andré carrington
@andrecarrington.bsky.social
Author of Audiofuturism, Speculative Blackness, and editor, The Black Fantastic
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They want it to be "quit caffeine" and not "fuck Starbucks"
February 9, 2026 at 6:25 PM
They want it to be "quit caffeine" and not "fuck Starbucks"
And the salt used to preserve the fish was harvested from Caribbean islands by enslaved people, too. We are all connected.
February 9, 2026 at 6:23 PM
And the salt used to preserve the fish was harvested from Caribbean islands by enslaved people, too. We are all connected.
Sugar was terror and salt was torture, it is a history of horrors
February 9, 2026 at 6:22 PM
Sugar was terror and salt was torture, it is a history of horrors
Europeans are not much better educated than U.S. Americans when it comes to slavery!
February 9, 2026 at 6:21 PM
Europeans are not much better educated than U.S. Americans when it comes to slavery!
Those moments are so humbling. The more you learn, the more of them you have!
February 9, 2026 at 5:50 PM
Those moments are so humbling. The more you learn, the more of them you have!
Now you know...
February 9, 2026 at 5:25 PM
Now you know...
And if you were jamming to "Lo que pasó a Hawaii," Hawaii Public Radio was already here for you
www.hawaiipublicradio.org/local-news/2...
www.hawaiipublicradio.org/local-news/2...
A tale of 2 islands: Bad Bunny song about Hawaiʻi sends a message to Puerto Rico
The Puerto Rican artist Bad Bunny’s latest album has been charting on the Billboard Hot 100. HPR’s Cassie Ordonio reports one song referencing Hawaiʻi has drawn reaction from Native Hawaiians and Puer...
www.hawaiipublicradio.org
February 9, 2026 at 5:19 PM
And if you were jamming to "Lo que pasó a Hawaii," Hawaii Public Radio was already here for you
www.hawaiipublicradio.org/local-news/2...
www.hawaiipublicradio.org/local-news/2...
You might have seen this artwork in the news a couple years back: A Subtlety, by Kara Walker. It's about sugar, spectacle, power, history, and the desires & violence associated with it.
youtu.be/sRkP5rcXtys?...
youtu.be/sRkP5rcXtys?...
Kara Walker: "A Subtlety, or the Marvelous Sugar Baby" | Art21 "Extended Play"
YouTube video by Art21
youtu.be
February 9, 2026 at 5:14 PM
You might have seen this artwork in the news a couple years back: A Subtlety, by Kara Walker. It's about sugar, spectacle, power, history, and the desires & violence associated with it.
youtu.be/sRkP5rcXtys?...
youtu.be/sRkP5rcXtys?...
This poem by Nicolás Guillén comes to mind:
"Caña"
El negro
junto al cañaveral.
El yanqui
sobre el cañaveral.
La tierra
bajo el cañaveral.
¡Sangre
que se nos va!
www.poemas-del-alma.com/nicolas-guil...
"Caña"
El negro
junto al cañaveral.
El yanqui
sobre el cañaveral.
La tierra
bajo el cañaveral.
¡Sangre
que se nos va!
www.poemas-del-alma.com/nicolas-guil...
CAÑA - Poemas de Nicolás Guillén
www.poemas-del-alma.com
February 9, 2026 at 5:14 PM
This poem by Nicolás Guillén comes to mind:
"Caña"
El negro
junto al cañaveral.
El yanqui
sobre el cañaveral.
La tierra
bajo el cañaveral.
¡Sangre
que se nos va!
www.poemas-del-alma.com/nicolas-guil...
"Caña"
El negro
junto al cañaveral.
El yanqui
sobre el cañaveral.
La tierra
bajo el cañaveral.
¡Sangre
que se nos va!
www.poemas-del-alma.com/nicolas-guil...
That doesn't sound like a promise worth making. It isn't genuine.
February 9, 2026 at 3:22 AM
That doesn't sound like a promise worth making. It isn't genuine.