Hey, an instance for black queer folk that needs a bit of exposure to get the word out about it. Please boost if you have friends who've felt alienated by the nazis you tend to find on other, unmentionable servers. https://blackqueer.life
I, a Black woman, have had a marvelous experience on Mastodon because these mods don't play. For being a place-specific instance, SFBA has a very clearly expressed value system and it's reflected in the mods. They are proactive, even-handed, and respectful.
Frankly, I’m tired of new social media platforms that launch with “invites only.” It’s giving a “all the cool kids are here!” vibe. Now people are begging for invites and even trying to sell them. History repeats and folk learn nothing. I’m content here on Mastodon.
Meet Beverly Lorraine Greene, believed to be the 1st Black woman architect in the US. Registered as architect in 1942 in Chicago, after much discrimination she was hired to help plan a house project in NY which, due to segregation, she would not be able to live in. Even in her short life, she inspired many others to come, in the field.
I keep seeing these posts about how mastodon is hostile to black people and every time I start looking trying to figure out if I'm not black enough or if I'm just oblivious? I inevitably stumble across the thread that kicked off the current dialogue and I'm like, oh okay. But I wish some of the other #BlackMastodon stuff would also get the same traction and attention. Black people are talented and funny AF on social media, even on #BlackFediverse. I would like to find it easier.
Registration is now open for the very first International Black Speculative Writing Festival! This festival celebrates Black British and international speculative writers. It will be held at Goldsmiths University, London from February 2–4, 2024. Check it out if you live in the area or qualify for the virtual version.
This podcast ep has 2 of my fave voices in it: Sam Sanders (prev. It's Been a Minute on NPR) and Tressie McMillan Cottom (the MacArthur Genius and author of Thicc.)
They talk country music, race, and the hidden story of Black folks in country.
Meet Margareth and Matilda Peters, they were the Venus and Serena Williams of Jim Crow America, dominating ATA championships with records that have yet to be broken today. #BlackFediverse#Blackfedi#BlackMastodon#History
#TopicOfConversation This all happened on the same day, a day after the Supreme Court’s affirmative action ruling. Coincidence? Are we in the midst of another nadir period in American history? See post about nadir.