My mind isn't dirty. It's organic.

You ever just get up and think to yourself, "once again, I survived yesterday."

"Artists are here to disturb the peace"--James Baldwin

A very good and nutritious breakfast consisting of a Bloody Mary garnished with a celery stick a pickled egg and two lovely pickled pork rinds.

Payouts for January 6th rioters, tax cuts for Trump's billionaire friends, and nothing for ordinary people just trying to get by. These are the priorities of our President. The moral rot of this administration runs deep.

It’s about to be an Earth, Wind & Fire summer, thanks to a new documentary shedding light on the group and the late Maurice White. Here are some of the biggest reveals — and insights shared exclusively to The Root by band members Philip Bailey, Verdine White, and Ralph Johnson.

Poetry is the great storehouse of moments of silence

Today is the day that Billy Joe McAllister jumped off the Tallahatchie bridge youtube.com/watch?v=nv33eayg…

Happy Pride Month

Tonight we remember Peabo Bryson, the legendary Grammy Award winning singer whose timeless ballads helped define R&B romance for generations. From "If Ever You're In My Arms Again" to unforgettable duets like "Beauty and the Beast," and "A Whole New World," his voice carried love, hope, and emotion in a way few artists ever could. Across five decades, Peabo Bryson gave us the kind of music that became the soundtrack to weddings, first dances, quiet nights, and unforgettable moments. His legacy will continue to live on through every note. Rest in power, Peabo Bryson. 🕊️🎶

🕊️ Beauty and The Beast singer Peabo Bryson has died at 75. bit.ly/4fmorFl

A tremendous loss. Thank you for the music, Mr. Bryson. God bless you, sir.

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Happy #PrideMonth from Sesame Street! Join us in celebrating and uplifting the LGBTQIA members of our community. ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜

Meanwhile nobody's selling me anything because they know lesbians are broke af. Half my pride is spite-based at this point.

My inbox this morning is full of folk selling me Pride events & Pride merch. I happen to grow my own Pride, but I appreciate your angle. Better than being sold hetero history & other forms of erasure. If you really want to be gay friendly tho, how about you put some dick in it.

ICE detention centers are the latest Trump corruption scheme. Horrible conditions, terrible medical care, inhumane living conditions, and skyrocketing deaths of those (often wrongly) detained. But the private detention companies? Record profits.

Ossoff: He’s trying to put his face on the money. He's building a monument to himself . But see, Atlanta, he's doing these things now because no one will honor him when he’s gone… because he's a failed president and a national disgrace.

One day it will happen, it could be happening now, that a voice from another dimension will speak to earth.. Be prepared for it. (Sun Ra)

Last night @BoyGeorge was honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the British LGBT Awards ✨ The accolade was presented by renowned fashion designer Jean Paul Gaultier in recognition of George’s significant contribution to British musical culture.

I skim sadness like fat off the surface of cooling soup. Don't care about metaphor but wish it would arrive me. There’s a cool current of air this hot day I want to ride. I have no lover, not even my love. I have no other, not even I. —Rachel Zucker poets.org/poem/real-poem-per…