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Steven Underwood

@blaqueword.bsky.social

He/him | Blerd, Author... Blerduthor? | Author of Forever for the Culture (Beacon) and Sundiata (Feiwal & Friends/Macmillan) | stevenunderwoodjr(at)blaqueword(dot)com

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The Wiz is SO good.

25.11.2025 03:19 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
25.11.2025 03:17 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Im cosigned by a G baby

25.11.2025 03:20 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Black History Now: The Multifaceted Art Of Toni Morrison | Essence Wherever there is Morrison’s voice, there is Blackness; wherever there is Morrison, there is womanhood; wherever there is Morrison, there are Black women, untethered.

Toni Morrison said she was touched by this article before she passed so this is why none of you can tell me shit about my writing or my reflections on Black Art.

www.essence.com/black-histor...

25.11.2025 03:20 β€” πŸ‘ 36    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Dont talk to me about no Wicked if you ain't seen the Wiz.

25.11.2025 03:15 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

Genderbent Wicked is just Twink vs Butch Queen

24.11.2025 15:40 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Have all 10k of you preordered my book or do you hate Black people?
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/770199...

24.11.2025 00:43 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Ohio requires Age Verification πŸ™ƒ

24.11.2025 00:43 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Have all 10k of you preordered my book or do you hate Black people?
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/770199...

24.11.2025 00:43 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Southern Gothic Horror >>>

22.11.2025 06:16 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Tamora Pierce the legend you are. I hope I get that new Emelan book.

22.11.2025 06:07 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

My abolitionist Black Wizard book might not get a yes on representation this year.

I'll keep pushing it next year :c

21.11.2025 22:08 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Black movie trailers are playing during Wicked enrapturing audiences

21.11.2025 02:45 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The "Bachelors degree is the new Associates Degree" convo being started by someone who wouldn't know pedagogy if the dropped course landed on his forehead is actually quite funny.

18.11.2025 15:06 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

They do but im a PS5 player!

18.11.2025 03:13 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I love making magical butch queens. Wish I could vary body size more

18.11.2025 03:10 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Like... I know we like the fantasy of all of us being community or people being very going for centering support... it's just not realistic and IDK how to say it out loud without ruining how this person views those people or institutions.

18.11.2025 03:09 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Every time someone asks me if I hit up a specific platform or person about publicity for my book that I've seen the e-mail receipts of them paying me dust, I feel my skin crawl.

18.11.2025 03:08 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

It's too hard to get an Adjunct role in Los Angeles

18.11.2025 03:07 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I am shooting my shot.

I love writing op-eds.

@teenvogue.com was my main outlet, but if there are any others (especially independently ran) that are looking for a contributing writer on race, gender, and the economy, I'd love to work with you.

Signed,

A Black woman who writes for the public

13.11.2025 00:02 β€” πŸ‘ 2140    πŸ” 703    πŸ’¬ 16    πŸ“Œ 14

I'd love to connect on this! I'm currently working on a piece I'd love to see housed, but I'm also open for more stories!

10.11.2025 20:23 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It was a time

09.11.2025 14:49 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Had the Blackest, queerest weekend which reminds me to say im so happy for and proud of @durandbernarr.bsky.social -- these noms are so well deserved for such an intimate year of art. πŸ’œ

09.11.2025 14:22 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

a very pretty nothing

09.11.2025 06:55 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Like a california fault line

09.11.2025 06:38 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

My mutuals always the head (back) of the movement

09.11.2025 06:34 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Tonight, this is a sisterhood πŸ˜ŒπŸ’œπŸ‘ŒπŸΎ

09.11.2025 06:07 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Sweet as Taboo, you are in rare form today.

09.11.2025 06:02 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I've sinned the last 2 days. 😌

09.11.2025 04:46 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

They want the manic pixie dream girl but not the depressed regular woman and that is why Steven resents her so much

09.11.2025 03:59 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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