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None of us can be sure what will “work.” You try multiple things and find your way in. Read some histories of the Civil Rights Movement by those who participated. They were never “sure” of what would work. Some campaigns fizzled out. But persistence, creativity, determination, and focus were key.

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I'm manifesting that a world leader tells one of them to shut up right to their face. And put it all on camera.

submitted 16 hours ago • 4 comments

This country FALLING OFF THE BONE COOKED!

submitted 20 hours ago • 67 comments

What a fucking disgusting display of greed and arrogance toward President Zelenskyy. They don’t give a damn about his country, his people (nor ours either, clearly).

submitted 19 hours ago • 0 comments

My mentor and dear friend @roxanegay.bsky.social recently joined me here at Harvard Medical School for an incredible event. We both read new work and then had a wide-ranging discussion about the creative life, politics and culture. I’m delighted to be able to share the video now:

submitted 23 hours ago • 32 comments

We are hiring! Orca is looking for a nonfiction editor with book-editing experience and an understanding of publishing for young readers. Sound like you or someone you know? Check out the posting! www.orcabook.com/Careers

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Why do this? Because the more people who participate, the more effective it will be. Because giving people a taste of our collective power helps us build toward bigger actions in the future. Because activism is a muscle and organizing is a skill and this is a fine place to begin.

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Very excited to share that this beautiful little volume of poems by the late, visionary Essex Hemphill, which I co-edited with the brilliant Robert Reid-Pharr & for which he wrote the introduction & I the afterword, will be out next week (March 5) from New Directions! www.ndbooks.com/book/love-is...

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This vote was to start the process of the cuts. It WILL come back for a final vote. There are some chances to slow or potentially stop it. Need constant pressure on GOP Focus on GOP swing seats & key committees. Energy & Commerce is where the Medicaid fight will go down. Ways&Means for tax fight.

submitted 3 days ago • 1222 comments

Hello Bluesky! We're Goblin Market, a queer-owned and Arab-owned #indiebookstore in Chicago. We specialize in manga, graphic novels, comics, danmei, indie rpgs, and nerdy crafts. Hi new friends!

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Colorado's Rep Brittany Pettersen (D) flew cross-country with her one-month-old to vote against the GOP budget tonight. Dems ended up one vote short. Pettersen was part of an unsuccessful bipartisan push to allow new mothers to vote remotely. #copolitics

submitted 3 days ago • 709 comments

When your neighbor’s dog is best friends with yours. 😊

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Looking at a Joan Mitchell at the Whitney it crystallized for me that a function of art is to restore psychic balance as in the ability to hold the soul upright / not tip forward or slouch compress - but also that there is no one way, only correcting checking going by feel

submitted 8 days ago • 3 comments

Celebrate Black History Month with Apex! We are proud to publish the work of Black authors and stand firm in our dedication to share diverse, creative voices. Learn more about outstanding Apex titles and authors L.H. Moore, Maurice Broaddus, Eugen Bacon and Chesya Burke, in our latest blog post!

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Malcolm X was assassinated 60 yrs ago today. See his timeless wisdom on the true meaning of “progress.” “If you stick a knife 9 inches in & take it out 6—that’s not progress. Progress is healing the wound. They wont even admit the knife is there.”

submitted 8 days ago • 32 comments

Medicaid is not for sale. NASA is not for sale. The Post Office is not for sale. America is not for sale. We have an obligation to resist kings. We outnumber them. And they can be overwhelmed.

submitted 7 days ago • 2515 comments

You can try to legislate us out of existence, but we are still here. You can strip away our rights, but you will never take our dignity. You can spread your hatred, but you will never break our resolve. BUT HEAR THIS LOUD AND CLEAR MOTHERFUCKERS: WE WILL NOT GO QUIETLY!!!

submitted 8 days ago • 68 comments

Boozhoo Books is an Indigenous led imprint with Bindery Books, publishing exclusively Indigenous books. We are currently accepting submissions from agents and authors directly. We deserve to have our voices heard and our stories championed. Please share with you network.

submitted 7 days ago • 4 comments

In addition to Congress being the place that makes the laws, pretty key thing, the constitution explicitly says Congress gets to create the postal system. It’s not left implied that that comes under law making generally. The President has no power to unilaterally abolish it and move it to commerce.

submitted 8 days ago • 296 comments

From a poem of mine, “We Could Break Forever,” first published by @antiheroinchic.bsky.social: “We have to fly down from the moon now. Flock / back to this gutted country. Show up with our throats shining.” heroinchic.weebly.com/blog/poetry-...

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Sixty years ago, five assassins from the Nation of Islam murdered Malcolm X. The FBI had spent years escalating the serious political differences between Malcolm and NOI leaders—and worsening petty jealousies NOI leaders had for Malcolm as his prominence rose.

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NEW: Pregnancy became far more dangerous in Texas after the state banned abortion, according to ProPublica’s first-of-its-kind analysis, which found the sepsis rate for women hospitalized as they miscarried in the 2nd trimester shot up by more than 50%. https://propub.li/43487Tj

submitted 9 days ago • 563 comments

hey i have a poem in the new issue of LETTERS that's about hope and belief and believe it or not, eggs, if you'd like to take a look. www.lettersjournal.com/i-tell-mysel...

submitted 8 days ago • 12 comments

We're grateful for the Black poets whose work enriches, shapes, and challenges our poetry landscape. This week, we feature stunning poets: NIKKI WALLSCHLAEGER (@nikkimwalls.bsky.social), PATRICIA SPEARS JONES (@pksj51.bsky.social), KEITH S. WILSON (@keithwilsonpoet.bsky.social), and JUNE JORDAN.

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YOU HAVE UNTIL FEBRUARY 28th TO SUBMIT YOUR MICRO-CHAP!! REMIND YOUR FRIENDS!! ghostcitypress.com/microchap-su...

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Check out this new poetry chapbook from Model Press by Peterborough poet Laurie D. Graham. Her last book Fast Commute was stellar and this is a sneak peek at her next book, due out in 2026. Available now for free at the link below! ryanfitzpatrickca.wordpress.com/wp-content/u...

submitted 10 days ago • 1 comment

These are the books for the girls who need a story about somebody who made it out. These are books for those who need to share a story to someone who is in Hell & needs to climb out. This isn’t fantasy & it’s not Anne of Green Gables. #booksky #blacksky shannamilesauthor.substack.com/p/books-for-...

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How we did it: Texas Won’t Study How Its Abortion Ban Impacts Women, So We Did

submitted 9 days ago • 206 comments

The DOGE firings have nothing to do with “efficiency” or “cutting waste.” They’re a direct push to weaken federal agencies perceived as liberal. This was evident from the start, and now the data confirms it: targeted agencies overwhelmingly those seen as more left-leaning. 🧵⬇️

submitted 9 days ago • 259 comments

🚨 We are mobilizing for a NEW national day of protest— March 4th Against Monarchy! Find organizing resources and more at linktr.ee/fiftyfiftyon.... @polrev.bsky.social @altnps.bsky.social #NoKings #50501movement #FiftyFiftyOne

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My new poetry collection, Neo—Dadaist Psyche, is out now! These poems are raw, dark, paranoid, radical, nonsensical, illogical, mythological, syncretic, eclectic, and first and foremost, Dadaist poems. Lulu: www.lulu.com/shop/rose-kn...

submitted 25 days ago • 4 comments

NY Gov. Kathy Hochul’s response: “We are a nation of laws, not ruled by a king. The MTA has initiated legal proceedings in the Southern District of New York to preserve this critical program. We’ll see you in court.”

submitted 9 days ago • 524 comments

Frog and Toad looked into a mirror. “We look brave,” said Frog. “Yes, but are we?” asked Toad.

submitted 11 days ago • 3 comments

Pre-orders are open for @amorak.bsky.social’s new chapbook, Extinction Level!

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Okay, so I guess I get to do a cover reveal? My small chapbook of small poems comes out very very soon from @trameditions.bsky.social & I love this cover --

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BREAKING: Nonprofits sue over Trump's anti-diversity, anti-trans executive orders, alleging they violate the First Amendment & equal protection guarantees, are void for vagueness, exceed the president's authority, & violate the Administrative Procedure Act. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

submitted 10 days ago • 20 comments

Black people's prosperity is held ransom by White people's greed.

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Ta-Nehisi Coates in Seattle about the Democratic Party in this moment: “If you can’t stand up against genocide, why should I believe you can stand up for democracy?”

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It's going to be more important than ever to avoid police when people are in crisis. Here's a useful list that includes crisis hotlines and warm lines that do not contact police: translifeline.org/resources/co...

submitted 15 days ago • 13 comments