Andrea Z

I'm appreciating artists, actors and musicians more than ever before. Their talent and work ethic help keep me connected to my humanity. There's nothing like feeling the tingle and chills of a lyric or chord or dialogue of speech that resonates with the spirit.

They still don't recognize the demographic who made it Tarzhay in the first place

@offthemarkparisi.bsky.social
Relatable 🤭🤭🤭

Maybe the chalk was enough of a barrier for the hands bc I don't remember nary a pump of hand sanitizer either.

"It felt like Sojourner Truth’s hands were pushing me down on one shoulder and Harriet Tubman’s hands were pushing me down on another."

It was 71 years ago today that our recent ancestor would set off a chain reaction that would reverberate throughout the world in ways even she couldn't imagine.

How does someone hop spin a 3 point shot in a dress shirt? Oh wait, it's Vince Carter nevermind.

I'm kind of hoping it was a pantsuit

This is really good. I couldn't help but scream, lemme show you how to make a pound cake lol

It's like ownership has no memory of what's happened the last three seasons

YouTube video by Beyoncé - Topic Daddy Lessons

I had a chance to shoot my daddy's shotgun today. When I stumbled from the kickback I could hear his laugh 🥹

My mother is sabotaging my summer wear goals. I'm targeting a two piece for May and she decides to hop on a fried food kick. Tonight it was hot water cornbread. Still I persevere.

The magnificient and incomparable Marian Anderson, contralto, internationally known opera singer, and barrier breaker was born 129 years ago today on February 27, 1897

Her performance at the Lincoln, both times (including the March on Washington) are two of the greatest of the nation's performances

This was such a beautifully written series. Between this and Avatar, life was sweet.

This is art

Does the locker room grade refer to previous issues with sanitation and staph infections, aesthetics of the space, culture of the environment?? There are so many reasons for a failing grade.

Wake me up at midnight to beat a man, PLEASE PLEASE!!!

Who knew one day I'd live in the land of bedrock AND roadrunners lol

Ahhh that was you. I appreciate your work and the link to the archive.

100% pure

My pre-buttal to tonight’s State of the Union. Retweet as needed.

In the wise words of The Jonas Bros

Don't get stressed, it's gonna get figured out
All the conversations at
the Waffle House

It's eye opening to learn so many people have rented a backhoe

This week I set a daily goal to wun (my term for walk/running) with a promise of Starbucks if I did so. I met it today! It's good to cheer oneself on in small ways. Those who say pull yourself up by the bootstrap don't care to get the importance of incentives until it comes to their own tax bracket.

U.S. Olympic women’s hockey gold is now Black history. Love to see it.

Black-and-white portrait of Dr. Jane C. Wright (1919–2013), pioneering Black surgeon, oncologist, and "mother of chemotherapy," seated at a laboratory workbench in a clinical research setting. She wears a white lab coat over a dark top and gazes directly at the camera with a composed, focused expression. In front of her is a large compound microscope with multiple objective lenses, adjustment knobs, and a stage, positioned prominently in the foreground. Her left hand rests near an open notebook or lab record book on the table, while stacks of papers or slides are visible nearby. The background shows softly blurred lab equipment and shelving, evoking a mid-20th-century medical research environment.

"Mother of Chemotherapy" Dr. Jane Wright died #OTD in 2013.

+ Helped shift cancer treatment from palliative care to modern chemotherapy by establishing methotrexate as a foundational treatment for breast cancer in 1951
+ Only woman co-founder, American Society of Clinical Oncology #WomenInSTEM #BHM

Whelp...never using an in-room coffee machine in a hotel again

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Thank you Rev Jackson. Rest in Power.

Deep sigh. Tears.

Yep.

A graphic in pink, blue, and green that illustrates how recent many Black History events are to the current day -- ranging from 1619 to 2024.

I'm sure we've all seen the graphic that lays out the United States ' relationship with slavery. It's good, but I never thought it was quite impactful enough. So I made my own.

I've used a few key events, including my birth, to highlight how recent these events are in history.

1 square = 1 year.