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Sorry for the late post up. Not feeling too well.
It’s come to my attention that this month is Black history month in the US.
Sorry I forgot y’all. I haven’t exactly been online lately. A lot going on in my life. Plus I don’t actually live in the US & tbh i’ve never been gladder too.
In fact, the only reason I was made aware of Black history month is because the
British News media reported on the barbaric and racist Trump Obama’s social media video post & how it was particularly tactless given the month.
Fuck Trump & the administration. Fuck everyone who voted for the racist piece of turd. Definitely fuck ICE. Stay safe y’all.
That being said, I think it would be remiss not to recognise Black American history:
Also, RIP to Claudette Colvin (the header image) who was the other african american woman who should have been crucial in the civil rights movement, who passed away less than a month ago. She was actually arrested before Rosa Parks was, for refusing to give up her seat to a white woman, but Colvin was not chosen as the face of the Civil Rights movement for being unmarried and pregnant. 🙄
I also wanted to make note of the influential Super-bowl half-time show that made waves, even over here in the UK & across the world1.
Bad Bunny’s (Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio)’s phenomenal set really highlighted the plight of Puerto Rico.
I wasn’t really aware of how the power companies monolopies were so detremental to PR & the continued rolling blackouts. 🤦🏾♀️
Feel free to talk about whatever else you’d like! 🙏🏽
Hope everyone’s doing okay 🙏🏽.