i joined Twitter in April of 2007 at a SXSW. actually, a whole slew of us Black bloggers joined Twitter that day after our panel, Blogging While Black. that is, by the way, the real origin story of #Blacktwitter.

anyways, i joined that year but the blogosphere was still going strong. some people considered it a passing fad. others like me saw it as an API that you plugged into publishing platforms, not the platform itself.

actually, some of us wondered if Blogger was going to be twittered… 🧵

#BlackMastodon #BlackTwitter #Mamdani #NYC 3rd party and outside people cannot come in during a presidential election year and ask for support. They have to be there month in and month out, being in the community and working FOR the community, not just for themselves. His campaign thanked Working Families Party because that is what they do. I hope the young people see there is a way to take over the Democratic party . Do the work. Follow the path. 2/2

#BlackMastodon #BlackTwitter #Mamdani #NYC
Mamdani gave a great speech last night. He, his campaign manager, and his army of volunteers did a great job talking to the people of NY. But it wasn't his speech that caught my attention. It was his manager's comment that they worked on getting to that point for 8 years. This supports my argument that if people outside the party want to make inroads they have to do the community building work first! 1/2

#BlackMastodon #BlackTwitter #Mamdani #NYC 3rd party and outside people cannot come in during a presidential election year and ask for support. They have to be there month in and month out, being in the community and working FOR the community, not just for themselves. His campaign thanked Working Families Party because that is what they do. I hope the young people see there is a way to take over the Democratic party . Do the work. Follow the path. 2/2

#BlackMastodon #BlackTwitter #Mamdani #NYC
Mamdani gave a great speech last night. He, his campaign manager, and his army of volunteers did a great job talking to the people of NY. But it wasn't his speech that caught my attention. It was his manager's comment that they worked on getting to that point for 8 years. This supports my argument that if people outside the party want to make inroads they have to do the community building work first! 1/2

#BlackMastodon #BlackTwitter #MikoMarks #Trouble One of my favorite country singers Miko Marks (she's Black) sent out a news letter with a link to the indie label she is with - Redtone Records. They have her recording of Trouble" with her band The Resurrectors, on their splash page. It's perfect for some enthusiastic motivation in today's times.
Enjoy. https://youtu.be/phSV44CFiIU

#BlackMastodon #BlackTwitter #MikoMarks #Trouble One of my favorite country singers Miko Marks (she's Black) sent out a news letter with a link to the indie label she is with - Redtone Records. They have her recording of Trouble" with her band The Resurrectors, on their splash page. It's perfect for some enthusiastic motivation in today's times.
Enjoy. https://youtu.be/phSV44CFiIU

#BlackMastodon #BlackTwitter #NoKingsDay #FreeDC Thanks to all you democracy warriors who came out today, not just to DC, NY, Boston, and Chicago and places where you could be safe, but also to those brave folks in places like Florida, Texas, Montana, little towns in OH and in the middle of red states. We see you and hold you up. Keep fighting. Keep resisting. We can win. 1/2

#BlackMastodon #BlackTwitter #NoKingsDay #FreeDC Thanks to all you democracy warriors who came out today, not just to DC, NY, Boston, and Chicago and places where you could be safe, but also to those brave folks in places like Florida, Texas, Montana, little towns in OH and in the middle of red states. We see you and hold you up. Keep fighting. Keep resisting. We can win. 1/2

#BlackMastodon #BlackTwitter #NoKingsDay #FreeDC #DMV

Hi folks. If you are in MD or VA and with a group marching into DC tomorrow for No Kings, please stop by the #FreeDC tents. We will be there with #HarrietsWildestDreams and will have lots of information on the push for statehood for DC, KYR, reporting ICE and how to do jury service. No need to register, just drop in. FreeDC will be at the 400 block of C St, NW which is the John Marshall Park.

#BlackMastodon #BlackTwitter #NoKingsDay #FreeDC #DMV

Hi folks. If you are in MD or VA and with a group marching into DC tomorrow for No Kings, please stop by the #FreeDC tents. We will be there with #HarrietsWildestDreams and will have lots of information on the push for statehood for DC, KYR, reporting ICE and how to do jury service. No need to register, just drop in. FreeDC will be at the 400 block of C St, NW which is the John Marshall Park.

On a serious note, I’m proud of the work being done at #Blacksky as well as #Blackfedi. Black and Brown folks we don’t need to get caught up in anyone’s protocol & platform wars, life is already tough for us and there’s minimal spaces for us as it is. We should be turning #BlackTwitter into the combined spaces of #ATProto #ActivityPub . We need safe, fun, funny, creative etc spaces for our people. Black and Brown owned digital spaces! Where users can determine their own experiences without being dragged one way or the other regarding algorithms, full text search, quote posts, PM harassment etc I look forward to that day and look forward to contributing to that. #Blacklove #Blackpower #Tech #BlackFediverse

If you are just following major media you may not be aware of how hard the DC residents are fighting our occupation. The mayor is NOT the representative of the residents of DC. She betrays us every single day. I'm posting my open letter to the mayor. Its too long to put in a thread, but you can read it here: https://nubiantigerspodcast.com/dc-occupation/
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If you are just following major media you may not be aware of how hard the DC residents are fighting our occupation. The mayor is NOT the representative of the residents of DC. She betrays us every single day. I'm posting my open letter to the mayor. Its too long to put in a thread, but you can read it here: https://nubiantigerspodcast.com/dc-occupation/
We do not track visitors to our site.

On a serious note, I’m proud of the work being done at #Blacksky as well as #Blackfedi. Black and Brown folks we don’t need to get caught up in anyone’s protocol & platform wars, life is already tough for us and there’s minimal spaces for us as it is. We should be turning #BlackTwitter into the combined spaces of #ATProto #ActivityPub . We need safe, fun, funny, creative etc spaces for our people. Black and Brown owned digital spaces! Where users can determine their own experiences without being dragged one way or the other regarding algorithms, full text search, quote posts, PM harassment etc I look forward to that day and look forward to contributing to that. #Blacklove #Blackpower #Tech #BlackFediverse

At the #FreeDC news conference a group of white protestors came with bullhorns to do their Trump message. And despite the fact we were holding a news conference, starting chanting with their bull horns about Trump instead of supporting our message. Yesterday, these "allies" were asked NOT to disrupt, and yet they did. The problem with some allies is that they cannot respect Black leadership. Don't be that kind of "ally."