🚨 TODAY IS THE DAY 🚨 Black-Owned: The Revolutionary Life of the Black Bookstore is finally here. There are so many people to thank, so many people who have held me through this journey. I am grateful. Grateful. Grateful. @jahbarchart.bsky.social

MTV has cancelled “Ridiculousness” after 14 years, TMZ reports

This is The Hub, a Black-owned bookstore that ran in Kansas City from 1968-1975. Couples James & Dorothy McField and Chester & Lillie Owens opened the store to provide Black books to their county. Despite the hardships, owners said running the bookstore was some of the best years of their lives.

There’s a point in your career when you meet all the people you saw on TV, get close enough to so-called elites in your profession and realize, “Man these folks aren’t special at all.” The reverence for these folks and this publication is the ultimate proof of this. www.semafor.com/article/05/2...

Unpopular opinion: I don’t mind dog-eared pages. In fact, I prefer them to bookmarks. To me, they signify that a book is being read and loved and returned to. I love it.

I’m seeing a lot of posts about how certain immigrants sent to El Salvador are not actually criminals and this is true but I would also like to remind you that people with criminal records shouldn’t be subjected to this, either.

My doctor said if y’all don’t preorder my book, ima die. If it ain’t one thing it’s another😞😞 #BlackSky #BlackBookSky www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/734577...

Hey y’all! I’m pleased to see that the Webby Awards still has a DEI category and I’m asking you to vote for Empire City to win that category. (if you think we deserve a Webby. Only a few days left to vote. We’re currently in 4th place. Thank you! vote.webbyawards.com/PublicVoting...

People who pronounce gif like “jif” and Android users — are the same people. I will not be explaining.

I know how to play Spades now. Y’all can’t be talkin to me no any kind of way!

Every day a new boycott. No list of demands, no serious organizing/foundation, no alternatives for ppl who rely on these places, just “don’t shop there” and vibes. *and browbeating folks whose only access to affordable baby formula is the Walmart up the street. very unserious.

On Friday, Feb. 28 at 12:40 p.m my homegirl accused me of liking a man. I haven’t slept since. I have never liked a man in my life. I don’t even have any exes. Never even dated a man in my life. I swear, y’all! The weather is warming up, I can’t afford these kinds of allegations right now. PLS

Thank you to the American Booksellers Association for having me and my curls at #WinterInstitute2025! (And for letting me say jawn during my keynote!)

I have a newsletter where I share even more analysis and thoughts on bodily autonomy. It's free to read—please sign up!!—but you can be a patron of my writing by becoming a paid subscriber. Think of yourself as a Medici, but good www.susanrinkunas.com/trump-doesnt...

I moderated a panel in front of 1K people today at a conference and accidentally said “that’s a good jawn.” This is why you can’t take me nowhere. 🤦🏾‍♀️

Free Palestine.

This is W. Paul Coates at The Black Book, the Maryland bookstore he founded as the HQ for the George Jackson Prison Movement.

I’m at #winterinstitute2025 this weekend! I’m so excited to moderate this panel of amazing Black booksellers✊🏾📚 #WI2025

Annnndddd we have a cover! 📚 Pre-order is now available for “Black-Owned: The Revolutionary Life of the Black Bookstore.” It’s the first-ever full length book chronicling the history of Black-owned bookstores in the U.S. Pre-order here: www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/734577...

On Audre Lorde’s birthday, I’m thinking about her Kitchen Table Press. She (second from left), Barbara Smith, Cherrie Moraga and Hattie Gossett came together to establish a press centering feminist and lesbians of color — and it shook the publishing industry. #bhm

I'm hosting this with @interruptcrim.bsky.social - please come through! Meetup: Journalists and Media Makers Concerned About Criminalization. bit.ly/JournalistsM...

If you’ve seen the book on the left, it’s likely because of the man on the right. No, he’s not the author. This is Ed Vaughn. He owned Vaughn’s Bookstore, considered to be Detroit’s first Black-owned bookstore. #BlackBookSky

Octavia Butler said, “My characters who are often Black and female behave as though they have no limitations. They don’t run around saying ‘look at me! I’m Black, I’m female, I have no limitations.’ They just behave this way and do what they need to do.” #BlackBookSky

She took home the Best New Artist Award — and then demanded liveable wages in a room full of industry execs.

Happy Black History Month you handsome and gorgeous lot! This month I’m celebrating people dedicated to Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion. First up, Ida B. Wells youtu.be/wYjKHLZllSQ?...

This Black History Month I’m thinking about Black-owned bookstores. Since the very first Black bookstore was opened by an abolitionist in 1834, they’ve been a part of every Black radical movement in the country. The history is rich. ✊🏾📚 Happy #BHM, y’all! www.mic.com/impact/black...

President Trump on Saturday signed executive orders imposing sweeping tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China, the country’s three largest trading partners. Tariffs could lead to higher prices for consumers. Here’s what to know.

I wrote about Octavia’s Bookshelf, the beloved Black-owned bookstore in Pasadena It’s become a mutual aid stop where folks impacted by the wildfires can get food, water, supplies, etc. This is the work Black bookstores have always done. For @NBCNews.com www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/...

BREAKING: Israel’s prison service says that 90 Palestinian prisoners have been released as part of the exchange deal between Israel and Hamas. 🔴 LIVE updates:

Oh I just knew I was gonna be scrolling on Tik Tok, giggling late into the midnight hour

#BlackBookSky 🔥🔥🔥

I’m in love with my new author photos!🥹 📸 JerSean Golatt

People keep asking what prompted me to study/write a book about Black-owned bookstores and the honest answer really is that I’m just nosey. I heard Black booksellers were going THROUGH IT in the ‘60s and I just wanted to know they business. I just wanted the tea, in all honesty.

5,6, believe in yourself.

here is my belief: electoral politics is fundamentally different from issue based organizing, because it is inherently instrumental. the goal of organizing around an issue is to change something about that issue. the goal of organizing around elections is to gain power.

ProPublica spoke with 135 people who had experienced "sweeps" of homeless encampments. We also distributed notecards so people could write about it in their own words. In Portland, Teresa Stratton told us her husband’s ashes were taken in a removal: propub.li/4fW8YIT

Black Twitter helped define the internet — so where will the exodus from X lead? www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/...

I’ve been following the owners journey for a while and seeing the harassment and virtually no support is heartbreaking

It’s always wedding szn🤎

Democratic voters wrestle with Harris' loss to Trump: What went wrong? @nbcnews.com.web.brid.gy

Babyyyy, them cookies they give you at the DoubleTree😩😩

BlackLIT, the first Black-owned bookstore in Farmers Branch closes doors after months of harassment and what its owner says was a lack of support from police and building management.

Statement from Bluesky on Black X/Twitter users moving to their platform: “In many ways, Black Twitter was one of the cornerstones of Twitter, and we're eager to welcome this community to Bluesky.”

Thank y’all so much for responding to this! I just know y’all have a lot to say! Lol We have what we need for now but stand by, I’m sure I’m not done covering this!

I’m looking to talk to Black folks about why y’all have abandoned Twitter for BlueSky! Reply if you’re interested! #JournoRequest