Ruthie
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Another Mother’s Day, another day of mothers witnessing the genocide of their children, their starvation, another day of global apathy.
Motherhood is my favorite thing I’ve done, but what is there to celebrate when they’re killing our children?
inthesetimes.com/article/gaza...
Motherhood is my favorite thing I’ve done, but what is there to celebrate when they’re killing our children?
inthesetimes.com/article/gaza...
On Parenthood and Genocide
A new mother and scholar of forced displacement writes about Israel's mass murder of Palestinian children in Gaza.
inthesetimes.com
May 11, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Another Mother’s Day, another day of mothers witnessing the genocide of their children, their starvation, another day of global apathy.
Motherhood is my favorite thing I’ve done, but what is there to celebrate when they’re killing our children?
inthesetimes.com/article/gaza...
Motherhood is my favorite thing I’ve done, but what is there to celebrate when they’re killing our children?
inthesetimes.com/article/gaza...
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From the BBC, a surprisingly good obituary of Koyo Kouoh, a towering figure in the contemporary art world, who has died far too young.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Koyo Kouoh: Cameroonian art curator aged 57 at height of career
A fierce advocate of African art, she was due to become the first African woman to lead the Venice Biennale.
www.bbc.com
May 11, 2025 at 1:48 PM
From the BBC, a surprisingly good obituary of Koyo Kouoh, a towering figure in the contemporary art world, who has died far too young.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Lebanon’s large and influential diaspora has been trickling back, hoping to offer physical and financial support for a homeland devastated by one of the bloodiest and most destructive wars in decades in the Mediterranean nation. My latest story from Lebanon.
Lebanon’s Emigrants Return to a Battered Homeland After Israel-Hezbollah War (Gift Article)
Some who left the country in successive waves of emigration have felt drawn back to aid recovery efforts after the bloody and destructive war between Israel and Hezbollah.
www.nytimes.com
February 11, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Lebanon’s large and influential diaspora has been trickling back, hoping to offer physical and financial support for a homeland devastated by one of the bloodiest and most destructive wars in decades in the Mediterranean nation. My latest story from Lebanon.
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“Black cinematic history remains a prism of possibility that reflects the times and illuminates the possibilities of our beings.”
Check out the full list by @blackfilmarchive.bsky.social’s @mayascade.bsky.social: boxd.it/DIUAa
Check out the full list by @blackfilmarchive.bsky.social’s @mayascade.bsky.social: boxd.it/DIUAa
February 9, 2025 at 5:01 PM
“Black cinematic history remains a prism of possibility that reflects the times and illuminates the possibilities of our beings.”
Check out the full list by @blackfilmarchive.bsky.social’s @mayascade.bsky.social: boxd.it/DIUAa
Check out the full list by @blackfilmarchive.bsky.social’s @mayascade.bsky.social: boxd.it/DIUAa
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He’s most known today for his studio character work but Noble Johnson, with his brother George, was a pioneer producer. Their Lincoln company made films with all-Black casts and, unfortunately, we can’t watch any because none of them survive apart from fragments. Check those attics!
February 8, 2025 at 3:13 AM
He’s most known today for his studio character work but Noble Johnson, with his brother George, was a pioneer producer. Their Lincoln company made films with all-Black casts and, unfortunately, we can’t watch any because none of them survive apart from fragments. Check those attics!
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A short and amazing 1970 documentary directed by a black woman about the revolutionary actions of black women hospital workers in Charleston who unionized and went on strike. Very powerful and available to watch on YouTube. I wrote a a few paragraphs about on Letterboxd. boxd.it/8Km4FT
A ★★★★★ review of I Am Somebody (1970)
“Soul power! I may be black but I am somebody. I may be poor but I am somebody!” I am really blown away by the simple potency of this short documentary. The necessity for union organizing, for screami...
boxd.it
February 6, 2025 at 3:52 AM
A short and amazing 1970 documentary directed by a black woman about the revolutionary actions of black women hospital workers in Charleston who unionized and went on strike. Very powerful and available to watch on YouTube. I wrote a a few paragraphs about on Letterboxd. boxd.it/8Km4FT
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It's the official publication day for The Black Fantastic. The future is here, and it's Black AF #BlackSky #SFF
www.loa.org/books/the-bl...
www.loa.org/books/the-bl...
February 4, 2025 at 5:42 PM
It's the official publication day for The Black Fantastic. The future is here, and it's Black AF #BlackSky #SFF
www.loa.org/books/the-bl...
www.loa.org/books/the-bl...
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Hello everyone 😔
I'm really ashamed of you🥺💔
My family needs you more than ever‼️
Please help me even if the amount is small🙏🚨
gofund.me/4d8b31ee
I'm really ashamed of you🥺💔
My family needs you more than ever‼️
Please help me even if the amount is small🙏🚨
gofund.me/4d8b31ee
February 1, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Hello everyone 😔
I'm really ashamed of you🥺💔
My family needs you more than ever‼️
Please help me even if the amount is small🙏🚨
gofund.me/4d8b31ee
I'm really ashamed of you🥺💔
My family needs you more than ever‼️
Please help me even if the amount is small🙏🚨
gofund.me/4d8b31ee
January 24, 2025 at 2:35 PM
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Also this post! reactormag.com/the-best-afr...
Ten(ish) of the Best African Speculative Short Fiction Stories of 2024 - Reactor
2024 was a good year for African Speculative Fiction.
reactormag.com
January 19, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Also this post! reactormag.com/the-best-afr...
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Books from African authors and authors of African descent to look forward to in 2025
Books from African authors and authors of African descent to look forward to in 2025
Here’s your list of 2025 books from authors on the continent and in the Diaspora, sorted by month. There’s absolutely no way I could list every book that’s coming, but here’s what I think is notabl…
hararereview.wordpress.com
January 4, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Books from African authors and authors of African descent to look forward to in 2025
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Very fancy potato postcard from my collection, date unknown.
January 13, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Very fancy potato postcard from my collection, date unknown.