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New EP is out now!

The Trump administration cut a clause from federal contracting rules that had been on the books since the 1960s: Companies are no longer explicitly prohibited from having segregated facilities

Introduce yourself with four movies #FilmSky

Keeping up with the horror films I’m watching that have WOC in front of or behind the camera in 2025. #horrorsky #blackhorrorsky #filmsky

My birthday's in a few months if you all need ideas.

Latest interview on Cinema Crazed #womeninfilmmonth #womeninhorrormonth #wihm #blacksky

Stop asking Black women to fix the shit you broke.

Who did this?! #blacksky

If you read Black books (which you better) here are some must follow accounts! #blackhistorymonth

Happy Black History Month and happy sixth anniversary to HORROR NOIRE: A HISTORY OF BLACK HORROR, a documentary that I helped birth and that I continue to be immensely proud of. It’s on Shudder. www.shudder.com/movies/watch...

Black History is American History.

Since the current administration wants to use DEI to peddle racism, let’s remember that white women benefited the most from those programs. And once again, they overwhelming voted against themselves. www.levelman.com/why-white-wo...

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This month, I’m collaborating with some amazing Black creators for those wanting to dive deeper into the Black horror genre this month (and beyond). Each week, there will be a new theme and each collaborator will give recs. #blackhorror #blackbooksky #horrorsky Join us: fable.co/club/the-swe...

National Freedom Day was founded to celebrate the freedoms we enjoy as United States citizens, with the hopes of promoting good will, fairness, and equality — freedoms that we all have the right to enjoy.

The administration took down the reproductive rights website that women need access to. So The Skimm bought a url and brought the content back. Pass this on! Go to reproductiverightsdotgov.com

Found this resource of non-toxic beauty products for Black consumers & by Black brands www.safecosmetics.org/black-beauty/

I could never be friends with anyone who skips the Tales from the Crypt intro.

THE SUBSTANCE has received a handful of nominations for this year's Oscars, including Best Director - Coralie Fargeat, Best Actress in a Leading Role - Demi Moore, and the big one... Best Picture!

We're so proud of our fellowship with Stowe Story Labs which provides a woman writing in genre the chance to get her script producer ready and create amongst horror's top names. nighttidemag.com/2024/09/25/s...

Fresh off directing Nosferatu for Focus Features, director Robert Eggers is re-teaming with Focus on WERWULF, a 13th century werewolf horror movie that Eggers co-wrote and will be directing. It's set for theatrical release on Christmas Day 2026. bloody-disgusting.com/movie/385163...

A popular horror creator made a post about women doing the damn thing in horror this year. Yet not one Black woman (or any woman of color) was included on her list. So I compiled one. Here are 20+ Black women doing the damn thing in horror this year #BlackSky inlovewithhorror.com/blogs/news/1...

Hi y’all I hope this is able to reach far and wide I want to make sure my best friends family are able to put her to rest in the way she deserves if you can donate please PLEASE share if you can see this gofund.me/d7508d7b #92percent im hoping yall will do your thing and uplift her one last time

Being a person with deadly, incurable cancer who is nonetheless still alive for an indefinite timeframe gives me an interesting metaphor that helps me deal with things like large-scale corruption in government or commerce. Bear with me for a second while I try to explain.

‘ONE OF THEM DAYS’, starring SZA and Keke Palmer was #1 at the domestic box office last weekend. • The film has already made its $14M budget back in just 4 days • One of the highest rated comedies in years with 97% on Rotten Tomatoes

Abbott Elementary has been renewed for a 5th season at ABC (via Variety)

Would you crochet me? I'd crochet me... I'd crochet me hard... I'd crochet me so hard 🧴 🪣 🧶

🚨 Trump will instruct the federal government tomorrow via an executive order to not recognize that transgender people exist and exclusively recognize people as their sex assigned at birth. www.thefp.com/p/trumps-day...

That part.

If you're in LA on February 16th, please join us for a horror art exhibit & event focused on highlighting Black horror characters, movies, directors, businesses, creators, and more! There'll even be special guests, performances, and Q&A panels. Tickets are free. Just RSVP! #blacksky #blackhistory

If you live in an abortion-restricted state, order your abortion pills now. PlanCPill.org will direct you to a provider who delivers to your state. If you live in Texas, you'll need to go through AidAccess.org. Legal jeopardy is on the provider, not the recipient--for now. So order them now.

Hey #HorrorSky fam, we are working on a podcast and are looking for like minded individuals who love horror who may want to be part of our cast even as a guest, I'd love to hear from you slide into our DMs if you are interested!! #HorrorFacts #Podcast

The visionary David Lynch is gone. There are no words. Rest in peace to an absolute original.

Bluesky is getting its own photo-sharing app, Flashes

Another resource: 30 days free U-Haul storage at participating locations in LA www.uhaul.com/Articles/Abo...

To sleep, perchance to dream - @kaleer.bsky.social explores the intense trauma, destruction, and dangers of the dreamworld in Tarsem Singh's 2000 psychological SciFi horror, THE CELL. nighttidemag.com/2025/01/14/s... 👻📽️ #filmsky #horrorsky

Carry on, Michelle. 💅🏾

Also here is a spreadsheet of displaced Black families from Altadena docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

In Parrish, Alabama, a Narcan vending machine tells a bigger story. For our latest web feature, @leahanelson.bsky.social examines the opioid crisis through the eyes of a harm reduction activist, case manager, and truck stop workers. 🔗 oxfordamerican.org/oa-now/the-o...

Black Families Displaced By California Wildfires Launch Online Fundraisers To Help Start Over A significant portion of the Black population in #Altadena, which was decimated by the #EatonFire, is aged 65 and older. newsone.com/5844408/help...

For the victims of the LA fires

A federal court has ruled that Florida can detransition inmates. Some trans inmates are having estrogen pulled, hair shorn, and put through state-run conversion therapy. This is the cruelty of abandoning incarcerated trans people. The latest from Mira Lazine. Subscribe to support our journalism.

This man and a small group of capitol police officers singlehandedly saved our democracy four years ago. In November, 77 million Americans said "to hell with them" and voted for the insurrectionists. Your "Back the Blue" flags are a pathetic disgrace and your patriotism is bullsh*t.

4 years ago today.

There are many stories with various levels of detail on this but I encourage everyone who can to read them all so that they can get the full picture. An NICU nurse was breaking the bones of newborns because they were Black. This is what we are up against while people are worried about immigrants.