Pinned
Jojo
@jox2circus.bsky.social
· Jan 18
Singing is my nourishment, Dance is my worship
Reposted by Jojo
Did you know?
In 1968, 24 Black men in Pittsburgh revolutionized emergency medicine.
The Freedom House Ambulance Service was established to provide emergency medical care to underserved Black neighborhoods—creating the world’s first paramedics.
In 1968, 24 Black men in Pittsburgh revolutionized emergency medicine.
The Freedom House Ambulance Service was established to provide emergency medical care to underserved Black neighborhoods—creating the world’s first paramedics.
February 1, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Did you know?
In 1968, 24 Black men in Pittsburgh revolutionized emergency medicine.
The Freedom House Ambulance Service was established to provide emergency medical care to underserved Black neighborhoods—creating the world’s first paramedics.
In 1968, 24 Black men in Pittsburgh revolutionized emergency medicine.
The Freedom House Ambulance Service was established to provide emergency medical care to underserved Black neighborhoods—creating the world’s first paramedics.
Reposted by Jojo
Reposted by Jojo
Americans are rediscovering: In a country that loves money this much, the real election is cast at the cash register. The dollar ballot is the only one that counts.
Billionaires are like gods powered by myth and belief. They only have power if you pray to them. And by pray, I mean pay to them.
Billionaires are like gods powered by myth and belief. They only have power if you pray to them. And by pray, I mean pay to them.
January 26, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Americans are rediscovering: In a country that loves money this much, the real election is cast at the cash register. The dollar ballot is the only one that counts.
Billionaires are like gods powered by myth and belief. They only have power if you pray to them. And by pray, I mean pay to them.
Billionaires are like gods powered by myth and belief. They only have power if you pray to them. And by pray, I mean pay to them.
Reposted by Jojo
My DEI money will be spent in DEI spaces.
January 25, 2025 at 4:25 PM
My DEI money will be spent in DEI spaces.
Reposted by Jojo
Owl momma with her baby owl 🥹
January 25, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Owl momma with her baby owl 🥹
Reposted by Jojo
Read.
Read books.
Reading books is resistance.
Buy.
Buy books.
Buying books is resistance.
Share.
Share books.
Sharing books is resistance.
Celebrate
Celebrate books.
Celebrating books is resistance.
Read books.
Reading books is resistance.
Buy.
Buy books.
Buying books is resistance.
Share.
Share books.
Sharing books is resistance.
Celebrate
Celebrate books.
Celebrating books is resistance.
January 25, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Read.
Read books.
Reading books is resistance.
Buy.
Buy books.
Buying books is resistance.
Share.
Share books.
Sharing books is resistance.
Celebrate
Celebrate books.
Celebrating books is resistance.
Read books.
Reading books is resistance.
Buy.
Buy books.
Buying books is resistance.
Share.
Share books.
Sharing books is resistance.
Celebrate
Celebrate books.
Celebrating books is resistance.
Reposted by Jojo
Not everybody can leave their house, especially with Covid, RSV, and more still outside. Pratt Library’s Writers LIVE events are always streamed live. I have one this Tuesday with author Tamara Lanier. www.eventbrite.com/e/tamara-lan...
Tamara Lanier: "From These Roots"
Join us for an evening with author Tamara Lanier.
www.eventbrite.com
January 25, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Not everybody can leave their house, especially with Covid, RSV, and more still outside. Pratt Library’s Writers LIVE events are always streamed live. I have one this Tuesday with author Tamara Lanier. www.eventbrite.com/e/tamara-lan...
Where can I get N95s in bulk (other than Amazon)? #covidsafety #covidconscious
January 25, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Where can I get N95s in bulk (other than Amazon)? #covidsafety #covidconscious
Reposted by Jojo
Not sure if Im alone in this but I'd love to see the Black American Heritage Flag used more often. I think it's pretty dope.
January 25, 2025 at 5:25 AM
Not sure if Im alone in this but I'd love to see the Black American Heritage Flag used more often. I think it's pretty dope.
Reposted by Jojo
“We can disagree and still love each other unless your disagreement is rooted in my oppression and denial of my humanity and right to exist”
James Baldwin
James Baldwin
January 24, 2025 at 1:59 PM
“We can disagree and still love each other unless your disagreement is rooted in my oppression and denial of my humanity and right to exist”
James Baldwin
James Baldwin
“No man knows till he has suffered from the night how sweet and how dear to his heart and eye the morning can be”
January 24, 2025 at 5:16 PM
“No man knows till he has suffered from the night how sweet and how dear to his heart and eye the morning can be”
Reposted by Jojo
Flowers make me so happy.
January 24, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Flowers make me so happy.
Reposted by Jojo
Good morning party people! I found us another list of indie bookstores to support! 🥳🥳There’s sublists in here for Black owned, Latinx owned, Indigenous owned, Disabled owned, LGBTQ+ owned etc etc! Check it out 💙📚 🤓
Diverse-Owned Bookstores You Can Support Right Now
Note: Updated January 2024. By Fin Leary If you’re shopping for books to give as end-of-year or even as thank-goodness-2020-is-over gifts, consider shopping small and give back to an independ…
diversebooks.org
January 24, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Good morning party people! I found us another list of indie bookstores to support! 🥳🥳There’s sublists in here for Black owned, Latinx owned, Indigenous owned, Disabled owned, LGBTQ+ owned etc etc! Check it out 💙📚 🤓
Reposted by Jojo
I’m sorry… I’m still new here… these posts… they’re called skeets fr fr? Or are people just making a joke? Let me know so I can get hip😭 #blacksky #newblueskyuser
January 24, 2025 at 2:26 AM
I’m sorry… I’m still new here… these posts… they’re called skeets fr fr? Or are people just making a joke? Let me know so I can get hip😭 #blacksky #newblueskyuser
The postal service person I handed the envelope to was also very nice, so I wanted to shout that out too! It was just a wonderful reminder to send more letters to people and to appreciate the postal service workers #USPS
January 24, 2025 at 2:06 AM
The postal service person I handed the envelope to was also very nice, so I wanted to shout that out too! It was just a wonderful reminder to send more letters to people and to appreciate the postal service workers #USPS
Reposted by Jojo
“Mutual aid—a voluntary, collaborative exchange of resources between members of a community—is a daily practice, and an act of everyday resistance.”
This whole article is a much-needed comprehensive primer on the mutual aid we are called to engage in to survive fascism ✊🏽♥️
This whole article is a much-needed comprehensive primer on the mutual aid we are called to engage in to survive fascism ✊🏽♥️
Mutual aid is not just a disaster response, it’s a way of caring for one another, building stronger communities, and preparing for whatever life may throw at us next. It’s a labor of love—and a way of life.
I put together a reading list (and words of advice) for LitHub: lithub.com/we-only-have...
I put together a reading list (and words of advice) for LitHub: lithub.com/we-only-have...
We Only Have Ourselves: The How-Tos and DOs and DON’Ts of Mutual Aid
For all of humanity’s many, many flaws, one of our most redeeming characteristics as a species is an almost-universal desire to connect with one another. When terrible things happen and communities…
lithub.com
January 21, 2025 at 8:10 PM
“Mutual aid—a voluntary, collaborative exchange of resources between members of a community—is a daily practice, and an act of everyday resistance.”
This whole article is a much-needed comprehensive primer on the mutual aid we are called to engage in to survive fascism ✊🏽♥️
This whole article is a much-needed comprehensive primer on the mutual aid we are called to engage in to survive fascism ✊🏽♥️
Reposted by Jojo
“I always knew that we’d be free somehow!!!” 💃🏾
January 23, 2025 at 1:54 PM
“I always knew that we’d be free somehow!!!” 💃🏾
Reposted by Jojo
Advocates are reeling at recent proposals to cut $200 million from a state agency that administers resources for people with developmental disabilities -- cuts that advocates call inhumane and harmful for the people who need those services.
marylandmatters.org/2025/01/20/d...
marylandmatters.org/2025/01/20/d...
Disabilities community 'distressed,' 'scared' by proposed $200 million cut to state services - Maryland Matters
Advocates are reeling at recent proposals to cut $200 million from a state agency that administers resources for people with developmental disabilities -- cuts that advocates call inhumane and harmful...
marylandmatters.org
January 20, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Advocates are reeling at recent proposals to cut $200 million from a state agency that administers resources for people with developmental disabilities -- cuts that advocates call inhumane and harmful for the people who need those services.
marylandmatters.org/2025/01/20/d...
marylandmatters.org/2025/01/20/d...
Reposted by Jojo
summation: do not credit your enemy with a level of competence he has not demonstrated
January 23, 2025 at 5:35 AM
summation: do not credit your enemy with a level of competence he has not demonstrated
Reposted by Jojo
Baltimore's mayor, Brandon Scott, alluded to the possibility he might be jailed over the city "simply doing the right thing" on its immigration policies. "We are prepared for that," he said, via @emilyopilo.bsky.social @leeosanderlin.bsky.social
www.thebaltimorebanner.com/politics-pow...
www.thebaltimorebanner.com/politics-pow...
Baltimore will not change immigration policies, Scott says, despite arrest threat
A Justice Department official directed prosecutors across the nation to investigate and charge officials who don’t comply in carrying out the administration’s mass deportation agenda
www.thebaltimorebanner.com
January 22, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Baltimore's mayor, Brandon Scott, alluded to the possibility he might be jailed over the city "simply doing the right thing" on its immigration policies. "We are prepared for that," he said, via @emilyopilo.bsky.social @leeosanderlin.bsky.social
www.thebaltimorebanner.com/politics-pow...
www.thebaltimorebanner.com/politics-pow...