RI DaSēr K
@so_treu@scholar.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago
RI DaSēr K
@so_treu@scholar.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago
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hellocatfood
@hellocatfood@post.lurk.org  ·  activity timestamp 4 weeks ago

I'm really happy with how (Algo|Afro) Futures went yesterday. A few audio hiccups but overall went smoothly and the performances were great! I'll have more to say about it once I'm fully rested but you should watch the live stream in the meantime https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-VKGqj2GmY#blackfedi #blackmastodon #algorave #livecoding
RI DaSēr K
@so_treu@scholar.social  ·  activity timestamp last month
Shotgun Seamstress
@shotgunseamstress@kolektiva.social  ·  activity timestamp last month

“Black Weirdos” from the first issue of #ShotgunSeamstress zine (2006) featuring #FlorynceKennedy and #SunRa.

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.

#zines#BlackPunk #BlackLiberation #BlackFedi#DontCallMeWhite#Xerox #photocopy#CutAndPaste

The image features a black and white layout highlighting two figures: Florynce Kennedy and Sun Ra. Florynce wears her trademark cowboy hat and Sun Ra wears a headdress that seems to reference either Ancient Egypt or outer space. The text includes quotes and descriptions of their lives and contributions, emphasizing Kennedy's outspoken activism and Sun Ra's unique musical style and cosmic philosophies. The pages are laid out by hand with scissors and glue and the text was typed out on a typewriter. The pages are photocopied which has made the images grainy.
The image features a black and white layout highlighting two figures: Florynce Kennedy and Sun Ra. Florynce wears her trademark cowboy hat and Sun Ra wears a headdress that seems to reference either Ancient Egypt or outer space. The text includes quotes and descriptions of their lives and contributions, emphasizing Kennedy's outspoken activism and Sun Ra's unique musical style and cosmic philosophies. The pages are laid out by hand with scissors and glue and the text was typed out on a typewriter. The pages are photocopied which has made the images grainy.
The image features a black and white layout highlighting two figures: Florynce Kennedy and Sun Ra. Florynce wears her trademark cowboy hat and Sun Ra wears a headdress that seems to reference either Ancient Egypt or outer space. The text includes quotes and descriptions of their lives and contributions, emphasizing Kennedy's outspoken activism and Sun Ra's unique musical style and cosmic philosophies. The pages are laid out by hand with scissors and glue and the text was typed out on a typewriter. The pages are photocopied which has made the images grainy.
Shotgun Seamstress
@shotgunseamstress@kolektiva.social  ·  activity timestamp last month

“Black Weirdos” from the first issue of #ShotgunSeamstress zine (2006) featuring #FlorynceKennedy and #SunRa.

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.

#zines#BlackPunk #BlackLiberation #BlackFedi#DontCallMeWhite#Xerox #photocopy#CutAndPaste

The image features a black and white layout highlighting two figures: Florynce Kennedy and Sun Ra. Florynce wears her trademark cowboy hat and Sun Ra wears a headdress that seems to reference either Ancient Egypt or outer space. The text includes quotes and descriptions of their lives and contributions, emphasizing Kennedy's outspoken activism and Sun Ra's unique musical style and cosmic philosophies. The pages are laid out by hand with scissors and glue and the text was typed out on a typewriter. The pages are photocopied which has made the images grainy.
The image features a black and white layout highlighting two figures: Florynce Kennedy and Sun Ra. Florynce wears her trademark cowboy hat and Sun Ra wears a headdress that seems to reference either Ancient Egypt or outer space. The text includes quotes and descriptions of their lives and contributions, emphasizing Kennedy's outspoken activism and Sun Ra's unique musical style and cosmic philosophies. The pages are laid out by hand with scissors and glue and the text was typed out on a typewriter. The pages are photocopied which has made the images grainy.
The image features a black and white layout highlighting two figures: Florynce Kennedy and Sun Ra. Florynce wears her trademark cowboy hat and Sun Ra wears a headdress that seems to reference either Ancient Egypt or outer space. The text includes quotes and descriptions of their lives and contributions, emphasizing Kennedy's outspoken activism and Sun Ra's unique musical style and cosmic philosophies. The pages are laid out by hand with scissors and glue and the text was typed out on a typewriter. The pages are photocopied which has made the images grainy.
RI DaSēr K
@so_treu@scholar.social  ·  activity timestamp last month
imp >:3
@imp3tuz@mastodon.gamedev.place  ·  activity timestamp last month

Okay so I'm currently exploring the #fedi lore and thought I would share some of my favourite reading nugs. Feel free to throw in more-

@so_treu has an amazing interview with @ArtistMarciaX that looks at blackness out here and yeah! This really puts a lot into perspective 🧐
https://logicmag.io/policy/blackness-in-the-fediverse-a-conversation-with-marcia-x/

The second, and thanks for sharing @jdp23 , goes a bit more into the nitty gritty details of some key events all the way from 2009 🤯 (its long) https://privacy.thenexus.today/mastodon-a-partial-history/
#BlackMastadon#blackfedi
imp >:3
@imp3tuz@mastodon.gamedev.place  ·  activity timestamp last month

Okay so I'm currently exploring the #fedi lore and thought I would share some of my favourite reading nugs. Feel free to throw in more-

@so_treu has an amazing interview with @ArtistMarciaX that looks at blackness out here and yeah! This really puts a lot into perspective 🧐
https://logicmag.io/policy/blackness-in-the-fediverse-a-conversation-with-marcia-x/

The second, and thanks for sharing @jdp23 , goes a bit more into the nitty gritty details of some key events all the way from 2009 🤯 (its long) https://privacy.thenexus.today/mastodon-a-partial-history/
#BlackMastadon#blackfedi
imp >:3
@imp3tuz@mastodon.gamedev.place  ·  activity timestamp last month

And so y'all do NOT misconstrued me, understand that I am firstly an African black person whose existence is experienced through a trans lense. So while I don't give two honest craps about most uspol- I don't like to see my people hurting.

I barely interact with white people on a day to day basis outside, and its honestly a blessing. Because while my people can be conservative at times, I have honestly experienced some of the most disgusting transphobia from white queers who can NEVER understa-
imp >:3
@imp3tuz@mastodon.gamedev.place replied  ·  activity timestamp last month

And 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 #blackfedi is something I dream of bigggg. The #fedi is small, it helps ease the anxiety-
imp >:3
@imp3tuz@mastodon.gamedev.place  ·  activity timestamp last month

I think there's this unspoken idea that black people do not exist here, or that we would not find the concept of the #fediverse 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 #blackfedi and it feels like yelling into the void ahaha. But I do not blame black people for-
RI DaSēr K
@so_treu@scholar.social  ·  activity timestamp last month