Practice being who you say you are and living according to your values. It builds self awareness, accountability, and confidence If you’re weak about your values, the company you keep will reflect that weakness and whether you know it or not, the people you spend time with will influence/affect you

I’m always going to bring up the historical context of any cultural/political/social conversation. And once we have the proper context, I’m happy to argue with you…if you still have an argument, that is. Not knowing the *depth* of the situation is usually why ppl don’t know that they’re wrong

Asia…lmaooo

a lot of people TRULY don't seem to see the dividing line that exists between actually having certain principles (meaning it's the way you believe things should be for all), and trying to "look like," or be "considered" a so called "good person"

Little Brother releasing The Minstrel Show on vinyl on record store day means I’m going to need to be all over Durham trying to get a copy

I’m a youngest daughter, I have majority eldest daughter friends. It’s the independence and common sense. (But yall sometimes have a hard time being held accountable…like…real bad)

It’s SO fire.

So glad I did any and everything in my field when I was younger. Who knew my side quest as an oral historian would pay off 8 years later.

I also get a press pass…

Just got my first oral history to edit for the new job…and i feel really blessed to be able to do this work. I’m reading transcripts of conversations between artists and the wisdom in here is invaluable.

I *just* saw the TikTok of him getting his hair done and that was all I needed to see to know this man is good at whatever the hell he does. Thank you for confirming lol.

This is the biggest, toughest article I’ve done about so-called “AI psychosis.” It’s the story of a man who committed a horrific crime in his youth but served his time and against all odds found love and a new life—one that completely unraveled after he started talking to Google’s Gemini chatbot.

Once again, everyday North Carolinians are leading some of the nation’s most important fights for voting rights. Watauga County has a plan to win with @commoncause.org

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Year 5 of the Black Feminist Theory Summer Institute: Applications are open, more info on our website. Please spread the word.

I think my department is going to let me teach my lil 90s R&B class next semester…”1990s R&B and the Politics of Belonging” has a nice lil ring to it. (Kinda, I wanted it to be called something else but I keep suggesting long-winded ass titles lol)

Me: *coming in with my worries and complaints* Ancestors: it’ll be fine. It: *being fine*

This is such bullshit. The public allegations are that Dixon participates in an NC chapter for Redneck Revolt. The gun club for a different chapter in a different state posted flyers on a different campus, which riled up fascists on Twitter. Dixon is blamed. www.dailytarheel.com/article/2025...

Good night. 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

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Content creators tend to think any spectacle is defensible if they can say health and safety concerns have been attended to behind the scenes, but that’s not really it imho. Mr. Beast’s whole thing is that his subjects’ desperation for cash allows him—a wealthier person—to indulge his sadism.

I want truffle fries in the WORST way.

I forgot these shoes sound like those squeaky ass boots SpongeBob had when it rains. I just walked by a bunch of students reading quietly in the hallway and all I could do was make this face 😬 for about 200 feet until I got to my little bench lmao, but also, my bad.

You'd have to pull me off a mf who tried to touch me in public. He would pay for EVERY man who touched me in a crowd and I couldn't figure out who did it. You don't want that, pal.

let's have church then...

Today would be a really great day to subscribe to @thetriibe.com, @unraveledpress.com, and @chicagoreader.com. They’ve been sharing quality info about daily DHS abductions and attempted stifling of dissent at Broadview for weeks.

A bar!! Oop

Stayed home to write when I could be out being gay and doing crimes in Durham…because I decided to have goals n shit Anyway, here’s Keisha:

One of the people I follow is named “Steakum Dress” and I crack up every time I see her damn name on my SL. Lmaoo

“The pretty lady with the sleeve”

Not the sweet one, but the warrior one.

Complaining is just naming the problems that need to be solved 🤷🏽‍♀️

I have one daughter (she has one daughter)

… I have one daughter

Welp. I was writing then I heard some thunder. Gotta go get in the bed and rub my feet’s together for some GOOD sleeps!

Yes, I have one daughter, how ‘bout you…

Assata Shakur 1947-2025

Apparently, I’m the problem for saying this car reminds me of a copper foamposite????

I want to say, you might think, “Oh, if I want to learn about her life, I can just read Wiki or an article about her,” but I want to emphasize that this book is not just a life summary, but a reflection on politic from a revolutionary—in the brilliance of her own words—and I think that is crucial.

My second nose piercing keeps giving me hell. I’m about to take this thing out and start over 😒

There will be typos.

"People get used to anything. The less you think about your oppression, the more your tolerance for it grows. After a while, people just think oppression is the normal state of things. But to become free, you have to be acutely aware of being a slave." ~ Assata Shaku Rest in Power 🌸🌸🌸

She died FREE. She belongs to the ancestors now. She is ETERNAL. substack.com/@drstaceypat...

Rest in Power Assata. May Oya receiver her well.

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Story time with New Yorkers gotta have at least 3 “ah ah ahs” in it. Lmaoo

“Your common sense ain’t everybody’s common sense and you can’t keep trying to hold them to a standard that they don’t even know exists.” - my godmother gathering me, yet again

The ppl who do this aren’t “pro-Palestine” they’re anti-Black. People who support Palestine aren’t heckling Black politicians who aren’t even in power.

Look at this glow on me 💫