Leslie Lucas Gallager

High School Librarian. Biracial Brooklynite. Scorpio Stellium. Human Library NYC. “Joy is an act of resistance.” — Toi Derricotte

[Leslie Lucas Gallager @LGallager]

If you live in the NYC area, consider being either a “Book” or a “Reader” in the Human Library NYC! https://t.co/OcE098LLUF #unjudgesomeone #humanlibrary

[Zarish @Zarish5062]

unpopular opinion but RAPE is 100% caused by the rapist. there is no “sharing of fault”

[Maryam @hell_line0]

in case you didn’t know, butter pecan ice cream exists because Black people in the South weren’t allowed to eat vanilla ice cream in public..because it was white ... so they added butter nd some pecans to it to make it acceptable for them to eat in public.

Just a little reminder on this Juneteenth,and remember that, when you’re eating butter pecan ice cream: the thousands of different acts of resistance, both great nd small, that black folks have had to use to overcome the scourge of white supremacy always ...

[Rep. Shontel Brown @RepShontelBrown]

We are not about to let this out-of-control administration ruin our Black joy. Especially not during Juneteenth! Happy Juneteenth y’all!

[Andrea Junker @Strandjunker]

This Juneteenth, we should remind ourselves of two facts:

1. Those who don’t learn from history are doomed to repeat it.
2. Those who prevent history from being taught are plotting to repeat it.

It’s as simple as that.

[Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @NYCMayor]

On June 19, 1865, African American communities in Galveston, Texas, finally learned of their freedom from slavery — two and a half years after the Emancipation Proclamation took effect.

For 161 years, Juneteenth has been a day of remembrance for the freedom that was delayed. It is also a celebration of the joy and resilience that flourished despite that delay.

The contributions of African Americans, whose struggle for freedom shaped our nation, are immeasurable. Yet too many Black families continue to bear the brunt of an affordability crisis that has pushed them out of the neighborhoods and communities they've built.

True freedom has a tangible impact on daily life: the ability to afford housing, earn a living wage, put food on the table, support a family, and create a future for generations to come.

As we celebrate today, we must recommit ourselves to ensuring this freedom is fully realized.

Happy Juneteenth, New York City.

[Wu Tang is for the Children @WUTangKids]

Happy Juneteenth

[ꪝe @_wej01]

Stopped to eat my banana & two oranges on the trail today. An older gentlemen stops and asks if he can have my other orange. I say yes. He parks his bike and we exchange convo about what we both do for work. This man is the COO of a company I’ve considered applying for but I knew I didn’t meet the qualifications. I now have an interview for my dream job in July! 🥹
Being kind wins again!!!

[erica 🦓 @bensonismyworld]

O CAPTAIN MY CAPTAIN

[NoelCaslerComedy @caslernoel]

Dear younger voters who went for Trump in ‘24, watch the speeches of Prez & Michelle Obama & Mamdani today then compare it to Trump speaking at the White House this afternoon. Ask yourself what kinda world you wanna live in & what real leadership looks like. Then get involved.

[zellie @zellieimani]

From Ireland to the United States, anti-Blackness is global. White supremacy blames Black and brown people so nobody asks who’s really making life harder for working people.

[Olga Nesterova @onestpress]

Mayor Mamdani at the Knicks Ceremony: “We as the city are often forced to come together in the moments in tragedy, what a blessing it is to come together in a moment of joy.”

Made me cry, because it’s true.

[Birgit Umaigba-Omoruyi @birgitomo]

Imagine killing a baby because you assumed the mother stole a pack of diapers, only to learn she paid for them. How do you justify that level of anti-Blackness? This is what happens when suspicion is weaponized against Black people.

[NIK @ns123abc]

BREAKING: JPMorgan just cut off its entire staff in Hong Kong from accessing Claude

Goldman Sachs also did the same last month

It’s over

[mitra @mitrajoy_]

having our first trillionaire before everyone has access to clean water is a failure of the human species

[Wolf of X @WolfofX]

Among the Navajo, or Diné people, a baby’s first real laugh is not treated as a small moment. It is celebrated through a tradition called A’wee Chi’deedloh, the First Laugh Ceremony.

The laugh is seen as the child’s first joyful step into the human world, family, and community. The person who makes the baby laugh for the first time is given a special role in the celebration, helping host the gathering and guide the baby as gifts, food, candy, fruit, and rock salt are shared with loved ones.

The meaning is beautiful. The child is welcomed with laughter, generosity, and kinship. Even before the baby can speak, the ceremony teaches one of the deepest Navajo values: joy is something to be shared.

[Headquarters @HQNewsNow]

CBS has been forced to pay a fine after Stephen Colbert played an unlicensed Peanuts song on air during his last episode.

The owner of the rights to Peanuts has donated the fee to José Andrés' charity, World Central Kitchen.

[Jen Horsburgh @jenatlionra]

I just wanted to update my resume. Instead, I accidentally proved how a multi-billion-dollar AI tool hallucinates a glass ceiling for women.

I changed a single variable: My name.

Here is what happened when "Jennifer" became "Jeff."

[bellå @ella_camo]

Hate when people talk about Africa like it’s some monolithic place. People never do that with Europe. They respect the fact it’s made up of entirely different nations and cultures

[𝕷𝖚𝖈𝖎𝖋𝖊𝖗 @LucifersTweetz]

One sign of a dying empire is having gladiator fights at the Capitol for the emperor's amusement.