Mannie T'Chawi … (the “T” is silent)
@mannietchawi.com
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On MLK Day 2021, his family posted this picture of him. Seeing him in color reminded me that our history is not that far behind us. Seeing him at home with his kids broke me.
Exasperated, I mumbled what would become the opening line to the spoken word piece, "Fathers"
youtu.be/l_OCXJXuNG4?...
Exasperated, I mumbled what would become the opening line to the spoken word piece, "Fathers"
youtu.be/l_OCXJXuNG4?...
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JAWS (1975) dir. Steven Spielberg/AFTER HOURS (1985) dir. Martin Scorsese cinematic parallels
December 7, 2025 at 11:20 PM
JAWS (1975) dir. Steven Spielberg/AFTER HOURS (1985) dir. Martin Scorsese cinematic parallels
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Thief (1981) Directed by Michael Mann stars With James Caan, Tuesday Weld and Jim Belushi.
December 7, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Thief (1981) Directed by Michael Mann stars With James Caan, Tuesday Weld and Jim Belushi.
December 7, 2025 at 10:50 PM
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Hello good people, My Comedy Special is out! Here's all the links for rent/purchase!
Cerrome Russell:Son of Sumter
Amazon Prime
amzn.to/3X37a9O
Apple TV
apple.co/49rqAN0
Google Play
bit.ly/43AQ9HC
Vimeo
bit.ly/3JS5KMn
YouTube TV
bit.ly/3LEcOgb
Cerrome Russell:Son of Sumter
Amazon Prime
amzn.to/3X37a9O
Apple TV
apple.co/49rqAN0
Google Play
bit.ly/43AQ9HC
Vimeo
bit.ly/3JS5KMn
YouTube TV
bit.ly/3LEcOgb
Watch Cerrome Russell: Son of Sumter | Prime Video
Though now a native of DC, Cerrome Russell dives into his Southern roots for his debut special. Weaving seamlessly between stories about his size, his family and dating, Cerrome delights a sold out crowd in Raleigh, NC - leaving no doubt that he's a comedic voice worth watching.
amzn.to
November 20, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Hello good people, My Comedy Special is out! Here's all the links for rent/purchase!
Cerrome Russell:Son of Sumter
Amazon Prime
amzn.to/3X37a9O
Apple TV
apple.co/49rqAN0
Google Play
bit.ly/43AQ9HC
Vimeo
bit.ly/3JS5KMn
YouTube TV
bit.ly/3LEcOgb
Cerrome Russell:Son of Sumter
Amazon Prime
amzn.to/3X37a9O
Apple TV
apple.co/49rqAN0
Google Play
bit.ly/43AQ9HC
Vimeo
bit.ly/3JS5KMn
YouTube TV
bit.ly/3LEcOgb
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“They never let us have our Fathers…”
December 7, 2025 at 7:36 AM
“They never let us have our Fathers…”
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Tired by Langston Hughes
I am so tired of waiting,
Aren't you,
For the world to become good
And beautiful and kind?
Let us take a knife
And cut the world in two-
And see what worms are eating
At the rind.
I am so tired of waiting,
Aren't you,
For the world to become good
And beautiful and kind?
Let us take a knife
And cut the world in two-
And see what worms are eating
At the rind.
Which lines of poetry live rent-free in your head?
December 7, 2025 at 7:11 AM
Tired by Langston Hughes
I am so tired of waiting,
Aren't you,
For the world to become good
And beautiful and kind?
Let us take a knife
And cut the world in two-
And see what worms are eating
At the rind.
I am so tired of waiting,
Aren't you,
For the world to become good
And beautiful and kind?
Let us take a knife
And cut the world in two-
And see what worms are eating
At the rind.
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One of the things that really stuck with me about Sinners is the way it very accurately shows how someone can see you from afar being happy, free, and living life, desire you, pursue you, GENUINELY think they're coming in to make things better when really all they're capable of is destruction.
December 7, 2025 at 2:57 PM
One of the things that really stuck with me about Sinners is the way it very accurately shows how someone can see you from afar being happy, free, and living life, desire you, pursue you, GENUINELY think they're coming in to make things better when really all they're capable of is destruction.
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They see your light, warmth, love, and care, relish it, covet it, and whole time how they are and how they treat you only dims and destroys it. They may not even be aware of that quality in themselves. Those ones are the scary ones to me.
Beware the Remmicks. They out here.
Beware the Remmicks. They out here.
a close up of a man 's face with red eyes and a smile
ALT: a close up of a man 's face with red eyes and a smile
media.tenor.com
December 7, 2025 at 2:57 PM
They see your light, warmth, love, and care, relish it, covet it, and whole time how they are and how they treat you only dims and destroys it. They may not even be aware of that quality in themselves. Those ones are the scary ones to me.
Beware the Remmicks. They out here.
Beware the Remmicks. They out here.
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Applications for my Root & Reverie 🌿 classes are now open!
Apply here: tinyurl.com/4x7vph83
Deadline is 12/17. Adjusted rates for writers of color/women of color are available.
Classes begin 01/05/26.
Looking forward to reading your work 🌺
Apply here: tinyurl.com/4x7vph83
Deadline is 12/17. Adjusted rates for writers of color/women of color are available.
Classes begin 01/05/26.
Looking forward to reading your work 🌺
December 4, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Applications for my Root & Reverie 🌿 classes are now open!
Apply here: tinyurl.com/4x7vph83
Deadline is 12/17. Adjusted rates for writers of color/women of color are available.
Classes begin 01/05/26.
Looking forward to reading your work 🌺
Apply here: tinyurl.com/4x7vph83
Deadline is 12/17. Adjusted rates for writers of color/women of color are available.
Classes begin 01/05/26.
Looking forward to reading your work 🌺
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Bottoms was fucking hilarious.
December 7, 2025 at 5:45 AM
Bottoms was fucking hilarious.
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My dad abhors any negative comments about immigrants. Asked him recently why he’s so strong on it: ‘Because we’re always happy to take the rich and clever ones. Which means it’s not about disliking immigrants. It’s about disliking the poor and vulnerable. And that’s a bad human instinct.’
December 7, 2025 at 8:31 AM
My dad abhors any negative comments about immigrants. Asked him recently why he’s so strong on it: ‘Because we’re always happy to take the rich and clever ones. Which means it’s not about disliking immigrants. It’s about disliking the poor and vulnerable. And that’s a bad human instinct.’
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I turn 30 at the end of the month! It would be really AWESOME if I could reach a few goals for my birthday!!
- art supplies
- bills paid/account no longer negative
- my tooth taken out
Donating to me helps so much but *buying my art* is even better! 🥹💜
V: @zzz22
www.gofundme.com/f/help-zenzi...
- art supplies
- bills paid/account no longer negative
- my tooth taken out
Donating to me helps so much but *buying my art* is even better! 🥹💜
V: @zzz22
www.gofundme.com/f/help-zenzi...
Zi's Shit
Handmade Custom Art and Other Shit
Zisshit.com
December 7, 2025 at 12:58 PM
I turn 30 at the end of the month! It would be really AWESOME if I could reach a few goals for my birthday!!
- art supplies
- bills paid/account no longer negative
- my tooth taken out
Donating to me helps so much but *buying my art* is even better! 🥹💜
V: @zzz22
www.gofundme.com/f/help-zenzi...
- art supplies
- bills paid/account no longer negative
- my tooth taken out
Donating to me helps so much but *buying my art* is even better! 🥹💜
V: @zzz22
www.gofundme.com/f/help-zenzi...
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I don't think Netflix should get to eat anything else until it finishes all the prematurely cancelled shows on its plate
December 6, 2025 at 1:31 AM
I don't think Netflix should get to eat anything else until it finishes all the prematurely cancelled shows on its plate
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After the terrible twos comes the talkative threes and there is ZERO filter 😂
December 7, 2025 at 12:51 PM
After the terrible twos comes the talkative threes and there is ZERO filter 😂
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resurfacing my story www.nytimes.com/2024/07/12/m...
December 7, 2025 at 8:47 AM
resurfacing my story www.nytimes.com/2024/07/12/m...
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the kind of milestone that demands a tribute. say, at @songbyrddc.bsky.social this coming Friday at 7??
“CALIFORNIA LOVE” TURNS 30 TODAY open.substack.com/pub/shinebri...
December 7, 2025 at 1:35 PM
the kind of milestone that demands a tribute. say, at @songbyrddc.bsky.social this coming Friday at 7??
“They never let us have our Fathers…”
December 7, 2025 at 7:36 AM
“They never let us have our Fathers…”
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“No one puts their children in a boat, unless the water is safer than the land.”
- Warsan Shire
- Warsan Shire
December 7, 2025 at 7:22 AM
“No one puts their children in a boat, unless the water is safer than the land.”
- Warsan Shire
- Warsan Shire
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If it’s really fuck AI and we not fuckin with AI then stop fucking with AI.
It’s not enough to not use it yourself you have to act like all of the shit that comes from it flat out doesn’t exist. Don’t like it don’t repost it don’t don’t share it. Act like it don’t exist.
It’s not enough to not use it yourself you have to act like all of the shit that comes from it flat out doesn’t exist. Don’t like it don’t repost it don’t don’t share it. Act like it don’t exist.
December 7, 2025 at 5:02 AM
If it’s really fuck AI and we not fuckin with AI then stop fucking with AI.
It’s not enough to not use it yourself you have to act like all of the shit that comes from it flat out doesn’t exist. Don’t like it don’t repost it don’t don’t share it. Act like it don’t exist.
It’s not enough to not use it yourself you have to act like all of the shit that comes from it flat out doesn’t exist. Don’t like it don’t repost it don’t don’t share it. Act like it don’t exist.
Tired by Langston Hughes
I am so tired of waiting,
Aren't you,
For the world to become good
And beautiful and kind?
Let us take a knife
And cut the world in two-
And see what worms are eating
At the rind.
I am so tired of waiting,
Aren't you,
For the world to become good
And beautiful and kind?
Let us take a knife
And cut the world in two-
And see what worms are eating
At the rind.
Which lines of poetry live rent-free in your head?
December 7, 2025 at 7:11 AM
Tired by Langston Hughes
I am so tired of waiting,
Aren't you,
For the world to become good
And beautiful and kind?
Let us take a knife
And cut the world in two-
And see what worms are eating
At the rind.
I am so tired of waiting,
Aren't you,
For the world to become good
And beautiful and kind?
Let us take a knife
And cut the world in two-
And see what worms are eating
At the rind.
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Watched Sinners for the nth time and fuck me this movie is so goddamn good. Each viewing I pick up new layers. If we lived in a just world, it would sweep the Oscars.
two men standing in front of a cloudy sky
Alt: Smoke and Stack in silhouette as they watch the sun set.
media.tenor.com
December 7, 2025 at 5:33 AM
Watched Sinners for the nth time and fuck me this movie is so goddamn good. Each viewing I pick up new layers. If we lived in a just world, it would sweep the Oscars.
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I love love love that they hired a painter to do these portraits and then acknowledged her by name. Artists of all kinds supporting each other is so beautiful.
Our gorgeous #WakeUpDeadMan end credit portraits, painted from life by Isabella Watling. We’re still in theaters, see my pinned post for a theater finder!
December 7, 2025 at 3:31 AM
I love love love that they hired a painter to do these portraits and then acknowledged her by name. Artists of all kinds supporting each other is so beautiful.
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Biggest commitment to a 3 second joke I've ever seen
April 9, 2025 at 6:33 AM
Biggest commitment to a 3 second joke I've ever seen
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Everything here. And let me add as someone who lived outside the US for several years, many countries that pride themselves on being better than the US simply choose a different target for the same bigoted laws. See the way Roma & Travellers are treated
The thing about being an US born person of immigrant extraction who has also lived in a couple of other countries and traveled to a bunch more is... I can be both very clear eyed in the way the US sucks while also being aware of how other countries use the USA's failings to distract from their own.
December 7, 2025 at 3:15 AM
Everything here. And let me add as someone who lived outside the US for several years, many countries that pride themselves on being better than the US simply choose a different target for the same bigoted laws. See the way Roma & Travellers are treated