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Happy Juneteenth,

Be sure to read something written by a black author. Be it a poem, short story, start a book, share some art by a black artist, or even watch a video about black history. Below I have a few things that I personally enjoy.

YouTube

Not your Mama's history - she does historical reenactments of a black woman who is enslaved. Provides contextual education that is very accurate.

IntelexualMedia - A black woman creator who does deep dives and wonderful videos on life in different decades. My favorite series is Lex does the 90's.

Shanspeare - She does great videos on a variety of subjects and topics! I turn her on when I need to watch something before bed.

Redacted History - hosted by Dr. Andre White Jr. He can also be found on tiktok for his short form content under the name Dr. Andre 3001. Such a great guy with wonderful well researched information.

Books and poems

The Bluest Eye - by the late great Toni Morrison herself. (My favorite book)

Parable of the Sower- Octavia Butler (second favorite book)

Their eyes were watching God- Zora N. Hurtson

Push - by Sapphire (inspired the movie Precious. A hard read.)

Blood at the Root- by LaDarrion Williams

Akata Witch- Nnedi Okorafor (if you somehow enjoyed Harry Potter, you should read this. Is very good)

Mother to Son- by the great Langston Hughes

And still I rise- collectionof poems by the late great Maya Angelou

Good morning - by Camari C. Hawkins (I have this saved to my phone and use it when I need a quick moment to ground myself)

Movies and TV series

The color purple (gosh, my mom and I can quote this movie)

Roots (we (my fam and i) used to do a yearly watch in February and have discussions to see how our views changed)

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child (I grew up watching this! Not exclusively black series but it definitely has multiple well thought out stories that feature a multitude of cultures)

White Chicks

Us

Get out

Sinners

Living Single (the show that FRIENDS was stolen from)

Blade

Men in Black (my brother swears this is a black family classic and he is not wrong)

Straw (fairly new and by Tyler Perry (I kno I kno 😅😩) but it's a great movie about mental health and my girl Taraji did her big one)

Family Matters

Good Times

Craig of the Creek

Static Shock

The proud family (both the original and the remake)

That's so Raven

Good Burger

The Boondocks

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (dark skin aunt Viv was the best. Argue with your mom not me on this)

Podcast (I kno)

Grits & Eggs podcast hosted by Deanté Kyle

Black girls heal hosted by Shena LaShey

Code Switch found on NPR

These are just the ones I enjoy! I encourage you to add on if you would like!

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Call me too woke or something

But some of yall forget Duke is just a kid low-key like thats a teenager sure DONT infantilize him

But at the end of the day he’s just a teen after all he doesn’t get the same rep as everyone and i think it ties into the “black kids mature faster than everyone else” conversation and thats a whole nother thing on its own

But like Like im TIRED of Duke being seen as mature and shit when he’s JUST A KID!! Let him goof off with everyone else

Let him be a silly teenager!!

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Mace just loving on his grandbaby

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me every time I see these age gap fanfictions where yn is barely 18 and the character is over 40

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Yall I like

Regularly check the "Duke thomas-centric" tag

And I've read like everything and ima need yall to start typing it up🙄

There's way to many of us Duke thomas stans for yall to not be writing like you're running outa time🤧

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This is a random scenario that popped in my mind during church BUTTTT

So let’s say there’s yet another sibling added to the family, specifically a black girl. The way I would teach Damian how to do a blowout and straighten hair… Ik Duke is right there, but I feel like Damian would have PRECISION when straightening your hair 😩🤚🏾

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HAPPY BLACK HISTORY MONTH !!

Duke Thomas

IT WAS ONE OF THOSE DAYS The kind where Gotham felt too big, too broken, too murky, like the whole city was sinking under its own weight. The kind of day where only wonky fro-yo in lopsided cups could fix things.

Back when things were… different, before everything changed, he and his mom used to go to Only Fro-Yo whenever they had a reason to celebrate. When Duke aced a spelling bee (he liked those) or when the two of them just felt like going out. It was their place.

Sure, if he really wanted, he could’ve asked someone else to take him. But Bruce and Cass were out of the country, Dick was tied up in Blüdhaven, Tim was buried under a case, and Jason… well, who even knew where Jason was?

They’d be fine on their own.

So after school, Duke shot a quick text to Alfred to let him know they’d be home late. No details—just a heads-up.

The bus ride wasn’t too bad. Damian had claimed the window seat, practically pressing his face to the glass, eyes wide as he took in the colorful murals streaking across the buildings they passed. Duke knew he appreciated Gotham’s art scene more than he let on. He’d caught the kid sketching in the margins of mission reports before, tracing out the same sweeping lines he saw on city walls.

Everything was fine. Mostly.

Then an older woman and a young boy—her grandson, probably—stepped onto the bus. Duke didn’t even have to look up to know what was coming.

There was an empty seat beside him. The woman saw it. Considered it. Then her gaze flicked over to him, and her expression twisted, like she’d just stepped in something unpleasant. Without a word, she guided the boy toward the back instead, choosing to squeeze into the more crowded rows rather than sit next to him.

It stung. It always stung. But you learned to go numb to it. He’d grown up with that feeling, learned how to brush it off like rain sliding off a windshield. Just like he’d learned to recognize the telltale red-and-blue of patrol lights trailing him down the sidewalk, slowing just enough to remind him they could stop him if they wanted to.

“You should not allow them to treat you that way,” Damian murmured. His voice was low, the same way it always was when he was about to say something he knew was right.

“Dami… it’s—”

“Thomas, if the next words out of your mouth are it’s alright, I—”

“It’s not alright,” Duke cut in, because he knew Damian would keep pushing if he didn’t. “It’s just… better to ignore it. Not cause a scene.”

Damian frowned, unconvinced, his fingers drumming against his knee.

Duke sighed, leaning back against the seat. “Trust me, man. Some fights? They’re just not worth it.”

The bus rumbled on, the silence between them filled only by the hum of the engine and the faint chatter of the other passengers.

Damian didn’t look away from the window, but after a beat, he muttered, “I still don’t like it.”

Duke huffed a quiet laugh. “Yeah. Me neither.”

Duke and Damien are my favorite duo if you couldn’t tell

(this is also based off that one scene from your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man btw!)

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This may be an unpopular opinion but, I absolutely DETEST the enemies to lovers trope.

Maybe it’s bc typically, the characters are literal enemies, have tried to kill each other and one of them has done something absolutely horrible to the other. I cannot fathom them suddenly being chill and forgiving them like-

I think I hold grudges, cuz ain’t no way am I falling for the person that I absolutely hate

Of course, I don’t mind the enemies to lovers trope when it’s done well.

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My favourite thing about reading cod fics is that Gaz will ALWAYS be described as the most handsome man they’ve come across with the most lethal face card 😭😭

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So I’m in season 3 now, BUT was I the only one thinking that Karen and Foggy were gonna be a thing in season 1???

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Clone Wars characters and their favourite apps

Ahsoka Tano

TikTok

The space version of TikTok ofc, but a redacted version bc she’s in the war

She’s either have no account and free to scroll to her hearts content, or one of those accounts with no profile and a number username

Would constantly harass everyone to watch TikTok’s she finds funny

Would be all over TogrutaTok LMAO

Pinterest

She’s a Pinterest girlie for sure

I like to think she scrolls through Pinterest during travel and longggg hyperspace trips

When everyone is busy and she can’t really bother anyone

Same as TikTok, it allows her to get a peak of normal everyday life

Secretly loves cottagecore

Has boards of aesthetics, combat poses, recipes she plans to make but never gets around to doing, outfits, and memes ofc

Friendship bracelet patterns.

LinkedIn

This one’s a bit interesting think about but I think she likes to look for gossip on there somehow 😭

“Hmmm… this senator is beefing with this engineer?”

Minecraft

If you’ve seen my Clone Wars Minecraft post that iykyk

Animal Crossing Pocket camp

Rip the free app but I feel like she’d LOVE the game

Would immediately get Animal Crossing Rex into her camp

Snapchat

I think she’d purely only have Snapchat only for the clones and the other padawans

Her location tracking would obviously be off but her highest streak would be with Fives

Their streak would only be broken bc of missions

Anakin Skywalker

TikTok

He’d only download the app because he got annoyed with Ahsoka sending him hundreds of TikTok’s and unable to watch them

Instagram

To keep up with Padme’s posts

Made an anonymous fan account for Padme

Also to keep up with his public image lol

Would be one of those people leaving the most diabolical comments on reels under another anonymous account

Has a 4th account pretending to be rich house wife from Naboo or Coruscant

Twitter

Under yet another anonymous account and amassed quite the following due to how diabolical he is

Might’ve doxed some people

Facebook

Just to keep up with his fellow Jedi knights and masters

Comments on every single post on Obi-Wans page and trolls the dude

Block blast

No comment

Roblox

Once again, he’d only have this game to purely troll and bully children 😭

Obi-wan Kenobi

Doesn’t have TikTok despite Ahsoka’s insistence

BUT he will patiently sit with Ahsoka and let her show him all the TikToks she wants❤️

LinkedIn

Gets into beef with people and academics

He claims that it keeps his wit

But mainly uses it to keep track of the academic/professional world

Whatsapp

To keep in touch with all his off world friends

Has a group chat with some clones

Goodreads

I just KNOW this man has hundreds and thousands of book reviews on there

Might get into the occasional witty back and forth with another reviewer

Will giggle and sip tea as he purposely aggravates someone and starts beef with said person

YouTube

Guided yoga and meditation

Follows cooking videos

Space version of Liziqi is his favourite YouTuber

Garden videos and videos about different cultures

Candy Crush

He has it at FULL brightness and full volume

A clone will be walking down a hall passing his quarters and hears “DELICIOUS” “DIVINE”

Facebook

Is in a Jedi master Facebook group

Responds to Anakin’s with the most disrespectful and diabolical comebacks

Reposts the cheesiest memes (gets a lot of hate from Anakin when he posts these)

Posts nature pics and pretty sunsets

Gets into back and forths with Mace Windu, Kit Fisto, and Quinlan Vos, all of them are willingly doing it for fun

Rex

WhatsApp

Is involved in numerous clone group chats

Likes to keep up with his bro’s

Snapchat

Begrudgingly got it because Ahsoka wouldn’t stop annoying him about it

His snaps are essentially pics of hyperspace and redacted paperwork

YouTube

Watches those military vids that details about weapons and combat

Air soft vids!!

Puts those bushcraft vids on the side while doing something else like filing out reports

Also a big fan of space version of Liziqi

Has watched videos about Togruta culture etc when Ahsoka first became Anakin’s padawan

Watches Workout vids occasionally

Discord

Keeps an eye on his bros as a mod

Solitaire

Plays the game whenever he’s bored

Facebook

Only got it to witness the snide remarks and friendly bickering between the Jedi

Also in a Clone Commander facebook group where they may or may not make fun of the Jedi but it’s very light

Gets into some banter with Cody

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So I’m watching Daredevil. Season 2 episode 7, and the first couple minutes is people giving a testimony on Frank Castle on whether he’s a hero or criminal (why is it lowkey giving Luigi vibes) AND TELL ME WHY ALL THE PEOPLE WHO ARE FOR FRANK CASTLE ARE ALL BLACK 😭😭😭

Is the Punisher the marvel version of “We’re all proud African Americans… plus Mark!” ??

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Had to draw some dumb stuff 😭😭😭😭😭😭

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flinging your friends over your shoulder like potato sack. dangling them by the scruff stacking them up in your arms like laundry shoving them into your purse etc etc i love it

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from this screenshot from 'starcrossed'

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Rewatching the Justice League cartoon from 2003 and oml both Hawk Girl and Martian Manhunter have no chill 😭

Miss girl is ready to throw hands at every occasion

And Martian Manhunter?!?? Dude made his hands transparent (?), put it in the enemies chests, and made them solid again, killing them. LIKE BRO 💀

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Jedi of the Republic: Mace Windu #4 (2017) variant cover by Declan Shalvey