February is the Black History Month here in the US, and a great opportunity to recommit to making the fediverse (and beyond!) a safe and welcoming place for Black people.
Let's continue to lift up their voices, celebrate their joys, and if you see trouble, step in and help out.
@stefan here's my collection of Black folks in urgent need of support:
octo (?/3408) needed ASAP: https://blackqueer.life/@octo/115782879160995673
rae (25/250) needed ASAP: https://mastodon.art/@SingsongRaptor/115974769711441143
albi (0/500) due february 1: https://blackqueer.life/@albinanigans/115978843303463160
tasia (80/438) due february 8&20: https://disabled.social/@thereaders/115956461389014594
dionRa (64/400) needed ASAP: https://kind.social/@DionRa/115887427266524083
moo, anything helps: https://blackqueer.life/@moo/115927415646417546
ayila (175/300) needed ASAP: https://blahaj.zone/notes/ahpe8wzrqw8k0574
andra (1127/2000) needed ASAP: https://mastodon.art/@andrarenee/115954318702425814
pastel: https://blackqueer.life/@IelPastelBlack/113245209518615511
@thief Appreciate you sharing this!
And for the "I don't see racism" and "At least it's better here than on Twitter/X" crowd, Mekka has some great threads on this. Highly recommend browsing/following!
https://hachyderm.io/@mekkaokereke/110273898008692780
And of course this classic must-read: https://privacy.thenexus.today/mastodon-a-partial-history/
