Tag Archive: blacksky
What Happens When You Have a Choice? : A Breakdown of The People’s Assembly and Blacksky’s Vision for Democratic Tooling
Blacksky’s foundation is built on self-governance and self-determination. We took learnings from Black and Brown revolutionaries with our belief that everyone has the ability and the self-efficacy to do the things that are best for their community, but we also realize that that ability is something that is not seen as a right that everyone should be able to experience. Due to this, we sought out to create a solution, at least in the digital space, specifically for Blacksky.
Building a Culture of (Digital) Safety
Introducing Acorn: Community Infrastructure That Grows With You
Featured image: Emergence by Paul Lewin
Moderation on Blacksky-Only Posts: A Community Proposal
Our team has explored several ways to make permissioned posts possible. Now we’re bringing the decision back to the community. Below are three approaches to moderation: a machine-learning system that automates moderation, a large-scale peer moderator program, or a hybrid model that combines both. We’re inviting your feedback to help decide how we should govern privacy together.
Money for mutual resilience: Introducing Blacksky Cash
Mutual aid has always been about more than money. But money, shared intentionally, can be a powerful expression of solidarity. This is us building toward that future.
Anniversary
A year ago, an investor asked what I'd build if I had the freedom. This is the answer: blacksky.cash for private payments and blacksky.tech for one-click infrastructure. We're just getting started.
Blacksky: Expressing the Black Everyday in a New Digital Space (Part 2)
A sophisticated exercise in Blackness.
Blacksky: Expressing the Black Everyday in a New Digital Space (Part 1)
I felt too young, and too cool, and too Black to be on Bluesky.