing Black and brown stories that challenge the status quo, but to create resources that make publishing more accessible for everyone. If you can, please help.❤️ Leftunreadbooks.binderybooks.com

We are 1/4 the way through #BlackHistoryMonth, and I've got FOUR lists celebrating #BlackBooksky creators so far! Check the thread and make sure you're following all these wonderful people 🥰 Comment or tag anyone else I should add in the comments! And please repost 🙏🏻 💜 go.bsky.app/aeFQK1

The United States Military Academy has just eliminated all Cadet clubs and activities for POC. Most of these have existed for decades like the Society of Black Engineers. They were there when I was a Cadet in 1987. All of the religious ones remain. This isn’t DEI. It’s white Christian Nationalism.

"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 #dyslexicbooknerd #bookthearpy #blackmenread #readingispower #resistanceisreading ##BlackBookSky #blaqueoutmag

Nasty work!

"My race needs no special defense, for the past history of them in this country proves them to be the equal of any people anywhere. All they need is an equal chance in the battle of life." - Robert Smalls 1865 #BlackSky #BlackHistoryIsHistory #Educationispower

In the February 2025 issue of Blaque/OUT we dive deeper into the story of Santonio Coleman. To read more about San's story and the full issue of the February Blaque/OUT, visit: www.blaqueout.com/magazine www.blaqueout.com/blaqueoutonl... #blaqueoutmagazine #santoniocoleman #justiceforsan

BHM DAY#4 What do you know about William Roscoe Leake who became the incomparable Willi Ninja???? Artists, Performer, Choreographer.... Ballroom LEGEND.

“To be African American is to be African without any memory and American without any privilege.” —James Baldwin ✊🏿✊🏿✊🏿#dyslexicbooknerd #bookthearpy #blaqueoutmag #blackmenread #readingispower #resistanceisreading #BlackBookSky

When I say I'm super stoked I just got approved for @blacktopkid.bsky.social King of Ashes from Edelweiss!! Do not disturb going on my phone right now! #dyslexicbooknerd #bookthearpy #blaqueoutmag #blackmenread #readingispower #resistanceisreading ##bookrecommendations #BlackBookSky

My motivation for initiating this project was to illustrate that we are more than our traumatic experiences,This anthology is slated for release on Trans Day of Visibility, March 31st, this year. .#dyslexicbooknerd #readingispower #blackmenread #resistanceisreading #transjoyisresistance

The New York attorney general, Letitia James, has warned New York hospitals that complying with the White House’s executive order to end gender-affirming medical care for transgender youth could well violate state law.

To quote Beyoncé: “Genre is a code word to keep us in our place” Do what you love, genre be damned

This recovery from this surgery has not been for the weak I've been home a week now and it feels like the first day home this past week has been rough! #dyslexicbooknerd #healingishard #stillhere

We shouldn’t have only 1 black woman head coach in the WNBA..hate it..

You're not overwhelmed. You're under attack.

#authorspotlight Leslye Penelope is one of my all time favorite authors. Not only is her historical fantasy tight, fast-paced stories filled with hope, resilience, and community, she makes sure Black queer folk are there on the page living life or their existence is discussed. #booksky 🪐📚

Jasmine Crockett: "The problem is that Americans thought it was okay to take a full fledged criminal and make him the President of the US and then they want to act aghast when he does criminal things. Let me tell you, we have a thug in charge of the US and if we don't wake up we may not have a US"

5 ways to celebrate #BlackHistoryMonth (cause the fed govt doesn’t run your house) 1. Find out what Sojourner Truth REALLY said 2. Buy a Black horror, scifi or fantasy book 3. Listen to “Naima” by John Coltrane 4. Send the victims of the LA fires in Altadena a few coins 5. Get a library card

Approximately 1 in 6 Union Navy servicemen during the Civil War was Black, and unlike the Union Army, the Navy was integrated. For a good historical start on this subject, see Joseph P. Reidy's essay: www.archives.gov/publications...

The stamp also serves as a reminder of the stock from which we were born and confirms significantly that how one lives his or her life today stands as a testament to one's forever after. -The Autobiography Of Malcolm X Malcolm X son speaking on his father's postal stamp. #dyslexicbooknerd

My February TBR and some hopefuls!!! #dyslexicbooknerd #blaqueoutmag #bookthearpy #readingispower #resistanceisreading #BlackBookSky #bookrecommendations #BlackHistoryIsHistory

Happy: Black history Black present Black future Black love Black joy Black health Black healing Black people Black community Black family Black kids Black culture Black creativity Black ingenuity Black legacy Black innovation Black liberation Black resistance Black existence ...month🖤

Did you know? In 1968, 24 Black men in Pittsburgh revolutionized emergency medicine. The Freedom House Ambulance Service was established to provide emergency medical care to underserved Black neighborhoods—creating the world’s first paramedics.

The Internet Archive has to date downloaded 500 terabytes of US government websites, which it crawls at the end of every presidential term. The whole archive is fully searchable. This effort's housed by a donation-funded nonprofit, not a branch of the US government. blog.archive.org/2024/05/08/e...