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Black digital & experimental humanities @ UMD
@aadhum-umd.bsky.social
African-American + digital + experimental + humanities = #BlackDH at the University of Maryland :: Funded by the Mellon Fdn ✨🌱💜
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Excellent audience question: how might the ethical and technical independence that undergirds #Blacksky be communicated its users? Fraser points us to this great explanatory thread by @msblis.bsky.social: bsky.app/profile/msbl...
So what’s the biggest difference?

BlackSky is an app within BlueSky… let me say that again. Yes, it feels like the same app because BlackSky is an app built on BlueSky’s framework. But shout out to Rudy — he created the infrastructure that specifically protects Black culture.
April 22, 2025 at 10:56 PM
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Love how Fraser turns directly to other on the ground work w/ mutual aid, which informs digital vision. Cites @tressiemcphd.bsky.social's desc of mutual aid: 'horizontal networks of solidarity,' quoting Matthew Whitley. Also, Dean Spade on distinction between non-profit work and mutual aid.
April 22, 2025 at 9:57 PM
yes! But if we get consent we'll post it online afterwards!
April 22, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Tues 4/22 ⇣

🧑🏽‍💻 2:30pm ⇢ MITH: Fraser leads content moderation wkshp

🌌 5:30pm ⇢ MITH: Fraser talks black social media, moderation, + digital infrastructure

Wed 4/23 ⇣

🧑🏽‍💻 5:30pm ⇢ AADHum: Fraser leads wkshop on creating + managing custom feeds
April 13, 2025 at 7:37 PM