Tony Gentry

Take a picture of yourself at the No Kings rally.

Print it.

Put it in a frame.

Your grandchildren will speak about you for generations to come. You took a stand against fascism. You stood up for democracy. 

Artists Plan Nationwide Protests Against ‘Authoritarian Forces’

“Dozens of prominent artists and cultural organizations will participate in a series of artistic demonstrations to protest what authoritarian overreach by the Trump administration.

The protests, known as Fall of Freedom, will take place on the weekend of Nov. 21...”

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/a...

cover of D'angelo's brilliant last album, B&W photo of hands and fists raised in an outdoor gathering. title reads: D'Angelo and the Vanguard Black Messiah

RIP, Richmond's own musical genius.

Too soon, too soon

#RVA #D'Angelo #music

cover of D'Angelo's brilliant album Voodoo, B&W photo of shirtless artist

RIP, Richmond's own musical genius. Too soon, too soon

#D'Angelo #RVA #music

Jessica Grose nails it in today's NYT piece:

#RFKJr #autism #HHS #circumcision #health

maybe the real reason he hates it is that it shows a perfectly intact right ear?

Red Alert! New research shows that the parents of autistic people breathe air! We must all stopping breathing now!

#autism #RFKJr #HHS #health #circumsion&autism

color photo of D'Angelo in black fedora and black tank top with guitar

That's my favorite song from Black Messiah, and so right for this sad day.

No Kings organizers ask everyone to wear something YELLOW at the rallies on Saturday. Here are some of their other tips:

A few friends who have marched with us at the previous protests here in Richmond, VA are backing out this time re the GOP BS, fearing the goons. Which is, of course, what they want. Please folks, let's do this together!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=ISCFeQ7963A&list=RDISCFeQ7963A&start_radio=1/

Oh man, not D'Angelo! Richmond's own musical genius, loving spirit and true soul man. It was VooDoo that won me over and Black Messiah synthesizing deep funk and gospel is always on my playlist. Too soon too soon

#D'angelo #Richmond #RVA #music #Ihatecancer #RIPD'angelo

Have enjoyed rewatching Annie Hall and a first watch of her entirely different and just as affecting role in Marvin's Room this week. The highest accolade I can think of: she was so real!

thanks for repost, man!

Mural covering an entire wall of a two-story brick building. Cartoon image of two faces, a woman's a tear falling from her eye, and a man in a green half-mask that covers his eyes and nose, his mouth pressing against the woman's cheek, grimacing. That's half the mural. The other half painted directly onto the brickwork reads NOTHING LASTS FOREVER.

Downtown #Richmond, #Virginia

#31DaysofHalloween #spooktober #tagtuesday #murals #wallart #streetphotography

Always read the last chapter first.

yeah, really. have always preferred my milieu's shaken or stirred

thanks Paul

Poster ad for Oct. 23 6-7:30 pm talk by Tony Gentry author of The Night Doctor of Richmond, at Main Richmond Public Library, all Friends of the Public Library invited, free. Ad includes a smiley photo of the author in a red shirt.

If I do say so myself, this talk on the Medical College of #Virginia 's notorious 19th Century grave robber Chris Baker is the perfect #Halloween experience.

More on my novel The Night Doctor of Richmond here: www.tonygentry.com

#books #novels #booksky #RVA #spooktober #Richmond

Broussard Bros. Zydeco Cowboys in the Dance Tent - filled in on half day's notice, flew up from Louisiana just in time for their first slot; photo shows 4 beer can F-O-L-K sign on pole, bobbing heads, and onstage the washboard and bass players

Donald Byrd's Blackbyrds jazz fusion and funk band; photo shows the two singers, and drummer (also current band leader) Keith Kilgo onstage.

#Richmond Folk Festival, y'all - every year a blast!

The best free party in America, rain or shine

#RVA #music #folkmusic #Americana #Virginia

NO KINGS Richmond · No Kings **In America, we don’t put up with would-be kings.** Our peaceful movement is only getting bigger and stronger. “NO KINGS” is more than just a slogan—it’s the foundation our nation was built upon. Bo...

I'm attending No Kings's event, “NO KINGS Richmond” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...

Takeaways: AI data centers are coming for Virginians' pocketbooks, #Spanberger 's all-of-the-above approach to #energy is the right one, and Trump's crackdown on renewables will hurt us all.

#Virginia #RVA #AI

digitaledition.pilotonline.com/shortcode/TH...

Oh please no

Yeah, it's nice to see Marjorie Taylor Green admitting to the horrors of the Big Beautiful Bill - only wish she'd read it before she voted for it.

Here's a good ranked list of today's Nobel Literature Prize winner Laszlo Krasznahorkai's novels:

thegreatestbooks.org/authors/7143/

#books #literature #booksky #NobelPrize #novels

As a bot, your reply seems almost human.

Book cover. Title: Antifa: The Anti-Fascist Handbook, Mark Bray. Red, black and white, circle with flags at center and sunburst radiating from that circle

This is Rutgers history prof. Mark Bray's book.

Thanks to recent death threats, he's moving his family to Spain, and will teach remotely until he feels safe to come home.

Follow updates on his account: @mark-bray.bsky.social.

I'm gonna buy the book right now, and hope it becomes a best seller!

Outcry as Trump plots the plunder of US forests: "You can almost hear the chainsaws" Public comments suggest repealing the Clinton-era "roadless rule" is wildly unpopular.

Outcry as Trump plots the plunder of US forests: "You can almost hear the chainsaws" [via
@theguardian.com]

I'm local - Bon Air, if that counts?