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Black history, horror & cats ๐Ÿˆโ€โฌ› Queer as in F you ๐Ÿ’• Haunted brain & body ๐Ÿ‘ป Free Palestine, Free Sudan โœŠ๐Ÿฝ New Orleans for life โšœ๏ธ

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This picture of Yvette is how I feel sinking my teeth into a Haydelโ€™s king cake
#NewOrleans #MardiGras #BlackWriters

15.02.2026 14:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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elmo from sesame street is standing in front of a wall of fire . ALT: elmo from sesame street is standing in front of a wall of fire .

Iโ€™m tired of healthy coping mechanisms. I want 3 giant daiquiris and a Level 10 crash out.
#MentallyIll #Unhinged

12.02.2026 19:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Louisiana bayou witch sun / goblin rising / fairy moon
#BlackWriters #BlackAndQueer

10.02.2026 13:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Quienes Somos - Familias Unidas En Acciรณn Nuestra Visiรณn Visualizamos un mundo multicultural en el que todas las personas, independientemente de su origen, gรฉnero, raza, discapacidad, religiรณn o condiciรณn migratoria, tengan libertad de movimi...

โ€œFamilias Unidas en Acciรณn employs a three-pronged approach to achieve its mission through campaigning, popular education programs, and direct aid.โ€œ And the default language on their website is Spanish ๐Ÿ’œ

09.02.2026 20:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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If you thought Liam Canejo Ramos was the kid in the halftime show, you have to donate to a local immigrant rights group. I make the rules now.

Familias Unidas en Acciรณn in New Orleans is a great place to start.

I swear to GOD, yโ€™all.

#SuperBowl #BadBunny #ImmigrantRights

09.02.2026 20:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Tell me why my mom just called a squirrel a hussy for eating from her bird feeder ๐Ÿ˜ญ
#BlackMoms #BlackSky

07.02.2026 22:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Evil Boredom is how I get my side quests and some of my unhinged story ideas ๐Ÿ”ช
#BlackWriters #WriterSky #BlackHorror

02.02.2026 20:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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SOโ€ฆNIGHTTIDE IS GROWING, AND Iโ€™M REALLY PROUD OF IT NightTide is growing -intentionally. This piece introduces our evolving staff structure, why we chose depth over news churn, and how NightTide has become a home for horror criticism, identity, and โ€ฆ

NightTide is growing. ๐Ÿ–ค
I wrote about why we chose depth over news churn, how the magazine has evolved, and why NightTide is becoming a home for long-form horror criticism, identity, and thought leadership.
Proud of this team. Proud of this work.
Welcome home. ๐Ÿ‘ป
nighttidemag.com/2026/02/02/h...

02.02.2026 12:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 25    ๐Ÿ” 15    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Living here is like living in a Marvel movie. Your car is collateral damage and youโ€™re left wondering how tf to explain the situation to the insurance company.
~ With love, a native New Orleanian ๐Ÿคฆ๐Ÿฝโ€โ™€๏ธ
#NewOrleans #BlackWriters

01.02.2026 23:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Home - The House on Milton Road By Chidera Udochukwu-Nduka It was 9 p.m. Our parents were not back yet. Father had called around five to say his marketing presentation had taken more time than expected. Moth...

A short story I wrote got published today!!! Iโ€™d love for yโ€™all to read it if youโ€™re in the mood for something scary (tw, though, for anti-Black racism). And shouout to Harrietโ€™s House Magazine for giving me a shot and being amazing to work with ๐Ÿ–ค
#BlackWriters #BlackHorror #HorrorSky #HorrorWriters

31.01.2026 19:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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They Collaborated on an Oscar-Nominated Film โ€” Then Got Thrown Into Solitary The incarcerated men who produced footage for The Alabama Solution were abruptly transferred to solitary this month.

โ€œThe incarcerated men who produced footage for The Alabama Solution were abruptly transferred to solitary this month.โ€
#MassIncarceration #PrisonAbolition

27.01.2026 22:04 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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All my homies hate c0ps/๐ŸงŠ, AI & J K Rowling ๐Ÿ’…๐Ÿฝ #BlackWriters

25.01.2026 23:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Real horror lovers know that the genre is historically political and subversive. Real horror lovers protect their communities and neighbors. Real horror lovers hate fascism. #ICE #BlackHorror #HorrorSky

24.01.2026 20:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Gotta say, Iโ€™m a huge fan of whateverโ€™s wrong with me ๐Ÿฅ€
#BlackWriters #WriterSky #HorrorWriters

24.01.2026 20:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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5 takeaways from the 2026 Oscar nominations, where 'Sinners' made history Sinners landed a record number of nods, while Avatar: Fire and Ash and Wicked: For Good fell short of their franchise predecessors.

โ€œBefore this year, no movie had ever gotten more than 14 Oscar nominations. Three films โ€” All About Eve, Titanic and La La Land โ€” shared the top spot. This year, Ryan Coogler's brilliant vampire story Sinners bested that by two, landing 16 nominations.โ€
I LOVE US ๐Ÿ–ค๐Ÿ–ค๐Ÿ–ค๐Ÿ–ค
#Sinners #BlackHorror #Horror

23.01.2026 14:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Freeze Relief Fund: Keeping Our Unhoused Neighbors Warm By Below Sea Level Aid

#NewOrleans - Below Sea Level Aid is preparing for the serious winter weather weโ€™re facing this weekend! South Louisianaโ€™s infrastructure and our people are NOT equipped for this kind of cold. Please donate here if possible and share wherever you can! ๐Ÿ–ค๐Ÿ’›
#MutualAid #Community

givebutter.com/8j7j29

20.01.2026 19:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Taking my first stab at #CreativeNonfiction for a writing contest I found out about 3 days ago ๐Ÿ˜… I usually write horror fiction ๐Ÿ”ช
Wish me luck?
#WriterLife #BlackWriters

20.01.2026 15:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Itโ€™s fine if Sinners wasnโ€™t your bag for reasonsโ€ฆ.but Iโ€™m not letting you chitterling eating bitches get away with saying โ€œitโ€™s fillerโ€, โ€œitโ€™s just from Dusk Till Dawnโ€ โ€œitโ€™s overhyped, yall are acting like itโ€™s The Godfatherโ€

14.01.2026 19:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 33    ๐Ÿ” 8    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Locked out of the conversation? Sources within City Hall say public social media pages are inaccessible Sources within City Hall tell WDSU the city of New Orleans pages are inaccessible.

One thing about usโ€ฆour politics is PETTY ๐Ÿคฆ๐Ÿฝโ€โ™€๏ธ #NewOrleans #LocalPolitics #BlackWriters

16.01.2026 00:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Me at my work retreat ๐Ÿ˜ญ #Horror #BlackHorror #HorrorWriters #BlackWriters

12.12.2025 22:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Whitney Plantation Gift Store Book store, local Black art, and Fair Trade artisan-made gifts. All revenue supports the non-profit.

Run by #Blackscholars, they lost major federal funding when they stood up for the truth about slavery. So please give if you feel inclined. They also have an *online store* with everything available in their gift shop if you need #Christmas presents!
whitney-plantation-638281.shoplightspeed.com

12.12.2025 21:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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If youโ€™re as disgusted as I am by that Charleston-yt-woman-doll foolishness, learning *real Black history* from Whitney Plantation in Louisiana might settle your stomach!
whitneyplantation.org
(Photo: tea_with_ladii on TT) #BlackHistory #Louisiana #TheMoreYouKnow

12.12.2025 21:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Video description: Johnny, a Balck nonbinary person, in a grey U N O sweatshirt and black headscarf at a desk in front of a red wall. | Shoutout to @Jesenia๐ŸŒป for the amazing read! This zine put langua... TikTok video by Black Horrific ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฉ

Loved it so much I made a video lol

www.tiktok.com/t/ZTrUABLWn/

01.12.2025 20:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Horror & Disability The horror genre has long grappled with its portrayal of disability, often reflecting the societal prejudices of its time. Emerging alongside early cinema, many early horror works were influenced by e...

Check out this fantastic #zine! It gave me some great context & language for discussing how the genre has failed/harmed disabled people. Thereโ€™s also a rubric/scorecard for assessing disability representation in horror media ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿฝ #HorrorMovies #DisabilityJustice
libcom.org/article/horr...

01.12.2025 20:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Inside the Terrifier allegations and lawsuit as lead star sues horror franchise The hit horror franchise has broken records worldwide.

Iโ€™ve never seen a #Terrifier film BECAUSE people have been saying since 2018 that the violence against women in those films is gratuitous and unnecessary. And now I definitely never will. Watching โ€œSinnersโ€ for the 5th or 6th time instead ๐Ÿง›๐Ÿฝ #BlackHorror #HorrorMovies

metro.co.uk/2025/11/07/i...

11.11.2025 20:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Also, my husband and I watched it this Halloween with my mom, whoโ€™d never seen it but LOVED it. He was in the play in middle school and I was shocked that adults let kids do this musical ๐Ÿ˜ฌ #HorrorComedy #1980s #1980sMovies

03.11.2025 15:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Iโ€™m not ready to let Halloween go, so hereโ€™s a shoutout to the Black musicians in โ€œLittle Shop of Horrorsโ€! Not a traditional Halloween movie, BUT a great horror-comedy with amazing Black talent: Tichina Arnold, Michelle Weeks, Tisha Campbell, AND Levi Stubbs of the Four Tops. #BlackHorror #Motown

03.11.2025 15:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Whether you like his movies or not I donโ€™t think you donโ€™t need to go out of your way to mispronounce or misspell M. Night Shyamalanโ€™s name

15.10.2025 16:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 24    ๐Ÿ” 7    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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This is the most Louisiana front page Iโ€™ve seen in a minute ๐Ÿคฆ๐Ÿฝโ€โ™€๏ธ #Louisiana #NewOrleans

19.08.2025 16:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Taking #hurricaneseason one day at a time with nothing but anxiety meds and a prayer ๐Ÿ˜ฎโ€๐Ÿ’จ
#NewOrleans #MentallyThrill

14.07.2025 18:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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