Genuinely trying to find more Black people up here.

@CathyBikesBook

Some favourite follows:

@brothersoul
@DivineEllison (he really deserves more follows, can people reading this follow him please? he's a great DJ!)
@dilmandila
@cubicgarden
@futurebird
@ZekuZelalem
@blogdiva
@potterybyosa
@ErickaSimone
@StillIRise1963
@timnitGebru
@majorlinux
@mekkaokereke
@drcaberry
@alesha_peterson

(...I know I have probably missed some good accounts, apologies to them! Brain not working fully right now.)

@FediTips thanks

@TOrynski lol. what???

@majorlinux hi. thanks for commenting. I sent a follow request

@CathyBikesBook @erichatfield There is a "bridge" tool which allows Bluesky and Fediverse people to interact.

@CathyBikesBook if I remember correctly some folks felt not welcomed and went back to shitter or to other corporate alternatives. Weirdly enough when I tried to interact with a couple of them I felt not welcome

@CathyBikesBook Are you having trouble finding us to follow? If so, send me a DM and I'll recommend some folks.

@CathyBikesBook @majorlinux and friends

@CathyBikesBook There's @Sbarry8520. He often shares updates about the house he is building.

@CathyBikesBook Thanks for joining mastodon - and for posting this. I found a couple of great folks to follow in the replies that I am now kicking myself for not having followed already (they get boosted into my timeline quite frequently!)

@CathyBikesBook
https://blacktwitter.io/about is an instance that is what it says.

blackqueer.life is as well, it uses allowlist-only federation to make a safer space for members. I'd guess they don't federate with mastodon.social due to poor moderation. https://blackqueer.life/@tillshadeisgone/113312617711895513

Depending on your interests you could apply for accounts there, I'm sure the local timelines are great places for discovery. The local timeline of blacktwitter.io is also public so you could look there for accounts to follow.

@Eliot_L thanks for the links.

@grb090423 @ApostateEnglishman @CathyBikesBook

I do wonder what happened to Jaden, I looked at a backup of my follows and found his address, I think: @Jaden3@mastodon.social . But his account seems to have disappeared!

I hope he turns up again, he added a really valuable perspective and kindness whenever he posted!

@5ciFiGirl @ApostateEnglishman @CathyBikesBook

That's very true

@CathyBikesBook @erichatfield
https://blacksky.community/
I want the fediverse to be better for black people and other folks of colour, but i recognise the work blacksky has done even though i worry what will happen on bluesky.

Thanks sharing! For some reason alesha_peterson goes to an external website. Unusual server?

@CathyBikesBook yes, I am a negro, and not the White-adjacent variety either.

@grb090423 @ApostateEnglishman @CathyBikesBook @mekkaokereke @carnage4life @AngryBlackLady @ErickaSimone @Deglassco @futurebird @qaris @potterybyosa

@jaden3 doesn’t seem to be here anymore.

@imp3tuz @CathyBikesBook

.. Sorry. I hope more people of color have opportunities to join.

@apriloq @ApostateEnglishman @CathyBikesBook @mekkaokereke @carnage4life @AngryBlackLady @ErickaSimone @Deglassco @futurebird @qaris @potterybyosa

I just hope he's ok and left of his own accord.