Y'all wanna see my photos from the festival? Of course you do

Y'all wanna see the professional shots from the Mint's Met?

Gold like my melanin ⚜️🌟 #juneteenth #soulaanemancipationday #sexysoulaan

I remember when I said the point of this book isn't that Octavia predicts the future, but that she shares ideas to thrive in it. . . And someone decided to argue w/ me that she DOES predict the future. I wish I could beat reading comprehension into ppl 😭 Anyway, I love this quote and this book

I already admired Noname immensely and I love her commitment to distributing books and promoting literacy as a form of community care. But she really has me swooning after she dug into her archives and shared vintage Octavia E. Butler books, which are absolute gems, in honor of Butler's birthday.

Marcellina Oseghale Akpojotor, artist who combines tiny pieces of ankara fabric to create portraits of Nigerian women #WomensArt

'Sunshine' by Delita Martin, contemporary US artist #WomensArt

"No black woman writer... can write "too much". Indeed, no woman writer can write "too much"...No woman has ever written enough" - bell hooks (1952- 2021) #WomensArt (Photo K.Levine).

Adelaide Hall (1901 – 1993), US born, UK-based jazz singer and entertainer and a major figure in the Harlem Renaissance #WomensArt

Also let me recommend historian Annette Gordon Reed’s “On Juneteenth” for your summer reading list. I felt vindicated reading that Reed, a Texan, always saw Juneteenth as a Texas celebration. Her dive into the complicated history of Texas, slavery, integration & this holiday is riveting.

For #Juneteenth: 70+ years after the Civil War, the WPA's Federal Writers' Project began interviewing elderly Americans who remembered being enslaved. These moving narratives & photos are now held here at the Library. Narratives: www.loc.gov/collections/... Photos: www.loc.gov/pictures/ite...

Happy Juneteenth! The National Museum of African American History & Culture has a page on "The Historical Legacy of Juneteenth" if you're kind of vague of about the basics. And even if you're not.

Our Juneteenth guide is here, with a selection of programming across New York City this long weekend, including David Hammons-inspired freedom flag workshops, a community art mosaic, late hours at the Bronx Museum, and more activities to mark the contemplative holiday.

These are so heavy. I need a helping hand. 💋 #DateChicago #DateRaleigh #DateNOLA #DateNYC #OurSky #FSSW #GFE

Spring was a season of even more extended dates. Hoping the trend continues in Summer. #OurSky

Luckily, thanks to a special someone, my next #DateChicago tour is sponsored! As a result, I'm only accepting two more dates during my August 23rd to 25th visit. Chicago 💕 consider this your cue to inquire well before my arrival. By August 8th, I'm finalizing my itinerary. #OurSky

Summoning Summer. Come see me for memorable adventures. ✨ Birmingham August 14—16 ✯ Raleigh August 17—18 ✯ New Orleans August 19—21 ✯ Chicago August 23—25 ✯ Minneapolis August 26—28 ✯ Poughkeepsie August 31—September 2 #DateMinneapolis #DateChicago #DateMidwest #DateNC #OurSky

brought the body to the body high tour

Did I chop off my hair again? Yes. Do I feel sexy as fuck? Yes. 💕 #ebony #blacksky

Make sure to tip all the sluts for International Whore's Day 🌹 Love you 💜

spent all night filming, but i think thats a good start to #feralfriday 🩷 #fansly #gooner #ebony #transporn #tboy

PSA for Seattle World Cup goers ⚽️, I’m located conveniently close to public transit that goes straight to the stadium. I also have AC 😉 Come play with me. #oursky

Happy belated 🧚🏾day #blackfaeday #blacksky #fitcheck

Selfies ♡

Being Hot & Talented makes me feel good 😅 Anyways come see me tomorrow at 50 Ave B from 2pm-8pm selling my wares 💕

Post play date meal with Madam Noir in #SanFrancisco, after departing a very exhausted, but satiated gent. Now 2 days in #LasVegas with @elveepayne.bsky.social. I wonder what our post play date meals will be? Care to join us? #Bondassage®️ #ElysiumByBondassage®️

It’s been a while and temptation is calling 📞

Can I quench your thirst?

Sin, spend, and spiral all the more deeply, with and for Me. #findom #femdom #fetish #blackdommme #ebonygoddess #bratworship #goddessworship

Summoning Summer. Come see me for memorable adventures. ✨ Birmingham August 14—16 ✯ Raleigh August 17—18 ✯ New Orleans August 19—21 ✯ Chicago August 23—25 ✯ Minneapolis August 26—28 ✯ Poughkeepsie August 31—September 2 #DateMinneapolis #DateChicago #DateMidwest #DateNC #OurSky

Luckily, thanks to a special someone, my next #DateChicago tour is sponsored! As a result, I'm only accepting two more dates during my August 23rd to 25th visit. Chicago 💕 consider this your cue to inquire well before my arrival. By August 8th, I'm finalizing my itinerary. #OurSky

These are so heavy. I need a helping hand. 💋 #DateChicago #DateRaleigh #DateNOLA #DateNYC #OurSky #FSSW #GFE

Spring was a season of even more extended dates. Hoping the trend continues in Summer. #OurSky

Always blown away when witnessing Basquiat's work.

Grateful for a day full of art, wonder, and revelry with a considerate lover. From exploring an exhilarating museum exhibition to indulgent moments wrapped in each other's arms and disappearing into our own world, I was showered with adoration at every turn. 🌇🥂🍣 #DateChicago #OurSky

Grateful for a day full of art, wonder, and revelry with a considerate lover. From exploring an exhilarating museum exhibition to indulgent moments wrapped in each other's arms and disappearing into our own world, I was showered with adoration at every turn. 🌇🥂🍣 #DateChicago #OurSky

After a mind blowing, euphoria inducing date where I was utterly ravaged, I could barely peel myself out bed. Room service was in order. #DateNYC #OurSky

I'm endeared by those with titillating tastes 🌹 Philadelphia June 10—12 ✯ Birmingham August 14—16 ✯ Raleigh 17—18 ✯ New Orleans 19—21 ✯ Chicago 23—25 ✯ Minneapolis 26—28 ✯ Poughkeepsie August 31—September 2 #DatePhiladelphia #DateRaleigh #DateNOLA #DateChicago #DateMinneapolis #DateMidwest #OurSky

Additional tentative Summer tour dates Toledo August 29 ✯ Syracuse August 30—31

I'm endeared by those with titillating tastes 🌹 Philadelphia June 10—12 ✯ Birmingham August 14—16 ✯ Raleigh 17—18 ✯ New Orleans 19—21 ✯ Chicago 23—25 ✯ Minneapolis 26—28 ✯ Poughkeepsie August 31—September 2 #DatePhiladelphia #DateRaleigh #DateNOLA #DateChicago #DateMinneapolis #DateMidwest #OurSky

Sculptures by Kaitlyn Wallace

The Butterfly Nebula

I love discovering new music. Currently bopping my head to this banger. youtu.be/5oNqV_K9x2w

Boots Riley’s ‘I LOVE BOOSTERS’ is now playing in theaters. Read our review: bit.ly/BoostersDF

Writer Daria Simone Harper’s initial reaction to the exhibition “Paris in Black,” was “What a dream come true!” Though the show celebrates the Black painters, writers, and performers who positively shaped the city while seeking freedom, Harper notes some things were missing.

Prince filming in France 1985

One of my absolute top favorite icons. 💖✨

Simone Leigh's Last Garment (2022) references C. H. Graves's late 19th c. "Mammy's Last Garment", a photo of a Jamaican laundress. To counter photos created without the full consent of the people depicted, Leigh centers the woman in a large reflecting pool, and uses over 800 rosettes for her hair.

Lorraine Hansberry, writer most famous for "A Raisin in the Sun" was born in 1930. Yuri Kochiyama, Japanese civil rights activist who was held in an internment camp during WWII & also a close friend to Malcolm X was born in 1921. Born in 1925, Malcolm still looms large. They all share a birthday