Afritrini
@afritrini.bsky.social
Black womanist, transformative social justice activist, jigsaw puzzler nerd.
I make no apologies for loving my Black /African Queer/Trans/Disabled/Poor/Leftie peoples 🥰
I make no apologies for loving my Black /African Queer/Trans/Disabled/Poor/Leftie peoples 🥰
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In Moss Park, food insecurity is three times higher than the Toronto average, with over 50% of residents living below the poverty line.
This Giving Tuesday, your support can provide immediate, life-changing impact to Moss Park residents.💚
👉 Join us and make a difference: lnkd.in/d_u4u
December 3, 2024 at 9:04 PM
In Moss Park, food insecurity is three times higher than the Toronto average, with over 50% of residents living below the poverty line.
This Giving Tuesday, your support can provide immediate, life-changing impact to Moss Park residents.💚
👉 Join us and make a difference: lnkd.in/d_u4u
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Anti-fatness is anti-blackness, Da'Shaun L. Harrison explains in an op-ed. “Body” must always mean free, & “free” is defined by whose flesh can & cannot be owned. Fatness, as with blackness, is always & already criminalized, penalized, objectified, & marginalized.
prismreports.org/2024/11/25/a...
prismreports.org/2024/11/25/a...
Anti-fatness as anti-blackness: Violence at home, violence abroad
Anti-fatness is anti-blackness. In this way, fatness, as with blackness, is always and already criminalized, penalized, objectified, and marginalized
prismreports.org
November 25, 2024 at 7:34 PM
Anti-fatness is anti-blackness, Da'Shaun L. Harrison explains in an op-ed. “Body” must always mean free, & “free” is defined by whose flesh can & cannot be owned. Fatness, as with blackness, is always & already criminalized, penalized, objectified, & marginalized.
prismreports.org/2024/11/25/a...
prismreports.org/2024/11/25/a...
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For five years, I have been covering what is unquestionably the biggest criminal justice scandal in American history.
Today it ended when the most corrupt cop in history took his life.
But it's not over.
A thread.
Today it ended when the most corrupt cop in history took his life.
But it's not over.
A thread.
December 2, 2024 at 6:02 PM
For five years, I have been covering what is unquestionably the biggest criminal justice scandal in American history.
Today it ended when the most corrupt cop in history took his life.
But it's not over.
A thread.
Today it ended when the most corrupt cop in history took his life.
But it's not over.
A thread.
I need to delete Twitter/X. I went on today after staying away for a while and omg….it felt like an oozing, green and yellow colour pus-filled cyst waiting to erupt. 🤢
November 27, 2024 at 3:19 PM
I need to delete Twitter/X. I went on today after staying away for a while and omg….it felt like an oozing, green and yellow colour pus-filled cyst waiting to erupt. 🤢
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And I just wanna thank Megan Thee Stallion for throwing the FIRST boulder at that DL Canadian’s stoning 🙂↕️🙂↕️🙂↕️
November 26, 2024 at 1:05 AM
And I just wanna thank Megan Thee Stallion for throwing the FIRST boulder at that DL Canadian’s stoning 🙂↕️🙂↕️🙂↕️
Great list!
Hiding from my responsibilities so going to drop this old gem in time for your holiday plans.
I wrote this over two years ago so those movies are probably streaming in different places.
www.dreadcentral.com/editorials/4...
I wrote this over two years ago so those movies are probably streaming in different places.
www.dreadcentral.com/editorials/4...
5 Movies About Seriously Messed Up Families To Watch This Thanksgiving
Sharai Bohannon compiled a streaming guide of movies about seriously messed-up families to watch this Thanksgiving.
www.dreadcentral.com
November 26, 2024 at 2:44 PM
Great list!
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Please note Faith Ringgold’s artwork in your conversation about the African American flag featured in Kendrick’s video for “Squabble Up”.
November 26, 2024 at 2:13 PM
Please note Faith Ringgold’s artwork in your conversation about the African American flag featured in Kendrick’s video for “Squabble Up”.
THE SYSTEM ISN’T BROKEN, IT WAS BUILT THAT WAY! Of course we Black folks knew Trump was going to get away. I was just waiting to see how they would spin it.
November 25, 2024 at 9:36 PM
THE SYSTEM ISN’T BROKEN, IT WAS BUILT THAT WAY! Of course we Black folks knew Trump was going to get away. I was just waiting to see how they would spin it.
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This needs to be said, loud, and often.
November 25, 2024 at 5:20 PM
This needs to be said, loud, and often.
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One thing I remember is that all of these wealthy American artists had WiFi that kept cutting in and out during Verzuz and down there in our little third world island in #Jamaica the WiFi was impeccable 🤪 🇯🇲
jamaica-star.com/article/ente...
jamaica-star.com/article/ente...
November 23, 2024 at 11:11 PM
One thing I remember is that all of these wealthy American artists had WiFi that kept cutting in and out during Verzuz and down there in our little third world island in #Jamaica the WiFi was impeccable 🤪 🇯🇲
jamaica-star.com/article/ente...
jamaica-star.com/article/ente...
Challenging and so satisfying 🥰
November 20, 2024 at 11:31 PM
Challenging and so satisfying 🥰
This webinar series was so amazing. Check it out!
In 2020, Dr. Monica A. Coleman & I had a webinar series about coping strategies rooted in the work of Octavia E. Butler called Octavia Tried to Tell Us.
Guests included actress Nicole Beharie, adrienne maree brown, @nisishawl.bsky.social & @nalohop.bsky.social
Playlist: youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Guests included actress Nicole Beharie, adrienne maree brown, @nisishawl.bsky.social & @nalohop.bsky.social
Playlist: youtube.com/playlist?lis...
November 20, 2024 at 1:55 PM
This webinar series was so amazing. Check it out!
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Just leaving this here cause period.
November 15, 2024 at 6:39 PM
Just leaving this here cause period.
Got a great deal on this one. Happy they have Black Queer/Trans folks on this jigsaw puzzle!
November 16, 2024 at 3:59 AM
Got a great deal on this one. Happy they have Black Queer/Trans folks on this jigsaw puzzle!
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If anyone’s looking for alternatives to GoodReads, I highly recommend StoryGraph. It’s owned by a black woman, and the platform is so much more accessible and easy to use.
November 15, 2024 at 12:51 PM
If anyone’s looking for alternatives to GoodReads, I highly recommend StoryGraph. It’s owned by a black woman, and the platform is so much more accessible and easy to use.
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niggalistically speaking, WE could really take over here 🙂↕️ #blacksky #addtoblacksky
November 15, 2024 at 4:43 AM
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Jigsaw puzzles continue to keep me calm during these crazy times
November 13, 2024 at 1:31 AM
Jigsaw puzzles continue to keep me calm during these crazy times
Trying to give this a try. Where my Black Queerdos/Weirdos at?
November 13, 2024 at 12:03 AM
Trying to give this a try. Where my Black Queerdos/Weirdos at?