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I took my braids out two weeks ago in part because I've learned about the toxic chemicals used to manufacture extension hair.
Fortunately, our sisters over in Nigeria and Uganda are one step ahead... they are manufacturing hair for braiding from plantain and banana stems! 🤯 youtu.be/pR0HbOSBano?...
Fortunately, our sisters over in Nigeria and Uganda are one step ahead... they are manufacturing hair for braiding from plantain and banana stems! 🤯 youtu.be/pR0HbOSBano?...
How This Nigerian Lady Makes Wigs, Bags, shoes, (Hairs) From Plantain and banana stems
YouTube video by Chidera Nwafor
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April 28, 2025 at 6:21 PM
I took my braids out two weeks ago in part because I've learned about the toxic chemicals used to manufacture extension hair.
Fortunately, our sisters over in Nigeria and Uganda are one step ahead... they are manufacturing hair for braiding from plantain and banana stems! 🤯 youtu.be/pR0HbOSBano?...
Fortunately, our sisters over in Nigeria and Uganda are one step ahead... they are manufacturing hair for braiding from plantain and banana stems! 🤯 youtu.be/pR0HbOSBano?...
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They were careless people, Tom and Daisy- they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness or whatever it was that kept them together, and let other people clean up the mess they had made.
-FS Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby, published 4/10/1925.
-FS Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby, published 4/10/1925.
April 10, 2025 at 12:32 PM
They were careless people, Tom and Daisy- they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness or whatever it was that kept them together, and let other people clean up the mess they had made.
-FS Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby, published 4/10/1925.
-FS Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby, published 4/10/1925.
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Every Californian with an email address and an internet connection can now visit California’s Bookshelf and access more than 300,000 ebooks and audiobooks.
www.library.ca.gov/uploads/2025...
www.library.ca.gov/uploads/2025...
March 29, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Every Californian with an email address and an internet connection can now visit California’s Bookshelf and access more than 300,000 ebooks and audiobooks.
www.library.ca.gov/uploads/2025...
www.library.ca.gov/uploads/2025...
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IT'S OFFICIAL. I WROTE MY FIRST BOOK! 🤯
#TheDoubleTax unpacks the cost of being a woman, why the bill runs higher for women of color, and how closing the gaps moves us ALL forward. #blacksky #booksky #econsky
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#TheDoubleTax unpacks the cost of being a woman, why the bill runs higher for women of color, and how closing the gaps moves us ALL forward. #blacksky #booksky #econsky
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March 11, 2025 at 3:31 PM
IT'S OFFICIAL. I WROTE MY FIRST BOOK! 🤯
#TheDoubleTax unpacks the cost of being a woman, why the bill runs higher for women of color, and how closing the gaps moves us ALL forward. #blacksky #booksky #econsky
PRE-ORDER NOW: tinyurl.com/doubletax-or...
Get Involved: tinyurl.com/doubletax-join
#TheDoubleTax unpacks the cost of being a woman, why the bill runs higher for women of color, and how closing the gaps moves us ALL forward. #blacksky #booksky #econsky
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These sites might be useful:
1. HealthMap – Real-time disease tracking system developed by Boston Children’s Hospital. (healthmap.org)
2. Global Incident Map – Displays disease outbreaks worldwide with alert notifications. (outbreaks.globalincidentmap.com)
1. HealthMap – Real-time disease tracking system developed by Boston Children’s Hospital. (healthmap.org)
2. Global Incident Map – Displays disease outbreaks worldwide with alert notifications. (outbreaks.globalincidentmap.com)
March 2, 2025 at 4:15 PM
These sites might be useful:
1. HealthMap – Real-time disease tracking system developed by Boston Children’s Hospital. (healthmap.org)
2. Global Incident Map – Displays disease outbreaks worldwide with alert notifications. (outbreaks.globalincidentmap.com)
1. HealthMap – Real-time disease tracking system developed by Boston Children’s Hospital. (healthmap.org)
2. Global Incident Map – Displays disease outbreaks worldwide with alert notifications. (outbreaks.globalincidentmap.com)
I'm listening to Me'Shell Ndegeocello at work today. Only Me'Shell. She brings me joy. I've missed her.
February 26, 2025 at 3:23 PM
I'm listening to Me'Shell Ndegeocello at work today. Only Me'Shell. She brings me joy. I've missed her.
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Breaking News: Scientists from the University of the Basque Country have discovered a groundbreaking molecule, WIN55.212-2, that reverses early cognitive damage caused by Alzheimer’s disease.
February 24, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Breaking News: Scientists from the University of the Basque Country have discovered a groundbreaking molecule, WIN55.212-2, that reverses early cognitive damage caused by Alzheimer’s disease.
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Leon Thomas Tiny Desk 🤌🏾🤌🏾
youtu.be/jNnsTNZR2bU?...
youtu.be/jNnsTNZR2bU?...
Leon Thomas: Tiny Desk Concert
YouTube video by NPR Music
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February 20, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Leon Thomas Tiny Desk 🤌🏾🤌🏾
youtu.be/jNnsTNZR2bU?...
youtu.be/jNnsTNZR2bU?...
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Portuguese editorial cartoonist Zez Vaz reaches back to Tiananmen Square to call on American defiance.
February 15, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Portuguese editorial cartoonist Zez Vaz reaches back to Tiananmen Square to call on American defiance.
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after the overturning of roe, black infant mortality has spiked nearly 11% in states with abortion bans:
www.reuters.com/world/us/inf...
www.reuters.com/world/us/inf...
Infant mortality rises in states with abortion bans, study finds
Increases in infant mortality have been found in U.S. states that enacted abortion bans or severe restrictions after the Supreme Court overturned the landmark ruling that guaranteed a right to the procedure, U.S. researchers said on Thursday.
www.reuters.com
February 14, 2025 at 7:46 PM
after the overturning of roe, black infant mortality has spiked nearly 11% in states with abortion bans:
www.reuters.com/world/us/inf...
www.reuters.com/world/us/inf...
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Rest In Peace to Sandra Bland who would be 38 today ✊🏾✊🏾 (February 7, 1987 – July 13, 2015)
February 7, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Rest In Peace to Sandra Bland who would be 38 today ✊🏾✊🏾 (February 7, 1987 – July 13, 2015)
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The NPR Tiny Desk line up for #BlackHistoryMonth:
- Cordae
- Leon Thomas
- Marvin Sapp
- Braxton Cook
- Latto
- Bartees Strange
- Yasmin Williams
- Revive Big Band
- Cordae
- Leon Thomas
- Marvin Sapp
- Braxton Cook
- Latto
- Bartees Strange
- Yasmin Williams
- Revive Big Band
February 1, 2025 at 9:40 PM
The NPR Tiny Desk line up for #BlackHistoryMonth:
- Cordae
- Leon Thomas
- Marvin Sapp
- Braxton Cook
- Latto
- Bartees Strange
- Yasmin Williams
- Revive Big Band
- Cordae
- Leon Thomas
- Marvin Sapp
- Braxton Cook
- Latto
- Bartees Strange
- Yasmin Williams
- Revive Big Band
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Did you know?
In 1968, 24 Black men in Pittsburgh revolutionized emergency medicine.
The Freedom House Ambulance Service was established to provide emergency medical care to underserved Black neighborhoods—creating the world’s first paramedics.
In 1968, 24 Black men in Pittsburgh revolutionized emergency medicine.
The Freedom House Ambulance Service was established to provide emergency medical care to underserved Black neighborhoods—creating the world’s first paramedics.
February 1, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Did you know?
In 1968, 24 Black men in Pittsburgh revolutionized emergency medicine.
The Freedom House Ambulance Service was established to provide emergency medical care to underserved Black neighborhoods—creating the world’s first paramedics.
In 1968, 24 Black men in Pittsburgh revolutionized emergency medicine.
The Freedom House Ambulance Service was established to provide emergency medical care to underserved Black neighborhoods—creating the world’s first paramedics.
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Happy:
Black history
Black present
Black future
Black love
Black joy
Black health
Black healing
Black people
Black community
Black family
Black kids
Black culture
Black creativity
Black ingenuity
Black legacy
Black innovation
Black liberation
Black resistance
Black existence
...month🖤
Black history
Black present
Black future
Black love
Black joy
Black health
Black healing
Black people
Black community
Black family
Black kids
Black culture
Black creativity
Black ingenuity
Black legacy
Black innovation
Black liberation
Black resistance
Black existence
...month🖤
February 1, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Happy:
Black history
Black present
Black future
Black love
Black joy
Black health
Black healing
Black people
Black community
Black family
Black kids
Black culture
Black creativity
Black ingenuity
Black legacy
Black innovation
Black liberation
Black resistance
Black existence
...month🖤
Black history
Black present
Black future
Black love
Black joy
Black health
Black healing
Black people
Black community
Black family
Black kids
Black culture
Black creativity
Black ingenuity
Black legacy
Black innovation
Black liberation
Black resistance
Black existence
...month🖤
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Happy Black History Month, and yeah, we're still doing that.
a drawing of a fist with a purple bracelet around it
ALT: a drawing of a fist with a purple bracelet around it
media.tenor.com
February 1, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Happy Black History Month, and yeah, we're still doing that.
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🚨 🚨 🚨 HOMEWORK 🚨 🚨 🚨
The email address for federal workers to inform on their colleagues is [email protected].
Would be a real shame if folks flooded that inbox, rendering it useless.
The email address for federal workers to inform on their colleagues is [email protected].
Would be a real shame if folks flooded that inbox, rendering it useless.
January 22, 2025 at 11:35 PM
🚨 🚨 🚨 HOMEWORK 🚨 🚨 🚨
The email address for federal workers to inform on their colleagues is [email protected].
Would be a real shame if folks flooded that inbox, rendering it useless.
The email address for federal workers to inform on their colleagues is [email protected].
Would be a real shame if folks flooded that inbox, rendering it useless.
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this choice of photos by the Carter Center is shadier than a Georgia peach tree in summer
January 10, 2025 at 4:58 AM
this choice of photos by the Carter Center is shadier than a Georgia peach tree in summer
I don’t appreciate it at all
I know this makes me sound 90 years old but I find it genuinely confusing that there's a contemporary musician walking around calling himself Jelly Roll and he doesn't even play the piano
January 11, 2025 at 10:01 AM
I don’t appreciate it at all
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I’m facilitating a garden class for Palmdale and Lancaster ! #urbansoulfarmer
January 11, 2025 at 9:06 AM
I’m facilitating a garden class for Palmdale and Lancaster ! #urbansoulfarmer
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A group of retired Black women in Philly gather weekly to sew period pads for girls in Africa. Along the way, they've also built a community here
"We believe in each other and have faith in ourselves, and we have faith others are going to support us”
"We believe in each other and have faith in ourselves, and we have faith others are going to support us”
Dozens of Black women in Philly gather weekly to sew reusable period pads for girls in Africa and beyond
A group of retired Black women in Philly, many already skilled quilters and artists, gather weekly to sew period pads for girls in Africa. Along the way, they've also built a community here.
www.inquirer.com
December 30, 2024 at 12:40 AM
A group of retired Black women in Philly gather weekly to sew period pads for girls in Africa. Along the way, they've also built a community here
"We believe in each other and have faith in ourselves, and we have faith others are going to support us”
"We believe in each other and have faith in ourselves, and we have faith others are going to support us”
Watching The Six Triple Eight!
My daughter said Tyler Perry did his big one with this one and I agree!
Proud Negro Woman!
🤗😍
My daughter said Tyler Perry did his big one with this one and I agree!
Proud Negro Woman!
🤗😍
December 23, 2024 at 11:34 PM
Watching The Six Triple Eight!
My daughter said Tyler Perry did his big one with this one and I agree!
Proud Negro Woman!
🤗😍
My daughter said Tyler Perry did his big one with this one and I agree!
Proud Negro Woman!
🤗😍
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In its heyday, Boley, Oklahoma, a town built by Black people, was known for hosting the oldest Black rodeo in America — attracting visitors nationwide
Today, a group of volunteers hope the 121-year-old rodeo can help revitalize the dying town
Today, a group of volunteers hope the 121-year-old rodeo can help revitalize the dying town
Can the Rodeo Save a Historic Black Town?
One woman’s quest to rescue Boley, Oklahoma
www.theatlantic.com
December 19, 2024 at 8:56 PM
In its heyday, Boley, Oklahoma, a town built by Black people, was known for hosting the oldest Black rodeo in America — attracting visitors nationwide
Today, a group of volunteers hope the 121-year-old rodeo can help revitalize the dying town
Today, a group of volunteers hope the 121-year-old rodeo can help revitalize the dying town
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We’re saddened to hear about the passing of poetry great and Black Arts Movement icon, Nikki Giovanni.
According to NPR, she passed away today, following her third cancer diagnosis.
She was 81 years old.
Rest in power, Nikki Giovanni ✨
According to NPR, she passed away today, following her third cancer diagnosis.
She was 81 years old.
Rest in power, Nikki Giovanni ✨
December 10, 2024 at 3:12 AM
We’re saddened to hear about the passing of poetry great and Black Arts Movement icon, Nikki Giovanni.
According to NPR, she passed away today, following her third cancer diagnosis.
She was 81 years old.
Rest in power, Nikki Giovanni ✨
According to NPR, she passed away today, following her third cancer diagnosis.
She was 81 years old.
Rest in power, Nikki Giovanni ✨