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[kimberlyestone]

I've had some bad experiences

My birthday 12/31 is the only way to make money. When I attended Spelman they mistreated me and said I was "WHITE" and not a member of the "Black Community". Lassiter High School for me was like finishing school after Fickett Elementary. I'm not even bi-racial. I'm light-skinned with mixed ancestry. All of these people got involved: Halle Berry, Julia Roberts etc. I never even got a phone call from the President, he just tried to embarrass me in my room. I have a high IQ but also have Narcolesy from second hand smoke in my childhood home. A lot like Elon Musk, I was abused and my parents tried to bring it over to adulthood after having a stroke. I was going to save most of the details for my book but I've been through so much for not sharing my story. Mass Surviellence nearly ruined my life. People looking into my room to decide whether or not I'm a model or saying I'm not a journalist. Stealing my money out of the spiritual realm etc. With so many lost stories, I'm sharing some details of mine. I have a 151 IQ and doctors have tried to slow me down. It's a shame. Haters are going to hate but #PressOn will solve my problems with the human race...I got recruited.

[poshglam]

The Right to Protest...

The right to protest is a fundamental pillar of a democratic society. It allows individuals to express their views, grievances, and demands in a public forum, promoting accountability and fostering dialogue between citizens and their government. This right is enshrined in various international human rights instruments, including the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, which affirm the freedoms of assembly, association, and expression.

Exercising the right to protest can take many forms, from peaceful demonstrations and marches to sit-ins and digital activism. It serves as a crucial mechanism for marginalized and minority communities to voice their concerns, draw attention to injustices, and advocate for change. Protecting this right is essential for ensuring that all individuals, regardless of their background or circumstances, have an equal opportunity to participate in the democratic process and influence the policies that affect their lives.

However, the right to protest must be balanced with responsibilities. While individuals have the freedom to assemble and express their views, they must do so in a manner that respects the rights of others, adheres to the law, and maintains public order. Governments, in turn, have a duty to facilitate peaceful protests, protect participants from violence and harassment, and address the underlying issues that drive people to protest.

In recent times, concerns have been raised about the treatment of protesters, particularly those from minority and marginalized groups. Instances of excessive force, unlawful arrests, and intimidation undermine the right to protest and weaken trust in public institutions. It is imperative that authorities uphold the highest standards of human rights and provide avenues for redress and accountability when these standards are breached.

As we observe and support the exercise of the right to protest, we must remain vigilant in defending this essential freedom. It is through the collective efforts of individuals and institutions that we can ensure a more just, inclusive, and democratic society for all.

[kwebtv]

Bionic Ever After - CBS - November 29, 1994

Science Fiction

Running Time:

Stars:

Lee Majors as retired Air Force Colonel Steve Austin

Lindsay Wagner as former tennis pro Jaime Sommers

Richard Anderson as Oscar Goldman

Farrah Forke as Kimberly Harmon / Haviland

Martin E. Brooks as Dr. Rudy Wells

Alan Sader as John MacNamara

Anne Lockhart as Carolyn MacNamara

Geordie Johnson as Miles Kendrick

Featuring:

Ivan Sergei as Astaad Rashid, a charismatic tennis star

Lee Majors II as Jim Castillian, an OSI agent

Robert D. Raiford as Minister

James Shanta as Rock

Michael Hartson as Stone

Ann Pierce as Connie Havilland

Michael Camden Richards as NEC Technician

Shanghai Stafford as Marine Captain

General Fermon Judd, Jr. as Bahamas Policeman

Michael Burgess as Delta Commando

Steffen Foster as Reporter

[zigzagderogeliogarza]

Por: ROGELIO GARZA

Los Doors tocaron en la Ciudad de México en junio de 1969. No había pasado un año de la masacre estudiantil de 1968, cuando el promotor Mario Olmos se prendió para traer al cuarteto a la Plaza de Toros México, del 28 al 30. Logró traerlos con 20 mil dólares por adelantado. “Las Puertas” necesitaban la chamba, después de que Morrison se sacó la gáver en Florida se quedaron sin contratos. Y llegaron con música y acompañamiento, pero los conciertos nunca se autorizaron. En la comitiva venían el representante Bill Siddons, sus novias, esposas y el periodista Jerry Hopkins, biógrafo de Morrison, quien cubría la gira del disco Soft Parade para Rolling Stone. En su crónica se carga a las autoridades mexicanas.

En todos los niveles de gobierno existía la orden de prohibir cualquier reunión juvenil por temor a disturbios. La solución fue el Forum de los Hermanos Castro, un club privado para mil personas en Avenida Insurgentes 899, donde se presentaban espectáculos musicales con cena incluida. Un lugar para gente de cartera abultada y código de vestimenta formal. Pero los Doors fueron los últimos en enterarse, ellos iban a tocar ante un público jipi en la Plaza de Toros. Fue como una patada en los huevos a la mexicana, tocaron de malas con la promesa incumplida de cerrar en el Auditorio Nacional; $700 pesos la entrada, los teloneros fueron la Orquesta de Leo Acosta y Pop Music Team.

Las reseñas señalan que el público eran juniors sureños ajenos al rock bebiendo refrescos, mientras los Doors les tocaban en la cara. Morrison iba irreconocible con 15 kilos de barriga, barba larga y pelo revuelto, en su performance de santo bebedor: “Buenas noches, señores y señoritas”, iniciaba, ante de presentar al grupo como Juan Densmore, Ramón Manzarek y Roberto Krieger. Él era El Che Guevara. El setlist fue breve, pero contundente: “Five to One”, “When the Music’s Over”, “Break On Through (to the Other Side)”, “Touch Me”, “Light My Fire” y “The End”.

Alfredo Díaz, el hijo del presidente Gustavo Díaz Ordaz, se apuntó como guía de turistas para llevar en limusina a los Doors al Museo de Antropología, la Lagunilla, la Plaza Garibaldi y Teotihuacán, donde Morrison tenía una cita con Quetzalcóatl: the snake, he’s long, seven miles / ride the snake / he’s old and his skin is cold. También fueron a la Terraza Casino a escuchar a Javier Bátiz, quien ya era compadre de Morrison. Además de inspirar la canción del Tri, “Abuso de Autoridad”, la leyenda urbana dice que la noche del 30 de junio, Alfredo se hizo una fiesta de cumpleaños en Los Pinos e invitó a los Doors a beber y a drogarse. A medio reventón les cayó el mismísimo presidente que había ordenado la masacre de estudiantes y los corrió a todos. 

Morrison regresó en 1970, invitado por Olmos a un concierto de Tower of Power y Kimberly en el Quid. Palomeó y dio el costalazo sobre la batería. Algunos Doors también tocaron en México en 2004, Ray Manzarek y Bobby Krieger vinieron con el cantante Ian Astbury. Y en 2009, Manzarek al fin tocó en la Plaza de Toros México, en la gira Riders on the Storm, para celebrar sus setenta años.

[gjepcindia]

The Curated UltraLuxe Singapore Fest Returns

The UltraLuxe Singapore festival, a 10-day event featuring curated jewels, precious stones, timepieces, designers, including from India, edu-tainment and more is set to make a comeback this October. Here’s a preview outlined by Richa Goyal Sikri.

According to the 2021 Global Wealth Report by Credit Suisse Group, Singapore may have 437,000 millionaires by 2025 compared with 270,000 in 2020: a jump of ~62%. While other nations could boast of higher absolute figures, Singapore has the second highest density of millionaires in Asia at 5.5%. All based on an island where you can drive from one end to the other in forty minutes. And where there is wealth, there is patronage for the finer indulgences of life.

The country has successfully transitioned from being one of the most cautious during the pandemic, to one that is hungry to recapture its status as a regional hub. Singapore is open for work and play bringing back much-loved events such as the iconic Formula One race, top-notch entertainment, and the return of JeweLuxe, a curated jewellery show that has been an essential part of the country’s winter calendar of events.

This year, JeweLuxe will be part of a one-of-a-kind luxury festival, aptly named UltraLuxe, which will also debut the Singapore Watch Show. The festival will be held from 21st-30th October inside a plush, air-conditioned marquee at Ngee Ann City on Orchard Road, home to the internationally renowned Takashimaya department store. The ten-day affair will be an amalgamation of the best in fashion, jewellery, watches, and precious stones. Additionally, the festival will also offer a schedule of talks, panel discussions, demonstrations, and fashion shows featuring an array of subject-matter experts in design, gemstones, timepieces, fashion, and culture.

There are two clear segments of UltraLuxe: JeweLuxe for jewellery, and the Singapore Watch Show for spectacular timepieces.

Within JeweLuxe, designers have been organised across two editions: Icons & Legacies from 21st-25th October, and Wonders & Passions from 26th-30th October.

As the name suggests, Icons features jewellery designers whose work is recognisable, distinctive, and stretches the boundaries of convention in the art of jewellery making. Some examples include State Property, The Jewel Box, An Order of Bling who will launch a new collection at the show, from Singapore. From India, the exhibitors include Masterstrokes, with creations blending precious stones with enamelling, Umrao, bringing modern interpretation of vintage style, and the new and up-coming brand Tichu. Other Asian designers include Kavant & Sharart, Mousson Atelier, and Shelly by Dynasty. Rota E Rota celebrate interchangeability with their edgy designs, along with Zydo from Italy. Representing the Americas is the celebrated Silvia Furmanovich, and her superb creations in marquetry, Daria De Koning and Kimberly McDonald’s, with their mesmerising creations featuring an array of gemstones, and geodes.

The Legacy part of the first edition includes jewellery collections with rare gemstones, coloured diamonds, highly valued, historic techniques in artisanship, contained within high jewellery creations, which the organisers believe will stand the test of time and value appreciation. Some names include, SICIS from Italy who bring the ancient art of micro mosaic to high jewellery, home-grown brand Caratell, TENZO who beautifully blends intrinsic value with quality craftsmanship and design. First time participant FREYA brings a delightful collection of jewels featuring unusual shapes and styles of diamonds. Other participants include diamond specialist MORCHA, Infiniti Jewels, YOEL DEIL from Israel, Renee Jewellers from the UAE, to name a few. Floral and architectural creations abound in the second edition of JeweLuxe titled ‘Wonders & Passions’ from 26th-30th October featuring GEMAYEL from Lebanon, Dejade from Hong Kong, Leonori from Italy among others.

Angela Loh, Founder, UltraLuxe, shares her vision: “UltraLuxe marks a pivotal point in the evolution of JeweLuxe. Over the past two pandemic years, the luxury market has seen continued momentum and interest and is expected to grow further this year. As affluent consumers around the globe rally behind niche brands in their respective cities, they are re-shaping their perspective of luxury. The pursuit of purpose and meaning in design and craft is the underlying force that propels this movement. UltraLuxe is the culmination of this trend, presenting “purpose-focused” luxury that extends beyond jewellery and timepieces to include fashion and living.”

To know more:

https://gjepc.org/solitaire/the-curated-ultraluxe-singapore-fest-returns/

[kimberlystonepr]

[steverogersbingo]

✨ STEVE ROGER BINGO’S ROUND UP - POST 1 ✨

Check out the fills our participants posted from the first month under the cut!

🎨 ART

heaven isn't in the sky (it's underwater) by agron T // Steve/Tony // Mermaids Summary: when steve went underwater he was discovered by three mermaid tony stark instead

Untitled by ABrighterDarkness G // Steve/Bucky // Alpine Summary: Steve and Bucky get distracted, Alpine enjoys every minute.

Space Stone by AriaFandom G // Gen // Moodboard Summary: Galaxy aesthetic for the space stone

Untitled by sanguineterrain G // Gen Summary: Magical, canon-divergent Steve

Untitled by call-me-kayyyyy G // Steve/Bucky // AU; Fantasy; Loin-cloths Summary: Steve and Bucky are elf's who ride their unicorns to check the perimeter.

Steve Rogers becomes Cernunnos by pinkybitesu T // Gen // AU Summary: Steve had always felt connected to the Earth. Becoming the God of the Forest, Cernunnos, made it all make sense.

"That Is America's Ass." by bleedxblack T // Steve/Bucky Summary: Steve Rogers straddles Bucky's waist with booty shorts that read "it ain't gonna spank himself".

📝 FIC

Clean Up These Bloody Fists by dontcallmebree E // 8,657 // Steve/Bucky // Shrunkyclunks; Mob AU Summary: Bucky can’t decide if Steve’s unendingly generous with his care for those around him, or if Bucky’s simply been lucky enough to scale the wall built up over decades, and had somehow proven himself worthy of the affection. Either way, he knows he’ll never take this for granted. Spend some time with Steve and Bucky this week in the perpetually fluffy ‘verse of Do The Things You Never Showed Nobody.

Scars by Kimberly T // 1,888 // Steve/Bucky // Post-CATWS Summary: The serum means that Steve can't scar anymore, though he's retained his pre-existing scarring. While in the hospital recovering from the fight on the helicarrier, Steve does a little introspection about this. It's bittersweet.

Without Regret by ABrighterDarkness E // 5,284 // Steve/Thor Summary: It had been a very long time since Steve had last felt like this. There was a buzz in his mind and tingling through his body. His movements were just slightly slower, clumsier and his were words spoken a little more loosely with a tongue that felt more weighty than it ought to. Even that, though, felt different than the last time that he’d had the opportunity to overindulge with a friend.

Love and Learning by ABrighterDarkness T // 7,746 // Steve/Natasha Summary: It reminded him, a little bit, of stepping into a machine seeing everything in varying shades of grey. Only to stumble out again into a world of color more vibrant than anything he could have possibly imagined. Overwhelming but entirely breathtaking and welcome.

Good by hawkeyeandthewintersoldier T // 1,062 // Steve/Bucky/Tony Summary: Steve returns to the compound and finds that the two men he loves, but never told his feelings to, are a couple now.

Lie to Me by Kit T // 2,102 // Steve/Bucky // Body Swap Summary: After a mission gone wrong, Steve and Natasha end up trapped in the others body. Instead of telling everybody, they make a bet. Who will be able to conceal their identity the longest?

Dream a Little Dream of Me by buckybleeds E // 5,719 // Steve/Bucky // Dub-con; Self-cest Summary: Steve goes back in time to comfort himself after Bucky fell and ends up having sex with himself. 

Pride by Kit T // 1,726 // Steve/Bucky Summary: Tony wants to take Steve to pride to watch him freak out. Natasha tags along to do damage control.

Take Care of You by hawkeyeandthewintersoldier M // 1,756 // Steve/Bucky // Daddy Kink; Age Difference; AU Summary: Steve has been so busy with his work as a commander at shield lately, that he has barely had time for his partner Bucky. Bucky’s worried his Daddy might not want him anymore and Steve has to rectify this by showing how much he loves his baby.

Love Has Left a Printed Trace by Girl_Back_There E // 1,726 // Steve/Bucky // Vampires; Dub-con Summary: Steve is obsessed with finding a mysterious figure named Winter in paintings throughout the years. James is a Vampire named Winter charged with keeping Vampires a secret from humanity.

with the weight of the world at the tips of my fingers by avintagekiss24 E // 4,420 // Steve/Reader // AU Summary: You and Steve share a morning in bed.

Always You by hawkeyeandthewintersoldier M // 1,691 // Steve/Bucky // AU Summary: After a year of traveling, Steve finally comes home and confesses his feelings to Bucky.

Stop the World by Rex E // 6,828 // Steve/Scott // AU Summary: When Steve got hired to entertain at Cassie Lang's thirteenth birthday party, he had thought it was going to be like every other kid's party he'd booked. He'd show up, play Captain America, get paid, and go home. He never quite gets to that last step, but to be fair, there was no way he could have anticipated the draw of Scott Lang.

Always by Rex G // 437 // Steve/Matt Murdock // Canon Divergence Summary: Even the Devil of Hell's Kitchen needs an angel from time to time. This one just happens to be from Brooklyn.

Glass by Rex M // 859 // Gen // Non-graphic torture; Implied non-con; Referenced suicide Summary: "We'll lose." "Then we'll do that together, too." Sokovia crashed, Ultron won, and he always had hated Tony the most.

We are already home by Bitters E // 4,948 // Steve/Bucky Summary: Steve carries an injured Bucky through a portal into…somewhere else? But they’re together, like they always have been, and that’s all that matters.

end of the line, time to go home. by moonythejedi394 M // 3,484 // Steve/Bucky // Canon Divergence; Daddy Kink; Age Play/Regression Summary: Steve and Bucky always said they were together 'til the end of the line. But even they have to get off the train eventually. Everybody always figures, at the end of the line is... Y'know. The End. But actually, at the end of the line is happily ever after. It just took them a few decades and a couple suitcases of trauma to get there.

Not Technically A Bromance by dontcallmebree M // 8,657 // Steve/Bucky Summary: “A bromance?” Bruce asks, voice tinged with restrained laughter. “Yeah, we have one of those.” Steve glowers at Bruce, who’s patently laughing at him, eyes bright and twinkling with mirth. Bruce composes himself, biting at his bottom lip. “And you’ve had sex how many times?” (Inspired by that tweet, you know the one.)

At the Top of My Lungs by ralsbecket T // 1,646 // Steve/Tony Summary: Two months had passed since Tony had lost his life; since they had laid him to rest six feet under. It was two months of trying to keep his world from further falling apart, and it wasn’t really working in his favor. So, no. No, he wasn’t okay.

Thor’s Art Class for the Heroes of Midgard by WinterSabbath T // 6,338 // Steve/Bucky // Canon Divergence Summary: In which Thor makes it his mission to help mend the broken, cold relationship between Steven and James through the only way he can think of: Art class. As a bonus, he also helps the team loosen up.

So Let It Happen by Bitters E // 2,287 // Steve/Bucky // Canon Divergence Summary: Steve comes home from a tough mission and needs to get out of his head. His husband and retired Avenger is only too happy to help him with this.

Made of Glass (The Way You See Through Me) by ralsbecket T // 1,132 // Steve/Tony // AU Summary: Steve wasn’t sure what came over him when the model walked out from the back room, wearing a robe; from the moment his eyes landed on his face, he was just… awestruck. Dark hair, bright eyes, full lips. He was fucking beautiful. Or, the one where Tony is the model in Steve's life-drawing class.

for your cooperation by xceru E // 3,145 // Steve/Nat // Canon Divergence Summary: Hydra kidnaps Natasha on a routine mission in Cairo. When Steve finds her, Natasha decides that it's his turn to play prisoner.

my heart in the still winter air by xceru E // 11,887 // Steve/Bucky/Nat // Canon Divergence Summary: “He will,” Steve says, and suddenly Natasha understands. This is the man that Steve altered his heart for, the one he thought only the serum could love. But now Steve knows better—he knows he’s bisexual—he knows his love is real, and the man that it belongs to is undead.

Won't Let Go by afalsebravado E // 2,358 // Steve/Bucky // Canon Divergence Summary: Steve is on the hunt for the Winter Sold-- Bucky. He's on the hunt for Bucky when the leads dry up and he heads home to regroup. But a package from Tony Stark arrives on his doorstep and makes him re-evaluate old promises.

The Truth of Who I Am by hawkeyeandthewintersoldier T // 1,203 // Steve/Bucky // Canon Divergence Summary: Steve Rogers is not a cis straight man and he is tired of people erasing that and other parts of his identity so he fits into the image they already had of him.

Bruise of a Rose by marvelousmoons G // 1,710 // Steve/Bucky // Canon Divergence Summary: It’s moments like this that get under his skin the most. The way Steve can just… be Steve. Be dramatic and give Bucky the cold shoulder for simply caring. But Bucky was stronger. He could play Steve’s game. He wouldn’t cave, no. He would sit and wait for the silence to overwhelm Steve first.

... And all I got was this lousy t-shirt by RainbowNerds M // 3,126 // Steve/Bucky // AU Summary: A month ago, Steve had the best sex of his life with a guy he met in a bar, and went home with the most hideous shirt he'd ever seen but no phone number. Enter his new roommate, Becca. The two instances are not connected, right?

Love you too, jerk by WinterRaven G // 636 // Steve/Bucky // Canon Divergence; Fanart included Summary: Steve makes breakfast for Bucky and their 'kids' help him wake up his husband.

[maydee21]

My Students Deserve Better

As a teacher and an avid reader, I’ve always believed that books were the keys that could open any doorway. And as a high school English teacher in a low income district, I believed that if I could just get books in the hands of my students and got them to read a little bit every day it was a victory. But getting them to read every day, even as I make time for it every day in my lesson plans, was like pulling teeth. I kept pushing them to keep trying, to give it a shot, to just pick SOMETHING from my classroom library to read.

And after reposting all the comprehensive lists of black authors and characters and even the new release lists for Pride month I realized why so many were struggling to remain engaged with the books I kept shoving at them: I don’t have any of those books on the shelves in my classroom library.

I have been a terrible ally.

I spent so much time trying to get them to love the same books that I read and loved that I never paid any attention to the fact that they were always books with heroes and heroines that I could always relate to, because they were like me or mirrored my experiences. And it’s mostly because my classroom books have always come from my personal library or books that were donated, but it doesn’t take away from the fact that I haven’t done much to change that. And in this way I have failed my students.

So you can bet your ass my summer reading list and purchase list for the fall looks WAY different than it normally does. I’ve put the list I’ve compiled so far below. If you have any other recs you think I should add or if you can donate a book to my classroom library, PLEASE let me know. My kids deserve better representation of their voices in my classroom and I want to do my best to make it happen. Thank you❤️

Queen of the Conquered by Kacen Callender

A Song of Wraiths and Ruin by Roseanne A. Brown

A Song Below Water by Bethany C. Morrow

This Is My America by Kim Johnson

The Sound of Stars by Alechia Dow

War Girls by Tochi Onyebuchi

The Good Luck Girls by Charlotte Nicole Davis

Such A Fun Age by Kiley Reid

The Girl With The Louding Voice by Abi Daré

I Almost Forgot About You by Terry McMillan

Red At The Bone by Jacqueline Woodson

Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi

Loving Day by Mat Johnson

Black Leopard, Red Wolf by Marlon James

The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead

What We Lose by Zinzi Clemmons

Born A Crime by Trevor Noah

Kindred by Octavia E. Butler

The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander

Opposite of Always by Justin A. Reynolds

Black Boy, White School by Brian F. Walker

I’m Not Dying With You Tonight by Kimberly Jones

The Voice In My Head by Dana L. Davis

Dear Martin by Nic Stone

Now That I’ve Found You by Kristina Forest

Watch Us Rise by Renée Watson

The Voting Booth by Brandy Colbert

With The Fire On High by Elizabeth Acevedo

Slay by Brittney Morris

The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo

When They Call You A Terrorist: A Black Lives Matter Memoir by Patrisse Khan-Cullors

White Rage: The Unspoken Truth of our Racial Divide by Carol Anderson

Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption by Bryan Stevenson

Me and White Supremacy: Combat Racism, Change the World, and Become a Better Ancestor by Layla F. Saad

[citylightsbooks]

City Lights Bookstore’s Antiracist Reading List | UPDATED

Human creativity is integral to revolutionary resistance—the urgent plea, the silenced cry, the righteous rage. It is imperative that we educate and illuminate ourselves to deepen our commitment to justice and equity for Black people and all people of color, and to pave the way for radical systemic change.

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Of Poetry and Protest: From Emmett Til to Trayvon Martin Edited by Philip Cushway and Michael Warr 9780393352733        Norton    Have Black Lives Ever Mattered? Mumia Abu-Jamal  9780872867383       City Lights  Invisible Man Ralph Ellison  9780679732761       Vintage A Black Women's History of the United States Daina Ramey Berry and Kali N. Gross   9780807033555  Beacon         W.E.B. Dubois' Data Portraits: Visualizing Black America �� The W.E.B. Du Bois Center at the University of Massachusetts     Edited by Britt Rusert and Whitney Battle-Baptiste  9781616897062        Princeton Architectural Press Race Man: Selected Works 1960-2015 Julian Bond Edited by Michael G. Long  9780872867949 City Lights       Hood Feminism: Notes from the Women That a Movement Forgot  Mikki Kendall   9780525560548       Viking The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration  Isabel Wilkerson  9780679763888       Random House

The Echo Tree: The Collected Short Fiction of Henry Dumas Henry Dumas 9781566891493   Coffee House Everywhere You Don't Belong: A Novel Gabrielle Bump   9781616208790 Algonquin  The Meaning of Freedom and Other Difficult Dialogues Angela Y. Davis Foreword by Robin D.G. Kelley 9780872865808   City Lights   

No Fascist USA!: The John Brown Anti-Klan Committee and Lessons for Today’s Movements Hillary Moore and James Tracy Foreword by Robin D.G. Kelley 9780872867963   City Lights The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness Michelle Alexander   9781620971932 The New Press Emergent Strategy: Shaping Change, Changing Worlds adrienne maree brown 9781849352604   AK  Black Skin, White Masks Frantz Fanon   Translated from the French by Richard Philcox 9780802143006  Grove The Wretched of the Earth Frantz Fanon Translated from the French by Richard Philcox Commentary by Jean-Paul Sartre and Homi K. Bhabha 9780802141323  Grove Citizen: An American Lyric Claudia Rankine 9781555976903   Graywolf  How to Be An Antiracist Ibram X. Kendi 9780525509288   One World The Fire Next Time James Baldwin 9780679744726 Random House No Name in the Street James Baldwin 9780307275929   Vintage How To Be Less Stupid About Race: On Racism, White Supremacy, and the Racial Divide Crystal Marie Fleming   9780807039847 Beacon The History of White People Nell Irvin Painter 9780393339741   Norton       Heaven Is All Goodbyes: City Lights Pocket Poet Series No. 61 Tongo Eisen-Martin 9780872867451 City Lights Afropessimism Frank WIlderson III 9781631496141     Liveright If They Come in the Morning . . . : Voices of Resistance Edited by Angela Y. Davis  9781784787691       Verso So You Want to Talk About Race Ijeoma Olua  9781580058827       Seal  Troublemaker for Justice: The Story of Bayard Ruskin, the Man Behind the March on Washington Jacqueline Houtman, Walter Naegle, and Michael G. Long  9780872867659       City Lights  We Are Not Yet Equal: Understanding Our Racial Divide  Carol Anderson with Tonya Bolden  Foreword by Nic Stone 9781547602520       Bloomsbury Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You - A Remix of the National Book Award-Winning Stamped from the Beginning  Jason Reynolds and Ibram X. Kendi 9780316453691       Little, Brown Woke: A Young Poet's Call to Justice  Mahogany L. Browne with Elizabeth Acevedo and Olivia Gatwood Illustrated by Theodore Taylor III Foreword by Jason Reynolds 9781250311207        Roaring Brook  Betty Before X Ilyasah Shabazz with Renée Watson  9780374306106       FSG Clifford's Blues John A. Williams  9781566890809       Coffee House  Native Son RIchard Wright  9780061148507  Harper Perennial Training School for Negro Girls Camille Acker  9781936932375       Feminist Press They Can't Kill Us Until They Kill Us: Essays Hanif Abdurraqib  9781937512651       Two Dollar Radio Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption  Bryan Stevenson  9780812984965       One World    The Source of Self-Regard: Selected Essays, Speeches, and Meditations  Toni Morrison  9780525562795       Vintage Oreo Fran Ross  9780811223225       New Directions Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches  Audre Lorde  Foreword by Cheryl Clarke 9781580911863        Crossing Press Ghost Boys Jewell Parker Rhodes  9780316262262       Little, Brown Monument: Poems New and Selected  Natasha Trethewey  9780358118237  Mariner  The Sword and the Shield: The Revolutionary Lives of Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr. Peniel E. Joseph 9781541617865 Basic Dear White People Justin Simien Illustrated by Ian O’Phelan 97814769809 37 Ink Black Panther: The Revolutionary Art of Emory Douglas Edited by Sam Durant Preface by Bobby Seale Foreword by Danny Glover 9780847841899 Rizzoli Power to the People: The World of the Black Panthers Stephan Shames and Bobby Seale 9781419722400 Harry N. Abrams Press In the Break: The Aesthetics of the Black Radical Tradition Fred Moten 9780816641000 University of Minnesota Press The Known World: A Novel Edward P. Jones 9780061159176 Amistad Counternarratives: Stories and Novellas John Keene 9780811225526 New Directions Beloved: A Novel Toni Morrison 9781400033416 Vintage The Bluest Eye: A Novel Toni Morrison 9780307278449 Vintage Playing in the Dark: Whiteness and the Literary Imagination Toni Morrison Vintage 9780679745426 Mumbo Jumbo Ishmael Reed 9780684824772 Scribner Our Nig: Or, Sketches from the Life of a Free Black Harriet E. Wilson Edited with an introduction by Henry Louis Gates Jr. and Richard J. Ellis 9780307477453 Vintage Burn This Book: Notes on Literature and Engagement Edited by Toni Morrison 9780061774010 Harper I’m Not Dying with You Tonight Gilly Segal and Kimberly Jones Sourcebooks Fire 9781492678892 The End of Policing Alex S. Vitale 9781784782924 Verso The Crisis of the Negro Intellectual: A Historical Analysis of the Failure of Black Leadership Harold Cruse 9781590171356 NYRB Classics How Capitalism Underdeveloped Black America: Problems in Race, Political Economy, and Society Manning Marable 9781608465118 Haymarket From #BlackLivesMatter to Black Liberation Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor 9781608465620 Haymarket Still Black, Still Strong: Survivors of the War Against Black Revolutionaries Dhoruba Bin Wahad, Assata Shakur, and Mumia Abu-Jamal 9780936756745 Semiotext(e) Frederick Douglass: Prophet of Freedom David W. Blight 9781416590323 Simon & Schuster Parting the Waters : America in the King Years 1954-63 Taylor Branch 9780671687427 Simon & Schuster Pillar of Fire: America in the King Years 1963-65 Taylor Branch 9780684848099 Simon & Schuster At Canaan's Edge: America in the King Years, 1965-68 Taylor Branch 9780684857138  Simon & Schuster A Taste of Power: A Black Woman's Story Elaine Brown 9780385471077 Anchor Angela Davis: An Autobiography Angela Y. Davis 9780717806676 International Publishers Co.   My Bondage and My Freedom Frederick Douglass 9780140439182 Penguin  Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave, Written by Himself: A New Critical Edition  Frederick Douglass and Angela Y. Davis 9780872865273 City Lights Black Reconstruction in America, 1860-1880 W.E.B. Du Bois 9780684856575 Free Press

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•Orlando nightclub shooting•

TO CLARIFY: I mean no disrespect towards the victims and I don’t condone the murders. May they rest in peace ❤️

On June 12, 2016, a mass shooting happened at Pulse, a gay nightclub in Orlando, FL. The perpetrator was Omar Mateen. The motive for his actions have many theories and aren’t set in stone. Overall, 50 people were killed (including Omar) and 58 injured. This shooting was once the deadliest mass shooting in history at the time it happened.

May they rest in peace:

Stanely Almodovar III, 23

Amanda Alvear, 25

Oscar A. Aracena-Montero, 26

Rodolfo Ayala-Ayala, 33

Alejandro Barrios Martinez, 21

Martin Benitez Torres, 33

Antonio D. Brown, 30

Darryl R. Burt II, 29

Jonathan A. Camuy Vega, 24

Angel L. Candelario-Padro, 28

Simon A. Carrillo Fernandez, 31

Juan Chevez-Martinez, 25

Luis D. Conde, 39

Cory J. Connell, 21

Tevin E. Crosby, 25

Franky J. Dejesus Velazquez, 50

Deonka D. Drayton, 32

Mercedez M. Flores, 26

Peter O. Gonzalez-Cruz, 22

Juan R. Guerrero, 22

Paul T. Henry, 41

Frank Hernandez, 27

Miguel A. Honorato, 30

Javier Jorge-Reyes, 40

Jason B. Josaphat, 19

Eddie J. Justice, 30

Anthony L. Laureano Disla, 25

Christopher A. Leinonen, 32

Brenda L. Marquez McCool, 49

Jean C. Mendez Perez, 35

Akyra Monet Murray, 18

Kimberly Morris, 37

Jean C. Nieves Rodriguez, 27

Luis O. Ocasio-Capo, 20

Geraldo A. Ortiz-Jimenez, 25

Eric Ivan Ortiz-Rivera, 36

Joel Rayon Paniagua, 32

Enrique L. Rios Jr., 25

Juan P. Rivera Velazquez, 37

Yilmary Rodriguez Solivan, 24

Christopher J. Sanfeliz, 24

Xavier Emmanuel Serrano Rosado, 35

Gilberto Ramon Silva Menendez, 25

Edward Sotomayor Jr., 34

Shane E. Tomlinson, 33

Leroy Valentin Fernandez, 25

Luis S. Vielma, 22

Luis Daniel Wilson-Leon, 37

Jerald A. Wright, 31

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FYI -- A Season, Reason or Lifetime!

---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Kimberly E. Stone <kimberlyestone@gmail.com> Date: Fri, Sep 13, 2024 at 6:29 AM Subject: Journalism x POSHGLAM x daunt pr To: <mercerpolice@mercer.edu>

Dear Mercer Police,

I would like to interview you about how POLICE were created to control slaves and the CJ program talking about African American History. I'm a Mercer Student and something went wrong last year. The therapist on campus couldn't explain AI of the brain. Julie Petherbridge is my dean and wouldn't contact the Psychology people for me. When I turn on my TV: I see the news (that's me), I see commercials and TV/Movies, I'm an actress. Growth hacking is very hard for me. Mark Zuckerburg took Facebook so far, I haven't made much with POSHGLAM so I'm still in school. In Marketing, what worked in the past doesn't necessarily work in the future. Google is saying: The only way to combat AI is "Real Intelligence". I also have a question about the FBI on campus: Are all COPS in the CIA with my middle name being "ERICA". My name went viral after 9/11 when I'd had one semester a Spelman. They said I was "White" when I have two light-skinned parents and mixed ancestry. I only have 3 more classes at Mercer, I trying to finish them somewhere that has oncampus classes. My charity is Chat for Charity and I'm working with Josh McKoon. It's a slow process. Either way, please send questions or ideas.

Kindest Regards,

~Kimberly

[poshglam]

Impressive AI Bio

POSHGLAM is a fashion and lifestyle brand and online platform that promotes luxury and high-end fashion. Founded by Kimberly E. Stone in 2005, POSHGLAM initially started as a blog focusing on emerging designers and luxury brands. Over the years, it has grown into a comprehensive platform that includes e-commerce, editorial content, and social media engagement.

The brand is known for highlighting innovative fashion designers, offering exclusive interviews, fashion reviews, and industry news. POSHGLAM aims to support and promote new talent in the fashion industry while also catering to consumers looking for unique and high-quality fashion items.

Key features of POSHGLAM include:

Emerging Designers: Promoting and showcasing new and upcoming fashion designers.

Luxury Fashion: Focus on high-end, luxury fashion brands and products.

Editorial Content: Providing fashion news, trend reports, and interviews with designers.

E-commerce: Offering a platform for designers to sell their products directly to consumers.

Social Media Engagement: Utilizing social media to engage with a broader audience and promote fashion content.

Overall, POSHGLAM serves as a bridge between emerging fashion designers and fashion-conscious consumers, emphasizing quality, innovation, and style.

[gosagacious]

Books with Winged Characters

I’m working on compiling a list of books where a main character has wings or winged people are a significant part of the story. I have read a fair amount of these but not all.

Books

Above World (series) by Jenn Reese

Angelfall (Penryn and the End of Days series) by Susan Ee

Ascendant by Kimberly Grey

Between the Sea and Sky by Jaclyn Dolamore

Birdwing by Rafe Martin

Black and Blue Magic by Zilpha Keatley Snyder

The Book of Flying by Keith Miller

The Boy Who Could Fly by James Norcliffe

Catwings by Ursula K. LeGuin: Cats with wings.

The Cloud Roads (Books of the Raksura) by Martha Wells

Defect by Will Weaver

Down (Zalensia #1) by Jo Dresden Haskell

Feathers by Jorge Corona: a graphic novel. 

Five Children and It by E. Nesbit

Good Omens by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett

Growing Wings by Laurel Winter

Halo by Alexandra Adornetto

Harpy Thyme by Piers Anthony

The Icarus Project by Laura Quimby: Odd example since the title and cover imply a lot of this theme, but wings appear on like five pages.

Immortal City by Scott Speer

Mail-Order Wings by Beatrice Gormley 

Maximum Ride (series) by James Patterson

Mr. Pye by Mervyn Peake

Nights at the Circus by Angela Carter

Peter and the Starcatchers by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson

Raising Dragons (Dragons in Our Midst series) by Bryan Davis: One main character has dragon-like wings.

Rapture by David Sosnowski

Self-Portrait with Wings, by Susan Kohn Green

Skellig, by David Almond

Stormbite by T. Hearts

The Strange and Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender

The Tale of Angelino Brown by David Almond

Tama of the Light Country by Ray Cummings

The Things with Wings by Greg Holch

To Dream, Perchance to Soar by Ashlyn Nafina

Valkyrie by Kate O’Hearn

The Wayfarer Redemption by Sara Douglass

When the Wind Blows and The Lake House by James Patterson: The origin of the idea that was repackaged for younger readers as Maximum Ride.

When We Have Wings by Claire Corbett: The gold standard for sci-fi winged people as far as I’m concerned. 

The Winged Man by A.E. van Vogt

Wings by Bill Brittain

Wings by Julie Gonzalez

The Wings of Merlin by T. A. Barron

Year of the Griffin, by Diana Wynne Jones: Main character is a griffin, but there are some good descriptions of flying and life with wings. There's a brief mention of the griffin's siblings who are winged humanoids (it's an unusual family). 

Short Stories

“Men with Wings” By Leslie F. Stone First appearing in Air Wonder Stories (July 1929) and Women With Wings (1930)

A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings (short story) by Gabriel Garcia Marquez

“Wings in the Morning” by Sarah Rees Brennan, in anthology Monstrous Affections (Part of the world introduced in her book In Other Lands, which features harpies.)

Picture Books

Gwinna by Barbara Helen Berger

Wings by Christopher Myers

Feel free to add to the list.

[starlocked01]

Octopus - Thoughts on the deep parts of the oceans

Katana - Have you ever used a weapon?

Loceit - Tell us a common misconception

Intrulogical - Creepiest fact you know

Logicality - Do you tend to listen more to your heart or your head?

Roman - What’s your biggest dream?

Patton - What’s something you love about yourself?

I think the thing that gets me the most about the deep ocean is the incredible amount of water pressure that exists and the fact that these gigantic blind monstrosities just... live there all the time. Under all that constant pressure. It's a good metaphor. And real life.

The closest I've come to a real weapon was archery class at summer camp and I was devastated that I wasn't immediately good at it.

Common Misconception: blood diamonds don't actually make it to the jewelry market like ever. There's a whole system of checks and balances where mines and cutters and other parts of the diamond supply chain have to certify that they aren't dealing with stones sold to fuel wars and conflict(blood diamonds). Trust the Kimberly Process

The creepiest fact is cockroaches can survive for a very long time without their heads. I do not appreciate this as I have stared down a cockroach after coming out of the shower with nothing to exterminate it with.

I tend to listen more to my head because it n e v e r s h u t s u p. Also I desensitized myself to most emotions when I was in middle school because people suck :)

Right now my biggest dream is to own a house so that I can have a native plant lawn filled with grasses and wildflowers from the area instead of ugly lawn grass.

Love about myself? Hahaha have you met me? (No you haven't) I guess I love when I'm able to pull myself together to accomplish fricken impossible things like doing a report with almost 3k entries on it today and sending close to 300 alerts just to catch up on stuff I've kinda put off for months at work

[nanshe-of-nina]

History Articles Masterpost

I was going the files on my external hard drive today and found a bunch of journal articles and dissertations I downloaded and decided to upload them for people who are interested. They're mostly about the Middle Ages, women's history, troubadours, the Soviet Union, and/or historical figures I find interesting because ... that's just how I roll. MEDIEVAL HISTORY — GENERAL

The Armagnac Faction: New Patterns of Political Violence in Late Medieval France – Timur R. Pollack-Lagushenko

Exemplar King and Doting Parent: Examining the Role of Fatherhood in the Life of Edward III, c.  1320-1377 – Nicole Harding

Harold of England: The Romantic Revision of the Last Anglo-Saxon King – María José Gómez

Jews and Cathari in Medieval France – John M. O’Brien

King Henry III and Saint Edward the Confessor: The Origins of the Cult – D.A. Carpenter

Memory and Collective Identity in Occitanie: The Cathars in History and Popular Culture – Emily McCaffrey

Murder, Mayhem, and a Very Small Penis: Motives for Revenge in the 1375 Murder of William Cantilupe – Frederik Pedersen

The “Sale” of Carcassonne to the Counts of Barcelona (1067-1070) and the Rise of the Trencavels – Fredric L. Cheyette

Stephen of Blois, Count of Mortain and Boulogne – Edmund King

MEDIEVAL HISTORY — WOMEN

The Anglo-Norman Card of Adela of Blois – Kimberly A. LoPrete

The Campaigns of Matilda of Tuscany – Valerie Eads

“Désirant tout, envahissant tout, ne connaissant le prix de rien”: Materiality in the Queenship of Isabeau of Bavaria – Yen M. Duong

Gender and the Language of Politics in Thirteenth‐Century Queens’ Letters – Anaïs Waag

Heavy Is the Head That Wears the Crown: Contemporary Reputations and Historical Representations of Queens Regent – Jessica Donovan

Isabeau of Bavaria, Queen of France (1385-1422): The Creation of an Historical Villainess – Rachel Gibbons

Negotiating Princely Power in Late Medieval France: Jeanne de Penthièvre, Duchess of Brittany (c.1325-1384) – Erika Maëlan Graham-Goering

The Piety, Power, and Patronage of the Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem’s Queen Melisende – Helen A. Gaudette

The Politics of Queen Philippa’s Mottoes: Five English Words – Melissa Furrow

The Reputation of the Queen and Public Opinion: The Case of Isabeau of Bavaria – Tracy Adams and Glenn Rechtschaffen

Studies in the History of Queen Melisende of Jerusalem – Hans Eberhard Mayer

Valentina Visconti, Charles VI, and the Politics of Witchcraft – Tracy Adams

The War of the Two Jeannes: Rulership in the Fourteenth Century – Katrin Sjursen

MEDIEVAL CULTURE

The Autumn of the Middle Ages by Johan Huizinga (review) – Max Staples

The Avatars of Orable-Guibourc from French chanson de geste to Italian romanzo cavalleresco. A Persistent Multiple Alterity – Philip E. Bennett, Krupina Zarker Morgan

Critical Analysis of the Roles of Women in the Lais of Marie de France – Jeri S. Guthrie

A Distant Mirror: The Calamitous 14th Century by Barbara W. Tuchman (review) – Bernard S. Bachrach

Managing Medieval Misogyny – M. Wendy Hennequin

The Minor Trobairitz: An Edition with Translation and Commentary – Deborah Perkal-Balinsky

Poetry of Exclusion: A Feminist Reading of Some Troubadour Lyrics – Simon Gaunt

Private Desire and Public Identity in Trobairitz Poetry – Laurel Amtower

Writing Beneath the Shadow of Heresy: The Historia Albigensis of Brother Pierre des Vaux-de-Cernay – Christopher M. Kurpiewski

BYZANTINE HISTORY AND RUSSIAN HISTORY — MEDIEVAL AND TSARIST

Attacking the Empire’s Achilles Heels: Railroads and Terrorism in Tsarist Russia – Frithjof Benjamin Schenk

Kinship and the Distribution of Power in Komnenian Byzantium – Peter Frankopan

Lamentation, History, and Female Authorship in Anna Komnene’s Alexiad – Leonora Neville

Muscovy and the Mongols : What's What and What's Maybe – David M. Goldfrank

The Revolutionary, His Wife, the Party, and the Sympathizer: The Role of Family Members and Party Supporters in the Release of Revolutionary Prisoners – Katy Turton

RUSSIAN HISTORY — SOVIET

Agency and Terror: Evdokimov and Mass Killing in Stalin’s Great Terror – S. Wheatcroft

Between Right and Left: G. Ia. Sokolnikov and the Development of the Soviet State, 1921-1929 – Samuel A. Oppenheim

Bukharin and the Social Study of Science – Constantine D. Skordoulis

Did Stalin Kill Kirov and Does It Matter? – Matt Lenoe

First Russian Biographies of Trotsky: A Review Article – Ian D. Thatcher

“A Grand Bloodbath”: The Western Reaction to Joseph Stalin’s 1930s Show Trials as Foreign Policy – Jeffrey L. Achterhof

The Legacy of Lunacharsky and Artistic Freedom in the USSR – Howard R. Holter

Lunacharsky, the “Poet-Commissar” – A. L. Tait

Lunacharsky and the Rescue of Soviet Theatre – John J. Von Szeliski

Maria Spiridonova’s “Last Testament” – Alexander Rabinowitch

Marketing for Socialism: Soviet Cosmetics in the 1930s – Olga Kravets and Özlem Sandikçi

On the “Letter of an Old Bolshevik” as an Historical Document – Robert C. Tucker

Patronage and Betrayal in the Post-Stalin Succession: The Case of Kruglov and Serov – Timothy K. Blauvelt

“Socialism of Science” versus “Socialism of Feelings”: Bogdanov and Lunacharsky – Georgii D. Gloveli, John Biggart

Stalin and the Politics of Kinship: Practices of Collective Punishment, 1920s-1940s – Golfo Alexopoulos

Stalin’s Falsification of History: The Case of the Brest-Litovsk Treaty – Sydney D. Bailey

The Terrorist and the Master Spy: The Political Partnership of Boris Savinkov and Sidney Reilly, 1918-25 – Richard B. Spence

Trotsky’s Interpretation of Stalin – Robert H. McNeal

Tukhachevsky in Leningrad: Military Politics and Exile, 1928-31 – David R. Stone

Zinoviev: Populist Leninist – Lars T. Lih

Zinoviev’s Revolutionary Tactics in 1917 – Myron W. Hedlin

HISTORY — MISC.

Dark Religion? Aztec Perspectives on Human Sacrifice – Ray Kerkhove

The Empress Elisabeth of Austria and Her “Untidy” Collection – Beth Muellner

Isotta Nogarola: The Beginning of Gender Equality in Europe – Luka Borsic and Ivana Skuhala Karasman

Love (and Marriage) Between Women – Alan Cameron

Pari Khan Khanum: A Masterful Safavid Princess – Shohreh Gholsorkhi

[ovixen-blog]

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POSHGLAM Takes on Tech

NEW YORK and MIAMI, July 25, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — For over a decade and a half, POSHGLAM has served pertinent news on fashion designers, brands, events, and trends, making it a great place to browse, shop and discover. While acting as a fashion philanthropy and working to formulate a way to sustain and rebound the industry, POSHGLAM partnered with Foley + Corinna and has raised funds for charity organization Children of the Night and the Breast Cancer Center at St. Luke’s Roosevelt.

Luxury Yacht

Innovator, Kimberly E. Stone’s keen eye for good design stems from her experience of sewing since she was 4 years old and the ability to recognize and showcase noteworthy fashion talent. She has worked in cosmetics, for a number of spas, the dry cleaners, luxury retail, sales, and the fabric store. Her gigs also include commercial, print modeling and on-camera jobs.

Stone enjoys the experience of connecting with people with similar ambitions and talents. Recently launched art brokerage and holding company, daunt — with access to artists including Warhol, Cezanne, and Picasso — hosts a number of successful contemporary artists and their pieces in her network.

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