Yejide Peters Pietersen

I would be stoked about AI as partner in a better world. Pollock with AI instead of a rope/bucket? PostModern novels getting even WEIRDER?

But that world has environmental protections and a UBI for artists. We are only moving further from it.

We made a world where we cannot afford to be curious.

Nikki Giovanni

We’re saddened to hear about the passing of poetry great and Black Arts Movement icon, Nikki Giovanni.

According to NPR, she passed away today, following her third cancer diagnosis.

She was 81 years old.

Rest in power, Nikki Giovanni ✨

A Good word for this season of 'Merica, the tragicomedy. Sing truth to
Power, young ones!
#FAMUConcertChoir #Gospeltruth #sang

Premium cream doesn't solve problems, but it can be a solution.

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Officially out Nov. 26!

I bind myself
to Thee
this day,
good God eternal,
holy Grace.
Guide me this life
to love & serve,
with faithfulness
to seek thy face.

Amen.

*Sips beer with nice people, almost every single one with whom I disagree about a matter of fundamental import except necessity of preserving a thriving democracy*

#addtoblacksky

Post-Election Debrief: Opportunities for Science Advocacy

The Union of Concerned Scientists is facilitating a
training webinar to highlight ways for scientists + science advocates to get involved in equitable, science-based advocacy.

Thurs., 11/21, 3-4p ET

secure.ucsusa.org/a/2024-11-21...

The Handmaid's Tale is a good book. But did you know that there's a book written by a Black woman about a post-apocalyptic Earth heavily affected by climate change and societal decline. The book was published in 1993, but is set in 2024 following a presidential election 👀 #BookSky #BlackBookSky

Can we just agree that there is no decolonization w/out anticolonial struggle & that these are intertwined struggles to both dismantle AND reimagine/restructure what is possible. I’m so 🥱 of the resurging antagonisms of anti/deco/poco discourse™️.

1/ Aneurin Bevan, born on this day in 1897. As Labour's Minister of Health and Housing, 1945-51, he built 805,000 council houses whilst insisting on high standards: homes were one-third bigger than the pre-war average, a three-bed home had two inside toilets.