@beblk

Inaugural Poet Laureate - Chicago

 Chicago, IL
averyryoung.com
Joined June 2013
  • Tweets9.9K
  • Following2K
  • Followers2.2K
907Media
avery r. young retweeted
۟@wecantbedudsOct 20
one of the most iconic photographs in pop culture history.
49
673
27
5,394
50,059
avery r. young retweeted
#WOMENSART
@womensart1Oct 19
Alice Coltrane ( 1937–2007), accomplished jazz pianist, harpist & composer, whose talents were overshadowed by her much more famous husband, jazz saxophonist John Coltrane #WomensArt
74
1
358
7,555
“Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly.” —Martin Luther King
31
415
18
1,236
25,365
& in other news / almost finished with a draft of a play / so excited I can't sleep / but too tired to continue writing blk! – at East Ithaca, NY
1
62
avery r. young retweeted
ABC News
@ABCOct 14
Joni Mitchell is giving her classic song "Both Sides, Now" a new meaning after becoming a United States citizen. Read more: abcnews.link/AucCGY1
25
102
17
542
41,367
avery r. young retweeted
Dan@dan_bstOct 13
John Coltrane en Concert en 1965 .....
3
38
412
avery r. young retweeted
AMI6@dynaz4Oct 12
Dave Bailey
5
26
487
avery r. young retweeted
Dan@dan_bstOct 13
Miles Davis ....
1
13
2
84
786
He is 97. She is 94. Together they celebrate 76 years of marriage!
95
203
8
3,748
26,410
avery r. young retweeted
bfbr
@thebrentfaiyazOct 13
On this day, 9 years ago, Brent released Sonder Son
6
113
9
445
6,013
"a child cannot be taught by anyone that despises him." —James Baldwin
28
870
23
3,482
38,141
✊🏿 – at East Ithaca, NY
Lenny Kravitz
@LennyKravitzOct 13
New day. New life. 📸 Mia Ross
28
"Hating people because of their color is wrong. And it doesn't matter which color does the hating. It's just plain wrong." - Muhammad Ali ❤️💚🖤
1
9
1
29
1,468
Miles Davis, Kenny Drew, Art Blakey and Jimmy Heath, WOR Studios, New York, 1953 New York. By Francis Wolff. #jazz #art
12
65
1,369
48 years ago, Chaka Khan's "Chaka" was released. Her debut solo album after Rufus, and the one that established her as a solo star. Funk, soul and disco, with “I’m Every Woman” as the calling card.
7
136
9
596
13,252
"A society that has done something special against the Negro for hundreds of years must now do something special for the Negro." — Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
32
91
5
300
3,599
🫶🏿 – at East Ithaca, NY
Vinyl Records🎱✝️🇧🇷👪🗽
@j_c_dominguesOct 12
Prince, Chaka Khan & Stevie Wonder I Feel For You (live) - 2006 xitter.cf/musicasjc5/status/2109…
1
8
255
🫶🏿 – at East Ithaca, NY
۟@wecantbedudsOct 13
one of the greatest songs ever made, with an equally incredible music video.
3
205
avery r. young retweeted
۪@sserendipytOct 13
i hate michael omg “i slapped marlon a couple times” 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
12
133
9
1,295
21,565
🫶🏿✊🏿 – at East Ithaca, NY
Vinyl Records🎱✝️🇧🇷👪🗽
@j_c_dominguesOct 12
Stevie Wonder (1973) Don't You Worry 'Bout A Thing
4
91
Load more