Just a reminder that Duke Ellington's "The Nutcracker Suite" is filled with very Black, soulful jazz renditions of all those classical music faves we all know from the Nutcracker ballet. It's my favorite thing to listen to this time of year!

all the moons of 2025

people will be like the concept of transmasculine nonbinary is complicated and then watch game of thrones

The Lily 'Black Jewel' is one of the darkest lilies currently available, and is a luxurious and expensive favourite of florists.

Left Eye & Lil’ Kim at the MTV Video Music Awards, 1997

Da Brat, 1996

In all seriousness this should concern everyone

Sometimes I check out new music just to have a proper opinion. Wrapped it up after listening to Special.

VMA red carpet, 1995. This was bad bitchery for me in HS #91 🪱

if stranger things was british it would be called bit odd innit

The days leading up to Thanksgiving

“Discernment can make you a villain in rooms where denial is the culture”

There is a sad irony of a blues character ..rendered invisible unless performing in the eyes of white consumers not getting recognition..

"She’s the first player, in WNBA or NBA history, to win a championship and be named Finals MVP, league MVP, and Defensive Player of the Year in the same season. And she’s one of just four players in either league to win four MVP trophies before the age of 30"

It’s always that deep, just because you cannot assess depth doesn’t mean it’s not deep. It’s deep.

Being LGBTQ+ has never ruined a country, a family, a culture, or a child. Homophobia has done all four and continues to. If that stings, it’s probably because the truth is uncomfortable. 🌈

— author & poet alice walker in new haven, connecticut, 1977. 📖🖋️🐚 📸 by: william r. ferris

I love Peter so much 🥹

jesus would love immigrants and trans people btw

Inspire the people to read so they can read the room 😭🥹LeVar Burton ✨🌈