djéli
@dejonsimmons.bsky.social
Multimedia creator | Black Bermudian Writer | Advocate for Bermuda's History, Culture, & Community 🇧🇲
“The roots came from the pond.”
Last month, we sat with Mr. Eugene O’Connor Sr., the Kitemaster, who shared how he made thousands of kites and spoke to the values passed through lineage.
I wrote about this moment in Onion Soup: dejonsimmons.substack.com/p/the-roads-...
Last month, we sat with Mr. Eugene O’Connor Sr., the Kitemaster, who shared how he made thousands of kites and spoke to the values passed through lineage.
I wrote about this moment in Onion Soup: dejonsimmons.substack.com/p/the-roads-...
August 5, 2025 at 1:31 PM
“The roots came from the pond.”
Last month, we sat with Mr. Eugene O’Connor Sr., the Kitemaster, who shared how he made thousands of kites and spoke to the values passed through lineage.
I wrote about this moment in Onion Soup: dejonsimmons.substack.com/p/the-roads-...
Last month, we sat with Mr. Eugene O’Connor Sr., the Kitemaster, who shared how he made thousands of kites and spoke to the values passed through lineage.
I wrote about this moment in Onion Soup: dejonsimmons.substack.com/p/the-roads-...
For #ReadCaribbean Month, here are seven books of creative historical fiction and memoir by Bermudian authors.📚
June 11, 2025 at 5:30 PM
For #ReadCaribbean Month, here are seven books of creative historical fiction and memoir by Bermudian authors.📚
February 27, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Reflecting on National Heroes Weekend | Big Al | Bermuda: Gombeys and Calypso - dejonsimmons.substack.com/p/reflecting...
June 21, 2024 at 1:44 PM
Reflecting on National Heroes Weekend | Big Al | Bermuda: Gombeys and Calypso - dejonsimmons.substack.com/p/reflecting...
Honey Ginger Hibiscus tea and some island history.
June 15, 2024 at 2:22 PM
Honey Ginger Hibiscus tea and some island history.
Popping in to say I have miraculously found a full digital copy of this.
Here you go: drive.google.com/file/d/1r4o7...
Here you go: drive.google.com/file/d/1r4o7...
April 12, 2024 at 11:31 AM
Popping in to say I have miraculously found a full digital copy of this.
Here you go: drive.google.com/file/d/1r4o7...
Here you go: drive.google.com/file/d/1r4o7...
I totally keep neglecting Bluesky 😓 so here is my proof of life and what I'm currently reading
March 14, 2024 at 11:51 AM
I totally keep neglecting Bluesky 😓 so here is my proof of life and what I'm currently reading
I've heard much about this one, but haven't gotten my hands on a copy. From what I have been told, it would be on this list as well
February 2, 2024 at 12:39 PM
I've heard much about this one, but haven't gotten my hands on a copy. From what I have been told, it would be on this list as well
As a collector, avid reader, and advocate of raising the community’s consciousness, I would be irresponsible not to share a required or recommended reading list of Black Bermuda history. 🇧🇲
February 2, 2024 at 12:01 PM
As a collector, avid reader, and advocate of raising the community’s consciousness, I would be irresponsible not to share a required or recommended reading list of Black Bermuda history. 🇧🇲
Bringing an old concept to life… ✍🏾🧅
dejonsimmons.substack.com
dejonsimmons.substack.com
October 21, 2023 at 3:23 PM
Bringing an old concept to life… ✍🏾🧅
dejonsimmons.substack.com
dejonsimmons.substack.com
It's Bermuda Day 🇧🇲 our national holiday and the “official” kick-off to summer szn ✨
May 26, 2023 at 10:45 AM
It's Bermuda Day 🇧🇲 our national holiday and the “official” kick-off to summer szn ✨
Oh, you think Hellthread is your ally. But you merely adopted the hell; I was born in it, molded by it... And by the time I made it to Bluesky, it was ALREADY HOME!
May 19, 2023 at 9:41 PM
Oh, you think Hellthread is your ally. But you merely adopted the hell; I was born in it, molded by it... And by the time I made it to Bluesky, it was ALREADY HOME!
