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Kate Lavender #blacklivesmatter

[Kate @KLavenderStudio]

I dressed as Dr. Macmillan, lovingly known as Mac, from @MissFisherMovie @missfishercon #missfisher #missfishersmurdermysteries

[Kate @KLavenderStudio]

@phdproductivity I have a gorgeous plaid one with a peplum from Banana Republic several years ago. I’m not sure about the selection now.

[Kate @KLavenderStudio]

@MilesKlee I read, built forts/nooks to read in. Put costumes/outfits together. Sometimes I’d play my game boy color. Watching old movies. Running around our yard and the neighbors. I’m sure there was more but I can’t remember. 😅

[Kate @KLavenderStudio]

@Nicole_Cliffe Finding out misophonia was real was so validating. No one believed when I said I was in physical pain when I heard those sounds!

[Kate @KLavenderStudio]

@AmyGGiants #sfgmemories We’re east coast Giants fans, so getting to games isn’t easy. In 2016 MadBum was pitching on my Dad’s birthday, 6 hours away in Pittsburg. We drove round trip in one day just to see the game. It’s one of our favorite memories!

[JADALAREIGN @JADALAREIGN]

independent black-owned bookstores who take online orders:

[Muted. Argue with yourself. @___inCANdescent]

A better headine: For those that may prefer an alternative method of learning. I didn’t even consider the disability aspect. Sorry y’all 😭

[Muted. Argue with yourself. @___inCANdescent]

A thread of podcasts since y’all dont wanna read:

[Mx. Amadi Lovelace Has Left This Place @amaditalks]

I hope that when we say Black Lives Matter, people understand that we aren’t just responding to killings, but this kind of thing. The way the police (and other institutions) treat us, and treat our children, on a daily basis is not acceptable and will no longer be tolerated.

[Kate @KLavenderStudio]

Super cool story about the first Black woman to get a pilot’s licence in the United States. https://t.co/hbiDwScKsK

[bijan @bijanstephen]

ok baby names dot com go off

[Tatiana Mac @TatianaTMac]

White people:
We gotta talk about burn out. You aren’t conditioned to be thinking about race this much because of your privilege. We need you to do all you’re doing today, tomorrow, and until the end of time.

Let’s talk about ways to focus on current & systemic change.

👇🏽

[josepha @josephaatumba]

tl alseep? here’s a thread of inventions that black people created

[Kate @KLavenderStudio]

Andy Beshear: Justice for Breonna Taylor - Sign the Petition! https://t.co/380y9fMusl via @Change It would be Breonna’s birthday today. If you haven’t already signed, today is the day.

[Zakiya N. Jamal 🩷 (RTs & Updates Only) @ZakiyaNJamal]

As we continue to #AmplifyBlackVoices I want to shout out the black women in publishing who are doing the work to get these books out to y'all. Follow them, support them, and please add anyone I missed: @melaninreader @yourfriendmaya @ImaniGary @fun_for_loie @Sj_Fennell

[Nicole Nichelle @alamanecer]

Folks are so eager to prop Black Women up as 'fearless' or 'strong' they forget to hold our hands when we're scared. To offer love.

John Boyega demanded we be loved, protected fiercely -in public.

That's so rare. shocked me to tears.

[Tawny “My Name is Tawny” Newsome @TrondyNewman]

For anyone worried about talking to their white children right now—worried that their kid is too young for these conversations—I was 5 or 6 when my Dad told me “no matter what you do, some people will always hate you.” Black children don’t get to not understand racism.

[K E I S H @MikeishaDache]

Also, please donate and share this fund for homeless Black Trans women.
https://t.co/2Ht7i9V76Q

[I'm on BlueSky now @athenakugblenu]

Please read happy Black books too. We don't just write about slavery and colonialism. Consume Black history and art about anything. It all helps to decenter whiteness