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Culture Bearer & Creole Traiteur 🌱| Journalist ✍🏾| Ethnographer 🕵🏾| Music Artivist 🎤
This is a SAFE space for Melanated-Queer Folx 🌈✊🏾🪶.
📍: Atakapa-Ishak & Opelousa Nation aka South Louisiana
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This is a SAFE space for Melanated-Queer Folx 🌈✊🏾🪶.
📍: Atakapa-Ishak & Opelousa Nation aka South Louisiana
🌐: Quinn94.com
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Reclaiming Ancestral Land - 64 Parishes
The Descendants Project recently purchased The Woodland Plantation House in St. John the Baptist Parish to work toward community healing.
64parishes.org
The Descendants Project is a nonprofit organization committed to uplifting the stories of the River Parishes’ African American & Creole descendants of those who were enslaved, as well as demanding action against social injustices ✊🏾💜💚💛.
Read my latest via 64 Parishes:
64parishes.org/reclaiming-a...
Read my latest via 64 Parishes:
64parishes.org/reclaiming-a...
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The University of Houston’s African American Studies Department is seeking Oral History surrounding Black Cowboys AND Cowgirls.
Contact: Aas@central.uh.edu 📧‼️
#BlackStudies #Texas #Louisiana #BlackCowboys #BlackCowgirls
Contact: Aas@central.uh.edu 📧‼️
#BlackStudies #Texas #Louisiana #BlackCowboys #BlackCowgirls
December 19, 2025 at 8:54 PM
The University of Houston’s African American Studies Department is seeking Oral History surrounding Black Cowboys AND Cowgirls.
Contact: Aas@central.uh.edu 📧‼️
#BlackStudies #Texas #Louisiana #BlackCowboys #BlackCowgirls
Contact: Aas@central.uh.edu 📧‼️
#BlackStudies #Texas #Louisiana #BlackCowboys #BlackCowgirls
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We will not allow this imperialist & colonialist country to corrupt US.
Bullies. Never. Prosper.
Bullies. Never. Prosper.
January 4, 2026 at 9:04 PM
We will not allow this imperialist & colonialist country to corrupt US.
Bullies. Never. Prosper.
Bullies. Never. Prosper.
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#TDIH: On January 8, 1811, the largest slave revolt in North American history began at Woodland Plantation (formerly Andry Plantation) in St. John the Baptist Parish, led by multiracial enslaved driver Charles Deslondes.
Read via 64 Parishes:
64parishes.org/reclaiming-a...
#CreoleHistory
Read via 64 Parishes:
64parishes.org/reclaiming-a...
#CreoleHistory
Reclaiming Ancestral Land - 64 Parishes
The Descendants Project recently purchased The Woodland Plantation House in St. John the Baptist Parish to work toward community healing.
64parishes.org
January 9, 2026 at 12:24 AM
#TDIH: On January 8, 1811, the largest slave revolt in North American history began at Woodland Plantation (formerly Andry Plantation) in St. John the Baptist Parish, led by multiracial enslaved driver Charles Deslondes.
Read via 64 Parishes:
64parishes.org/reclaiming-a...
#CreoleHistory
Read via 64 Parishes:
64parishes.org/reclaiming-a...
#CreoleHistory
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Harry Haywood's Negro Liberation
Join @wakerevolt.bsky.social and Kyle T. Mays as they celebrate the new edition of a major work in the Black Communist tradition by worker-intellectual Harry Haywood.
Tues, Jan. 27th at 4 PM ET
RSVP: events.haymarketbooks.org/events/hayma...
Join @wakerevolt.bsky.social and Kyle T. Mays as they celebrate the new edition of a major work in the Black Communist tradition by worker-intellectual Harry Haywood.
Tues, Jan. 27th at 4 PM ET
RSVP: events.haymarketbooks.org/events/hayma...
January 21, 2026 at 9:56 PM
Harry Haywood's Negro Liberation
Join @wakerevolt.bsky.social and Kyle T. Mays as they celebrate the new edition of a major work in the Black Communist tradition by worker-intellectual Harry Haywood.
Tues, Jan. 27th at 4 PM ET
RSVP: events.haymarketbooks.org/events/hayma...
Join @wakerevolt.bsky.social and Kyle T. Mays as they celebrate the new edition of a major work in the Black Communist tradition by worker-intellectual Harry Haywood.
Tues, Jan. 27th at 4 PM ET
RSVP: events.haymarketbooks.org/events/hayma...
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I’m not going to let sadness chase me. I’m going to chase sadness and see what happens.
January 22, 2026 at 1:35 AM
I’m not going to let sadness chase me. I’m going to chase sadness and see what happens.
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“You don’t get a Bloody Sunday, you don’t get such a march without the work of grassroots organizers, particularly Black women & particularly the Black women in the Dallas County Voters League.”
Great reporting & storytelling from 3 Frances Ellen Watkins Harper fellows.
19thnews.org/2025/03/bloo...
Great reporting & storytelling from 3 Frances Ellen Watkins Harper fellows.
19thnews.org/2025/03/bloo...
60 years after Bloody Sunday, activists remember the Black women behind the curtain
Black women fed, protected and housed the activists who traveled to Selma, Alabama, in March 1965 to demonstrate for voting rights. Here are their stories.
19thnews.org
January 21, 2026 at 10:48 PM
“You don’t get a Bloody Sunday, you don’t get such a march without the work of grassroots organizers, particularly Black women & particularly the Black women in the Dallas County Voters League.”
Great reporting & storytelling from 3 Frances Ellen Watkins Harper fellows.
19thnews.org/2025/03/bloo...
Great reporting & storytelling from 3 Frances Ellen Watkins Harper fellows.
19thnews.org/2025/03/bloo...
Class & Tact 🗣️🗣️🗣️.
I just switched emails to get that “first-time order 30% off” offer.
January 22, 2026 at 12:04 AM
Class & Tact 🗣️🗣️🗣️.
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January 21, 2026 at 11:59 PM
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From her 1959 debut, "Brown Girl, Brownstones" set among Barbadian immigrants and African Americans in Brooklyn, to novels set in the Caribbean, Africa, and the U.S., Marshall’s novels chart the diasporic life she lived.
"Paule Marshall: A Writers Life"
by Mary Helen Washington
#Lit #BlackSky
"Paule Marshall: A Writers Life"
by Mary Helen Washington
#Lit #BlackSky
January 21, 2026 at 11:56 PM
I love watching @cnbcmakeit.cnbc.com’s “Millenial Money” segments because it’s relatable, interesting, and somewhat inspiring 💡.
January 21, 2026 at 11:42 PM
I love watching @cnbcmakeit.cnbc.com’s “Millenial Money” segments because it’s relatable, interesting, and somewhat inspiring 💡.
“You don’t get a Bloody Sunday, you don’t get such a march without the work of grassroots organizers, particularly Black women & particularly the Black women in the Dallas County Voters League.”
Great reporting & storytelling from 3 Frances Ellen Watkins Harper fellows.
19thnews.org/2025/03/bloo...
Great reporting & storytelling from 3 Frances Ellen Watkins Harper fellows.
19thnews.org/2025/03/bloo...
60 years after Bloody Sunday, activists remember the Black women behind the curtain
Black women fed, protected and housed the activists who traveled to Selma, Alabama, in March 1965 to demonstrate for voting rights. Here are their stories.
19thnews.org
January 21, 2026 at 10:48 PM
“You don’t get a Bloody Sunday, you don’t get such a march without the work of grassroots organizers, particularly Black women & particularly the Black women in the Dallas County Voters League.”
Great reporting & storytelling from 3 Frances Ellen Watkins Harper fellows.
19thnews.org/2025/03/bloo...
Great reporting & storytelling from 3 Frances Ellen Watkins Harper fellows.
19thnews.org/2025/03/bloo...
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Isn't Europe wholeheartedly supporting the genocide of
Palestinians and having a resurgence of the Far Right?
Go do your revolution first.
The first people your ruling classes colonized was you. Then they got everybody else.
Palestinians and having a resurgence of the Far Right?
Go do your revolution first.
The first people your ruling classes colonized was you. Then they got everybody else.
January 21, 2026 at 10:11 PM
Isn't Europe wholeheartedly supporting the genocide of
Palestinians and having a resurgence of the Far Right?
Go do your revolution first.
The first people your ruling classes colonized was you. Then they got everybody else.
Palestinians and having a resurgence of the Far Right?
Go do your revolution first.
The first people your ruling classes colonized was you. Then they got everybody else.
National Guard comes to New Orleans and now all of a sudden buku cars are burglarized and arsoned.
Mannn geaux to hell 🙃🙃🙃‼️
Same damn playbook.
Mannn geaux to hell 🙃🙃🙃‼️
Same damn playbook.
January 21, 2026 at 9:29 PM
National Guard comes to New Orleans and now all of a sudden buku cars are burglarized and arsoned.
Mannn geaux to hell 🙃🙃🙃‼️
Same damn playbook.
Mannn geaux to hell 🙃🙃🙃‼️
Same damn playbook.
“While most of the public tends to think that the design of their metro is unique, in reality, a small group of city planners had a hand in designing many of the nation’s cities. Since the early 20s keeping the races segregated has been a major goal in many urban plans.”
fee.org/articles/the...
fee.org/articles/the...
The Racist History of Zoning Laws
Many view zoning laws to be onerous and burdensome on developers, renters, and homeowners. But worse than that, the history of zoning laws is littered with racist central planners tasked with planning...
fee.org
January 21, 2026 at 9:20 PM
“While most of the public tends to think that the design of their metro is unique, in reality, a small group of city planners had a hand in designing many of the nation’s cities. Since the early 20s keeping the races segregated has been a major goal in many urban plans.”
fee.org/articles/the...
fee.org/articles/the...
Our people have always been active in every facet of this country’s existence and beyond 🪶🪶🪶.
January 11, 2026 at 8:05 PM
Our people have always been active in every facet of this country’s existence and beyond 🪶🪶🪶.
We love a a rainy Gulf Coast Friday!
January 9, 2026 at 5:25 PM
We love a a rainy Gulf Coast Friday!
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Religion & spirituality marry inextricably throughout South Louisiana.
Catholicism is a strong foundation in the region. In addition, the historical intermingling & influence of Caribbean & Latin cultures make Carnival unique throughout the state.
Read: theblackwallsttimes.com/2025/02/24/m...
Catholicism is a strong foundation in the region. In addition, the historical intermingling & influence of Caribbean & Latin cultures make Carnival unique throughout the state.
Read: theblackwallsttimes.com/2025/02/24/m...
Maison Freetown shares cultural exhibits for Black History Month
Lafayette's first and only African American Museum, Maison Freetown, showcases a variety of engaging exhibits for Black History Month.
theblackwallsttimes.com
February 25, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Religion & spirituality marry inextricably throughout South Louisiana.
Catholicism is a strong foundation in the region. In addition, the historical intermingling & influence of Caribbean & Latin cultures make Carnival unique throughout the state.
Read: theblackwallsttimes.com/2025/02/24/m...
Catholicism is a strong foundation in the region. In addition, the historical intermingling & influence of Caribbean & Latin cultures make Carnival unique throughout the state.
Read: theblackwallsttimes.com/2025/02/24/m...
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To overcome the power of segregation, on May 20, 1958, Lafayette Mardi Gras Festival Inc., a Black-owned non-profit organization and Krewe, began to sponsor the Black Mardi Gras Parades in Lafayette 💃🏾🕺🏾💜💚💛.
February 25, 2025 at 11:09 PM
To overcome the power of segregation, on May 20, 1958, Lafayette Mardi Gras Festival Inc., a Black-owned non-profit organization and Krewe, began to sponsor the Black Mardi Gras Parades in Lafayette 💃🏾🕺🏾💜💚💛.
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Creoles from Fightingville, Freetown-Port Rico, and McComb-Veazey would celebrate and battle in the street amongst each other and chant and play, “Mardi Gras, Chic-a-la-Pie,” with the children.
#CreoleCulture #MardiGras #BlackHistory
#CreoleCulture #MardiGras #BlackHistory
February 25, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Creoles from Fightingville, Freetown-Port Rico, and McComb-Veazey would celebrate and battle in the street amongst each other and chant and play, “Mardi Gras, Chic-a-la-Pie,” with the children.
#CreoleCulture #MardiGras #BlackHistory
#CreoleCulture #MardiGras #BlackHistory
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City officials and white locals did not allow Creoles of Color to participate in the Downtown festivities.
So, they created krewes, Black Masking Indian Tribes, pageants, rituals, Regalias, and floats in their communities.
#CreoleHistory #CreoleStudies #BlackHistory
So, they created krewes, Black Masking Indian Tribes, pageants, rituals, Regalias, and floats in their communities.
#CreoleHistory #CreoleStudies #BlackHistory
February 25, 2025 at 7:59 PM
City officials and white locals did not allow Creoles of Color to participate in the Downtown festivities.
So, they created krewes, Black Masking Indian Tribes, pageants, rituals, Regalias, and floats in their communities.
#CreoleHistory #CreoleStudies #BlackHistory
So, they created krewes, Black Masking Indian Tribes, pageants, rituals, Regalias, and floats in their communities.
#CreoleHistory #CreoleStudies #BlackHistory
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In the words of Erica Melancon-Fox,
“Carnival, Black Masking, and the pageantry of Mardi Gras is something we take seriously in Louisiana, and at the museum, it is no exception.”
#MardiGras #CarnivalSeason #BHM
“Carnival, Black Masking, and the pageantry of Mardi Gras is something we take seriously in Louisiana, and at the museum, it is no exception.”
#MardiGras #CarnivalSeason #BHM
February 25, 2025 at 7:55 PM
In the words of Erica Melancon-Fox,
“Carnival, Black Masking, and the pageantry of Mardi Gras is something we take seriously in Louisiana, and at the museum, it is no exception.”
#MardiGras #CarnivalSeason #BHM
“Carnival, Black Masking, and the pageantry of Mardi Gras is something we take seriously in Louisiana, and at the museum, it is no exception.”
#MardiGras #CarnivalSeason #BHM
#TDIH: On January 8, 1811, the largest slave revolt in North American history began at Woodland Plantation (formerly Andry Plantation) in St. John the Baptist Parish, led by multiracial enslaved driver Charles Deslondes.
Read via 64 Parishes:
64parishes.org/reclaiming-a...
#CreoleHistory
Read via 64 Parishes:
64parishes.org/reclaiming-a...
#CreoleHistory
Reclaiming Ancestral Land - 64 Parishes
The Descendants Project recently purchased The Woodland Plantation House in St. John the Baptist Parish to work toward community healing.
64parishes.org
January 9, 2026 at 12:24 AM
#TDIH: On January 8, 1811, the largest slave revolt in North American history began at Woodland Plantation (formerly Andry Plantation) in St. John the Baptist Parish, led by multiracial enslaved driver Charles Deslondes.
Read via 64 Parishes:
64parishes.org/reclaiming-a...
#CreoleHistory
Read via 64 Parishes:
64parishes.org/reclaiming-a...
#CreoleHistory
My goodness…… I do NOT play about our youth, elders, and most-vulnerable communities.
With that being said….
It’ll always be f*ck this oppressive ass government and country, especially this current administration!
With that being said….
It’ll always be f*ck this oppressive ass government and country, especially this current administration!
The federal government barred a list of 200 words and phrases from Head Start funding applications, including "disability" and "Black." Many of the banned words are explicitly referenced in the Head Start Act which was signed in 2007.
‘Disability,’ ‘Women,’ ‘Black,’ and ‘Tribal’ Barred From Head Start Grant Applications
Grantees were instructed to remove a list of 200 words from their applications.
eji.org
January 5, 2026 at 11:34 PM
My goodness…… I do NOT play about our youth, elders, and most-vulnerable communities.
With that being said….
It’ll always be f*ck this oppressive ass government and country, especially this current administration!
With that being said….
It’ll always be f*ck this oppressive ass government and country, especially this current administration!
When are we going to be able to upload more than one video per post on this app?!? Like guh…. 🙄🙄🙄
January 5, 2026 at 6:04 PM
When are we going to be able to upload more than one video per post on this app?!? Like guh…. 🙄🙄🙄
Tomorrow festivities begin for our 2026 Carnival/Mardi Gras Season, and when I tell U we deserve this one from da bottom to da top 💜💚💛⁉️
January 5, 2026 at 5:59 PM
Tomorrow festivities begin for our 2026 Carnival/Mardi Gras Season, and when I tell U we deserve this one from da bottom to da top 💜💚💛⁉️