Unexpectedly, I just spent six healthy hours on the phone with a dear, dear friend. Even though I woke up ready to tackle a looong "TO DO" list for work, I surrendered to the healing instead. Now I'm sitting here eating the sweetest peach known to humankind. I'm happy as a lark. #TodayWasAGoodDay

Recently via #PutOnBLAST (the #AKILAWORKSONGS newsletter), we shared that the one-and-only #RaphaelSaadiq is coming to the #NewJerseryPerformingArtsCenter in #Newark #NJ 😍 Tickets are on sale now for the October 2 #NJPAC show. We're trying to get y'all some comps 😉 so stay tuned!

Buckle up! This week on #ASCENDING, I'll be with @nkechitaifa.bsky.social, the attorney/author. Here she is with three PHENOMENAL freedom-loving women who have helped shape our collective well-being in countless ways: #ANGELADAVIS, #ASSATASHAKUR, and #ATTALLAHSHABAZZ. Watch: akila.ws/ascendingapr...

On #ASCENDING (a live stream on @marclamonthill's channels), I have a segment called "Bookmark." I spotlight works I've read or am reading, including the autobiography of #JazzLegend #RandyWeston (RIP). He called me once to say THANK YOU for my help re: an event (in 2011) honoring him. Still WOW.

🇭🇹 HAPPY JULY 1, 2025! I am so happy to share this post from @thehaitiantimes.bsky.social (from their Twitter account) "Unlawful..." to say the least. The Trump administration's attempt to oust Black and Brown people from this country is more than unlawful, it's demonic. x.com/HaitianTimes...

Fam! Tomorrow (6/10/2025) is the Democratic Primary for Governor of NJ. We must ensure victory for #RasBaraka. It's OUR turn to meet this "moral moment...". Donate at RasBarakaForGovernor.com. Vote Ras Baraka for Governor! NOTE: Baraka speaking on 5/31 at a fundraiser organized by AKILA WORKSONGS.

Tonight's virtual event for @rasjbaraka.bsky.social will start ON TIME! Please Share This Info with Your Network: ✅ Registration link: akila.ws/virtualforras ✅ Donation link: akila.ws/supportforras (you can donate from $5 to $5,800 max) ✅ Official campaign website: www.RasForGovernor.com

We invite ALL to support @rasjbaraka.bsky.social for Governor of NJ! Your support is a stand for the principled, courageous leadership that Baraka embodies! The virtual event is TONIGHT, 7PM ET on Zoom! Hear directly from Mayor Baraka (Newark native & HU grad). •Register: akila.ws/virtualforras

"The Power of Black Art and Black Joy in the Hour of Chaos" is the next topic on #ASCENDING 😍. How honored am I to welcome visual artist Stacey Billups to the ASCENDING family? Tune in at 11 am ET this Saturday (4/5/2025) on @marclamonthill.bsky.social's YouTube channel: bit.ly/ascendingwit... 🔥

April 1, 2025! HAPPY 32nd ANNIVERSARY to the @akilaworksongs.bsky.social fam (even though most of 'em are not HERE yet, 😂). I look forward to being HERE more in our new year and beyond. #AKILAWORKSONGS #CommunicationsForTheCulture #ArtsAndActivism #TraditionsOverTrends #PeoplePowerAgency

YES! The ASCENDING playlist on @marclamonthill.bsky.social's YouTube channel is up! Subscribe to www.youtube.com/@marclamonth... and check out the new show. Watch my interviews with SONIA SANCHEZ, BLACK ROCK COALITION, MAYOR RAS BARAKA, and other greats! I go live every Saturday at 11am ET! 🔥💯🔥

So honored that DR. CAMIKA ROYAL (@drcamikaroyal.bsky.social) will be a guest on ASCENDING this Saturday (2/22/2025). We'll discuss the crisis in American education and its impact on Black communities. Buckle up! Watch live on #MarcLamontHill's YouTube: www.youtube.com/@marclamonth... >> 11a ET

Hey! My show ASCENDING is taking off! The one with CHIEF AYANDA CLARKE (bit.ly/ascendingchi...) unpacks life through an African lens. Inspirational! The one with my brother, MAYOR RAS J. BARAKA (@rasjbaraka.bsky.social), was fire: bit.ly/ascendingbar.... Watch the show on #MarcLamontHill's YouTube!

💛 Heeey! My first post (2/1/2025). I'm so excited to announce my show, ASCENDING, on @marclamonthill.bsky.social's YouTube channel (www.youtube.com/@marclamonth...). Last week: #SoniaSanchez 🥰. Today: #BlackRockCoalition (40th anniv special). Watch Saturdays at 11a ET, LIVE! Do subscribe and follow!