Black Lives Matter protesters march through Tokyo reut.rs/2BYiNbA

“dead black trans women don’t need you. they needed you. past tense. you missed the window already. supporting black trans deaths is not a personality trait.” — shaniece powell

someone on this app said "you can't please Black women." you know how you can "please Black women?" shutting the HELL up. that's a nice start.

and that’s just how we.... 🎶

While we're on the topic of podcast ownership, the #FreeAnotherRound conversation makes me think of this fun fact: Eric Eddings and I own not one single percent of The Nod podcast or brand. Spotify does! Let’s do a thread! 👇🏾

Juneteenth is in less than 4 hours. Many Black artists take on the challenge of preserving the history of Black culture, and struggle to see projects through due to lack of funding/support. We’re $9,000 away from funding this project. Please donate and send to everyone! Tag ppl

Snapchat’s Juneteenth filter prompts users to smile to break chains theverge.com/2020/6/19/2129…

Got a new painting for my living room ✨covering my walls with black art one canvas at a time.

(1/2) Today is #Juneteenth: the oldest national commemoration of the end of slavery. With help from illustrator, designer and customer bria, swipe through for a brief history of the holiday and its importance ⬇️

love bein black my nigga .

AP’s style is now to capitalize Black in a racial, ethnic or cultural sense, conveying an essential and shared sense of history, identity and community among people who identify as Black, including those in the African diaspora and within Africa.

AP has changed its writing style guide to capitalize the “b” in the term Black when referring to people in a racial, ethnic or cultural context, weighing in on a hotly debated issue. apne.ws/d13neKi

I think about this excerpt from @KieseLaymon’s The Worst of White Folks essay, regularly.

hi twitter. Free All Palestinian Prisoners! is looking for paralegal/legal assistant work, full-time freelance writing and copyediting gigs. she has had work on vevo, complex, fader, cosmo, etc. if you know someone hiring, email [email protected] :-)

MY PRIVATE PARTY, Willie Torbert, 2018

Nine Black artists reflect on the question: “Is America at a point of reckoning?”—Their works of art and words reveal that there’s a long road to healing. wapo.st/3gBFVfi The Washington Post bria