Because the Trump Administration doesn't want you to see it, I'm sharing it: Peter (formerly identified as "Gordon") / By Mathew Brady Studio / Copy after: William D. McPherson, Copy after: Mr. Oliver, 1863 Albumen silver print #thisisamerica

To all professionals (and retirees) in the journalism, film, television, theatre, entertainment, and arts world, join the challenge to post a photo of yourself in your job. Just a picture, no description. The goal is to flood social media with our profession. Copy the text. Post a pic on YOUR page.

"There is part of me that, I will be able to leave this Earth knowing, and people knowing, that I was a good person." -Malcolm Jamal Warner

Five under the radar things Trump snuck into his "Big Beautiful Bill": - Delivers tax breaks to Big Oil - Defunds Planned Parenthood - Raises drug prices for seniors (Big Pharma giveaway) - Hikes monthly student loan payments - Makes ICE the biggest federal law enforcement agency

Pause. Rest. Be.: An essential read for unprecedented change. Thanks to my friends at Black Being L.A. for introducing this to my reading list and meditation practice.

Preparing for Sunday's "Day of the Ancestors: Festival of Masks" this Sunday in Leimert Park celebrating the lives of, among others, SoCal poet, writer, and culture worker Peter J. Harris. I am honored to speak on behalf of my friend and comrade-in-arts. Details in flyer. Produced by LA Commons.

Talking reproductive heslth, reproductive justice and bodily autonomy today with the California Black Women's Health Project. I never dreamed this would be my lane. But I know this is exactly where I'm supposed to be.

Took home first and third place honors at the Southern California Journalism Awards last night for my piece, "Reclaiming Catherine...and all Black wombs, because they matter." I dedicate this win to my Grandmama Catherine and to Adriana Smith. They deserved better. #lapressclub

Dog lover. Nature enthusiast. Octavia E. Butler was just like us @stoneviewnc. Today, our BGs Book Club discusses "The Parable of the Sower," Butler's seminal work, on her birthday... and our book club's second anniversary! It's a celebration all around!

"Congress, where are you?" #nowarwithiran

"...at the heart of that day in Galveston and in the entirety of American life: there is a vast chasm between the concept of freedom inscribed on paper and the reality of freedom in our lives." -Jelani Cobb, "Juneteenth and the Meaning of Freedom" 🎨 Harmonia Rosales “Migration of the Gods”

Absolutely! #Juneteenth

Sign o' the times. #nokings

The day has been exhausting.

"As Black women, we have all kinds of factors we’re not even aware of that contribute to cancer impinging upon us. Increase your knowledge about how to prevent getting here in the first place. Prevention is the real cure." -Ananda Lewis to Essence Magazine, January 2025. #RIP

“Everybody is a star/ Who would rain and chase the dust away/ Everybody wants to shine/ Who’ll come out on a cloudy day… When the system tries to bring you down/ You don’t need darkness to do what you think is right.” -Sly Stone (1943-2025)

The reason we say Black history is American history is...because it is. As we honor those who died in service of our country know that the commemoration of #MemorialDay started with Black folks. Read all about it: time.com/5836444/blac...

A Message from the Earth: You are enough. And so am I.

🎶Another one bites the dust 🎶Another one bites the dust 🎶And another one gone, and another one gone 🎶Another one bites the dust (yeah)...

And just like that...

The L.A. Press Club has nominated my essay on the impact of the Black maternal mortality/morbity crisis in the U.S. through the lens of my maternal grandmother's postpartum death in 1950 in two categories for a SoCal Journalism Award. I'm over the moon! Read it at... nursing.uci.edu/news-events/...

Happy 75th Birthday, Stevie Wonder. 🎉 To celebrate, here is a list of the soul visionary's best 50 songs

Now. And then. She's always been my favorite person. #MothersDay

"This is a surprise"... said no Black American. #popeleo

New grave markers for pioneering women of Monrovia, CA unveiled in ceremonies today! Read all about these trailblazing Black women: pasadenanow.com/main/long-un... #wearetheseeds

New grave markers for pioneering women of Monrovia, CA unveiled in ceremonies today! Read all about these trailblazing Black women: pasadenanow.com/main/long-un... #wearetheseeds

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Note to e'rbody: Stop calling Musk a "co-president." Nobody voted for him! He shouldn't even be allowed to run our government, and American citizens lives, into the ground. Language like elections have consequences. Call him what he is: an obnoxious intruder. #elonmustgo

Tell Democrats to say NO to Republicans: Save Medicaid! Save Medicare! And Elon Musk must go! Call (202) 224-3121. (Just add it to your phone.) #governmentshutdown #Democrats #getinformation #understandtheassignment #savesocialsecurity #savemedicaid #savemedicare #elonmustgo 📷: From Yahoo Tech

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Workers in D.C. are dismantling Black Lives Matter Plaza today. They can remove the paint. They can tear down the signage. And still Black Lives Matter... and we will fight for our humanity in this country. Always. ✊🏽 #BlackLivesMatter 📷: From my quick visit to the Plaza in August 2023

Remembering #HarrietTubman who died on this day in 1913 at the presumed age of 91. I wrote about my pilgrimage to her home and burial site in Auburn, NY in 2022. Read it on medium.com at... medium.com/@janicerlitt... #nationaldayofrestforblackwomen

I finished it! #10K #firecrackerrun #yearofthesnake

The Amazon econmic boycott is now on through March 14. Here's everything Amazon owns. #amazonboycott #boycottbillionaires #itsnotjusttarget #jeffbezos

It's not enough to eliminate Diversity Equity and Inclusion programs, but now he's erasing American history, American stories and American sacrifices... because of race. This is what racism is, and why those who voted for this administration are complicit. #callitout #thisisracism

"Caring for myself is not self-indulgence, it is self-preservation and that is an act of political warfare". -Audre Lorde #nationaldayofrestforblackwomen #march10

DEI: Disrupt. Evolve. Innovate. 📷: Screenshot from @wetheurban.bsky.social #wearenotgoingback

Absolutely this... 💯

Trudeau: I want to speak first directly to the American people… your government has chosen to do this to you. Your government has chosen to put American jobs at risk. They have chosen to raise costs for American consumers on everyday essential items…

March 7-14: Boycott Amazon...and everything it owns! (See in link.) There are alternatives (see first image.) #boycottamazon #saynotobezos www.smbcompass.com/everything-o...

When you return to a place where you know you're respected, regarded, and appreciated. 💯😊❤️ #stoneviewnaturecenter #lacountyparks

Happening now. A national coalition activated for the resistance. Taking action. Follow the conversations at stateofthepeople.media. #wewillnotgoback

Dr. Alvin Poussaint has died. The noted psychiatrist at Harvard and an adviser to Jesse Jackson and on "The Cosby Show" and "A Different World," was also known for how ardently he challenged systemic bigotry against Black Americans. www.youtube.com/live/tWJ14_7...

Devastating. 💔 #angiestone

One of the greatest long cons in America is rich, white, landowners convincing poor white folks that they were superior to other folks based on the color of their skin. Now poor white folks are worried about their jobs and their benefits. As if the billionaires in the White House actually care.

This... "When they talk of 'personal liberties and free markets' they mean their own liberties to become even richer and more powerful, as the rest of America slides into worse economic insecurity and fear."

Let's hitt'em where it hurts them most. 🤑 Images from @solonjeburnett.bsky.social @ctznwell #economicboycott