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Mayor Cooley

@mayorcooley.bsky.social

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Creative Black Man from S. Central. Wordsmith. Designer. Black Love Party. ♥️🖤💚 Still a dope MC. Bounce Backer. Believer. Writeous. Son of Saints. Child of God.✌🏾🖤✊🏾

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Mayor Cooley @mayorcooley.bsky.social · 58m

And racism is the root of it all. Definitely here in America.

Mayor Cooley @mayorcooley.bsky.social · 1h

Kissing cousins

Mayor Cooley @mayorcooley.bsky.social · 3h

Dres wasn't playin.
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Blunted 10

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Mayor Cooley @mayorcooley.bsky.social · 3h

Guy in the long run but Joe in his heyday was crazy

Mayor Cooley @mayorcooley.bsky.social · 3h

You got some culture, son. 😁👊🏾 I think it got overlooked cuz of genre expectations from"Mr Mystery", but the story always stuck with me.

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Living in a world of opinionaires 🇱🇷 @swagnificent.bsky.social · 3h

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Mayor Cooley @mayorcooley.bsky.social · 3h

I recommend that author in general.

Mayor Cooley @mayorcooley.bsky.social · 3h

I definitely do. You into speculative fiction?

Mayor Cooley @mayorcooley.bsky.social · 5h

Fun tho! Didn't fight it. I let go and went wit it.

$𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐙𝐘 @damfnslz.bsky.social · 16h

Y'all ever click with somebody so well so fast it's scary

Mayor Cooley @mayorcooley.bsky.social · 5h

Make 1 a sour only jar. That'll make it fresh!

🫧Mari “Allll ah diiis” Targaryen 😌™️ @chimchamri.bsky.social · 6h

I want to get candy jars for my place. Is this elderly of me??? 😭

Mayor Cooley @mayorcooley.bsky.social · 5h

Yeah but it don't matter. It's useful and you can young it up and make em fly.

Mayor Cooley @mayorcooley.bsky.social · 5h

Unsolicited Pick Pic:

Mayor Cooley @mayorcooley.bsky.social · 6h

I didn't know it was Black Speculative Month. I submit this.
I saw it as I read it cuz Mosley is a master wordsmith, period. Would make for a GREAT limited series. #BlackBookSky #BookSky

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Strictly 4 My Navigators @lizzslockeroom.bsky.social · 6h

🗣️You can cha cha cha to this Mardis Gras, I'm the dopest female that you've heard thus far…

Happy Birthday to one of the greatest lyricists of all time, MC Lyte 🎂🎊🎉🎈

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Mayor Cooley @mayorcooley.bsky.social · 6h

Them Tree Top throwbacks for today is HARD! #FashionaBall

Mayor Cooley @mayorcooley.bsky.social · 13h

Cool choice. Different after Aaliyah. But I'd expect no less from such a good show.

Mayor Cooley @mayorcooley.bsky.social · 13h

Oh yeah. And I'm just gon say Bob made it up. 😅✊🏾

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Mayor Cooley @mayorcooley.bsky.social · 13h

Word?

B_Rye989 @brye989.bsky.social · 13h

Can’t wait to see her in the role of Akasha!

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Mayor Cooley @mayorcooley.bsky.social · 13h

😁

Nome @nome.bsky.social · Mar 12

You may not know this, but Zebra aren't just stripey horses. They're quadrupedal satans in dazzle camouflage.

Six thousand years of agriculture hasn't been able to make a dent in their *notoriously murderous* attitudes. They chase and kill their own predators.

a zebra and a cheetah are running in a field with the words headlikeanorange on the bottom

Alt: A zebra running after a cheetah to trample it to death.

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Mayor Cooley @mayorcooley.bsky.social · 14h

Absolutely! Been bingeing it all week after work.

Mayor Cooley @mayorcooley.bsky.social · 14h

Nice.

Mayor Cooley @mayorcooley.bsky.social · 14h

Whaaaat?!
I'm watchin Kaya and Big E right now.

ck @byck.bsky.social · 14h

now the dude from Matlock got fired for assaulting a female costar 10 years younger than him and his wife is online bashing the woman....🚮🚮🚮 Elsbeth and Kaya would never

ck @byck.bsky.social · 26d

Matlock gets the coverage Elsbeth deserves #Emmys #bb27

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Mayor Cooley @mayorcooley.bsky.social · 14h

The need for and practice of invention.

Quintessa Knight @quietblkgrl.blacksky.app · 14h

Last question! Thank you all so much for participating! Can’t wait to do this next week with you all and see all of your amazing quotes! 🤗

Q40: What do you love about being a writer?

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Mayor Cooley @mayorcooley.bsky.social · 14h

Palimpsest is a great word.

Quintessa Knight @quietblkgrl.blacksky.app · 15h

Q38: Do you have a favorite word you’ve been drawn to lately? Or a least favorite word you’ve dread having to type?