amadi ozier
@killinitsmalls.bsky.social
dr professor at UW-Madison - humor and black literature - free housing, free abortion, abolish the police
what my tax return is getting me
February 10, 2026 at 9:09 AM
what my tax return is getting me
We asked people:
How have you felt isolated?
How have you built community?
▶️ Watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=k88T...
Read in ATUN newsletter: atun-rsia.org/newsletter @atun_rsia
Read on Substack: killinitsmalls.substack.com/p/you-cannot...
How have you felt isolated?
How have you built community?
▶️ Watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=k88T...
Read in ATUN newsletter: atun-rsia.org/newsletter @atun_rsia
Read on Substack: killinitsmalls.substack.com/p/you-cannot...
February 6, 2026 at 12:38 PM
We asked people:
How have you felt isolated?
How have you built community?
▶️ Watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=k88T...
Read in ATUN newsletter: atun-rsia.org/newsletter @atun_rsia
Read on Substack: killinitsmalls.substack.com/p/you-cannot...
How have you felt isolated?
How have you built community?
▶️ Watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=k88T...
Read in ATUN newsletter: atun-rsia.org/newsletter @atun_rsia
Read on Substack: killinitsmalls.substack.com/p/you-cannot...
talk to an Android user is like talking to someone from the future
February 2, 2026 at 8:10 PM
talk to an Android user is like talking to someone from the future
When I left the Crown Heights Care Collective , no one wanted the passwords. Like I was holding a live grenade
Too much pressure !
This time around, I didn’t wait for volunteers. I gave 22 people the passwords and went on vacation
substack.com/@killinitsma...
Too much pressure !
This time around, I didn’t wait for volunteers. I gave 22 people the passwords and went on vacation
substack.com/@killinitsma...
How to Pass the Torch: Lessons from Chicago's Community Defense
Stop Hoarding Knowledge! Here’s How Sharing Makes You Stronger
substack.com
January 27, 2026 at 9:32 AM
When I left the Crown Heights Care Collective , no one wanted the passwords. Like I was holding a live grenade
Too much pressure !
This time around, I didn’t wait for volunteers. I gave 22 people the passwords and went on vacation
substack.com/@killinitsma...
Too much pressure !
This time around, I didn’t wait for volunteers. I gave 22 people the passwords and went on vacation
substack.com/@killinitsma...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=g1xv...
humankind has not woven the web of life
we are but one thread in it
whatever we do to the web
we do to ourselves
humankind has not woven the web of life
we are but one thread in it
whatever we do to the web
we do to ourselves
Snow Raven - WEB OF LIFE | Live at LUMA Festival x Mindscape Studio
YouTube video by SNOW RAVEN
www.youtube.com
January 25, 2026 at 12:50 PM
www.youtube.com/watch?v=g1xv...
humankind has not woven the web of life
we are but one thread in it
whatever we do to the web
we do to ourselves
humankind has not woven the web of life
we are but one thread in it
whatever we do to the web
we do to ourselves
Beyond lucky for my time as a Schomburg Fellow during the Schomburg Center’s 100-year centennial celebration
• Minstrel show guidebook
• Early organizing guides for block organizations
• Ann Petry’s journal…… says do not read, so I did not
• Union contract: Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters
• Minstrel show guidebook
• Early organizing guides for block organizations
• Ann Petry’s journal…… says do not read, so I did not
• Union contract: Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters
January 22, 2026 at 10:44 AM
Beyond lucky for my time as a Schomburg Fellow during the Schomburg Center’s 100-year centennial celebration
• Minstrel show guidebook
• Early organizing guides for block organizations
• Ann Petry’s journal…… says do not read, so I did not
• Union contract: Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters
• Minstrel show guidebook
• Early organizing guides for block organizations
• Ann Petry’s journal…… says do not read, so I did not
• Union contract: Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters
I like to imagine radiating light, warmth, and peace to people I’m in conflict with 🌷
If they reject it, that warming energy returns to you ☀️
If they reject it, that warming energy returns to you ☀️
January 21, 2026 at 11:05 AM
I like to imagine radiating light, warmth, and peace to people I’m in conflict with 🌷
If they reject it, that warming energy returns to you ☀️
If they reject it, that warming energy returns to you ☀️
Last year, I came up with the tagline “not going anywhere” for the Crown Heights Tenant Union
Union of Pinnacle Tenants (newer) has adopted “not going anywhere” as their tagline for all of their promo materials
A lil thing, but a reminder of Octavia Butler: “All that you touch You Change”
Union of Pinnacle Tenants (newer) has adopted “not going anywhere” as their tagline for all of their promo materials
A lil thing, but a reminder of Octavia Butler: “All that you touch You Change”
January 17, 2026 at 11:45 AM
Last year, I came up with the tagline “not going anywhere” for the Crown Heights Tenant Union
Union of Pinnacle Tenants (newer) has adopted “not going anywhere” as their tagline for all of their promo materials
A lil thing, but a reminder of Octavia Butler: “All that you touch You Change”
Union of Pinnacle Tenants (newer) has adopted “not going anywhere” as their tagline for all of their promo materials
A lil thing, but a reminder of Octavia Butler: “All that you touch You Change”
Whatever we do to the web we do to ourselves
January 15, 2026 at 1:25 PM
Whatever we do to the web we do to ourselves
Reposted by amadi ozier
Please signal. I would love to see your virtues.
January 12, 2026 at 2:02 PM
Please signal. I would love to see your virtues.
PART 2 - wrote an essay on CHTU's 2025 Congress. decision-making is most effective when grounded in real relationships and a shared political program
as someone said, "We are a community, let's act like it!"
read here: open.substack.com/pub/killinit...
as someone said, "We are a community, let's act like it!"
read here: open.substack.com/pub/killinit...
Decisions = Community, Not Just Meetings (CHTU Congress, Part 2)
Recap from the 2025 Congress: "We are a community, let's act like it!"
open.substack.com
January 9, 2026 at 1:25 PM
PART 2 - wrote an essay on CHTU's 2025 Congress. decision-making is most effective when grounded in real relationships and a shared political program
as someone said, "We are a community, let's act like it!"
read here: open.substack.com/pub/killinit...
as someone said, "We are a community, let's act like it!"
read here: open.substack.com/pub/killinit...
watching the episode of Doctor Who that was banned in at least 1 country because the aliens look too much like penises
January 4, 2026 at 9:06 AM
watching the episode of Doctor Who that was banned in at least 1 country because the aliens look too much like penises
150 people have taken the Movement Personality Quiz!
Take the Quiz: amadiozier.com/movement-per...
Find your movement archetype: Dreamer, Rebel, Builder, Guide, Caretaker, or Experimenter.
Do you challenge power, create structure, build relationships, or learn through trial and error?
Take the Quiz: amadiozier.com/movement-per...
Find your movement archetype: Dreamer, Rebel, Builder, Guide, Caretaker, or Experimenter.
Do you challenge power, create structure, build relationships, or learn through trial and error?
January 3, 2026 at 12:10 PM
150 people have taken the Movement Personality Quiz!
Take the Quiz: amadiozier.com/movement-per...
Find your movement archetype: Dreamer, Rebel, Builder, Guide, Caretaker, or Experimenter.
Do you challenge power, create structure, build relationships, or learn through trial and error?
Take the Quiz: amadiozier.com/movement-per...
Find your movement archetype: Dreamer, Rebel, Builder, Guide, Caretaker, or Experimenter.
Do you challenge power, create structure, build relationships, or learn through trial and error?
action shots from 2025
Crown Heights Tenant Union Congress
Socialism Conference w the Autonomous Tenant Union Network
James Joyce Society @joycesociety.bsky.social
Save Dairy Drive rally
Crown Heights Tenant Union Congress
Socialism Conference w the Autonomous Tenant Union Network
James Joyce Society @joycesociety.bsky.social
Save Dairy Drive rally
January 1, 2026 at 10:09 AM
action shots from 2025
Crown Heights Tenant Union Congress
Socialism Conference w the Autonomous Tenant Union Network
James Joyce Society @joycesociety.bsky.social
Save Dairy Drive rally
Crown Heights Tenant Union Congress
Socialism Conference w the Autonomous Tenant Union Network
James Joyce Society @joycesociety.bsky.social
Save Dairy Drive rally
we don’t have to choose between hyperlocal organizing and union-wide structures, but create pathways between them.
we want buildings to be self-sustaining, but also connected to a broader movement
read more: killinitsmalls.substack.com/publish/post...
we want buildings to be self-sustaining, but also connected to a broader movement
read more: killinitsmalls.substack.com/publish/post...
Hyperlocal Organizing to Find Your Real Base (CHTU Congress, Part 1)
A Recap from the Crown Heights Tenant Union’s 2025 Congress
killinitsmalls.substack.com
December 19, 2025 at 5:41 AM
we don’t have to choose between hyperlocal organizing and union-wide structures, but create pathways between them.
we want buildings to be self-sustaining, but also connected to a broader movement
read more: killinitsmalls.substack.com/publish/post...
we want buildings to be self-sustaining, but also connected to a broader movement
read more: killinitsmalls.substack.com/publish/post...
October 12, 1946 - Henrietta Johnson was evicted for complaining about a rathole under the kitchen sink
"Because I complained, the landlord told the super not to take my rent"
She was evicted, but neighbors moved her back in
"Because I complained, the landlord told the super not to take my rent"
She was evicted, but neighbors moved her back in
December 5, 2025 at 10:49 AM
October 12, 1946 - Henrietta Johnson was evicted for complaining about a rathole under the kitchen sink
"Because I complained, the landlord told the super not to take my rent"
She was evicted, but neighbors moved her back in
"Because I complained, the landlord told the super not to take my rent"
She was evicted, but neighbors moved her back in
Why does James Joyce’s Ulysses -- a novel set in Dublin with zero Black characters -- use the N-word so often?
Why is American racial imagery everywhere in it?
Blackface minstrelsy shaped Europe’s idea of “America”
short version: open.substack.com/pub/killinit...
Why is American racial imagery everywhere in it?
Blackface minstrelsy shaped Europe’s idea of “America”
short version: open.substack.com/pub/killinit...
November 30, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Why does James Joyce’s Ulysses -- a novel set in Dublin with zero Black characters -- use the N-word so often?
Why is American racial imagery everywhere in it?
Blackface minstrelsy shaped Europe’s idea of “America”
short version: open.substack.com/pub/killinit...
Why is American racial imagery everywhere in it?
Blackface minstrelsy shaped Europe’s idea of “America”
short version: open.substack.com/pub/killinit...
someone said: "u do not need political permission to not like someone's vibe" 💯💕
November 25, 2025 at 10:37 AM
someone said: "u do not need political permission to not like someone's vibe" 💯💕
Huey P. Newton: “He understood that whether he lived or died, the crucial point was that his work would live on--that the people would carry on the fight in his absence”
November 24, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Huey P. Newton: “He understood that whether he lived or died, the crucial point was that his work would live on--that the people would carry on the fight in his absence”
I co-founded the Crown Heights CARE Collective in 2022, four months before I left NYC.
I wanted to created a spark hot + contagious enough to outlast me ... and I did !
read how: open.substack.com/pub/killinit...
I wanted to created a spark hot + contagious enough to outlast me ... and I did !
read how: open.substack.com/pub/killinit...
November 16, 2025 at 1:13 PM
I co-founded the Crown Heights CARE Collective in 2022, four months before I left NYC.
I wanted to created a spark hot + contagious enough to outlast me ... and I did !
read how: open.substack.com/pub/killinit...
I wanted to created a spark hot + contagious enough to outlast me ... and I did !
read how: open.substack.com/pub/killinit...
New playlist - “Winter feels like summer” 💕👒
Tidal: tidal.com/playlist/7a2...
Transfer to any other platform: tunemymusic.com/share/YR6KHf...
!! Take a nature walk - Protest pleasure music. 🎵 Soul, reggae, punk, R&B, and hip-hop. Nina Simone, Jill Scott.
Tidal: tidal.com/playlist/7a2...
Transfer to any other platform: tunemymusic.com/share/YR6KHf...
!! Take a nature walk - Protest pleasure music. 🎵 Soul, reggae, punk, R&B, and hip-hop. Nina Simone, Jill Scott.
winter feels like summer 💕👒
Playlist - winter feels like summer 💕👒 - 91 items
tidal.com
November 13, 2025 at 8:15 PM
New playlist - “Winter feels like summer” 💕👒
Tidal: tidal.com/playlist/7a2...
Transfer to any other platform: tunemymusic.com/share/YR6KHf...
!! Take a nature walk - Protest pleasure music. 🎵 Soul, reggae, punk, R&B, and hip-hop. Nina Simone, Jill Scott.
Tidal: tidal.com/playlist/7a2...
Transfer to any other platform: tunemymusic.com/share/YR6KHf...
!! Take a nature walk - Protest pleasure music. 🎵 Soul, reggae, punk, R&B, and hip-hop. Nina Simone, Jill Scott.
my first essay out now -- "How to Pass The Torch" 🤸🤸 -- Stop Hoarding Knowledge! Here’s how sharing makes you stronger
open.substack.com/pub/killinit...
open.substack.com/pub/killinit...
How to Pass the Torch: Lessons from Chicago's Community Defense
Stop Hoarding Knowledge! Here’s How Sharing Makes You Stronger
open.substack.com
November 8, 2025 at 6:38 PM
my first essay out now -- "How to Pass The Torch" 🤸🤸 -- Stop Hoarding Knowledge! Here’s how sharing makes you stronger
open.substack.com/pub/killinit...
open.substack.com/pub/killinit...
Scientists in the early 1900s hoped that black people would become extinct by 1950
Their math was bad 😉
insurance salesman 🤡 Frantz L. Hoffman, Race Traits & Tendencies of the American Negro, 1896
vs
mathematician Kelly Miller, “Review of Race Traits & Tendencies,” 1898
Their math was bad 😉
insurance salesman 🤡 Frantz L. Hoffman, Race Traits & Tendencies of the American Negro, 1896
vs
mathematician Kelly Miller, “Review of Race Traits & Tendencies,” 1898
November 4, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Scientists in the early 1900s hoped that black people would become extinct by 1950
Their math was bad 😉
insurance salesman 🤡 Frantz L. Hoffman, Race Traits & Tendencies of the American Negro, 1896
vs
mathematician Kelly Miller, “Review of Race Traits & Tendencies,” 1898
Their math was bad 😉
insurance salesman 🤡 Frantz L. Hoffman, Race Traits & Tendencies of the American Negro, 1896
vs
mathematician Kelly Miller, “Review of Race Traits & Tendencies,” 1898
Movements run on neurochemistry as much as strategy
Dopamine Organizing: Buzz & Wins 🧁🤩
Cortisol + Adrenaline Organizing: Crisis Mode 🧗🏾🆘
Oxytocin Organizing: Bonding & Relationships 🐶🤝
Serotonin Organizing: Stability 🧘🏾🍲
get stuck in 1 mode (bad) or balance the mix
Dopamine Organizing: Buzz & Wins 🧁🤩
Cortisol + Adrenaline Organizing: Crisis Mode 🧗🏾🆘
Oxytocin Organizing: Bonding & Relationships 🐶🤝
Serotonin Organizing: Stability 🧘🏾🍲
get stuck in 1 mode (bad) or balance the mix
1 thing I'd do differently 💛
I think when we started, I built the Crown Heights Care Collective’s internal infrastructure too much around social media (Instagram, Signal)
it can reward quick reactions, cross-talk 💕💕
dopamine organizing = burnout
I think when we started, I built the Crown Heights Care Collective’s internal infrastructure too much around social media (Instagram, Signal)
it can reward quick reactions, cross-talk 💕💕
dopamine organizing = burnout
October 4, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Movements run on neurochemistry as much as strategy
Dopamine Organizing: Buzz & Wins 🧁🤩
Cortisol + Adrenaline Organizing: Crisis Mode 🧗🏾🆘
Oxytocin Organizing: Bonding & Relationships 🐶🤝
Serotonin Organizing: Stability 🧘🏾🍲
get stuck in 1 mode (bad) or balance the mix
Dopamine Organizing: Buzz & Wins 🧁🤩
Cortisol + Adrenaline Organizing: Crisis Mode 🧗🏾🆘
Oxytocin Organizing: Bonding & Relationships 🐶🤝
Serotonin Organizing: Stability 🧘🏾🍲
get stuck in 1 mode (bad) or balance the mix
someone recently asked me for book recs
Cane, Jean Toomer
Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, Harriet Jacobs (intro by Evie Shockley)
For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When The Rainbow Is Enuf, Ntzonge Shange
In the Mecca, Gwendolyn Brooks
Corregidora, Gayl Jones
Cane, Jean Toomer
Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, Harriet Jacobs (intro by Evie Shockley)
For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When The Rainbow Is Enuf, Ntzonge Shange
In the Mecca, Gwendolyn Brooks
Corregidora, Gayl Jones
October 2, 2025 at 12:50 PM
someone recently asked me for book recs
Cane, Jean Toomer
Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, Harriet Jacobs (intro by Evie Shockley)
For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When The Rainbow Is Enuf, Ntzonge Shange
In the Mecca, Gwendolyn Brooks
Corregidora, Gayl Jones
Cane, Jean Toomer
Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, Harriet Jacobs (intro by Evie Shockley)
For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When The Rainbow Is Enuf, Ntzonge Shange
In the Mecca, Gwendolyn Brooks
Corregidora, Gayl Jones