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Akil Wilson

@akilwilson.blacksky.app

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I write and draw riso-comics about black folks. I also teach math. Black, bi, and nonbinary He/They 💖💜💙 Comics and other contacts on http://akilwilsoncomics.com

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Akil Wilson

@akilwilson.blacksky.app

The kombucha woman meme, except it’s flipped. On the first row, she has an open-minded, somewhat positive face towards an email from the United federation of teachers inviting me to join a national day of action in solidarity with Minneapolis.

On the second row she is disgusted about the second part of the email that suggests that I show my solidarity by taking pictures with colleagues while wearing black during the following times: before school, after school, or during my lunch period.

January 16, 2026 at 10:59 PM

Akil Wilson

@akilwilson.blacksky.app

Stop scrolling & post two characters who bring you happiness.

January 14, 2026 at 3:31 AM

Akil Wilson

@akilwilson.blacksky.app

Got my copy of Sara’s Hitchcock zine today and I love it!!! Such great film writing - Reading it is making me want to watch and rewatch all of these movies again. And the hand drawn cover is so perfect!

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The cover of When I Walk Into the Darkness: Writings on Hitchcock by Sara Century, featuring a hand drawn silhouette of a bird.

January 14, 2026 at 1:38 AM

Akil Wilson

@akilwilson.blacksky.app

“Show me what comic you loved when you were 13, and that's all I need to know about you.”

The cover of school is hell, a cartoon book by Matt groening, featuring a drawing of Bongo, a one eared rabbit, with a piece of chalk in his hand, in the middle of writing “I must remember to be cheerful and obedient” multiple times on a classroom chalkboard.

January 12, 2026 at 3:16 AM

Akil Wilson

@akilwilson.blacksky.app

back on my bullshit…

The cover of the album Court and Spark by Joni Mitchell

January 9, 2026 at 10:49 PM

Akil Wilson

@akilwilson.blacksky.app

omg, what is wrong with you?

Two sentences from the column:

You can't equity your way to excellence. Even Syndrome, the villain in "The Incredibles," gloats, "And when everyone's super, no one will be."

January 6, 2026 at 12:56 PM

Akil Wilson

@akilwilson.blacksky.app

Fuck yeah, this sounds amazing...

A NY Post opinion column headline that reads, "Mamdani's schools chancellor prizes equity over excellence."

January 6, 2026 at 12:56 PM

Akil Wilson

@akilwilson.blacksky.app

A picture of Gandalf smoking a pipe while talking to Frodo, edited to include a speech bubble coming from Gandalf so that it looks like he is saying the quoted skeet. Frodo is holding something in his hand, which I’m pretty sure is the ring, but I haven’t seen this movie in a long time, so can’t say for certain.

January 5, 2026 at 9:00 PM

Akil Wilson

@akilwilson.blacksky.app

❄️ Cinema Snowmageddon 2026 ❄️

The Plot Against Harry by Michael Roemer

A poster for The Plot Against Harry by Michael Roemer

January 4, 2026 at 2:15 AM

Akil Wilson

@akilwilson.blacksky.app

❄️ Cinema Snowmageddon 2026 ❄️

The Naked Kiss by Samuel Fuller

A poster for The Naked Kiss by Samuel Fuller starring Constance Towers. The poster says, shock and shame, story of a night girl! She knew all the answers until she came face to face with the touch of the naked kiss.

January 2, 2026 at 1:57 AM

Akil Wilson

@akilwilson.blacksky.app

❄️ Cinema Snowmageddon 2026 ❄️

I Shot Jesse James by Samuel Fuller

A poster for I Shot Jesse James by Samuel Fuller featuring a closeup of John Ireland as Bob Ford.

January 1, 2026 at 3:05 PM

Akil Wilson

@akilwilson.blacksky.app

Rolling into 2026 like…

A recruitment letter from AARP addressed to me welcoming me to the 50s club and advertising a free insulated trunk organizer with membership.

January 1, 2026 at 6:07 AM

Akil Wilson

@akilwilson.blacksky.app

The criterion channel better watch their back…

One of these days they’re going to come out with a tubi+ that doesn’t drop in ad breaks at the most dramatically inopportune moments and criterion is going to be facing some real competition.