anyway check out mel rosenthal: photographs from in the south bronx of america bc things were dark but the bronx was still lit

Make sure y'all give credit where credit is due. This initiative was started by Amistad Books, the oldest Black imprint in traditional publishing.

In the summer of 1776, my family lived in a town named Hiawasee, where the Hiwassee river flows out of the Appalachian Mountains into a wide, fertile valley. The same summer our forefathers penned The Declaration of Independence, their army burned Hiawasee to the ground.

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"Ableism, then, frames my conceptualization of depression as decay in real time. To label depression as decay is inherently tied up with notions of a previous, more “normal” self that does not exist." - ant j. williams, phd medium.com/@anthoknees/ho…

in honor of “cinderella” being released to disney+ next friday, i just had to put this MOMENT back on the timeline

“Change doesn’t happen overnight” is one of the biggest lies told to people fighting for progress. Bailouts come faster than stimulus checks. Bombs come faster than food. Arrests happen more quickly than releases. It’s just a lie we cannot tolerate

This was so thoughtfully and tenderly expressed, God bless him. He describes art as "sewing up wounds" and I'm going to carry that today

the NYPD didn't prevent this shooting, didn't mitigate any harm as it was happening, didn't stop the shooter in the immediate aftermath & yet they're STILL the institution we've deemed to be credible experts on the situation?

The Brooklyn Public library, one the largest public library systems in the country, is offering free digital library cards to teens nationwide, giving them access to their huge collection of ebooks and other resources.

ahead of her time

When Everything Is Bad and you make comics.

A break in doom scrolling: My coworker just told me a teen just came in and quietly asked if "this is the place they can get a free queer book" and successfully walked out with a queer book purchased by a previous customer for Open Agenda. 😭

A well-meaning cat.