kukuwa.
@kukuwa.blacksky.app
(pronounced: koo•koo•wah) • she/her • 📚🇬🇭 • reader. writer. editor.
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Saying goodbye to dear friend + client DéLana R. A. Dameron, brilliant poet, novelist, equestrian, philanthropist, + all around Queen.Gone too soon.
“I believe my project as a writer who is also Black and Southern is to document the experience of Black, Southern folks across multiple generations."
“I believe my project as a writer who is also Black and Southern is to document the experience of Black, Southern folks across multiple generations."
Honoring DéLana R. A. Dameron
Her life was cut short but her legacy is lasting
theshipmanagency.substack.com
December 11, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Saying goodbye to dear friend + client DéLana R. A. Dameron, brilliant poet, novelist, equestrian, philanthropist, + all around Queen.Gone too soon.
“I believe my project as a writer who is also Black and Southern is to document the experience of Black, Southern folks across multiple generations."
“I believe my project as a writer who is also Black and Southern is to document the experience of Black, Southern folks across multiple generations."
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put my reading list on @cosmik.network's semble.so
rude1 '25 reading list (by Rudy wants revolution.) — Semble
View Rudy wants revolution.'s collection on Semble
semble.so
November 21, 2025 at 11:30 PM
put my reading list on @cosmik.network's semble.so
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I don’t want to formulate words yet, but my friend Alice Wong, @sfdirewolf.bsky.social of the Disability Visibility Project, has passed.
Here are the words she left behind:
www.instagram.com/p/DREMDNBjnq...
Here are the words she left behind:
www.instagram.com/p/DREMDNBjnq...
Alice Wong on Instagram: "ID: Yellow background with black text "This is Alice's friend Sandy Ho, posting. Per Alice's wishes, this message is being shared at the time of her passing. Hi everyone, it ...
423 likes, 73 comments - alicatsamurai on November 14, 2025: "ID: Yellow background with black text "This is Alice's friend Sandy Ho, posting. Per Alice's wishes, this message is being shared at the t...
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November 15, 2025 at 5:57 AM
I don’t want to formulate words yet, but my friend Alice Wong, @sfdirewolf.bsky.social of the Disability Visibility Project, has passed.
Here are the words she left behind:
www.instagram.com/p/DREMDNBjnq...
Here are the words she left behind:
www.instagram.com/p/DREMDNBjnq...
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Last year it was “Blacksky definitely won’t be it”
This year it’s “Oh you’re THAT Rudy! I follow your work”
Seattle, Cambridge, Maryland, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, Atlanta, Delaware, Chicago, LA, Barcelona, San Francisco, Berlin, D.C., Montreal <-- everywhere Blacksky showed up IRL 2025
This year it’s “Oh you’re THAT Rudy! I follow your work”
Seattle, Cambridge, Maryland, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, Atlanta, Delaware, Chicago, LA, Barcelona, San Francisco, Berlin, D.C., Montreal <-- everywhere Blacksky showed up IRL 2025
November 15, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Last year it was “Blacksky definitely won’t be it”
This year it’s “Oh you’re THAT Rudy! I follow your work”
Seattle, Cambridge, Maryland, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, Atlanta, Delaware, Chicago, LA, Barcelona, San Francisco, Berlin, D.C., Montreal <-- everywhere Blacksky showed up IRL 2025
This year it’s “Oh you’re THAT Rudy! I follow your work”
Seattle, Cambridge, Maryland, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, Atlanta, Delaware, Chicago, LA, Barcelona, San Francisco, Berlin, D.C., Montreal <-- everywhere Blacksky showed up IRL 2025
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Just imagining the meeting where they must have been like “they might cancel my flight? Time to kill the sick.”
November 10, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Just imagining the meeting where they must have been like “they might cancel my flight? Time to kill the sick.”
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thank you for the outpouring of support!
those of us laid off from Teen Vogue yesterday are now sharing our GoFundMe to help us cover our emergency expenses now that we've lost our incomes, as we get back on our feet.
those of us laid off from Teen Vogue yesterday are now sharing our GoFundMe to help us cover our emergency expenses now that we've lost our incomes, as we get back on our feet.
Donate to Help Laid-Off Teen Vogue Staffers Recover, organized by Lexi McMenamin
More than half the team at Teen Vogue was laid off this week by our parent co… Lexi McMenamin needs your support for Help Laid-Off Teen Vogue Staffers Recover
www.gofundme.com
November 4, 2025 at 9:17 PM
thank you for the outpouring of support!
those of us laid off from Teen Vogue yesterday are now sharing our GoFundMe to help us cover our emergency expenses now that we've lost our incomes, as we get back on our feet.
those of us laid off from Teen Vogue yesterday are now sharing our GoFundMe to help us cover our emergency expenses now that we've lost our incomes, as we get back on our feet.
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Zohran Mamdani: "So Donald Trump, since I know you're watching, I have four words for you: Turn the volume up."
November 5, 2025 at 4:44 AM
Zohran Mamdani: "So Donald Trump, since I know you're watching, I have four words for you: Turn the volume up."
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if Blacksky don’t like it, whatchu gon’ do bout it.
October 31, 2025 at 10:17 PM
if Blacksky don’t like it, whatchu gon’ do bout it.
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This is dope. In the spirit of the BPP free breakfast program, but fancy.
French bakery in Bed-Stuy offers free breakfast to SNAP card holders
Beginning Nov. 1, when SNAP benefits are expected to be suspended, Je T’aime Patisserie will offer free breakfast to anyone who presents their EBT card from 7:30-10 a.m.
www.nydailynews.com
October 31, 2025 at 3:55 PM
This is dope. In the spirit of the BPP free breakfast program, but fancy.
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Been dreaming of this for a decade. 🙏🏽
@nhannahjones.bsky.social is opening a literary salon & bookstore two blocks away from me and I’m unwell 🤧🥹 #forusbyus
www.brownstoner.com/brooklyn-lif...
www.brownstoner.com/brooklyn-lif...
Bookstore to Open in Former Macon Hardware Digs
Pulitzer-winning journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones is teaming up with Bed-Vyne's owners to create a literary salon in the Bed Stuy building.
www.brownstoner.com
October 16, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Been dreaming of this for a decade. 🙏🏽
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Excited and humbled to be heading to the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts next week for a two-week residency, made super possible by the generous support of the Steven Petrow and Julie Petrow-Cohen LGBTQ+ Fellowship!!!
Christopher Gonzalez Named 2025 Recipient of VCCA’s Steven Petrow and Julie Petrow-Cohen LGBTQ+ Fellowship
This annual fellowship supports the residency of an LGBTQ+ writer working in any genre at VCCA’s artist retreat in the foothills of Virginia’s Blue Ridge Mountains.
www.vcca.com
October 27, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Excited and humbled to be heading to the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts next week for a two-week residency, made super possible by the generous support of the Steven Petrow and Julie Petrow-Cohen LGBTQ+ Fellowship!!!
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looking forward to speaking at Better World by Design this weekend in Rhode Island.
“Better World by Design is a student-led initiative at Brown University and Rhode Island School of Design that celebrates the interdisciplinary collaboration between designers, educators, innovators, and learners.”
“Better World by Design is a student-led initiative at Brown University and Rhode Island School of Design that celebrates the interdisciplinary collaboration between designers, educators, innovators, and learners.”
October 21, 2025 at 11:12 PM
looking forward to speaking at Better World by Design this weekend in Rhode Island.
“Better World by Design is a student-led initiative at Brown University and Rhode Island School of Design that celebrates the interdisciplinary collaboration between designers, educators, innovators, and learners.”
“Better World by Design is a student-led initiative at Brown University and Rhode Island School of Design that celebrates the interdisciplinary collaboration between designers, educators, innovators, and learners.”
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Not even a year ago. RIP NBC BLK
“Black users on Bluesky are already working to build a community on the site. One user, Rudy Fraser, launched Blacksky, a collection of curated, Black-centered feeds that filter out racism and misogyny to provide a safe, inclusive experience for users.”
Black Twitter helped define the internet — so where will the exodus from X lead?
Some X users say they’re hoping to create a new “Black Twitter” on other social media platforms.
www.nbcnews.com
October 15, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Not even a year ago. RIP NBC BLK
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Lauryn Hill just shared a moving tribute to the late D’Angelo:
October 15, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Lauryn Hill just shared a moving tribute to the late D’Angelo:
@nhannahjones.bsky.social is opening a literary salon & bookstore two blocks away from me and I’m unwell 🤧🥹 #forusbyus
www.brownstoner.com/brooklyn-lif...
www.brownstoner.com/brooklyn-lif...
Bookstore to Open in Former Macon Hardware Digs
Pulitzer-winning journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones is teaming up with Bed-Vyne's owners to create a literary salon in the Bed Stuy building.
www.brownstoner.com
October 15, 2025 at 3:41 PM
@nhannahjones.bsky.social is opening a literary salon & bookstore two blocks away from me and I’m unwell 🤧🥹 #forusbyus
www.brownstoner.com/brooklyn-lif...
www.brownstoner.com/brooklyn-lif...
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ONE WEEK AWAY—MONDAY, OCTOBER 20: We pushed this month’s reading off a week to the Third Monday, an exception to our usual Second Monday schedule. Can’t wait to host @jamiattenberg.bsky.social @jasondiamond.bsky.social @maris.bsky.social @karissachen.bsky.social Lauren Morrow & Nikkitha Bakshani!
Monday, Oct. 20, 8pm: The Franklin Park Reading Series celebrates the paperback release of @jamiattenberg.bsky.social’s novel A Reason to See You Again! Jami will be joined by stellar authors @jasondiamond.bsky.social @maris.bsky.social @karissachen.bsky.social Lauren Morrow & Nikkitha Bakshani.
October 13, 2025 at 10:10 PM
ONE WEEK AWAY—MONDAY, OCTOBER 20: We pushed this month’s reading off a week to the Third Monday, an exception to our usual Second Monday schedule. Can’t wait to host @jamiattenberg.bsky.social @jasondiamond.bsky.social @maris.bsky.social @karissachen.bsky.social Lauren Morrow & Nikkitha Bakshani!
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I have a new story out today @maudlinhouse.bsky.social! Writing it was heavily inspired by the increasing cost of groceries and general anxieties around money and trying to live a stupid little life!
October 9, 2025 at 1:27 PM
I have a new story out today @maudlinhouse.bsky.social! Writing it was heavily inspired by the increasing cost of groceries and general anxieties around money and trying to live a stupid little life!
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over the moon to be this year’s @barnesandnoble.com discover award winner!
www.kirkusreviews.com/news-and-fea...
www.kirkusreviews.com/news-and-fea...
Katie Yee Wins the 2025 Discover Prize | Kirkus Reviews
The Barnes & Noble award for debut fiction went to ‘Maggie; or, a Man and a Woman Walk Into a Bar.’
www.kirkusreviews.com
October 10, 2025 at 6:30 PM
over the moon to be this year’s @barnesandnoble.com discover award winner!
www.kirkusreviews.com/news-and-fea...
www.kirkusreviews.com/news-and-fea...
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I hear and see your concerns. Over the weekend, a couple users hosted on Blacksky's PDS were banned from the Bluesky app and thus the Bluesky API servers. This was a weakness of our system I've been aware of and hoped we had more time to address before any kind of public incident. 1/11
October 7, 2025 at 10:22 PM
I hear and see your concerns. Over the weekend, a couple users hosted on Blacksky's PDS were banned from the Bluesky app and thus the Bluesky API servers. This was a weakness of our system I've been aware of and hoped we had more time to address before any kind of public incident. 1/11
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We are in, and have been in, a freedom to read crisis. The good news is that most Americans are against this. All of us need to fight back.
The book bans that have accumulated in the past four years are unprecedented and undeniable. Our new report looks back at the 2024-2025 school year — the 4th school year in the contemporary campaign to ban books — to highlight the continued attacks on books, stories, identities, and histories.
October 1, 2025 at 2:09 PM
We are in, and have been in, a freedom to read crisis. The good news is that most Americans are against this. All of us need to fight back.
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We want land, bread, housing, education, clothing, justice, peace and people’s community control of modern technology. 🏴☠️
Not sure if you've ever read Rudy's three-part series "Blacksky: Expressing the Black Everyday in a New Digital Space" from a couple of years ago but it's great grounding for the work he and the team have done since then.
blog.rudyfraser.com/blacksky-par...
blog.rudyfraser.com/blacksky-par...
Blacksky: Expressing the Black Everyday in a New Digital Space (Part 3)
We want land, bread, housing, education, clothing, justice, peace and people’s community control of modern technology.
- Black Panther Party 10 Point Program
blog.rudyfraser.com
October 3, 2025 at 8:52 PM
We want land, bread, housing, education, clothing, justice, peace and people’s community control of modern technology. 🏴☠️
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Our new, rebranded website is live. 🚀
🤓: and, look at that -- it's federated blackskyweb.xyz/.well-known/...
🤓: and, look at that -- it's federated blackskyweb.xyz/.well-known/...
Build Community Online with Decentralized Tools | Blacksky
Decentralized tools to build community online. The intercommunal net where communities govern, pool funds and stay safe on their own terms.
blackskyweb.xyz
October 1, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Our new, rebranded website is live. 🚀
🤓: and, look at that -- it's federated blackskyweb.xyz/.well-known/...
🤓: and, look at that -- it's federated blackskyweb.xyz/.well-known/...