Aaron Foley
@aaronkfoley.bsky.social
Bylines and books. Documenting history, sometimes making it. Detroit expert and expat. Black gay elder millennial — it’s a lot! Sorta like Elle Woods except I’ll recap Beyond the Gates for you. Unserious thoughts with occasional bursts of intellect.
It definitely was not this many 40-somethings dying like this when I was a kid, that’s for sure
February 11, 2026 at 8:42 PM
It definitely was not this many 40-somethings dying like this when I was a kid, that’s for sure
There’s a conversation on Threads about Black people not from Detroit having trouble fitting in Detroit and it’s…fascinating. I feel like this conversation happened everywhere Blacks moved where other Blacks were established (hello, mid-2000s ATL), but this is the first it’s played out online.
February 11, 2026 at 4:54 PM
There’s a conversation on Threads about Black people not from Detroit having trouble fitting in Detroit and it’s…fascinating. I feel like this conversation happened everywhere Blacks moved where other Blacks were established (hello, mid-2000s ATL), but this is the first it’s played out online.
I’m so behind on Gates. I’m trying to be on DND until Monday but I’ve had to be a furniture mover, interior decorator, assistant party planner, queer elder, big brother, local historian and savior of journalism in the last 24 hours alone. And it’s my grandmother’s birthday tomorrow?
February 7, 2026 at 6:17 PM
I’m so behind on Gates. I’m trying to be on DND until Monday but I’ve had to be a furniture mover, interior decorator, assistant party planner, queer elder, big brother, local historian and savior of journalism in the last 24 hours alone. And it’s my grandmother’s birthday tomorrow?
If you’re like me and one of your besties isn’t Black and has a February birthday, it’s OK to sing them Stevie’s version of Happy Birthday.
February 1, 2026 at 1:43 PM
If you’re like me and one of your besties isn’t Black and has a February birthday, it’s OK to sing them Stevie’s version of Happy Birthday.
One of my closest friendships exists on the same timeline as Beyoncé’s solo career, so while celebrating said friend’s birthday we had a cute little moment when “Baby Boy” from our freshman year of college came on. But also, we’re in our 40s and so is Bey.
February 1, 2026 at 11:53 AM
One of my closest friendships exists on the same timeline as Beyoncé’s solo career, so while celebrating said friend’s birthday we had a cute little moment when “Baby Boy” from our freshman year of college came on. But also, we’re in our 40s and so is Bey.
I really got municipal sons and daughters out here, IYKYK
January 29, 2026 at 2:26 PM
I really got municipal sons and daughters out here, IYKYK
Not to continually bring up old shit but yes I can claim an ex that is not only a Barb but (says he got misled into having) voted for DT in the first election
January 29, 2026 at 2:38 AM
Not to continually bring up old shit but yes I can claim an ex that is not only a Barb but (says he got misled into having) voted for DT in the first election
My bad
Restarting Boys Come First.
Immediately know why I had to put this book down when it came out.
Immediately know why I had to put this book down when it came out.
January 29, 2026 at 2:29 AM
My bad
Thanks to a fab idea from @katstafford.bsky.social, I dove into the archives of the Michigan Chronicle to write the definitive piece on Black Detroiters and their century-long love affair with fur: michiganchronicle.com/good-furs-ma...
‘Good Furs Make Warm Friends’: A History of Black Detroiters’ Decades-Long Love Affair with Fur
‘Good Furs Make Warm Friends’: A History of Black Detroiters’ Decades-Long Love Affair with Fur
michiganchronicle.com
January 26, 2026 at 3:53 PM
Thanks to a fab idea from @katstafford.bsky.social, I dove into the archives of the Michigan Chronicle to write the definitive piece on Black Detroiters and their century-long love affair with fur: michiganchronicle.com/good-furs-ma...
Watching The Beauty and Fat Jeremy Pope looks like an ex’s ex. All I have for now.
January 25, 2026 at 1:08 AM
Watching The Beauty and Fat Jeremy Pope looks like an ex’s ex. All I have for now.
It’s warmer in the Scandinavian cities I fell in love with than it is where I am in the U.S. and that’s why I’m looking at my options 5-10 years down the line
January 24, 2026 at 4:41 PM
It’s warmer in the Scandinavian cities I fell in love with than it is where I am in the U.S. and that’s why I’m looking at my options 5-10 years down the line
From the Michigan Chronicle archives, 35 years ago in Detroit at an MLK Day celebration they let this random fifth-grader perform for the Pistons and other dignitaries in attendance:
January 19, 2026 at 3:55 PM
From the Michigan Chronicle archives, 35 years ago in Detroit at an MLK Day celebration they let this random fifth-grader perform for the Pistons and other dignitaries in attendance:
At least once a month, I say something to the effect of “my whole life could change after this meeting/conversation/email.” And here we are again, because I’m staring down yet another big life thing on Thursday. After taking on a big life change right before Christmas last month.
January 18, 2026 at 6:51 PM
At least once a month, I say something to the effect of “my whole life could change after this meeting/conversation/email.” And here we are again, because I’m staring down yet another big life thing on Thursday. After taking on a big life change right before Christmas last month.
I haven’t known peace since I turned 40. It’s just been curveballs, surprises and happy accidents day after day since October 2024. And nothing matches. Body feels 55, face looks 35, life situations feel like I’m 25, foolish courage of a 15-year-old, diet of a 5-year-old.
January 18, 2026 at 6:42 PM
I haven’t known peace since I turned 40. It’s just been curveballs, surprises and happy accidents day after day since October 2024. And nothing matches. Body feels 55, face looks 35, life situations feel like I’m 25, foolish courage of a 15-year-old, diet of a 5-year-old.
From the desk of Robin Givhan: michiganchronicle.com/op-ed-mary-s...
Op-ed: Mary Sheffield's White Suit
Op-ed: Mary Sheffield's White Suit
michiganchronicle.com
January 12, 2026 at 1:36 PM
From the desk of Robin Givhan: michiganchronicle.com/op-ed-mary-s...
Not Dittrich closing before I got rich
January 10, 2026 at 10:23 PM
Not Dittrich closing before I got rich
I actually knew of, emphasis on knew, someone going off of juices and berries for breast cancer because Dr. Sebi would’ve recommended it so please go get that white man’s poison #BeyondTheGates
January 10, 2026 at 1:32 PM
I actually knew of, emphasis on knew, someone going off of juices and berries for breast cancer because Dr. Sebi would’ve recommended it so please go get that white man’s poison #BeyondTheGates
📍Marked safe from never listening to a single episode of Las Culturistas
January 10, 2026 at 1:19 AM
📍Marked safe from never listening to a single episode of Las Culturistas
Reposted by Aaron Foley
Enjoyed this conversation with authors Katrina Jackson and @aaronkfoley.bsky.social about writing blurbs for authors and the intersection of Black & Queer identities in book spaces.
youtu.be/PzBL-zNvSgc
#BookSky #BlackBookSky #Romancelandia #QueerBookSky
youtu.be/PzBL-zNvSgc
#BookSky #BlackBookSky #Romancelandia #QueerBookSky
Blurbs, Pride, Books, and More: Katrina Jackson, Aaron Foley, Frederick Smith Wednesday, 6/26/24
YouTube video by Frederick Smith
youtu.be
January 9, 2026 at 10:28 PM
Enjoyed this conversation with authors Katrina Jackson and @aaronkfoley.bsky.social about writing blurbs for authors and the intersection of Black & Queer identities in book spaces.
youtu.be/PzBL-zNvSgc
#BookSky #BlackBookSky #Romancelandia #QueerBookSky
youtu.be/PzBL-zNvSgc
#BookSky #BlackBookSky #Romancelandia #QueerBookSky
This is strictly for like five followers
January 8, 2026 at 6:56 PM
This is strictly for like five followers
Y’all got BTG back on Paramount Plus but won’t register people to vote in your communities
January 7, 2026 at 1:46 PM
Y’all got BTG back on Paramount Plus but won’t register people to vote in your communities
Dani being pregnant would mean an October - Breast Cancer Awareness Month - birthday, and unless they wanna go the new life begins, one must end route, we gotta watch to see what Tamara’s real-life schedule is going to be #beyondthegates
January 6, 2026 at 3:31 PM
Dani being pregnant would mean an October - Breast Cancer Awareness Month - birthday, and unless they wanna go the new life begins, one must end route, we gotta watch to see what Tamara’s real-life schedule is going to be #beyondthegates
A Renaissance HS employee facing grooming allegations
What Year Is It GIF
ALT: What Year Is It GIF
media.tenor.com
January 6, 2026 at 2:54 PM
A Renaissance HS employee facing grooming allegations
These ChelseaKat bags
January 5, 2026 at 10:27 PM
These ChelseaKat bags
Sinus pain is just so childish.
January 5, 2026 at 7:32 PM
Sinus pain is just so childish.