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Kimberly Bryant aka 6gems

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Founder and CEO Black Innovation Lab http://blackinnovationlab.org Founder Black Girls CODE πŸŽ™οΈHost: Inner Garden Podcast http://bit.ly/40q9BoS rootsandresilience.substack.com Author~Ascending Nov '26 (Penguin RandomHouse) πŸ’—πŸ’šπŸ’—πŸ’š Memphis raised~BayArea made

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Congrats! Pithead Chapel was one of the first places to take my work many years ago. It’s a great place to call home.

01.03.2026 21:40 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you so much! πŸ™πŸΎ

03.03.2026 03:55 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It's just insane the degree to which the federal government has simply declared war on a U.S. state. A punitive war with no discernible objective other than to immiserate its people. bsky.app/profile/apne...

25.02.2026 22:05 πŸ‘ 6716 πŸ” 2220 πŸ’¬ 230 πŸ“Œ 110

This is an extreme example of this regimes rabid response to resistance. Their utter disgust of any resistance is blatantly obvious.

25.02.2026 23:16 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I find it interesting that the theatrics of the SOTU speech last night and the Democrats refusal to "stand on command" seems to be the thing that got under that man and his acolytes skin the most. πŸ€”πŸ€¨

25.02.2026 23:13 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

And I also said athletes of color not black πŸ™„

25.02.2026 05:50 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

When there is more access to this sport in as you say "the black community" then it will be more popular. Now peep that.

25.02.2026 05:49 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

This speech also feels very propagandistic.

25.02.2026 03:44 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It seems like his normal stare to me.

25.02.2026 03:44 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

This speech is no more than a series of shout outs, intros, self accolades, and racism.

25.02.2026 03:34 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Well there are systemic reasons for that of course in regards to access and opportunity but I hear you.

25.02.2026 03:33 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Not a single athlete of color that I can peep on this hockey team. 🀨😩

25.02.2026 02:26 πŸ‘ 20 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 0
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Hello garden friends! I've been on a vinegar fermentation journey since the fall and finally bottled up my first batch of homemade ACV! This one has a good bit of cloudiness but the flavor is quite nice (added a cinnamon stick during acetic acidification phase). Started a new batch today! πŸŒ±πŸ’š

20.02.2026 22:36 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Trump: β€œWhen you read the dissenting opinions, there is no way you can argue with them.”

Well, actually, there are a six ways you can argue against them.

20.02.2026 18:23 πŸ‘ 1546 πŸ” 129 πŸ’¬ 25 πŸ“Œ 3

🎯🎯🎯

20.02.2026 19:05 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

donald trump…welcome to the resistance

20.02.2026 18:48 πŸ‘ 340 πŸ” 25 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0

I will be watching the state of the union this time around. To see the collapse..

20.02.2026 19:04 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Since it's a rainy California day I'm trying my hand at the no water added chicken soup recipe. Let me see if the hype is valid. πŸ€”πŸ˜†

If nothing else it gave me a chance to use up some veggies in my frig. πŸ™πŸΎ

12.02.2026 01:37 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Liberation is a collective effort, not an individual one. An individual might stand as a symbol of liberation, but it is still a collective effort.

This is the through line of the histories of liberation symbolized in this show: the only way through is together and we will be stronger for it.

09.02.2026 02:48 πŸ‘ 158 πŸ” 35 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚

09.02.2026 03:02 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It's art, the symbolism was the point and we got it.

09.02.2026 02:49 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you for clarifying. He played the role and elevated the symbolism of Liam and the children being trafficked and disappeared by the US government.

09.02.2026 02:48 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Ok @phillewis.bsky.social with the confirmation. Are y'all happy now?!!?! πŸ˜­πŸ˜‚πŸ˜†

I was wrong. But that was symbolic (used that word on purpose πŸ˜‰πŸ˜†)

09.02.2026 02:56 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The inference itself is 🀌🏾

09.02.2026 02:49 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Whether I believe or disbelieve it is not my point. πŸ˜‚ I saw it and thought...hmmm maybe. Then saw others notice and question it. Then my focus have been on the inference. Because honestly if it's not him the inference (and symbolism as you noted) is just as powerful.

09.02.2026 02:48 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

That's...not what I said. πŸ˜‚or that you interpreted that way...well I guess. But I AM saying that I would like to see this same rigor with the disinformation machine at play on a daily from other more nefarious sources. Andddddd I do think there is a thing or point where we reject everything.

09.02.2026 02:46 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Laughing at the people who seem to think that the halftime show that took place in the sugarcane fields wasn’t political

09.02.2026 02:22 πŸ‘ 3068 πŸ” 309 πŸ’¬ 32 πŸ“Œ 9
Bad Bunny during the Super Bowl and a sugarcane field dancers are wearing white

Bad Bunny during the Super Bowl and a sugarcane field dancers are wearing white

I sobbed when I saw the sugar cane field. My grandfather was a sugar cane farmer in Puerto Rico. Incredible to see this. πŸ‡΅πŸ‡·β€οΈ

09.02.2026 02:25 πŸ‘ 3123 πŸ” 302 πŸ’¬ 31 πŸ“Œ 11

I feel y'all on that. But there are hella more egregious sources of misinformation afloat to put your energy in than this. Let me research this...cuz gotta be a tipping point when even positive things that are not absolutely proven are rejected. πŸ€”

09.02.2026 02:41 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Well let's wait to see if it is confirmed perhaps? Or disproved. But folks are focusing a bit too much on it imo rather all of the other symbolic pieces ALL through that show. I'd rather we talk about this power grid situation. I mean.

09.02.2026 02:39 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0