Denene Millner knew there was a problem when she saw there were more children’s books about animals than there were stories featuring Black people. https://atlanta.capitalbnews.org/black-childrens-books-denene-millner/

New deals announced for @shadras.bsky.social @titaberredo.bsky.social @ginaperry.bsky.social @artbyvikram.bsky.social + more buff.ly/AGn07t6

Coming soon! #kidlit

Announcing new deals for @tracythewriter.bsky.social @shadras.bsky.social @csjennings.bsky.social @jilliancantor.bsky.social + more

7 spaces still available with @shadras.bsky.social for the Critique Carousel www.scbwi.org/events/criti... #kidlit #Picturebooks #illustration #kidlitart

They scraped my parents' scientific research papers? Hello?!

My latest, on the maga culture vultures who are trying to erase Black people, women and LGBTQ people from American history. Also the Evers family responds. www.joyannreid.com/p/a-nightly-...

Nothing to see here... www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Come on, courts! Yes! 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

Love JB Pritzker. Listen/subscribe to Raging Moderates: link.chtbl.com/2NHNIxjP

There's still enough freedom in the world where people can vote with their wallets... www.politico.eu/article/tesl...

Officials at the FAA have directed staff to identify tens of millions of dollars to fund a Starlink deal for upgrading air traffic control communications. Staff has been instructed to find the funds while minimizing documentation and avoiding a paper trail.

We will never be a monarchy. Know that. To quote the LOTR trilogy: Gondor has no king. Gondor needs no king.

IMPEACH THE LEECH!!!

If you read one thing today… www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

I just want to say thank you to everyone who has reached out with kindness and encouragement, both personally and in these social media streets. So very proud of The Reidout @joy.msnbc.com team, who are truly family, and all of our supporters & friends. See you tomorrow night at 7, one more time ‼️

You should get off Facebook. You should get off Instagram. That said, that’s harder for some people than others. In which case, you should make it harder for Meta to make money off you. (Share this with your relatives.) John Oliver's bit on this last night is great. johnoliverwantsyourraterotica.com

Medicaid is not for sale. NASA is not for sale. The Post Office is not for sale. America is not for sale. We have an obligation to resist kings. We outnumber them. And they can be overwhelmed.

NEW: A program officer inside NIH sent an anonymous message to grantees with some updates and requests for patience. "This is the most stressful work situation most of us have ever been in," it reads. "I know this is tough, but please hang in there with us."

Started reading Renée Watson’s latest book, ALL THE BLUES IN THE SKY about grief and loss for young people. I’m halfway through and haven’t cried yet, but it’s coming. Bloomsbury sent the advanced copies out with a packet of tissues! lol Congrats on another beautiful book Renée! #reneewatson

Enjoying #Cultish by Amanda Montell today. A fun read in trying to understand why folks follow extreme people, ideas, and movements. Listen for free at @libbyapp.bsky.social #fanaticism

I checked my automated investing profiles and made sure I excluded Tesla, Meta, and Amazon from my portfolio. Every bit counts folks. #financialprotest #investing

Lucky in socks.

San Miguel or Oaxaca?

Where’s Batman?

WELCOME TO BLACK HISTORY MONTH

It really didn’t have to be this way America. #92%

Happy Black History Month!

➡️ January 20: FAA director fired ➡️ January 21: Air Traffic Controller hiring frozen ➡️ January 22: Aviation Safety Advisory Committee disbanded ➡️ January 28: Buyout/retirement demand sent to existing employees ➡️ January 29: First American mid-air collision in 16 years Making America Great Again!

Cherry Blossoms 🌸 Hoping to capture the fine details of this famous flowering tree. It took me 300+ hrs to pain this one using a size 3 & 0 brush. ~watercolor ~sold | prints a available #watercolor #art #painting #artist #artwork

And after a week of disengaging with #Instagram, I have permanently deleted my account leaving over 5000 “followers” behind. Passive consumerism will kill us. There was vibrant, connected and abundant life before #META. I’m going back there.

That time when I wrote this seven and one half years ago

Sharing a bit of the process behind "The Snow Queen". I still can’t believe we got snow this year. It feels like magic! ❄️ #oilpainting #oilpaintingprocess

Still off of all META apps now and in the foreseeable future. I’m shocked so many homies are still there tbh. #divestfrommeta #powertothepeople

My kitchen pipe froze and I decided to shut the water off to the house to avoid catastrophe. It worked! #adulting #victory

Having lots of luck finding my illustrator and author community over at #substack. I’ll be using #bluesky for book and art promo.

Happy MLK Day! Can you imagine how ridiculously amazing today would have been if she had won? The playlist alone would have been fire! #mlk #martinhadadream #kamala #martinlutherkingjr #inauguration

Can a headline alone be eligible for a Pulitzer?

Deleted my #META apps and am trying out #fanbase At this point I may just leave my house more and read more books instead of spending energy on social media. #socialmediaalternatives #tiktok

Winter doggie. #dogs #snow #winter

A word. #2025

Morning moonset

Many thanks to Bold Journey Magazine for this interview! boldjourney.com/meet-shadra-... #artist #artwisdom #confidence #kidlit

Holiday cards available in my Etsy shop! #holidaycards www.etsy.shadrieka.com

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