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Wife/BlindianTeenMom/Nerd/Lawyer turned Recruiter Pgh born/Det raised/Chi now @americanwritersmuseum.org & GirlsIncOfChicago boards #BlackSky #Prince #Prince4Ever #BeyHive #StarTrek #BookSky #LawSky #Shakespeare #ShakespeareSunday #JaneAusten #Bridgerton

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Sonya Olds Som (she/her/hers) 💜☔️🐝🖖🏾⚖️🎶📚🍿📺 @sonyaoldssom.bsky.social · Nov 13

I have a variety of intersecting interests: #BlackSky, Law/Justice, Recruiting, Pop Culture, Beyoncé, Star Trek, Shakespeare, Musicals/Theater/Opera, Comics, Star Wars, Michael Jackson, etc. that I’m slowly, happily encountering. But it won’t truly be “home” until I find my Purple Prince Fam! 🙏🏾💜🎶🕊️☔️

Montage of pictures of Prince and of me being a Prince fan/Fam

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 7h

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.

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Albumism @albumism.com · 7h

R.I.P. D’Angelo and thank you for the music.

Soul Legend D'Angelo, 51, Dies After Private Battle with Pancreatic Cancer: Report

On Tuesday, Oct. 14, TMZ reported D'Angelo's death after a private battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 51.

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Strictly 4 My Navigators @lizzslockeroom.bsky.social · 10h

Happy 60th Birthday, Karyn White 🎉🎂🎊

Kid me was singing "Superwoman" like I was going through it 🤣

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She loves 🎶Music and Books 📚 @lanaebondreads.blacksky.app · 13h

October 14, 1964, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. became the youngest winner of the Nobel Peace Prize. Dr. King received the award for leading nonviolent resistance to racial prejudice in the United States.
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Martin Luther King Jr. Nobel Prize acceptance speech - Excerpt

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She loves 🎶Music and Books 📚 @lanaebondreads.blacksky.app · 13h

I have to remember to slow down and take a break.

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The Magical Merchant @thetillshow.blacksky.app · 13h

My effort matches my needs and my desires and abundance is on the way soon. My anxiety, worry, fear and doubt are not indictments on my character and insecurity is a lie.

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🥀L8te_Bloomer_JJ! @l8tebloomer25.bsky.social · 13h

You must learn to proceed without certainty.

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Robyn the Velocirobter @velocirobter.bsky.social · 22h

Your periodic reminder that Whitney's I Will Always Love You was a cover

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Rie @gftomatoes.bsky.social · 22h

The Bangles - Hazy Shade of Winter (Official Video) - YouTube share.google/ykQxL5956AYS...

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Negress Furiousa @siriusmoonlte.bsky.social · 22h

Proud Mary by Tina Turner

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Frankenstein’s Monster's Wild Spurs 🏆 @markscrivens.bsky.social · 21h

Also a periodic reminder that Soft Cell’s all-time banger “Tainted Love” is a cover.

Sophia_Nyx 🏳️‍⚧️ @sophianyx.bsky.social · 1d

Without saying Hurt, fav Cover Song?

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Sophie Beach @sophiebeach.bsky.social · 21h

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Dirt Dork. @dirtdork.bsky.social · 21h

Stevie Wonder, We Can Work It Out.

Sophia_Nyx 🏳️‍⚧️ @sophianyx.bsky.social · 1d

Without saying Hurt, fav Cover Song?

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Blue Leo @leoblueleo.bsky.social · 15h

You don't want to sit still for a minute. You may make people dizzy with your energy, and you're itching to get away. You may be contemplating a long trip abroad. It's fine to fantasize about all the choices out there, but don't commit to anything today 1/2

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Blue Leo @leoblueleo.bsky.social · 15h

Your imagination and spirit are a bit too high to settle on anything in particular. Just enjoy all the choices for now. 2/2

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Albumism @albumism.com · 21h

Prince & The New Power Generation released the 'Love Symbol' album 33 years ago on October 13, 1992

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Rediscover Prince & The New Power Generation’s ‘Love Symbol’ Album (1992) | Tribute

As a collection of songs, Prince’s fourteenth studio album isn’t as cohesive as its predecessor (‘Diamonds and Pearls’), but it is more musically adventurous.

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Thad @tyranicus.net · 21h

"It's a dangerous thing to mistake speaking without thought for speaking the truth."

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🇬🇾🗽Sydette The Dreaded Gorgon🗽🇬🇾 @blackamazon.bsky.social · 21h

Hey if you’ve been experiencing trauma , and triggered

I see you

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Sonya Olds Som (she/her/hers) 💜☔️🐝🖖🏾⚖️🎶📚🍿📺 @sonyaoldssom.bsky.social · 15h

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Eric Alper @thatericalper.com · 20h

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Albumism @albumism.com · 20h

George Michael's "Praying for Time" from 'Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1' hit #1 on the US singles chart 35 years ago on October 13, 1990

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