Remarkably, the inaugural ep of THE AFRICAS VS AMERICA is here. We begin with the story of an American girl whose remains turn up as teaching props at an American university, 35 years after she was killed in the state bombing of her home on May 13, 1985.

RT @TeklehaymanotG: I can't claim to be more eloquent than @AmhaMatt framing of this point and I suggest your read this thread from him her…

RT @tigrai_b: This thread needs to be resurfaced on a regular basis.

RT @yassmin_a: The situation in Tigray is one I have tried to platform over the years, but it is sadly another one of the tragedies that is…

US exceptionalism manifests itself in myriad ways. sometimes via manifest destiny & the monroe doctine. other times, it's trying to gatekeep the experience of surviving under regimes of white supremacy & racist state violence. both of which are worth disinfecting, in public.

drake's gravest error is thinking any of this was about making hit records. this is about mudslinging, gossip, rumour, spectacle & revelation. you will never win with a hit or with raps — the ppl want drama. drake is releasing music, kendrick is satisfying something much deeper.

remains true tht folks simply don’t have the necessary depth or competency of black toronto to begin to engage with drake’s work or outside critiques of it in a meaningful or substantive way. hardly a subject that reveals the shortcomings of hip hop’s commentariat more than drake

game on. I'm sure we'll hear from drake by Friday. back to non-music nerd tweets & regularly scheduled programming!