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They called it beautiful, this bill that turns cupboards into graveyards and hospitals into ghosts. "Alaska's tundra cracks beneath the weight of drills that puncture permafrost—each wellhead a monument to extinction's acceleration."
Read the full poem here:
www.aroko.world/matricide/
Read the full poem here:
www.aroko.world/matricide/
Matricide
On July 4th 2025, America murdered its safety net: Medicaid gutted, food stamps slashed, Arctic drilled—all for billionaire tax cuts. "The cupboards testify: nothing grows in hunger's house.”
www.aroko.world
August 21, 2025 at 6:16 PM
They called it beautiful, this bill that turns cupboards into graveyards and hospitals into ghosts. "Alaska's tundra cracks beneath the weight of drills that puncture permafrost—each wellhead a monument to extinction's acceleration."
Read the full poem here:
www.aroko.world/matricide/
Read the full poem here:
www.aroko.world/matricide/
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Lots of gear up on the site! Shout out to @nellynkettles.bsky.social for shooting all this on a way-too-hot afternoon in Brooklyn
Are you looking for a way to support Black cooperatives AND look great doing it? Look no further!
Buy Cool Stuff, Support Our Work
Our first collection of products is available now! Read on for more details about how everything came together.
www.aroko.world
July 30, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Lots of gear up on the site! Shout out to @nellynkettles.bsky.social for shooting all this on a way-too-hot afternoon in Brooklyn
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Come join us with @radixcoop.bsky.social and many more amazing NYC organizations on July 26th at Another World in Brooklyn. We'll be there with all kinds of goodies, and will be answering questions about how to set up and run a cooperative. We hope to see you there!
July 17, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Come join us with @radixcoop.bsky.social and many more amazing NYC organizations on July 26th at Another World in Brooklyn. We'll be there with all kinds of goodies, and will be answering questions about how to set up and run a cooperative. We hope to see you there!
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"Play, Joy, and Creativity, these things shouldn’t be a privilege, it’s a right. Your right." #library #librarycard
Want Some Joy on a Budget? Sounds Like You Need a Library Card
Zariah Cameron kicks off her column on how to get the most out of your library card.
www.aroko.world
July 10, 2025 at 3:18 PM
"Play, Joy, and Creativity, these things shouldn’t be a privilege, it’s a right. Your right." #library #librarycard
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Our first interview features Van Newman, the multi-talented writer, designer, and community builder who planted the seed that bloomed into Àrokò Cooperative.
How Van Newman is Divesting From Big Tech, Artificial Urgency, and the U.S.A.
We spoke to Van Newman about divestment as a practice and a source of joy in an increasingly cruel world.
www.aroko.world
July 14, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Our first interview features Van Newman, the multi-talented writer, designer, and community builder who planted the seed that bloomed into Àrokò Cooperative.
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In the first entry in their column, Food for Thought (Literally), @nellynkettles.bsky.social digs into thought provoking films, and pairs them with a meal to fuel your experience.
www.aroko.world/whats-so-fun...
www.aroko.world/whats-so-fun...
What's So Funny About 'The Encampments'?
In the first entry in their column, Food for Thought (Literally), Kellyn Nettles digs into The Encampments. They pair the film with a hearty spicy mushroom risotto, "something that will provide you su...
www.aroko.world
May 25, 2025 at 1:55 AM
In the first entry in their column, Food for Thought (Literally), @nellynkettles.bsky.social digs into thought provoking films, and pairs them with a meal to fuel your experience.
www.aroko.world/whats-so-fun...
www.aroko.world/whats-so-fun...
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We just launched a worker-owned, digital publishing outlet focused on Black design. Come on down and read our initial slate of stories, and give us a follow or email sign up if you want to see what's coming next.
Everything is free to start, with subscription options coming later this year!
Everything is free to start, with subscription options coming later this year!
Today, we launch ÀROKÒ.WORLD, a home for critique, reflection, and conversation at the intersection of Blackness and design.
We have an initial slate of stories on the site now, with lots regular stories rolling out starting in June. Everything is free to read!
We have an initial slate of stories on the site now, with lots regular stories rolling out starting in June. Everything is free to read!
Welcome to ÀROKÒ.WORLD
Welcome to the ÀRÒKO.WORLD, a home for criticism, reflections, and conversations at the intersection of Blackness and design. Brought to you by Àrokò Cooperative.
www.aroko.world
May 15, 2025 at 5:26 PM
We just launched a worker-owned, digital publishing outlet focused on Black design. Come on down and read our initial slate of stories, and give us a follow or email sign up if you want to see what's coming next.
Everything is free to start, with subscription options coming later this year!
Everything is free to start, with subscription options coming later this year!
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we got a whole calendar of promo planned but ill jump the gun and share my first piece, which is the transcription of a talk we had back in february where we discussed the highs and lows of founding a coop, how we make money, and how our perspectives on design have shifted over the past 5 years
The Power of Nine
"It's not one plus one, or even two times two. It’s Àròko to the power of nine members. We're all multiplying our skills and our time together, rather than trying to add them or divide them or subtrac...
www.aroko.world
May 15, 2025 at 5:41 PM
we got a whole calendar of promo planned but ill jump the gun and share my first piece, which is the transcription of a talk we had back in february where we discussed the highs and lows of founding a coop, how we make money, and how our perspectives on design have shifted over the past 5 years
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We'd like to also give a shoutout to @ghost.org for building such an intuitive platform for independent publishers! It made building ÀROKÒ.WORLD alongside our various other projects that much simpler.
ÀROKÒ.WORLD
A home for critique, reflection, and conversation at the intersection of Blackness and design.
www.aroko.world
May 15, 2025 at 6:31 PM
We'd like to also give a shoutout to @ghost.org for building such an intuitive platform for independent publishers! It made building ÀROKÒ.WORLD alongside our various other projects that much simpler.
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So therefore the court finds that she does not pose danger to community or present risk of flight.
THE COURT ORDERS THE GOVERNMENT TO RELEASE OZTURK FROM CUSTODY IMMEDIATELY.
"Ms. Ozturk is free to return to her home in Massachusetts."
THE COURT ORDERS THE GOVERNMENT TO RELEASE OZTURK FROM CUSTODY IMMEDIATELY.
"Ms. Ozturk is free to return to her home in Massachusetts."
May 9, 2025 at 5:16 PM
So therefore the court finds that she does not pose danger to community or present risk of flight.
THE COURT ORDERS THE GOVERNMENT TO RELEASE OZTURK FROM CUSTODY IMMEDIATELY.
"Ms. Ozturk is free to return to her home in Massachusetts."
THE COURT ORDERS THE GOVERNMENT TO RELEASE OZTURK FROM CUSTODY IMMEDIATELY.
"Ms. Ozturk is free to return to her home in Massachusetts."
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seems like y'all are pretty interested in a black owned design and publishing coop huh? well come see us in oakland next week for a pop-up with all kinds of goods as well as a panel on how we operate. we hope to see you there!
February 19, 2025 at 10:01 PM
seems like y'all are pretty interested in a black owned design and publishing coop huh? well come see us in oakland next week for a pop-up with all kinds of goods as well as a panel on how we operate. we hope to see you there!
i would like movies to stop being 2+ hours long. alternatively, i would like music videos to go back to being short films that are ~10+ minutes long
January 11, 2025 at 11:09 PM
i would like movies to stop being 2+ hours long. alternatively, i would like music videos to go back to being short films that are ~10+ minutes long
there was a stat once that cleveland only sees the sun like 30/365 days a year lmao. that shit is true. i havent seen the sun in 4 days the whole city melancholy as hell
January 13, 2024 at 7:10 PM
there was a stat once that cleveland only sees the sun like 30/365 days a year lmao. that shit is true. i havent seen the sun in 4 days the whole city melancholy as hell
i'm just gonna start shitposting on here and maybe some of them will be good
December 29, 2023 at 2:56 AM
i'm just gonna start shitposting on here and maybe some of them will be good
we're in this bitch!
August 28, 2023 at 1:50 AM
we're in this bitch!