SO HAPPY FOR HER!

US Open 2023 results: Coco Gauff beats Aryna Sabalenka in New York - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/66761135

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#BlackTwitter
#BlackJoy

Cesária Evora - Angola Official Video Remastered

#CesariaEvora #Angola #BlackMastodon #Music #BlackFediverse #BlackTwitter #Art #CapeVerde #Language #Black

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ET2N9LDgGh4

#BlackFriday #BlackMastodon #BlackTwitter #MusicFromTheMotherland #diaspora @blackmastodon

A little late but it's still Friday, so my selection this week is from Alsarah & The Nubatones, a cut called Soukoura. Alsarah, or Sarah Mohamed Abunama-Elgadi, is a Sudanese-American singer/song writer and part of THE NILE PROJECT which uses music and song from cultures who live adjacent to the Nile River to teach about water sustainability. Enjoy
Sarah Mohamed Abunama-Elgadi,

John Coltrane - Naima

Enjoy ❤️ ❤️

#JohnColtrane #Jazz #naima #BlackMastodon #BlackFediverse #BlackTwitter #AfricanAmericanArtists #Art #Academicchatter #GiantSteps #Music

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bPAC6zt_1ZM

#BlackMastodon #BlackTwitter #Law #Politics #Florida @blackmastodon
Many of you know one of my former students was suspended from her post as the ELECTED State Attorney of Orange-Osceola Counties by DeSantis. She filed suit against him and gave a press conference today that was 🔥 🔥 I only have a FB link but I'll post it. Also you can see the law suit story in this link: https://floridapolitics.com/archives/633191-monique-worrell-sues-gov-ron-desantis-in-state-court-over-suspension/
FB: https://m.facebook.com/watch/?v=693520942173530

Ahmad Jamal - Poinciana - LIVE HD

Enjoy ❤️ ❤️

#AhmadJamal #Poinciana #BlackMastodon #Black #Jazz #BlackTwitter #BlackFediverse #AfricanAmerican #Art #Academicchatter #Love #France #Paris #Modernism #History

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cytUz9KkK9M

Fediverse needs to know. Bzzzzzzz... https://bossip.com/2447462/hottest-fashions-beyonce-renaissance-world-tour-vol-2/
#Beyonce #Blackmastodon @blackmastodon #Blackfediverse #Blacktwitter

@PetraPanda For marginalized people, this represents pretty much _any_ social media platform. Including Twitter, before Elon Musk's takeover. They carved out a space there for themselves _despite_ the owners.

Thus, I'd rather not victim-blame here. It is up to (for example) #BlackTwitter how to establish their own post-Twitter online communities, not the rest of us. And they will _always_ face hostility, no matter where they go. As the history of #BlackMastodon shows.

What we should do is listen to marginalized voices, not telling them how we "know best". Because they get more than enough of that kind of crap already.

I see a lot of people sharing blanket condemnations of all of those who still remain on #Twitter / #Xitter , and I need you to slow down a bit.

Sure, in some cases this is justified - journalists should really know better. But there are a lot of communities on that platform that are vital to many people's well-being that _haven't_ been replicated on the #Fediverse or elsewhere. Take #BlackTwitter - while #BlackMastodon is growing, it's still minuscule in comparison. The number of Twitter users in #Pakistan is staggering, while they are only a handful on #Mastodon . And so on, and so forth. Twitter was a lifeline to many marginalized people, and it still is - even though it gets worse every day - and we need to recognize this.

As a white European guy, it was easy for me to walk away from Twitter (I still have an account there, but I only post "you should go to Mastodon" stuff these days) - since it is easy to find people of a similar background to interact with. But this is NOT true for everyone!

So I'd like everyone to show a bit less contempt to the remaining Twitter users in general, and put some more effort in how to make the Fediverse friendlier to marginalized voices. Because there is MUCH work to be done here!

Why Did You Want to Be an Engineer? https://youtu.be/HgiZGPMnL80?si=3549OyUQqBHZgVvL via @YouTube #BlackSTEM #WomenSTEM #NoireSTEMinist #MySTEMIsFortheStreets #BlackTwitter #BlackMastodon #BlackFediverse

Earl Klugh and Grover Washington Jr. ❤️❤️. #Jazz #earlklugh #groverwashingtonjr #saturday #BlackMastodon #blacktwitter #blackfediverse #modernjazz #black #Music #art #singersongwriter

SUCH SAD NEWS

BBC News - Gboyega Odubanjo: Multiple lines of inquiry in poet case
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-northamptonshire-66681689

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#BlackTwitter
#BlackBritain

THIS MUSICAL IS PHENOMENAL

BBC News - Alan Cumming: 'A Strange Loop is a cultural tilt'
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-66647721

#BlackMastodon
#BlackTwitter
#Theatre

Prison Left Me Laughing: A Conversation with Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o By Remo Verdickt, Emiel Roothooft

"NGŨGĨ WA THIONG’O is considered one of the leading writers on the African continent of the last 50 years. On December 31, 1977, he was arrested and spent a year in prison as an opponent of the Kenyatta dictatorship."

#NgugiWaThiongo #BlackMastodon #Writers #Literature #Language #BlackTwitter #BlackFediverse #African #LARB #Academia #Teacher #BookInTranslation #Kenya #Book #Lit #Academicchatter

#BlackFriday #BlackTwitter @blackmastodon
The second issue of Hammer &Hope dropped this week. It includes an excellent article called "Uprisings Are Just the Beginning." It discusses how movements need to develop sustainability across various fronts. Helpful words for those of you who are participating in advocacy efforts on various issues. https://hammerandhope.org/

#BlackFriday #MusicFromTheMotherland #BlackTwitter #diaspora @blackmastodon@a.gup.p The artist this week is Diogal Sahko. Here's Last FM's post on him: "Diogal Sakho was born in 1970 in a small Senegalese village. He is a member of the Lébou clan of fisherman from the Senegalese Coast. As a child, Diogal would listen to his uncles playing music. He taught himself to play guitar and soon began composing his own songs." The cut is SORE.
https://youtu.be/n5btswKp-AM?si=gN0WwF1F7b1kA0ct

"Zadie Smith: The Fraud is on sale next week! Don't miss your chance to see Zadie on her book tour in the UK, US, and Canada."

For tickets and more info visit:

#ZadieSmith #Books #TheFraud #Black #BlackMastodon #BlackTwitter #BlackFediverse #Writers #Literature #Publishers #Teacher #Literary #Academia #Fiction

https://zadiesmith.com/?fbclid=IwAR2N5e_4Da8D-jUfz3rb0nAJCNaY1XfsGSlciZuttB3Dw8NNlxAvJUuvVsc#events

#BlackMastodon #BlackTwitter #diaspora #AfricanDance @blackmastodon Hey folks. If you are on the Northeast corridor and a member of the African dance and drum family, this is a reminder that Kankouran West African Dance Co. is hosting its 40th anniversary conference and concert this weekend. Want to hear some good drumming and take some classes? Come on down and join the milestone celebration. https://kankouran.org/conference/

BUT WHY?

BBC News - Antoinette Sandbach: Ex-MP asks to be removed from slavery research
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-66648763

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#BlackTwitter
#BlackBritain

Wayne Shorter: Zero Gravity - Official Trailer | Prime Video

"An intimate portrait and cinematic ode to jazz giant Wayne Shorter's life and music. Depicted in three parts, each representing a different period of Shorter's life and music."

#WayneShorter #MilesDavis #HerbieHancock #Jazz #Music #Art #Film #BlackMastodon #BlackTwitter #BlackFediverse #BlackArtists #BeBop #ZeroGravity #Photo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q97e1gBwNPg