Carrie aka Divineblkpearl
@divineblkpearl.bsky.social
[Writer + Editor + Media Scholar] She/Her
Loves sweet potatoes & libraries & naps! ✨
Profile pic: wendysketches
https://carriemcclain.carrd.co/ | https://authory.com/CarrieMcClain
Loves sweet potatoes & libraries & naps! ✨
Profile pic: wendysketches
https://carriemcclain.carrd.co/ | https://authory.com/CarrieMcClain
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intro post for new followers/new era of bluesky: Hi, I'm Carrie. I review/cover comics, anime, film & lit. You may have seen my work on Black Nerd Problems/WWAC/But Why Tho, etc. See more of me here: carriemcclain.carrd.co Shirt: philadelphiaprintworks.com/products/que...
Me returning the blue sky app, continuing to celebrate the lives of evil men ending, a new baby being born into my family, found some compression socks that really work for me and I’m happy to announce I am drinking more water! Also, several states killed it today at the polls, great job! 👍🏾✨
November 5, 2025 at 5:23 AM
Me returning the blue sky app, continuing to celebrate the lives of evil men ending, a new baby being born into my family, found some compression socks that really work for me and I’m happy to announce I am drinking more water! Also, several states killed it today at the polls, great job! 👍🏾✨
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Everyone get woke again, we back up!
I Want You To Get The Word Out There That We Back Up The Wire GIF
ALT: I Want You To Get The Word Out There That We Back Up The Wire GIF
media.tenor.com
November 5, 2025 at 4:44 AM
Everyone get woke again, we back up!
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I know there's a lot of focus Chicago and Portland. Rightly so. But please remember we're going the the same here in Los Angeles. Still. People are being abducted in large numbers here too. To keep up on the daily assault on our communities, follow @lataco.bsky.social 🌮
#LosAngeles
#LosAngeles
October 17, 2025 at 3:22 PM
I know there's a lot of focus Chicago and Portland. Rightly so. But please remember we're going the the same here in Los Angeles. Still. People are being abducted in large numbers here too. To keep up on the daily assault on our communities, follow @lataco.bsky.social 🌮
#LosAngeles
#LosAngeles
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In a world shattered by bombs & fear, Lamar & her mother walked Gaza’s streets in search of stray cats to feed. “When the food ran out, it was unbearable to watch our beloved & beautiful cats weaken & slowly starve, just as the people around us were collapsing from hunger,” writes Lamar Alhuwaiti.
Our love for Gaza’s cats is a light that refuses to go out
During the genocide, my mother and I walked the city’s streets in search of stray cats to feed, these small souls giving us a reason to keep going
prismreports.org
October 16, 2025 at 3:41 PM
In a world shattered by bombs & fear, Lamar & her mother walked Gaza’s streets in search of stray cats to feed. “When the food ran out, it was unbearable to watch our beloved & beautiful cats weaken & slowly starve, just as the people around us were collapsing from hunger,” writes Lamar Alhuwaiti.
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People who self-register as fuckwads, tired of being treated like fuckwads
Treat yourself to this incredible photo essay/interview series with Cybertruck owners from @zoeschiffer.bsky.social. Will put my favorite part in a reply below because it is a SPOILER.
Spit On, Sworn At, and Undeterred: What It’s Like to Own a Cybertruck
“We were the targets.” WIRED spoke to seven Tesla Cybertruck owners about their most controversial purchase and why they're proud to drive it.
www.wired.com
October 16, 2025 at 4:31 PM
People who self-register as fuckwads, tired of being treated like fuckwads
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Fun fact: I am writing a review of Chris Ware's 250 Years of Delivering 📫 USPS stamps in the next issue of The Comics Courier. To make sure you get to read that review, pre-order your copy of TCC 3 today!
comicscourier.com
comicscourier.com
The Comics Courier, A Comics Criticism Journal [Issue 3]
A newspaper-format journal dedicated to in-depth comics criticism edited by Tiffany Babb
comicscourier.com
October 16, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Fun fact: I am writing a review of Chris Ware's 250 Years of Delivering 📫 USPS stamps in the next issue of The Comics Courier. To make sure you get to read that review, pre-order your copy of TCC 3 today!
comicscourier.com
comicscourier.com
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Remembering & Honoring Keturah A. Bobo, artist for many books including the #1 New York Times bestselling picture book I Am Enough, written by Grace Byers.
Remembering she was the illustrator for 'Opal Lee and What It Means to Be Free: The True Story of the Grandmother of Juneteenth' here:
Remembering she was the illustrator for 'Opal Lee and What It Means to Be Free: The True Story of the Grandmother of Juneteenth' here:
A Belated #BHM / #WomensHistoryMonth Treat:
5 Kid Lit Books About Black Girls and Women You Should Have on Your Bookshelves via @divineblkpearl.bsky.social
5 Kid Lit Books About Black Girls and Women You Should Have on Your Bookshelves via @divineblkpearl.bsky.social
5 Kid Lit Books About Black Girls and Women You Should Have on Your Bookshelves
Looking for some kid lit about Black girls and women? Check out this list of 5 that you need on your young reader's bookshelf now.
blacknerdproblems.com
October 16, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Remembering & Honoring Keturah A. Bobo, artist for many books including the #1 New York Times bestselling picture book I Am Enough, written by Grace Byers.
Remembering she was the illustrator for 'Opal Lee and What It Means to Be Free: The True Story of the Grandmother of Juneteenth' here:
Remembering she was the illustrator for 'Opal Lee and What It Means to Be Free: The True Story of the Grandmother of Juneteenth' here:
*weeps*
*still remembers the phone number of my childhood home that I grew up in that my parents bought when I first started middle school*
*still remembers the phone number of my childhood home that I grew up in that my parents bought when I first started middle school*
If anyone needs me I will be in the museum, lying down next to the bog bodies.
October 13, 2025 at 11:17 PM
*weeps*
*still remembers the phone number of my childhood home that I grew up in that my parents bought when I first started middle school*
*still remembers the phone number of my childhood home that I grew up in that my parents bought when I first started middle school*
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One of our favorite pieces of art celebrating today #IndigenousPeoplesDay by artist Kameron White aka
@spacejamkamart.bsky.social 🖤
www.spacejamkam.com
ko-fi.com/spacejamkam
@spacejamkamart.bsky.social 🖤
www.spacejamkam.com
ko-fi.com/spacejamkam
October 13, 2025 at 8:04 PM
One of our favorite pieces of art celebrating today #IndigenousPeoplesDay by artist Kameron White aka
@spacejamkamart.bsky.social 🖤
www.spacejamkam.com
ko-fi.com/spacejamkam
@spacejamkamart.bsky.social 🖤
www.spacejamkam.com
ko-fi.com/spacejamkam
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happy day when I fondly remember a group of fourth graders absolutely destroying Columbus’s legacy during a Zoom social studies lesson to one and all
“he was a JERK”
“he killed a lot of people”
“he didn’t even discover America!”
remote school was mostly a nightmare but that was a great day
“he was a JERK”
“he killed a lot of people”
“he didn’t even discover America!”
remote school was mostly a nightmare but that was a great day
October 13, 2025 at 5:35 PM
happy day when I fondly remember a group of fourth graders absolutely destroying Columbus’s legacy during a Zoom social studies lesson to one and all
“he was a JERK”
“he killed a lot of people”
“he didn’t even discover America!”
remote school was mostly a nightmare but that was a great day
“he was a JERK”
“he killed a lot of people”
“he didn’t even discover America!”
remote school was mostly a nightmare but that was a great day
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indie manhua that dares to ask, what if the kids in WHERE IS THE FRIEND'S HOUSE all really really loved kamen rider?
A top-shelf blend of influences makes magic in Cat Mask Boy
Linus Liu's graphic novel shows how kids get along in an imperfect world.
open.substack.com
October 9, 2025 at 8:14 PM
indie manhua that dares to ask, what if the kids in WHERE IS THE FRIEND'S HOUSE all really really loved kamen rider?
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My latest digital short sad horror comic is still available exclusively at @shortboxcomicsfair.bsky.social until the end of October.
It's about guilt, redemption, fatherhood, and generational trauma. Set in post-apocalyptic Penang, Malaysia.
It's about guilt, redemption, fatherhood, and generational trauma. Set in post-apocalyptic Penang, Malaysia.
October 7, 2025 at 1:45 AM
My latest digital short sad horror comic is still available exclusively at @shortboxcomicsfair.bsky.social until the end of October.
It's about guilt, redemption, fatherhood, and generational trauma. Set in post-apocalyptic Penang, Malaysia.
It's about guilt, redemption, fatherhood, and generational trauma. Set in post-apocalyptic Penang, Malaysia.
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"...Night Patrol features a multicultural take on vampire and hunter lore never before executed. It felt like a healthy mix of Training Day meets Sinners with a dash of Friday."
Fantastic Fest Review: ‘Night Patrol’ Keeps its Story Balanced and Hood via @truevillainy.bsky.social
Fantastic Fest Review: ‘Night Patrol’ Keeps its Story Balanced and Hood via @truevillainy.bsky.social
Fantastic Fest Review: 'Night Patrol' Keeps its Story Balanced and Hood
Night Patrol is playing with mercury. An authentic portrayal of L.A. gang culture smashed right up against a wild vampire horror story.
blacknerdproblems.com
October 8, 2025 at 10:42 PM
"...Night Patrol features a multicultural take on vampire and hunter lore never before executed. It felt like a healthy mix of Training Day meets Sinners with a dash of Friday."
Fantastic Fest Review: ‘Night Patrol’ Keeps its Story Balanced and Hood via @truevillainy.bsky.social
Fantastic Fest Review: ‘Night Patrol’ Keeps its Story Balanced and Hood via @truevillainy.bsky.social
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“Hey Siri, this is Shirley”
How do you even approach your man’s AI girlfriend as a woman?
October 3, 2025 at 2:49 AM
“Hey Siri, this is Shirley”
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September 28, 2025 at 1:45 PM
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told my therapist my anxiety and depression have been markedly worse since last november and he replied “why what happened last november?”
so i need a new therapist
so i need a new therapist
September 29, 2025 at 11:40 PM
told my therapist my anxiety and depression have been markedly worse since last november and he replied “why what happened last november?”
so i need a new therapist
so i need a new therapist
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ICE attempted
and failed to disappear a food delivery guy.
It needed to be scored.
and failed to disappear a food delivery guy.
It needed to be scored.
September 29, 2025 at 3:10 AM
ICE attempted
and failed to disappear a food delivery guy.
It needed to be scored.
and failed to disappear a food delivery guy.
It needed to be scored.
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September 25, 2025 at 4:34 AM
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New York friends! Here’s my NYC tour stop! Please RSVP via the eventbrite link. See you there! www.eventbrite.com/e/offsite-tr...
September 22, 2025 at 7:04 PM
New York friends! Here’s my NYC tour stop! Please RSVP via the eventbrite link. See you there! www.eventbrite.com/e/offsite-tr...
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Starting next week, I have three No. 1s hitting shelves:
- Streets Sharks No. 1 - 9/24
- Roots of Madness No. 1 - 10/1
- Temporal No. 1 - 10/8
I'm proud of these books and the amazing teams behind them. Our mission? To remind you why comics are such a wonderfully relevant medium! ✨
- Streets Sharks No. 1 - 9/24
- Roots of Madness No. 1 - 10/1
- Temporal No. 1 - 10/8
I'm proud of these books and the amazing teams behind them. Our mission? To remind you why comics are such a wonderfully relevant medium! ✨
September 19, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Starting next week, I have three No. 1s hitting shelves:
- Streets Sharks No. 1 - 9/24
- Roots of Madness No. 1 - 10/1
- Temporal No. 1 - 10/8
I'm proud of these books and the amazing teams behind them. Our mission? To remind you why comics are such a wonderfully relevant medium! ✨
- Streets Sharks No. 1 - 9/24
- Roots of Madness No. 1 - 10/1
- Temporal No. 1 - 10/8
I'm proud of these books and the amazing teams behind them. Our mission? To remind you why comics are such a wonderfully relevant medium! ✨
Sometimes my brother is like “oh you would say something like that because you’re a feminist” and once a guy I know was dismayed with a woman he was dating & said “oh she’s a girl’s girl”
And I’m always like what does that mean to you? QUICKLY! WHAT DOES THAT WORD/OR SET OF WORDS MEAN TO YOU?!
And I’m always like what does that mean to you? QUICKLY! WHAT DOES THAT WORD/OR SET OF WORDS MEAN TO YOU?!
September 20, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Sometimes my brother is like “oh you would say something like that because you’re a feminist” and once a guy I know was dismayed with a woman he was dating & said “oh she’s a girl’s girl”
And I’m always like what does that mean to you? QUICKLY! WHAT DOES THAT WORD/OR SET OF WORDS MEAN TO YOU?!
And I’m always like what does that mean to you? QUICKLY! WHAT DOES THAT WORD/OR SET OF WORDS MEAN TO YOU?!
I ✨really✨ want this book from @powerandmagic.bsky.social, but it'll only get printed if the Kickstarter succeeds! Let's give it a boost!! Check out more here: #HowToTouchGrass www.kickstarter.com/projects/pow...
How To Touch Grass
A comics anthology about "touching grass", because it's a lot harder than it looks.
www.kickstarter.com
September 19, 2025 at 12:08 AM
I ✨really✨ want this book from @powerandmagic.bsky.social, but it'll only get printed if the Kickstarter succeeds! Let's give it a boost!! Check out more here: #HowToTouchGrass www.kickstarter.com/projects/pow...