Wore a cute new dress to dinner tonight and a lady complemented me on it and I’m so sad because I forgot to tell her it has pockets. #girlcode

When the great Nottoway plantation house burned down, some Black people celebrated, and some white people mourned.

The always compelling Michael Twitty @koshersoul argues, they are both missing the real point:

There was Black history lost...
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It's like someone reached deep into my soul, ripped out the most essential part, and made a sign out of it.

Educacioun that doth focus on 'workforce' alone wythout serious focus on the thrivinge and curiousitye of the individual and on the collective exploration of big questiouns about societye, knowledge, power, love, historye, and art -- that ys not educacioun, that ys just training.

Some paint eggs, I paint #sardines. Happy Sardine-ster to those who celebrate. “Sardinhas en mohlo de tomate.” 12”x16” #watercolor and #ink.

Sardines in Olive Oil. 12”x16”, #gansaitambi #watercolor and ink.

Hello Bluesky. What do y’all do to ignore the apocalypse out the window? I’ve been painting. Here’s a pigeon ready for the Kentucky derby.

Without downloading any new pics, where are you mentally?

Show me a picture on your phone that has your energy that isn’t a selfie.

Anyone else out there a procrastibaker? The chapter is due today so obviously it’s time for something from scratch…. #procrastibaking #whatwritinglookslike #stickyhoneycinnamonarticle

Spent way too long searching for a blinking emoji. *blink blink* And thanks. Those were Bad Times for me, family-emergency-wise. I remain grateful. And I know you did an amazing job.