Leslie-Anne Frank
@l-afrank.bsky.social
Writer, journalist, diversity communications person, lover of family & dance; Assoc. Dir., Student Support & Engagement cfjd.howard.edu she/her
“The person who brings a knife to a gun fight is doing infinitely better than the person who brings a bottle of wine because they thought it was a dinner party. The press has to understand they’re in a fight.” ~ @jelaniya.bsky.social @allinwithchris.bsky.social
Are we to believe the white robe, the triangle shape, the hanging sneakers, the tree were coincidences?!? Damn.
🎶Clap your hands, everybody for the Philadelphia 76ers. Stomp your feet everybody for the Philadelphia 76ers. One, two, three, four, five Sixers. Ten, nine, six, eight 76ers …🎶 In my head today
I heard there are new dress codes for the start of the school year. “If you wear shorts, they must cover your entire behind.”
I can’t see Luigi Mangione without thinking about the @joshjohnsoncomedy.bsky.social show I went to. And, it’s still true. Ifkyk
Are your neighbors ever so loud that you wonder if you’re being punked?
Just gonna leave this here .. “Imagine if meth became sentient and was given weaponry.” The Recruit
My next career is gonna be as a continuity director. When I’m watching a movie I’m always like, “Her shirt wasn’t tucked in a second ago,” or “Their injury shouldn’t be healed already.”
When I work from home, I open the curtains to let light in and to check whether the frogs and locusts have arrived yet.
Not the referee standing on tippy toe for the group picture!! 😆😆
Oh, it’s not a bet, it’s a prediction, with money behind it. Got it.
Is it possible to play the final World Cup match without playing dirty and without controversy? 🤔
A ripe nectarine changes things. They make summer make sense.
The way the discussions apparently went for U.S. advertisers for the World Cup: “Let’s get Beckham!” “But, he’s English.” “Close enough!”
I know it’s not math, but there seems to be such a disparity between the way fouls, yellow cards and red cards are called in these matches.
And a lil scrum breaks out between France & Paraguay in Philly. I can already hear the jokes.
What you need is some kalimba in your life today.
Earth, Wind & Fire - Happy Feelin' (Audio)
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The number of naturalized citizens volunteering at the voting location, tho… #Believers #Democracy #MDVoter
I’m grateful for family & friends who are as happy for my wins as I am!
I’m mad I liked this AI produced song before I knew it was AI.
One of the key points @nhannahjones.bsky.social shared: it should be enough that this move by SCOTUS disenfranchises Black voters. It will actually disenfranchise many other voters as well.
Ali Velshi@velshi.com · 5mo agoPulitzer Prize-winning journalist @nhannahjones.bsky.social explains why the Supreme Court's gutting of the Voting Rights Act is not just a blow to Black representation. "The loss of this impacts democracy for everyone," she says. #Velshi