Same.
Worth adding here that the FBI waited *years* to declare open war on the Black Panther Party, assassinating & incarcerating its leaders en masse. The thing that tipped the balance wasn't the guns, but the free breakfasts, groceries, & clinics that represented a genuine threat to state power.
This is my kind of carrying on lol
But imma need:
- loser (with finger L on the forehead)
- you’re in thin ice, buddy
- for crying out loud &
- pip squeak
What are your demands?
JUST IN: A federal judge has blocked ICE from constructing an immigration detention facility in Hagerstown, MD after the state sued over the lack of a mandated environmental impact review. www.courtlistener.com/docket/72362...
The book is broken up into 5 carefully curated sections:
- Black Feminist Foundations
- Statements and Manifestos
- Cultures and Aesthetics
- Bodies, Genders, and Sexualities
- Black Feminist Futures
It looks beyond North America to showcase a diverse range of continents and perspectives. #Lit 📚📌
Mayor Byron Nolen announced he’s running against Rashida Tlaib in #MI12 because of her lack of support for VP Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign.
Nolen said the stakes were too high for Tlaib not to encourage voters to turn out for Harris.
Damn right.
michiganchronicle.com/inkster-mayo...
"This book gave me a sense of humor I've never had before. For all the vexing moments in my life when I had been misapprehended and misunderstood and mislabeled, subject to all manner of things. How absurd that is, how absurd race is in America...." -- @marthasjones.bsky.social
My sons will be there, will tell them to stop by.
UPDATE: Our conversation with @petebuttigieg.bsky.social is moving to Rome, GA after we outgrew our original space.
Join us March 14 for a conversation on service, leadership, and highlighting our Veterans. #GA14
Who made her in charge of the Blacks?
A purpose of the war on Iran might well be to provoke a terrorist attack inside the United States, thereby justifying the need to “federalize” elections. We must anticipate it, with sadness and resolution, and not be surprised, if it happens.
snyder.substack.com/p/the-desire...
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Firstborn Black daughters put your mask on before trying to save everyone else. They will fake praise you because of your sacrifices & unpaid labor and bury you without a second thought. You were not born to serve others.
The funny thing is whoever asked her already knew there was a > 50% chance of her voting with her demo.
cook yourself a healthy meal. drink some tea. get off your phone & read. learn something new. do your skincare routine. meditate. take a bubble bath. get good sleep for a fresh week ahead
I purchased this for my son for Christmas this year.
*picks up old bottle from ocean, reads message*
"One cup of cooked collard greens has more calcium than a cup of dairy millk"
Al Jazeera cracked this "enigma":
This school had many daughters of military officers and soldiers. The idea was to attract them to the school, strike it to draw in rescuers and relatives, and then strike it again to kill them.
It works! Great job!
This is a phrase I’ll hold onto: “Nosotros no estamos solos—somos los primeros. Somos los primeros.”
"Fair Use," a special issue of the open access journal liquid blackness, is now available. View the TOC and read the full issue, freely available: buff.ly/szfvoyr
Lol our current government is actually hell for my “personality type” (ENTJ).
“Somebody is wrong, and they’re directing a large group of people! You can’t do anything about it and will have to obey whatever inefficient policies they decide to implement”
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This is pretty interesting, a workshop on how to request banned books by @themarshallproject.org and @muckrock.com's Data Liberation Project
🔥 FIRED UP FRIDAY 🔥
Hot topics. Hot takes. Thoughtful political conversation with
@tify330.bsky.social, @deardean22.bsky.social
Wars-elections… autocracy-racism —what's at stake.
🗣️LIVE: Youtube, Substack, X.
Mar 6th 11:30pst /1:30cst /2:30est
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‘Our consciousness is under siege’: Michael Pollan on chatbots, social media and mental freedom
I am excited to share a new project from my organization, Democracy Rising Collaborative. We have launched a toolkit to empower lawyers and other civic leaders across the country to stand up for the Rule of Law. theruleoflawyers.org
1/THREAD
You need to forego BlueSky until you pass remedial civics. Do not pass go. Do not collect $200. Head straight there.
1) Collect & tell stories from local history taken from working & marginalized communities.
2) Create public spaces where these stories can be shared & discussed.
3) Tie those stories to the ongoing struggles for justice & liberation.
"Black Agenda Report has a long history of covering the region and gives special attention to this latest act of aggression against Iran in this week’s issue."
www.blackagendareport.com/iran-2026-bl...
