Gina Murrell

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Librarian. Writer. Copy Editor. Zine and Graphic Novel Enthusiast. View-Master Reel Collector. Burrito Eater. Reader. Bi. Femme. She/her. #BlackLivesMatter✊🏾🌈

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Just some of my GLAM zines by people within the GLAM community about GLAM subjects: The Borough Is My Library #1 and #2; Decolonizing Library Science; LIS Microaggressions; Reserve This Podcast Zine; Reserve and Renew #2: The LIS Mental Health Zine; and Two-Fisted Librarians. ✂️📚 #libraries #zines

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❝First forget inspiration. Habit is more dependable. Habit will sustain you whether you’re inspired or not. Habit will help you finish and polish your stories. Inspiration won’t. Habit is persistence in practice.❞—Octavia E. Butler (June 22, 1947 – February 24, 2006)

On Friday, at queer-owned activist bookstore Bluestockings, I saw Bianca Xunise (pic) in person after previously talking to them virtually for my Kirkus Reviews Q&A on their new book, Punk Rock Karaoke. They said their next book will be horror, and the (mostly) masked crowd went "Aaah!" #books #NYC

My interview with Bianca Xunise for Kirkus Reviews about their new book Punk Rock Karaoke. The #GraphicNovel with #zine at the end follows friends and bandmates Ari, Michele and Gael—punks of color and queer—as they graduate high school and enter the real world. www.kirkusreviews.com/news-and-fea...

A Punk Cartoonist Pens a Paean to Community | Kirkus Reviewswww.kirkusreviews.com Bianca Xunise discusses their debut graphic novel, ‘Punk Rock Karaoke.’

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Reminder: “We say we're not going to fight capitalism with black capitalism, but we're going to fight it with socialism.”

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Weekend record shopping: Alice Coltrane: The Carnegie Hall Concert, a 2024 Impulse! Records release of her 1971 performance at the storied #NYC venue; and Isaac Hayes’ Joy, released in 1973 by Stax Records' imprint Enterprise. Both purchased at Pancakes Records in Queens, NY. #vinyl #VinylRecords

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Grateful to everyone who stopped by our mini-Black zine fair in Harlem yesterday. It was so great to be outdoors on a beautiful day. Thanks to the exhibitors, to the Schomburg center for having us. The past few weeks have been a whirlwind and I welcome some upcoming downtime and rests.

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Blacksky community member looking for a 6 month sublet in NYC. Budget is $2200. DM if you can help (DMs open as they always are)

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I am on the cover of Publishers Weekly! I’VE NEVER BEEN FEATURED ON A MAGAZINE COVER BEFORE. 🤯🫨 Oh my goodness!! 🥹

Black #Zine Fair is back with a mini version tomorrow at MPOW, 11am-6pm, as part of the annual Schomburg Center Literary Festival. Big version last month in Brooklyn was indoors, masks required (😷❤️). Tomorrow's mini #BlackZineFair is outside. www.schomburgcenterlitfest.org/2024schedule #zines #NYC

Still thinking about the first Black Zine Fair, Saturday, May 11, 2024, at Powerhouse Arts in Brooklyn. Line to get in, relaxed vibe inside, super inclusive with masks required, all-gender restrooms and elevator access. Free to attend (with RSVP). Free COVID tests. blackzinefair.org #zines #NYC

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Happy birthday to Malik el-Shabazz. Born on May 19, 1925.

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Happy birthday Grace Jones! 🎂🎉 📷 Keith Hamshere, 1984 "I’ve got one life to work with and I’ll squeeze it dry before I’m through."

A Punk Cartoonist Pens a Paean to Community | Kirkus Reviewswww.kirkusreviews.com Bianca Xunise discusses their debut graphic novel, ‘Punk Rock Karaoke.’

Had a great time at #NYC Feminist Zinefest 2024 yesterday at Barnard College. Appreciated the indoor masking policy and diversity of tablers, some from as far away as the San Francisco Bay Area. Enjoyed chatting with folks, and I had a pretty good haul. feministzinefestnyc.com #zines #FZFNYC #NYC

Great article on the first Reed Zine Fest, happening today from 11:am to 4pm in Kaul Auditorium, Reed College, #Portland, Oregon. reedquest.org/2024/03/10/r... #zines #pdx

Reed Zine Library Prepares for Upcoming Zine Festreedquest.org By Louis Chase The Reed Zine Library has spent the past two months gearing up for the first Reed Zine Fest, to take place on March 30 from 11:00am-4:00pm in Kaul Auditorium. On Thursday, February 2…

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The Latino Racial Justice Circle in Baltimore is raising money to help support the families of workers who died in the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse: gofund.me/05cfe3e9

Support for families of Key bridge collapse, organised by Kate Jakutagofund.me Please help the Latino Racial Justice Circle raise $60K to support the familie… Kate Jakuta needs your support for Support for families of Key bridge collapse

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DEI is *check notes* being a Black mayor, who won in a landslide election in a majority Black city Or, more specifically, being a Black person in any position of prestige and power.

Reuters is reporting that six people who are missing and presumed dead after the bridge collapse were “part of a work crew filling potholes on the road surface,” so likely Brown folks and/or immigrant laborers. My heart goes out to their loved ones. www.reuters.com/world/us/16-...

I’m seeing news of the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore in my home state of Maryland. My fear is, in addition to cold water temps impacting chances of survival, those suddenly submerged might be Black folks who, due to institutional racism, can’t swim, increasing their panic. 😢

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I think this whole DEI hysteria in the US is mostly to cover up for the increasingly visible inability of capitalism to keep the world running in any safe manner whatsoever. (it's also of course partly good old fashioned white supremacy).

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Can't help but think decades of neglect in the hands of private companies and the whole tender process was a factor in this Baltimore bridge collapse

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My god. Maryland 😢

#IVoted early today. It was so easy and actually enjoyable (thanks mostly to the senior citizen volunteers, especially the Black grandmotherly types who called me “baby”). Plus, I got a pen and a sticker. Vote early through Saturday, March 30. #PresidentialPrimary #PresidentialPrimaryElection #NYC

#EarlyVoting starts today in New York City. I’ve always voted on Election Day, but I think I’ll take advantage of early #voting for the first time in my life. Cool that there are weekend hours. www.nycvotes.org/how-to-vote/... #PrimaryElection #PresidentialPrimaryElection #NYC

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Billie Holiday, March 23, 1949 📷 Carl Van Vechten

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A reconstruction of a little-known dinner that happened exactly 100 years ago that is arguably the birthplace of the Harlem Renaissance. Take a few minutes and check out the amazing story and some rarely-before seen images. (gift link)

The Dinner Party That Started the Harlem Renaissancewww.nytimes.com An interracial soirée that included intellectual and artistic luminaries set in motion one of the most influential cultural movements of the 20th century.

I had a wonderful conversation with the author and submitted my article earlier today—three days before deadline 🙌🏾 I expect the next couple of days will be a back and forth with the editor about suggested changes (which I welcome). #AmWriting

In an email from a publicist, I was told “Thanks so much for these amazing and thoughtful questions!” that I came up with for an interview I’m conducting with their author. That made me feel good 😊 I’m looking forward to chatting with the author (for a piece to be published in May). ✍🏾 #AmWriting

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Accessibility is solidarity. Accessibility is love.