“Black women in particular—have long tended to their gardens as sites of earth care, community care, and political organization.”

I'm trying so hard to stay out of the say her name discourse because I don't want to spend all day depressed about the defensive reactions from white liberals.

It's always "listen to Black women" until it becomes time to actually listen to Black women.

www.essence.com/culture/libe... #blackbooksky

January 7 - Zora Neal Hurston Day As a preservationist she preserved the language of African American people, especially in Florida. On her day we will tell folktales, act them out, and wear beautiful hats! #booksky #teachersky tinyurl.com/56ryztvz

#Prompter #poetry #vss365 #spooked #poetrycommunity #art Grief Time does not rush about. As if #spooked it tightens. An #astralprojection which waits until the moment— is earned. Until the air itself admits or surrenders. There is no way gentler to push forward. #Solseed #astralprojection

Sophia - A Tribute To Grief “Sophia is a life sized Grief Doll that straddles the space between this world and the Otherworld. She reminds us that the veil between ourselves and our Ancestors is thin, those that walked the land before us are all around and within.” Artisan: Nam Joti Kaur Khalsa

#ArtYear 2nd creation of the New Year: “Astral Projection” #flowers #HumanArt #abstract #Art by #ARW-RAW w/ #ArtisstTree #4sale Black Artists #BlackSkyRelay ♠️ #Artwork is a resistance composition initiates the artist’s 2026 contributing to a larger protest narrative she defines as #ArtAsResistance.

Womensart blog: Extraordinary Painter Betty Acquah womensartblog.wordpress.com/2023/08/28/e...

“Michael B. Jordan, who plays twin brothers in "Sinners," says shooting Ryan Coogler's horror film set in the Depression Era South – a drama that melds Jim Crow racism with vampires – is also a testament to the power of family.”

She will forever be one of my favs..I got two of her books for my birthday and I will be re-reading them

Can anybody explain why we’re at war with Venezuela right now? 🤔🧐 Actually, I’d like to solve the puzzle… 𝐖𝚎𝓁𝒸𝐨𝒎𝕖 𝒕𝗼 𝟸0𝟸𝟼 🫣 We’re off to a… start…. nowhere to go but up… ˥IO :ɹǝʍsu∀ #StopWars #Venezuela

“Ruth breaks down her work on Malcolm X, Mo’ Better Blues, and Rosewood, revealing how history, culture, and character collide to inform her creative choices.”

Beautiful People Released on: 01-02-2026

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February’s community read arrived today and the images in this book are absolutely beautiful! 😍😍😍

“I enjoy working in the garden. The agency to choose to work in the yard, in our yard, belongs to us alone.” — Camille Dungy, Soil: The Story #WinterSowing

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Black Birders Week SAVE DATES FOR 2026 May 24 - May 30, 2026

Gardening and books-audiobooks, do go together. Yes, I do listen to books that I physically own when working on other tasks that require my hands like winter sowing at my kitchen table. My current reads/listens: •This Will Be My Undoing •Zeal

“This is a conversation about history, collaboration, and how costumes don’t just dress characters — they tell the truth of the story.” youtu.be/I6Tz1WIbvmw?...

I marvel at writers that can tell their stories with unflinching honesty. Thank you @smashfizzle.bsky.social for your candor. Your work is greatly appreciated. Love the cover. 🫶🏾🫶🏾🫶🏾

1/1 “This year you will stand up for yourself. Do not cower in the face of conflict. Even if your voice shakes and cracks, do not give away your power. Your destiny has never been to be passive.” —Ehime Ora, Ancestor Said Happy New Year!!!

12/31 “Today will be an emotional earthquake as we shake this year off our bones. It’s okay to acknowledge the burdens this year caused. Give your grief to the moon.” —Ancestor Said, Ehime Ora ehimeora.com

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Family… this is my last, and final Sunday Sketch…… …of the year… …so let’s start a list of things that need to be Redacted in 2026… I’ll go first… see yall next week ;) 🚀✨ 𝑳𝒐𝒏𝒈 𝒍𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑨𝒓𝒕𝒔 🎨✨ #KennedyCenterHonors #CleanSlate #FreshStart

“Survivors are architects of possibility.” —Tarana Burke 🫶🏾🫶🏾🫶🏾

Yesterday: 50°+, tornado watch, tornado sirens, and I’m hunkered down in the closet with my dog. Today: 14° with a real feel of -2°, wind gusts, fresh layer of snow, and black ice. Mother Earth…she is tired of our ish!

“I’ll tell you what you need, you need to go sit under a woman—feminine energy in whatever form you can find it. The feminine is sacred because the feminine is still connected to the universe.” —Sky Full of Elephants, Cebo Campbell

i don't just plant flowers, i draw them too #art #flowers #sketch

Even with my neglect, the garden is still holding on. A few hours will get things back in a good place.

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