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Jordan Neely was 30. He deserved to grow old.

Take your rest, Queen. The royal ancestors await.

“Be less judgemental” is the proposed new direction that white men in the democratic party want to go. and by “less judgemental,” ofcourse thats internet speak for “ignore racism and sexism” cuz it makes white voters & men really uncomfortable. You cant make this up.

When politicians tell u that Dems lost because they are “out of touch with working class voters”—what they are really saying is that “working class” doesnt include black people. Dems lost because 55% of white voters wanted a white nationalist in the WH. Call a thing a thing.

That saddest thing about this analysis is that I geninuely think that he has no clue what neoliberalism actually is.

The New Zealand government is pulling back on protecting Māori rights, sparking protests from indigenous lawmakers who oppose the decision with their traditional “haka” chant. This is powerful.

I'm down for the exodus from X, I just want to know which platforms ya'll are going to. And like all black people, I need to know in advance: "WHO ALL GONNA BE THERE?"

This Thursday, im overjoyed to be hosting my longtime NYC comrades Michael Roberson (Father of the House of Margiela) & Pony Zion (Father of the House of Zion) as they lead a dance workshop and lecture on the history of voguing as a black liberation practice. Come through!

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Reason #97 why I love my job. In my seminar "Black Genius: African American Artistic Masterpieces" @amherstcollege we begin every class warming up our bones to the sounds of Aretha Franklin's "Mockingbird." Our students have "soul" for sure. Cheers to the power of the arts.

What are some of your favorite Nikki Giovanni poems, lines, or moments? Share them. The children need to see.

Thrilled that my book, “Afterlives of the Plantation" will be published Columbia University Press in May 2025 & is AVAILABLE FOR PREORDER. It establishes the rural US South & Caribbean as sites of agricultural innovation & cultural/intellectual sophistication. For more, click the link below.

A woman was burned alive today on the F train, the same train line where Daniel Petty murdered Jordan Neely. As the woman stood engulfed with her head so torched she had no capacity to scream, an NYPD officer ignored the burning woman while her killer looked on. Eric Adams’ NY.

The murder of Robert Brooks was a televised lyching. Not a single person has been arrested.

Honored to be sharing the stage with Edwidge Danticat (Moderator) and others for the New York premiere of the chamber opera, THE TONGUE & THE LASH by Grammy nominated composer/conductor Damien Sneed & Karen Chilton, librettist, directed by renowed Mezzo Soprano Denyce Graves.

In these dark political times: trust black women ancestors.

Imagine living in a nation where National Security Group Chats are considered a scandal, but dropping bombs abroad is not.