Maybe you saw, but GLITS Inc. (a Black trans-led organization in NYC that does advocacy and direct services for trans people, sex workers, and other marginalized people) launched a $1 Million Fundraiser this week. More info in thread. Please donate +share! givebutter.com/GLITS24

The last time GLITS held a major public fundraiser in 2020, they were able to purchase a 12-unit apartment building in Queens that's now dedicated to housing Black trans and queer people. This year's funds will go towards the following initiatives:

Today is the day ❤️ BODY HACK’S NONSTOP MUSIC FESTIVAL W/ MISTER SUNDAY & QUEER ART ALL DAY TODAY/ TOMORROW ⭐️ We’re raising 1 milli 4 G.L.I.T.S inc! Come join us - help us make HISTORY! Ft. 🕰️🌊NEPTUNIAN BLUE 🌊🕰️ , keiyaA , kilo , renee 🪩 , MISS DADDY & MORE!

“So if you gon write me off anyway because of what you think you know, at least read what I have to say.”  theplayerstribune.com/posts/montrezl… The Players’ Tribune

“I can’t accept that ending, man. That can’t be what people remember me by. No way that’s gonna be how Trezz went out.” Grief, TMZ headlines, a devastating injury ... for َ it's been setback after setback. Now comes the comeback. theplayerstribune.com/posts/montrezl…

Just the beginning. Thank you, The Players’ Tribune. Join me in a three-stage meditation through the link below. theplayerstribune.com/posts/bianca-a…

For the past year, I’ve been covering Black divers who are excavating sunken artifacts from the Atlantic Ocean, including shipwrecks dating back to the Transatlantic Slave Trade

Columbia did and continues to do severe harm to students who spoke out against genocide this past academic year columbiaspectator.com/news/2024/09/1…

Mohammad Rasoulof's THE SEED OF THE SACRED FIG is a gripping plea for resistance under any theocracy or oppressive regime, writes coach carter in the new RS review. #NYFF62 reverseshot.org/reviews/entry/…

A work of Iranian horror that so spooked the country's regimes that it was banned before and after the revolution, TALL SHADOWS OF THE WIND is a chilling entry in the Iranian New Wave. coach carter on Bahman Farmanara's film for A Few Great Pumpkins, night 6: reverseshot.org/features/3277/…

What to even say to this

To my Pops, this is for you. ❤️ The Players’ Tribune theplayerstribune.com/kelsey-mitchel…

I'm honored to be one of this year's grantees alongside such talent 💟

black elders lived cut too short. just awful.

Eaton Altadena fire destroyed my grandma home of 18 years while also destroying up all her handicap accessories if anyone is able to help us out during this difficult time, that would be deeply appreciated. Repost plz❤️‍🩹 Venmo: thehighlyblessedsoul gofund.me/e5c51de0

A 15 year old Palestinian boy said he was raped in Israeli custody. When a nonprofit tried to expose it, Israel raided their offices, labeled them a terrorist organization, and shut them down. Brett Murphy’s ProPublica report reveals this and more. propublica.org/article/biden-…

Read my latest hyperallergic Artists from #NagornoKarabakh #Artsakh face the challenges of exile. “It’s like abandoning your own child,You stand there,and you’re forced to decide which to take and which to leave behind. I can’t forgive myself for that” hyperallergic.com/996390/the-pli…

Wrote about Acts of Art in Greenwich Village, an exhibition revisiting the eponymous gallery's vital impact on the Black Arts Movement.

UPDATE | The entire Al Jazeera crew in Gaza City has been assassinated by Israel, including reporters and cameramen. They are: Reporter: Anas al-Sharif Reporter: Mohammad Qureiqaa Cameraman: Ibrahim Zaher Cameraman: Moamen Alaywa Crew driver: Mohammad Nofal

I wrote about Betye Saar's dreamy, peculiar installation, Drifting Toward Twilight, on view at the The Huntington through November 2027. You can read it on @Hyperallergic. hyperallergic.com/1037873/betye-…