Black neighborhoods weren’t “naturally poor,” they were deliberately underfunded, redlined, and targeted for destruction.

atla really showed how history gets rewritten to serve those in power. the fire nation erased the truth to justify their empire just like how real world colonizers twist history to make themselves the heroes. crazy how a kids show captured that so well

Everyone, please support the Black creatives in your lives going forward. Now more than ever. And to my fellow Black creatives, NEVER let anyone diminish the flame that burns in you. You'll never know how that spark could inspire and empower others if it's snuffed out.

someone at work said that a generation of kids growing up not reading books is a generation of kids not learning how to imagine what it's like to put themselves in someone else's shoes and understand how/why they feel what they do (empathy)

I think the coolest part of being human is experiencing music

We went from “what good are the humanities?” to “suddenly, no one can read” in about a year, and the answer to the first question is the disinformation and lack of critical thinking you see all around you. *That* is why you need the humanities. This is what they prevent.

When I was in high school, I joined the percussion section of my school’s band because of the influence Roy Ayers had on me. To say this one hurts is an understatement.

Older animation is always more appealing to me because they were aware that they were animating a cartoon. Now, they're so obsessed with hyperrealism. No, I don't need to see the character's individual eyelashes or their pulse; just make it look like a well-made cartoon

2020: attacks on “BLM” 2022: attacks on “CRT” 2024: attacks on “woke” 2025: attacks on “DEI” BLACK. THEY MEAN BLACK.

Luther Vandross ain't got no business being dead!

I have tasted Instagram. I have tasted Twitter. I have tasted Tiktok. I highly recommend reading a book.

Sorry but choosing realism over style is why all films look like shit these days nobody gives a fuck if "moonlight isn't blue" movies aren't documentaries they are supposed to be ART.

i wish more ppl understood the ability to change your mind as a sign of intelligence. you don’t have to keep believing the same things you believed 5, 10, 20 yrs ago. a flexible mind is an agile mind. standing on business doesn’t hit if the business is bullshit

I DON’T LIKE CHRIS BROWN AND I DON’T WANNA HEAR HIM ON MY FAVORITE ARTISTS SONGS!

2020: attacks on “BLM” 2022: attacks on “CRT” 2024: attacks on “woke” 2025: attacks on “DEI” BLACK. THEY MEAN BLACK.

People who read and do research will always sound crazy to people who don’t

I need the youth to start reading. Even if it’s the tag on your underwear. Read it.

The Truman Show (1998) arrived just before reality TV went mainstream. It was released a year before Big Brother debuted, and years before constant surveillance became normal. That timing is why its satire feels prophetic instead of obvious.

I think one of the most life changing things you can do is expose yourself to art & culture that isn’t made with Western and English-speaking audiences at front of mind. The world is so much bigger than our personal bubbles and you can learn something from anyone & anywhere.