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Afropunk 1.0 Refugee "Jahluv" @michael_fromla on IG Jazz, Bicycles, Motorcycles (mostly choppers), Old Cars, 🦅🌎⚓veteran "Mejor solo que mal acompañado"
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The award was given by John L. Badalamenti, a Trump appointed judge who taught the class. #racist #DEI #civilrights

JUDGEMENT DAY, originally published in 1953. Comic Code Administrator Judge Charles Murphy rejected this story because the astronaut was Black. William Gaines, EC’s publisher, ran the story anyway. Art by Joe Orlando. 👩🏿‍🚀✨

Celebrating the late Eric Dolphy - today would have been his 97th birthday... #EricDolphy #JazzSky #JazzMusic

Friday game day stats... #Wordle #Connections #Mini #BlackCrossword

Good morning! #BlackHistory #BlackExcellence

Signal boost - this weekend... See you Sunday. bornfreeshow.com #bornfree #choppers

June 19, 1925: Bessie Coleman, the first Black female pilot in the U.S., flies in her first air show, in her home city of Houston. After this stunt exhibition that falls on Juneteenth she will go on a barnstorming tour for both Black and white audiences across the South.

"“This has nothing to do with political party,” NAACP President Derrick Johnson announced during a Monday press conference. “Our mission is to advance civil rights, and the current president has made clear that his mission is to eliminate civil rights.”" www.washingtoninformer.com/naacp-nomina...

Ciclavia for Sunday 6/22 is cancelled. Here's the info for August... #Ciclavia #LosAngeles #BikeSky

This Sunday's Ciclavia is postponed/cancelled... #Ciclavia #LosAngeles #ThisSucks

Good morning...

It's easy to pile on a person when they f*ck up. To admit a f*uck up and sincerly apologize is a good thing. "She said she wrote to Gauff to apologize and “make sure she knew she absolutely deserved to win the tournament and that I respect her.”"

Friendly reminder to guys here on BSky after reading @letsnotdate.bsky.social posts...

I bailed on the NYTimes mini today... #blackcrossword

Ginger Baker's Air Force - Live in Germany 1970 The whole damn thing! youtu.be/GOyH2L82bcU?... #GingerBaker #HighAF #JazzSky #JazzMusic

Had lunch with a guy who does analysis for a data broker firm. The granularity of the information they are able to obtain and package to marketers is fucking scary...

The levels of insanity continue to increase every day... #Veterans #VA

Happy father's day to all the dads here on BSky... Me and pops back in '71 or '72... #fathersday

Tribute broadcast tonight spotlighting Geri Allen... #JazzSky #JazzMusic #pianist #GeriAllen

Signal boost...

The late Biz Markie with his custom 7" Technics... If you want a bit of an escape for a couple of hours, check out Biz on QLS. It's a hilarious episode. open.spotify.com/episode/4A9B... #bizmarkie #nobodybeatsthebiz #pickinboogers

A bit of normality in an insane world... June 21/22 bornfreeshow.com #bornfree #choppers

Two flatheads and a panhead... #choppers #motorcycle #harleydavidson

"The sentiment across the board right now is that deploying military force against our own communities isn’t the kind of national security we signed up for."

@owasow.bsky.social Posted a film festival for your living room! Follow the entire thread for all the films... #filmfestival #resist #civilrights #protest

Mike Huckabee, the US ambassador to Israel, has said that the US is no longer pursuing the goal of an independent Palestinian state.

Not on Our Watch! April 19, 2025 at Waterfront Park, San Diego, CA - 98 year old veteran protesting President Trump. #resist

When they were chanting her name, I was saying to myself, my name—Coco Gauff

#BikeSky

"Nobody’s going to spit on our police officers," says Trump, who four months ago pardoned people who beat police officers with pipes, flagpoles, baseball bats and 2-by-4s at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.

David was assaulted and arrested while advocating for immigrants in LA. No one should be targeted for standing up for their community. Today we’re taking action — JOIN us: bit.ly/FreeDavidEndRaids #FreeDavidEndRaids

So much this…

June 9, 1925: "Jazz is not American," says Chicago piano maker A.G. Gulbransen, speaking at a music industry convention. "It is not music. It is animal howls with an undercurrent of tomtom beats so that it may be danced to." He asks the music world to "extirpate its vileness."

Bahati Foundation presents "Let's Talk Major" - a celebration of the life of Marshall "Major" Taylor. This is part of the Major Taylor International Cycling Alliance annual convention in Los Angeles. majortaylorinternational.com #BikeSky

Another CicLAvia here in Los Angeles - June 22, 2025 www.ciclavia.org #BikeSky