Conspiracy Against Ebony

Sylvia Wynter was a radical philosopher from the Caribbean who explored modern history from the perspective of slavery, the Middle passage and plantation economics. In this animated documentary short, Wynter calls on us to rethink the very notion of what it is to be human.

She is still the youngest person to obtain her PhD at the age of 17 and she earned another in Psychology at the young age of 23. Not many people hold two PhDs and I am proud to share with you, that I did the exact same thing but, not as young.

We definitely destroy your low IQ nonsense because we know that we don't have to prove ourselves to anyone, just ourselves and nothing you fucking inferior cowards can say or do to hinder us in any kind of way because you are irrelevant to us.

Kiara Brokenbrough, the California woman who captured hearts across the internet in 2022 for pulling off her entire wedding for just $500, has died during childbirth. She was 32.

Kiara passed away on March 30 as her son, Jonah, was born. The cause of death has not been publicly disclosed. Jonah remains in the NICU but is reportedly improving, with family and hospital staff describing him as a fighter.

Kiara and her husband Joel first went viral after documenting their budget wedding on TikTok and YouTube. The couple kept costs to a minimum, spending just $42 on her dress and $100 on Joel’s suit, with a free outdoor location off Angeles Crest Highway in Southern California serving as their backdrop. Their story spread widely after being picked up by Good Morning America and the Los Angeles Times, with Kiara explaining their philosophy simply: “We knew that it would not be wise for us to go into debt over a wedding.”

The couple had been married for four years and were in the process of relocating from West Virginia back to their native California when Kiara unexpectedly passed. Just days before her death, the pair had celebrated with a joyful gender reveal and baby shower surrounded by loved ones.

Her passing has drawn renewed attention to the Black maternal health crisis in America. Black women are three to four times more likely to die during childbirth or from pregnancy-related causes than any other demographic — a statistic that advocates have long fought to bring to the forefront of public health policy.

Joel, a high school basketball coach, is now facing the unimaginable task of grieving his wife while caring for a premature newborn in the NICU alone.

A GoFundMe has been launched to support Joel through this devastating time. The page reads: “As Joel begins this unimaginable next chapter as an only parent to a premie in the NICU, and while dealing with the heartache of losing his beloved wife, he needs all the support he can get.”

Beautiful fanart of Annie by @stormysketchz_ I’m so excited to finally share these pieces I worked on last year for my very first Zine, @sinnerszine organized by the lovely @girondist !

It was such a joy to make sinners artwork after getting to experience the movie in cinemas. I haven’t been this motivated by media in a hot second and the music and characters will always stick with me.

Getting to see the final drafts this week has left me speechless! So much talent condensed into one project 🥹It’s been an honor to be included with everyone on board.

If you can support our project and the charities attached I’d be so grateful! PDF, physical copies, and incredible merch bundles can still be preordered through the links on @sinnerszine IG page 💜🎸🎵 GO CHECK IT OUT

Let's Get the Rhythm of the Hands. This piece was inspired by #BlackGirlJoy. Do you remember your favorite hand clap games? Who did you play with? There was a whole world where kids passed down songs, dances, claps to other kids.

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Part of our Hoodoo heritage is passing on our songs, dances and stories orally. Even if the words and moves change from generation to generation and from state to state, there is an essence and energy that remains.

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“...Take a peach, take a plum, take a stick a' bubble gum. No peach, no plum, no stick a' bubble gum. I like cof—fee I like tea...”

“last night & the night before..I met my boyfriend at the candy store.. he bought me ice cream, he bought me cake, he brought me home with a bel-ly ache..”

“down down baby, down by the roller coaster...”

“..let's get the rhythm of the feet.. let's get the rhythm of the hooooot dog..”

“bobo skeewahten tahten, ah ah, ah ah, boom boom boom”

numbers; rockin robin; Miss Lucy; Miss mary mack. I don't think I ever did “Makidada” but of course I sang along when the Color Purple came on.

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#HoodooHeritageMonth . Hoodoo is a Black African Diaspora Spiritual Tradition that was/is created, inherited and practiced by Black people. Hoodoo Heritage Month is observed to honor and preserve this tradition as Black and to protect and reclaim it from appropriators.

October is Hoodoo Heritage Month as dubbed by Mama Rue (IG: at mamaruehh ).