Jackie Summers
@jackfrombkln.bsky.social
Griot. Brujo. America's first licensed Black distiller. James Beard Finalist. Creator Sorel Liqueur.
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Gen Z drinkers are reshaping the spirits world, favoring authentic flavor, sustainability, and story over high proof. Explore how modifiers like aperitifs and liqueurs — and upstarts such as Chinola —...
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Big liquor brands sold the story of authenticity without investing in the product integrity to back it up. Education raised the bar. The product limboed under it. Today on @foodandwine.com How 25 Years of Education Accidentally Created the Ultimate Brand Agnostics
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February 3, 2026 at 7:15 PM
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The Cost Of Truth
The only acceptable amount of cancer is none. Being a little less racist is like having a little less cancer. We can love each other and still agree: the cancer has to die.
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#BlackHistoryMonth
The only acceptable amount of cancer is none. Being a little less racist is like having a little less cancer. We can love each other and still agree: the cancer has to die.
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#BlackHistoryMonth
The Cost Of Truth
When inconvenience becomes imperative—and then life-threatening.
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February 2, 2026 at 8:38 PM
The Cost Of Truth
The only acceptable amount of cancer is none. Being a little less racist is like having a little less cancer. We can love each other and still agree: the cancer has to die.
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#BlackHistoryMonth
The only acceptable amount of cancer is none. Being a little less racist is like having a little less cancer. We can love each other and still agree: the cancer has to die.
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#BlackHistoryMonth
The history of Blackness in this country is proof fascism can be beaten. It’s a 400-year old field manual, written in blood. Black people in the United States outlived the lie.
If they could have killed every last one of us, they’d have done it.
#BlackHistoryMonth
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If they could have killed every last one of us, they’d have done it.
#BlackHistoryMonth
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Why Black History Matters
When fascism ain't new but it's new to you.
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February 1, 2026 at 7:11 PM
The history of Blackness in this country is proof fascism can be beaten. It’s a 400-year old field manual, written in blood. Black people in the United States outlived the lie.
If they could have killed every last one of us, they’d have done it.
#BlackHistoryMonth
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If they could have killed every last one of us, they’d have done it.
#BlackHistoryMonth
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That’s how we win. Study what they’re trying to hide.
Don’t just survive. Outlive the lie.
Why Black History Matters
When fascism ain't new but it's new to you.
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Don’t just survive. Outlive the lie.
Why Black History Matters
When fascism ain't new but it's new to you.
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Why Black History Matters
When fascism ain't new but it's new to you.
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January 28, 2026 at 7:04 PM
That’s how we win. Study what they’re trying to hide.
Don’t just survive. Outlive the lie.
Why Black History Matters
When fascism ain't new but it's new to you.
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Don’t just survive. Outlive the lie.
Why Black History Matters
When fascism ain't new but it's new to you.
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‘Sup. I’m Jackie Summers.
Some of y’all have been here from day one. A lot of y’all are new, so allow me to reintroduce myself.
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Some of y’all have been here from day one. A lot of y’all are new, so allow me to reintroduce myself.
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Allow Me To Reintroduce Myself
Welcome to my corner of the web. Wipe your feet, kick off your shoes, get cozy.
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January 27, 2026 at 5:04 PM
‘Sup. I’m Jackie Summers.
Some of y’all have been here from day one. A lot of y’all are new, so allow me to reintroduce myself.
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Some of y’all have been here from day one. A lot of y’all are new, so allow me to reintroduce myself.
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This from @jackfrombkln.bsky.social is essential reading
"The entire history of change is ordinary people in extraordinary times, choosing tiny acts of decency."
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"The entire history of change is ordinary people in extraordinary times, choosing tiny acts of decency."
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Not In The Streets, Still In The Fight
Concrete ways to resist when marching isn’t your role.
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January 26, 2026 at 7:59 PM
This from @jackfrombkln.bsky.social is essential reading
"The entire history of change is ordinary people in extraordinary times, choosing tiny acts of decency."
jackiesummers1.substack.com/p/not-in-the...
"The entire history of change is ordinary people in extraordinary times, choosing tiny acts of decency."
jackiesummers1.substack.com/p/not-in-the...
January 26, 2026 at 7:57 PM
Not In The Streets, Still In The Fight
Concrete ways to resist when marching isn’t your role.
Not everyone is ride or die. Some of y’all are ride or bail money.
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Concrete ways to resist when marching isn’t your role.
Not everyone is ride or die. Some of y’all are ride or bail money.
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Not In The Streets, Still In The Fight
Concrete ways to resist when marching isn’t your role.
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January 26, 2026 at 4:52 PM
Not In The Streets, Still In The Fight
Concrete ways to resist when marching isn’t your role.
Not everyone is ride or die. Some of y’all are ride or bail money.
jackiesummers1.substack.com/p/not-in-the...
Concrete ways to resist when marching isn’t your role.
Not everyone is ride or die. Some of y’all are ride or bail money.
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This is a long one - but a lot of important tips and history. If you read nothing else, remember:
"Empire can handle outrage. It has no defense against empathy at scale." - Jackie Summers
"Empire can handle outrage. It has no defense against empathy at scale." - Jackie Summers
If you choose to go out, you need more than vibes. You need a plan. This is about maximizing safety and impact. Not about looking brave on Instagram.
If you’re going out, your first job is coming home.
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If you’re going out, your first job is coming home.
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Field Notes for a Cracking An Empire
How to stay alive when the fight arrives at your door.
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January 25, 2026 at 6:46 PM
This is a long one - but a lot of important tips and history. If you read nothing else, remember:
"Empire can handle outrage. It has no defense against empathy at scale." - Jackie Summers
"Empire can handle outrage. It has no defense against empathy at scale." - Jackie Summers
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January 25, 2026 at 4:22 PM
Reposted by Jackie Summers
“Empire can handle outrage. It has no defense against empathy at scale.” Please read this from Jackie Summers:
If you choose to go out, you need more than vibes. You need a plan. This is about maximizing safety and impact. Not about looking brave on Instagram.
If you’re going out, your first job is coming home.
substack.com/home/post/p-...
If you’re going out, your first job is coming home.
substack.com/home/post/p-...
Field Notes for a Cracking An Empire
How to stay alive when the fight arrives at your door.
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January 25, 2026 at 12:48 AM
“Empire can handle outrage. It has no defense against empathy at scale.” Please read this from Jackie Summers:
If you choose to go out, you need more than vibes. You need a plan. This is about maximizing safety and impact. Not about looking brave on Instagram.
If you’re going out, your first job is coming home.
substack.com/home/post/p-...
If you’re going out, your first job is coming home.
substack.com/home/post/p-...
Field Notes for a Cracking An Empire
How to stay alive when the fight arrives at your door.
substack.com
January 25, 2026 at 12:34 AM
If you choose to go out, you need more than vibes. You need a plan. This is about maximizing safety and impact. Not about looking brave on Instagram.
If you’re going out, your first job is coming home.
substack.com/home/post/p-...
If you’re going out, your first job is coming home.
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If you want to save democracy, study Black history.
Too often this turns our suffering into entertainment. Turn off the trauma porn. We did not become unbreakable on grit alone. We learned to treat joy as infrastructure, not reward.
Joy floats.
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Too often this turns our suffering into entertainment. Turn off the trauma porn. We did not become unbreakable on grit alone. We learned to treat joy as infrastructure, not reward.
Joy floats.
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Black Balloons
On oppression, joy, and the aerodynamics of survival.
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January 22, 2026 at 6:09 PM
If you want to save democracy, study Black history.
Too often this turns our suffering into entertainment. Turn off the trauma porn. We did not become unbreakable on grit alone. We learned to treat joy as infrastructure, not reward.
Joy floats.
jackiesummers1.substack.com/p/black-ball...
Too often this turns our suffering into entertainment. Turn off the trauma porn. We did not become unbreakable on grit alone. We learned to treat joy as infrastructure, not reward.
Joy floats.
jackiesummers1.substack.com/p/black-ball...
Stay Your Black Ass At Home
For grown-folk who've done the work and deserve a nap.
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For grown-folk who've done the work and deserve a nap.
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Stay Your Black Ass At Home
For grown-folk who've done the work and deserve a nap.
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January 19, 2026 at 8:06 PM
Stay Your Black Ass At Home
For grown-folk who've done the work and deserve a nap.
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For grown-folk who've done the work and deserve a nap.
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January 19, 2026 at 4:58 PM
Whatever your day holds, whatever this crazy year holds, I wish you at least one soft place to land. One human, one place, one fur baby. A shower floor where you don’t have to be impressive, articulate, or strong.
Where your job description is “alive” and that’s it.
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Where your job description is “alive” and that’s it.
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A Soft Place To Land
When hard times require soft spaces.
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January 15, 2026 at 5:33 PM
Whatever your day holds, whatever this crazy year holds, I wish you at least one soft place to land. One human, one place, one fur baby. A shower floor where you don’t have to be impressive, articulate, or strong.
Where your job description is “alive” and that’s it.
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Where your job description is “alive” and that’s it.
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Them becomes we when enough of us have had enough.
The Cost Of The Narrative
When losing feels worse than winning feels good.
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The Cost Of The Narrative
When losing feels worse than winning feels good.
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The Cost Of The Narrative
When losing feels worse than winning feels good.
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January 13, 2026 at 4:04 PM
Them becomes we when enough of us have had enough.
The Cost Of The Narrative
When losing feels worse than winning feels good.
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The Cost Of The Narrative
When losing feels worse than winning feels good.
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Water responds to resistance by redistributing energy.
Unless you add two parts cornstarch. Then fluids take off their earrings and go, “You talking to me?”
Welcome to oobleck: proof soft things don’t have to put up with bullshit.
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Unless you add two parts cornstarch. Then fluids take off their earrings and go, “You talking to me?”
Welcome to oobleck: proof soft things don’t have to put up with bullshit.
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Be Like The Nature of Oobleck
When softness becomes fuck around, find out.
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January 11, 2026 at 4:51 PM
Water responds to resistance by redistributing energy.
Unless you add two parts cornstarch. Then fluids take off their earrings and go, “You talking to me?”
Welcome to oobleck: proof soft things don’t have to put up with bullshit.
substack.com/home/post/p-...
Unless you add two parts cornstarch. Then fluids take off their earrings and go, “You talking to me?”
Welcome to oobleck: proof soft things don’t have to put up with bullshit.
substack.com/home/post/p-...
Your outrage is justified. It’s also unsustainable.
Empire knows how to fight outrage. It has no defense against empathy at scale.
#Minneapolis
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Empire knows how to fight outrage. It has no defense against empathy at scale.
#Minneapolis
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Army Of Us
On outrage, apathy, and empathy
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January 9, 2026 at 5:16 PM
Your outrage is justified. It’s also unsustainable.
Empire knows how to fight outrage. It has no defense against empathy at scale.
#Minneapolis
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Empire knows how to fight outrage. It has no defense against empathy at scale.
#Minneapolis
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Outrage will spike, trend, and decay. Empathy—the kind that admits ‘it can be us, it already was them’—is the only thing that’s ever changed anything.
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Empathy at Scale
When the protections of empire no longer protects you.
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January 8, 2026 at 2:51 PM
Outrage will spike, trend, and decay. Empathy—the kind that admits ‘it can be us, it already was them’—is the only thing that’s ever changed anything.
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The unstated law of white supremacy is white women's bodies should be “protected.” No white women? No more white people. For the most part, this law remains in effect.
Until it doesn't.
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Until it doesn't.
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Empathy at Scale
When the protections of empire no longer protects you.
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January 8, 2026 at 1:21 AM
The unstated law of white supremacy is white women's bodies should be “protected.” No white women? No more white people. For the most part, this law remains in effect.
Until it doesn't.
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Until it doesn't.
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There’s no greater metric of your desire to move forward than what you’re willing to leave behind.
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How To Get Where You're Going
On old tools and new truths.
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January 6, 2026 at 8:32 PM
There’s no greater metric of your desire to move forward than what you’re willing to leave behind.
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Legacy isn't an inevitable outcome of time passing. It is the result of material alignment, strategically applied to counteract invisibility and collapse temporal lag. If we don't disrupt the timeline, we will repeat it. Legacy is not what we remember later. Legacy is what we choose to resource now.
January 5, 2026 at 3:22 PM
Legacy isn't an inevitable outcome of time passing. It is the result of material alignment, strategically applied to counteract invisibility and collapse temporal lag. If we don't disrupt the timeline, we will repeat it. Legacy is not what we remember later. Legacy is what we choose to resource now.
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ACTIVIST. Griot. Brujo. America's first licensed Black distiller. James Beard Finalist, Summers is the founder of JackFromBrooklyn Inc. and the creator of the most-awarded American made liqueur of all...
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December 29, 2025 at 5:22 PM
In 2025 I wrote a small book on Substack.
64 essays. 62,000 words.
Subscribing is STILL free. If you subscribed, thank you.
If you're a paid subscriber, it cost you about $1.25 per essay.
If you’ve been reading along hit that subscribe button.
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64 essays. 62,000 words.
Subscribing is STILL free. If you subscribed, thank you.
If you're a paid subscriber, it cost you about $1.25 per essay.
If you’ve been reading along hit that subscribe button.
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