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Venita"We’re utterly amazing, yet Black folks are consistently, persistently, intentionally, conveniently, diabolically left out of conversations about genius all the time.” Tre Johnson, author <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#bookstodon</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Blackmastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Blackmastodon</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Blackfedi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Blackfedi</a>

Morris HThe First Lady of Sierra Leone, Fatima Maada Bio speaks: <a href="https://youtube.com/watch?v=0pj4joCt8Xc&si=YAke74-UEOTzBYI_" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://youtube.com/watch?v=0pj4joCt8Xc&si=YAke74-UEOTzBYI_</a> <a href="https://convo.casa/tags/Mastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Mastodon</a> <a href="https://convo.casa/tags/Fediverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Fediverse</a> <a href="https://convo.casa/tags/BlackMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BlackMastodon</a> <a href="https://convo.casa/tags/Blackvoices" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Blackvoices</a> <a href="https://convo.casa/tags/BlackFedi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BlackFedi</a> <a href="https://convo.casa/tags/BlackFediverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BlackFediverse</a> <a href="https://convo.casa/tags/Africa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Africa</a> <a href="https://convo.casa/tags/Culture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Culture</a> <a href="https://convo.casa/tags/UnitedNations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#UnitedNations</a>

Shotgun Seamstress“Black Weirdos” from the first issue of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ShotgunSeamstress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ShotgunSeamstress</a> zine (2006) featuring <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FlorynceKennedy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FlorynceKennedy</a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SunRa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SunRa</a>.20 years ago it felt necessary to assert our right as Black people to express ourselves freely without our racial identity being called into question. (In other words, other Black people might say you were “acting white” if you exhibited any behaviors outside of what was considered the norm for Black people, including listening to rock music.) While so many social issues remain the same or have even worsened since then, I’m glad to say that I’ve seen improvement in this area over the last couple of decades. If you dare to call a Black punk rock, book smart, awkward, nerdy anime loving gamer “white” you just look like an ignorant dumbass at this point.<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/zines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#zines</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BlackPunk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BlackPunk</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BlackLiberation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BlackLiberation</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BlackFedi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BlackFedi</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DontCallMeWhite" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DontCallMeWhite</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Xerox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Xerox</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/photocopy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#photocopy</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CutAndPaste" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CutAndPaste</a>

jrm4UNPOPULAR OPINIONKendrick's 2nd half verse on Chains and Whips cements why he's inferior to the Clipse, and others*. Couldn't help but jump into the rappity-rap, but bad for THAT SONG.*obligatory "yes, i do hate drake much more than both of them"<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/hiphop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#hiphop</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/blackmastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#blackmastodon</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/blackfedi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#blackfedi</a>

jrm4<a href="https://mastodon.social/@IveyJanette" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@IveyJanette</a> Apologies, but - especially in our present environment - I'm going to always push HARD against this.Black folks absolutely CANNOT and SHOULD NOT get skittish about guns.Be smart, be safebut STAY STRAPPED if that works for you and your family<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/blackmastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#blackmastodon</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/blackfedi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#blackfedi</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/uspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#uspol</a>

Silver HuskeyTonight I stream one of my all-time favorite RPGs, Chrono Trigger. Join me as I attempt to obtain as many endings as possible in this game. <a href="https://twitch.tv/damagecontrolblog" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://twitch.tv/damagecontrolblog</a> <a href="https://fandom.ink/tags/TwitchAffiliate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TwitchAffiliate</a> <a href="https://fandom.ink/tags/TwitchStreamer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TwitchStreamer</a> <a href="https://fandom.ink/tags/Livestream" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Livestream</a> <a href="https://fandom.ink/tags/BlackMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BlackMastodon</a> <a href="https://fandom.ink/tags/BlackFedi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BlackFedi</a>

Shotgun SeamstressAfrican Anarchism The History of a Movement by Sam Mbah & I.E. lgariweyFree PDF: <a href="https://files.libcom.org/files/African%20Anarchism%20-%20Mbah%20and%20Igariwey.pdf" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://files.libcom.org/files/African%20Anarchism%20-%20Mbah%20and%20Igariwey.pdf</a><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Africa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Africa</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Anarchism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Anarchism</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BlackLiberation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BlackLiberation</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BlackFedi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BlackFedi</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BlackMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BlackMastodon</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BlackPower" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BlackPower</a>

hellocatfoodYou can listen back to previous shows here <a href="https://algo-afro-futures.lurk.org/radio/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://algo-afro-futures.lurk.org/radio/</a>And I've made the playlists for recent shows public here <a href="https://listenbrainz.org/playlist/d9c0511a-0afd-4b14-92e8-61a7bafba557/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://listenbrainz.org/playlist/d9c0511a-0afd-4b14-92e8-61a7bafba557/</a> <a href="https://listenbrainz.org/playlist/00abae0b-308c-4985-999f-9438e2fef8ec/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://listenbrainz.org/playlist/00abae0b-308c-4985-999f-9438e2fef8ec/</a><a href="https://post.lurk.org/tags/blackmastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#blackmastodon</a> <a href="https://post.lurk.org/tags/blackfedi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#blackfedi</a> <a href="https://post.lurk.org/tags/radio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#radio</a>

Air AdamGoing live now @ <a href="https://twitch.tv/airadam13" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://twitch.tv/airadam13</a> ! The Spot - Hip-Hop and More! | Live from Manchester 🐝Turn your volume up and come join us!<a href="https://mastodon.me.uk/tags/BlackMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BlackMastodon</a> <a href="https://mastodon.me.uk/tags/BlackFedi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BlackFedi</a> <a href="https://mastodon.me.uk/tags/dj" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#dj</a> <a href="https://mastodon.me.uk/tags/twitch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#twitch</a> <a href="https://mastodon.me.uk/tags/twitchStreamer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#twitchStreamer</a>

Venita<a href="https://newsone.com/6330155/karen-arrested-ny-after-striking-black-teens-getting-knocked-out/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://newsone.com/6330155/karen-arrested-ny-after-striking-black-teens-getting-knocked-out/</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Blackmastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Blackmastodon</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Blackfedi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Blackfedi</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FAFO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FAFO</a>

Shotgun Seamstress“Trans Forming Liberty” by <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AmySherald" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AmySherald</a><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BlackArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BlackArt</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BlackFedi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BlackFedi</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LGBTQ</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/2SLGBTQIA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#2SLGBTQIA</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Art" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Art</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/painting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#painting</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ArtAsResistance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ArtAsResistance</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BlackPower" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BlackPower</a>

Robert W. Gehl"I'm sick of Web3. I'm sick of corpo shit. And I'm sick of the impression that Web3 Corpo Shit is the only way to be online," <a href="https://blackqueer.life/@albinanigans" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@albinanigans</a> writes in a really excellent guide to Mastodon for BIPOC folks, "So Your Black Ass Still Wants to Get on Mastodon":<a href="https://qcb.neocities.org/mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://qcb.neocities.org/mastodon</a>The guide pulls no punches about the Whiteness of Mastodon while arguing that federated social media is indeed the non-corporate alternative.<a href="https://aoir.social/tags/blackfedi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#blackfedi</a> <a href="https://aoir.social/tags/blackMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#blackMastodon</a> <a href="https://aoir.social/tags/FediTips" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FediTips</a>

Venita<a href="https://hbcunews.com/2025/07/18/congress-targets-hair-products-with-cancer-causing-ingredients-marketed-to-black-women/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://hbcunews.com/2025/07/18/congress-targets-hair-products-with-cancer-causing-ingredients-marketed-to-black-women/</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Blackmastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Blackmastodon</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Blackfedi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Blackfedi</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Blackhaircare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Blackhaircare</a>

imp >:3Okay so I'm currently exploring the <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/fedi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#fedi</a> lore and thought I would share some of my favourite reading nugs. Feel free to throw in more-<a href="https://scholar.social/@so_treu" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@so_treu</a> has an amazing interview with <a href="https://mastodon.art/@ArtistMarciaX" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@ArtistMarciaX</a> that looks at blackness out here and yeah! This really puts a lot into perspective 🧐 <a href="https://logicmag.io/policy/blackness-in-the-fediverse-a-conversation-with-marcia-x/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://logicmag.io/policy/blackness-in-the-fediverse-a-conversation-with-marcia-x/</a>The second, and thanks for sharing <a href="https://neuromatch.social/@jdp23" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@jdp23</a> , goes a bit more into the nitty gritty details of some key events all the way from 2009 🤯 (its long) <a href="https://privacy.thenexus.today/mastodon-a-partial-history/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://privacy.thenexus.today/mastodon-a-partial-history/</a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/BlackMastadon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BlackMastadon</a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/blackfedi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#blackfedi</a>

[🤬🟥🐼]Golden Hour ✨️ 👗 Fashion Nova 👛 Aldo 👡 Jessica Simpson <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/ootd?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ootd</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/fashion?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#fashion</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/selfie?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#selfie</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/blackmastodon?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#blackmastodon</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/blackfediverse?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#blackfediverse</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/blackfedi?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#blackfedi</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/curlyhair?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#curlyhair</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/crochet?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#crochet</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/makeup?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#makeup</a>

(Algo|Afro) FuturesNext Friday 1st August we're excited to present an evening of live algorithmic and generative performances by the artists participating in the 2025 (Algo|Afro) Futures mentoring programme! Featuring performances from:Bundy - <a href="https://mastodon.social/@hpunq" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@hpunq</a> Ray Cyberseed Sheba Q okcandice David QuarteyJoin us at BRIG Cafe in Birmingham, UK, on 1st August from 18:00 - 21:00 BST and also streaming on the Eulerroom youtube channel <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-VKGqj2GmY" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-VKGqj2GmY</a> .Learn more about the 2025 cohort here: <a href="https://algo-afro-futures.lurk.org/2025-programme/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://algo-afro-futures.lurk.org/2025-programme/</a>(Algo|Afro) Futures is a mentoring programme for early career Black artists who want to explore creative coding and live coding.Throughout June - July the cohort have received mentorship from Antonio Roberts <a href="https://post.lurk.org/@hellocatfood" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@hellocatfood</a> and Tyger Blue <a href="https://mastodon.social/@tygerblue" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@tygerblue</a> and have been developing skills to create live music and visuals using live coding techniques, as seen in the electronic dance music events called Algoraves.(Algo|Afro) Futures is presented by Vivid Projectsand supported by Arts Council England.<a href="https://post.lurk.org/tags/livecoding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#livecoding</a> <a href="https://post.lurk.org/tags/algorave" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#algorave</a> <a href="https://post.lurk.org/tags/LetsCreate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LetsCreate</a> <a href="https://post.lurk.org/tags/blackmastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#blackmastodon</a> <a href="https://post.lurk.org/tags/blackfedi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#blackfedi</a>

jrm4Also, calling it now:Josh Johnson will 100% enter the pantheon of comedy greats. His name will go next to Carlin, Pryor, etc.<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/blackmastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#blackmastodon</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/blackfedi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#blackfedi</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/uspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#uspol</a>

jrm4My current big picture view: Politics-wise -- Anti-Black racism is still Americas biggest problem -- only it literally harms EVERYONE ELSE proportionally much more because we're surviving, perhaps even thriving, AROUND it.<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/blackmastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#blackmastodon</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/blackfedi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#blackfedi</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/uspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#uspol</a>

imp >:3And like yeah, we can be all hugs kisses on the fedi and stand for the same causes- but until you put that white supremacist thinking out the way. Black people will NOT call this home. And you need black people for any meaningful impact.I spent most of my life just lurking online. Because I never felt comfortable being perceived by the world. Yet I actively post here. Because to me, the <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/blackfedi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#blackfedi</a> is something I dream of bigggg. The <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/fedi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#fedi</a> is small, it helps ease the anxiety-

imp >:3I think there's this unspoken idea that black people do not exist here, or that we would not find the concept of the <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/fediverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#fediverse</a> to be appealing. This is inherently just- wrong.There's very much a whiteness problem here. A lot of purity culture in leftist politics. Like damn- y'all actually do not know how to get a lil nasty while still remaining civil. And it shows tbh.Like I always try to post to <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/blackfedi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#blackfedi</a> and it feels like yelling into the void ahaha. But I do not blame black people for-

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