AWP recap in photos. 📸 Great readings, lovely writers. Completely exhausted, but good vibes overall. @zoebossiere.bsky.social @womanistbae.bsky.social @earthtokb.bsky.social @fredaepum.bsky.social @krysmalcolmbelc.bsky.social

📝 @fredaepum.bsky.social Out now from @feministpress.bsky.social Paperback: bookshop.org/a/90290/9781... Ebook also available on Bookshop.org

sometimes it seems like people want to get published like it will Solve Their Problems and I just want to confirm that after you publish they don't give you a new childhood, you still have to live with yourself, it's just that some of that self is on display this month at a Review

Hey there! There's a GoFundMe campaign to help someone get a set of false teeth, as they’re on disability and can’t afford it on their own. Every donation, no matter how small, makes a real difference, so please consider clicking the link below to contribute or share it with others.

HHS plans to remove gender dysphoria from disability protections under Section 504—but 17 GOP AGs are still pushing a lawsuit that could gut all federal disability protections. Schools, hospitals, and workplaces could refuse accommodations. #DisabilityRights #TransRights \

This image captures the joy of 155 strangers signing up to hear me to talk about my first book.

Thanks for having me @debutiful.bsky.social!

Next stop on the Gloomy Girl tour! See you soon LA!

Thanks so much @ironhorselitrev.bsky.social! Gloomy Girl is also perfect for upcoming Mental Health Awareness month in May! 😉

Reposting for awareness.

Still glowing from my book launch last week!

Guys Gloomy Girl is officially on shelves next week! And so is my book launch! I'll be sharing more press and good news throughout this month! First, another Most Anticipated List from the Chicago Review of Books! chireviewofbooks.com/2025/01/06/o...

It's happening!!!

Feeling so fortunate to be alive at the same time as Nikki Giovanni. I started writing about home in 2015 and love seeing how Nikki Giovanni contemplated home in 1974. Writing helps us find belonging across time. #booksky #blacksky #writingcommunity #history #art #authors #poetry #artists #writing

Guys, I'm a Most Anticipated 😭. Thank you so much Debutiful, for naming Gloomy Girl one of the most anticipated debut books of 2025! Who knew my ruminating on hopefully making the list was ✨manifesting✨ Very happy the book's innovative structure is getting some shine. 😌

Gloomy Girl's Amazon ranking shot up over the last week! Thank you to everyone who has pre-ordered! If you read the book and liked it (hopefully 🥹), I would love it if you could leave a review on Amazon or Goodreads. Or request it at your local library or book store. Linking both pages below. 🖤

For those who aint aware Spotify Wrapped was brought to yall via the brilliance of a Black Woman’s mind. While yall enjoy the moment today here’s a reminder that Black American creatives are still making huge cultural impact with very little credit and pay. www.refinery29.com/en-us/2020/1...

One of the single best things you can do for us on #InternationalDayofPeoplewithDisabilities is to wear a mask. Make public spaces safe for us again. Join us in demanding masks in healthcare. Refuse to leave us by the wayside.

Illinois has put an end to the injustice of cash bail. And it’s working better than anyone expected.

"I came to theory because I was hurting-the pain within me was so intense...I came to theory desperate, wanting to comprehend-to grasp what was happening around and within me. I saw in theory then a location for healing." - Toni Morrison. Here’s me at the start of my book and me now. Out Jan 15!

So I've applied for some grants and fellowships that would allow me to be a full-time writer for a while if I got them! *Fingers crossed*

Proud of myself for pushing through to the next newsletter entry! This piece features art from Gloomy Girl. And started as a response to a prompt from new writer friend Zeba Blay in her Pop Culture is Personal class: a manifesto on why we write. As always, here's a sneak peak.

I've relaunched my newsletter! 🎉 Finally feeling a little more room to breathe this year and I decided to relaunch my newsletter. Pub day is January 14! Have you pre-ordered? 👀. Here's a sneak peak (links to all sources are in the newsletter itself. --- Why talk about identity and publishing?

Ive noticed the same issue with the history packs. I didn't bother pointing it out, because what would be the point? It feels weird to ASK to include BIPOC historians, if you can't even see us as part of your community.

Hi, here are some quick notes about the upcoming holidays. If your absence from the holiday table is a political act, don’t assume your silence communicates your politics. Tell them why. “I don’t break bread with people just attempted to poison me.”

Kendrick Lamar just dropped the music video for "Squabble Up"

i thought the rap battle arena *was* the court of law

That's my bb 🥰

#AcademicSky #BVM Here's an intro post. I'm Freda. I'm a writer, artist, social justice consultant, and educator. My debut memoir, The Gloomy Girl Variety Show, comes out in Jan. with Feminist Press. My style blends cultural criticism, personal narrative, & pop culture, from a Black feminist lens.

I knew I was spending too much time online when I saw an email with the subject line “It’s Giving Tuesday” and my first thought was “what kind of vibe does Tuesday give?”

Oh! Yes to all of this! I think my favorite is when your program tells you to take care of your mental health but doesn’t change anything structurally about the program to address concerns. Taking care of mental health is then added to the list of all the other areas I feel like a failure.

Black working class voters have to choose to minimize racism while white working class voters get the option of investing in the psychological wages of whiteness. The choice Black folks make doesn’t suggest “no economic anxiety.” It suggests “racism anxiety takes higher precedent.”

Race & Disability Syllabus with all the things to analyze #Project2025 on racial & disability justice. Organized by the mandate's chapters and themes, users can submit their own resources to contribute to the knowledge base using the embedded form. docs.google.com/document/d/e...

If youre following me, I really hope youre also following Long Covid and Covid Conscious threads there. These topics have few followers right now, but theyre critical to disability justice.

Since moving here from the hellscape that is X, my feed is somehow now full of posts about how awesome libraries are and I am HERE FOR IT! Support your local libraries, they provide a warm space safe for everyone and the free gift of knowledge!

It's Trans Awareness Week so I gotta s/o my book, PANSY:A BLACK AMERICAN MEMOIR, a mix of poetry + nonlinear storytelling by a Black southern transmasc person (me). Share, like, buy it, tell ya' friends—all of that is support! 🖤✏️ #blackbooksky #booksky #blackauthors tinyurl.com/3tarzy2f

Feature request: ability to bookmark please 🙏🏾 🧪 #scipol #academicsky

The AAUP has been defending academic freedom for over a century. They offer legal support and organize faculty across campuses. Expanding AAUP chapters can strengthen our defenses and power. This is a resource we should be using—and GROWING. Join it. www.aaupfoundation.org/special-fund...

So every time I open a student paper in word it's a ferpa violation?

I don't know a single Black woman planning to attend any women's marches and I truly believe that the energy would be better spent having small coffee klatsches in your community where you actually talk to your fucking Trump loving lady neighbors and family members. But nobody wants to do that.

The research for this essay means the most to me. The second part of my research traces the contemporary effects of the amnesia around slavery on the descendants of a historically enslaved community in India and is forthcoming. 🗃️ #earlymodern #skystorians www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

AJ Romriell on “The Last of Us,” the Great Salt Lake, and the painful, complicated days and weeks after he received his positive HIV diagnosis

Goodreads is owned by Jeff Bezos. A better alternative is StoryGraph, a Black woman-owned platform. And before y’all start, you can transfer all your Goodreads data to Storygraph so you literally have no excuse.

“This moment demands we all recognize the importance of trans ppl in our lives, as family, friends, neighbors, classmates, colleagues, and fellow Americans who are as essential to a future that is more free, more just, and more equitable for all.” glaad.org/resources-fo... #TransgenderAwarenessWeek

Stephen King just got thrown off twitter for calling Musk the First Lady.

Most people don’t know that slavery still exists. Amendment 13 abolishes slavery except where imprisoned. There should be no exceptions to abolish slavery.

People will be like "Oh! These trans people want outrageous things!" and the "outrageous things" are literally just • legal protections against discrimination in employment, housing, healthcare, public accommodations, etc • the ability to update identity documents to accurately reflect name/gender

Hey #chronicillness friends, looking to make more friends with #fibromyalgia, #pcos, and #chronicpain. Especially other #blackwomen! <3

Hi blueskeets, trying to get in on the next social media hype. My name is Freda, I'm an essayist, poet, artist, and racial equity consultant. My first full length essay collection, THE GLOOMY GIRL VARIETY SHOW is forthcoming from Feminist Press (send 'em an code). Happy to join the community!