Makeda Pennycooke
@makedapennycooke.com
I'm a Northern/Caribbean girl who has found her way back North after 20+ years in the South. In my daytime hours, I support people walking the messy middle of change. Learn more about me here https://linktr.ee/makedapennycooke
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Pretty on the money quote at the bottom of my cheesecake slice
June 22, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Pretty on the money quote at the bottom of my cheesecake slice
I catch this on the regular. Decided to share this one here as maybe a kickoff to using this platform more 😊 #444onthe4th #angelnumber #makeawish
June 4, 2025 at 8:45 PM
I catch this on the regular. Decided to share this one here as maybe a kickoff to using this platform more 😊 #444onthe4th #angelnumber #makeawish
I spent Easter Sunday hanging out in the woods. I didn’t have the energy for people plus time in nature is always good for my soul. Lovely way to start the week.
April 22, 2025 at 2:15 AM
I spent Easter Sunday hanging out in the woods. I didn’t have the energy for people plus time in nature is always good for my soul. Lovely way to start the week.
He has to be trying to tank the economy on purpose, right? He can’t really be doing all this without a bigger picture at play, right? I know nothing about economics, so I dont know for sure but I’m assuming he’s doing this on purpose to further take absolute power of the country. Am I right?
April 5, 2025 at 1:59 AM
He has to be trying to tank the economy on purpose, right? He can’t really be doing all this without a bigger picture at play, right? I know nothing about economics, so I dont know for sure but I’m assuming he’s doing this on purpose to further take absolute power of the country. Am I right?
Sitting at my desk with the window open while it is pouring rain outside. The sound of rain is one of my favorite sounds in the world. Finding pleasure where I can in these days when it feels like the world is burning. #simplejoys
March 31, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Sitting at my desk with the window open while it is pouring rain outside. The sound of rain is one of my favorite sounds in the world. Finding pleasure where I can in these days when it feels like the world is burning. #simplejoys
“Because in this brand of Evangelicalism, a man’s faith is measured by how often he sits in a pew.
A woman’s faith? By how much of herself she’s willing to sacrifice.” <= #facts
open.substack.com/pub/marykath...
A woman’s faith? By how much of herself she’s willing to sacrifice.” <= #facts
open.substack.com/pub/marykath...
The Bullet Was a Thinking Woman
Go ahead and judge me for this, I deserve it.
open.substack.com
March 24, 2025 at 2:42 AM
“Because in this brand of Evangelicalism, a man’s faith is measured by how often he sits in a pew.
A woman’s faith? By how much of herself she’s willing to sacrifice.” <= #facts
open.substack.com/pub/marykath...
A woman’s faith? By how much of herself she’s willing to sacrifice.” <= #facts
open.substack.com/pub/marykath...
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“My name is Mahmoud Khalil and I am a political prisoner.” www.documentcloud.org/documents/25...
Letter from a Palestinian Political Prisoner in Louisiana March 18, 2025
www.documentcloud.org
March 19, 2025 at 1:27 AM
“My name is Mahmoud Khalil and I am a political prisoner.” www.documentcloud.org/documents/25...
This is a very real, valid, and accurate take on our current situation.
It's a different kind of genocide, not with guns or gas chambers but with money and budgeting, but it's still genocide.
March 18, 2025 at 1:45 AM
This is a very real, valid, and accurate take on our current situation.
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JUST A REMINDER ...
... of how close we are today ...
... of how close we are today ...
March 12, 2025 at 9:42 PM
JUST A REMINDER ...
... of how close we are today ...
... of how close we are today ...
Guiding folks through creating a Vision Board is one of my favorite things to do. I lead a year-long leadership development program and at the end participants create a vision board for how they want to be as a leader. Loved what emerged as this year's boards were done.
March 11, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Guiding folks through creating a Vision Board is one of my favorite things to do. I lead a year-long leadership development program and at the end participants create a vision board for how they want to be as a leader. Loved what emerged as this year's boards were done.
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From a poetry collection by Mary Oliver, where after a hundred poems showcasing gentle observations on nature and animals, she hits you with this
March 10, 2025 at 1:33 PM
From a poetry collection by Mary Oliver, where after a hundred poems showcasing gentle observations on nature and animals, she hits you with this
This is a great read on the dangers of patriarchal masculinity (not masculinity but patriarchal masculinity).
open.substack.com/pub/celestem...
open.substack.com/pub/celestem...
Why aren't we talking about the engine running our world?
It's more important than ever that we understand the drive behind the world's most powerful men.
open.substack.com
March 6, 2025 at 4:33 PM
This is a great read on the dangers of patriarchal masculinity (not masculinity but patriarchal masculinity).
open.substack.com/pub/celestem...
open.substack.com/pub/celestem...
This is truly spectacular
Spectacular!
Saturn, Mars, Venus, Jupiter and crescent moon just before sunrise.
📸 Ren Theelen
Saturn, Mars, Venus, Jupiter and crescent moon just before sunrise.
📸 Ren Theelen
March 2, 2025 at 2:10 AM
This is truly spectacular
I really need this to be a thing ☺️🤭😅
I wish libraries did reading challenges for grown-ups. I would love to read 5 books and then get a bookmark. 5
10 and then get a baseball cap.
10 and then get a baseball cap.
March 1, 2025 at 11:49 PM
I really need this to be a thing ☺️🤭😅
I love puzzles. One of my favorite things to do. This one has been in the works for a bit. Combines my love of #musicaltheater and puzzle making. Oh and my new puzzle board was a game changer. It swivels AND has drawers. So fun!!
March 1, 2025 at 11:04 PM
I love puzzles. One of my favorite things to do. This one has been in the works for a bit. Combines my love of #musicaltheater and puzzle making. Oh and my new puzzle board was a game changer. It swivels AND has drawers. So fun!!
Did not know this was a thing. I have now added it to my browser. I use my library all the time. I love that I can find out if it has a book I might want so easily.
ANYWAY, did you know there's an extension you can put on Chrome that will connect with your local library system and when you go look at a book, say on AMZ, it will tell you if that book exists in the library system and if it's available?
It's literally called Library Extension.
It's literally called Library Extension.
February 28, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Did not know this was a thing. I have now added it to my browser. I use my library all the time. I love that I can find out if it has a book I might want so easily.
Anyone else participating in the economic blackout today? I am and just wondering who else on here was doing the same.
February 28, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Anyone else participating in the economic blackout today? I am and just wondering who else on here was doing the same.
Full on fat snowflakes falling here in North Carolina. It likely won’t stick but sure is pretty to look at 🥰
February 19, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Full on fat snowflakes falling here in North Carolina. It likely won’t stick but sure is pretty to look at 🥰
I second this! Also, every single one of these books is amazing.
February is Black History Month. Honor Black authors by reading their books. #BookSky
February 19, 2025 at 2:56 PM
I second this! Also, every single one of these books is amazing.
I really need #hillmanfiles to come to BlueSky 😊💚
February 17, 2025 at 9:27 PM
I really need #hillmanfiles to come to BlueSky 😊💚
They are working overtime to literally erase and rewrite history. This will not end. A country unwilling to learn from its past will ultimately destroy itself.
clarksvillenow.com/local/books-...
clarksvillenow.com/local/books-...
Books mentioning slavery, civil rights removed from shelves at Fort Campbell schools - ClarksvilleNow.com
At an elementary school at Fort Campbell, home of the 101st Airborne Division, librarians are hard at work scrubbing the shelves for books that contain references to slavery, the civil rights movement...
clarksvillenow.com
February 17, 2025 at 5:06 AM
They are working overtime to literally erase and rewrite history. This will not end. A country unwilling to learn from its past will ultimately destroy itself.
clarksvillenow.com/local/books-...
clarksvillenow.com/local/books-...
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but this is good.
February 17, 2025 at 12:36 AM
but this is good.
Me too. Me toooooo!!!!
February 14, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Me too. Me toooooo!!!!
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Let's normalize not asking people if they're okay when it's obvious they are not 🤦🏽♀️ Maybe instead we can practice asking, "it looks like you're not doing okay. How can I help?" #makedasmusings
February 14, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Let's normalize not asking people if they're okay when it's obvious they are not 🤦🏽♀️ Maybe instead we can practice asking, "it looks like you're not doing okay. How can I help?" #makedasmusings