preach14.bsky.social
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Freelance journalist, New York City native. Knicks, Yankees, Giants fan. Traveler. Avid reader.
A Chitlin WHAT
November 20, 2025 at 4:26 PM
A Chitlin WHAT
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The buzz preceding India Bradley’s October promotion to New York City Ballet (NYCB) soloist, making her the first Black ballerina to assume that position in the company’s 76-year-history, has morphed into a proliferation of congratulations.
Meet India Bradley, New York City Ballet’s first Black female soloist
The buzz preceding India Bradley’s October promotion to New York City Ballet soloist has morphed into a proliferation of congratulations.
amsterdamnews.com
November 20, 2025 at 3:00 PM
The buzz preceding India Bradley’s October promotion to New York City Ballet (NYCB) soloist, making her the first Black ballerina to assume that position in the company’s 76-year-history, has morphed into a proliferation of congratulations.
Richard Dawson…one of the original dirty macks with his stint hosting “Family Feud”. 🤣
Remembering Richard Dawson on his birthday (November 20, 1932 – (June 2, 2012) 🕊
a man in a suit and tie is standing in front of a sign that says game show on it
ALT: a man in a suit and tie is standing in front of a sign that says game show on it
media.tenor.com
November 20, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Richard Dawson…one of the original dirty macks with his stint hosting “Family Feud”. 🤣
Haven't been on here in a while because, life be lifing. But, I did take another tough but necessary step, got another writing gig, looking for more writing work, and getting myself set to embark on a historical research endeavor in Richmond, VA that is going to be life-changing. Ready for all of it
May 2, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Haven't been on here in a while because, life be lifing. But, I did take another tough but necessary step, got another writing gig, looking for more writing work, and getting myself set to embark on a historical research endeavor in Richmond, VA that is going to be life-changing. Ready for all of it
How I Arrived on Bluesky
April 23, 2025 at 1:20 AM
How I Arrived on Bluesky
Good for him. A storied career.
Breaking News from @theathletic.bsky.social: The ESPN broadcaster Lee Corso will retire in August after a 38-year run as the face of the network’s “College GameDay” show.
Lee Corso to retire from ‘College GameDay’ after Week 1 after 38 years, hundreds of headgear picks
Corso's weekly headgear selections have been a staple of college football Saturday's for nearly three decades.
nyti.ms
April 17, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Good for him. A storied career.
The worst thing about Twitter being taken over by Phony Stark is the fact that it has impacted how I connected with other #freelancewriters and editors - that place was a real go-to for leads and knowledge and community. Here, I hope, I can find some semblance of that.
April 16, 2025 at 5:58 PM
The worst thing about Twitter being taken over by Phony Stark is the fact that it has impacted how I connected with other #freelancewriters and editors - that place was a real go-to for leads and knowledge and community. Here, I hope, I can find some semblance of that.
Wink Martindale passing away at the venerable age of 91 doesn’t make me as sad as I would’ve imagined. He gave so much life hosting those game shows.
April 16, 2025 at 1:21 AM
Wink Martindale passing away at the venerable age of 91 doesn’t make me as sad as I would’ve imagined. He gave so much life hosting those game shows.
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Bluesky quickly sold out of the t-shirt its CEO wore to troll Mark Zuckerberg
Bluesky quickly sold out of the t-shirt its CEO wore to troll Mark Zuckerberg
When Bluesky CEO Jay Graber took the SXSW stage this week, she managed to make fun of Mark Zuckerberg without mentioning Meta at all. Her black t-shirt was emblazoned with black text stretching across the chest and sleeves, similar to the style of a…
tcrn.ch
March 13, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Bluesky quickly sold out of the t-shirt its CEO wore to troll Mark Zuckerberg
I don’t know about anyone else, but this blood red full moon happening tonight might just be a passage for a lot of reckoning to happen.
March 13, 2025 at 8:02 PM
I don’t know about anyone else, but this blood red full moon happening tonight might just be a passage for a lot of reckoning to happen.
Wildest things I’ve seen today:
- Someone dressed up as Felon47 complete with rubber mask directing traffic on Fifth Avenue by Trump Tower
- people criticizing tributes to those who marched on “Bloody Sunday” in Selma, Alabama 60 years ago because they’re “not speaking/not doing something now” 😑
- Someone dressed up as Felon47 complete with rubber mask directing traffic on Fifth Avenue by Trump Tower
- people criticizing tributes to those who marched on “Bloody Sunday” in Selma, Alabama 60 years ago because they’re “not speaking/not doing something now” 😑
March 8, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Wildest things I’ve seen today:
- Someone dressed up as Felon47 complete with rubber mask directing traffic on Fifth Avenue by Trump Tower
- people criticizing tributes to those who marched on “Bloody Sunday” in Selma, Alabama 60 years ago because they’re “not speaking/not doing something now” 😑
- Someone dressed up as Felon47 complete with rubber mask directing traffic on Fifth Avenue by Trump Tower
- people criticizing tributes to those who marched on “Bloody Sunday” in Selma, Alabama 60 years ago because they’re “not speaking/not doing something now” 😑
Gonna be hard living in a world without Roy Ayers. Penned something to deal with the loss right here:
www.flyingoffthehandle.xyz/blog.html?po... #writing #jazz
www.flyingoffthehandle.xyz/blog.html?po... #writing #jazz
Blog-Everybody Loved The Sunshine, Mr. Ayers
Roy Ayers, the jazz legend, the man whose records are pillars of my formative years up until today, has passed away. And maybe it's fitting that I’m writing this at home feeling the rawness of a rai
www.flyingoffthehandle.xyz
March 6, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Gonna be hard living in a world without Roy Ayers. Penned something to deal with the loss right here:
www.flyingoffthehandle.xyz/blog.html?po... #writing #jazz
www.flyingoffthehandle.xyz/blog.html?po... #writing #jazz
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SCOOP: Barely two weeks after they were fired, dozens of young scientists at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention were reinstated on Tuesday — at least temporarily.
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/03...
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/03...
Fired C.D.C. scientists are reinstated for now.
www.nytimes.com
March 5, 2025 at 12:09 AM
SCOOP: Barely two weeks after they were fired, dozens of young scientists at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention were reinstated on Tuesday — at least temporarily.
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/03...
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/03...
The key things right now with all this jackassery happening is to
a)safeguard your mental & physical health & make sure your folks do the same
b)listen to trusted news sources
c)build & strengthen your communities esp.offline
d)resist, persist, rest. repeat.
a)safeguard your mental & physical health & make sure your folks do the same
b)listen to trusted news sources
c)build & strengthen your communities esp.offline
d)resist, persist, rest. repeat.
March 4, 2025 at 7:41 PM
The key things right now with all this jackassery happening is to
a)safeguard your mental & physical health & make sure your folks do the same
b)listen to trusted news sources
c)build & strengthen your communities esp.offline
d)resist, persist, rest. repeat.
a)safeguard your mental & physical health & make sure your folks do the same
b)listen to trusted news sources
c)build & strengthen your communities esp.offline
d)resist, persist, rest. repeat.
It’s interesting how when you get older, simple things like eating Sunday breakfast in silence or with something educational or informative on boosts you for the whole week ahead…
March 2, 2025 at 4:23 PM
It’s interesting how when you get older, simple things like eating Sunday breakfast in silence or with something educational or informative on boosts you for the whole week ahead…
Perfect post
March 2, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Perfect post
That’s…not good
Plants losing appetite for carbon dioxide amid effects of warming climate www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
Plants losing appetite for carbon dioxide amid effects of warming climate www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
Plants losing appetite for carbon dioxide amid effects of warming climate
Earth’s plants and soils reached peak carbon dioxide sequestration in 2008 but proportion absorbed has been declining since, study finds
www.theguardian.com
March 1, 2025 at 11:10 PM
That’s…not good
Plants losing appetite for carbon dioxide amid effects of warming climate www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
Plants losing appetite for carbon dioxide amid effects of warming climate www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
Don’t tell me this photo isn’t a fair representation after the outright disgrace this dude Trump & Vance put on today with Zelensky in the Oval Office. Every last one of his supporters & cronies should wear this shame to their last days. You were all told, repeatedly. Smdh.
February 28, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Don’t tell me this photo isn’t a fair representation after the outright disgrace this dude Trump & Vance put on today with Zelensky in the Oval Office. Every last one of his supporters & cronies should wear this shame to their last days. You were all told, repeatedly. Smdh.
Spent the last weekend in D.C., a much needed time to be revived with family & good friends. And I got the chance to hit the National Museum of African American History & Culture. Wrote about the experience and the latest exhibit: #blacksky #writing
www.flyingoffthehandle.xyz/blog.html?po...
www.flyingoffthehandle.xyz/blog.html?po...
February 28, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Spent the last weekend in D.C., a much needed time to be revived with family & good friends. And I got the chance to hit the National Museum of African American History & Culture. Wrote about the experience and the latest exhibit: #blacksky #writing
www.flyingoffthehandle.xyz/blog.html?po...
www.flyingoffthehandle.xyz/blog.html?po...
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As Black History Month comes to a close I’d like to share one of my favorite clips ever of Michael K. Williams dancing. May we all still experience joy and freedom in these times. Living in us is something they can’t snatch🫶🏾 #BlackSky
February 27, 2025 at 9:34 PM
As Black History Month comes to a close I’d like to share one of my favorite clips ever of Michael K. Williams dancing. May we all still experience joy and freedom in these times. Living in us is something they can’t snatch🫶🏾 #BlackSky
The way I fell out laughing at this
Show me two people with an insane beef
February 28, 2025 at 1:35 AM
The way I fell out laughing at this
Bill Burr’s brevity when clapping back is what I aspire to
Bill Burr has a unique gift of puncturing trite nonsense in as few words as possible:
February 27, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Bill Burr’s brevity when clapping back is what I aspire to
Friday morning read:
Trump is the world’s greatest showman – and the weakest strongman it has ever seen | Jonathan Freedland
Trump is the world’s greatest showman – and the weakest strongman it has ever seen | Jonathan Freedland
His capitulation to Putin over Ukraine reveals a pattern. He’s the patsy: giving everything away, getting little in return, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland
www.theguardian.com
February 21, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Friday morning read:
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Semicolon, one of Chicago's Black owned bookstores needs your help. They're just $5k from meeting their fundraising goal to add a coffeeshop. Let's get them there today!
As of this morning, the fundraiser to keep Semicolon Bookstore alive — with the addition of a cafe — is at $20,000.
The goal is $25,000.
“We can create this coffee shop venture that is going to be employee-owned, so it’s going to give the team ownership.”
thetriibe.com/2025/02/semi...
The goal is $25,000.
“We can create this coffee shop venture that is going to be employee-owned, so it’s going to give the team ownership.”
thetriibe.com/2025/02/semi...
Semicolon owner is fundraising to keep the Chicago bookstore alive • The TRiiBE
Danielle Moore hopes adding a cafe to the West Town location can save the remaining bookstore.
thetriibe.com
February 21, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Semicolon, one of Chicago's Black owned bookstores needs your help. They're just $5k from meeting their fundraising goal to add a coffeeshop. Let's get them there today!