afrobella @afrobella
Beauty, hair, food & culture writer, called the Godmother of Brown Beauty Blogging! She/Her. Bylines in Food & Wine, Travel & Leisure, TripAdvisor, Essence, BHG afrobella.com From Trinidad,lives in Chicago Joined September 2008-
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I'm a 2024 MacDowell Fellow! Elated to be among such a talented and inspiring group. 🥹
I'm a 2024 MacDowell Fellow! Elated to be among such a talented and inspiring group. 🥹
"I tell young people, 'Be too dumb to know you aren't supposed to be able to do what you want to do and go for it, and you might be surprised where it leads.' My whole career is an example of that." Read @corli_jay story as Tom Skilling calls it a career. chicagobusiness.com/marketing-medi…
Richard Lewis was one of the funniest, most memorable interviews I did when I worked @ Miami New Times. So true to his character. And we followed each other on here ever since. Just real, relatable, incredibly funny. The interview's long gone but the memories remain. May he RIP.
I am hopeful, silly some would say, that you’re reading this because you want to help me. If you cannot donate, spreading the message every day is help. But we need every single penny rn. Cash.me/TinuWrites #CashAppFriday Venmo: TinuWrites Ko-fi.com/TinuWrites
hi I need to have this procedure done before the end of May! Were at 640/3000 if we could continue sharing and donating and boosting especially over on tiktok I’d really appreciate it!!
hi I need to have this procedure done before the end of May! Were at 640/3000 if we could continue sharing and donating and boosting especially over on tiktok I’d really appreciate it!!
This thread about living with #LongCOVID is because #healthcare in this country is a disaster right now. I appeal to good neighbors to afford chemo drugs ($2910) bills while I can’t work ($3600 incl mortgage other co-pays ($1k+) $ /@ : TinuWrites gofund.me/d4e14d4e
Oh my goodness, rest in power dear @sassycrass, far smarter and braver than most of us. She loved cats and justice and being a badass. I am so so sad.
Twitter has never been just Twitter for Black folks. It was and still is a community, as we mourn the passing of our beloved @sassycrass. Sis, may you rest in power, with no more pain.
“27 CLUB” VIDEO OUT NOW WORLDWIDEWHACK MARCH 15TH🃏
It’s day 13 and today’s Black Chicago look is about an important stop on the Underground Railroad. Sources: arionne.com/blackhistorymo… #BlackHistory #ChicagoHistory #BlackHistoryMonth #BHM24
NEW - On April 16, @ArionneNettles is releasing her first book, "We Are The Culture: Black Chicago’s Influence on Everything," which pays homage to Black people, places and institutions that have shaped Chicago and American pop culture at large. thetriibe.com/2024/02/south-…
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I’ve only seen these photos of Toni Morrison in black and white. I ran them through a colorizer to get an idea of what they would look like. 💗
I hope things slow down in 2024. Creators are burning themselves out to feed this beast. The beast makes drastic changes on a whim. Creators need to take the authority back.
Again, you can live here your entire life and learn something new about the city and the people every day. Beyond honored and grateful to the Ad Hoc Committee of Proud Black Lesbians & Gays members for sharing their story with me.
Again, you can live here your entire life and learn something new about the city and the people every day. Beyond honored and grateful to the Ad Hoc Committee of Proud Black Lesbians & Gays members for sharing their story with me.
“this is precisely the time when artists go to work. there is no time for despair, no place for self-pity, no need for silence, no room for fear. we speak, we write, we do language. that is how civilizations heal.” — toni morrison thenation.com/article/archiv…
NEW YORK (AP) — Louise Meriwether, the author and activist whose coming-of-age novel "Daddy Was a Number Runner" is widely regarded as a groundbreaking and vital portrait of race, gender and class, has died. She was 100. wral.com/story/author-a…
Guys! Big Announcement! I am STOKED to debut the cover of my upcoming book, "We Refuse: A Forceful History of Black Resistance." Out in 2024, I'm hype! @BasicBooks @Wellesley @thisdaypod You can pre-order here: hachettebookgroup.com/titles/kellie-…
.@YoungLoveSeries drops tonight at midnight PDT and at 3am EDT on @StreamOnMax. Stars Kid Cudi, Issa Rae, Loretta Devine, Harry Lennix, Tamar Braxton, Brooke Conaway, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Debra Wilson, Cassandra Freeman & Sy Smith. It's almost here! #YoungLove #YoungLoveMax
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61K Followers 1K Following world famous podcaster @jadeandxd | award winning producer ('QUARTER CENTURY'+ 'RIVERMENT')| tedx speaker | tweets by assistant. email: [email protected]Candice Marie Benbow @CandiceBenbow
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35K Followers 1K Following Jesus Enthusiast. Brian's Sister. PhD. 1/2 of @GettinGrownPod. Shade Ninja. Yell Laugher. World Class Gum Popper. Mugg Stamper. Chicken Zealot.Bassey Ikpi @Basseyworld
36K Followers 893 Following Mental Wellness Advocate. TV fan. Native Tongue. Footie expert. Burpee abolitionist. NYT bestseller. The funky homosapienbevysmith @bevysmith
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27K Followers 5K Following Early Childhood Educator. Infant/Toddler specialist. College student. Published author #OldLadyCollegeAdventures #TodayatPreschool Mother of #BlackGirlMagic.Britni Danielle @BritniDWrites
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36K Followers 3K Following Wife’ing, mom’ing and growing brands that celebrate culture & community. @becauseofthem • @culturetags • @thehappyhuesco🔺🐘sister minnie fan clu.. @dopegirlfresh
21K Followers 2K Following “freely fatting” - @savvyfatty • play w/ something safe; don’t play w/ me. glory to to the martyrs. Philadelphia forever. $itsdopegirlfresh vmo: dopegirlfreshAssanté @heyassante
40K Followers 669 Following just another afterthought…| Music Man | Anime Bae | Ridic Sci-Fi Guy | @friendzonepod x @ifiwar | mgmt: [email protected]Strawberricurls @StrawberriCurls
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34K Followers 1K Following concert/portrait/editorial photographer. dc based. will travel. he/him. @mspackyetti and I go together.Mattie James @themattiejames
33K Followers 962 Following wife, mom of 3 & bestselling author of Everyday MAGIC. Seen on @GMA @forbes @essenceMichael Arceneaux @youngsinick
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252 Followers 98 Following The Cloth represents a unique, dynamic and always original Caribbean aesthetic. We are traditional folk; the spirit of revolution; restoration and integration.Lisa Cortés @misscortes
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@LanceUSA70 His name is Anthony Claxton, a hairdresser from Chaguanas, Trinidad and Tobago.
“The rising value of pelts has encouraged the illicit slaughter of donkeys, the bypassing of regulatory controls, and the widespread theft of donkeys from poor farmers,” writes @MichaelSchuman: theatlantic.com/international/…
Skin lightening products can damage the skin and promote a dangerous message about beauty and social value, researchers say. But people who use these products, primarily marketed to women, seldom understand the health risks, according to a new study. nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/co…
Rep. Higgins (R-LA): “[The Ranking member] said, ‘The founders never anticipated this volume of illegals.’” Rep. Raskin (D-MD): “There was no immigration law when the Constitution was adopted at all. In fact, the only illegals in the country, at least according to the Native…
But what if you really gave yourself over to your writing?
2023 reading & writing victories 🎉 1. Four Pushcart Prize nominations 2. Three Best of The Net nominations 3. Two awarded fellowships - @Tin_House @GrantaMag 4. One notable essay - Best American Essays 2022 5. One book publishing contract - my memoir w/ @RestlessBooks 🎊
listen to me and @afrobella talk to @erinallen_show about having perms/relaxers and the lawsuits alleging cancer from black women. wbez.org/stories/the-ru…
Currently reading THE LOST LOVE SONGS OF BOYSIE SINGH by @IngridPersaud This book have me by the neck and won't let me go. Ingrid Persaud writes Trinidad and Tobago so well. (If I may say so 😬) This comes out later in April and I can't wait for yall to read it!
For my final project at VICE — a full length doc we’ve been working on for over 3 years. Vice News Presents: When Black Women Go Missing Available TOMORROW March 29 on @Tubi ‼️
Eric Adams not only revived police units that were disbanded in 2020 for their disproportionate abuse against Black and brown New Yorkers, he revived stop and frisk. Since he became mayor, 97% of all stops and searches have been on Black and Latino New Yorkers.
Right-wingers like Kass have a strange attitude about rich people. They like them when they’re Donald Trump, or when they’re billionaires bribing Supreme Court justices. They hate them when they use their money to support policies that benefit the less fortunate. 7/7
We've gotta stop expecting people to be who we think they should be, celebrities included. Also people have a right to say no. In fact, no is a full sentence, and just because you're nice when you ask does not entitle you to the response you expect.
"Audre Lorde Ain’t Here for Your Hopelessness: How Her Words Are Fueling a New Generation of Queer Rage" Reckon News spoke with queer changemakers who are keeping her legacy alive. ⬇️ trib.al/bXjRZBe
It was at that moment, the woman knew she had f*cked up. 😂😂
What video is the reason they shouldn’t ban TikTok?
a former child influencer tells me about the cost of a life lived online – the first menstrual period turned into a sponsored post, the pressure to appear perfect, the endless work, the confusion of what was real and what wasn't for @Cosmopolitan: cosmopolitan.com/lifestyle/a601…
I just interviewed a grown child of a mommy blogger and I just have to say we're not ready for the stories that are going to emerge in the coming years
“he’s done a merlot again” lives in my head rent free
What video is the reason they shouldn’t ban TikTok?
This is epic. Rep. Swalwell just played this minute-long montage featuring Trump’s gaffes and mental decline. The best part about it? He forced Fox to carry it live to their audience too. Democrats came to play today & it’s glorious.