@soymilklightice.bsky.social
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The vibraphonist, composer and jazz-funk pioneer helped inspire the neo-soul movement, and his best-known song was sampled over 100 times.
Roy Ayers, whose 'Everybody Loves The Sunshine' charmed generations, dies at 84
The vibraphonist, composer and jazz-funk pioneer helped inspire the neo-soul movement, and his best-known song was sampled over 100 times.
www.npr.org
March 6, 2025 at 1:36 AM
The vibraphonist, composer and jazz-funk pioneer helped inspire the neo-soul movement, and his best-known song was sampled over 100 times.
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from “Parable of the Talents” by Octavia Butler
February 16, 2025 at 2:28 PM
from “Parable of the Talents” by Octavia Butler
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If you feel like people know things you don’t know you may need to diversify your news intake.
Add newspapers. A lot of libraries have free online access.
Add an inat’l source like @aljazeera.com or BBC News
Add an indie journalist like @aaronparnas.bsky.social or @underthedesknews.bsky.social
Add newspapers. A lot of libraries have free online access.
Add an inat’l source like @aljazeera.com or BBC News
Add an indie journalist like @aaronparnas.bsky.social or @underthedesknews.bsky.social
February 17, 2025 at 3:33 PM
If you feel like people know things you don’t know you may need to diversify your news intake.
Add newspapers. A lot of libraries have free online access.
Add an inat’l source like @aljazeera.com or BBC News
Add an indie journalist like @aaronparnas.bsky.social or @underthedesknews.bsky.social
Add newspapers. A lot of libraries have free online access.
Add an inat’l source like @aljazeera.com or BBC News
Add an indie journalist like @aaronparnas.bsky.social or @underthedesknews.bsky.social
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4 #documentaries to watch during #BlackHistoryMonth that won’t make you cry
February 14, 2025 at 1:41 AM
4 #documentaries to watch during #BlackHistoryMonth that won’t make you cry
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Got my first "Violating an Executive Order" and "I'll make sure you lose federal funding" parent threat today for teaching "DEI" books in our upcoming "Liberty and Justice" themed unit. Even in "Blue" Massachusetts we're dealing with this.
Anyway, don't obey in advance, and don't obey later.
Anyway, don't obey in advance, and don't obey later.
February 13, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Got my first "Violating an Executive Order" and "I'll make sure you lose federal funding" parent threat today for teaching "DEI" books in our upcoming "Liberty and Justice" themed unit. Even in "Blue" Massachusetts we're dealing with this.
Anyway, don't obey in advance, and don't obey later.
Anyway, don't obey in advance, and don't obey later.
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The Indigenous People of North America have decided to go back to calling the Gulf of Mexico, “Chalchiuhtlicueyecatl”. It is what the Nahuatl People originally called it as it is the domain of the goddess Chalchiuhtlicue, who is assoc w/water bodies, including the Gulf of Mexico.
February 14, 2025 at 7:07 AM
The Indigenous People of North America have decided to go back to calling the Gulf of Mexico, “Chalchiuhtlicueyecatl”. It is what the Nahuatl People originally called it as it is the domain of the goddess Chalchiuhtlicue, who is assoc w/water bodies, including the Gulf of Mexico.
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The Kendrick Lamar halftime show was positive because a lot of people are now finding out and talking about 40 acres and a mule and what that means.
February 13, 2025 at 1:50 AM
The Kendrick Lamar halftime show was positive because a lot of people are now finding out and talking about 40 acres and a mule and what that means.
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Excellent documentary on Black filmmakers from Oscar Mischeaux to Ryan Coogler on Amazon Prime.
Watch. Watch. Watch. #BlackHistoryMonth
Watch. Watch. Watch. #BlackHistoryMonth
February 9, 2025 at 4:10 AM
Excellent documentary on Black filmmakers from Oscar Mischeaux to Ryan Coogler on Amazon Prime.
Watch. Watch. Watch. #BlackHistoryMonth
Watch. Watch. Watch. #BlackHistoryMonth
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Happy #NationalSweaterDay 😊
It’s always a great day to see LeVar Burton and Mister Rogers smiling in their sweaters while reading a book 💛
It’s always a great day to see LeVar Burton and Mister Rogers smiling in their sweaters while reading a book 💛
February 4, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Happy #NationalSweaterDay 😊
It’s always a great day to see LeVar Burton and Mister Rogers smiling in their sweaters while reading a book 💛
It’s always a great day to see LeVar Burton and Mister Rogers smiling in their sweaters while reading a book 💛
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Ronald E. McNair: Father, Husband, Physicist, NASA Astronaut, Pioneer in the Field of Lasers (SO COOL).
We tragically lost him in the tragedy of the 1986 Challenger Space Shuttle. He was selected to become part of NASA group 8, the first class that included both women and minorities.
🧵 1/4
We tragically lost him in the tragedy of the 1986 Challenger Space Shuttle. He was selected to become part of NASA group 8, the first class that included both women and minorities.
🧵 1/4
February 4, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Ronald E. McNair: Father, Husband, Physicist, NASA Astronaut, Pioneer in the Field of Lasers (SO COOL).
We tragically lost him in the tragedy of the 1986 Challenger Space Shuttle. He was selected to become part of NASA group 8, the first class that included both women and minorities.
🧵 1/4
We tragically lost him in the tragedy of the 1986 Challenger Space Shuttle. He was selected to become part of NASA group 8, the first class that included both women and minorities.
🧵 1/4
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Dorothy B. Porter changed libraries 💜
The Dewey Decimal System used to only have two classifications for Black people: 325 (colonization) & 326 (slavery). Each book by a Black person was put into one of these classifications. A book of poetry? Classified as colonization.
Enter Dorothy B. Porter 🧵
The Dewey Decimal System used to only have two classifications for Black people: 325 (colonization) & 326 (slavery). Each book by a Black person was put into one of these classifications. A book of poetry? Classified as colonization.
Enter Dorothy B. Porter 🧵
February 3, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Dorothy B. Porter changed libraries 💜
The Dewey Decimal System used to only have two classifications for Black people: 325 (colonization) & 326 (slavery). Each book by a Black person was put into one of these classifications. A book of poetry? Classified as colonization.
Enter Dorothy B. Porter 🧵
The Dewey Decimal System used to only have two classifications for Black people: 325 (colonization) & 326 (slavery). Each book by a Black person was put into one of these classifications. A book of poetry? Classified as colonization.
Enter Dorothy B. Porter 🧵
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What if history just didn't repeat itself, for once?
February 8, 2025 at 5:36 PM
What if history just didn't repeat itself, for once?
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When women in Montgomery began to fund raise to buy cars for the carpools they sold pies. Their employers asked where they were going and they would say nowhere.
They can take away the office for the black student union, but the black student union used to be in somebody’s living room.
They can take away the office for the black student union, but the black student union used to be in somebody’s living room.
February 8, 2025 at 12:59 PM
When women in Montgomery began to fund raise to buy cars for the carpools they sold pies. Their employers asked where they were going and they would say nowhere.
They can take away the office for the black student union, but the black student union used to be in somebody’s living room.
They can take away the office for the black student union, but the black student union used to be in somebody’s living room.
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I love seing older black women being unapologetically happy, sexy, and fun!
February 8, 2025 at 7:37 PM
I love seing older black women being unapologetically happy, sexy, and fun!
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Another lovely day to be black and proud🙂↔️ 🗣️Say it loud
February 6, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Another lovely day to be black and proud🙂↔️ 🗣️Say it loud
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Today, we shine the light on the griot that said:
I am so perfect
so divine
so ethereal
so surreal
I cannot be comprehended except by my permission - Ego Tripping
Day 1: Sister Nikki Giovanni
#BlackHistoryMonth
#28DaysLater
thebrownbookshelf.com/28days/day-1...
I am so perfect
so divine
so ethereal
so surreal
I cannot be comprehended except by my permission - Ego Tripping
Day 1: Sister Nikki Giovanni
#BlackHistoryMonth
#28DaysLater
thebrownbookshelf.com/28days/day-1...
Day 1: Nikki Giovanni - The Brown Bookshelf
It only seems fitting that this year's 28 Days Later celebration should begin by honoring the life and work of Nikki Giovanni. Her career as a poet, author, educator, public speaker, and activist span...
thebrownbookshelf.com
February 1, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Today, we shine the light on the griot that said:
I am so perfect
so divine
so ethereal
so surreal
I cannot be comprehended except by my permission - Ego Tripping
Day 1: Sister Nikki Giovanni
#BlackHistoryMonth
#28DaysLater
thebrownbookshelf.com/28days/day-1...
I am so perfect
so divine
so ethereal
so surreal
I cannot be comprehended except by my permission - Ego Tripping
Day 1: Sister Nikki Giovanni
#BlackHistoryMonth
#28DaysLater
thebrownbookshelf.com/28days/day-1...
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Hell yeah, time to pull out my some of my favs from Gordon Parks 😤✊🏾
February 1, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Hell yeah, time to pull out my some of my favs from Gordon Parks 😤✊🏾
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February 1, 2025 at 1:32 PM