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Mark Anthony Neal (@NewBlackMan on X) @markanthonyneal.bsky.social · 1d

After Smithsonian controversy, Amy Sherald opens to fanfare in Baltimore

“There’s no downcast eyes. There’s no one looking away...There is not a single figure that we encounter in her work that carries a gaze of ‘I don’t belong.’”
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After Smithsonian controversy, Amy Sherald opens to fanfare in Baltimore

Baltimoreans flocked to opening day of “American Sublime,” the exhibition Amy Sherald removed from the National Portrait Gallery this summer.

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Naimah Jabali-Nash @naimahjnash.bsky.social · 1d

Nailed it!

Caffeine 🇺🇦 @caffeine.fellas.army · 1d

I’ll give Dick Cheney props for one thing. When he said New York would have a Muslim mayor over his dead body, he really meant it… 😳

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Governor Wes Moore @govwesmoore.bsky.social · 2d

In the face of this cruel government shutdown, we’re taking another significant step to protect Maryland families and children:

I’ve signed an executive order releasing $62 million to help Marylanders who rely on SNAP benefits put food on the table.

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 1d

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 1d

Breaking News: Zohran Mamdani, a 34-year-old state lawmaker from Queens, will be the 111th mayor of New York. He will be the first Muslim to ever lead the city, as well as its first South Asian mayor and the youngest mayor in more than a century.
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Naimah Jabali-Nash @naimahjnash.bsky.social · 1d

No. 652 v. No. 1? Why?

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 1d

On this beautiful morning in Astoria, I cast my ballot for our city and our future.

I hope you will too.

Zohran and Rama smiling at each other in a gymnasium.

A wide shot of the gym with voting booths.

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 5d

Americans have been dragged, tackled, beaten, tased and shot by immigration agents.

They’ve had their necks kneeled on.

They’ve been held outside in the rain while in their underwear.

At least three citizens were pregnant when agents detained them.

More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days.

The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes people who were held for days without a lawyer. And near...

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Naimah Jabali-Nash @naimahjnash.bsky.social · 5d

“Grace” has got to be the most overused word of 2025 and most of you muthafuckas don’t deserve it!

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 5d

BOSTON (AP) — Judges order the federal government to use contingency funds for SNAP food aid payments during the shutdown.

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Rhiannon Giddens @rhiannongiddens.bsky.social · 6d

We have to remember that music, ideally, can be something we do for ourselves as a way to reclaim our culture – not exclusively something we have to buy.

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 7d

Breaking News: A former Illinois deputy was convicted in the fatal shooting of Sonya Massey, a woman who had called 911. It was a rare instance of an American law enforcement officer being convicted in an on-duty shooting. nyti.ms/3LANx6c

A card reads: Ex-Deputy Convicted Of Murder in Fatal Shooting Of Sonya Massey. Sean Grayson, a white officer, fatally shot Sonya Massey, a Black woman who had called 911, in 2024 at her home. The shooting had prompted outrage in Illinois, where protesters marched.

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Los Angeles Times @latimes.com · 8d

Humanity is on path toward 'climate chaos,' scientists warn

Global use of fossil fuels rose to a new record last year, releasing even more greenhouse gases. Humanity is 'hurtling toward climate chaos,' scientists warn.

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BrownPark Productions, LLC @brownparkprods.bsky.social · 8d

If you can, please consider donating to these organizations working to help the people in Jamaica affected by Hurricane Melissa.

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Naimah Jabali-Nash @naimahjnash.bsky.social · 9d

Today sucked. 😢

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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 9d

From the depths of Brazil’s Amazon to Indonesia’s rainforests, some of the world’s most isolated peoples are being squeezed by roads, miners and drug traffickers — a crisis unfolding far from public view or effective state protection. https://to.pbs.org/4hBauT6

Without stronger protections, uncontacted Indigenous groups could vanish within a decade, experts say

A report says at least 196 uncontacted Indigenous groups remain worldwide and face growing threats from logging, mining, missionaries and organized crime.

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 9d

I am thinking of the people of Jamaica, and the many New Yorkers with loved ones there, as Hurricane Melissa — fueled by a warming ocean — grows into the strongest storm ever to bear down upon the island.

As the Atlantic Ocean warms, climate change is fueling Hurricane Melissa's ferocity

Hurricane Melissa has rapidly intensified into a Category 5 storm due to warming oceans linked to climate change.

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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 9d

In Senate Chaplain Barry Black's opening prayer for the chamber on Monday, he noted the prolonged government shutdown, and urged lawmakers to remember the most vulnerable members of our society.

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Rebecca Brückmann @historleans.bsky.social · 10d

"Eliza Winston is one of the heroines history often hides. ... The stories about Winston have often focused on those who fought for her. But she first fought for herself." 🗃️ #BlackEduSky www.startribune.com/medcalf-muse...

Medcalf: Museum exhibit about enslaved woman’s freedom fight inspires

Eliza Winston is one of the Minnesota heroines history often hides.

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NPR @npr.org · 10d

With Medicaid cutbacks on the horizon, millions in the U.S. are expected to go uninsured. In the Mississippi Delta region — one of the poorest places in the U.S. — people are stressed and mad.

In the rural South where Medicaid has been a lifeline, residents brace for cuts

With Medicaid cutbacks on the horizon, millions in the U.S. are expected to go uninsured. In the Mississippi Delta region — one of the poorest places in the U.S. — people are stressed and mad.

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Naimah Jabali-Nash @naimahjnash.bsky.social · 10d

I honestly meet the most deplorable men on the golf course. I should write an Op-Ed.

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Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 13d

“I am not interested, nor will I ever be interested. I'm 61, and I hope to be able to remain uninterested in using it at all until I croak. ... The other day, somebody wrote me an email, said, ‘What is your stance on AI?’ And my answer was very short. I said, ‘I'd rather die.’” 🫡

Filmmaker Guillermo del Toro says 'I'd rather die' than use generative AI

Del Toro's new Frankenstein adaption reimagines Mary Shelley's 1818 Gothic novel. Frankenstein was like a tech bro: "creating something without considering the consequences," he explains.

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The Real News Network @therealnews.com · 17d

“We felt that there was a need for this organization because we didn’t see anywhere to go where someone could understand and could feel our pain with the loss of our children”

Their kids were all killed by police. Now, they’re leading a movement

“We felt that there was a need for this organization because we didn't see anywhere to go where someone could understand and could feel our pain with the loss of our children”

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