Hey y’all!! How’s y’all’s Monday going so far?
Dr. Mercedes Samudio
@drmercedessamudio.bsky.social
Director of Mental Wellness & Representation at a studio near you! ✨ Prismatic AfroNerd scholar 🔥 Shame Proof Parenting CEO 💖 MCU Mythologist shameproofparenting.com
What do y’all believe/feel/think is the biggest threat to Black mental health?
I help Black parents break free from shame so they can raise confident Black kids, because culturally responsive mental health is the missing piece in parenting support.
Can I ask you something real quick? You know that moment when your tween says something that stops you in your tracks? Like, suddenly they're asking questions about race you weren't ready for.
For all those still feeling the moon joy—Artemis II was brought to you by public schools and publicly funded science. Copy that! 👩🚀🚀💕 *All four astronauts went to public schools!
“I took on the mantle of Batman as a kid because his story closely resembled mine. And at the time, as I wasn’t an avid comic reader as a kid, I was only exposed to Storm, who was radiant, royal, and worldly, so oftentimes I looked up to her as an icon, but her life didn’t resemble my own.“
Where are my Ironheart fans? I wanna see something!
a woman standing next to a robot in a room with kepler written on the bottom right corner
ALT: a woman standing next to a robot in a room with kepler written on the bottom right corner
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“I took on the mantle of Batman as a kid because his story closely resembled mine. And at the time, as I wasn’t an avid comic reader as a kid, I was only exposed to Storm, who was radiant, royal, and worldly, so oftentimes I looked up to her as an icon, but her life didn’t resemble my own.“
Missed the 2025 Festival of Monsters? Catch up on all the panels on our YouTube channel - www.youtube.com/@ucscmonsters See what monster academics is all about.
Center for Monster Studies (UC Santa Cruz)
This is the official channel for the UC Santa Cruz Center for Monsters Studies (monsterstudies.ucsc.edu). Videos from our 2024 Festival of Monsters are now available. Videos from our 2025 Festival of ...
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Her story doesn't begin with the Red Room. It begins with a child being separated from a mother who fought to get her back — and was murdered for the effort.
So, real talk, no BS, and no rage baiting: What are y’all really looking for in a therapist?
Currently in day two and feeling so affirmed in these panels!!
Eden Royce@edenroyce.bsky.social · 8mo agoI'm at VirtuousCon: Black History Month Feb 21-22! We're celebrating BIPOC creators in spec fic books, comics, film, visual arts, & more. This is a fully virtual event featuring live panels, screenings, games, giveaways, an interactive vendor floor show & more! Tickets: virtuouscon.com #Blacksky
“It is time for parents to teach young people that in diversity there is beauty and there is strength.” ~Maya Angelou
Republicans are still trying to pass the SAVE Act—a bill that would make it harder to vote and disenfranchise millions of Americans. Join @redistrictingaction.org and tell your member of Congress to vote no: act.redistrictingaction.org/a/natl-saveact-cte
I love that #Brainspotting is being talked about more now!! And I love being a Black Brainspotting therapist!!
This Saturday at 4 PM EST Southerners' migrant north to build a new life in Harlem. But news of deaths back home shatters everything. Grief follows them north, taking the form of a Black Dog spirit stalking the streets. Why is it hunting them, and who will survive it?
Our cast includes: @shauntelleb.bsky.social @shaucatcosplay.bsky.social @birdicinspiration.bsky.social and @perryugc316.bsky.social as the GM! This one is streaming on @nerdgasmnoire.bsky.social! Be sure to follow and subscribe to keep posted when the game goes live.
NerdgasmNoire - Twitch
A podcast discussing everything from tv shows and books to whether the Apple vs. Android fight will end in tasty cronuts. Here is where we play videogames and ttrpgs with friends. Come hang out!
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"Black youth are not the passive victims of history but are instead actively involved in it's making." ~S. Craig Watkins
Happy Birthday to the Daily Planet’s fearless leader, Wendell Pierce. Photo: Jess Miglio
As a survivor of the Tulsa Race Massacre, Viola Ford Fletcher bravely shared her story so that we’d never forget this painful part of our history. Michelle and I are grateful for her lifelong work to advance civil rights, and send our love to her family.
Viola Fletcher, Oldest Survivor of the Tulsa Race Massacre, Dies at 111
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Presenting findings from a 24-hour social media experiment conducted on Threads, exploring how link placement affects post visibility and engagement. Read more: open.substack.com/pub/drmerced...
What a 24-Hour Threads Experiment Taught Me About Links and Community
Exploring how platform design and community interaction shape visibility for Black creators
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Do you want to get your comic book in front of more people? We are looking to add more books to our upcoming indie bundles for our Kickstarter campaigns!
Am I a writer or nah? I dissect this question, with not conclusive evidence that I am one... ...enjoy the stream of consciousness ride: drmercedessamudio.substack.com/p/am-i-a-wri...
Am I A Writer or Nah?
The age olf question from a scholar writer becoming a fiction writer.
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Hollywood’s Backslide Into White Male Directors Becomes Undeniable theankler.com/p/hollywoods...
Hollywood’s Backslide Into White Male Directors Becomes Undeniable
How to chase away our future, one complacent decision at a time
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Spend $45+ on Witching Season to get an EXCLUSIVE Witches of Oz #1 Variant Cover by @michelacacciatore.bsky.social
WITCHING SEASON - A Witch Horror Comic Anthology is LIVE on Kickstarter! "A 150+ page Horror Anthology filled with stories about WITCHES, WARLOCKS, and FAMILIARS from some of the biggest names in comics!" www.kickstarter.com/projects/phi...
are you between 16-30 and looking to get a leg-up into #comics? Comics Youth are running a free upskilling programme for marginalised creatives (16-30) interested in a career in the Comics Industry- check out their website for details; comicsyouth.co.uk/comics-decla...
