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@elleemmejaye.bsky.social

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“If they come for me in the morning, they will come for you in the night.” -Angela Davis •Avid 🧑🏾‍🌾 •Quote Enthusiast📚 •Surviving on Dark Chocolate, Dong Quai, Wild Yam Root, Uncle Nearest, and GARDENING which protects YOU from ME and me from myself! 🌺🌺🌺

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LMJ @elleemmejaye.bsky.social · 13h

I love this idea.

I learned this summer that they sleep upside down.

LMJ @elleemmejaye.bsky.social · 14h

Will do and likewise.
😷😷😷

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LMJ @elleemmejaye.bsky.social · 15h

Oh no, I don’t blame you.

I am getting two shots tomorrow evening.

There are too many ppl out here coughing and not covering their mouths along with bypassing the sink in public restrooms.

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LMJ @elleemmejaye.bsky.social · 17h

I have so many photos of them sleeping, but this is one of my favorites.
🥰🥰🥰

A bee side sleeping on light pink sedum-Autumn Joy.

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LMJ @elleemmejaye.bsky.social · 21h

Quick stroll around the backyard this morning to see what all needs to be chopped tonight, maybe tomorrow. Anything blooming or that’s gone to seed will remain for the pollinators.

These beauties caught my attention.

•Phlox
•Cosmos

“black women breathe flowers, too.” -Nayyirah Waheed, Salt

Purple Phlox with Chocolate Chip Ajuga underneath.

Deep Pink/Fuschia Cosmos

Look at the Cosmos with a bit of Miscanthus grass in the back. Clearly, they don’t give a damn about 40° weather. They are going to get their shine.

LMJ @elleemmejaye.bsky.social · 22h

*They

LMJ @elleemmejaye.bsky.social · 22h

The look so cute when they are sleeping on their sides or nestled deep inside the petals.

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LMJ @elleemmejaye.bsky.social · 1d

Thank you 😊

It is cold outside, but I am out here chopping, dropping, and pop locking trying to keep warm.
💃🏾✨💃🏾✨💃🏾🤣

LMJ @elleemmejaye.bsky.social · 1d

•Bee napping on Marigold
•Bee napping on Marigold
•Gomphrena Mix
•Salvia

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LMJ @elleemmejaye.bsky.social · 1d

•Ajuga
•Ajuga
•Balloon Flower
•Yarrow

LMJ @elleemmejaye.bsky.social · 1d

It’s cold outside, but garden chores must be done. It’s time for the chop and drop.

Still blooming…
•Bearded Iris
•Gomphrena
•Spiderwort
•Zinnia

Zinnia-Pink

This is the last one in my garden.

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LMJ @elleemmejaye.bsky.social · 1d

Positive Obsession by Susana M. Morris | BGC Book Club

YouTube video by Brown Girl Collective

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LMJ @elleemmejaye.bsky.social · 1d

Positive Obsession, by Dr. Susana M. Morris became available shortly after I began listening to 107 Days, so I am listening to both.

Has anyone else read/listened to Positive Obsession?

#blackbooksky

Positive Obsession
The Life and Times of Octavia E. Butler by, Dr. Susana M. Morris.

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LMJ @elleemmejaye.bsky.social · 1d

Yep, I was there. I saw you in the Mbongi. He was sangin’ sangin’!!!

I definitely would like to read OSHUN, LEMONADE, AND INTERTEXTUALITY

upf.com/book.asp?id=...

Oshun, <i>Lemonade</i>, and Intertextuality

Learn more about this book at UPF.com

upf.com

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LMJ @elleemmejaye.bsky.social · 2d

Show & Tell

YouTube video by Al Wilson - Topic

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LMJ @elleemmejaye.bsky.social · 2d

“Whoever is in control of the hell in your life, is your devil.”
-Dr. John Henrik Clarke

LMJ @elleemmejaye.bsky.social · 2d

“We need joy as we need air. We need love as we need water. We need each other as we need the earth we share.”
-Maya Angelou

•Yellow Calendula
•Orange Calendula
•Yellow Marigold
•Okra Bloom

Kilimanjaro Marigold-yellow with French Marigold, Nasturtium, and Lavender in the background

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LMJ @elleemmejaye.bsky.social · 2d

A little wooly bear 🙂 They say that means a snowy winter, but IDK if that’s true.

LMJ @elleemmejaye.bsky.social · 2d

“Sustainable resistance means redefining the battlefield already rigged against us. Every small act of care — rest, boundaries, laughter, saying no — becomes part of the struggle. As Tricia Hersey of The Nap Ministry preaches, “rest is resistance” in a system built on our exhaustion (Hersey, 2022).”

Ms. AWashington, M.A. 🖇️ artist | writer | poet @arwashington.bsky.social · 6d

A #Solseed Joint ⤵️
#Disability #Accessibility #ND
#Neurodivergent #Neurodiversity
#DifferentlyAble #Nostigma
#ActuallyAutistic #Spoons
#ARW-RAW #BlackSkyWellness

Ms. AWashington, M.A. 🖇️ artist | writer | poet @arwashington.bsky.social · 7d

A #Solseed Joint
“A prompt, a pulse
—a purposeful
soul to water a seed.

medium.com/@Ms.AWashing...

Editorial #Op-ed:
Ms. AWashington #NoKings
#DigitalArt: Heart-of-Mine #Art
#ARW-RAW w/ #ArtisstTree

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LMJ @elleemmejaye.bsky.social · 2d

Book: Culture, Politics Spirituality and Practice: A Book of Resistance and Critical Theory for Disturbing Times, Makungu Akinyela

This was an enlightening discussion on decolonizing therapy.

#blackbooksky
#blackskywellness

Culture, Politics, Spirituality and Practice : Book of Resistance and Critical Theory : Aug 30 2025

YouTube video by Sankofa Video & Books

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LMJ @elleemmejaye.bsky.social · 2d

•Limelight Hydrangeas

The new blooms clearly don’t care about frost.

Winter is coming…

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Ida B Wells' Winchester Rifle @dytsras.bsky.social · 3d

"Silent" and "listen" require the same letters

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LMJ @elleemmejaye.bsky.social · 3d

Oscar-Winning Costume Designer Ruth E. Carter Breaks Down 18 Looks, From Sinners to Black Panther

YouTube video by Vogue

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LMJ @elleemmejaye.bsky.social · 3d

“White Christian Nationalism is going to have our Black asses celebrating a white Jesus while we are being marched back into plantations. Again, why does this matter? Because white Christian Nationalism is the political ideology of this time.”

Black Christianity In White Christian Nationalism

Podcast Episode · Lurie Breaks It Down · 10/17/2025 · 51m

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LMJ @elleemmejaye.bsky.social · 3d

“We’ll say “No Kings” on Saturday and then bow to capitalism come Monday.”

If you can’t say Amen, say OUCH!

Dr. Stacey Patton @drstaceypatton.bsky.social · 3d

Yesterday was the second No Kings protest, which means the first one didn’t move the mountain. 👀

We’ve mastered the choreography of dissent but not the labor of liberation. Today’s sermon is for everybody who’s tired of pretty protests and performative justice.

open.substack.com/pub/drstacey...

Jesus Flipped Tables, Y’all Took Selfies: A Sermon for the 'No Kings' Generation

This Substack is reader-supported.

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