Did you know "Pass the Dutchie" by Musical Youth, was the FIRST video to by aired on MTV featuring Black artists?

She was a brilliant woman, whom I was privileged to know, whom the patriarchy, Lord knows, must have downpressed for being so amazing in her field. I give thanks for her too brief life, and her amazing work.

Ironic given the HUGE place the American Catholic Church played in the election that has lead to this Travesty.

I just signed the Pledge for Canada on @theactionnet. Join me and add your name here: actionnetwork.org/petitions/…

Dear ones this is my farewell to Twitter. I left Facebook because I felt its owner failed to be accountable with devastating results for a whole country. I leave this platform for the same reason. Grateful to've been part of this community. One🩵 Find me @refracting.bsky.social

Thanks, Burl... Hope your TO visit went really well!

“Every American knew, or should have known. The man elected president last night is a depraved and brazen pathological liar, a shameless con man, a sociopathic criminal, a man who has no moral or social conscience, empathy, or remorse. He has no respect for the Constitution and laws he will swear to uphold, and on top of all that, he exhibits emotional and cognitive deficiencies that seem to be intensifying, and that will only make his turpitude worse. He represents everything we should aspire not to be, and everything we should teach our children not to emulate. The only hope is that he’s utterly incompetent, and even that is a double-edged sword, because his incompetence often can do as much as harm as his malevolence. His government will be filled with corrupt grifters, spiteful maniacs, and morally bankrupt sycophants, who will follow in his example and carry his directives out, because that’s who they are and want to be.”

Thanks so much! Recording coming up in another two weeks for those who missed it...

Mordecai (@Refracting) is a celebrated poet; a vital link between the literary worlds of Canada and Jamaica; and has worked as a teacher, a trainer of teachers, a TV host, a writer-researcher, an editor, a book packager, and a publisher.

Speaker Stephanie McKenzie is the author of three books of poetry published by Salmon Poetry (Ireland) and a monograph, Before the Country: Native Renaissance, Canadian Mythology (University of Toronto Press, 2007). The book went into reprint in 2019.

Meanwhile in PA.

In case you didn’t know.

Flannel may not be my style, but I love @Tim_Walz. He’s doing a fantastic job making sure people know this election matters.

Elon Musk – the richest guy in the world – is allowed to pour zillions of dollars into Donald Trump's presidential campaign. Does that sound like democracy to you? We need to overturn Citizens United and move to the public funding of elections.

104 years ago on November 2-3, during Election Day in 1920, the single bloodiest day in modern America political history happened, The Ocoee Massacre. A black man attempted to vote & the Ku Klux Klan responded with rampage that led to the exile/death of every black person that lived there —The dark day in Florida's history escalated after one Black citizen tried to exercise his right to vote at a polling location but was turned away on Election Day. Mose Norman, who had been part of the voter registration drive in Orange County, decided to vote in the national election on November 2. When he attempted to do so, twice, he was turned away from the polls. When Norman was driven away the second time, a white mob, then numbering over 100 men, decided to hunt him down. Concluding he had taken refuge in the home of another local Black resident, Julius “July” Perry, they rushed Perry’s home hoping to capture both men there. Norman escaped and was never found while Perry defended his home, killing two white men, Elmer McDaniels and Leo Borgard, who tried to enter through the back door. The mob called for reinforcements from Orlando and surrounding Orange County. Eventually they caught and killed Perry and hung his dead body from a telephone post by the highway from Ocoee to Orlando to intimidate other potential Black voters. Perry’s wife, Estelle Perry, and their daughter were wounded during the attack on the Perry home. They were sent to Tampa by local law enforcement officers. The mob then turned on the Black community of Ocoee. Homes and properties of Black families were scorched, burnt to the ground. At least four Black individuals were confirmed killed -- one of which was lynched, his body hanging from a tree limb for all to see. On June 21, 2019, a historical marker honoring July Perry and others killed in the massacre was placed in Heritage Square outside the Orange County Regional History Center. 🖋️if you love our content, please consider supporting our page on AfricanArchives.Support (follow the ko-fi page too for weekly posts roundup)

The video we have all been waiting for. Kamala Harris on SNL tonight! Share to piss off Donald Trump. 🤣

BREAKING: In a stunning moment, Lindsey Graham just blamed Donald Trump for the border security legislation not passing. Retweet so all Americans see this and know Donald Trump is to blame for any border security related problems.

This video is incredible. Everyone should RETWEET it so the whole *world* sees it.

RETWEET this. Every day. Until Election Day. Anyone anywhere in America who tells you Donald Trump will be better for the economy needs this tweeted at them IMMEDIATELY.

Philly! With only 8 days left until Election Day, we’ve got to do everything we can to elect @KamalaHarris and @Tim_Walz. Tune in: x.com/i/broadcasts/1djGXrAAm…