SapphireDiva
@sapphirediva.bsky.social
American expat pro Opera Singer, Voice Teacher, Choral Director and Mom living in Germany 🇩🇪🇪🇺🇺🇸🎼 … also a bit of a nerd and lover of all the arts 🎭 🤓.
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SapphireDiva
@sapphirediva.bsky.social
· Dec 30
Some folks are apparently trying to use BlueSky as a “dating” site and I’m NOT INTERESTED … not looking for hookups, dates, etc. If you want to get to know me, read and respond to my posts, a real conversation. No DMs unless I know you personally. Profiles with no real content = no follow back.
They all have something to teach you 🌟via
🖋️ @refuse2obeyjournal
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December 4, 2025 at 2:55 PM
They all have something to teach you 🌟via
🖋️ @refuse2obeyjournal
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December 4, 2025 at 2:54 PM
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NEWS: The Institute of Museum & Library Services has restored ALL previously canceled federal grants to libraries, following a ruling by a federal judge in Rhode Island last month.
This is a massive win for libraries & communities in every state & territory!
Learn more: www.ala.org/news/2025/12...
This is a massive win for libraries & communities in every state & territory!
Learn more: www.ala.org/news/2025/12...
December 3, 2025 at 10:18 PM
NEWS: The Institute of Museum & Library Services has restored ALL previously canceled federal grants to libraries, following a ruling by a federal judge in Rhode Island last month.
This is a massive win for libraries & communities in every state & territory!
Learn more: www.ala.org/news/2025/12...
This is a massive win for libraries & communities in every state & territory!
Learn more: www.ala.org/news/2025/12...
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Steve Cropper, who co-wrote classics including "(Sittin' on) the Dock of the Bay" and "In the Midnight Hour" during his years playing guitar at the legendary Stax Records in Memphis, has died. He was 84. n.pr/48zf0gD
Steve Cropper, guitarist and member of Stax Records' Booker T and the M.G.'s, dies
Steve Cropper, who co-wrote classics including "(Sittin' on) the Dock of the Bay" and "In the Midnight Hour" during his years playing guitar at the legendary Stax Records in Memphis, has died. He was 84.
n.pr
December 4, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Steve Cropper, who co-wrote classics including "(Sittin' on) the Dock of the Bay" and "In the Midnight Hour" during his years playing guitar at the legendary Stax Records in Memphis, has died. He was 84. n.pr/48zf0gD
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Analyzing works of film and literature by writers and artists from Beyoncé to Ntozake Shange, OSHUN, LEMONADE, AND INTERTEXTUALITY by Sheneese Thompson explores how Afro-Atlantic religion intersects with themes of resilience in Black femininity and womanhood.
Oshun, Lemonade, and Intertextuality
“The ability to map Oshun across the Afro-Atlantic world to tease out her vital iconic significance, in literary, cultural, religious, and political terrains, makes for a priceless book.”—Niyi Afol…
floridapress.blog
July 15, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Analyzing works of film and literature by writers and artists from Beyoncé to Ntozake Shange, OSHUN, LEMONADE, AND INTERTEXTUALITY by Sheneese Thompson explores how Afro-Atlantic religion intersects with themes of resilience in Black femininity and womanhood.
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I ordered this book immediately after I finished listening to it on Libby and that was a little over two weeks ago. It finally arrived!
And yes, that is LARGE PRINT…get into it!
✨👁️👁️✨👁️👁️✨
And yes, that is LARGE PRINT…get into it!
✨👁️👁️✨👁️👁️✨
December 2, 2025 at 6:48 PM
I ordered this book immediately after I finished listening to it on Libby and that was a little over two weeks ago. It finally arrived!
And yes, that is LARGE PRINT…get into it!
✨👁️👁️✨👁️👁️✨
And yes, that is LARGE PRINT…get into it!
✨👁️👁️✨👁️👁️✨
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Listen, I don’t know who on this earthly realm or the ancestral one is responsible for making this moment in time happen, but I assure you I am in awe, eternally grateful, and full of Black joy this morning.
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December 3, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Listen, I don’t know who on this earthly realm or the ancestral one is responsible for making this moment in time happen, but I assure you I am in awe, eternally grateful, and full of Black joy this morning.
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Cover of "When Trees Testify: Science, Wisdom, History, and America's Black Botanical Legacy"!!! published by @henryholtbooks.bsky.social.
I can't tell you all adequately how proud of & eager I am to share this with the world!!!
Coming January 20, 2026
Pre-order NOW: bookshop.org/p/books/when...
I can't tell you all adequately how proud of & eager I am to share this with the world!!!
Coming January 20, 2026
Pre-order NOW: bookshop.org/p/books/when...
September 8, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Cover of "When Trees Testify: Science, Wisdom, History, and America's Black Botanical Legacy"!!! published by @henryholtbooks.bsky.social.
I can't tell you all adequately how proud of & eager I am to share this with the world!!!
Coming January 20, 2026
Pre-order NOW: bookshop.org/p/books/when...
I can't tell you all adequately how proud of & eager I am to share this with the world!!!
Coming January 20, 2026
Pre-order NOW: bookshop.org/p/books/when...
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The Computer-Weaponized War on Women’s Human-Rights with The Rise of Reproductive Surveillance - An Exhaustive Compendium
tinyurl.com/3w6hrujv
tinyurl.com/3w6hrujv
December 4, 2025 at 4:44 AM
The Computer-Weaponized War on Women’s Human-Rights with The Rise of Reproductive Surveillance - An Exhaustive Compendium
tinyurl.com/3w6hrujv
tinyurl.com/3w6hrujv
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GOP women starting to realize they're in the Party Of Misogynists.
December 4, 2025 at 4:40 AM
GOP women starting to realize they're in the Party Of Misogynists.
A meaningful World AIDS Day 2025 to everyone.
This year’s theme is “Overcoming Disruption, Transforming the AIDS Response.”
Let us continue the steps we’ve taken toward ending AIDS by 2030.
#WADPH2025 #WorldAIDSDay2025 #EndAIDS
This year’s theme is “Overcoming Disruption, Transforming the AIDS Response.”
Let us continue the steps we’ve taken toward ending AIDS by 2030.
#WADPH2025 #WorldAIDSDay2025 #EndAIDS
December 3, 2025 at 6:23 PM
A meaningful World AIDS Day 2025 to everyone.
This year’s theme is “Overcoming Disruption, Transforming the AIDS Response.”
Let us continue the steps we’ve taken toward ending AIDS by 2030.
#WADPH2025 #WorldAIDSDay2025 #EndAIDS
This year’s theme is “Overcoming Disruption, Transforming the AIDS Response.”
Let us continue the steps we’ve taken toward ending AIDS by 2030.
#WADPH2025 #WorldAIDSDay2025 #EndAIDS
In December, we close chapters and open doors of new possibilities.
December 3, 2025 at 6:21 PM
In December, we close chapters and open doors of new possibilities.
"Black Love Matters" by Ekele Francis.
December 3, 2025 at 6:17 PM
"Black Love Matters" by Ekele Francis.
My better late than never Thanksgiving feast: air fryer turkey thigh (quick, very juicy); green beans w/red onion, garlic & herbes de Provence; fresh-made cranberry sauce; sweet potato topped w/butter (incredibly quick in the microwave); a bit of basmati rice, leftover Rotkohl & a glass of Shiraz.
December 1, 2025 at 11:12 AM
My better late than never Thanksgiving feast: air fryer turkey thigh (quick, very juicy); green beans w/red onion, garlic & herbes de Provence; fresh-made cranberry sauce; sweet potato topped w/butter (incredibly quick in the microwave); a bit of basmati rice, leftover Rotkohl & a glass of Shiraz.
This man is a bonafide threat.
Where is 007 when we need him?
Peter Thiel recently generated headlines with his rambling diatribes about the Antichrist. Thiel’s lurid, apocalyptic view of world politics may be ludicrous or even deranged, but his wealth and power mean that we can’t afford to ignore it. jacobin.com/2025/11/pete...
Peter Thiel recently generated headlines with his rambling diatribes about the Antichrist. Thiel’s lurid, apocalyptic view of world politics may be ludicrous or even deranged, but his wealth and power mean that we can’t afford to ignore it. jacobin.com/2025/11/pete...
December 1, 2025 at 11:06 AM
This man is a bonafide threat.
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November 6, 2025 at 10:50 PM
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In Gießen ist der Bahnhofsvorplatz bereits jetzt mit tausenden Antifaschist*innen voll.
November 29, 2025 at 5:16 AM
In Gießen ist der Bahnhofsvorplatz bereits jetzt mit tausenden Antifaschist*innen voll.
A photo essay about the massive anti-Fascist demonstration in Gießen. The estimated 30,000 demonstrators were largely peaceful, colorful and focused on a very clear purpose. I am very proud of my midsize (93,000) university town.
www.hessenschau.de/panorama/pla...
www.hessenschau.de/panorama/pla...
Blockaden und Demos: Massenprotest gegen AfD-Jugend in Gießen
In Gießen hat es am Samstag große Proteste gegen die Gründung der neuen AfD-Jugendorganisation gegeben. Innenminister Poseck (CDU) sprach von 25.000 bis 30.000 Demonstranten. Begleitet von Wasserwerf...
www.hessenschau.de
December 1, 2025 at 4:59 AM
A photo essay about the massive anti-Fascist demonstration in Gießen. The estimated 30,000 demonstrators were largely peaceful, colorful and focused on a very clear purpose. I am very proud of my midsize (93,000) university town.
www.hessenschau.de/panorama/pla...
www.hessenschau.de/panorama/pla...
Seen here in Gießen yesterday at the massive 30,000 strong, anti-AfD demo … ✊🏾✊🏾✊🏾
Thank you, Marion TD ❤️✨.
Thank you, Marion TD ❤️✨.
November 30, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Seen here in Gießen yesterday at the massive 30,000 strong, anti-AfD demo … ✊🏾✊🏾✊🏾
Thank you, Marion TD ❤️✨.
Thank you, Marion TD ❤️✨.
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Silhouette of who we are before the world edits us starting from the crown in its purity...AmaXing!
@omolola.sophie @irun_by_z
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Silhouette of who we are before the world edits us starting from the crown in its purity...AmaXing!
@omolola.sophie @irun_by_z
@yodaaverse
@unavailable_______p
#beauty #silhouette
#crown WWW.AFROSTYLEMAG.COM
November 29, 2025 at 11:25 PM
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Silhouette of who we are before the world edits us starting from the crown in its purity...AmaXing!
@omolola.sophie @irun_by_z
@yodaaverse
@unavailable_______p
#beauty #silhouette
#crown WWW.AFROSTYLEMAG.COM
Silhouette of who we are before the world edits us starting from the crown in its purity...AmaXing!
@omolola.sophie @irun_by_z
@yodaaverse
@unavailable_______p
#beauty #silhouette
#crown WWW.AFROSTYLEMAG.COM
November 29, 2025 at 9:12 PM
November 29, 2025 at 9:10 PM