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Timoria McQueen 👸🏾🐝
@timoriamcqueen.bsky.social
Recovering from 12 years as a maternal health advocate, writer and public speaker.
Whew, chile!
Lover of 🍩 🍰 🥧 🥖 🥩 🧈 🥬
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Believer in the greater good. Healing from #Lyme disease. Finally taking time to write about it all.
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Hello everyone 👋🏾
Thanks for following!
About me:
*Former pro makeup artist
*Had a near fatal postpartum hemorrhage in 2010 and a miscarriage 13 months later
*Became a maternal health advocate
*Wrote some legislation, challenged the system & fought for the “care” in healthcare.
*Working on a book😉
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Moms Demand Action is marking a historic win tonight as Virginia Moms Demand Action volunteer @abigailspanberger.com has been elected Governor of Virginia! 🧵
November 5, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Blaine & Diane Smith own 600 acres in GA, land their ancestors farmed while enslaved. Their grandfather bought it in 1920, turning it into a symbol of generational wealth. Now, they face a legal battle to protect it. 1/3
#BlackHistoryMonth
#BHM
February 13, 2025 at 5:05 PM
After near-fatal childbirth and miscarriage, Timoria exposes systemic failures in maternal health in the U.S. Transitioning from celebrity makeup artist to advocate, she pays the price for amplifying silenced voices, demanding equity and reform. A powerful call for change.
#QuestPit
#Q #W #NF #M
February 12, 2025 at 5:29 PM
The first #QuestPit of 2025 is tomorrow, 2/12!

Get your pitches ready!

#WritingCommunity #WriteSky
#Writers #AmQuerying
The first #QuestPit of 2025 is only 3 days away!

Remember to get your pitches ready!

#WritingCommunity #WriteSky
#Writers #AmQuerying
Hi everyone! Happy New Year! We can’t wait for 2/12 when we get to host our first event of the year! If you have any questions, fill free to ask. Our website is in our b!o with all the rules and guidelines! #questpit #writingcommunity
February 11, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Before Central Park there was Seneca Village:

Seneca Village was a 19th-century settlement in Manhattan, established in 1825 by free African Americans, one of the first communities of its kind in NYC, located in what is now Central Park, and had 3 churches, 2 schools, and 3 cemeteries.
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#BHM
February 11, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Ellen and William Craft, an enslaved couple from Georgia, executed a bold escape to freedom in 1848. Ellen, who had light skin, disguised herself as a wealthy white male planter, while William posed as her enslaved servant. They traveled by train, steamboat, and stayed in luxury hotels, using
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February 10, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Dr. Rebecca Lee Crumpler (1831-1895)
In 1864, Dr. Crumpler became the first Black woman to earn an MD degree in the U.S.

She practiced in Boston, moved to VA after the Civil War, caring for freed slaves. In 1883, she published the Book of Medical Discourses – medical advice for women and children.
February 9, 2025 at 12:05 PM
The #TopGun origin story.

The original Top Gun pilots were members of the Tuskegee Airmen, a group of African American military pilots in World War II. The Tuskegee Airmen won the first Air Force "Top Gun" competition in 1949.
#BlackHistoryMonth
#BHM

www.acc.af.mil/News/Article...
February 8, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Beverly L. Greene
(1915–1957) was the first African American woman to be licensed as an architect in the U.S.

She began her career in the late 1930s working for Chicago Housing Authority, & later worked several notable firms.
#BlackHistoryMonth
#BHM
Source: pioneeringwomen.bwaf.org/beverly-lorr...
February 7, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Bill Powell, 1916-2009, WWII veteran, opened Clearview Golf Club in 1948, the first African-American-owned and designed professional golf course.

Powell was Inducted into the National Black Golf Hall of Fame in 1996 and Clearview became a National Historic Site in 2001.
#BlackHistoryMonth
#BHM
Meet Bill Powell The First Black Man To Build And Operate His Own Golf Course - Because of Them We Can
William “Bill” Powell was born November 12, 1916 in Greenville, Alabama but grew up in Minerva, Ohio where he spent a lot of time on the golf course. He learned how to golf at a young age and even wor...
www.becauseofthemwecan.com
February 6, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Mary Ellen Pleasant
(1814-1904) was a multi-dimensional moneymaker and abolitionist, who expanded the Underground Railroad west during the California Gold Rush near San Francisco and earned the title, “The Mother of Human Rights in California.”

#Blackhistorymonth
#BHM

afro.com/the-earliest...
February 5, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Percy Ellis Sutton
(1920–2009) was a Freedom Rider and legal representative for Malcolm X.

Sutton served as Manhattan’s borough president, invested in the New York Amsterdam News and the Apollo Theater, and co-founded the Inner City Broadcasting Corporation.
#BHM
#Blackhistorymonth
February 4, 2025 at 11:25 AM
I know this Mofo Nick Fuentes didn’t just follow me. Sharing so you all can block! Not sure if this is his actual account but still.
February 3, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Annie Turnbo Malone (1869-1957) Established a hair care empire & became the first #Black American woman to achieve millionaire status with her Poro Products company.

She created and sold products under the ‘Wonderful Hair Grower’ name. Madame CJ Walker started her career working for Malone.
#BHM
February 3, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Annie Turnbo Malone (1869-1957) Established a hair care empire & became the first #Black American woman to achieve millionaire status with her Poro Products company.

She created and sold products under the ‘Wonderful Hair Grower’ name. Madame CJ Walker started her career working for Malone.
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February 3, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Lewis Howard Latimer 9/4/1848– 12/11/1928
was an American inventor and patent draftsman.

His inventions included an evaporative air conditioner, an improved process for manufacturing carbon filaments for electric light bulbs, and an improved toilet system for railroad cars.
#Blackhistorymonth
February 2, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Shirley Anita Chisholm was an American politician who, in 1968, became the first Black woman to be elected to the United States Congress.

In 1972, she became the first Black candidate for a major-party nomination for President of the United States.
February 1, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Hello everyone 👋🏾
Thanks for following!
About me:
*Former pro makeup artist
*Had a near fatal postpartum hemorrhage in 2010 and a miscarriage 13 months later
*Became a maternal health advocate
*Wrote some legislation, challenged the system & fought for the “care” in healthcare.
*Working on a book😉
January 27, 2025 at 8:25 PM
A new #StarterPack of writers, well worth following, who are also seeking an agent.
A new #StarterPack of writers, well worth following, who are also seeking an agent. If you want to be included, then like, share, follow, ask in the chat, and I'll include you. And to writers/readers in general, please share so we can include more fine talents here
#booksky #writing #writers #agents
January 26, 2025 at 1:33 PM
First Official Bluesky *** #MSWL Day *** February 12, 2025. 🎉🎉🎉

Agents + editors can post what they ✨wish✨ they had in their inboxes; writers can find their next best fit for querying.

Learn more here: manuscriptwishlist.com/the-next-off...
January 16, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Reminder for all #writers. Tomorrow is #BluePit.
Are you participating?
Good Luck!
#writing #querying
Exciting news, #BluePit is opening up to the wider storytelling community! Creators in the #gamedev, #ttrpg, and #comic communities are now welcome to pitch their projects during our first pitch event. With this announcement comes two new cohosts @jadeblack21.bsky.social and @feyearth.bsky.social🧵
January 12, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Good morning 🌞
December 25, 2024 at 3:22 PM
Sugar. Chocolate chip. Iced oatmeal. What kind of cookies did you bake?
December 25, 2024 at 1:27 AM
Open call for full-length poetry manuscripts plus chapbook contest abd itger prizes. Please share :)
balticwritingresidency.submittable.com/submit
December 13, 2024 at 3:03 AM
Support Iman’s Healing Journey 🙏🏾
December 10, 2024 at 9:56 PM