LMJ
@elleemmejaye.bsky.social
“We will not bow. We will not bend.
We. Will. Survive.”
—Letitia James, Atty. Gen. of NY
PROTECT BLACK WOMEN!!!
Community Reads:
#BornInBlackness
#ChroniclesOfOri
#SkyFullOfElephants
#TheSaltEaters
I’m a 70s Classic, expect typos.
We. Will. Survive.”
—Letitia James, Atty. Gen. of NY
PROTECT BLACK WOMEN!!!
Community Reads:
#BornInBlackness
#ChroniclesOfOri
#SkyFullOfElephants
#TheSaltEaters
I’m a 70s Classic, expect typos.
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#Prompter #poetry
#vss365 #spooked
#poetrycommunity #art
Grief
Time does not
rush about.
As if #spooked
it tightens.
An #astralprojection
which waits until
the moment—
is earned.
Until the air
itself admits
or surrenders.
There is no way
gentler to push
forward.
#Solseed #astralprojection
#vss365 #spooked
#poetrycommunity #art
Grief
Time does not
rush about.
As if #spooked
it tightens.
An #astralprojection
which waits until
the moment—
is earned.
Until the air
itself admits
or surrenders.
There is no way
gentler to push
forward.
#Solseed #astralprojection
January 6, 2026 at 1:27 PM
#Prompter #poetry
#vss365 #spooked
#poetrycommunity #art
Grief
Time does not
rush about.
As if #spooked
it tightens.
An #astralprojection
which waits until
the moment—
is earned.
Until the air
itself admits
or surrenders.
There is no way
gentler to push
forward.
#Solseed #astralprojection
#vss365 #spooked
#poetrycommunity #art
Grief
Time does not
rush about.
As if #spooked
it tightens.
An #astralprojection
which waits until
the moment—
is earned.
Until the air
itself admits
or surrenders.
There is no way
gentler to push
forward.
#Solseed #astralprojection
Sophia - A Tribute To Grief
“Sophia is a life sized Grief Doll that straddles the space between this world and the Otherworld. She reminds us that the veil between ourselves and our Ancestors is thin, those that walked the land before us are all around and within.”
Artisan: Nam Joti Kaur Khalsa
“Sophia is a life sized Grief Doll that straddles the space between this world and the Otherworld. She reminds us that the veil between ourselves and our Ancestors is thin, those that walked the land before us are all around and within.”
Artisan: Nam Joti Kaur Khalsa
January 6, 2026 at 12:25 PM
Sophia - A Tribute To Grief
“Sophia is a life sized Grief Doll that straddles the space between this world and the Otherworld. She reminds us that the veil between ourselves and our Ancestors is thin, those that walked the land before us are all around and within.”
Artisan: Nam Joti Kaur Khalsa
“Sophia is a life sized Grief Doll that straddles the space between this world and the Otherworld. She reminds us that the veil between ourselves and our Ancestors is thin, those that walked the land before us are all around and within.”
Artisan: Nam Joti Kaur Khalsa
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#ArtYear 2nd creation of the New Year: “Astral Projection” #flowers
#HumanArt #abstract #Art by
#ARW-RAW w/ #ArtisstTree #4sale
Black Artists #BlackSkyRelay ♠️
#Artwork is a resistance composition initiates the artist’s 2026 contributing to a larger protest narrative she
defines as #ArtAsResistance.
#HumanArt #abstract #Art by
#ARW-RAW w/ #ArtisstTree #4sale
Black Artists #BlackSkyRelay ♠️
#Artwork is a resistance composition initiates the artist’s 2026 contributing to a larger protest narrative she
defines as #ArtAsResistance.
January 5, 2026 at 5:08 AM
#ArtYear 2nd creation of the New Year: “Astral Projection” #flowers
#HumanArt #abstract #Art by
#ARW-RAW w/ #ArtisstTree #4sale
Black Artists #BlackSkyRelay ♠️
#Artwork is a resistance composition initiates the artist’s 2026 contributing to a larger protest narrative she
defines as #ArtAsResistance.
#HumanArt #abstract #Art by
#ARW-RAW w/ #ArtisstTree #4sale
Black Artists #BlackSkyRelay ♠️
#Artwork is a resistance composition initiates the artist’s 2026 contributing to a larger protest narrative she
defines as #ArtAsResistance.
January 5, 2026 at 3:03 AM
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January 5, 2026 at 2:09 AM
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October 25, 2025 at 9:37 AM
“Michael B. Jordan, who plays twin brothers in "Sinners," says shooting Ryan Coogler's horror film set in the Depression Era South – a drama that melds Jim Crow racism with vampires – is also a testament to the power of family.”
Michael B. Jordan on "Sinners"
YouTube video by CBS Sunday Morning
youtu.be
January 4, 2026 at 11:00 PM
“Michael B. Jordan, who plays twin brothers in "Sinners," says shooting Ryan Coogler's horror film set in the Depression Era South – a drama that melds Jim Crow racism with vampires – is also a testament to the power of family.”
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She will forever be one of my favs..I got two of her books for my birthday and I will be re-reading them
January 4, 2026 at 1:56 PM
She will forever be one of my favs..I got two of her books for my birthday and I will be re-reading them
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Can anybody explain why we’re at war with Venezuela right now? 🤔🧐
Actually, I’d like to solve the puzzle…
𝐖𝚎𝓁𝒸𝐨𝒎𝕖 𝒕𝗼 𝟸0𝟸𝟼 🫣
We’re off to a… start….
nowhere to go but up…
˥IO :ɹǝʍsu∀
#StopWars #Venezuela
Actually, I’d like to solve the puzzle…
𝐖𝚎𝓁𝒸𝐨𝒎𝕖 𝒕𝗼 𝟸0𝟸𝟼 🫣
We’re off to a… start….
nowhere to go but up…
˥IO :ɹǝʍsu∀
#StopWars #Venezuela
January 4, 2026 at 5:30 PM
Can anybody explain why we’re at war with Venezuela right now? 🤔🧐
Actually, I’d like to solve the puzzle…
𝐖𝚎𝓁𝒸𝐨𝒎𝕖 𝒕𝗼 𝟸0𝟸𝟼 🫣
We’re off to a… start….
nowhere to go but up…
˥IO :ɹǝʍsu∀
#StopWars #Venezuela
Actually, I’d like to solve the puzzle…
𝐖𝚎𝓁𝒸𝐨𝒎𝕖 𝒕𝗼 𝟸0𝟸𝟼 🫣
We’re off to a… start….
nowhere to go but up…
˥IO :ɹǝʍsu∀
#StopWars #Venezuela
“Ruth breaks down her work on Malcolm X, Mo’ Better Blues, and Rosewood, revealing how history, culture, and character collide to inform her creative choices.”
Behind The Seams: Ruth E. Carter on Spike Lee & the creation of Afrofuturism [Episode 2]
YouTube video by BEHIND THE SEAMS - The Art of Costume Design
youtu.be
January 3, 2026 at 11:28 PM
“Ruth breaks down her work on Malcolm X, Mo’ Better Blues, and Rosewood, revealing how history, culture, and character collide to inform her creative choices.”
Beautiful People
Released on: 01-02-2026
Released on: 01-02-2026
Beautiful People
YouTube video by Jill Scott - Topic
youtu.be
January 3, 2026 at 10:59 PM
Beautiful People
Released on: 01-02-2026
Released on: 01-02-2026
✊🏾✊🏾✊🏾
Cheryl "Salt" James - Kings & Queens
YouTube video by Cheryl "Salt" James
youtu.be
January 3, 2026 at 10:38 PM
✊🏾✊🏾✊🏾
February’s community read arrived today and the images in this book are absolutely beautiful!
😍😍😍
😍😍😍
January 3, 2026 at 9:05 PM
February’s community read arrived today and the images in this book are absolutely beautiful!
😍😍😍
😍😍😍
“I enjoy working in the garden. The agency to choose to work in the yard, in our yard, belongs to us alone.”
— Camille Dungy, Soil: The Story
#WinterSowing
— Camille Dungy, Soil: The Story
#WinterSowing
January 3, 2026 at 2:27 PM
“I enjoy working in the garden. The agency to choose to work in the yard, in our yard, belongs to us alone.”
— Camille Dungy, Soil: The Story
#WinterSowing
— Camille Dungy, Soil: The Story
#WinterSowing
ICWC
In Class with Carr, Ep. 304: “New Year, Old Empire: Realign or Repeat?"
YouTube video by Knarrative
www.youtube.com
January 3, 2026 at 12:36 PM
ICWC
Black Birders Week
SAVE DATES FOR 2026
May 24 - May 30, 2026
SAVE DATES FOR 2026
May 24 - May 30, 2026
Seven Reasons You Should Take Up Birdwatching This Year
There are at least seven good reasons that birdwatching is good for your physical and psychological health.
www.psychologytoday.com
January 2, 2026 at 8:41 PM
Black Birders Week
SAVE DATES FOR 2026
May 24 - May 30, 2026
SAVE DATES FOR 2026
May 24 - May 30, 2026
Gardening and books-audiobooks, do go together. Yes, I do listen to books that I physically own when working on other tasks that require my hands like winter sowing at my kitchen table.
My current reads/listens:
•This Will Be My Undoing
•Zeal
My current reads/listens:
•This Will Be My Undoing
•Zeal
January 2, 2026 at 4:14 PM
Gardening and books-audiobooks, do go together. Yes, I do listen to books that I physically own when working on other tasks that require my hands like winter sowing at my kitchen table.
My current reads/listens:
•This Will Be My Undoing
•Zeal
My current reads/listens:
•This Will Be My Undoing
•Zeal
“This is a conversation about history, collaboration, and how costumes don’t just dress characters — they tell the truth of the story.”
youtu.be/I6Tz1WIbvmw?...
youtu.be/I6Tz1WIbvmw?...
Designing Truth in 1931: Ruth E. Carter Breaks Down the Costumes of Sinners | Behind The Seams
YouTube video by BEHIND THE SEAMS - The Art of Costume Design
youtu.be
January 1, 2026 at 9:32 PM
“This is a conversation about history, collaboration, and how costumes don’t just dress characters — they tell the truth of the story.”
youtu.be/I6Tz1WIbvmw?...
youtu.be/I6Tz1WIbvmw?...
I marvel at writers that can tell their stories with unflinching honesty. Thank you @smashfizzle.bsky.social
for your candor. Your work is greatly appreciated. Love the cover. 🫶🏾🫶🏾🫶🏾
for your candor. Your work is greatly appreciated. Love the cover. 🫶🏾🫶🏾🫶🏾
January 1, 2026 at 8:15 PM
I marvel at writers that can tell their stories with unflinching honesty. Thank you @smashfizzle.bsky.social
for your candor. Your work is greatly appreciated. Love the cover. 🫶🏾🫶🏾🫶🏾
for your candor. Your work is greatly appreciated. Love the cover. 🫶🏾🫶🏾🫶🏾
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“This year you will stand up for yourself. Do not cower in the face of conflict. Even if your voice shakes and cracks, do not give away your power.
Your destiny has never been to be passive.”
—Ehime Ora, Ancestor Said
Happy New Year!!!
“This year you will stand up for yourself. Do not cower in the face of conflict. Even if your voice shakes and cracks, do not give away your power.
Your destiny has never been to be passive.”
—Ehime Ora, Ancestor Said
Happy New Year!!!
#BlackskyZen ✨🎶
Reminder: 🗣️ TAKE UP SPACE!💚
January 1, 2026 at 1:15 PM
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“This year you will stand up for yourself. Do not cower in the face of conflict. Even if your voice shakes and cracks, do not give away your power.
Your destiny has never been to be passive.”
—Ehime Ora, Ancestor Said
Happy New Year!!!
“This year you will stand up for yourself. Do not cower in the face of conflict. Even if your voice shakes and cracks, do not give away your power.
Your destiny has never been to be passive.”
—Ehime Ora, Ancestor Said
Happy New Year!!!
