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GIVE US OUR LAND BACK 🪶🪶🪶 @quinnfos.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

I get emotional thinking about how people who lived with #HIV & #AIDS in da 80s & early 90s were used as guinea pigs for treatment via #clinical trials. SO MANY people died from trial medications' brutal side effects and not even from da virus or disease itself 😔😒😢.

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GIVE US OUR LAND BACK 🪶🪶🪶 @quinnfos.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

“In the #LGBTQ community, I feel like femme-presenting individuals are not often seen, and that’s been a piece of creating this space,” Alexander-Tumblin said. “It was not intentional because what I put together is for everyone, but it is an emphasis on the #femme community…”

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GIVE US OUR LAND BACK 🪶🪶🪶 @quinnfos.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Creole is a vibrant cultural product of what the European colonizers can never erase 🙅🏾‍♂️.. We withstood the test of time through attempted genocides and ethnic cleansing ✊🏾✊🏾✊🏾. Read more about my journey in #Martinique 🇲🇶. #Creole #BlackHistory #BlackStudies

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Connecting With The Creole Diaspora in Martinique

Dive into Quinn's cultural and ethnographic journey in Martinique as they connect the Creole-Ancestral dots.

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GIVE US OUR LAND BACK 🪶🪶🪶 @quinnfos.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Founded by community leader Nikki Alexander-Tumblin, the event was created to carve out space for Black queer individuals, especially women and femme-presenting people, to celebrate and exist freely and safely 💜💚💛✊🏾.

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GIVE US OUR LAND BACK 🪶🪶🪶 @quinnfos.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Thank U so much for reading and this support! It means a lot to me, and even more that U enjoyed it 🗞️ 🖼️💙.

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GIVE US OUR LAND BACK 🪶🪶🪶 @quinnfos.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

This year, New Orleans Black Pride marked its 5th Annual weekend celebration with an #HBCU homecoming theme. #Queerness shines brightly because the city exists in a world of its own. Ethereal & unlike anywhere else, it has long made space for what other places could not hold 🌈. #NewOrleans

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GIVE US OUR LAND BACK 🪶🪶🪶 @quinnfos.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Even in spaces built around shared identity, these forces can lead to the dismissal of Black #queer women’s voices, concerns, and lives. “Let people live and express themselves how they want to,” Nikki Alexander-Tumblin said.

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GIVE US OUR LAND BACK 🪶🪶🪶 @quinnfos.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

I hate that we live in an "everything-is-recorded" era. So many sacred moments that da internet should probably never see are being shown for clicks, criticism, and a few dollars.

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GIVE US OUR LAND BACK 🪶🪶🪶 @quinnfos.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Black #LGBTQIA+ people are not a monolith. While many share similar experiences, each person carries their own story, and those differences can sometimes create tension. Toxic masculinity and #misogyny do not disappear within #marginalized communities.

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GIVE US OUR LAND BACK 🪶🪶🪶 @quinnfos.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Across society, Black cis women, trans women, & feminine-presenting people continue to face discrimination. That isolation is imposed not only by the broader public but also within their own communities 💔❤️‍🩹. Read more via The #Black Wall Street Times 💜💚💛: theblackwallsttimes.com/2026/06/30/n...

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New Orleans Black Pride Centers Femme Voices and Community Healing at 5th Annual Celebration

NOLA Black Pride returned for its 5th year, focusing on uplifting queer women and femme-presenting people through community and celebration.

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GIVE US OUR LAND BACK 🪶🪶🪶 @quinnfos.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

It has me thinking about just how ethical (or unethical) #biomedical #research is in today's world. Are #health practitioners and #medical researchers listening to community health workers and community members' stories without assumptions and judgment, and applying their input to practice?

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D.L. Chandler @dlchandler123.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Today is a good day to stop being assholes to online strangers over a difference of opinion.

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D.L. Chandler @dlchandler123.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

A gentle reminder that anyone asking for Black-owned media outlets to please support Urban One. We are actually fully Black-owned & woman-founded. urban1.com - click on the brands tab. We cover everything from entertainmen, sportz, tech, fashion and more. #blackowned #media

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Urban One - Representing Black America

Urban 1 is the largest distributor of urban content in the country. For more than 35 years, Urban One has been the leading voice speaking to Black America.

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The Xylom @thexylom.com · 02/07/2026

“We’re still under a colonial system,” said John Maigua, an activist with the Defenders Coalition in Nanyuki, Kenya. "Imagine building an Ebola facility in a country where there are no cases.” www.thexylom.com/post/kenya-e...

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Kenya Has No Ebola. But Trump’s Planned Quarantine Facility Has Already Claimed Its First Life

The American government’s decision to build an Ebola quarantine facility over 700 miles away from the outbreak sparked protests, legal concerns, and the untimely death of a teenage boy.

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GIVE US OUR LAND BACK 🪶🪶🪶 @quinnfos.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Because of #French colonialism, many Creoles of Color in #Louisiana & surrounding areas are infatuated with #France and dream of visiting, like some of our ancestors did during #colonial times 😒🙄. But, I think many forget or don’t care to experience our #Melanated ancestral lands. NOT ME THO ❤️🖤💚.

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Consumer Reports @consumerreports.org · 22/06/2026

#Recall: MorningStar Farms announced a nationwide recall of two varieties of its plant-based products, Buffalo Chik’n Nuggets and Hot & Spicy Sausage Patties, after customers reported finding plastic pieces in the products.

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MorningStar Farms Recalls Plant-Based Sausage Patties and Nuggets - Consumer Reports

Two MorningStar Farms plant-based products recalled for possible plastic contamination.

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GIVE US OUR LAND BACK 🪶🪶🪶 @quinnfos.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

I believe that #Créolité and #Negritude can breathe & sit in the same room. We must connect the commonalities in both ideologies because one cannot live without the other. Our fight is against the colonizers, not against each other. #CreoleStudies #BlackStudies #CreoleCulture

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GIVE US OUR LAND BACK 🪶🪶🪶 @quinnfos.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

In addition, we share similar Caribbean-Creole-style architecture, a love of gold jewelry and adornments, and #foodways, including #fricassee, #sugarcane, #rum, seafood, plate lunches, pastries, #coffee, and more 💜💚💛❤️🖤💚. #Caribbean #Creole

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GIVE US OUR LAND BACK 🪶🪶🪶 @quinnfos.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Similar to #Louisiana’s linguistic history, in #Martinique, students were punished if they spoke #Creole instead of #French. This influenced parents and grandparents to not speak and teach Creole to their children.

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GIVE US OUR LAND BACK 🪶🪶🪶 @quinnfos.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

History shows that we have always been connected despite enslavement and colonial boundaries. It is our birthright to reclaim our histories, connect our commonalities, recognize our differences, and create revolutionary change beyond colonial borders ✊🏾✊🏾✊🏾.

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Jay 🖇️ @jay-ellis.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

“A 27-year-old woman named Tonea Nicole Miller was found hanging from a tree in a Miami park on June 18, 2026, just one day before Juneteenth. Tonea was originally from Flint, Michigan, but traveled to Florida for the holiday weekend.” www.distractify.com/p/what-happe...

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Why Is No One Talking About Tonea Miller Following Her Tragic Hanging Death?

Tonea Miller's body was found hanging from a tree at Gwen Cherry Park in Miami on Juneteenth weekend, but her death remains out of the news.

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The Blackstudies Podcast @blkstudies-podcast.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

A bit from yesterday’s episode with Jarvis Givens, talking about the importance of Black Studies training for research in history and education. #blackstudiespodcast #blackstudies

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The Blackstudies Podcast @blkstudies-podcast.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Snippet from today’s great new episode with Zana Sanders #blackstudiespodcast #blackstudies

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WGN NEWS @wgntv.com · 26/06/2026

A local high school teacher has been charged with transporting child pornography on a flight from Chicago to Mexico. Read more: tinyurl.com/czd7zpt4

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GIVE US OUR LAND BACK 🪶🪶🪶 @quinnfos.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Furthermore, enslaved uprisings have occurred in French Caribbean colonies since the late 1600s. #Martinique (1678, 1789), Guadeloupe (1656, 1790–1793), and Haiti (1679, 1791) all have a history of uprisings. In #Louisiana, this included the slave revolt of 1791, 1795, and 1811.

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GIVE US OUR LAND BACK 🪶🪶🪶 @quinnfos.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Unfortunately, the colonizer’s lingering energy still exists in both areas. Due to France’s ancient colonial mindset, the ppl of #Martinique & other nearby islands like #Guadeloupe feel exploited rather than supported by the overseeing French Republic.

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Why young people abandon this Island "Paradise"

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GIVE US OUR LAND BACK 🪶🪶🪶 @quinnfos.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

The one-way curvy roads and vast parcels of land in François reminded me of driving in St. Landry Parish, #Louisiana ⚜️. Funny enough, I thought Lafayette loved roundabouts, but it turns out that #Martinique loves them even more.

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GIVE US OUR LAND BACK 🪶🪶🪶 @quinnfos.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

I noticed the warmth from the air matched the souls of the people. In Martinique, nature is respected rather than treated as a second-hand afterthought 🌺🦋🌷🌴. It did not take long for me to fall in love and feel loved by the people of #Martinique ❤️‍🔥.

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GIVE US OUR LAND BACK 🪶🪶🪶 @quinnfos.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

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Connecting With The Creole Diaspora in Martinique

Dive into Quinn's cultural and ethnographic journey in Martinique as they connect the Creole-Ancestral dots.

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GIVE US OUR LAND BACK 🪶🪶🪶 @quinnfos.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

A former racist army veteran!!!!!! And he already had a history of using excessive force on Black folks aka ABUSE! #SchoolToPrisonPipeline

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GIVE US OUR LAND BACK 🪶🪶🪶 @quinnfos.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Never forget that when that punk azz school resource officer Ben Fields violently dragged a young Black girl Shakara out of her desk and outside da classroom then took her & Niya, another student, and Raven Symoné’s response was, “Put your phones away!” #SchoolToPrisonPipeline

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GIVE US OUR LAND BACK 🪶🪶🪶 @quinnfos.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

I smell abolition, liberation, and revolutionary energy in da air 🇲🇶🥁🪘✊🏾. Blessedth Abolition Day (Abolition de l’Esclavage) to #Martinique‼️ “Due to their proximity, Africans and Creoles were heavily trafficked between the islands of Dominica 🇩🇲 , Guadeloupe 🇬🇵, & Martinique 🇲🇶.” ❤️🖤💚

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GIVE US OUR LAND BACK 🪶🪶🪶 @quinnfos.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

Afro-Indigenous-centered spaces like the First & Last Stop Bar Lounge, a neighborhood bar in the Seventh Ward, have been safe havens for Black Masking Indians and community members but face erasure due to gentrification and racial capitalism. Fresh Press 📰🗞️📸: www.slipartmagazine.com/l-kasimu-har...

L. Kasimu Harris, Baby, Let Me Hold Your Hand (Benny’s Sandpiper Lounge), New Orleans, 2019. Image courtesy of the artist.

L. Kasimu Harris, From Silky’s to Sportsman’s Corner, and the Streets in Between Harry G on St. Joseph’s Night, 2024. Image courtesy of the artist.

L. Kasimu Harris, Image courtesy of the artist.

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Blacksky Algorithms @blackskyweb.xyz · 18/06/2026

Join @theinvite.theinvite.us for The Invite documentary — starring Jamila Woods, Shea Coulee, and more --Juneteenth LIVE on @stream.place at 10 am PT / 12 pm CT / 1 pm ET. Followed by a conversation with @drkalyncoghill.blacksky.team about Blacksky, moderation, and all things self-determination.

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Initiative for Gender Equity in the Public Sector @initiativeforgeps.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

LGBTQIA+ Equal Pay Awareness Day highlights the ongoing wage disparities faced by LGBTQIA+ workers and the urgent need for fair, transparent, and equitable compensation for all. Despite progress, many LGBTQIA+ employees, especially transgender and nonbinary individuals and LGBTQIA+ people of...(1/3)

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GIVE US OUR LAND BACK 🪶🪶🪶 @quinnfos.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

During an initial interview, a recruiter asked how much I made at my current job and I politely and professionally gathered her together. My spirit felt da #discrimination through da phone and it sparked me to advocate for myself and others 🤨. #payequity #salaryhistory

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GIVE US OUR LAND BACK 🪶🪶🪶 @quinnfos.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

“Indeed, in a recent study, a significant percentage of employers who conduct pay equity audits found that relying on applicants’ salary history is a key driver of gender wage gaps within their company.” #payequity #paydiscrimination #salaryhistory

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GIVE US OUR LAND BACK 🪶🪶🪶 @quinnfos.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

“Because women systematically are paid less than men, employers who rely on salary history to select job applicants and to set new hires’ pay will tend to perpetuate gender- and race-based disparities in their workforce.” #payequity #paydiscrimination #salaryhistory

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GIVE US OUR LAND BACK 🪶🪶🪶 @quinnfos.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

I love this! Just sent some pitch ideas ya way.

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Arturo Dominguez @extremearturo.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

My latest goes deep. "Not only do the Bacardi, Fanjul, Diaz Balart, and Gimenez families want to be compensated for what they allege is an injustice, but so do mob boss heirs...

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GIVE US OUR LAND BACK 🪶🪶🪶 @quinnfos.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

Furthermore, #Community Organizers and Workers see it all firsthand within our communities 💯. So, it is important for professionals in all of these sectors to not only co-exist but consistently communicate with each other from a preventative & proactive space where #advocacy exists 💫.

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