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Fifi Schwarz 🖤 🍉✊🏿🌈🌍<p>‘Nothing has proved more threatening to our democracy, or more devastating to Black communities, than white fear of Black freedom dreams.’ <br><a href="https://waag.social/tags/DeZinVanHetBoek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DeZinVanHetBoek</span></a> <a href="https://waag.social/tags/TheEssenceOfTheBook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TheEssenceOfTheBook</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://waag.social/tags/BoekPerWeek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BoekPerWeek</span></a> 16/52 ★★★★★</p><p>Here's why this is a mustread (in 🇬🇧🇺🇸):<br><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/6074327469" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">goodreads.com/review/show/6074</span><span class="invisible">327469</span></a></p><p>En hier lees je waarom in 🇳🇱:<br><a href="https://verzameldezinnen.nl/2025/03/16/het-slavernijverleden-in-het-heden-boekbespreking/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">verzameldezinnen.nl/2025/03/16</span><span class="invisible">/het-slavernijverleden-in-het-heden-boekbespreking/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://waag.social/tags/Boeken" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Boeken</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/boeken" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>boeken</span></a></span> <br><a href="https://waag.social/tags/Bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bookstodon</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="https://waag.social/tags/Lezen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Lezen</span></a> <a href="https://waag.social/tags/Read" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Read</span></a> <br><a href="https://waag.social/tags/Mustread" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mustread</span></a> <a href="https://waag.social/tags/History" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>History</span></a> <a href="https://waag.social/tags/Slavery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Slavery</span></a> <a href="https://waag.social/tags/1619Project" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>1619Project</span></a></p>
SaintClinton<p>The 1619 Project Book Club - We're live, so come join us.<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/1619project" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>1619project</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>books</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BlackHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BlackHistory</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/blm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>blm</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Spoutible" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Spoutible</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>history</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bhm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bhm</span></a> <br><a href="https://spoutible.com/pod/67b77c676f8e1ba676b1953b" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">spoutible.com/pod/67b77c676f8e</span><span class="invisible">1ba676b1953b</span></a></p>
Saint Clinton<p>The 1619 Project Book Club - We're live, so come join us.<br><a href="https://blacktwitter.io/tags/1619project" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>1619project</span></a> <a href="https://blacktwitter.io/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>books</span></a> <a href="https://blacktwitter.io/tags/BlackHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BlackHistory</span></a> <a href="https://blacktwitter.io/tags/blm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>blm</span></a> <a href="https://blacktwitter.io/tags/Spoutible" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Spoutible</span></a> <a href="https://blacktwitter.io/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>history</span></a> <a href="https://blacktwitter.io/tags/bhm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bhm</span></a> <br><a href="https://spoutible.com/pod/67b77c676f8e1ba676b1953b" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">spoutible.com/pod/67b77c676f8e</span><span class="invisible">1ba676b1953b</span></a></p>
Gay Curmudgeon<p>Josie West reads "Water" to Chelsea Littlechap during Black History Month in the Valley of the Dolls. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/water" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>water</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BlackHistoryMonth2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BlackHistoryMonth2025</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/blackhistorymonth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>blackhistorymonth</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/blackhistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>blackhistory</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/1619project" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>1619project</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/uncletomscabin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>uncletomscabin</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/thenewjimcrow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>thenewjimcrow</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/themythofthenegropast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>themythofthenegropast</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/blackinblues" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>blackinblues</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/werefuse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>werefuse</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/civilrights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>civilrights</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/equality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>equality</span></a></p>
Gay Curmudgeon<p>Happy Black History Month from the Valley of the Dolls! <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BlackHistoryMonth2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BlackHistoryMonth2025</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/blackhistorymonth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>blackhistorymonth</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/blackhistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>blackhistory</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>history</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/the1619project" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>the1619project</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/1619project" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>1619project</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/uncletomscabin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>uncletomscabin</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/thenewjimcrow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>thenewjimcrow</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/themythofthenegropast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>themythofthenegropast</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/blackinblues" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>blackinblues</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/werefuse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>werefuse</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/smoketown" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>smoketown</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/blackafhistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>blackafhistory</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/civilrights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>civilrights</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/equality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>equality</span></a></p>
Coach Pāṇini ®<p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/BlackMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BlackMastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/BlackTwitter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BlackTwitter</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/1619Project" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>1619Project</span></a></p>
Calixthe<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@Jaden3" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Jaden3</span></a></span> Many of us are the FIRST generation not born under <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/JimCrow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JimCrow</span></a> my youngest siblings are in their 30s. </p><p>My parents were born and raised during Jim Crow. </p><p>It was only ended ~59 years ago. I will never understand why people don't appreciate the wisdom of their elders. </p><p>A lot of times, our elders absolutely do not want to talk about it and we might have to pull it out of them, but they remember it in 4K. </p><p><a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/BlackMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BlackMastodon</span></a> <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/BlackMasto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BlackMasto</span></a> <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/BlackFedi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BlackFedi</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/blackmastodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>blackmastodon</span></a></span> <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/1619project" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>1619project</span></a> <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/the1619project" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>the1619project</span></a> <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/tulsamassacre" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tulsamassacre</span></a> <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/rosewoodmassacreflorida" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rosewoodmassacreflorida</span></a> <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/Oscarville" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Oscarville</span></a> <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/lakelanier" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lakelanier</span></a> <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/redsummer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>redsummer</span></a> <a href="https://hear-me.social/tags/ocoeemassacre" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ocoeemassacre</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l3D4hSQcWbk" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=l3D4hSQcWb</span><span class="invisible">k</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.blackpast.org/special-features/racial-violence-united-states-1660/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">blackpast.org/special-features</span><span class="invisible">/racial-violence-united-states-1660/</span></a></p><p>Map from: <a href="https://decolonialatlas.wordpress.com/2020/06/20/black-massacres-in-the-u-s/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">decolonialatlas.wordpress.com/</span><span class="invisible">2020/06/20/black-massacres-in-the-u-s/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://eji.org/report/reconstruction-in-america/documenting-reconstruction-violence/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">eji.org/report/reconstruction-</span><span class="invisible">in-america/documenting-reconstruction-violence/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2021/06/01/tulsa-race-massacres-silence-schools/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">washingtonpost.com/history/202</span><span class="invisible">1/06/01/tulsa-race-massacres-silence-schools/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.zinnedproject.org/materials/burned-out-of-homes-and-history-the-tulsa-massacre/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">zinnedproject.org/materials/bu</span><span class="invisible">rned-out-of-homes-and-history-the-tulsa-massacre/</span></a></p>
MusiqueNow :pride: ✡️ 🇵🇸 :anarchismhebrew:<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Urx99GzbJpk" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=Urx99GzbJp</span><span class="invisible">k</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://todon.eu/tags/AliVelshi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AliVelshi</span></a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/1619Project" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>1619Project</span></a></p><p><a href="https://todon.eu/tags/NicoleHannahJones" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NicoleHannahJones</span></a> wrote about the Black experience in America and became the target of massive <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/rightwing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rightwing</span></a> backlash </p><p><a href="https://todon.eu/tags/FarRight" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FarRight</span></a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/extremedroite" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>extremedroite</span></a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/USAShitShow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USAShitShow</span></a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/whitesupremacists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>whitesupremacists</span></a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/Project2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Project2025</span></a></p>
Ali Velshi<p>&nbsp;It’s been 5 years since Nikole Hannah Jones published the <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/1619Project" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>1619Project</span></a>. She says, “I see the thousands of Americans… who are saying ‘I understand my country better,’ &amp; are starting to really critique so much of the inequality that we accept.” <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Velshi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Velshi</span></a> <a href="https://www.msnbc.com/ali-velshi/watch/she-wrote-about-the-black-experience-in-america-and-became-the-target-of-massive-right-wing-backlash-212082245979" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">msnbc.com/ali-velshi/watch/she</span><span class="invisible">-wrote-about-the-black-experience-in-america-and-became-the-target-of-massive-right-wing-backlash-212082245979</span></a></p>
Ben W. Brumfield<p>I'm reading a lot about <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/ChatGPT4o" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChatGPT4o</span></a> and <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/htr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>htr</span></a>, so I figured I'd spot-check it with this document: <a href="https://fromthepage.com/lva/va-revcon-74-76/work-7811594-024/display/33996304" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">fromthepage.com/lva/va-revcon-</span><span class="invisible">74-76/work-7811594-024/display/33996304</span></a></p><p>The results were better than nothing, but still not great.</p><p>In particular, it was not able to read Lord Dunmore's name, nor read either of two references to "Emancipate our Slaves". If you've been following historical debates about the <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/1619project" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>1619project</span></a> , you can imagine how problematic it would be to rely on this transcription for full-text search.</p>
DinkyShop :fediverse:<p>This is the best analysis of America in this era:</p><p>“We often misdiagnose our current malady as one of “polarization.” That’s wrong. The problem is white supremacy. We have one rogue, ethno-authoritarian party &amp; one fairly stable &amp; diverse party.” - Siva V.</p><p><a href="https://twitter.com/newrepublic/status/1600455918390579201?s=46&amp;t=jcv5-oUReG_F41KLc9iDww" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">twitter.com/newrepublic/status</span><span class="invisible">/1600455918390579201?s=46&amp;t=jcv5-oUReG_F41KLc9iDww</span></a></p><p>Great, concise MUST READ. </p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/1619Project" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>1619Project</span></a> laid out the evidence. This ties it together.</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/BlackMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BlackMastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/racism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>racism</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Democracy</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/AntiFascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AntiFascism</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/WhiteSupremacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WhiteSupremacy</span></a></p>