🎙NEW EPISODE (Sunday’s) - THE POLITICRAT daily #podcast Season 4, Episode 1: Happy New Year—Welcome To 2023! https://bit.ly/3CgjRUI #HappyNewYear #NewYearsDay #ApplePodcasts #Kwanzaa #r4today #BBCBreakfast

Seven days, seven books: My seven recommended books of Kwanzaa: Book 7. #Kwanzaa #books #BlackMastodon #Mastodon #johnlewis

Okay, my big ol' post about my reflections upon Kwanzaa and KuchuQwanzaa is posted onto my #blog!

https://raintreeruckus.wordpress.com/2023/01/01/t-gani-the-big-black-holidays-post/

There is also the #AlbisKQwanzaa tag for my daily and mostly off-the-cuff posts.

#blogging #writing #Kwanzaa #KuchuQwanzaa #BlackMastodon #BlackFediverse

I do believe this wraps up my reflections, thoughts, and ramblings on #Kwanzaa and #KuchuQwanzaa . Later in the evening I will publish a #blog post on this topic, as well, and you can also check out the #AlbisKQwanzaa tag for all of my posts.

Thank y'all for witnessing and interacting! Here's to a new year, and hopefully shit gets better. 🍾

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Happy New Year!

The last two principles of KuchuQwanzaa are Dhidi Chuki and Kiasiasa Utambulisho.

They translate to "Against Hate" and "Politicized Identity."

I walk into a room and I am assumed I'm "political" for just existing. So I might as well own that.

Yup, I exist and I'm proud. AND WE'RE GONNA TALK ABOUT MY POLITICS ALL DAY, BABY. And hurt the feelings of Nazis and well-meaning allies in the process.

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Happy New Year!

For Kwanzaa's final day of celebration and reflection, we have Imani, or Faith.

I have faith in myself, my people, and the natural world. As for a God, well... God in the Abrahamian sense may not exist to me, but how my ancestors worshiped and interpreted their beliefs and the elements is pretty substantial. I can honor that.

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#Kwanzaa Day 7: #Imani. Today is faith in ourselves, our community, and the righteousness and victory of our struggles. I’m reminded of the VV campaign, which stood for the Victory at home and abroad. It was created after James G Thompson was printed by the Pittsburg Courier. People loved the idea (not Pres Roosevelt) and it spread across the nation. It fizzled out, but supporters included several politicians, Marian Anderson, Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, Gary Cooper. https://bit.ly/3vyBdZb

Καλή χρονιά με υγεία!

Happy new year ppl!

#σημερα εκτός από Πρωτοχρονιά στα κράτη που ακολουθούν το #gregoriancalendar και την #japan είναι η δεύτερη μέρα του #hogmanay στη #scotland, τελευταία μέρα του #kwanzaa για τους Αφροαμερικανούς, ημέρα Σύνταγματος στην #italy, ημέρα ίδρυσης της Σλοβακικής Δημοκρατίας στη #slovakia, ημέρα αποκατάστασης της ανεξαρτησίας στην #CzechRepublic, ημέρα απελευθέρωσης των σκλάβων στις #usa και μερικά κράτη της #carribean,

(Συνεχίζεται)

#lemonpig is a new thing for me! All I had was a lime, some cardamom seeds, and parsley ala Jacques Pépin.

Sixth night of #Kwanzaa is “Kuumba” - creativity. #FifteenDaysOfLight

https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/lemon-pigs-new-year

It's the 7th day of #Christmas, the 6th day of #Kwanzaa, and #NewYearsEve...and my back is killing me! 😮‍💨

I hope you all have exciting (to you) plans for celebrating. 🤗 I'll be staying in and cuddling my husband, as much as my back allows.

Peace out, 2022! You were ok overall, I guess. Could have been worse. ✨️ 🧚🏾‍♂️ ✨️

AND ANOTHER THING

Sistah Scifi highlights science fiction from Black and Indigenous people.

https://sistahscifi.com/

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OK, I'm slowing my roll here, but I want to mention The StoryGraph. My background is in Web design so this counts for me. The site/app has Nadia Odunayo, a Black woman, as founder and CEO!

https://thestorygraph.com/

I love this alternative to GoodReads. I'm trying to reduce the stranglehold Amazon has on my life.

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And of course, the wonderful Sammus! Her album Pieces in Space is just a masterpiece.

https://sammusmusic.bandcamp.com/album/pieces-in-space

#Nerdcore #Kwanzaa #KuchuQwanzaa #BlackMastodon #BlackFediverse #AlbisKQwanzaa

Seven days, seven books: My seven recommended books of Kwanzaa: Book 6. #Kwanzaa #books #BlackMastodon #Mastodon #bookstodon #uk #england #british

Janelle Monae influences my #BlackVTuber lore, and their music just fucking rocks.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BLPV55zXwJM

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I'm a huge Macross/Robotech fan, so when Protoculture Season dropped I about shit myself

https://random.bandcamp.com/album/protoculture-season

#Nerdcore #Kwanzaa #KuchuQwanzaa #BlackMastodon #BlackFediverse #AlbisKQwanzaa

I proooobably don't need to say this, but as I go through the Principles of #Kwanzaa and #KuchuQwanzaa, I'm just stating my interpretation and personal experiences with each one.

If you want to know more about these holidays, check out these sites:

https://www.officialkwanzaawebsite.org

https://www.kuchuqwanzaa.com

#AlbisKQwanzaa

Yesterday for #BlackFriday I posted some Breezewax. You can find him on Bandcamp!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8RmL1wznTbA

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As for some of my favorite creative works... well, we'll be here all day! So let's make this an audience participation day! :P

#BlackMastodon, what are some of your favorite creative works by other Black people?

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Hello! Today's Principle is Kuumba, or Creativity.

I strive to have some creativity in my life, and that primarily manifests as writing (journaling, poetry, fiction and fanfic). I also include my #VTuber lore and streaming as such, too-- I get to play some cool creative stuff, and that also inspires me! As I said earlier this week, "Creativity begets more creativity and inspiration."

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