@diamonde

Writer. Chicago/Brooklyn

 Brooklyn
Joined July 2009
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Hi! My debut book Super Sad Black Girl has a cover and a release date! This book has been many years in the making and I’m excited to share with you all. You can pre-order it through the link in my bio! 💜🌸💜
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maya cade@mayascadeOct 17
for the @guardian, charles burnett & i spoke about “my brother’s wedding” and our years of creative partnership. the story is anchored by my discovery of never before seen images. to be @1CharlesBurnett’s archivist & film distributor is a great honor. theguardian.com/culture/ng-i…

‘Sometimes it’s not perfect, but it works’: film-maker Charles Burnett on his chronicling of Black...

A restored version of his 1983 film My Brother’s Wedding, set in South Central LA, brings Burnett’s vision to a new audience

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The last decade of our lives between Trump, Covid and this economy has stolen so much from us.
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Going according to plan. Very intentional. They said this is what they were going to do.
philip lewis
@Phil_Lewis_Oct 16
The median net worth of Black American households declined by 25 percent from 2022 to 2025, according to newly released Federal Reserve data cepr.net/publications/black-…

Black Wealth Takes a Nosedive

Black household wealth fell 25 percent from 2022 to 2025, widening the gap with other racial groups as median net worth rose elsewhere.

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Ashley Reese@offbeatorbitOct 16
There are a few replies to this that are like, “duh, just visit the website and you’ll understand DSA” and…I get it, but I think that kind of response sort of helps prove Ta-Nehisi’s point.
Honda Wang 王宏达@HondaWangOct 15
hitting the nail on the head re: dsa coverage by the press—but this is also a failure of our org to define ourselves to the public
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ALL OF CHICAGO NEEDS TO LOCK IN NOW. WE MUST MAKE A SACRIFICE TO LAKE MICHIGAN. PUT A ROSARY AROUND THE BEAN. PRAYER CIRCLE AT EVERY PORTILLOS IN THE CITY.
Pop Base
@PopBaseOct 13
Pope Leo XIV has been diagnosed with lung cancer, the Vatican confirms.
Readers added context they thought people might want to know
Important context: The cancer was detected at an early stage and was surgically removed. Doctors anticipate a very good prognosis for Pope Leo XIV’s recovery. cnn.com/2026/10/13/hea…
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kiwi. 📍chi | PPi@KiuiAiricaOct 14
in Chicago wondering why spots in the West Loop (TimeOut Market, Gus’ Fried Chicken, Kuma’s) that have been around for like years with good foot traffic closed down. Come to find out a lot of those fixed 15-20yr mortgages/leases are coming to an end and the rates skyrocketed
cloudnai
@itscloudnaiOct 14
It’s concerning how many places ( especially restaurants )in LA continue to shutdown .. even the ones that appear to be doing well and that have lots of customers 🥺
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DiscussingFilm
@DiscussingFilmOct 13
Ryan Coogler's ‘X-FILES’ is officially moving forward as a full series for Hulu. Starring Danielle Deadwyler, Himesh Patel, Steve Buscemi and Amy Madigan.
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Karen Attiah
@KarenAttiahOct 12
It is really chilling to see how quickly Black, Caribbean, and African writers and academics have become the global face of AI use and plagiarism. For such a serious charge, @vauhinivara's article rests on...a Pangram scan. No comment from the African writer in question.
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@TheAtlanticOct 11
Exclusive: Another prestigious award has gone to a writer who seems to have used AI as the crisis of trust in the literary world intensifies, @vauhinivara reports: theatlantic.com/books/2026/1…

Yet Another Literary Prizewinner Seems to Be AI

The prestigious Caine Prize, announced last week, went to a story with many red flags.

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In the second year of my MFA in Iowa, an essay of mine got a Notable Entry in Best American Essays. Someone in my program emailed me asking which essay, asked for a copy and went to a party to rip the essay apart. he rubbished the essay to everyone. they are a SICK bunch
tòlú Daniel@iamToluDanielOct 12
Replying to @iamToluDaniel
ask anyone who has been through any creative writing MFA or MA and they will tell you, these suspicions are not new. a regular jack in your class who cannot write shit will call your writing useless because he doesn't understand it, and that's on the days when they're being nice.
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Rà@Dera_WritesOct 11
The Atlantic has never acknowledged the Caine Prize before. Now, when an opportunity to vilify and discredit a black/African writer presents itself, suddenly they care about the prize. It is scary, the world we live in now.
The Atlantic
@TheAtlanticOct 11
Exclusive: Another prestigious award has gone to a writer who seems to have used AI as the crisis of trust in the literary world intensifies, @vauhinivara reports: theatlantic.com/books/2026/1…

Yet Another Literary Prizewinner Seems to Be AI

The prestigious Caine Prize, announced last week, went to a story with many red flags.

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Emily Lai
@emilylaiOct 7
They look chic and they don’t gatekeep
Jay Kurahashi-Sofue 🔺
@jayksOct 7
it's true, these brooklyn teachers are seriously dripped out in issey miyake
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arash a آرش@87filmsOct 7
I luv brooklyn
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Dukem closing is such a major loss for U Street and the D.C. food scene. The family behind it built something truly special over the years: washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/…

A D.C. Ethiopian restaurant was struggling. Then its TikTok went viral.

The TikTok, which got nearly 1 million views in five days, has helped bring a surge of customers to Dukem Ethiopian Restaurant.

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Kelsey Lu@IAmKelseyLuOct 1
Beyond thrilled to share the trailer for CLARISSA. They say third times the charm, this will be my third film score and I couldn’t be more proud to be a part of such a gorgeous film Presave my rendition of Nina Simone’s “Who Knows Where The Time Goes”: kelsey-lu.ffm.to/wkwttg
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Hi everyone! My name is Katherine D. Morgan and I own a romance bookstore in Portland, Oregon called Grand Gesture Books. We’ve been struggling (I feel like all small businesses are, especially bookstores) and we could use your help. gofundme.com/f/keep-grand-ge…
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Ali B@wtflanksteakOct 1
I think it was pretty clear - he was born in a whorehouse to a sex worker who died right after and raised by his father's wife who hated him.
LT Jonathan Kendrick
@PlisskenPatriotOct 1
What was Don Draper’s problem man
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Nia 🪩@_johnsonatorSep 30
marketing was historically run by people active in culture: girls, gays, and creative straight dudes. now AI is making technical, masculine-coded fields obsolete, so marketing gets rebranded as “growth” to push the girls and weirdos out. but you can’t push out culture and win.
KLU@kevinzluSep 30
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seeing the name also get rebranded and masculinized feels like it’s creating a certain kind of divisiveness in the function. almost like they have to avoid being associated with those who have built this domain from its roots.
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Scalawag@scalawagmagSep 30
Many Black Americans still labor under an enduring myth that histories of their distant ancestors are unknowable, lost to the grinding void of slavery. Glimmers of these Antebellum histories do exist. But not in the census. They're in the property records. scalawagmagazine.org/2026/05…

Data-Mining the Plantation: Unearthing the paper trail of enslavement – Scalawag

Many Black Americans labor under an enduring myth that the lived experiences of their ancestors are lost to the grinding void of enslavement.

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Hershal Pandya@Hershal_PSep 30
At no point during the telling of this anecdote did I know where it was going next. Thank you to Audra McDonald for very patiently letting me walk her through the Maria Bamford Questionnaire!
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Nijla1@nijla1Sep 24
For @KQEDarts, I wrote about the new thriller “Your Mother, Your Mother, Your Mother” and its exploration of faith, morality and fatherhood. kqed.org/arts/13994099/your-…

A Hitman Questions Morality and Faith in ‘Your Mother, Your Mother, Your Mother’ | KQED

In Bassam Tariq's thriller, Mahershala Ali stars as a widower on a quest to find breastmilk for his infant daughter.

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