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Black Men Smiling
Day 3/30
Freedom Blues by Little Richard
Black Men Smiling
Day 2/30
I Wish U Heaven
This is so terrible.
The Combahee River Collective was founded in Boston in part because Beverly Smith, Barbara Smith and others saw how police weren't investigating and press was ignoring epidemic of murders of women in Roxbury and similar neighborhoods.
This is a similar lack of regard, sadly.
Soul artist D’Angelo wrapped in a vintage American flag smiling a huge smile.
Black Men Smiling
Day 1
The soul stirring music has an infinite thru line. It’s not bound by decades. The musicians who channel it know this and let it come through them.
17.10.2025 16:16 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0Stays in rotation and often on repeat.
17.10.2025 16:07 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0It costs ~$70 to produce a year’s supply of insulin.
Yet, the average annual cost of insulin went from $2,864 in 2012 to $5,705 in 2016 to $18,000 in 2025. A 25,714% markup. That isn’t inflation or supply chain—It’s corporate greed.
Now—California will sell insulin for $11. Make this nationwide!
Another one…these times
youtu.be/G5vR3feMKT8?...
Needed to go back to the whole era…
youtu.be/_r4cmkvNXeA?...
Threads is all D’Angelo.
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I needed this today. “There are things that I’d like to tell you/like how I’ll never ever forget you/if my heart, my heart could only sing, sing, sing 🎵”
youtu.be/lNOaKFEKBVo?si
“I’m for real. I just want to put it on the line.”
youtu.be/a09swTbaSYM?si
Africa live 💔
Love, love and more love to his loved ones. ♥️
youtu.be/YYRQwTQUgn0?...
Speechless. 💔
14.10.2025 19:34 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
So perfect for a rainy night in Oakland.
tidal.com/browse/track...
Music on a rainy night is soul food.
tidal.com/browse/track...
I need to see this man on Finding Your Roots.
14.10.2025 04:38 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Rainy night groove
tidal.com/browse/track...
Night vibin’
youtu.be/re_v0iVVml4?...
Saturday evening vibin’
tidal.com/browse/track...
Someday We’ll All Be Free
Donny Hathaway
youtu.be/r895FdqJw40?...
Someday We’ll All Be Free Donny Hathaway
youtu.be/r895FdqJw40?...
Yeah, no. Slavery is never appropriate. My bones won’t let me joke about slavery.
03.10.2025 07:45 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0“Forced laborers”? Uhm…like “slaves”?
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“I’m trying to come with the real” “Baybaay”
tidal.com/browse/track...
He should watch this: Violence-An American Tradition (1995).This 1995 HBO documentary narrated by Julian Bond sheds light on America’s history of violence. It’s a very powerful film youtu.be/FOekiuof-FY?...
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This 1995 HBO documentary narrated by Julian Bond sheds light on America’s history of violence. It’s a very powerful film youtu.be/FOekiuof-FY?...
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