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Dee Phunk @deephunk.bsky.social · 21h

He deserved to grow old. He deserved the space to be more creative and share more art w/ the world. He deserved to be adorned in praise while he was still able to receive it in the physical. Luckily, music and spirit is eternal.

RIP Michael Eugene Archer aka D'ANGELO. 🕊️

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graveyard dirt @upfromsumdirt.bsky.social · 20h

brother d covering perhaps my favorite song of all time with roy hargrove - another artist we lost way too soon.

the rh factor feat. d'angelo
I'LL STAY

youtu.be/7GOB0McTIHE?...

I'll Stay feat. D'Angelo - The RH Factor

YouTube video by rippersk8er

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Guerin @blkchimera.blacksky.app · 1d

The amount of sudden amnesia that's about to happen about genocide.

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Sheryl Weikal and the colorful Parrotlegals @leftistlawyer.com · 17h

When I was diagnosed with Crohn's Disease years ago, one of the things my doctor told me about was the prevalence of autoimmune diseases in marginalized populations, and that he was researching the epigenetic effects of intergenerational trauma as a potential cause of autoimmune conditions.

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tru @thetrudz.photo · 19h

What D’Angelo said Black Messiah means. It came out at the end of 2014 and it was so needed.

Article (Nolan Feeney; TIME) excerpt reads: “Black Messiah is a hell of a name for an album. It can be misunderstood. Many will think it's about religion. Some will jump to the conclusion that I'm calling myself a Black Messiah. For me, the title is about all of us. It's about the world. It's about an idea we can all aspire to. We should all aspire to be a Black Messiah.

It's about people rising up in Ferguson and in Egypt and in Occupy Wall Street and in every place where a community has had enough and decides to make change happen, D'Angelo writes in a statement about the album It's not about praising one charismatic leader but celebrating thousands of them. Not every song on this album is politically charged (though many are), but calling this album Black Messiah creates a landscape there these songs can live to the fullest. Black Messiah is not one man. It's a feeling that, collectively, we are all that leader.”

“D’Angelo’s First Album in 14 Years Is Finally Here, and It’s Surprisingly Timely” via TIME.

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 21h

D'Angelo has died after a battle with pancreatic cancer, his former manager says. He was 51

D'Angelo Dead at 51

Grammy-winning R&B soul singer D'Angelo is dead from pancreatic cancer ... TMZ has learned.

www.tmz.com

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lastpositivist.bsky.social @lastpositivist.bsky.social · 23h

Ahab fuming rn, seething

Gregory Morgan 🇺🇸🇳🇿 @drgregorymorgan.bsky.social · 23h

Rare white whale sighted in New Zealand:
www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3608...

Rare white humpback whale spotted off coast of Kaikōura

Could it be the world-famous Migaloo who hasn’t been spotted in five years?

www.stuff.co.nz

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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 1d

Of course these are technicalities and what’s really happening here is a segregation effort, plain and simple 🧪⚛️🔭

Appropriate I guess given that a town near Columbus was the site of a famous redlining court case

blacksky.community/profile/did:...

Benjamin McKean @blmckean.bsky.social · 1d

Very bad: OSU unilaterally cancelled the registration of grad students attending the joint conference of the National Society of Black Physicists and the National Society of Hispanic Physicists. And OSU won't fund recruiting at the Society for Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science.

Ohio State changes policy on group conferences after Trump administration threats

A federal investigation into potentially discriminatory practices at Ohio State prompted the university to change its policies regarding conferences.

www.dispatch.com

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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 1d

What’s especially wild (legally) about this is that NSBP, NSHP, and SACNAS have always welcomed people of all backgrounds, including white people. NSHP has had a white president, my SACNAS leadership institute class has several white members, and NSBP has a sizable white membership.

Benjamin McKean @blmckean.bsky.social · 1d

Very bad: OSU unilaterally cancelled the registration of grad students attending the joint conference of the National Society of Black Physicists and the National Society of Hispanic Physicists. And OSU won't fund recruiting at the Society for Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science.

Ohio State changes policy on group conferences after Trump administration threats

A federal investigation into potentially discriminatory practices at Ohio State prompted the university to change its policies regarding conferences.

www.dispatch.com

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I may be invisible, but you're transparent. @invisiblelad7.bsky.social · 23h

to my point about old white lady quilting circles at protests...

jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 1d

one response to this (correct) observation is to say “well, the cops will attack you no matter how you dress and behave.” that’s right. images of cops and ICE beating grandmas and kids in inflatable frog costumes is a win for the opposition.

Dr. Samantha Hancox-Li @sjshancoxli.liberalcurrents.com · 1d

one of the reasons they're so mad at "no kings" is that they thought they were going to get a different kind of protest. they *want* the black bloc to be out there fighting with the cops. those are the images they've been trying to generate from "go." instead--

newrepublic.com/article/2016...

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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 1d

“Cease” fire

www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblo...

Five Palestinians killed by Israeli forces in Gaza despite ceasefire

Israeli army confirmed it opened fire, saying a group had approached its soldiers before being targeted.

www.aljazeera.com

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elia ayoub 🌱 @ayoub.bsky.social · 1d

(UK) “It’s really bad, I won’t lie to you” is what the pharmacist told me as she had to deny me the covid vaccine. I got the flu one, no problem. A 74 year old got denied bcs he isn’t 75, so he said he’ll do it next year bcs he cannot afford to pay for private. It’s really bad. 1/4

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Jane @fightingpride93.bsky.social · 2d

I still need 147 sign-ups to make rent and cover bills this month.

You get literally 1000s of posts, over 900 recipes for £5 and more added every day.

16% off if you sign up annually!

Please just give it a try. You improve my life and can cancel anytime.

Jane @fightingpride93.bsky.social · Jul 24

I'm a black trans woman fighting poverty and homelessness.

To support myself, I set up a patreon where you can get access to all my recipes, poetry, artwork and photography for just £5.

Something new EVERY SINGLE DAY. You won't regret it.

http://patreon.com/fightingpride93

Hot dog with caramelised onions and cheese

Pasta with sliced hot dogs in a tomato sauce

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Citizen.Coping @propcazhpm.bsky.social · 1d

One Yellow Eye (2025) picks up after "the government has rounded up and disposed of all the infected".

Colson Whitehead's Zone One (2011) follows two people on their rounds to gather up stragglers.

I loved it because of the workplace aspect, the humor, and how even devastation becomes quotidien.📚

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Final Boss of Ennui (Low Energy Samhain Edition) @apathypocalypse.bsky.social · 1d

Perfect timing 😅

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Final Boss of Ennui (Low Energy Samhain Edition) @apathypocalypse.bsky.social · 1d

beautiful 😂

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Not Your Negress @notyournegro.blacksky.app · 1d

Reminder: Black people have been screaming warnings about law enforcement for decades.

NPR @npr.org · 1d

Videos taken by eye witnesses of federal agent encounters with immigrants in Chicago and elsewhere have shown increasingly tense incidents. Immigrant advocates and observers say they're indicative of a larger trend of aggression among federal immigration officers.

Tackles, projectiles and gunfire: Many fear ICE tactics are growing more violent

Videos taken by eye witnesses of federal agent encounters with immigrants in Chicago and elsewhere have shown increasingly tense incidents. Immigrant advocates and observers say they're indicative of a larger trend of aggression among federal immigration officers.

n.pr

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Jamal abu hashem🇵🇸 @jamalzuhir.bsky.social · 1d

For the first time in two years, I noticed the sound of birds chirping because of the sound of the drone zzzzzzzz.

#GAZA

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(numunu, quahadis band) - Sky Kwihnai Pihi (name) @anarcho.bsky.social · 1d

scheerpost.com/2025/10/14/i... you need to listen to this man

Israeli Historian Ilan Pappé: Despite Ceasefire, Palestinians Still Face ‘Elimination, Genocide’

Despite the newly implemented Gaza ceasefire, says Pappé, Israeli political leaders have not changed their policy aim to ethnically cleanse Palestinians from their remaining territory.

scheerpost.com

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folukeifejola @folukeifejola.bsky.social · 1d

I am currently working to restructure the initiative. If you want to be updated, could you please let me know by commenting below?

Please also share and tell people you know who may be interested.

folukeifejola @folukeifejola.bsky.social · 26d

I've run Forever Africa Conference & Events (FACE) for 6 years. It has an interdisciplinary, cross-sector, intercontinental vision to dialogue for the purpose of bringing change to the lives of Black students through cooperation. folukeafrica.com/reintroducin...

Reintroducing Forever Africa Conference and Events

‘Blackness is an immense and defiant joy.’ Imani Perry

folukeafrica.com

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Final Boss of Ennui (Low Energy Samhain Edition) @apathypocalypse.bsky.social · 1d

Every week there's some mediocre yt man getting platformed and it's always like "Oh, this is Horatio Vanderbilt and he uses hedgehogs as a form of fascist dogwhistle and also his parents are wealthy politicians..."

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(numunu, quahadis band) - Sky Kwihnai Pihi (name) @anarcho.bsky.social · 1d

nit.com.au/13-10-2025/2...

Borroloola Strikers women’s soccer team sets sights on First Nations Football Festival

Borroloola's first women's soccer team in many years, the Borroloola Strikers, is preparing to make history as they travel to Dubbo from 16–18 October to compete at the First Nations Football Fe...

nit.com.au

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Winnie Madikizela’s boo @dre-withwithout.blacksky.app · 1d

The UAE 🇦🇪 benefits from this as well as the USA 🇺🇸 & israel 🇮🇱.

Sudanese people being sacrificed for gold and natural resources and ports.

Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 1d

Renewed fighting between rival leaders forces mass exodus across South Sudan's borders as fears of wider war rise.

Conflict sends 300,000 people fleeing from South Sudan in 2025: UN

Renewed fighting between rival leaders forces mass exodus across South Sudan's borders as fears of wider war rise.

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الكسندرا ميراي @lexialex.bsky.social · 1d

Imagine if Palestinians handed over the hostages freshly beat up

Raimo Kangasniemi @rk70534.bsky.social · 1d

Samer Abu Diak, released to occupied West Bank, who was beaten by Israeli occupation troops before his release.

He was held as captive for two decades and his brother Sami, imprisoned since he was a teenager, died in Israeli occupation captivity after 17 years imprisonment in 2019.

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ashley scarebanks 💀🕯️ @ziibiing.com · 1d

by the time I went to sleep last night I was able to make 74 $50 and 5 $100 donations for trans Indigenous sisters.

thank you to everyone who gave to the effort. it bought a lot of groceries and medicine, new tires, two driver’s permits (twins), a birthday cake…the list goes on.

ashley scarebanks 💀🕯️ @ziibiing.com · 1d

I’ve done FORTY now and two doubles for Trans sisters!

you guys are amazing and if you want to keep it going, my venmo is @ziibiing

ashley scarebanks 💀🕯️ @ziibiing.com · 1d

i’ve gotten to give out 17 $50 venmo “buy yourself a bag of grocery” gifts to Indigenous folks who could use it today

$50 can really make someones day

want to help do more?

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