as "is god is" opens in cinemas today, it marks a grand debut & moment: aleshea harris is on an unprecedented path in hollywood as a black woman directing/writing a film adaption of her own stage play. for @thecut.com the director and i discuss this moment:

When the government lies this easily about economic & environmental harms, we should be paying more attention. #LurieDanielFavorsShow Full episodes on YT link in bio.

Why would they stop at Jim Crow when slavery is right there? youtube.com/live/Ip79UCG...

Historically, when whyte Americans believe Black folks were advancing too quickly, they’ve worked to destroy our rights. Think about all of the resources that Black people rely upon, which are provided for us by whyte people. What happens when they refuse to provide those resources in the future?

When the first American integration experiment ended, Black people were hit with waves of racist violence. The same patterns are showing up today. Be careful out there folks. Full episodes on my YouTube channel.

spent the day with charles burnett as the city of los angeles honored him with distinction and friends from across his life sung his praises. deeply honored to co-present the award and be in the number of those singing his praises.

Fiasco, opened the curriculum to the public Thursday afternoon with a free class, “The Current State of Rap Practice: Process & Pedagogy,” at the Walters Art Museum. This isn’t a history of hip-hop class; it’s about the art of rapping itself. #BlackskyNews www.thebanner.com/culture/musi...

I over communicate because I like information lol. I’mma give as much information as I can because I would want to receive as much information as I can. (When possible)

This is one of my favorite photos from the LA Times Festival of Books last weekend. With Carvell Wallace, who I loved talking to. If you haven’t read Carvell’s memoir Another Word for Love, you’re missing out!! www.mcdbooks.com/books/anothe...

The FBI let itself become hijacked by Russian assets, because they allowed their former prosecutors to work for the Russian mafia. They took the head of the Russian mafia off the most wanted list in 2015. Trump gets elected with Russia's illegal help one year later.

Astronauts for America will release scorecards rating national political candidates on adherence to the Constitution and rule of law. They also plan to meet with policymakers to lobby for “evidence-based leadership,” AfA said in a statement. #BlackskyNews www.scientificamerican.com/article/ex-n...

The 10 highest-paid utility company executives raked in more than $220 million last year. Meanwhile, utility companies asked for a record $31 billion in rate increases, affecting 81 million customers across the country. Yes: utility CEOs are raking it in while millions struggle to pay their bills.

Ready for May Day, comrades? Here are all the events Miami DSA is attending or organizing on International Workers’ Day. You may RSVP for all of them using our Linktree: linktr.ee/miamidsa?utm...

This weekend, pseudoscience pushers, including Trump’s HHS report author, will be teaching doctors from around the US anti-trans pseudoscience. Now, anti trans activists say as a result of our story, 2k emails have been sent to get them to cancel. They are pointing followers to an email address.

Hey, today a few of my peeps and I launched a fund raising money to support survivors of sexual violence and trafficking. For people who've benefited from programs paid for by $ that (we learned later) caused great harm, & for people who just want to be part of bringing more healing: ashrufund.com

Valid points here.

This is also why I told my boss that I'll eat my cubicle if UBI ever becomes a reality. This country will burn before allowing Black people anything that could improve our lives.

“Why would we, ... in the name of protecting people, create a whole other legal mandate that requires the collection and storage of even more personally identifying information that would be subject to either data thieves or data breaches?” EFF’s @aaronmackey.bsky.social told @nbcnews.com.

i miss the ritual of going to blockbuster.

Some evenings downtown Baltimore is just impossibly beautiful and peaceful.

So I won an alumni achievement award from UIUC tonight, and I so proud of my fellow alums and ghe current students. In an incredibly fraught time for universities and for the world it was nice to be reminded why we're fighting

Dachea Fluerimond should be alive today. But like many Black women seeking maternal care, her pain was dismissed, delegitimized, & ignored. This Black Maternal Health Week, I'm more resolved than ever to end the maternal morbidity crisis that is still ravaging our communities.

MISSING 12-YEAR-OLD Summer was last seen on April 12, 2026 in Skowhegan, Maine. Poster: missingkids.org/poster/NCMC/2083987/1/screen

Tonight, South of Midnight was recognized with a BAFTA for New Intellectual Property. ✨🏆 Rooted in the stories, the sounds, and the beauty of the Deep South, this is a game built with compassion and wonder. What a moment. What a team. What a journey. Thank you to all our players.

You can play BG3 using mods on PS5 now. I'm running a party of 6 and it's way less stressful than trying to figure out who to bring in my party. The game is not great for people with ADD. Lol

MISSING CHILD ALERT: 15-year-old Natalee Huerta was last seen on March 29, 2026, in Edinburg, Texas. Have info? Call NCMEC at 1-800-843-5678 or the Hidalgo County Sheriff's Office at 1-956-383-8114.

Apparently a record number of scientists are getting into politics, which is very good, but my questions are: How many of them are good at science communication, and how many of them are highly trained in the social implications of their fields? Because those are all different kinds of training.

"Happy" to report the day has gone from DPMO to DFPMOWDS

No really If you think this shit matters SUPPORT THE PEOPLE WHO LEAVE and TAKE YOUR MONEY OUT OF SUBSTACK and support indie writing for ONE LATTE A MONTH is what I'm saying

FUCKING LEAVE SUBSTACK NO SHIT THEY SUPPORT NAZIS IF YOU BIG PUBS LEFT SUBSTACK THEY WOULD HAVE LESS $$ FFS a lot of us already made the leap because we believe that fighting fascism is more important than doing the easy thing and complaining about it hey support NAZI-FREE liberatory writing:

My type of reporting! Peep the DIVA on the left!

This is good news. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/12/w...

All of this. Also, Disco never died; it literally became House and Techno…and the same stigmas that followed them.

A new study shows that Black women outpace every other group of women in workforce participation. Yet they are still paid less & retire in poverty at twice the rate of white women. This is a system. It is long past time this country started carrying them the way they have carried us.

“The people that built their heaven on your land are telling you yours is in the sky" Nina Simone 🌹

@blackcomicschat.bsky.social is on LIVE Talking about the How to Touch Grass Kickstarter! Join the conversation here: Watch blackcomicschat with me on Twitch! www.twitch.tv/blackcomicsc...

physical beauty is not a measure of morality. it is not the only pursuit we are on earth for. to live by another’s definition is to die when they no longer believe.

I’ll say this again: I’m REALLY pissed that the last ten years has essentially been a group project to teach Joe Rogan how politics works in the real world. 🙄🤬

Look what we found in a box! The physical media.

there are no chatbots on a dead planet 🌍️ ☠️

NEW: The Board of Immigration Appeals just denied Mahmoud Khalil’s bid to throw out his deportation case. However, Mahmoud can't be legally detained again until his habeas appeals process is exhausted in federal court. We'll keep defending his right to live in this country and speak freely.

Southwest said it was discontinuing O’Hare service and would lay off 107 employees as part of its "ongoing efforts to refine its network," according to the Chicago Sun-Times and announced plans to end its service at O'Hare effective June 4. #BlackskyNews www.usatoday.com/story/news/2...

I finished it, rough draft. Gotta work on keeping the skies safe now. To inform you all, as Dutch (social) media is ensuring that images of racial violence become more and more unavailable/unfindable, I’m collecting and archiving pieces of media that showcase this. This is a starting point.

Netanyahu is attempting to sabotage the ceasefire deal.

As I’ve said, the specific inclusion of Lebanon was part of the ceasefire proposal from the PM of Pakistan—and that’s to whom Trump deferred when announcing the agreement. Israel then attacked Lebanon without notice, after which Israel unilaterally declared Lebanon wasn’t part of the deal.

✨spiritual lessons✨ from the dude who refused to salute Herr. H. No, but actually. Or: why attending to our inner lives is actually important for fighting fascism.