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I'm bookish but I have been in physical fights. Brawls even.

I agree.

"Let them fight is praxis."
- @prisonculture.bsky.social
two white teens fighting in the grass while a third Black teen poses for photo in front of them
November 16, 2025 at 3:54 PM
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Ok, apparently the event was "Boots with the Fur: Boston Line Dance Fest", a soul and Western lining dancing workshop sponsored by the Mayor's Office. And free for everyone.

This is why no one can tell me anything bad about. So many cultural things that improve quality of life @mayorwu.boston.gov
flyer for Boots with the Fur line dance workshops at City Hall
November 15, 2025 at 11:07 PM
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So amazing to come upon a tent at City Hall Plaza today packed with folks taking soul line dance lessons.

On my way past, they were counting steps under loving direction of teacher and other women in a club. On my way back, everyone was dancing to the music.

Young and old, every background. 🎶🕺🏾
November 15, 2025 at 10:49 PM
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"The four different woods used here (from Africa, Switzerland, Italy, and New England) are meant to represent different skintones, showing Puryear's attention to material and meaning."

Slipcase for bound edition of Jean Toomer's "Cane", 2000
Wenge, pearwood, walnut, and maple
Martin Puryear
wooden cover for book (Cane by Jean Toomer) in 4 shades of wood, resembling different skintones
November 15, 2025 at 2:35 AM
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I'm not a fan of vague posting but I didn't want to antagonize the person who shared it, possibly instruments earnest given all the hashtags.

So here.

"… until recently"
🙄 [deep Maya Angelou sigh]
John McWhorter Opinion in NY Times Newsletter: One Horror of Slavery That Until Recently Could Not Be Told, Nov 13, 2025
November 14, 2025 at 4:32 PM
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Rousteing's fall/winter 2024-25 menswear collection for Balmain had designs inspired by the work of Ghanaian photographer Prince Gyasi. The belt above, worn in the finale with black trousers under a camel overcoat, is a brass and enamel version of bouquet in Gyasi's 2022 photograph Valeurs (values).
photo of look in Balman show (black and white jacket with flowers, black pants) and photo of young Black man in orange jumpsuit holding a bouquet
November 7, 2025 at 10:24 PM
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Olivier Rousteing had two pieces in #Superfine: Tailoring Black Style.

A brass and enamel belt inspired by a bouquet held by a young man in Ghanaian photographer Prince Gyasi's 2022 photograph Valeurs (values).

And a military inspired ensemble (19th century style coat and track pants) #fashion
A bronze belt shaped like a hand holding a bouquet of flowers, and a military inspired jacket with gold buttons paired with wide leg track pants. Details: House of Balmain Belt, autumn/winter 2024-25 menswear Gold-colored brass and black enamel Olivier Rousteing's autumn/winter 2024-25 menswear collection for Balmain featured a series of designs inspired by the work of Ghanaian photographer Prince Gyasi. This belt is a brass and enamel version of a bouquet held by an unidentified young man in Gyasi's 2022 photograph Valeurs (values). Shaped to encircle the waist with hands intertwined around an arrangement of stemmed roses, it simulates an embrace or an offering that honors Rousteing's cultural and artistic inheritance. His use of roses, a favorite of Pierre Balmain, pays homage to the house founder's legacy and adds a feminine sensibility to the design. Ensemble, pre-fall 2023 Coat of black cotton velvet with fringed epaulets and Brandenburg closures of gold metallic braid with embroidered pearls and crystals; tracksuit of black, white, and gold polyester satin
November 7, 2025 at 10:15 PM
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Yes, truly. And I find her books to be very accessible language-wise.

I happened to be rereading "Ain't I A Woman" just this week.
copy of South End Press edition of bell hooks' Ain't I A Woman (1981).
November 7, 2025 at 6:28 PM
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Setti Warren was only 55 years old and the first African American elected mayor in MA, serving people in Newton.

Since 2022, Warren has directed the Harvard Institute of Politics out of the the Harvard Kennedy School.

Rest in peace and condolences to his family.
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
Headline: Harvard Institute of Politics Director Setti Warren Dies Suddenly at 55, Setti D. Warren, the director of Harvard’s Institute of Politics, photo By Claire Yuan, story By Elise A. Spenner and Tanya J. Vidhun, Crimson Staff Writers photo of Black man in a jacket at a desk.
November 3, 2025 at 1:27 AM
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Olaudah Equiano was so elegant and his intelligence & impecable style are evident in his image in at front, the writing, and marketing.

I love how the full title includes "Written by Himself". I love even more that the volume on loan from the Schomburg said:

"Printed For and Sold By the Author"
rare copy of "The Interesting Narrative of Olaudah Equiano, or Gustavus Vassa, the African, Written by Himself" by Olaudah Equiano, 1793 with illustration of distinguished African man in the high collard and tailored jacket style of the day, holding a book. on loan from Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, The
November 1, 2025 at 11:56 AM
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Two quotes by Olaudah Equiano bookended the entry and the exit for the #Superfine: Tailoring Black Style exhibit at the Met. They had a copy of his 1793 autobiography.

"I laid out above eight pounds of my money for a suit of superfine clothes to dance with at my freedom."
—Olaudah Equiano, 1789
Quote at entrance of Superfine exhibit: I laid out above eight pounds of my money for a suit of superfine clothes to dance with at my freedom. —Olaudah Equiano, 1789 Quote at exit of Superfine exhibit: In short, the fair as well as the black people immediately styled me by a new appellation, to me the most desirable in the world, which was freeman; and at the dances I gave, my Georgia superfine blue clothes made no indifferent appearance, I thought. —Olaudah Equiano, 1789 Copy of his autobiography "The Interesting Narrative of Olaudah Equiano, or Gustavus Vassa, the African, Written by Himself" by Olaudah Equiano, 1793 Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, The
November 1, 2025 at 11:39 AM
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Ndambe (Senegalese black-eyed pea stew) 🍽🌱
Black-eyed pea stew with onions, carrots, potatoes, tomatoes, and braised collard greens with cabbage #vegan #vegetarian 🍽
October 27, 2025 at 2:25 PM
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The thief. 💎
French actor of Senegalese descent Omar Sy as Lupin, gentleman thief, in his hit show walking into the Louvre
October 19, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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$100 for a basic ass tray and 3×5 cards?

Ridiculous.

Levenger has been selling high quality note cards, pocket briefcases (leather holder for the cards), and wooden note card bleachers for YEARS.
small leather case for storing and writing on notecards 6 tier wooden bleachers for holding notecards
October 17, 2025 at 7:56 PM
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"My painting called Indian and Rhinoceros has an Indian in full dress with a peace pipe posing with an ungainly rhinoceros in front of the Bureau of Indian Affairs [BIA]. My point, I believe, is obvious…" 1/🧵

Indian and Rhinoceros, 1968
Fritz Scholder, American and Luiseño Band of La Jolla Indians
short description: painting of a Native American in full native dress with a peace pipe standing in front of a rhinoceros standing next to BIA (Bureau of Native Affairs) by Fritz Scholder, American and Luiseño Band of La Jolla Indians, 1937-2005. Museum text: "My painting called Indian and Rhinoceros has an Indian in full dress with a peace pipe posing with an ungainly rhinoceros in front of the Bureau of Indian Affairs [BIA]. My point,I believe, is obvious." An enrolled member of the Luiseño tribe, Fritz Scholder's statement underscores the cruel absurdity of the US government's relationship with Native Americans. The BIA, an agency within the Department of the Interior, was responsible for enforcing decades of federal policies designed to terminate tribal authority and relocate and assimilate Indigenous people. Galvanized by the escalation of he Vietnam War, in which Native American men disproportionately served, and the 1968 founding of the American Indian Movement (AIM), an activist group focused on Native American civil rights, Scholder felt compelled to address the violence of American history and the mistreatment of lndigenous people for the first time in his work.
October 13, 2025 at 12:12 PM
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The Dred Scott decision was 1857.

John Blanchard painted stevedore and elected official Thomas Howell's portrait between 1850 and 1856, so he was already over it.

Exact reply to his passport request at link is infuriating.

www.rihs.org/faith-freedo...
Painter John Blanchard (American, act. early 19th century) Subject: Thomas Howland , 1850–56 Oil on wood Property of the Rhode Island Historical Society (Museum Collection), Providence Thomas Howland, the subject of this unusually expressive portrait, was a dock worker in Providence, Rhode Island. In 1857 he became the city’s first Black elected official when he was named warden of its Third Ward. However, that same year he decided to emigrate to Liberia with his wife and daughter, perhaps in response to the recent Supreme Court decision in the Dred Scott case that denied African Americans the protections of U.S. citizenship. Because of this decision, Howland’s application for a passport was denied, despite his status as a free man with the right to vote in his home state (he did eventually make it to Liberia). Howland’s confident posture echoes that of the earlier Portrait of a Gentleman shown nearby, the fashionable attire of both sitters serving to reinforce their self-possession.
October 10, 2025 at 9:48 AM
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In 1857, Thomas Howland became Providence, RI's first Black elected official.

Later that year, he decided to emigrate to Liberia with his wife & daughter after the Dred Scott case denied Black people protections of U.S. citizenship. He was denied a passport.

Thomas Howland, 1856
John Blanchard
Portrait of a distringuished Black man from the 19th centrure wearing fine clothes, including high collar and tie of the day. Museum Text: Thomas Howland, the subject of this unusually expressive portrait, was a dock worker in Providence, Rhode lsland, In 1857 he became the city's first Black elected oficial when he was amed warden of its Third Ward. However, that same year he decided to emigrate to Liberia with his wite and daughter, perhaps in response to the recent Supreme Court decision in the Dred Scott case that denied African Americans the protections of U.S. citizenship. Because of this decision, Howland's application for a passport was denied, despite his status as a free man with the right to vote in his home state (he did eventually make it to Liberia). Howland's confident posture echoes that of the earlier Portrait of a Gentleman shown nearby, the fashionable attire of both sitters serving to reinforce thelir self-possession.
October 9, 2025 at 6:32 PM
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This gorgeous self-portrait of
Barkley L. Hendricks is from the HERITAGE section of #Superfine: Tailoring Black Style".

Hendricks said the kufi was included to "enhance the composition," the colorful fabric amplifying the contrast.

Slick, 1977
Barkley L. Hendricks (1945-2017)
#BlackSky #ArtSky
Painting of a grown Black man with brown skin and a well-groomed moustache beard, who is wearing a kufi (Afrocentric skull cap), stylish glasses, and an impecably tailored white double-breasted white suit. The trousers draped beautifully. He is wearing a chain with a (flexed leg ?) pendant and no shirt. It's against a white background. Elegant and attractive Black people in white-on-white is a Hendricks trademark. Museum text: Barkley Hendricks's self-portrait Slick is an iconic image of a stylish Black man in the 1970s who expresses himself and cultural confidence with aplomb. Looking straight at the viewer in an impeccably tailored, white double- breasted suit, Hendricks wears a kufi, a woven skullcap of African design often donned by Muslim religious figures and elders within the African diaspora, similar to the example shown here. According to the artist, the kufi was included to "enhance the composition," the colorful fabric amplifying the contrast. These elements plus the lightly tinted glasses, gold necklace, small gold hoop earing. and toothpick communicate Hendricks's dedication to beauty, cool, and heritage. #BlackSky #ArtSky
October 5, 2025 at 11:42 AM
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This was in #SixtiesSurreal but it could also have fit into the COOL sections of #Superfine : Tailoring Black Style.

Think they had a Barkley L. Hendricks, too. 🤔
#ArtSky #BlackSky

Steve, 1976
Acrylic and oil on linen

Barkley L. Hendricks
b. 1945; Philadelphia,PA
d. 2017 New London, CT
Painting of a young Black man with brown skin, a short neat afro, and reflective sunglasses wearing a long white trench coat, tailored white trousers, and Black shoes on a white background. Elegant and attractive Black people in white-on-white is a Hendricks trademark.
October 5, 2025 at 11:19 AM
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Hernandez's parents worked on farms.

She hoped her print would "unmask the truth behind the wholesome figures of agribusiness" and show the health dangers faced by agricultural workers.

Sun Mad, 1982
Ester Hernández, b. 1944
Chicana and American with Mexican and Yaqui heritage

#SixtiesSurreal
Screenprint that looks like a red box of Sunmaid raisins that is changed to show a skeleton dressed as the Sunmaid holding a basket of grapes in front of yellow sun. The box says: SUN MAD RAISINS, UNNATURALL GROWN WITH INSECTICIDES, MITICIDES, HERBICIDES, FUNGICIDES Museum text: Much of Hernandez's work is informed by the challenges of rural life, which she learned of firsthand through her parents' experiences working on farms. In this screenprint, the artist replaced the Sun-Maid Raisins mascot with a smiling "mad" skeleton. Hernandez hoped her print would "unmask the truth behind the wholesome figures of agribusiness" by suggesting the health dangers faced by agricultural workers exposed to pesticides. Though created slightly later than many works in this gallery, Hernandez's Sun Mad is part of a history of recognizable figures used to communicate revolutionary ideals during the 1960s and '70s.
October 5, 2025 at 8:57 AM
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Gibson's Facade Commision was inspired by Jacques Derrida’s book "The Animal That Therefore I Am", which examines the violence inherent in human domination of animals. #ArtSky

"The Animal That Therefore I Am"
Jeffrey Gibson (member of the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians and of Cherokee descent)
Four photos of giant sculptures outside a museum. They are each wearing unique clothing and accessories. Each 10-foot bronze sculpture takes the form of a regional animal: a hawk, a squirrel, a coyote, and a deer. Using cast elements such as wood, beads, and cloth to build texture, Gibson embraces a new process that expands his sculptural vocabulary. From these reproduced wood supports emerge referential animal forms, with each sculpture formally fusing the animate and the inanimate.
October 4, 2025 at 2:05 PM
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I love yellow squash and have it every week in various dishes. 🤭

Stir-fried with roasted yellow squash, zucchini, eggplant, carrots, celery, onions, cabbage, and mushrooms with brown rice. 🍽 🍛 🌱

I like gourd-type squashes with sweet potatoes in soups, bisques, and stews (Soup Joumou!!)
roasted yellow squash, zucchini, eggplant, carrots, celery, onions, cabbage, and mushrooms stir fry with brown rice zucchini and yellow squash
October 3, 2025 at 12:23 PM
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Inspired by the sight of her shadow on a beach, Kay Walking Stick painted a series of colorful silhouette portraits that allude to her multiple identities as an artist, a woman, a mother, and person of Cherokee ancestry.

April Contemplating May, 1972
Kay Walking Stick b. 1935; Syracuse,NY
From #SixtiesSurreal, April Contemplating May by Kay Walking Stick portrays the artist in repose, fully nude, while a second figure, suggested only by the outstretched feet shares this space of tranquility and sexual liberation. What appears to be a window is rather a reproduction of one of the artist's landscape palintings: a stylized depiction of clouds made in response to reports of air pollution. The neon, acid hues in the work not only convey sensual euphoria but also hint at environmental catastrophe. #ArtSky
October 2, 2025 at 11:34 PM
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Highly recommend "Pirouette: Turning Points in Design". It's at MoMA and closes in November.

Power symbol, 1973
International Electrotechnlcal Commisslon (IEC)
Switzerland, est. 1906

@ sign, 1972
Ray Tomlinson, American, 1941-2016

Google Maps Pin, 2005
Jens Eilstrup Rasmusse, Danish, born 1966
Museum wall with power sign, @, google map pin. Power symbol: The power symbol is the result of evolving technology. Originally, power controls and binary switches were denoted with the words on and off. As tech evolved, the words were replaced with the line "|" for "on" and circle "0" for "off" meaning a closed electrical circuit . In 1973, these two symbols were combined into one icon, initially referred to as "standby." Thirty years later, an international committee of scientists and engineers recommended that this combined symbol should stand for its more commonly accepted understanding: power. @sign: Deeply embedded in contemporary life the @ symbol is actually centuries-old. Some scholars believe it dates back to the sixth century AD; others believe it originated in sixteenth-century Florentine trade as a symbol of an amphora, a vessel whose size became a standard unit of measure. The @ began to appear on typewriter keyboards in the nineteenth century. Because of its use in commerce and accounting, it became known as the "commercial a.?"in 1971, when Tomlinson engineered the world's first email system for the US government's Advanced Research Projects Agency Network (ARPANET), he chose the @ symbol to connect a user's name and the location in the host terminal because it was an existing and underused key on the keyboard as well as a fiting preposition Google pin: Google Maps has changed the way we move around the worid. More than just a map, it offers photographic views of roads and streets; directions for driving and biking, routing options via public transportation; and much more. The unique upside-down teardrop design of the Google Maps Pin was designed to be both recognizable and functional, precisely indicating a location without obscuring the surrounding area. Originally, the pin featured a black dot at its the precise location on the map. Over time, ,the dot was removed, further simplifying the pin while retaining its recognizability.
October 2, 2025 at 7:39 PM
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Como tú
Creo que el mundo es bello,
que la poesía es como el pan, de todos.

Like You
I believe the world is beautiful
and that poetry, like bread, is for everyone.

- Roque Dalton, Historias y poemas de una lucha de clases/
Stories & Poems of a Class Struggle
#LearningSpanish #Poetry
#ElSalvador
Como tú Yo, como tú, amo el amor, la vida, el dulce encanto de las cosas, el paisaje celestial de los días de enero. También mi sangre bulle y río por los ojos que han conocido el btote de las lágrimas. Creo que el mundo es bello, que la poesía es como el pan, de todos. Y que mis venas no terminan en mí sino en la sangre unánime de los que luchan por la vida, el amor, las cosas, el paisaje y el pan, la poesía de todos. Like You Like you I Love love, life, the sweet smell of things, the sky-blue landscape of January days. And my blood boils up and I laugh through eyes that have known the buds of tears. I believe the world is beautiful and that poetry, like bread, is for everyone. And that my veins don't end in me but in the unanimous blood of those who struggle for life, love, little things , landscape and bread, the poetry of everyone.
October 1, 2025 at 1:16 PM