Taraji done effed around and stole Halloween 😍

Black people, I'ma say this with love, kill your ego. We are not above public critique. Imagine a world in which James Baldwin, bell hooks, Ta-Nehisi Coates, the likes & more, engaged in an art or expanded in a space of thought expertise, where they did not, in fact, critique.

A core memory of the book, Ugly Ways by Tina McElry Ansa has popped up and rested on my mind for months. I first read my mother's copy when I was 9/10yo.

#ISO Used 32"x48" portrait frame in the NYC area. Will pick up.

Amen 🙏🏽

Let's have an honest & unfortunate chat about when children are the byproduct of a man's attempt to claim ownership over a woman's body. You see quick he bucks when there's another man around his ex but lies quiet when his children are being publicly disrespected. 1/2

Step 1: Acknowledge you're all out of comfortable or convenient options Step 2: Consider their alternatives w/ protecting the most vulnerable and achieving the goal of saving the greatest number of people the most harm as 1st priority Step 3: Collaborate w/ people doing Step 2 or get out the way

Just when I thought dying with all my God given jibbs intact was an achievement, here comes #JT talmbout she on her third set. Every damn day capitalism tries to find new ways to call me poor! SMH

I can't imagine Harriet Tubman thinking this...tuh!

*deep sigh* Years from now Nicki finna get her jibbs knocked out by a rando, in an untraceable incident. I know it's bad when I'm seeing barbz starting to cringe and call out her behavior.

America has BEEN this, truth be told. That's why it leans so heavily on the 2nd Amendment.

the president of the united states wants to use the american military to kill american citizens on american soil. that's the whole story!

Saw this and… facts

Dear NYC: I will continue to exit through the gates and hold it open while I search for imaginary gum at the bottom of my bag until the platform empties, EVERY SINGLE TIME. - a Native

In a rare move, members of the press have organized a rally in protest against rising repression following the arrest of *yet another* NY-based photojournalist for documenting the aftermath of a protest event. 3pm - Foley Square - 10/1 #JournalismIsNotACrime

This was always a part of the plan. Manufactured consent & control. It's terrifying and when I've expressed this, it's always "Can't beat, join em" or "Black ppl need to get into the field so we can leverage." So then, um, how exactly are we supposed to turn this ship of techno-fascism around?!

Y'all wasnt there! Smh

October is the best month of the year. It just is!

Came across this picture of me from last fall season that gave me instant perspective of silver linings amidst a rough September: - Hoodie season is approaching. - I'm STILL fine.

The answer is no. It's built on racialized capitalism.

Pack him and his musty campaign right on up outta here.

September marks the remembrance of a four-day wave of racial terror that left at least 25 Black men, women, and children dead, hundreds injured or missing, and businesses destroyed. atlanta.capitalbnews.org/1906-atlanta...

“Representation” was the feds’ biggest hit since crack lol

Now watch them try to justify or act all confused like they don't understand what the diagram is implying. If you're confused or in denial, you're the problem.

ATCQ, easily.

One thing about me, I love my Bustelo French-pressed and BLACK!!!!!

...I think I'll have myself a pumpkin-spiced matcha latte tomorrow. Treat myself to a lil razzle dazzle.

Great match but definitely not the greatest for Coco. We will never quite understand the pressure they must've been under.

I think I wanna re-watch The Good Place. I really enjoyed that series.

Morning reminder to those who oppress the working class on this Labor Day! 😘

Since the November elections, I've quietly watched and would mentally note particular creators, some of whom I even follow and share their content, who seem to always stop short of speaking on "international" efforts or ignore valid critiques of liberalism or establishment politics of the Dem party.

Honestly, I'm glad we are having discourse about the need to critique the Democratic Party, Black liberalism, systems that pay to protect its messaging, and the futility of the two-party system.

If there was ever a time to start swinging the ax at the trunk of the two-party system, it would be now. And I pray we do it.

I have sooo many thoughts about all this content creator controversy smh.

I know I'm late, but y'all really shouldn't have kept S.A. Cosby from me for so long. Y'all selfish as hell. #booksky

The Community Book Center in New Orleans, a staple of Bayou Road, faces new challenges as tariffs increase prices. Black businesses are already preparing for tighter budgets and shifting customer priorities.

NYS Gov Kathy Hochul talks a good one about saving democracy when the national spotlight is on her, but remains to have a sh*tty track record when it comes to progressive policy and is in bed with Big Oil & Real Estate.

People forget that lynchings were also a form of entertainment. Postcards, picnics, souvenirs. Spectacular acts of racial violence made into communal experiences of white pleasure. The mechanisms of violence may have changed, but their libidinal craving for Black death remains intact

This could be the beginning of something beautiful!

Just when I thought I knew all the horror and depth of neglect about Hurricane Katrina, I watched that Nat Geo documentary. Environmental and climate genocide is a real thing. It's an act of warfare. My Lord on today...smh

"What began as a modest effort by a few members of a small congregation to reach out to migrants would evolve into a deep experiment in solidarity..." our new issue of @hammerandhope.bsky.social is out! today I want to highlight this article by Benji Hart hammerandhope.org/article/chic...

I think I'm ready now. The cloud has lifted.

The depth of the negative impacts COVID infections had on people's mental health.

Yes. In existential crisis, I was that "someone" following *me* around. I was determined to prove to myself just how serious I was about my goals. Painful and necessary journey of growth and acceptance, for me.

Started adding my protein to my slow oats and I'm pleased. Initially, I was too nervous that the powder would overpower it but it's subtle and enjoyable. I need some more creative recipes. #slowoats #overnightsoats #bulk

I'm here, still working and quietly observing the movement space in NYC. Paying close attention to the workers, actors & distractors since 2020.

Best Rap Verse Features of the Year: JID "Gold Feet" Nas "OMERTA" Tyler the Creator "P.O.V." #musicsky #hiphopsky #rapsky

I have a Know-It-All at work who has been one-upping me lately. Thought I was bugging at first, but after some glaring observations, I've realized she's been in a perpetual state of trying to prove herself and not be overshadowed, esp. with me as the new kid on the block. *deep sigh*