Brooklyn White-Grier

My husband found Sister Rosetta Tharpe's 'Spirituals in Rhythm' album. It was released in 1960.

I saw this photo of Zora Neale Hurston for the first time today. It’s from 1939, was taken in Cross City, Florida, and was taken by Robert Cook.

Angel Reese covers Vogue in Versace! www.vogue.com/article/how-...

Chaka Khan on the July 1977 cover of Black Music.

SWV.

Blue Ivy, Black Girlhood, and Bias A look at why we police young Black girls’ appearance.

For Chronically Online I wrote about the Black girl adultification discourse with special guest editor @brooklynrwhite.bsky.social & I hope y’all enjoy the story♥️

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Doechii’s Tiny Desk premieres today at 12pm EST.

I’m alarmed by how easily (and how often) “quotes” that were never said go viral.

‘Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé’ was released one year ago today (Dec. 1, 2023).

Yes!

Teedra Moses has a Tiny Desk concert coming!!!

Kidada Jones’ tribute to her father, Quincy Jones ❤️🕊️

"I know Im chosen. I know Im a favorite. I know in my heart there’s a whole other energy and leadership side of me that I have probably run from my whole life. How much power do I want? How much can I handle? Thats the question I keep asking myself."

-Kendrick Lamar, XXL, 2015.

Halle and Halo are twinsss 🥹❤️

Doechii for Outlander Magazine.

Barnes & Noble is making a comeback | CNN Business The world’s largest retail bookseller is expanding at a breakneck pace and is on track to reach its goal of more than 60 planned openings this year. The plan marks a dramatic shift from when it closed...

Barnes & Noble is making a comeback: The world’s largest retail bookseller is expanding at a breakneck pace and is on track to reach its goal of more than 60 planned openings this year.

The feature that allows you to remove your post from someone’s quote is really great. The quote post feature is one of the biggest forms of harassment on X.

Legendary hip-hop producer 9th Wonder talks about his involvement with Destiny’s Child’s ‘Destiny Fulfilled’ album 😱🤯

Movie night! 🥰

I cannot believe Kendrick Lamar dropped an EP’s worth of music this year. And a live show. And he’s about to do the Super Bowl. Don’t ever play with that man again!!!

Lmao real

This is everything. Lit tree, carbonated water + Martinelli’s and Trinidadian food.

Jack Johnson vs. Tommy Burns in the Heavyweight World Championship in 1908.

They’re living up to their names!!

The daughters of Malcolm X sue the CIA, FBI and NYPD over the civil rights leader's assassination Three daughters of Malcolm X are accusing multiple law enforcement agencies in a $100 million lawsuit of playing roles in the 1965 assassination of the civil rights leader.

Three daughters of Malcolm X are suing the CIA, FBI, the NYPD and others, accusing them of playing roles in the 1965 assassination of the civil rights leader

TLC’s ‘CrazySexyCool’ was released 30 years ago today.

A book open, held on one hand in front of a blurred bookcase full of books

I love a floppy book. The pages stay where they are, no spines get cracked and it sits comfortably in your hand.

There, that’s my great insight shared for this week.

As you were.

Do any of you also read four books simultaneously or do you have your life in order

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Read books. Buy books. Pass books on. Go to the library.