Kawandi quilts. made by women of the Siddi people, descendants of early African migrants to South Asia #womensart

“The Songstress, the Scribe, & the Scholar.” Celebrating the 80th Birthday of Serina K. Gilbert, the Matriarch of Promise Land TN. #booksky #reconstruction #TeachHistory

lol in case folks haven't noticed, every political and economic attack in this country is perfected on minorities FIRST and then scaled. 🤷🏿‍♀️

So happy to see this!

Sunrises and Silhouettes in St. Augustine Fl. #3rdShiftSky #photography #summerdreams #sunrise #insomniapost

#ThrowbackThursday A stunning Key West sunset. #sunset #photography📷 #earthjoy

Kanopy eats. Free access with library card.

Beaten by last night’s storm, but still blooming.🌹 Happy #Rosewednesday ! 🌱 #gardeningfeed #flowers #flowerfeed #bloomscrolling #photography

Ta-Nehisi Coates on Charlie Kirk and those who have canonized him. archive.ph/2025.09.16-2...

A second hanging in Mississippi. www.wlbt.com/2025/09/16/m...

Without autonomy, your freedom is limited. #afrofuturistdesign

Rare portraits of enslaved Mississippians displayed together at the Mississippi Museum of Art www.timeswv.com/news/nationa...

Reminiscing about a recent visit to this important place on the anniversary of this dark day in American history. Sep. 15. 1963. “They did not live long lives, but they lived meaningful lives. Their death says to us that we must work passionately and unrelentingly for the🧵

I’m not afraid of spiders, but yikes! apple.news/ABZxgjPqnS_K...

Chicago folks, the Art Institute's exhibition of Elizabeth Catlett's work is open and I highly encourage you to visit. I saw the exhibition 3 times when it was at the Brooklyn Museum. You will thank me later. www.artic.edu/articles/121...

That moment when you run into your student and see your face in front of one the most soulful places in the city. My life is complete.🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾 #northnashville #canttellmenothing #JSSM

My roses want attention this AM but I have to run. 🌹😍 #photography #roses #peppermint

The journey went from “Serena Gilbert and I have an idea for a book…” to 👇🏾👇🏾👇🏾 1/

Six HBCUs were or are under lock down because of these retaliatory threats. Somehow the devils win even in death. hbcusports.com/2025/09/11/h...

@nancyspantsbelt.bsky.social Good Morning Nancy ☕️☀️ Happy Thursday my friend 💛

White Alabama Students Flee Public School to Avoid Integration calendar.eji.org/racial-injus... @eji.org

Scenes from today’s stroll at one of my favorite spots in the Music City. The sculpture is called “Emergence.”🧵 #publicart #art #photograhy📷

Crime in Nashville through Sept. 6, via MNPD: - Homicides ⬇️ 23.1 percent - Robberies ⬇️ 25.7 percent - Aggravated assaults ⬇️ 11.9 percent - All violent offenses ⬇️13.4 percent - All property offenses ⬇️ 10.1 percent

A pre-dawn moonshot; a parting shot. 🌕🧵 #moonshot #astrophotography #photography📷

Coming up against the then-powerhouse "Donahue" show, on September 8, 1986 Oprah Winfrey made history when she became the first Black woman to host a nationally syndicated talk show. This proud HBCU grad of Tennessee State University is a noted philanthropist and communications mogul. #History

Ouchea in these Nashville streets kickin it like Hany Mukhtar. #nashville #nightphotography📷 #urbanlandscapes #urban #SundayNite

Helen Poremba, UK textile artist who creates with free-motion embroidery, she ‘draws’ with a stitched line and ‘paints’ with recycled fabrics #WomensArt #LateSummer #Sunday

Returned after 128 years???🤬 aje.io/29gb2l

"Pink Moon Over Water". Georgia O'Keeffe. 1923 #WomensArt

“People’s lives are completely upended, and they’ve got to make difficult choices. And opportunistic entities, companies, investors try to step in and get a good deal. You end up with this system where people are exploiting the misfortunes of others.” www.wired.com/story/disast...

On this day — Sept 5, 1957 9 Black students — the Little Rock Nine — were denied entry to Central High School by the Arkansas National Guard under orders from a segregationist governor. www.history.com/this-day-in-...

The moon is flourishing out here in Hermitage tonight.🧵#moonoverhermitage #astrophotography #moonshot #moonglow

Seeking wisdom while sitting under a “Tree of Life” (Baobab Tree). Dakar, Senegal. #photography📷 #tree🪾 #booksky

My story at the @nashvillebanner.bsky.social today is about how overcrowded Nashville's jail system is and how it got that way: nashvillebanner.com/2025/09/03/o...

I'm doing a lunch-and-learn about a topic dear to my heart: Nashville's Civil War Fort Negley. Enslaved and free Black people built and defended it to achieve citizenship after centuries of race-based slavery. It went from being a ruin to a UNESCO site through decades of careful public stewardship.

“Outstanding Winners Of Black And White Photo Awards 2025” www.forbes.com/sites/cecili...

Brilliant women scare Republican men.

Remembering George Hall Labor Day 2025 George Hall, #northnashville resident, a major in the Knights of Pythias, and Pullman Porter on the NC&St.L Railroad was killed in the Dutchman’s Curve train disaster in 1918. #LaborDay

This year’s “Path to Freedom” lecture by Amy Murrell Taylor at Fort Negley Park will explore a lesser-known aspect of the Civil War: the courageous journeys of African Americans who escaped slavery and sought safety and freedom behind Union lines. hoodline.com/2025/08/note...

Remembering the 4,933 enslaved and free Black laborers today who built Nashville's defenses during the Civil War. They made our city the most fortified city after DC and ensured that Confederate attacks had no chance of victory in the Western Theater. They envisioned a better America for all.

happy labor day to those who keep pushing and learning from those who put themselves on the line in the name of humanity and fairness because nobody else would.

Sipping on a pineapple mojito, and taking a moment to #salute a summer gone too soon. #welcomeautumn #cocktails #quarantinedeck #pineapples🍍🍹

"This country’s story has always been a contradiction. Slavery alongside freedom. Erasure alongside invention. Art carries what is too heavy for language to hold. Museums, at their best, give us the full picture rather than the flattering one." Independence is vital. www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...

UC Davis students uncover photos, maps, and stories of a little-known settlement of African American people previously enslaved, and their descendants, who lived in Woodland (and Yolo County), CA, in the mid-1800s and early 1900s www.ucdavis.edu/student-rese... #blackwest

In Antebellum Nashville, the “fancy trade” represented a brutal intersection of slavery, sexual violence, and commodification. Reese W. Porter was known for having fancy girls, enslaved women of mixed ancestry who were marketed and sold specifically for sexual exploitation, but here he is

Loved hearing @learothawms.bsky.social and Serina K. Gilbert talk about their new book on Promise Land, TN, a Black enclave formed after the Civil War, whose memories are being kept alive by the descendants of its founders.