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htebazilenna.bsky.social
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Lawyer, cat mom. Liberal. Worried about our future. Looking for community. Always anxious. Love Star Trek and Star Wars equally. #PNW #LGBTQ+ #BLM 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

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Wishing everyone a safe and happy #Junteenth!
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June 19, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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6 Cookbooks that Celebrate African-American Cuisine
Colorful graphic with a black, green, red, and gold pattern along the top and bottom borders. At the center, against a black background is title text that says, “Celebrate African-American Cuisine.” Beneath the title are six thumbnail book cover images of cookbooks titles that share recipes tied to Black culture and African-American history. The titles shown are as follows: “The Juneteenth Cookbook” by Alliah L. Agostini & Chef Taffy Elrod, “Flavor + Us” by Rahanna Bisseret Martinez, “Still We Rise” by Erika Council, “Black Food” by Bryant Terry, “My America” by Kwame Onwuachi & Joshua David Stein, and “Sweet Home Café Cookbook”.
June 19, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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6 Picture Books Sharing the History of Juneteenth for Families & Children
Colorful graphic with a black, green, red, and gold pattern along the top and bottom borders. At the center, against a black background is title text that says, “Juneteenth History for Families & Kids.” Beneath the title are six thumbnail book cover images of picture book titles that explore the history of Juneteenth. The titles shown are as follows: Juneteenth for Mazie” by Floyd Cooper; “Let’s Celebrate Juneteenth” by Tonya Abari & Tabitha Brown; “The History of Juneteenth” by Arlisha Norwood & Sawyer Cloud; “Juneteenth Is” by Natasha Triplett & Daniel J. O’Brien; “They Built Me For Freedom” by Tonya Ellis Duncan & Jenin Mohammed; and “Opal Lee and What it Means to be Free” by Alice Fay Duncan & Ketura A. Bobo.
June 19, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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6 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books that Celebrate Black Imagination and Afro-Futurism
Colorful graphic with a black, green, red, and gold pattern along the top and bottom borders. At the center, against a black background is title text that says, “Black Imagination and Futurism.” Beneath the title are six thumbnail book cover images of titles that are sci-fi and fantasy books written by Black authors. The titles shown are as follows: “Lost Ark Dreaming” by Suyi Davies Okungbowa, “The Galaxy Game” by Karen Lord, “The Book of Phoenix” by Nnedi Okorafor, “Everfair” by Nisi Shawl, “Rosewater” by Rade Thompson, and “Escaping Exodus” by Nicky Drayden.
June 19, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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6 Essay Collections written by Black Authors
Colorful graphic with a black, green, red, and gold pattern along the top and bottom borders. At the center, against a black background is title text that says, “Essay Collections.” Beneath the title are six thumbnail book cover images of nonfiction titles that are essay collections written by Black authors. The titles shown are as follows: “They Can’t Kill Us Until They Kill Us” by Hanif Abdurraqib, “The Message” by Ta-Nehisi Coates, “Black Love Matters” edited by Jessica P. Pryde, “Quietly Hostile” by Samantha Irby, “What Doesn’t Kill You Makes You Blacker” by Damon Young, and “A Darker Wilderness” edited by Erin Sharkey.
June 19, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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6 Books Written by Black Memoirists
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June 19, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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6 African-American Historical Fiction Books
Colorful graphic with a black, green, red, and gold pattern along the top and bottom borders. At the center, against a black background is title text that says, “African-American Historical Fiction.” Beneath the title are six thumbnail book cover images of historical titles that explore African-American History. The titles shown are as follows: “Happy Land” by Dolen Perkins-Valdez, “Harlem Rhapsody” by Victoria Christopher Murrary, Junie” by Erin Crosby Eckstine, “All We Were Promised” by Ashton Lattimore, “The Deep” by Rivers Solomon, and “The Unsettled” by Ayana Mathis.
June 19, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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6 Nonfiction Books on African-American History
Colorful graphic with a black, green, red, and gold pattern along the top and bottom borders. At the center, against a black background is title text that says, “Books on African-American History.” Beneath the title are six thumbnail book cover images of nonfiction titles that explore African-American History. The titles shown are as follows: “Stamped From the Beginning” by Ibram X. Kendi, “The 1619 Project” by Nikole Hannah-Jones, “How the Word is Passed” by Clint Smith, “Black in Blues” by Imani Perry, “On Juneteenth” by Annette Gordon-Reed, and “Ordinary Notes” by Christina Sharpe.
June 19, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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That’s because it’s never been about compassion. It’s about control.
June 13, 2025 at 4:23 PM
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And shouldn’t it be expected that a government official giving a press conference in California should know and recognize the sitting senators and representatives from that state. Shouldn’t she expect them (or at least some of them) to attend her press conference and have questions.
June 12, 2025 at 10:01 PM
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This arrest is a descent into fascism. I stand by Judge Hannah Dugan.
April 26, 2025 at 4:17 AM
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