#black future month

[sxrgripp]

you are capable of everything you desire to be

stream + like + reblog + share + support

#music #new music #spoken word #poets on tumblr #slam poetry #black tumblr #black poetry #black poets on tumblr #black musicians #dataleak multi #dataleak iii #spotify #sxr gripp #yessxr #black future month #nonbinary #nonbinary poet #nonbinary musician #cyborg #voice kink #my voice

[youneedtostudyives]

This poetry performance is so incredible. It struck me and left me cold and hollow. You're blown away by the very first verse, and you're set adrift for the rest of the video.

#academia #poetry #music #indie #black women #black artists #black history month #black future month #jennah bell #jasmine mans #alysia harris #quotes #love poetry #Youtube

[perfectlyyoungtimetravel]

Music Mondays

Today I drew James Brown aka 'The hardest-working man in the Show Business','Godfather of soul','Soul brother No.1' and 'Mr. Dynamite'.He was born on May 3rd in 1933. In Barnwell, South Carolina in a small wooden shack. His name was supposed to be Joseph James Brown but his first name and middle name got switched by accident. His dad was a mix of African American and Native American descent meanwhile his mom was a mix of African American and Asian descent. His family lived in poverty in Elko, South Carolina which was an impoverished town in 1933. And when he was 4 or 5, his family moved to Augusta, Georgia, they first settled in one of the aunt's brothel then they later shared a house with another aunt, his mom left the family because of contentious and abusive marriage and moved to New York (I don't know if his dad or mom had custody of him).He then began singing in talent shows as a young child, first appearing at Augusta's Lenox Theater in 1944. Winning the show after singing the ballad 'So Long'. While in Augusta, he performed buck dances for change to entertain troops from Camp Gordon at the start of World War II as their convoys traveled over a canal bridge near his aunt's home.Now this is where he first heard the legendary blues musician Howlin' Wolf play guitar.Then learned to play the piano, guitar, and harmonica during this period (so he was a multi-instrumentalist). He became inspired to become an entertainer after hearing 'Caldonia' by Louis Jordan and Tympany Five. In his teen years James had a career as a boxer for a short time.At the age of 16 he was convicted of robbery and sent to a juvenile detention center in Toccoa.In juvenile detention center, he formed a gospel quartet with four fellow cellmates, including Johnny Terry.He met singer Bobby Byrd when the two played against each other in a baseball game outside the detention center. Byrd also discovered that James could sing after hearing of 'A guy called music box', which was James's nickname at the prison. Bobby has since claimed he and his family helped to secure an early release, which led to James promising the court he would sing for the Lord. Brown was released on a work sponsorship with Toccoa business owner S.C. Lawson. Lawson was impressed with James's work ethic and secured his release with a promise to keep him employed for two years.He was paroled on June 14 in 1952.James went on to work with both of Lawson's sons, and would come back to visit the family from time to time throughout his career. Shortly after being paroled he joined the gospel group the Ever-Ready Gospel Singers, featuring Bobby's sister Sara. From 1954. Till 1961. He joined the band that changed its name into 'The Famous Flames' after their composition 'Please, please, please' became their hit. And the band would break up and be renamed as 'James Brown and his famous flames' and he released the ballad 'Try me' which was a hit in 1959. And the band then got revived. The band released their top 10 hit called '(Do the) Mashed Potatoes' on Dade Records, James released an album called 'Think!' under 'the famous flames' and even more such as 'Bewildered','I'll go crazy' and 'think' which hinted his shouting style. From 1962. To 1966. He became famous as Mr. Dynamite for the hits 'Lost Someone', 'Baby you're right','Joe Tex', 'Prisoner of love','Papa's got a brand new bag' (to which he won Grammy awards),'I got you' and his No.1 hit 'It's a Man's Man's Man's world'.From 1967. To 1970. He became known as Soul Brother No.1 for his hits 'Cold Sweat', 'Give it up or turnit a loose', 'Licking stick','Funky Drummer','Mother Popcorn','

I got the Feelin'','Gettin' Down to it','Soul on top' and 'I can't stand myself'.He did was active in social issues such as racism, He communed with the presidents and elected officials of all political stripes,made groundbreaking black pride anthems and may have saved Boston from being burned by rioters. He had Type 2 Diabetes that was not diagnosed for long and survived prostate cancer. Unfortunately on Christmas in 2006. He did from congestive heart failure. He won so many honors and awards throughout his life and after death,in 1993. The bridge is named after him 'James Brown Soul center of the universe bridge',he was inducted in Georgia music hall of Fame, Rock and roll hall of Fame,UK music hall of Fame, Atlantic city hall of fame,R&B music hall of Fame.He was awarded with lifetime achievement award after 34th annual Grammy award after that he got another lifetime achievement award for rhythm and blues pioneer award.He even got the star on the Hollywood walk of Fame.He got BMI urban icon at the BMI urban awards, he received the Golden Plate Award of the American Academy of Achievements.Mayor Charles DeVaney of Augusta held a ceremony to dedicate a section of 9th Street between Broad and Twiggs Streets, renamed 'James Brown Boulevard'.For his 72nd birthday, Augusta unveiled the bronze statue of him that was life-sized.The officials renamed the city's civic center the 'James Brown Arena'.president of Paine College, a historically black college in Augusta, Georgia, bestowed posthumously upon his an honorary doctorate in recognition and honor of his many contributions to the school in the times of need from the Paine College May 2007 commencement.During the 49th Annual Grammy Awards presentation on February 11 in 2007.James Brown's famous cape was draped over a microphone by Danny Ray at the end of a montage in honor of notable people in the music industry who died during the previous year. Earlier that evening, Christina Aguilera delivered an impassioned performance of Brown's hit 'It's a Man's Man's Man's World' followed by a standing ovation, while Chris Brown performed a dance routine in honor of James Brown.In his honor there was an art competition to create a James Brown tribute box on the corner of James Brown Blvd. (9th Ave.) and Broad St. The winner was Ms. Robbie Pitts Bellamy.

We feel good!

#Blm #black history #black history month #Black future month #We feel good #james brown

[katjohnadams]

#star trek #black history month #black is beautiful #the future is black

[baeshijima]

if anyone asks

tell them ive ascended to heaven

#WHAT THE FUCKSVSHISBSKD #OFFICIAL HSR MV ??????? STOP IM ACTUALLY CRYING WHY DID THIS MAKE ME EMOTIONAL #OURGH ROBIN AND SUNDAY MY BELOVEDS !!!!! AVENTURINE YOU !!!! SPARKLE LOML !!!!! BLACK SWAN ?!??!? GALLAGHER !!!!! ACHERON MY LOVE !!!!! #AND SAMPO MY LOVE YOU AAAAA #DONT EVEN GET ME STARTED ON FIREFLY AND MC ?????? LIKE STOP THEIR SCENES ARE SO SO PRETTY AND THE WAY THE SONG SOFTENED WHEN WE SAW THEM #THE MUSIC IS SO !!!!!! AND THE FACT ITS IN ALL 4 LANGUAGES TOO LIKE HELLO WHAT THEY ALL SOUND DIVINE ???? #AMVS WHO FR 😭😭 #stop im not ready for penacony i cant believe 2.0 is in a little under 2 weeks like how am i supposed to cope until then ??? #all the qol updates and the free 20 pulls…. sobbing hsr my love my life my destiny ……. i will give u my bank whenever u want ……. #they have it out on spotify and u can bet ur ass im already looping it and will continue to do so for the next 6 months #AT LEAST #god the vocals …. the cinematography …… the vibes …… i cabt everything is so perfect ……. #interstellar journey 2.0 and my god im so glad theyve done it again and will most likely do it for new worlds/regions in the future 😩🫶 #may the stars guide you <3

[dorororon]

Day 18 of Black History Month! Here's Gum from Jet Set Radio.

#black art #black history month #black artist #black tumblr #gum jsr #jsr fanart #gum jet set radio #jet set radio #jsr #jet set radio future #jsrf gum #jsrf

[educatingmerlin]

With Black History Month coming to an end, it is important, as ever, to continue the work you have started this month. It is important to continue tackling racism within fandom spaces. Have discussions with your peers and be firm in no longer accepting racist 'jokes' or remarks.

Anti-Blackness has had a place in the Merlin community for more than 15 years, and unfortunately, that has not changed. But if we work together, if we continue learning and unlearning, one step at a time, we can make this fandom a better place for Black/minority fans.

#black history month #bbc merlin #merlin #arthur pendragon #gwen pendragon #sir elyan #sir lancelot #sir leon #sir percival #morgana pendragon #sir gwaine #u #once and future fandom #fandom racism #antiblackness #antiracism #merlin fandom

[no-where-new-hero]

✣ Blake Wrapped: 5 Star Reads 📖

The first half of this post can be found HERE, and these were my 5-star reads for the second half of the year (in rough order). Tagging @batrachised, who was interested in recommendations!

Some Desperate Glory by Emily Tesh I posted a lot about this when I read it because in my opinion it’s one of the best SFF novels I’ve come across in a while. It reminded me of DWJ’s Hexwood, which is already high praise, but it’s a fabulous character study with incredible dynamics. It’s another new book with truly horrible marketing, imo—the whole “queer sci-fi” angle gives the impression of a Gideon the Ninth rip-off, but there’s much more political and social commentary with fabulous world-building. Highly, highly recommend this one.

He Who Drowned the World by Shelley Parker-Chan I loved the first book in this duology, but this one was exquisite to new heights. Even though it was never that overt, it did a lot of great meta-commentary work on the chosen one trope vs the doomed by the narrative trope, especially their intersection with gender expectations. The prose was simply gorgeous, occasionally philosophical, always sure-handed. I recommend the whole duology, though mostly so that you can get to this one.

The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson I picked this up in my library’s for sale room, and it was the best choice I made this year. I can’t believe I had been missing out on Jackson for so long. It’s a ghost story and a Gothic novel and a girl book and feels a bit like the shadow side of an LM Montgomery story. The language and characters are rich and strange and is so thoroughly a Blake Book of all time. I want to be able to write something like this someday.

Yellowface by R. F. Kuang The reports of its readability are true—I went through this in three hours. I get why people complain about certain elements in this, but it also lives up to the hype, in my opinion. I might be the target audience as an aspiring author (who got throughly traumatized by the portrayal of terminally online author culture lmao) but I do think those dynamics and circumstances are its strength, more so than the social commentaries on Asian American tokenization, etc.

How Long ’Til Black Future Month? by N. K. Jemisin I don’t often read short fiction, but I was in the mood for some good SFF shorts to learn from, so picked this up. Jemisin is a master of form—her ability to depict a world in such a brief span, to make such deep characters with such clever scenarios is unmatched. Certainly, there are some better examples than others, but the best makes me wish there were a whole novel set in that world.

Hangsaman by Shirley Jackson This one is a slight cheat because it’s not Jackson’s best, but it’s also a Blake Book of all time, so how could I not give it five stars? I wish I had discovered it in college, if just to be able to be insufferable and call myself “irl Natalie Waite” everywhere. It’s such a Tumblr book too—the veiled queerness, the Plath vibes, the dark academia setting, the unhinged vibes. The prose is gorgeous and unsettling and is such a good portrayal of a character.

#bookblr #book review #book recommendations #reading recommendations #some desperate glory #he who drowned the world #hangsaman #the haunting of hill house #yellowface #how long til black future month #nk jemisin #rf kuang #emily tesh #shirley jackson #shelley parker chan #blake's last braincell #immortal poets society #blake wrapped

[the-cimmerians]

Signal boost for any folks in the Santa Barbara area who might be interested.

#Black Trans Futures #carcerality and abolition #Miss Major Griffin-Gracy #Lavelle Ridley #Toshio Meronek #Eric Stanley #Abolitionist Black Trans events #Black History Month

[legomocfodder]

Black History Month 2024

Jace Fox a.k.a Batman

#lego #lego minifigures #custom minifigures #purist minifigures #dc comics #jace fox #jace fox batman #batman #future state #dc future state #future state batman #black history month #black history month 2024

[smokefalls]

It is so easy to have principles. Far, far harder to live by them.

N.K. Jemisin, "Valedictorian" from How Long 'til Black Future Month?

#N.K. Jemisin #How Long 'til Black Future Month #quote #fiction #short stories #fantasy #sci fi #2024 reads

[sxrgripp]

I said, "No"

and it was political

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#music #new music #spoken word #poets on tumblr #slam poetry #black tumblr #black poetry #black poets on tumblr #black musicians #dataleak multi #dataleak iii #Spotify #ashlee haze #black future month

[natypinkns]

drew some simple icons for my splatoons ^-^

#splatoon #i did 80% of these a month ago lol #ughh i think. i wont tag them all. #sorry that you guys have never seen 2 of them before. someday i will introduce them properly #just know that the inkling w black ink is ash and he is rory's (my neo 3) best friend/partner #and the guy with blue ink is fern and hes close friends with ash also #basically. my agent trio. my inkopolis trio. and my splatsville trio #i was going to also draw like. alison and olivia's siblings and current/future kids #and some octolings from dawn and bennu's time in the domes #but uhhh. not yet #me: man i should develop my splatoon ocs better #also me: [makes more splatoon ocs]

[perfectlyyoungtimetravel]

Tech and innovation Tuesdays

This is the drawing of Patricia Era Bath, an ophthalmologist. She was born on November 4th in 1942. New York. She was actually the first female member of the Jules Stein Eye institute. And she was the one who invented laserphaco which is a surgery for cataract used worldwide, she got awarded from:

NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund's Black Woman Achievement Award

Smithsonian Museum's Lemelson Center

American Medical Women's Association

Tubman's Sheila Award

Tribeca Film Festival Disruptive innovation Award

Association of Black Women Physicians Lifetime Achievement Award

Alpha Kappa Alpha presidential Award for health and medical sciences

Howard University Charter day award for Distinguished Achievement in Opthalmology and medicine

Medsape one of 12 'Women Physicians who changed the course of American Medicine'

New York academy of medicine John Stearns Medal for Distinguished Contribution in Clinical practice and for invention of laserphaco cataract surgery

Alliance for aging research Silver innovator award

She died on May 30th in 2019 due to complications from cancer

She will definitely be remembered

Materials used: Ink, Soft pastel crayons and HB-2 pencil

#blm #black history month #Black future month #Blindness preventio

[have-you-read-this-short-fiction]

#short story collections #short story collection #how long til black future month? #how long 'til black future month? #n.k. jemisin #n. k. jemisin #black literature #african american literature #american literature #21st century literature #english language literature #have you read this short fiction? #book polls #completed polls

[sistahscifi]

Join us at Sistah Scifi as we celebrate Black Futures Month 🌌✨. Established by the Movement for Black Lives in 2015, Black Futures Month is a visionary approach to celebrations of Blackness in February that centres Black, queer, and transfeminist perspectives that have long been at the forefront of imagining and building a world in which we are all free and self-determined. This month, as we do every month, we're diving into the vast worlds of Afrofuturism, where the past, present, and future collide to create a vision of a brighter tomorrow for Black people. Discover the stories that propel us forward, from the imaginative realms of science fiction by @OctaviaEBulter to the fantasy of #NKJemisin. Visit our events calendar for a list of virtual and in person events happening all month long! Event partners include @sfpubliclibrary, @VisitOakland, @LitQuake @Adobe, @DistantWorldsCoffee, @thirdeyebag, @Udemy, @solidgroundsco, @chabotspace, @critical_ecology, AND @blackjoyparade!!!

#sistahscifi #afrofuturism #black history month #black futures month