Darlene Burns📚🏳️‍🌈🎬📝

A woman with long black hair dressed all in black holding a pumpkin. There is overlaid text that reads quotes, “ Dear Summer, I’m only using you to get to FALL.”

Justice Dept. Asks for 1-Day Sentence for Ex-Officer Convicted in Breonna Taylor Raid

This is disgusting. Even in the era of no shame, it’s shameful. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/17/u...

Yesterday, Maurene Comey, who prosecuted the Epstein case, was summarily fired from SDNY. Her letter to colleagues pulls no punches. "Fear is the tool of a tyrant, wielded to suppress independent thought."

h/t @msnbc.com

Artist Blasts DHS For Using His Painting Without Permission—And They Even Tried To Change The Title Secretary Cosplay can add art theft to her resume.

Secretary Cosplay can add art theft to her resume.

Today is Juneteenth...it commemorates the effective end of slavery in the United States.

In case anyone’s curious, that one 99c ebook you bought is 1/3 of a coffee for you and 100% a day made for an author. It truly does mean the world to us, no matter how small the sale. Just knowing our words are out there being read is an amazing feeling. Thank you, dear readers 🫶

Since it is Juneteenth, I will share a lil something...

My ancestors were slaves in Texas & were freed on June 19, 1865. They came together to meet with other ex-slaves & formed the Limestone County 19th of June Organization. They bought 30 acres of land on Lake Mexia.

Happy Juneteenth, to those who celebrate.

Double Happy Juneteenth to those who don't.

Good morning. 🙂

Colorful quilt of a nighttime scene with Harriet Tubman in an orange jacket and purple dress carrying a rifle. She is leading other figures who walk behind her.

Harriet Tubman #quilt by my Mom, Vera P. Hall, who makes quilts celebrating Black people who fought for their own freedom. This seems to be the crowd favorite of the “We Didn’t Wait for Freedom” series. Happy #Juneteenth #quilting

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Quick! Name a Vampire that is not Dracula! 🦇

Wow!

Absolutely not!!!

i really want dj’s to stop wasting their stuff on crowds that have no grounding or understanding of what they’re doing.

Steve and Tananarive leading their course

Even if you missed my live Writing Science Fiction / Afrofuturism class w/@kundalinisteve.bsky.social, our ON DEMAND course is available now!

* The three-hour lecture
* Membership on our new community app
*Two months free in our upcoming Lifewriting Pro workshop!

www.steven-barnes.com/live-classes

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Black people created Black History Month, and bigoted White people are trying to cancel it. This pretty much outlines the Black experience in America for me: Black people built it, and racism attempts to tear it down — trust me, you can keep trying; we are not going anywhere. ✊🏾

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Don't beat yourself up about how long you've been away from your writing practice.

The important thing is to go back.

Tonight, why not read the last pages you wrote?

I don't know who needs to hear this but boycott is inconvenient to your capitalism.

Worried and in disbelief. I live in Encino and my heart is in my stomach. Sending prayers and hugs to ALL who have been impacted. From Altadena to Pacific Palisades. #lafires #heartbreaking #staystrongfam

Every day is more surreal. We live east of Los Angeles County, away from the fires (fingers crossed) - but the photos and footage look like war.

I’m a writer and I have no words.

Sending love to anyone near the path of the flames - and those who have already suffered losses.

I had to call my daughter and share my screen! She said "Mama start blocking ppl!" I told her when I get the energy. Right now I'm tired...frfr

President Biden appointing 61 Black LIFETIME judges during his time in office is a serious flex.

He understood the damn assignment.

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I'm right with you. My Mama and my Mimi don't do it. That's how I was raised!

Love the shirt 🔥