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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

“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

“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

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

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

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-

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-

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-

J. Nathan Matias 🦣
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🚨 'Sinners' Movie PSA 🚨

“Accessibility within streaming is not a one-size-fits-all approach. Our goal ... is to make these great stories accessible to all audiences in a way that is authentic to the content and the communities we serve ...”

'Sinners' will be streamed on Max in BASL (Black American Sign Language) - the first time a streaming service has ever done this.

'BASL is “a distinct dialect of American Sign Language (ASL) with its own dynamic history and unique grammar, signing space, rhythm, facial expressions and cultural nuances,” and "marks “a major step forward in accessibility, representation and visibility in streaming." '

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/sinners-black-american-sign-language-basl-version-on-max-1236302908/

#BASL#SignLanguage#Sinners#BlackDeaf #BlackFedi

🚨 'Sinners' Movie PSA 🚨

“Accessibility within streaming is not a one-size-fits-all approach. Our goal ... is to make these great stories accessible to all audiences in a way that is authentic to the content and the communities we serve ...”

'Sinners' will be streamed on Max in BASL (Black American Sign Language) - the first time a streaming service has ever done this.

'BASL is “a distinct dialect of American Sign Language (ASL) with its own dynamic history and unique grammar, signing space, rhythm, facial expressions and cultural nuances,” and "marks “a major step forward in accessibility, representation and visibility in streaming." '

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/sinners-black-american-sign-language-basl-version-on-max-1236302908/

#BASL#SignLanguage#Sinners#BlackDeaf #BlackFedi