Baba F. #blackhistory365
@love-ocha.bsky.social
Pastor in training since age 5. Raised by radical people in community.
Practising Orisha-Vodu ATR since ‘93.
Married to an amazing Iyalosha and Chief.
Mancunian living in the Carolinas.
#MCFC since '78.
Love Multi-faith studies and theology.
Practising Orisha-Vodu ATR since ‘93.
Married to an amazing Iyalosha and Chief.
Mancunian living in the Carolinas.
#MCFC since '78.
Love Multi-faith studies and theology.
Pinned
Ase!
In 2026, fewer people will have access to me
December 26, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Ase!
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Yes.
Will read this article more fully once I'm home this evening, but I anticipate a failure to consider those of us who were born in the 1970s and were neither white nor male. We came of age in the 1990s & at the turn of the millennium, too.
In my work, I theorize this as an imagination gap.
Will read this article more fully once I'm home this evening, but I anticipate a failure to consider those of us who were born in the 1970s and were neither white nor male. We came of age in the 1990s & at the turn of the millennium, too.
In my work, I theorize this as an imagination gap.
One problem with this take is the number of high profile white millennial men in the media...
www.compactmag.com/article/the-...
www.compactmag.com/article/the-...
December 16, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Yes.
Will read this article more fully once I'm home this evening, but I anticipate a failure to consider those of us who were born in the 1970s and were neither white nor male. We came of age in the 1990s & at the turn of the millennium, too.
In my work, I theorize this as an imagination gap.
Will read this article more fully once I'm home this evening, but I anticipate a failure to consider those of us who were born in the 1970s and were neither white nor male. We came of age in the 1990s & at the turn of the millennium, too.
In my work, I theorize this as an imagination gap.
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1. No. Not like this.
2. Some of us come from cultures where we have always spoken with our elders and ancestors. We certainly never needed the intervention of digital age technology to do so.
2. Some of us come from cultures where we have always spoken with our elders and ancestors. We certainly never needed the intervention of digital age technology to do so.
IN DEPTH | If you could speak to your dead grandmother forever, would you?
If you could speak to your dead grandmother forever, would you?
www.independent.co.uk
December 10, 2025 at 7:46 PM
1. No. Not like this.
2. Some of us come from cultures where we have always spoken with our elders and ancestors. We certainly never needed the intervention of digital age technology to do so.
2. Some of us come from cultures where we have always spoken with our elders and ancestors. We certainly never needed the intervention of digital age technology to do so.
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Her words are so powerful and reflect so many of our experiences. I have lost track of how many times my heart has broken in this way, but I show up, again and again. Resilience is about survival, but it’s not just about the individual. We survive so that others can thrive.
“The decision was made to exclude me from the filmed production of Swan Lake because I was told my brown skin would disrupt the aesthetic.” ~ Misty Copeland
When folks gripe about DEI, remind them who benefited from shutting out dancers like Copeland. That pattern runs through our whole history.
When folks gripe about DEI, remind them who benefited from shutting out dancers like Copeland. That pattern runs through our whole history.
December 4, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Her words are so powerful and reflect so many of our experiences. I have lost track of how many times my heart has broken in this way, but I show up, again and again. Resilience is about survival, but it’s not just about the individual. We survive so that others can thrive.
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I think it’s time to put this one back out into the ether, friends
Come and learn about how the tropes undergirding anti-Jewish hatred and conspiracy theories as they exist today came to be…
Come and learn about how the tropes undergirding anti-Jewish hatred and conspiracy theories as they exist today came to be…
The Antisemitism Post (tm)
Gotta get the history to know where the tropes live in the discourse today.
www.lifeisasacredtext.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:12 PM
I think it’s time to put this one back out into the ether, friends
Come and learn about how the tropes undergirding anti-Jewish hatred and conspiracy theories as they exist today came to be…
Come and learn about how the tropes undergirding anti-Jewish hatred and conspiracy theories as they exist today came to be…
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You know what, just go for it, Bari.
Let’s speed up this boring era where you have a job and are running things, and get to the part that happens after that.
Give us all of your best ideas, don’t hold back. Who else? Ghislaine??
Let’s speed up this boring era where you have a job and are running things, and get to the part that happens after that.
Give us all of your best ideas, don’t hold back. Who else? Ghislaine??
"elevate charismatic figures such as Alan Dershowitz"
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November 25, 2025 at 4:40 AM
You know what, just go for it, Bari.
Let’s speed up this boring era where you have a job and are running things, and get to the part that happens after that.
Give us all of your best ideas, don’t hold back. Who else? Ghislaine??
Let’s speed up this boring era where you have a job and are running things, and get to the part that happens after that.
Give us all of your best ideas, don’t hold back. Who else? Ghislaine??
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Alice's work at Teen Vogue:
www.teenvogue.com/contributor/...
(I saw a post going around—that I can't reply to—saying her column has been deleted, but I found her words via this page.)
www.teenvogue.com/contributor/...
(I saw a post going around—that I can't reply to—saying her column has been deleted, but I found her words via this page.)
Her last post was about being laid off from Teen Vogue. Terrible.
Heartbroken to hear of @sfdirewolf.bsky.social ‘s transition to be a crip anscestor AND feeling so honored to have been alive in the time as this brilliant human, and gotten to learn from her.
May her memory continue to always be a blessing.
May her memory continue to always be a blessing.
November 15, 2025 at 6:40 AM
Alice's work at Teen Vogue:
www.teenvogue.com/contributor/...
(I saw a post going around—that I can't reply to—saying her column has been deleted, but I found her words via this page.)
www.teenvogue.com/contributor/...
(I saw a post going around—that I can't reply to—saying her column has been deleted, but I found her words via this page.)
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On November 9–10, 1938, Nazi-led mobs ravaged Jewish homes, businesses, and synagogues across Germany, Austria, and Czechoslovakia. That night marked a dark turning point, the beginning of the Holocaust and the murder of six million Jews.
We remember. 🕯️
We remember. 🕯️
November 9, 2025 at 4:01 PM
On November 9–10, 1938, Nazi-led mobs ravaged Jewish homes, businesses, and synagogues across Germany, Austria, and Czechoslovakia. That night marked a dark turning point, the beginning of the Holocaust and the murder of six million Jews.
We remember. 🕯️
We remember. 🕯️
This reminds me of a conversation I’ve had this afternoon with a client about debates with those acting in “good faith“ and those who are clearly not.
Not over the fact that they called their shot, followed through, and people I'm supposed to believe are "objective" and "trustworthy" still joined in the fun of attacking a Black woman
November 7, 2025 at 9:41 PM
This reminds me of a conversation I’ve had this afternoon with a client about debates with those acting in “good faith“ and those who are clearly not.
This has me thinking about all the Black people in the U.S.A. And around the world living close to urban highways etc.
#environment #health #blacksky
#environment #health #blacksky
Harvard study suggests chronic exposure to fine particulate matter in air pollution may increase your risk of developing Alzheimer’s. The relationship was found at levels below EPA limits.
New study reveals troubling factor that can increase the risk of dementia: 'The effect could actually be quite large' — The Cool Down
apple.news
November 7, 2025 at 11:20 AM
This has me thinking about all the Black people in the U.S.A. And around the world living close to urban highways etc.
#environment #health #blacksky
#environment #health #blacksky
I miss Gwen Ifill. ❤️
Iba’ye RIP.
Iba’ye RIP.
PBS News Hour made history in 2013, when Gwen Ifill and Judy Woodruff became the first female co-anchor team on an American network nightly news broadcast, says Deema Zein.
October 24, 2025 at 10:55 PM
I miss Gwen Ifill. ❤️
Iba’ye RIP.
Iba’ye RIP.
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The question to ask all young men is 'how many people have you helped this week? how many have you cared for?"
October 23, 2025 at 2:34 AM
The question to ask all young men is 'how many people have you helped this week? how many have you cared for?"
This. 👇🏿
People who worship power don't care about accountability or hypocrisy.
October 22, 2025 at 2:24 PM
This. 👇🏿
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The first two episodes of the revival of Reading Rainbow have nearly 500,000 views each 🤯
Do you know how cool that is for literacy, for book joy?! We are all worthy of reading, we are all readers 💚
And NOW episode three is out! Take a look, it’s in a book 📚🌈🦋
youtu.be/e4VIV48ZB0M?feature=shared
Do you know how cool that is for literacy, for book joy?! We are all worthy of reading, we are all readers 💚
And NOW episode three is out! Take a look, it’s in a book 📚🌈🦋
youtu.be/e4VIV48ZB0M?feature=shared
October 20, 2025 at 12:49 AM
The first two episodes of the revival of Reading Rainbow have nearly 500,000 views each 🤯
Do you know how cool that is for literacy, for book joy?! We are all worthy of reading, we are all readers 💚
And NOW episode three is out! Take a look, it’s in a book 📚🌈🦋
youtu.be/e4VIV48ZB0M?feature=shared
Do you know how cool that is for literacy, for book joy?! We are all worthy of reading, we are all readers 💚
And NOW episode three is out! Take a look, it’s in a book 📚🌈🦋
youtu.be/e4VIV48ZB0M?feature=shared
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You must read this account because it will make you understand how evil Ghislene Maxwell & how heinous it is for Trump to even consider pardoning this monster. Kudos to the late Virginia Giuffre for her bravery and battle to redeem her young and vulnerable self www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
‘Prince Andrew believed having sex with me was his birthright’: Virginia Giuffre on her abuse at the hands of Epstein, Maxwell and the king’s brother
In an extract from her posthumous memoir, Virginia Roberts Giuffre remembers the day an ‘apex predator’ recruited her from Mar-a-Lago, aged just 16; how she was trafficked to a succession of wealthy a...
www.theguardian.com
October 16, 2025 at 1:33 AM
You must read this account because it will make you understand how evil Ghislene Maxwell & how heinous it is for Trump to even consider pardoning this monster. Kudos to the late Virginia Giuffre for her bravery and battle to redeem her young and vulnerable self www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Happy #WorldMentalHealthDay 💚
Really thankful you decided to stay, my friend! You are enough ✨
bet.com/article/nx0qbf/taking-a-page-from-reading-rainbow-how-mychal-the-librarian-threets-turned-his-pain-into-purposeisekouend
Really thankful you decided to stay, my friend! You are enough ✨
bet.com/article/nx0qbf/taking-a-page-from-reading-rainbow-how-mychal-the-librarian-threets-turned-his-pain-into-purposeisekouend
Taking a Page From ‘Reading Rainbow’: How Mychal ‘The Librarian’ Threets Turned His Pain Into Purpose
Viral star Threets gets honest about his new role hosting the iconic children’s series, surviving dark days, and finding purpose in the new ‘Reading Rainbow.’
bet.com
October 10, 2025 at 4:48 PM
💚💚💚
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HELLO!!!! I am on @npr.org today with the brilliant Dr. Ofronama Biu and @bmluse.bsky.social on It's Been a Minute.
We talk about why our economy needs Black women, how #TheDoubleTax explains the current moment, and what steps need to happen next. Get the book: annagifty.com!
#blacksky #booksky
We talk about why our economy needs Black women, how #TheDoubleTax explains the current moment, and what steps need to happen next. Get the book: annagifty.com!
#blacksky #booksky
Is the economy slowing? Ask Black women. : It's Been a Minute
Black women’s unemployment rate is hovering at 6.7% — higher than the rate for white workers. Is it a sign the broader economy could sour? These economists say yes.Black women are the 'canary in the ...
www.npr.org
October 8, 2025 at 9:00 PM
HELLO!!!! I am on @npr.org today with the brilliant Dr. Ofronama Biu and @bmluse.bsky.social on It's Been a Minute.
We talk about why our economy needs Black women, how #TheDoubleTax explains the current moment, and what steps need to happen next. Get the book: annagifty.com!
#blacksky #booksky
We talk about why our economy needs Black women, how #TheDoubleTax explains the current moment, and what steps need to happen next. Get the book: annagifty.com!
#blacksky #booksky
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My husband was detained by ICE today
Juan Muñoz, an American citizen, father of 2, and local government official, was peacefully protesting w. other elected officials. He was assaulted and taken away
I have had zero contact or updates since
#SOS
@duckworth.senate.gov @durbin.senate.gov
Juan Muñoz, an American citizen, father of 2, and local government official, was peacefully protesting w. other elected officials. He was assaulted and taken away
I have had zero contact or updates since
#SOS
@duckworth.senate.gov @durbin.senate.gov
October 3, 2025 at 7:29 PM
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There have been two hosts in the history of Reading Rainbow. The Legend of Literacy, LeVar Burton! And... me, Mychal Threets, a librarian 🥹🤯
I am a reader, a librarian because LeVar Burton and Reading Rainbow made us believe and see we belong in books, we belong everywhere ✨
youtu.be/e7es7qdWVnU
I am a reader, a librarian because LeVar Burton and Reading Rainbow made us believe and see we belong in books, we belong everywhere ✨
youtu.be/e7es7qdWVnU
October 1, 2025 at 5:51 PM
There have been two hosts in the history of Reading Rainbow. The Legend of Literacy, LeVar Burton! And... me, Mychal Threets, a librarian 🥹🤯
I am a reader, a librarian because LeVar Burton and Reading Rainbow made us believe and see we belong in books, we belong everywhere ✨
youtu.be/e7es7qdWVnU
I am a reader, a librarian because LeVar Burton and Reading Rainbow made us believe and see we belong in books, we belong everywhere ✨
youtu.be/e7es7qdWVnU
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The Jane Goodall Institute of Canada has learned this morning, Wednesday, October 1st, 2025, that Dr. Jane Goodall DBE, UN Messenger of Peace and Founder of the Jane Goodall Institute, has passed away due to natural causes.
She was in California as part of her speaking tour in the United States.
She was in California as part of her speaking tour in the United States.
October 1, 2025 at 6:14 PM
The Jane Goodall Institute of Canada has learned this morning, Wednesday, October 1st, 2025, that Dr. Jane Goodall DBE, UN Messenger of Peace and Founder of the Jane Goodall Institute, has passed away due to natural causes.
She was in California as part of her speaking tour in the United States.
She was in California as part of her speaking tour in the United States.
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Today marks the first day in public media’s history without federal funding. And we’re not going anywhere.
Listeners like you keep our mission alive. Protect one of the last places where America comes together to hear itself.
Stand with us today. Donate at this link: n.pr/46wamAj
Listeners like you keep our mission alive. Protect one of the last places where America comes together to hear itself.
Stand with us today. Donate at this link: n.pr/46wamAj
October 1, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Today marks the first day in public media’s history without federal funding. And we’re not going anywhere.
Listeners like you keep our mission alive. Protect one of the last places where America comes together to hear itself.
Stand with us today. Donate at this link: n.pr/46wamAj
Listeners like you keep our mission alive. Protect one of the last places where America comes together to hear itself.
Stand with us today. Donate at this link: n.pr/46wamAj
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The importance of research for all communities can never be understated.
The questions that keep you awake at night are the ones the academic world needs you to explore 🔎
September 24, 2025 at 12:21 PM
The importance of research for all communities can never be understated.
This. 👇🏿
I do not regret to inform you that we are going to win (h/t @miriamposner.com)
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
September 22, 2025 at 2:56 PM
This. 👇🏿