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kukuwa. @kukuwa.blacksky.app · 5h

would love one!

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Rudy wants revolution. @rude1.blacksky.team · 7h

TC
But Blacksky takes it one step further.
It targets minorities and marginalized individuals and has an algorithm that can filter out racial harassment. Unlike X, where a user might block one racist person and then see another, users on Blacksky can completely filter out whatever they want from their timelines, providing a custom social media experience.
"Sometimes you need a global stage.
Sometimes you just want a cozy corner with close internet friends where you can control who sees what," Fraser told TechCrunch.
Users own their data and can decide to host such information on Blacksky rather than Bluesky, giving them control over who has access to their content.
People also vote on decisions together, Fraser said, such as what the community guidelines should be and if non-Black users should be allowed to post in the community.

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Rudy wants revolution. @rude1.blacksky.team · 1d

Not even a year ago. RIP NBC BLK

Rudy wants revolution. @rude1.blacksky.team · Nov 17

“Black users on Bluesky are already working to build a community on the site. One user, Rudy Fraser, launched Blacksky, a collection of curated, Black-centered feeds that filter out racism and misogyny to provide a safe, inclusive experience for users.”

Black Twitter helped define the internet — so where will the exodus from X lead?

Some X users say they’re hoping to create a new “Black Twitter” on other social media platforms.

www.nbcnews.com

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 1d

Lauryn Hill just shared a moving tribute to the late D’Angelo:

People need reflection.

I regret not having more time with you. Your undeniable beauty and talent were not of this world, and a presence not of this world needs protection in a world that covets light and the anointing of God. You sir, moved us, stirred us, inspired and even intimidated others to action with your genius. Thank you for being a beacon of light to a generation and beyond who had no
remembrance of the legacy that preceded us. Thank you for charting the course and for making
space during a time when no similar space really existed.

You imaged a unity of strength and sensitivity in Black manhood to a generation that only saw itself as having to be one or the other. It is my earnest prayer that you are in peace, far away from selfishness, fear and/or controlling interests. Far from possessiveness, far from greed, far from manipulation, far from exploitation, far from intentionally designed chaos and that you Brother are in peace, in bliss and in eternal light and fulfillment with our Father in heaven. I Love you and I miss you. May God grant peace and shelter to your family, true friends and genuine appreciators, Brother, King.

A photo of Lauryn Hill and D’Angelo, wearing black

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kukuwa. @kukuwa.blacksky.app · 1d

@nhannahjones.bsky.social is opening a literary salon & bookstore two blocks away from me and I’m unwell 🤧🥹 #forusbyus

www.brownstoner.com/brooklyn-lif...

Bookstore to Open in Former Macon Hardware Digs

Pulitzer-winning journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones is teaming up with Bed-Vyne's owners to create a literary salon in the Bed Stuy building.

www.brownstoner.com

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Penina Roth @peninaroth.bsky.social · 3d

ONE WEEK AWAY—MONDAY, OCTOBER 20: We pushed this month’s reading off a week to the Third Monday, an exception to our usual Second Monday schedule. Can’t wait to host @jamiattenberg.bsky.social @jasondiamond.bsky.social @maris.bsky.social @karissachen.bsky.social Lauren Morrow & Nikkitha Bakshani!

Penina Roth @peninaroth.bsky.social · 15d

Monday, Oct. 20, 8pm: The Franklin Park Reading Series celebrates the paperback release of @jamiattenberg.bsky.social’s novel A Reason to See You Again! Jami will be joined by stellar authors @jasondiamond.bsky.social @maris.bsky.social @karissachen.bsky.social Lauren Morrow & Nikkitha Bakshani.

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Chris Gonzalez @livesinpages.bsky.social · 7d

I have a new story out today @maudlinhouse.bsky.social! Writing it was heavily inspired by the increasing cost of groceries and general anxieties around money and trying to live a stupid little life!

Maudlin House @maudlinhouse.bsky.social · 7d

Tap It, Swipe It, Charge It by Christopher Gonzalez

maudlinhouse.net/tap-it-swipe...

Tap It, Swipe It, Charge It

This morning’s run to the ATM was harrowing. I dipped into savings! Seventh time this month. I tell Alicia all this in the middle of my second mojito. “Look, until the card declines it’s no one’s busi...

maudlinhouse.net

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kukuwa. @kukuwa.blacksky.app · 6d

can’t wait to read!!! 😍

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Erica Berry @ericajberry.bsky.social · 7d

ily Zohran

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kukuwa. @kukuwa.blacksky.app · 6d

a happy early birthday!!!!!! 😭😍

kukuwa. @kukuwa.blacksky.app · 6d

😭❤️

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katie yee @emergencychampagne.bsky.social · 6d

over the moon to be this year’s @barnesandnoble.com discover award winner!

www.kirkusreviews.com/news-and-fea...

Katie Yee Wins the 2025 Discover Prize | Kirkus Reviews

The Barnes & Noble award for debut fiction went to ‘Maggie; or, a Man and a Woman Walk Into a Bar.’

www.kirkusreviews.com

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Rudy wants revolution. @rude1.blacksky.team · 9d

I hear and see your concerns. Over the weekend, a couple users hosted on Blacksky's PDS were banned from the Bluesky app and thus the Bluesky API servers. This was a weakness of our system I've been aware of and hoped we had more time to address before any kind of public incident. 1/11

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Maris Kreizman @maris.bsky.social · 15d

We are in, and have been in, a freedom to read crisis. The good news is that most Americans are against this. All of us need to fight back.

PEN America @penamerica.bsky.social · 15d

The book bans that have accumulated in the past four years are unprecedented and undeniable. Our new report looks back at the 2024-2025 school year — the 4th school year in the contemporary campaign to ban books — to highlight the continued attacks on books, stories, identities, and histories.

PEN America infographic showing trends in school book bans from 2021 to 2025, with a total of 22,810 instances recorded. The image includes a bar graph with annual data and a summary highlighting 6,870 bans in 2024-2025.

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Rudy wants revolution. @rude1.blacksky.team · 13d

We want land, bread, housing, education, clothing, justice, peace and people’s community control of modern technology. 🏴‍☠️

Jon P @jdp23.thenexus.today · 13d

Not sure if you've ever read Rudy's three-part series "Blacksky: Expressing the Black Everyday in a New Digital Space" from a couple of years ago but it's great grounding for the work he and the team have done since then.

blog.rudyfraser.com/blacksky-par...

Blacksky: Expressing the Black Everyday in a New Digital Space (Part 3)

We want land, bread, housing, education, clothing, justice, peace and people’s community control of modern technology. - Black Panther Party 10 Point Program

blog.rudyfraser.com

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kukuwa. @kukuwa.blacksky.app · 15d

🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

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Rudy wants revolution. @rude1.blacksky.team · 15d

Our new, rebranded website is live. 🚀

🤓: and, look at that -- it's federated blackskyweb.xyz/.well-known/...

Build Community Online with Decentralized Tools | Blacksky

Decentralized tools to build community online. The intercommunal net where communities govern, pool funds and stay safe on their own terms.

blackskyweb.xyz

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graveyard dirt @upfromsumdirt.bsky.social · 20d

audre lorde
FOR ASSATA

Fot Assata
New Brunswick Prison, 1977

In this new picture your smile has been to war
you are almost obscured by other faces
on the pages
those shadows are sisters
who have not yet spoken
your face is in shadow
obscured by the half-dark
by the thick bars running across your eyes
like sentinels
all the baby fat has been burned away
like a luxury your body let go
reluctantly
the corners of your mouth turn dowrln
I cannot look into your eyes
who are all those others
behind you
the shadows are growing lighter
and more confusing

I dream of your freedom
as my victory
and the victory of all dark women
who forego the vanities of silence
who war and weep
sometimes against our selves
in each other
rather than our enemies
falsehoods
Assata my sister warrior
Joan of Arc and Yaa Asantewa
embrace
at the back of your cell.

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Rudy wants revolution. @rude1.blacksky.team · 21d

A wide ranging convo between me & @rabble.nz for @revolution.social
→ past, present and future of Blacksky (the community + company)
→ mutual aid, susus, people's assemblies, etc
→ building protocols for people

wherever you get your podcasts.

Rudy Fraser on Blacksky, Mutual Aid & Reclaiming Social Media

YouTube video by revolution.social with @rabble

youtu.be

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Rasheed Newson @rasheed.bsky.social · 23d

THERE’S ONLY ONE SIN IN HOLLYWOOD comes out from @flatironbooks.bsky.social on June 2, 2026, and is available for preorder everywhere books are sold. As seen in, People, this novel centers on a gay Black movie star during the Golden Age of Hollywood. Sex, Hollywood censorship, and love abound.

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Viet Thanh Nguyen @vietthanhnguyen.bsky.social · 25d

We have been shadowbanned on this event and yet we are nearly sold out…come help us sell out and show your love and support for Palestine and Gaza.

www.ticketmaster.com/voices-for-g...

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Rudy wants revolution. @rude1.blacksky.team · Sep 15

I even published the blueprints for free.
github.com/blacksky-alg...

Blacksky Algorithms

Scalable, decentralized infrastructure for community-governed social spaces. - Blacksky Algorithms

github.com

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Rudy wants revolution. @rude1.blacksky.team · Sep 15

House on the same block. Trying to make money by being a contractor. But also showing all the neighbors how things are done.
And will always put this house first even if the contracting business fails because it's important to have a home.

orynthia blue. @javeauriel.blacksky.app · Sep 15

I thought it was gonna be like a room in the Bluesky house with its own moderation, blah blah. It is my understanding that it is like that.

✨🥀Persephone Evil🥀✨ @bipolarpisces35.blacksky.app · Sep 15

Am I crazy? I was under the impression it was supposed to ultimately be BlackPlanet-esque. A place for Black people….Is it more like Black Twitter? Or basically this, BlackSky on Bsky?
I feel like I missed something

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kukuwa. @kukuwa.blacksky.app · Sep 15

the cutest 🥰🥰🥰

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Rudy wants revolution. @rude1.blacksky.team · Sep 13

You should say what the alternatives are so people understand what you mean by this.

Not that they should go back to X, but that they can migrate to PDS.witchcraft.systems, selfhosted.social, blacksky.app, @transrights.northsky.social

They can use zeppelin.social, blacksky.community, deer.social

Jay 🦋 @jay.bsky.team · Sep 13

We knew from the start we can’t get everything right. Moderation is a hard problem, and it’s impossible to please everyone. So we built a protocol where you always have the right to leave. If you don’t trust us, or don’t like our decisions, you deserve the right to choose an alternative.

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