carl marksFollowing the repeated harassment waves that white supremacists have been sending our way, we've been hard at work putting together an alternative option/model for Black folks to engage with the fediverse. And I am very happy to now be able to announce publicly that we are open for signups!
This new instance is called NiggasAndFriends (shout-out to Kid Fury for the name inspiration 😊) and will be open to any Black folks on the fediverse. We will have very limited federation, with us predominantly (but not exclusively) being connected to BIPOC-run instances.
When I started BlackQueerLife, I was hoping that with robust moderation, we could have a space that had open federation and was relatively sheltered from white supremacy. I now believe that given the stranglehold whiteness has on this network (particularly on Mastodon), that just isn't possible. It reminds me of what MLK once said about integrating his people into a burning house. That’s a very apt metaphor for this space imo. It's also very clear that the current state of affairs is just how most fedizens want it. I can yell at folks for being antiblack until I'm blue in the face, but as Pharrell once said, “They're gonna do it anyway.”
So, we will continue to do what Black folks have always done: build something for ourselves. If you're interested in making an account with us, DM me and I can send you the signup instructions. Thanks for reading!
Hisham
Grzegorz Surmann :verified:
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