Idea of Manhood

In case I wasn’t clear…

Seeing Ourselves in Forever I finally finished watching Forever on Netflix.

I finally finished watching #forever on #netflix - I had to write about it…

Seeing Ourselves in Forever.
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The Left: what if people had healthcare and free education?

The media: WHY ARE YOU ALWAYS TALKING ABOUT RACE AND PRONOUNS

This is your regular reminder that executive orders are not royal decrees. Because America has no king.

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From car trouble to college visits, Bassey & Mike unpack race, kindness, fear, and the emotional lockdown Black boys face. A raw convo on parenting, pressure, and changing the narrative—together. #TheIdeaOfPodcast #BlackBoyJoy #theideaof #basseyandmike podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

Yoooo. I think about that often. Way too casual for so much death and calamity.

I don't recall woke ever tanking the markets like this.

Black Children are NOT responsible for figuring things out on their own.

lol. Definitely not you. Thought it was brandy from a distance. Could’ve been a variety of real housewives. Crazy out here. 😆

This could be 3-4 different people…

The decisive test of our society in my lifetime was the 2024 election and our failure was spectacular and total. I will never again have any faith in the American electorate to do the obviously right thing.

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I fully expect and anticipate that folks will be constructively disobedient during tonight’s presidential address to congress. All that “you lie” energy they had for Obama... Yall better show TFFFFFF out….

Can we return to intelligence shaming … real question.

New episode. Out now! The Idea of… Delusions of Failure. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

So his “merit” is WHITENESS… got it. Good to know.

Man. Real talk. @bsky.app is just so much better. Once I get out sports and hip hop news accounts right, I’m completely dumping the dirty bird. #blacksky #sportsky

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Thanks for the reminder. Our new podcast The Idea Of… is really good and we’re very proud of it. Right, @basseyworld.bsky.social

Ive many issues with cultural appropriation… but by far my biggest problem is that it always results in the disenfranchisement of black people

It’s truly insidious to gaslight us into thinking we don’t own what’s ours.. and then proceed to make a profit on our culture while still being antiblack

Why i be giving the 👀 to all the kendrick attention. I dont trust yall….

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a man with his hand on his chin looks surprised ALT: a man with his hand on his chin looks surprised

Hey hey heeeeey… I ain’t even say anything. LOL.

@charae-ebony.bsky.social yooooooo.

Nevermind. Got it. Thanks ok

Where’s the rest of the list??

Real question. He is even an American citizen? Like what are we even talking about here??!!? I’ve seen more collective outrage over Kanye’s wife’s outfit over Mr. Tesla’s shadow-coup of OUR Government.

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🚨 New Episode Drops Tomorrow: “The Idea of… Wait – Are We Recording?” 🚨

In this episode, we talk about the chaos, the fatigue, and the necessity of sitting in the lull—because that’s where the real work begins.

💭 Hope doesn’t come from ignoring the darkness—it comes from facing it.

DCA crash puts Trump's appalling unfitness on full display When crisis hits, he makes it worse.

Strongman Trump recoils in fear and anger whenever he's threatened with accountability.
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Based on where I went to high school and college, and the industry i work in, I’ve friended a handful of white folks along the way on social media. Outside of my business partners and 2 or 3 others… the silence from white people in the midst of racial terror on us Black folks is alarming. #dulynoted