Marcella White Campbell

It’s alright to cancel plans, it’s alright to flee into the desert after killing a man, it’s alright to witness god and accept your destiny as the liberator of the Israelites, it’s alright to unleash ten horrible plagues on all of Egypt until Pharaoh agrees to let you go. Do what you need to cope

Also, there are a billion reasons why parents choose to formula feed, and they shouldn't have to explain their reasoning or show their work. (not a criticism of the post, but I rarely see this take.)

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#Romancelandia, we absolutely must show up for industry heroine Vivian Stephens—legendary editor, first to pub categories by Black authors with Black characters, founder of RWA.

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This is Ozma of Oz - the legitimate ruler of Oz that the Wizard unseated! She is enchanted by the witch Mombi to live as a servant boy named Tip.

(Wish I could find an image from my childhood book, but like Escapade, my copy came from a gas station so i fear it has long since fallen apart)

won’t you celebrate with me won't you celebrate with me

“what did i see to be except myself?

i made it up

here on this bridge between

starshine and clay,

my one hand holding tight

my other hand; come celebrate

with me that everyday

something has tried to kill me

and has failed.” — Lucille Clifton

I think sometimes people see all the political posts on here and feel shy about posting different things but believe me when I say we have all read enough posts about bad shit happening and want your opinions on Avatar whales or whatever

- racist DOGE guy (redundant) canned
- federal judge upholds birthright citizenship
- another judge blocks voluntary resignation
- NY state going to court over treasury business
- patel put on ice for at least a week

And now you are only a few ingredients and ≈ 6 hours away from as many perfectly cooked marinated ramen eggs as you desire. This process is on infinite loop at our house.

No mention that Dorothy Parker was a Civil Right champion.

Or that Parker bequeathed her estate to MLK, and provided that upon his death, the estate would pass to the NAACP. The NAACP continues to benefit from her gift by licensing the use of her works.

Parker's ashes were in NAACP HQ for 30 yrs.

The more reading I've done on attention economy and neuroscience, warmer I've become to idea of 100% curating your experience of the world so you can focus on doing the work that matters most to you. We challenge each other to "engage" and "be engaged" but with... EVERYTHING. And that doesn't work

Is it "Fifteen Dogs" by André Alexis?

Your State-by-State Guide to the 2024 Supreme Court Elections Voters this year are deciding the fate of 82 seats across 33 states’ high courts. Cases involving abortion, democracy, and other critical issues hang in the balance.

if you're looking to 'do something,' well the presidential race isn't the only option — there's a good chance that there's a highly important STATE SUPREME COURT race in your backyard.

i wrote a guide to each and every state's races in here: boltsmag.org/your-state-b...

I so want Democrats to talk about immigration differently, & fear they're taking the wrong lesson from Trump getting Republicans to block the bipartisan border bill

Yes ofc it's hypocritical but that doesn't mean that bill should be passed; it means GOP never *actually cared about ~border security~

If you weren’t in law school > 20 years ago, you may not realize how earth shaking this is. Judge Luttig was the paragon of conservative judges, clerking for him was the surest way to wind up clerking for Scalia or Thomas. He’s obviously changed a lot in retirement but this is still utterly unreal.

It is pretty ironic that a substantial part of the political attack on the Harris/Walz ticket is that they are good parents who love and accept their children

listen if she ran for office i would commit voter fraud for michelle obama

Somehow the phrase “moderate intellectual disability” has slipped into my sons state legal documents. That structure has benefits. It is not an accurate way to describe my son. To fix it means I’m going to speak about his lacks. I wrote about this some years back.

www.thenation.com/article/soci...

Infamous rejection letter from Emory Med School from 1959, rejecting an applicant solely bc the school was "not authorized to consider for admission a member of the Negro race." At least they sent back the $5.00 application fee, along with any sense of decency or honor.

I'm not going to repost Megyn Kelly's toxic "why are Black women celebrating why they went to HBCUs" tweet, bc ... why?

I'll just repost this instead.

In case anyone had to wonder why HBCUs had to exist in the first place. And should be celebrated for what they opposed.

How 12,000 Tonnes of Dumped Orange Peel Grew Into a Landscape Nobody Expected to Find An experimental conservation project that was abandoned and almost forgotten about, has ended up producing an amazing ecological win nearly two decades after it was dreamt up.

How 12,000 Tonnes of Dumped Orange Peel Grew Into a Landscape Nobody Expected to Find

Oh my god!! This was such a relief to read!

Yep: www.msnbc.com/msnbc/amp/rc...

Are Black voters really leaving Democrats in the dust? Black people are less likely to identify as Democrats than in the past. But Black voters remain the most loyal Democratic constituency.

this is very interesting. declining democratic support among black americans is mostly concentrated among nonvoters goodauthority.org/news/are-bla...

A key pillar of the trans panic has been that people’s “intuitive” reactions should govern how others are treated in public space and I think it’s important we reject this wholesale.

Ten years ago my meds melted in the car while I was running another errand and insurance refused to replace them. This has been coming down the line for a long time.

‘A different level than 2020’: Trump’s plan to steal election is taking shape Trump’s refusal to accept the 2020 election results serves as a preview to expected challenges in November

If you’re reading story after story about how local GOP elected officials could refuse to certify the election or otherwise undermine results & perpetuate chaos and you’re freaking the fuck out, a few thoughts & action items for you... www.theguardian.com/us-news/arti...

Brittney Griner weeps after winning third Olympic gold medal: 'My country fought for me to get back' Griner was grateful for another opportunity to represent the United States after her Russian prison sentence.

Well, that bit of perspective certainly lends a whole new weight to what it means to represent your country. 😭😭😭

“My country fought for me to get back,” Griner said. “And I was able to bring home gold for my country. There's just no greater feeling.”

So sad to hear the news about @tikkunolamunist.bsky.social this morning. May his memory be a blessing and an illumination for us always.

The last Gullah sermon? End of an era looms for endangered language In South Carolina, Pastor Edward Alston is retiring, and Bible readings in Gullah – a unique dialect formed by enslaved people – face an uncertain fate

"The last Gullah sermon? End of an era looms for endangered language: In South Carolina, Pastor Edward Alston is retiring, and Bible readings in Gullah – a unique dialect formed by enslaved people – face an uncertain fate"

The thing that always gets me is how backwards this is, and how this must come from an agonizingly blinkered perspective. *Democracy* is painful for smart guys? What do you think life was like if you were a smart kid born in a strict aristocratic monarchy?