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Duquann Sweeney @duquannsweeney.bsky.social · 1d

Jersey City has more mayoral candidates than Wu-Tang members.

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Duquann Sweeney @duquannsweeney.bsky.social · 2d

I want a cargo bike so I can ride around town in summer with bengal cats, fishing gear, and my shirt off.

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Siddhartha Mitter @siddharthamitter.bsky.social · 4d

The absence of a national opposition party in the face of what is now clearly a coup d’état

— the takeover of the federal government and security apparatus by a fascist clique who are breaking every law in sight and boasting about it —

is WILD to me.

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Duquann Sweeney @duquannsweeney.bsky.social · 5d

Thank you. Here's more about the photo

youtu.be/cSiE0mqXxrU?...

Jersey City: Recognizing Local Artist Duquann Sweeney

YouTube video by Jersey City TV

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Duquann Sweeney @duquannsweeney.bsky.social · 5d

LEVITATE. Jersey City, 2021.

Photograph by Duquann Sweeney

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Duquann Sweeney @duquannsweeney.bsky.social · 6d

In a small gesture of love. I gave the victim's mother the portrait of her beloved son. ♥️

Duquann Sweeney @duquannsweeney.bsky.social · 9d

I photographed the young man who was fatally shot Sunday morning in Jersey City. I put his portrait in my first solo exhibition.

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Duquann Sweeney @duquannsweeney.bsky.social · 6d

I haven't tried. Thanks.

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Duquann Sweeney @duquannsweeney.bsky.social · 6d

In non-political news. I rediscovered sardines and crackers. For years, I have been missing out on delicious-ness.

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Soren Spicknall @sorenspicknall.bsky.social · 7d

"Rodrick Johnson, 67, is one of many residents who were detained by federal agents during the South Shore raid. A U.S. citizen, he said agents broke through his door and dragged him out in zip ties."

Massive immigration raid on Chicago apartment building leaves residents reeling: 'I feel defeated'

The Department of Homeland Security said federal agents with Border Patrol, the FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives arrested 37 people in the raid.

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Laura Mullen @afteriwasdead.bsky.social · 8d

Always amazing these lectures.

Ordinary Notes @hystericalblkns.bsky.social · 8d

Registration is open. Register for in-person and online.

www.yorku.ca/laps/the-alc...

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Duquann Sweeney @duquannsweeney.bsky.social · 9d

"Cool, 'Cause I don't get upset
I kick a hole in the speaker, pull the plug, then I jet"

Eric B & Rakim

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Duquann Sweeney @duquannsweeney.bsky.social · 9d

I photographed the young man who was fatally shot Sunday morning in Jersey City. I put his portrait in my first solo exhibition.

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Carly Berwick @cberwick.bsky.social · 10d

Also tangentially why we shouldn’t license bikes or criminalize perceived bike offenses—one of the last unsurveilled means of transportation (other than walking)

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Duquann Sweeney @duquannsweeney.bsky.social · 10d

Some joy for your timeline. 😄

WuTangIsForTheChildren @wutangforchildren.bsky.social · 10d

ICE Nazis in Chicago tried to kidnap a food delivery worker but my man was too fast for those slow bastards

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Rabih Alameddine @rabihalameddine.bsky.social · 10d

Rashid Johnson, Untitled (Anxious Men), 2014, white ceramic tile, black soap, wax and spray enamel

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Duquann Sweeney @duquannsweeney.bsky.social · 11d

Sometimes, I catch a fish (flounder).

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Duquann Sweeney @duquannsweeney.bsky.social · 11d

I grew up in Jersey City, the 2nd largest city in New Jersey. So, anytime I get a chance to get away from the hustle & bustle of city life, I take full advantage. Over the past year, fishing has been my fortress of solitude.

(In this video, I'm at Great Kills Park, located in Staten Island, NY.)

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Duquann Sweeney @duquannsweeney.bsky.social · 11d

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 12d

UNTIL IT'S DONE, Ep. 2

When the Brownsville Clinic opened in 1916, it was the first birth control center in America. Its very existence felt impossible. For young women, it was a lifeline.

109 years later, the Clinic is long closed—but Brownsville mothers are still struggling.

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Duquann Sweeney @duquannsweeney.bsky.social · 11d

Nobody in America should be living under these conditions.

Capital B @capitalb.bsky.social · 11d

The forests that once sheltered the small town of Roseland are turning brown. Now, many residents are left wondering: Is what was left behind after the Aug. 22 blast safe? If it’s making the trees ill, what about them?

In This Black Louisiana Town, Forests are Browning and Animals are Dying

After the industrial explosion in rural Louisiana town, the EPA still says there is no health threat.

capitalbnews.org

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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 12d

Half of the victims on Friday died in Israeli air strikes in Gaza City, while 13 others were killed near GHF aid sites.

At least 60 Palestinians killed in Gaza as Netanyahu vows to ‘finish job’

Half of the victims on Friday died in Israeli air strikes in Gaza City, while 13 others were killed near GHF aid sites.

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Duquann Sweeney @duquannsweeney.bsky.social · 12d

Rest in absolute power.
Assata Shakur

Democracy Now! @democracynow.org · 12d

Assata Shakur, of the Black Panther Party and the Black Liberation Army, has died at the age of 78 in Cuba, where she received political asylum in 1984.

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Duquann Sweeney @duquannsweeney.bsky.social · 14d

I say this often, Westside Ave in Jersey City is the most diverse area in the entire city. If you are visiting Jersey City for the first time, I recommend taking a walk on Westside Avenue.

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Duquann Sweeney @duquannsweeney.bsky.social · 14d

Beautiful home.

Duquann Sweeney @duquannsweeney.bsky.social · 14d

"That same fight for visibility played out daily on newspaper presses from Pittsburgh to Chicago, where Black photographers documented joy, struggle, and everyday life for readers who rarely saw themselves elsewhere."

Monroe Gallery of Photography @monroegallery.bsky.social · 14d

Black Photojournalism comes into focus at Carnegie Museum of Art
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Black Photojournalism comes into focus at Carnegie Museum of Art - Pittsburgh City Paper | News, Dining, Music, Best Of, Arts, Film

Black Photojournalism, which opened Sept. 13 in the Heinz Galleries and runs through Jan. 19, 2026, is a landmark exhibition that brings historic photographs into the spotlight.

www.pghcitypaper.com

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tamara nopper @tamaranopper.bsky.social · 17d

To June Jordan, Toni Morrison said, “You know there's always been a fascist strain, here: It's not even political in the sense of this party or that. It's like a virus that can attach itself to Democrats or Republicans… And we know it's around. We can tell because black people are the nexus.”

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