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DJM (freelance for hire)<p>In search of Saadia</p><p>"Over the years of fighting anti-blackness in Tunisia, Mosbah has herself become a living archive of the stories of suffering and humiliation faced by those racialized as black."</p><p><a href="https://africasacountry.com/2025/04/in-search-of-saadia" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">africasacountry.com/2025/04/in</span><span class="invisible">-search-of-saadia</span></a></p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/AIAC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AIAC</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Africa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Africa</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Tunisia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tunisia</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Slavery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Slavery</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Blackness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Blackness</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/BlackMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BlackMastodon</span></a></p>
Frank (he/him)They say if you stare into the abyss long enough you'll go mad.<br> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/AmateurPhotography?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AmateurPhotography</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/bnw?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bnw</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/BlackAndWhite?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BlackAndWhite</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/litter?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#litter</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/trash?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#trash</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/blackness?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#blackness</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/contrast?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#contrast</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/pipe?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#pipe</a> ? <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/trashcan?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#trashcan</a> ? <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/blackhole?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#blackhole</a> ? <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/emptylot?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#emptylot</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/CityLife?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CityLife</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/SouthPhilly?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SouthPhilly</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/SouthPhiladelphia?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SouthPhiladelphia</a>
Omar Moore<p>Happy Birthday Nina Simone. I love you. 🖤✊🏿</p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/ninasimone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ninasimone</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/blackwoman" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>blackwoman</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/blackness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>blackness</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/happybirthday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>happybirthday</span></a></p>
🇪🇷Götterdämmerung<p>White Voyeurism: the passive spectator who won't dare confront White Supremacy but leans in for the spectacle. Craving non-whiteness as entertainment, they consume it for pleasure, fascination or trend-chasing while keeping a safe distance from the struggles &amp; scars it carries. It's the thrill of sampling Black culture w/o ever wearing the weight of Blackness. </p><p><a href="https://glitch.social/tags/WhiteVoyeurism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WhiteVoyeurism</span></a><br><a href="https://glitch.social/tags/Blackness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Blackness</span></a><br><a href="https://glitch.social/tags/clout" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>clout</span></a></p>
Omar Moore<p>I’m so pleased and proud to patronize Black businesses. I’ve patronized the brilliant Randi Bryant’s business several times. Please do the same! Randi is so on point all the time. Thank you Sister Randi for all you do to liberate and challenge us. 🖤🙏🏿💯</p><p><a href="https://randib.net" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">randib.net</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> </p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/blackbusinesses" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>blackbusinesses</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/blackness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>blackness</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/blackpeople" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>blackpeople</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/blackmastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>blackmastodon</span></a></p>
Undiscovered Scotland<p>The formidable south tower of Blackness Castle, standing on the south shore of the Firth of Forth north-east of Linlithgow. In the years around 1540 it was transformed into one of strongest artillery fortifications of its age. More pics and info: <a href="https://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/blackness/blacknesscastle/index.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/bla</span><span class="invisible">ckness/blacknesscastle/index.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Scotland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Scotland</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Blackness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Blackness</span></a></p>
Longreads<p>"For me, one of the most subversive images in art is a Black man resting—not dead but resting—his body not compelled to work for anyone’s gaze."</p><p>Roger Reeves for Emergence Magazine:<br><a href="https://emergencemagazine.org/essay/when-the-prince-of-heaven-sleeps/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">emergencemagazine.org/essay/wh</span><span class="invisible">en-the-prince-of-heaven-sleeps/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Longreads" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Longreads</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Essay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Essay</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Blackness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Blackness</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Masculinity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Masculinity</span></a></p>
Omar Moore<p>Ladies and gentlemen and all good people—may I present to you the divine, incomparable and beautiful Nina Simone. This is off the Verve record label. Nina Nina! Long live Nina Simone! 🖤✊🏿🙏🏿 </p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/ninasimone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ninasimone</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/highpriestess" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>highpriestess</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/highpriestessofsoul" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>highpriestessofsoul</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/soulsisternumberone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>soulsisternumberone</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/blackness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>blackness</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/blackwoman" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>blackwoman</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/blackisbeautiful" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>blackisbeautiful</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/classic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>classic</span></a></p>
Omar Moore<p>Yessssss 🖤</p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/ninasimone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ninasimone</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/blackness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>blackness</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/blacklove" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>blacklove</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/blackpride" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>blackpride</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/soul" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>soul</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/blackmusic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>blackmusic</span></a> ✊🏿🖤🙏🏿</p>
Susan Larson ♀️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🌈<p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/VP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VP</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/KamalaHarris" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KamalaHarris</span></a> Shouldn’t Have To <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Prove" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Prove</span></a> Her <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Blackness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Blackness</span></a>—<a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/JanetJackson" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JanetJackson</span></a>’s Recent <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Comments" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Comments</span></a> Show Why. </p><p>Harris is one of the most <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/decorated" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>decorated</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/educated" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>educated</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/experienced" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>experienced</span></a>, and <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/knowledgeable" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>knowledgeable</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/candidates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>candidates</span></a> in the <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/presidentialrace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>presidentialrace</span></a>. So why are folks still <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/bickering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bickering</span></a> over the <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/color" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>color</span></a> of her <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/skin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>skin</span></a>?</p><p><a href="https://blackamericaweb.com/2024/09/22/vp-kamala-harris-shouldnt-have-to-prove-her-blackness-janet-jacksons-recent-comments-show-why/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">blackamericaweb.com/2024/09/22</span><span class="invisible">/vp-kamala-harris-shouldnt-have-to-prove-her-blackness-janet-jacksons-recent-comments-show-why/</span></a></p>
Mark Wyner Won’t Comply :vm:<p>This piece by Emily Bernard is enlightening.</p><p>There was far too much for me to even begin processing. I just had to read and let it sit. I'm going to come back and read it again to fully grasp and reflect on it.</p><p>One thing did stand out, though. Her awareness of body language and social cues is intense. Navigating the world as a Black woman (especially an academic professional) is SO complicated.</p><p><a href="https://theamericanscholar.org/teaching-the-n-word/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">theamericanscholar.org/teachin</span><span class="invisible">g-the-n-word/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/Blackness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Blackness</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Race" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Race</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/BlackWomen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BlackWomen</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/EmilyBernard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EmilyBernard</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Essay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Essay</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Academia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Academia</span></a></p>
Susan Larson ♀️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🌈<p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/VicePresident" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VicePresident</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/KamalaHarris" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KamalaHarris</span></a>' <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/CodeSwitching" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CodeSwitching</span></a> Is <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/American" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>American</span></a> As <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ApplePie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ApplePie</span></a> </p><p>Code switching is a common practice within the black community. </p><p>Some conservatives have claimed that this <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/linguisticshift" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>linguisticshift</span></a> was <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/evidence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>evidence</span></a> of <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/inauthenticity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>inauthenticity</span></a>, essentially <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/questioning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>questioning</span></a> Harris’ <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/blackness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>blackness</span></a>. Their <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/confusion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>confusion</span></a> highlights the need for more <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/constructive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>constructive</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/conversations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>conversations</span></a> on <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/race" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>race</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/communication" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>communication</span></a>. </p><p><a href="https://www.levelman.com/kamala-harris-code-switching-american-apple-pie/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">levelman.com/kamala-harris-cod</span><span class="invisible">e-switching-american-apple-pie/</span></a></p>
Susan Larson ♀️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🌈<p>The <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Twisted" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Twisted</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Logic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Logic</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Behind" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Behind</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a>’s <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Racist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Racist</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Attacks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Attacks</span></a> on <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/KamalaHarris" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KamalaHarris</span></a>’s <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Blackness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Blackness</span></a>. </p><p>He is simultaneously arguing that the <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/vicepresident" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vicepresident</span></a> is not <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/BlackEnough" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BlackEnough</span></a> and at the same time trying to <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/claim" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>claim</span></a> that she’s <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/exploiting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>exploiting</span></a> her <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/race" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>race</span></a>. </p><p><a href="https://newrepublic.com/article/184724/trump-attacks-kamala-harris-blackness-twisted-logic" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">newrepublic.com/article/184724</span><span class="invisible">/trump-attacks-kamala-harris-blackness-twisted-logic</span></a></p>
Ramesh #NotGoingBack<p>⬆️ <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://sfba.social/@nightdream" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>nightdream</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://universeodon.com/@KathyLK" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>KathyLK</span></a></span> </p><p>&gt;&gt; To date we have not seen one "mistake" be enough to bury <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a></p><p>This will also fail to bury him unless we recognize that this is more than a <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/racist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>racist</span></a> attack on <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Harris" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Harris</span></a>. This is a transparent attempt to stoke divisions between the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Black" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Black</span></a> community and the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Indian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Indian</span></a> community. His calculation is that the more <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Harris" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Harris</span></a> defends her <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/blackness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>blackness</span></a>, the more she will peel herself away from <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/IndoAmericans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IndoAmericans</span></a>, but we know better</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BlackMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BlackMastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/KamalaHarris" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KamalaHarris</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.thestatesman.com/world/us-donald-trump-escalates-race-attacks-on-kamala-harris-indian-heritage-1503327299.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">thestatesman.com/world/us-dona</span><span class="invisible">ld-trump-escalates-race-attacks-on-kamala-harris-indian-heritage-1503327299.html</span></a></p>
TheAuroraSentinel<p>Trump is making his 2024 campaign about Harris' race, whether Republicans want him to or not </p><p>‘The one thing that Black folks will never tolerate is disrespecting Blackness, and that goes for Black Republicans too’</p><p><a href="https://buff.ly/3WMFian" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">buff.ly/3WMFian</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Harris2024" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Harris2024</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Trump2024" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump2024</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Blackness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Blackness</span></a></p>
Ramesh #NotGoingBack<p>⬆️ <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.coop/@MichaelTBacon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>MichaelTBacon</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://alvarado.social/@dave" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>dave</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://hachyderm.io/@mekkaokereke" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>mekkaokereke</span></a></span></p><p>&gt;&gt; harms caused by exclusion from whiteness is harmful in and of itself</p><p>I’m a <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/POC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>POC</span></a>, neither <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/black" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>black</span></a> nor <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/white" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>white</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Racism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Racism</span></a> is not just exclusion from <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/whiteness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>whiteness</span></a>. It is also exclusion from <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/blackness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>blackness</span></a>, at least in Chicago, where I’ve personally endured more overt racial hatred from black people in last few yrs than I have from any other group in decades.</p><p>People in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Chicago" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Chicago</span></a> who know, know. Black Chicagoans I interact with on a daily basis acknowledge this too.</p>
Undiscovered Scotland<p>The village of Blackness stands on Blackness Bay, on the south side of the Firth of Forth west of Queensferry. Once an important medieval harbour, it is now popular with visitors and best known for its castle at the east end of the bay. More pics and info: <a href="https://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/blackness/blackness/index.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/bla</span><span class="invisible">ckness/blackness/index.html</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Scotland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Scotland</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Blackness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Blackness</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Falkirk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Falkirk</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/FirthOfForth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FirthOfForth</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/UndiscoveredScotland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UndiscoveredScotland</span></a></p>
serenebabe<p>Sitting in the car, waiting to pick up my 14-year-old from a play, scrolling TikTok. I just watched this, linked here, and it’s such a good example of how people who make fun of TikTok as frivolous and dangerous at the same time, or a waste of time, or anything they say… I find it to be such a great resource for learning and for fun. This one here is for learning (which is fun!):<br><a href="https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTLB5ac2F/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">tiktok.com/t/ZTLB5ac2F/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WhitenessRecovery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WhitenessRecovery</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Blackness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Blackness</span></a></p>
FID Anglo-American Culture<p>For the final day of <a href="https://openbiblio.social/tags/BlackHistoryMonth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BlackHistoryMonth</span></a> 2024, 2 books in our collection on <a href="https://openbiblio.social/tags/Blackness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Blackness</span></a>, Black people &amp; the media: </p><p>1) is Aniko Bodroghkozy's book Equal Time on American television &amp; the <a href="https://openbiblio.social/tags/CivilRightsMovement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CivilRightsMovement</span></a></p><p><a href="https://opac.sub.uni-goettingen.de/DB=1/XMLPRS=N/PPN?PPN=667119841" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">opac.sub.uni-goettingen.de/DB=</span><span class="invisible">1/XMLPRS=N/PPN?PPN=667119841</span></a></p><p><a href="https://openbiblio.social/tags/CulturalStudies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CulturalStudies</span></a> <a href="https://openbiblio.social/tags/BlackStudies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BlackStudies</span></a> <a href="https://openbiblio.social/tags/MediaStudies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MediaStudies</span></a></p>
Undiscovered Scotland<p>The formidable south tower of Blackness Castle, standing on the south shore of the Firth of Forth north-east of Linlithgow. In the years around 1540 it was transformed into one of strongest artillery fortifications of its age. More pics and info: <a href="https://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/blackness/blacknesscastle/index.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/bla</span><span class="invisible">ckness/blacknesscastle/index.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Scotland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Scotland</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Blackness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Blackness</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/BlacknessCastle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BlacknessCastle</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Castle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Castle</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/FirthOfForth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FirthOfForth</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/UndiscoveredScotland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UndiscoveredScotland</span></a></p>