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Just Jenn (she/her) @justjennm.bsky.social · 1d

My bookclub read:
'Pimp My Airship: A Naptown by Airship Novel' by @mauricebroaddus.bsky.social

It's a fight for the culture in Steampunk Indianapolis

Are you a #BlackReader that enjoys Sci Fi, Fantasy, & Horror by #BlackAuthors ? Join us! discord.gg/PU6wqYMq

#BlackBookSky #BlackSky #BookSky

Book cover for Pimp My Airship by Maurice Broaddus, featuring a large steampunk airship flying over a dark, urban cityscape with Victorian-style buildings and a car in the foreground.

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Just Jenn (she/her) @justjennm.bsky.social · 2d

I hate that I love this but... When I watch The Leftovers, the theme song gets stuck in my head for days...

The Leftovers Season 2: Opening Credits (HBO)

YouTube video by HBO

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Just Jenn (she/her) @justjennm.bsky.social · 2d

When I need a pick me up, I watch this performance of Whitney Houston singing "All the Man that I Need". She had such a mastery of her instrument. In this performance, she makes all that power look so effortless. She didn't even make it to 50 but gave us so much.

#BlackSky #WhitneyHouston #MusicSky

Whitney Houston - All The Man That I Need (Live at HBO's Welcome Home Heroes, 1991)

YouTube video by whitneyhoustonVEVO

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Just Jenn (she/her) @justjennm.bsky.social · 3d

'Mem' by @bethanycmorrow.com In the first quarter of the 1900s, a Montreal scientist can extract memories, as versions of their subjects frozen in a single moment in time. But, meet Dorothy Extract #1, the 1st memory extraction that can create its own memories

#BlackBookSky #BlackSky #SciFiBook

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Just Jenn (she/her) @justjennm.bsky.social · 3d

I think people keep hearing these tech bros talk about just stealing artists' work and none of the practical applications, so I get it. People think AI is just "make myself in Studio Ghibli style" or "Watch Will Smith eat pasta" - they're not being presented real, useful use cases.

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Just Jenn (she/her) @justjennm.bsky.social · 3d

We need to understand the tools to dismantle the power, for sure. I'm very worried about BIPOC, particularly Black folks, being left behind in this.

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Just Jenn (she/her) @justjennm.bsky.social · 3d

I teach accessible tech to nonprofits to support their work, including some AI tools. Very frequently I'm met with skepticism and fear to end with "Wow, it doesn't seem so scary. This is useful". I've used it to find, sort, and build health resource databases, criminal justice reform databases, etc.

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Just Jenn (she/her) @justjennm.bsky.social · 4d

Not sure if the puppy is Toto or Cynthia's 🤔

But the costumes for the movie look like they're going to be great!

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Just Jenn (she/her) @justjennm.bsky.social · 4d

All the Swifties this week...

when your fav drops an album you don’t like #relatable #fav #album

YouTube video by zaydante

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Just Jenn (she/her) @justjennm.bsky.social · 5d

What lengths are you willing to go to to save humanity's future?

'The Final Orchard' by @cjriveraauthor.bsky.social is a mix of Hugh Howey (Silo) &
Kazuo Ishiguro (Never Let Go), with a few twists and an ending begging for a part 2

#Dystopian #LatinaAuthor #BlackReaders #DiverseBookSky

Book cover featuring yellow autumn leaves swirling around a large DNA double helix. The title reads “The Final Orchard” in bold yellow letters, with the tagline “Perfection is Paramount” above. Author: CJ Rivera.

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jaz @jannazinzi.bsky.social · 25d

AfroTech ticket giveaway for Black women who have been laid off, furlowed, out of work: 🫶🏽

docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

AfroTech 2025 Ticket Giveaway

If you’ve been laid off, furloughed, or find yourself navigating a tough season — I see you. I’m giving away 10 executive-level tickets to AfroTech 2025 in Houston for women with technical backgrounds...

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Just Jenn (she/her) @justjennm.bsky.social · 25d

I wonder how much to deplete his wealth....

Just Jenn (she/her) @justjennm.bsky.social · 25d

Feels like 2025 is my year to go back to a love of Vampires. First, 'Buffalo Hunter Hunter' by @sgj.bsky.social , Ryan Coogler's 'Sinners' , and now 'Blood Slaves' by @markusredmond.bsky.social . What a year for horror!

#BlackBookSky #BookSky #BlackSky #BlackReaders #HorrorSky

Book cover for Blood Slaves by Markus Redmond. The title is in large red and white letters over dark, clawed hands reaching for a plantation style home with blood spatters in the background.

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Just Jenn (she/her) @justjennm.bsky.social · Sep 6

Shame on any Black, Brown, or other BIPOC applying to be ICE officers. ICE is looking a lot like the Slave Patrol and I'm embarrassed seeing some of the faces taking part. I hope your families disown you. I hope your friends spite your name. How F'ing weak minded.

#FuckICE #AllSkinfolkAintKinfolk

What We Saw at a Job Fair for ICE

YouTube video by The New York Times

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Just Jenn (she/her) @justjennm.bsky.social · Sep 2

Why do I feel like next summer that record is getting broken...

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Just Jenn (she/her) @justjennm.bsky.social · Sep 2

Tired of explaining why I don't want to argue about "empathizing with conservatives". Another day, more tears from people who refuse to see why I'm not wasting energy on people that aren't starting at a base level that I, too, am a person. F that noise. I'm preserving my wrinkle free peace #BlackSky

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Just Jenn (she/her) @justjennm.bsky.social · Aug 23

Went to a meet and greet after one of my favorite comedian's shows and smiled big for the camera only to notice afterwards that the humidity and lack of AC in the theater completely destroyed my hair 😭 Shrinkage is real y'all 😭😭 #BlackSky

Thanks for being so nice @joshjohnsoncomedy.bsky.social !

Just Jenn (she/her) @justjennm.bsky.social · Aug 23

Thanks!!! From the clips of his other shows, I'm guessing it will be awesome!

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Just Jenn (she/her) @justjennm.bsky.social · Aug 23

Seeing @joshjohnsoncomedy.bsky.social 's 🌸🌼🌺💐show tonight ! So excited!

#BlackSky #ComedySky #FlowersTour

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Just Jenn (she/her) @justjennm.bsky.social · Aug 14

So excited to see your show in a few weeks!

Just Jenn (she/her) @justjennm.bsky.social · Aug 12

Who else is watching 'Demascus' on Tubi?!

Present day, alternate timeline. Sci Fi Comedy wherein a Black man in his Jesus year is using parallel life therapy to find happiness. Original Aunt Viv plays his therapist.

youtu.be/2zMo-SJx8bw
#BlackSky #BlerdSky #BlackFilmSky #SciFiSky #BlackTV #SciFiTV

Demascus | Official Trailer | Tubi Original Limited Series

YouTube video by Tubi

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Just Jenn (she/her) @justjennm.bsky.social · Jul 31

A little near future sci fi action to catch up on before book club tonight!

'The Ephemera Collector' by @stayseajackson.bsky.social

#BlackSky #BlackBookSky #DiverseBookSky #BookSky

Book cover for The Ephemera Collector by Stacy Nathaniel Jackson, featuring a woman's face with dreadlocks, two buildings, trees, and a reflective blue pool in the foreground under a glowing sky.

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Just Jenn (she/her) @justjennm.bsky.social · Jul 31

This looks like it only works if your current work day involves making it through spring break 😂

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Just Jenn (she/her) @justjennm.bsky.social · Jul 31

Watching episode 3 of Lovecraft Country with my book club people!

#BlackFilm #BlackSky #SciFiSky #BlerdSky #HistoricalFiction

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Just Jenn (she/her) @justjennm.bsky.social · Jul 30

'An Unkindness of Ghosts' by @riverssolomon.bsky.social explores gender, race, and class through the eyes of an MC who wants to heal.

Star Trek this is not. The HSS Matilda has long journey ahead before a Utopia can be met for all its inhabitants.

#BlackBookSky #BlackSky #QueerBookSky #BookSky

Book cover for An Unkindness of Ghosts by Rivers Solomon, featuring an illustrated face of a person overlaid with a star-filled galaxy background. The title and authors name are displayed in bold, artistic fonts.

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