I’d settle for giving the grim reaper a photo array of people he can take out first, along with addresses & map. We all agree who #1 would be, right?
Original Berf of Chicagoland@kdc.bsky.social · 9h agoSomeone lock the grim reaper in a closet
Faith Pennick
@faithp.bsky.social
Writer of things, incl. "D'Angelo's 'Voodoo'" from 33 1/3 Books/Bloomsbury. Maker of films. Lover of life. Chicago native w/NYC in my blood! 🥰📖🎬📝☮️♎️ #ProChoice www.faithpennick.journoportfolio.com (writing portfolio) www.orgchaos.com (the rest). F**K ICE.
Original Berf of Chicagoland@kdc.bsky.social · 9h ago
Gloria Steinem. Writer. Activist. Co-founder of Ms. Magazine. Feminist icon. Her impact on culture & politics is matched by few. I have my own critiques of things Steinem did & said, but I thank her 4 making the lives of women like me better than in previous generations. Rest in power, Gloria.
I deplored & was dumbfounded by Cassandra Wilson’s support for Trump. As a fan, it hurt deeply. Still, her death is a tragic loss for jazz and Black culture. #RIP www.nytimes.com/2026/09/02/a...
Cassandra Wilson, Star Jazz Singer, Dies at 70 (Gift Article)
With a low and smoky voice, she conjured the blues tradition of her native Mississippi in both her own songs and in covers.
nytimes.com
Welp, there it is. The CDC is now officially manipulating data and their count of measles deaths in 2026 now stands at ZERO. My understanding of reportable diseases is that the CDC would usually use a state health department’s determination as the final say. The new CDC Director is failing us.
The CDC left two measles-associated Pa. deaths out of its latest count after RFK Jr. sparred with Gov. Shapiro
HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has accused Pennsylvania of not cooperating with the CDC in its handling of a measles outbreak.
inquirer.com
The statement was specifically about Black MUSICIANS, not Black folks, writ large. Still…Louis Armstrong Int’l Airport in NOLA.
Ma$on@masonfromtwitter.bsky.social · 2d agoThis is one of those statements that sounds smart and revolutionary until you realize how wrong it is because I've definitely flown into Louis Armstrong airport in New Orleans and Tom Bradley international here at LAX. Muhammad Ali has an airport too www.complex.com/music/a/jose...
The attack in Kenscoff killed at least 47 people and resulted in the kidnapping of more than 50, as gangs exert control.
Haitian gangs release 13 captives after mass kidnapping in Kenscoff
The attack in Kenscoff killed at least 47 people and resulted in the kidnapping of more than 50, as gangs exert control.
aljazeera.com
Bloomsbury Publishing’s “Back to School” sale is here! 30% off all academic books, including the 33 1/3 series & my book about “Voodoo!” Ends Oct. 4. #booksky #Blacksky #musicsky www.bloomsbury.com/us/dangelos-...
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There’s a petition to have Nashville’s airport named after Dolly Parton. You know what to do. ✍️ c.org/VhwdX25DvP
Sign the Petition
Rename Nashville International Airport to Dolly Parton International Airport
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Another one. Written & originally recorded by the same guy that brought you the 70s hit, “Lowdown.” youtu.be/tCKO57ZbHSY?...
Rita Coolidge - We're all alone (Video + HQ Audio)
YouTube video by lamusicanuncamuere
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🌻Your Favorite Belle🌻@niquivenus.bsky.social · last wk.Name a cover better than the original.
Today should be a national day of mourning and we all get to stay home. And good morning.
I just heard Dolly’s 🔥 cover of Purple Rain for the first time and I am BLOWN ALL THE WAY BACK. youtu.be/zluG5nyXoDI
Dolly Parton - Purple Rain (Official Audio)
YouTube video by DollyPartonVEVO
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“…It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for someone who is rich to enter the kingdom of God.” Matthew 19:24 EXCEPTION: Dolly 8.25.26
NYC street artists work fast….Fulton Street is now Parton Street 🙏 *Work by plannedalism(IG)
Dolly Parton's family asked that, in lieu of flowers, fans make a donation to the singer's Imagination Library. Here's what the charity does ⬇️ www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
Turning Pages: Inside Dolly Parton's Imagination Library
Core team of 15 staff and thousands of volunteers and partners help the country-music philanthropist deliver books to kids around the world.
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KNOXVILLE… #RIPDolly ♥️ From WBIR: www.instagram.com/reel/Dceq2t-...
There’s a lot I disagree with when it comes to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. But BIG UPS to them for inducting Dolly Parton even after she turned down the nomination. Glad she was still here to accept her flowers. The Rock Hall KNEW Dolly belonged there. rockhall.com/inductees/do...
Dolly Parton | Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
With her prodigious songwriting talent, vocal and instrumental prowess, charisma, and trademark style, Dolly Parton has achieved immense global success as a musician and blazed a trail for generations...
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No lie. This past weekend, Dolly Parton’s “Here You Come Again” popped into my head 4 no reason. Didn’t hear it on the radio or in a mall…it just visited my memory, sort of like the guy she sings abt. And I thought: SO MANY FOLKS will be cratered when she passes. 😳💔 youtu.be/x87Zx3XAIsI?...
Dolly Parton - Here You Come Again (Official Video)
YouTube video by DollyPartonVEVO
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I’ll say this now… If a certain comedic legend (Blazing Saddles, The Producers) passes in the next several days, I’m flipping tables.
Dolly Parton invested the royalties she earned for writing ‘I Will Always Love You’ in Nashville’s Black community www.washingtonpost.com/arts-enterta... "This is the house that Whitney built" - DP 🥺🙏
My sister's daughter worked closely with Dolly at her Foundation, and has told me a hundred great stories about her boss. In every sense, Dolly was class. Great sense of humor, and as charitable and honest as everyone thinks she was. This is a loss for America. #dolly
Dolly Parton one of the realest motherfuckers to have ever done it, may she rest in peace knowing how much good she brought to this world
Remember that if you got the Moderna Covid vaccine, you have Dolly Parton to thank, she gave the largest individual contribution toward their research to make it possible.