In Alabama, low-wage employers like McDonald’s contract with prisons to staff their operations. Inmates who refuse to work can face consequences including stints in solitary confinement and lengthening of sentences. jacobin.com/2024/09/alabam…

“Second wave of device explosions” is a lot of words to avoid saying terror attack and avoid saying *Israel* at all.

All these men coming out trying to minimize Diddy’s crimes because they know if they admit he is a predator, they have to admit they are or have been as well.

For my doctoral thesis I explored the lived experiences of masking black autistic girls in UK schools and looked at how racism and ableism work in tandem to influence such experiences and how societal structures and systems marginalise and oppress groups deemed 1/3

Sometimes you have to learn from other women’s experiences. Not even from the “It can never be me” angle, but more from the “No woman should be going through this” perspective.

Have you had a chance to check out our "Maroon Chief Jacko" Project? If not, here is a snipet. For more information, Visit - marooncountry.org/jacko-and-1812 #Createcaribbean #MaroonChiefJacko

Groupe de Wolofs à Saint Louis, Sénégal

Today, the #CCJ wishes all citizens of #SaintKittsandNevis, a people proud and strong, a happy 41st Independence Day!

@ Lucian Twitter. Does anyone want to sponsor a little boy some school supplies? He needs notebooks, pencils, erasers and a couple books(if you are able to).

Romeo & Juliet actor Francesca Amewudah-Rivers says she ‘didn’t feel safe at work’ after receiving death threats & hate mail after being cast in the West End play. The star is now calling for industry-wide action to protect Black & Brown actors theguardian.com/stage/2024/sep…

“White people were, and are, astounded by the Holocaust in Germany. They did not know that they could act that way. But I very much doubt whether black people were astounded.” James Baldwin, 1962

The Season 11 trailer of #FindingYourRoots is here❗- and it’s brimming with new discoveries and emotional revelations. Join us this January as we unravel the fascinating histories and deep connections of our extraordinary guests. 🌟 Watch here: youtu.be/shKWr4BiQUU

Colonialism really did a number on us. There’s almost no continuity between our traditional architecture & the type of concrete blocks we live in today. I’m saddened when I consider what our communities would’ve looked like today if colonisation didn’t disrupt our development.

I invite you to take sacred pause - to breathe, unfold, and release it all. Release even the illusion that you can or must hold it all by yourself. Try a little tenderness. You’re worthy.

That is how they kill you, no peace of mind, numbness... We are living in a dark time, and we must call out atrocities. When we do not have control we use our power to call ourselves back to the light and to create it.

Was his crime being black or doing horrendous things that there is evidence for? Blackness is not a badge for criminality neither is it an excuse for it.

Who do you know who sells or has 80s themed clothing ?

What the fuck is this nonsense? There is something so wrong with society when we think rape can be turned into marketing.

Saint Lucia is set to regulate sea moss production starting October 1st. The new certification ensures sea moss meets global safety and quality standards. 🌍 #SeaMoss #SaintLucia thevoiceslu.com/2024/09/seamos…

There are so many positive things you've worked towards, prayed for, and planted seeds towards that are still en route to you. Answered prayer and big blessings are heading your way.