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Hi friends, I haven't been on socials/twitter for some time. I wanted to share that last August, my mom passed away. It's been the most painful time of my life. I deeply appreciate the people who have reached out in an attempt to hold me during this time, thank you 💙

Rest in power to my great aunt, Cicely Tyson 🌼

"When the living conditions that art evinces haven’t changed, one must always make more imaginaries for one to live in." —Dionne Brand, “Temporary Spaces of Joy and Freedom”

Jingle Jangle on Netflix is a visually beautiful movie but can we get ONE Black fantasy movie w/o Black death? Every light skinned/white person in his life steals from him and he's left as a destitute widower for decades?! Black hustle stories aren't inspirational! They're sad!

I got my taurus some tabis and she got me this 🥰 feeling really loved today (as an aries, one of my love languages is receiving & giving gifts)

I'm making an alt to talk about gardening, grief, topics I want to understand/books I want to finish (or start lol), and garden/food organizing with other Black queer, trans, & agender folks in BK. Please let me know via like/dm/text if you want me to follow back there✌🏿

C/W: death Someone I loved passed away this summer, at 24 years old, from covid. My days are colored with a particular restlessness. Ancestor veneration has grounded me & reshaped my politic. I can no longer tolerate folks who want to return to "normal" or "business as usual".

I started reading Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi this summer and I've been coming back to it in waves. Its been wonderfully upending.

To discuss the "carbon footprint" of machine learning models without naming racial capitalism & how Black marginalized folks' mortality rates are directly impacted due to environmental racism and systemic antiBlackness is so violent. The heart of this is Black indigenous death.

So you're telling me that there's an app where cis men can talk even more? Absolutely not.

Craig of the Creek is way better than I expected. I love this show, it's so cute! ✨

people are partying in the streets in brooklyn, it looks like straight pride out here

The dark skinned Black trans folks that I met in Cuba last year reminded me & my friends that a revolution is nothing if it isn't led by Black trans folks. They said [translated], "Revolution? No it hasn't happened yet. They (the white Cubans and mestizos) think it has."

Last year, at the start of a 6 hr hike through la Sierra Maestra, where the Cuban revolutionary guerilla movement began.

Anti-blackness is the foundation of the entire digital landscape.

In Cuba last year with Gloria Rolando, creator of "Eyes of The Rainbow" documentary & friend of Assata. She had just come from seeing her + told us she is loved and protected. Afro Cubans in solidarity with Black Americans struggling for liberation ✊🏿 Happy Birthday Assata!

Happy #NonBinaryDay ✊🏿

cis folks regurgitating the work of Black trans and non-binary folks without credit and positioning it as new information is not only boring, but reductive.

I'm really proud of the broccoli and basil growing in our community garden. When I planted them, they were both the size of a small fist 🥰

Cis folks are clinging so hard to positions, industries, and structures Black trans folks have already deemed obsolete.

I've been wanting these books for a while, finally committing to reading them! "Demonic Grounds: Black Women and the Cartographies of Struggle" by Katherine McKittrick and "In the Wake: On Blackness and Being" by Christina Sharpe

Just reflecting on a few years ago, I was having a particularly rough week and @datalkinbook sent me some youtube links of Frank Wilderson III's interviews and a book list. Still thankful for that moment

This reminds me of the time Am*r*c*n E*xp*** reached out to me about speaking on a "women in tech" panel...for free. I told them to create a trans/NB in tech panel and pay everyone involved and they agreed and then claimed they didn't have a budget. Am*x didn't have the budget 😂

A tech group tried reached out to me for free "inclusion" advice so I recommended they create non-D&I positions and work to make sure Black women & femmes were prioritized for those new roles. If anyone is looking for a non-technical salaried remote position, I can direct you.

Juneteenth with my fellow Black queer gardeners ☀️

to the West Africans celebrating Juneteenth for some reason, please keep this same energy and invite me to y'all's christmas events on the continent, I haven't tried jollof yet but I'd like to 👀

This was the most beautiful, well organized, and impactful march I've participated in! I'm so grateful to the folks at @TheOkraProject @GlitsInc @4THEGWORLS @BTFAcollective who centered Black trans folks & Black trans power while prioritizing our well being. Thank you 💙

There's no reasoning or negotiating with the police; abolish the police state.

Yesterday was my 28th birthday. I sat under the stars on a rooftop with my partner, had wonderful food, and filled the day with laughter and rest. I'm very thankful for all of the love I've received this year.

I'm dating an amazing Taurus who surprised me with a trip into the mountains just to read and eat vegan food 🥰

“Caminante, no hay puentes, se hace puentes al andar.” / "Voyager, there are no bridges, one builds them as one walks." - Gloria E. Anzaldúa

Cooking with friends has brought me a lot of joy lately 💙

“Freedom is not something that anybody can be given. Freedom is something people take, and people are as free as they want to be.” – James Baldwin

Woke up to an email from @paxful after my btc wallet was hacked (among a large number of accounts): "...Once bitcoins are sent they cannot be taken back or reversed. This is how bitcoin works and we have no control over it. Really sorry for your loss."

One of my brilliant friends that I met while traveling in Cuba told me this: "We must remember that whiteness is not an identity. It's an ideology. It has no real history."

My skincare routine is a culmination of all the black women and femmes I've dated these past 6 months. I'm finally walking in God's light, rose water changed me for the better 😂

I've been hinting at some of the things I've been working on these past 3 months but again, I will not say anything publicly until it's done. Listen to me talk about some things here:

I was at a camp in rural western Cuba when I saw this sticker for PGP encryption. Secure communication enables revolution!

Smiling all the way to Santiago de Cuba ft Smokey Robinson

I'm incredibly thankful to have explored the provinces with these beautiful people I call friends

While in Cuba these past 3 weeks, I managed to get bronchitis and severe pneumonia (due to diet, aggressively hiking through mountains and rural exploring in my free time) - it took 40 mins total to see a doctor, get an x-ray, diagnosed, and medicated. All FREE

This month has been filled with a deeper connection to work, to appreciating beauty, joy, and sharing love

This month I: Met with queer + trans afro-Cuban collectives and fostered relationships with queer Caribbean folk Hiked the entirety of the Sierra Maestra mountains Experienced carnival in Santiago Visited Guantanamo Bay Added a few mentors and advisors for product support

While I was learning to program many years ago, I visited Cuba on a state sponsored trip to connect with leaders, educators, queer organizers and develop a connection to one of the few places on Earth that resists tech imperialism. Now I'm back and learning more than ever.

We honored Toni Morrison last night in Santiago de Cuba in English and Spanish, Afro Cubans and Black Americans collectively celebrating her life and legacy with dance and music.

Mourning Toni Morrison from Santiago de Cuba. Amidst the figures and fighters of this revolution; a tribute tonight will be made by black Americans and afro Cubans alike in her honor. "I get angry about things, then go on and work." Rest in Peace Toni Morrison.

So thankful to have a friend like Stevie - we met at @AffectTheVerb 2 years ago, many thanks to @elea for such an impactful conf that year The best part about conferences are the passionate, considerate folks who reshape your perspective. (Who knew Vancouver was beautiful?)

Being vegan at a tech conference often means eating copious amounts of hummus or salad and likely nothing else.

Incredible talk from @MalaikaInk on centering the user in the design process and utilizing empathetic strategies #DCCFive