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Conjure. Hoodoo. Public Health. Policy. History. Astrology. Books & Black culture. Lady D. Emerald πŸ’šπŸ’œπŸ€Ž K. Howell, PhD, MPH, MPhil πŸ’™πŸ•Šβœ¨οΈ

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does anyone have lupus and/or mcas? i need to know what to do about this itchy flare rash on my chest 😭 my dupixent won’t be here until the 10th, so i’m outta pocket

07.03.2026 16:35 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

All previous presidents speaking candidly during the fune:

I mightve been not that great but I was NEVER this bad. We gotta lock in!

06.03.2026 21:46 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Yall have to remember that Black folk and Latinos have no sense of time 🀣

06.03.2026 21:43 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Gustavo said AND ANOTHER THING!!!!

06.03.2026 21:38 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Exactly!!!! He was going off!

06.03.2026 21:41 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

This Colombian man is speaking DOWN!

He giving everyone a history lesson 4real 4real!

06.03.2026 21:36 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Lemme turn my Spanish ears on πŸ‘‚πŸ½

06.03.2026 21:24 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I should've been over here keke-ing with yall with this fune.

But I've been multitasking today.

06.03.2026 21:15 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

USPS along with federal health agencies were and are being sabotaged.

Those socialist programs you wanted have always been here. If they weren't, they wouldn't be sabotaging them.

06.03.2026 04:23 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Bernard LaFayette, Selma voting rights organizer, has died Voting rights organizer Bernard LaFayette has died. LaFayette's son says his father died Thursday morning of a heart attack. He was 85.

Bernard LaFayette, the advance man who did the risky groundwork for the voter registration campaign in Selma, Alabama, that culminated in the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, has died.

05.03.2026 22:51 πŸ‘ 1879 πŸ” 773 πŸ’¬ 42 πŸ“Œ 88
Hand holding a copy of "Of One Blood" by Pauline Hopkins on a plain background. The cover features a stylized illustration by Seth.

Hand holding a copy of "Of One Blood" by Pauline Hopkins on a plain background. The cover features a stylized illustration by Seth.

"A seminal work of Black speculative fiction. Over a century since its original publication, Hopkins’s classic remains as relevant today as ever." β€”Β @pdjeliclark.bsky.social

We highly recommend Pauline Hopkins' "Of One Blood" to broaden your #scifi reading list: mitpress.mit.edu/978026254429...

04.03.2026 21:40 πŸ‘ 31 πŸ” 11 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

It's 11am and all I can think about is ribs

04.03.2026 17:00 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Been sitting trying to write for like the past 2.5 hrs and it ain't coming to me at all.

And I know it's because I'm trying to write fiction during the day lol

03.03.2026 22:02 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

As far as other Black books under historical fiction, Sadeqa is sweeping them (makes sense). Tayari is 2nd.

Sadeqa is at 128k.

Seven Daughters of Dupree is right behind Tayari. I think all of those books will be top 20 by the end of the year.

03.03.2026 21:44 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I'm being nosey on Goodreads and looking at book statistics for the 2026 books that I like and anticipate being in the awards at the end (yes already because bookcovers for the fall are starting to roll out).

Burn Down Master's House is at 59k.

Good sh*t.

03.03.2026 21:41 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Hey. BTW, bombs excelerate climate change.

πŸ₯²

02.03.2026 18:49 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Problem is, with many older YA books and books by BIPOC authors going out of print, they're harder to find. I can't find the other book I'm thinking of, but I do know that Needles had more scene time than the other character I'm thinking of. And it speaks to why having more representation matters.

02.03.2026 17:55 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Great points. #booksky #blackbooksky

02.03.2026 18:46 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

We are really going to regret the technology we have built.

01.03.2026 14:26 πŸ‘ 1499 πŸ” 204 πŸ’¬ 32 πŸ“Œ 22

I will be working on a proposal today.

It's due tomorrow πŸ™ƒ.

Wish me luck!

01.03.2026 18:46 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Having two 5🌟 back to back makes me not want to read what I have now to read lol.

Idk what that is but yeah...

01.03.2026 18:45 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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I am in bereavement. I want to weep. And this is a debut?!? I did peep that Monique Patterson was her editor (iykyk)!

This is my top read of the year. Like... yall... I gotta journal after this. #booksky #blackbooksky #thepoetempress

🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

28.02.2026 09:16 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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a young boy is laughing with his mouth open in a striped shirt . ALT: a young boy is laughing with his mouth open in a striped shirt .

I just had the MOST visceral reaction. Not even 15 pages from the end omfg!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
#thepoetempress

28.02.2026 08:56 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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a man in a suit and tie is scratching his head and saying `` me ? ... im fine '' . ALT: a man in a suit and tie is scratching his head and saying `` me ? ... im fine '' .

Stressed. I've been reading slower because I don't know what may happen in the end

28.02.2026 08:25 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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a stuffed monkey talking on a phone with tv peru written on the bottom right ALT: a stuffed monkey talking on a phone with tv peru written on the bottom right

100 pages left. What... the... f...

Reward her by killing [redacted]?!?!

28.02.2026 06:47 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

150 pages from the end and I do feel bad from Terren while simultaneously very much so disliking him.

#thepoetempress

28.02.2026 06:15 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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a woman with a ring on her finger is holding a knife and fork in her mouth ALT: a woman with a ring on her finger is holding a knife and fork in her mouth

Me to everybody in the book except the FMC

#thepoetempress

28.02.2026 04:10 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

It's official. I got beef with everyone in this damn book!

#thepoetempress

28.02.2026 03:50 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Buddy Guy: Tiny Desk Concert
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Straight jamming!

youtu.be/m5XxOLdMSS8?...

27.02.2026 22:57 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Back reading The Poet Empress. It's always the parents that messes up sibling relationships. Smdh

27.02.2026 06:00 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0