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The Third Culture Perspective. There is no Black or White. There is only Colour. A New Era Media Platform. We Are Afros in tha City.
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New month new us. Learn more via also learn about our $200K plus acquisition of West African Contemporary Art.
#News
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🎉🎉🎉Surprise!!! We have news! We are ever so excited to be hosting the Black History Month Panel
@calgaryfolkfest
Block Heater 2022!
@atbfinancial
presents a special Block Heater Black History Month digital panel on Thursday February 17 from 7:00 – 8:30 pm MT
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"There is an abundance of adjectives to describe Odumodu’s “Eziokwu” and if any of them should make you not want to listen to the music, then the adjective wasn’t used in the proper context." -
@PeterJev
- Global Editor- Africa.
@Odumodublvck_
's EZIOKWU proves itself to be A
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A HUGE congrats to
@CWalcottYYC
,
#Ward8
’s NEWEST city councillor!
We were lucky enough to interview him not too long ago.
Read it here: ⬇️
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We have some news! - In collaboration with Black People United and the
@LeftoversYYC
,
#AITC
will present a three-part series on food insecurity, specifically as it pertains to refugee claimants – a highly invisible and unprotected social class.
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It's the smiles for us! Thank you
@ThatHeatherC
@yycARTS
@TomiAjele
@DrJaredWesley
@chimaincalgary
for an entertaining and thought provoking discussion on the future of
#BlackProgressives
in Alberta. We have a lot of work to do and we are proud to be here in this moment.
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📣 We have news! We are incredibly honoured by the support we have received and continue to receive from
@CABJMedia
. We are proud to be one of the 5 outlets to be funded by the
#CABJ
! Read all about it! ----> Congratulations to our team and all selected!
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Pssssst!!!!! One last tweet before we go for the holidays! We've been accepted into the
@Meta
Canada Reader Revenue Accelerator program!!!!! 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
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We are so honoured to be one of the 10 recipients of the
@IndiegrafMedia
BIPOC Media Growth Program! ✨ Congrats to
@IndigiNewsMedia
@InsideWaterloo
@TheResolveNews
#peterboroughcurrents
@coldteamedia
@TheHoserMedia
@wklyrant
@howgoesthe
@YourVitalsMedia
🔥
#FF
Big news this morning! We're thrilled to announce the 10 recipients of the BIPOC Media Growth Program:
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We are heartbroken. Rest in absolute power bell hooks, we exist today because of you. We forge on in love today because of you. Thank you for everything. You shall remain forever with us in our motions, in our words and in our hearts. We give thanks for your resounding wisdom.
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NEW: How the Leftovers Foundation is Tackling Food Waste and Hunger in Calgary.
@LeftoversYYC
began as a food rescue organization after founder
@lourdesmjuan
observed the amount of food going to waste, at a local bakery, at the end of the day.
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Good Morning! We have even more news! For Immediate Release!
@TomiAjele
has been appointed the Editor-in-Chief of Afros In Tha City Inc. media collective!
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ICYMI: We collaborated with
@sprawlcalgary
this week over on Instagram. We talked to five different artists and heard their thoughts on where they see themselves, where they see Calgary going, and what challenges face Calgary today.
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We are overcome with the support that's flooding in! 💃🏿🤯 Thank you
@klaszus
@mandsypants
@sprawlcalgary
. - DJ
So many good and challenging takeaways from tonight's
@AfrosInThaCity
+
@sprawlcalgary
convo. One theme: Black History Month should become Black Futurism Month, or Black Rest Month—or both! Thanks to the AITC team and to
@mandsypants
for hosting. And to everyone who came out.
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Happy Black Future Month! Go back in history with our
@sprawlcalgary
feature with
@SinzereOfficial
@lyricalpitbull
and more.
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The inaugural
@CABlackFilmFest
is happening at the end of the month, and we’re thrilled to be a part of it! Things are happening in this city, ya'll!
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🚨 Attention 🚨
The community is coming together for a weeklong forum centering Black and Brown voices to discuss concerns on inequality, but also our dreams and desires for the future. To register, scan the bar code or email eastsidecalgary
@gmail
.com
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✨Call for submissions ✨
We are looking for original, unpublished content from the community for August!
Submissions are due July 12, 2021. Pieces can be academic or creative/experimental. 📝 (1/3)
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Before we break as a team for the holidays, we wanted to take the time to thank everyone who contributed to our Writer's Fund!
We also thank those helped promote the fund:
@IndiegrafMedia
@sprawlcalgary
@CalgaryArtsDev
@CIFFcalgary
@MRUJournalism
@sledisland
@EskerFoundation
🖤
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Our good friends
@sprawlalberta
are doing the good work (per usual).
NEW STORY. Calgary has had fewer than 10 racialized people on city council in its entire history, according to Heritage Calgary.
@TomiAjele
looks into this record—and how it's changing.
#yycvote
#yyccc
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Attention
#YYC
:
We are 15 followers away from 500! Our 500th follower will win 2 FREE in person tickets to the
@CIFFcalgary
film ✨ THE SUBJECTS OF DESIRE ✨
🗣 Spread the word!
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If you told us we'd be meeting our heroes, we wouldn't have believed you. Alas here we are. As we sit in reflection of
#neweramedia
, we're honored to share from
@BETAwards
last week. Visit for a recap of the highly esteemed night.
#HipHop50
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"We always get such narrow views of what it looks like to be Black, and I think it's so easy to forget that to be Black is to be human; it’s as simple as that." - EIC
@TomiAjele
in discussion with
@sprawlcalgary
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“Amber Valley, like many other Black safe spaces or communities, happened in opposition to systemic racism. Many of its residents were descendants of enslaved Africans in the U.S.”
Read
@CLBpoetry
’s essay on the Amber Valley baseball team here:
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NEW: The reality is, while Black history is beautiful, it is also painful and rooted in trauma. Many of these traumas still require healing for ourselves, and the community. This is where I began to think, “what else?” -
@CLBpoetry
#BlackHistoryMonth
#BlackFuturesMonth
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Will you be joining us at the
@CABlackFilmFest
? Our editor-in-chief
@TomiAjele
will be hosting a panel on challenges and victories.
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📢 CALLING ALL STORYTELLERS! 📢 We're partnering with
@Humainologie
for the 2022 Short Story Festival!
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Tonight's event with
@sprawlcalgary
is sold out!! Are you coming?
Can't get over how bright and clear it is in Calgary this morning. Lifts the spirit! Today will be a good day. Excited for our sold out event with
@AfrosInThaCity
tonight.
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🎥😍 Vol. 007: The 2nd annual Calgary Black Film Festival is on its way! 🎥😍 -
#yyc
#calgaryblackfilm
#calgary
#film
#festival
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“John Ware Reclaimed follows filmmaker
@cdfoggo
on her quest to uncover the complex story of John Ware, a Black cowboy and rancher who settled in Alberta prior to the turn of the 20th century.”-
@CABlackFilmFest
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Update! We’re %25 toward our campaign goal. Will you help us get all the way there? Afros In Tha City is the only media collective of its kind and we’ve got big plans for 2022.
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💃🏿We are so excited for
@calgaryfolkfest
#BlockHeater
#2023
It's giving
@EskerFoundation
@festivalhallyyc
@IronwoodStage
💃🏿
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You have mail! Check out our latest newsletter! 💬😍 Vol. 005: Five Black artists on the future of Calgary, Meet Lemba the powerhouse multi-disciplinary artist and so much more 😍💬 -
#blackarts
#blackcreatives
#rozsafoundation
#afrosinthacity
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Our campaign to raise $4,000 before 2022 starts NOW! Donate to support our writer's fund today:
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NEW: From Her To Now : Black Mothers, Black Children is a
#personalessay
from
#oualiefrost
.
The essay is a reflection on the passing of her mother, and in doing so, touches on a larger conversation about how lived experiences shape our concepts of safety.
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NEW: Gut Job premiered April 27, 2022 on
@hgtvcanada
, so EIC
@TomiAjele
sat down with Sebastian Clovis to talk about implicit messages within the show and HGTV’s changing landscape.
#diversity
#consturction
#renovations
#interiordesign
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We. Are. Speechless. - The AitC team from near and far would like to extend our gratitude to all who have worked alongside us to maintain Afros in tha City as an independent leader in changing how we see media not just in Canada but globally.
Because of you we are the change we
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Did you know we're on
@YouTube
?
You can find us talking about love and devouring clips on topics like Black love, life, nature, stories from Africa, travel vlogs, Black joy, interracial relationships, swooning over Young Filly from the Beta squad and much more. 😝🤷🏾♀️😂🤭
Like,
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Coming this Thursday:
2021 Afros in Tha City buy Black holiday guide!
👀👀👀👀
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For the first time in the history of the
@MRUAlumni
awards in Calgary, Alberta, a Black woman, former Editor in Chief (2020-2023) Tomi Ajele, took home the award for Powerful Personal Storytelling. A phenomenal accomplishment for Ms. Ajele and
@MRUJournalism
. Bravo!
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Save The Date: Black Futures - a discussion between
#AITC
and
@sprawlcalgary
. Tickets available: please share and rt.
@ByBlacks
@pinkflamingoyyc
@HeatherC_YYC
@sprawlcalgary
@yycblackchamber
@BlackAlberta_
@CanadianCMF
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@mikesbloggity
@CalgaryCtzn
More details about Afros can be found via
@sprawlalberta
and we are on Patreon! Visit our website
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“I don’t own any books by racialised people.” 🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩
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Have you had a chance to read about our partnership with
@sprawlalberta
in
@IndiegrafMedia
?
Our EIC
@TomiAjele
discussed what a 21st century media partnership can and should look like.
Read it here:
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We’re excited to announce our partnership with
@CIFFcalgary
as co presenters of The Subjects of Desire directed by Jamaican-born Canadian producer Jennifer Holness.
We’ve also got a special surprise for our
@Patreon
members!
You can read about it here:
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Today is the day! Visit our website to learn more about
#CadenceWeapon
#SuperDutyToughWork
and more!
We are thrilled to partner with
@afrosinthacity
for our free
#BlackHistoryMonth
digital panel with Cadence Weapon, With Prophet, D’orjay the Singing Shaman, and Brendan Grey of Super Duty Tough Work.
Tomorrow, Feb 17 @ 7 p.m.
Visit
@calgaryfolkfest
for info.
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#GoodMorning
We are ONE pledge away from 30
#AITC
members on
#Patreon
! Will you be our lucky 30th? Visit to pledge your support of Black Canadian Media!
#MondayDance
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A resounding Saturday read from
@sprawlcalgary
. We love it. 👊🏿🖤
Saturday Morning Sprawl is back! "Maybe 2022 is the year we let our illusions fall apart, instead of trying to hold them together for just a little longer."
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Our latest covers AITC staff member
@CLBpoetry
’s debut micro chapbook
#BLERD
published by
@dailydrunkmag
in NYC. We sat down and discussed his muses,
@IssaRae
, and the blend of hip hop, Black nerd culture, and poetry.
READ it here:
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😍 Vol. 011: Check Out Our Recaps From Calgary Folk Festival😍 -
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Top of the morning to ya. Just like that we're back on Facebook. We're gonna take our horse and ride the metaverse till we can't no mo. Giddyup!
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We are standing with all people of the world suffering right now. ❤️
You are NOT alone.
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We're taking ourselves out of those small spaces. It's time to amplify our voices.
"We don’t have to live inside this really really small space of Blackness that has historically been designated to us."
@TomiAjele
speaks with
@mandsypants
about
@AfrosInThaCity
, a new Calgary media collective.
Read + support!
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This tweet lives in our heart and in our souls. ❣️✅🏁 It's a living testimony! Impact spreads seeds, from one seed grows many trees. It takes time for forests to blossom.
If you think you're too small to have an impact, try going to bed with a mosquito.
#SmallButMighty
The idea that you need numbers to make an impact is false. You need strategy and dedication.
You are more powerful than you know. ❤️
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#CalgaryBlackFilmFest
starts tomorrow!
TOMORROW 📅 The 1st
#CalgaryBlackFilmFest
launches 🚀 Will YOU be a part of
#YYC
#BlackHistory
⁉️
🎬 41 FILMS
🌍 from 10 COUNTRIES
👩🏽🎨 18 LOCAL
#BLACKARTISTS
& Industry Pros
💼 ON 3 BLACK MARKET panels
All ONLINE May 26-30
Program | All Access Pass •
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🚨 There are less than 5 days left to submit a pitch for our guest writer opportunity in August! 🚨
All selected works will be paid $100
Send all pitches to ado
@afrosinthacity
.com w/ “August Call For Writers” in the subj of the email.
Include a ✍🏽 sample of the same genre.
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We're looking for a casual part-time communications assistant/office manager. Please visit for more details!
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We are still trying to understand this concept. We believe when toilet paper, tampons, electricity, water and so on become free, this is only when we can work for free. It's important to stand strong. We see you
@Kyla_Lacey
✊🏿🖤
Asking me to perform for free while you take in money is so wild……support Black business though.
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“Alberta’s media landscape has traditionally reserved a single seat – if that – at the table for Black folks. But now, we don’t need the seat, cause we’re the whole damn table.” -
@TomiAjele
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Wishing a Happy Pride Month to our LGBTQIA2S+ 🌈 friends south of the border in the States!
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Do you remember where you were during the social media crash of ‘21?
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A HUGE thank you to
@newfeelingcoop
for choosing to support us during their
@sledisland
show! 🖤🖤 If you're in
#yyc
on Thursday, June 23, this is your sign to pull up to the Palomino!
We're happy to announce that we are co-presenting a show at this year's
@sledisland
! 100% of the door (suggested $5-$10) will be donated to
@AfrosInThaCity
()
We will be graced by
@kamikaze_nurse
,
@_hermitess_
,
@VWband204
&
@statusnonstatus
!! Don't sleep!
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Our editor,
@TomiAjele
writes about Canadian Black identity: "I stopped modifying my Blackness in order for it to make sense to the rest of the world."
#BlackCanada
#BlackMedia
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We are thankful for surge in support for AITC on Patreon, Instagram and Twitter. Find the voices of our contributors, content creators and writers amplified at publications such as
@ByBlacks
@sprawlcalgary
@avenuemagazine
@cjsw
@downtowncalgary
and
@cbccalgary
.
#FF
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Congratulations to the 16 Canadian news organizations selected to participate in the program beginning in February 2022!!! Cc:
@TheHoserMedia
@pressprogress
@stjoseph
@thewalrus
@laliberte
@TorontoStar
@CapitalDailyVic
#pivot
#energeticc
#chestervillerec
@TheHubToday
@Lactualite
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It's the smiles for us! Thank you for a brilliant soul soothing evening
#RawVoices
@chinookblast
@CLBpoetry
@mybedroomstage
. The Alcove adorned by the curation of the
#RawVoices
team for
#ChinookBlast
was warm, inviting, inspiring and illuminating.
#yyc
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We're still a bit shocked by all this. We're taking it slow and easy.
Today we have quite the line up of news.
While we don't break news, we are testing a model that keeps you updated without burdening you.
Thank you
@NotableCA
and all who voted for us for the Notable win
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Do you have your tickets for the
@CABlackFilmFest
yet? Here are the six films
@CLBpoetry
is most looking forward to.
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ICYMI: our EIC
@TomiAjele
had a critical piece in the latest issue of
@AvenueMagazine
🔥
Even though efforts are being made to change racial inequity within the leadership of arts and cultural organizations, the question remains whether it is enough to make racialized artists want to stay and create work in Calgary.
#yycarts
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The
@CABlackFilmFest
is just days away🤩 So we sat down with
@CTVJoelle
to talk about her career trajectory and what she's looking forward to this weekend.
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We have big tings planned for the rest of this year, and early next year.
🔥 🔥 🔥 🔥 🔥 🔥
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“The moment we choose to love, we begin to move against domination, against oppression. The moment we choose to love we begin to move towards freedom, to act in ways that liberate ourselves and others. That action is the testimony of love as the practice of freedom.” - bell hooks
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31 days away! (DEC 10th)
@sledisland
@CartelMadras
@backxwash
@ComradeSargeant
🔥
Buy your tickets here:
We are excited to announce lo fi soul pioneer
@ComradeSargeant
, goonda rap stars
@CartelMadras
, &
@PolarisPrize
winner
@backxwash
will be performing
@sledisland
on Dec 10! 🎤
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Psssst! Pick up the latest issue of
@AvenueMagazine
to see our feature on author, playwright and film director
@cdfoggo
!
#AfrosInThaAvenue
.
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ICYMI
@sprawlcalgary
sat down with our editor to discuss the future of Black journalism. Be sure to catch our event with them this Wednesday, Feb. 24, 7pm - 8pm!
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Our latest article by Staff Writer Oualie Frost examines the history of Blackness within The Sims universe.
Read it here today:
#AITC
#Afrosinthacity
#Blackgamers
#Blerds
#AfroTech
#EA
#videogames
#TheSims
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"You can learn to play the Blues. But really, it’s something you gotta be able to feel, it’s something you live. The Blues lives within because it’s all about ‘how are you expressing your soul?’ ” - Kevin Burt
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Today’s article discusses the erasure of African Canadian identity, its impact, and new demands for a self identified future.
You can read this ever so timely piece by our EIC
@TomiAjele
here:
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We're so grateful to The Sprawl and everyone who showed up tonight! Ya'll are amazing 🖤🖤
Thanks to everyone who came to our conversation with
@AfrosInThaCity
tonight. Make sure to head over to their Patreon page and support them! Sign up now:
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“I don’t want to spend the rest of my life convincing old white men why they should pick me… that’s terrible, that’s terrifying, that’s soul crushing... I will go where I am celebrated, I will celebrate myself”
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Calling all
#AITCMembers
! We have an exclusive streaming discount code for you from our friends
@CIFFcalgary
🎥 for the
#TopDoc
Through The Night! 🍿 Directed by
@DJLaylo
Visit our
#Patreon
for details!
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