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@drxyan.bsky.social

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She/her 🚫 DMs Blackity Black Black, if you don’t like that, you’re whackity whack whack *scholar * voracious reader * racial justice and healing * educator * critically literate * funniest person ever * mom * and I’ve probably been there/done that *

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Xyan @drxyan.bsky.social · Nov 26

🧵 I hear we’re swearing off shopping on Black Friday. I want to propose people shop Black owned businesses. Keep the money circulating in our community, micro reparations for non-Black ppl.

I’m adding Black owned businesses I frequent, please feel free to add your own. LFG.

Xyan @drxyan.bsky.social · 8h

Perhaps the most protest/resistance country star would be Johnny Cash. And the best song is The Man in Black.

youtu.be/dY8_vZXo8oY?...

Johnny Cash - Man in black with lyrics

YouTube video by Barbara Pellegatta

Xyan @drxyan.bsky.social · 8h

So, protest/resistance music. I started a thread that I’ll add to (hopefully) of metal protest/resistance music.

There are so many excellent protest songs, across generations and genres.

This 🧵 is country, cuz I’ve heard a few bangers recently.

youtu.be/qtt-DhGs89w?...

YouTube video by Jack Nelson - Topic

Xyan @drxyan.bsky.social · 15h

Sadly, I know. That’s my white side. It’s the biggest lie of my childhood. I get it. Just wish people could do the learning and apply that to their lives.

Xyan @drxyan.bsky.social · 15h

Right? They need a checklist, a “honey do” list, something. And clearly, this person who is specifically not addressing this basic question is waiting for someone to direct them to that checklist. But, like others have said, they’ve had over 400 years to prepare. So, 🤷🏽‍♀️

Xyan @drxyan.bsky.social · 15h

Don’t forget the book lists. They really like reading lists. As if learning can become knowledge without action - just like how they planned to take care of racism from the start, a little bit of learning but little action.

Xyan @drxyan.bsky.social · 15h

This must a be a first. A laughable embarrassing first. I’m enjoying this too much. The layers of irony are just, 💋

Xyan @drxyan.bsky.social · 15h

Omg! Same! The way I cackled! I’ll take whatever little glimmers of joy I can in these mean streets. The final decision in a rap battle actually made it to the courts. The court of public opinion already decided Drake is a giant loser. Now, we got confirmation. 😂

Xyan @drxyan.bsky.social · 15h

This probably made me happier than it should.

In the dictionary, they could just use Drake’s image to illustrate the word ‘loser’.

Anyways, back to the drudgery of everything sucking all at one, all the time.

Find joy where you can.

Erik Uebelacker @uebey.bsky.social · 15h

NEW: Drake loses his defamation case against Kendrick Lamar over the “Not Like Us” lyrics.

More coming @courthousenews.bsky.social

Xyan @drxyan.bsky.social · 19h

Also can’t have protest/resistance metal without System.

youtu.be/zUzd9KyIDrM?...

System Of A Down - B.Y.O.B. (Official HD Video)

YouTube video by systemofadownVEVO

Xyan @drxyan.bsky.social · 19h

Can’t have metal protest/resistance music without Rage.

youtu.be/sBvFed1Smok?...

Rage Against the Machine - Killing In The Name (Album Version) (Lyric video)

YouTube video by CherryPop

Xyan @drxyan.bsky.social · 19h

This one isn’t necessarily protest music but it is to me and it has gotten super heavy rotation in my playlist since the election.

youtu.be/l9VFg44H2z8?...

Five Finger Death Punch - Wash It All Away (Explicit)

YouTube video by 5FDPVEVO

Xyan @drxyan.bsky.social · 19h

I was raised by hippies, so protest/resistance music is kinda one of my special interests.

I’ve been thinking of creating a protest/resistance music thread. Don’t know how committed I am to that, so I’ll see how it goes.

For now, here’s one of my faves.

youtu.be/zpc-xJwXmyw?...

Black Sabbath - War Pigs (Lyrics) HQ Audio 🎵

YouTube video by Rock The Soul

Xyan @drxyan.bsky.social · 20h

When country artists start making resistance songs, I gotta feel a little more hope that some of the cult members will start waking up.

Xyan @drxyan.bsky.social · 1d

I’ve been searching my brain for the right words. Thank you for naming it. Cuz, yeah. That’s it.

Xyan @drxyan.bsky.social · 1d

Learning only becomes knowledge through action.

What have you learned in the last decade or so that you have put into action?

How so?

Xyan @drxyan.bsky.social · 2d

I’m most concerned with our surviving and thriving. And if that gets people bent out of shape, that’s a them problem. Seems ever single group in this country can have a preference for their own except us. Wonder why that is. 🤔

Xyan @drxyan.bsky.social · 2d

One of my good friends says, that when a Black trans woman can walk down the street, free from harassment and violence, we’ll know we’ve reached equity. The only thing I’d add to that is to make this fictional person Black, trans, disabled, and low income - I might add immigrant. But I digress.

Xyan @drxyan.bsky.social · 2d

Black issues are human rights issues. Black issues are NOT niche issues. We’ve fought for the rights and liberties of every single group. Every one.

While I’m concerned for everybody, my energy, talents, and focus are centered on Black people and our full liberation, across every intersectionality

Author Myron J. Clifton @deardean22.bsky.social · 2d

A few months ago I said I didn’t care who was mayor of nyc. I lost followers who demanded I care

I checked to see if they’d tweeted about California’s prop 50 and how my state is trying to counter Texas gerrymandering & disenfranchisement of Black voters.

None have

Xyan @drxyan.bsky.social · 2d

Spitting bars today! 👏🏽

Xyan @drxyan.bsky.social · 2d

Omg! The egret came back to our little pond! I’m so excited. And the heron was there too. He stalked the egret for a quick minute, then they both went to their sides of the pond. Gorgeous birds.

Egret in pond, grass in the background

Egret in pond, grass in background

Black Goldendoodle noticing the egret in the pond, the egret noticing the dood. Grass and apartments in the background.

Blue heron stalking an egret in a pond. Apartments and grass in background.

Xyan @drxyan.bsky.social · 3d

Right?

Xyan @drxyan.bsky.social · 4d

What always gets me, is every family reunion or when telling family stories, there’s always at least one cousin who had some childhood disease that one summer, who now has a cognitive or physical disability or died. A disease that we now have safe vaccines to prevent. But even that is too much.

Xyan @drxyan.bsky.social · 4d

I keep hearing a bunch of whiny white farmers who can’t sell their soybeans to China. Some are feeling it. But not enough of them have been hit with the full weight of it yet.

Xyan @drxyan.bsky.social · 4d

I mean, the literacy rates in this country have been declining, the average reading age is 6th grade, people can’t name the 3 branches of government, don’t know how elections work. It might be asking too much for them to learn history. Idk. We might be asking too much from people who just can’t.

Xyan @drxyan.bsky.social · 4d

Yup. Might change how they see their memaw and pawpaw and thereby, their own inheritances and mediocrity. Can’t have that.