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(She/her/ma’am) 👩🏾‍🏫♿️Plant Lady. 👩🏾‍🌾Middle School Math Teacher @ Abbott Elementary; Hillman College Alum. Class of 8.5.2023. Dog Person 🐶. Nap taker. *sneeze weird and I’m blocking you* 📍Lenapehoking, New Jersey

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Go Birds💚🦅 @okoyessmile.bsky.social · Jan 15

Lost my buddy, my Boston Terrier, a year ago tomorrow. She was there when I was hospitalized, when my Dad died…my grad school study buddy, my sermon proofreader, my virtual school teacher’s aide❤️‍🩹❤️‍🩹❤️‍🩹 RIP ButtButt

A senior dog, Boston Terrier sticks her black and white face out of the window enjoying a car ride.
Car window is partially rolled up for safety

Go Birds💚🦅 @okoyessmile.bsky.social · 7h

Hillman College

Go Birds💚🦅 @okoyessmile.bsky.social · 7h

Why are you up?
It’s a school night.

Marcus Sniffles @marcussniffles.bsky.social · 9h

I was listening to someone talk about them wanting to see a Nicki/Kim Versuz…and i RESPECTFULLY thought to myself…does Kim have enough hits to fill the 20 song requirement? Again, RESPECTFULLY

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 8h

Lauryn Hill just shared a moving tribute to the late D’Angelo:

People need reflection.

I regret not having more time with you. Your undeniable beauty and talent were not of this world, and a presence not of this world needs protection in a world that covets light and the anointing of God. You sir, moved us, stirred us, inspired and even intimidated others to action with your genius. Thank you for being a beacon of light to a generation and beyond who had no
remembrance of the legacy that preceded us. Thank you for charting the course and for making
space during a time when no similar space really existed.

You imaged a unity of strength and sensitivity in Black manhood to a generation that only saw itself as having to be one or the other. It is my earnest prayer that you are in peace, far away from selfishness, fear and/or controlling interests. Far from possessiveness, far from greed, far from manipulation, far from exploitation, far from intentionally designed chaos and that you Brother are in peace, in bliss and in eternal light and fulfillment with our Father in heaven. I Love you and I miss you. May God grant peace and shelter to your family, true friends and genuine appreciators, Brother, King.

A photo of Lauryn Hill and D’Angelo, wearing black

Go Birds💚🦅 @okoyessmile.bsky.social · 8h

Affordable but lonely. Community college.

Affordable and slightly less lonely. My alma mater I sometimes call “Klan U”.🤣🤣🤣 Legit there used to be a klan camp on the land where campus extended to. My professor showed us.

nai THEE corpse bride 🦋 @astoldbynai.blacksky.app · 19h

9. What was college like for you?

Go Birds💚🦅 @okoyessmile.bsky.social · 8h

Now girl…

nai THEE corpse bride 🦋 @astoldbynai.blacksky.app · 19h

8. For people who went to college, what college did you go to?

Go Birds💚🦅 @okoyessmile.bsky.social · 8h

People at work keep asking “How are you doing?”

As if I am ever going to give anyone an honest answer?! 🙃

Honest answers are “unprofessional”.
And won’t do a lick of good because what is really going to change?🙃

a person giving a thumbs up in the water with the words me at work today below them

Alt: a person giving a thumbs up in the water with the words me at work today below them

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Go Birds💚🦅 @okoyessmile.bsky.social · 9h

Christmas!😋🤤

Mr. Crown @ambitiousapex.blacksky.app · 9h

Kerry Gold has flavored butter?

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Kindra Cotton @kindracotton.com · 9h

They really wanna make those tariffs hurt! SMH.

Mr. Crown @ambitiousapex.blacksky.app · 9h

Kerry Gold has flavored butter?

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Kevyn Richmond @kevynrichmond.bsky.social · 11h

I ran my credit card bill uhhhhh uhhha uuuuuuuup

Mace Windows @macewindows.bsky.social · 11h

I tried to dance it away
I tried to change it with my hair

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Ameri-Khan(Con)™️ @kelvinchuck92.bsky.social · 11h

Man, I had this on VHS as a kid. Spice Girls were the biggest group IN THE WORLD at that time

ANTY 👻 @anty.blacksky.app · 1d

Every day that passes without this film being on a streaming platform is a tragedy.

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overlyyork.bsky.social @overlyyork.bsky.social · 11h

I tried to put one in the air

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Mace Windows @macewindows.bsky.social · 11h

I tried to dance it away
I tried to change it with my hair

Go Birds💚🦅 @okoyessmile.bsky.social · 11h

Tabitha Brown and Wendy Williams

Go Birds💚🦅 @okoyessmile.bsky.social · 13h

B (123) X and Y… cause that’s how I make them.

Black and Bemused @negrodenoir.bsky.social · 15h

C1Z

Go Birds💚🦅 @okoyessmile.bsky.social · 14h

Drunk roommate peeing on the floor near my bestie.

nai THEE corpse bride 🦋 @astoldbynai.blacksky.app · 19h

14. What is your craziest college story?

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YNW Belly @rollupsonny.blacksky.app · 15h

Someone who realizes that you NEVER stop learning.

nai THEE corpse bride 🦋 @astoldbynai.blacksky.app · 19h

2. What screams intelligence to you?

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🥭🌻༺ 𝓜𝓪𝓷𝓰𝓱𝓸𝓮༻🌻🥭 @khay-lah-nee.bsky.social · 15h

All I know is they better not take Morgan Freeman or Julia Andrews before they take that man.

Go Birds💚🦅 @okoyessmile.bsky.social · 15h

🥰🤣IKTR

Go Birds💚🦅 @okoyessmile.bsky.social · 15h

I would have gone to an #HBCU after I transferring from community college. Rather than my PWI alma mater…

nai THEE corpse bride 🦋 @astoldbynai.blacksky.app · 19h

13. If you could do college over, what would you do different?

Go Birds💚🦅 @okoyessmile.bsky.social · 16h

History.
Then Science.
Then Art.

nai THEE corpse bride 🦋 @astoldbynai.blacksky.app · 19h

1. What was your favorite subject in school?

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Spookyanna 🎃 @uhnopenottoday.blacksky.app · 16h

It was definitely a tie between history and science. I loved learning facts about the world we live in.

nai THEE corpse bride 🦋 @astoldbynai.blacksky.app · 19h

1. What was your favorite subject in school?

Go Birds💚🦅 @okoyessmile.bsky.social · 16h

😮‍💨

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Jae @itssxjae.blacksky.app · 16h

Nothing Even Matters (feat. D'Angelo) by Lauryn Hill on Apple Music

Song · 1998 · Duration 5:50

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Spookyanna 🎃 @uhnopenottoday.blacksky.app · 16h

The ability to not only thoroughly understand a concept, but to be able to communicate it in a way that others understand

nai THEE corpse bride 🦋 @astoldbynai.blacksky.app · 19h

2. What screams intelligence to you?

Go Birds💚🦅 @okoyessmile.bsky.social · 16h

😒 Because look here…

ʜᴀᴄᴋᴀʀʏ ʙɪɴx @chaclo.blacksky.app · 17h

Hey Death, I need you to lock in, bro.