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“If they come for me in the morning, they will come for you in the night.” -Angela Davis •Avid 🧑🏾‍🌾 •Quote Enthusiast 📚 •✌🏾Protector, “DON’T disturb this groove!”~The System, 1987 👋🏾👋🏾👋🏾 to all the #Knubians

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LMJ @elleemmejaye.bsky.social · 9h

Combat veteran, Rig Madden

"You Guys are F*CKING TRAITORS!” Combat Veteran Sounds Off on ICE

YouTube video by Status Coup News

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Nikkolas Smith @4nikkolas.bsky.social · 15h

after millions of views and shares of my Portland Frog art. (thank you all🙏🏾) I got requests to highlight priests, and chickens, and Chicagoans, and T-Rexes, and more… all of us who refuse to bend the knee. so this is for US.
𝚂𝚝𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚃𝚊𝚕𝚕.
𝚆𝚎 𝚆𝚒𝚕𝚕 𝚆𝚒𝚗.

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LMJ @elleemmejaye.bsky.social · 10h

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LMJ @elleemmejaye.bsky.social · 11h

💃🏾✨💃🏾✨💃🏾✨

Soulful House in the Park | Black House Radio

YouTube video by Black House Radio

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LMJ @elleemmejaye.bsky.social · 1d

Sky Full of Elephants: A Conversation with Debut Novelist Cebo Campbell | Moderated by: Daniel Black

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Sky Full of Elephants: A Conversation with Debut Novelist Cebo Campbell moderated by Daniel Black

YouTube video by New Orleans Book Festival

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LMJ @elleemmejaye.bsky.social · 1d

That’s a beautiful cover.

LMJ @elleemmejaye.bsky.social · 1d

The pollinators are still around.
•Black Swallowtail Caterpillar
•Black Swallowtail Caterpillar
•American Lady Butterfly
•Honey Bees, I think…🤔

Black Swallowtail Caterpillar crawling on the edge of my raised garden bed.

Black Swallowtail resting on Curled Parsley

American Lady Butterfly pollinating an orange Zinnia flower

Bees pollinating yellow Kilimanjaro Marigold.

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LMJ @elleemmejaye.bsky.social · 1d

•Mini Harvest
🌱🌱🌱

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LMJ @elleemmejaye.bsky.social · 1d

•Hibiscus
•Gomphrena
•Cosmos
•Zinnia

The temps are dropping and the flowers are still blooming.

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LMJ @elleemmejaye.bsky.social · 1d

Morning dew is one thing, but FROST!?!? C’mon ma’am, Mother Earth…I ain’t ready for what’s to come.
❄️❄️❄️

My back garden and yes, that is FROST covering the grass.

My trusty companion-Pit mix with brindle coat
Odin, the King of Asgard

Another view of my garden. Despite the fluctuation in temps, things are still blooming. 🥰🥰🥰

LMJ @elleemmejaye.bsky.social · 2d

After listening to These Heathens by Mia McKenzie, which I absolutely L🫶🏾VED, I decided to read Skye Falling and I enjoyed it too.

Next up, Sky Full of Elephants. I’ve heard nothing but great things about it. Have you listened/read it?

Happy Listening/Reading!

#blackbooksky

The cover of Skye Falling, Mia McKenzie on audiobook

The cover of Sky Full of Elephants, Cebo Campbell on audiobook

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𝕊𝕢𝕦𝕖𝕒𝕜𝕪’𝕤 𝔻𝕒𝕦𝕘𝕙𝕥𝕖𝕣 @ajillionreasons.blacksky.app · 2d

Cooler nights are here…still have a bunch of green tomatoes

Banana peppers, jalapeños, bell peppers, tomatoes and an eggplant

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Dr. Allison Wiltz @allyfromnola.bsky.social · 3d

“If the white man gives you anything - just remember when he gets ready he will take it right back. We have to take for ourselves.”
—Fannie Lou Hamer

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LMJ @elleemmejaye.bsky.social · 3d

…Sleep don't come easy.

LMJ @elleemmejaye.bsky.social · 3d

“Let the rain kiss you. Let the rain beat upon your head with silver liquid drops. Let the rain sing you a lullaby.”
-Langston Hughes

•Bearded Iris

Purple reblooming Bearded Iris with raindrops

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LMJ @elleemmejaye.bsky.social · 4d

Alignment, thank you! 🙏🏾

Screenshot of my post on Bluesky.

“Your healing will open gateways for future descendants and ancestral bodies to finally be free of heavy generational weight. Take your time.”

-Ancestor Said, Ehime Ora

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𝕊𝕢𝕦𝕖𝕒𝕜𝕪’𝕤 𝔻𝕒𝕦𝕘𝕙𝕥𝕖𝕣 @ajillionreasons.blacksky.app · 4d

The flower that made me smile today

The side view of a dahlia who’s magenta petals aren’t fully unfurled yet

Purple/magenta dahlia petals against the green backdrop of an elephant ear leaf

A tiny Purple/magenta dahlia against a green elephant ear in the background

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Therapy for Black Girls @therapyforblackgirls.com · 4d

As we start a new week, remind yourself: rest is productive too.

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LMJ @elleemmejaye.bsky.social · 5d

You most assuredly did. 🙂

LMJ @elleemmejaye.bsky.social · 5d

I ain’t even gon’ front, I had to use the good old context clues for this one. But yeah, this introvert agrees.

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LMJ @elleemmejaye.bsky.social · 5d

I can definitely relate. Mine was 11 years ago and I swear it still an emotional rollercoaster. Hope you are surrounded by all the things that bring you comfort and good-gobs of joy during this time of healing/recovery.

LMJ @elleemmejaye.bsky.social · 6d

"Comparing ICE day-in and day-out to the Nazi Gestapo, the Secret Police, and slave patrols has consequences. The men and women of ICE and CBP are fathers and mothers, sons and daughters. They get up every morning to try and make our communities safer,” she continued.
🙄🙄🙄 Be 🤬 for real!!!

LMJ @elleemmejaye.bsky.social · 6d

Wow, this came up quick! I remember us discussing this briefly some weeks ago. You’re looking good. How are you feeling physically and mentally? (As much as you care to share)

Thinking of you, garden friend.

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LMJ @elleemmejaye.bsky.social · 6d

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LMJ @elleemmejaye.bsky.social · 6d

When I’m not in my garden trying to restore my soul, I am listening to/reading a book to escape the daily BS. I finished “These Heathens” and I absolutely enjoyed listening to it.

Next up:

•Sky Full of Elephants
•Skye Falling

#blackbooksky

Sky Full of Elephants, Cebo Campbell on audiobook

Skye Falling, Mia McKenzie on audiobook.