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#grammy-nominated songstress. queer femme. food nerd. real talk. ☀️ powered. #haiku365. drinking my water, minding my biz. 📸 IG: chaneysims | she/her

NYC | over the rainbow
Joined March 2011
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i’m an old soul and young at heart — i still clap every time my plane lands. grateful to land safely and flying is still magic to me.
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Forever usable 😌 spotify.link/XZjKSFpkByb
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a simple and profound reminder on repeat in my head this monday:       “you are your best thing.”      -toni morrison, beloved
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happy monday, y’all.
Ryan Booker is teaching his class to sing Earth Wind and Fire's hit song "September." Now this is how you can introduce the younger generation to classic soul and funk music. We love to see it!✊🏽 IG 🎥 @ryanbookermu
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✨“time ain’t moving slower, so don’t wait.” ✨ #realtalk
My new music video drops Wednesday!! Click the link to watch the premiere of “(Please Don’t) Leave Me Now” with me LIVE 02.22.23 @ 8am PST 👇🏽💐 youtube.com/watch?v=jRBUgMyb…
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elder took her time thoughts fretted at her fingers and she tuned them well #haiku #haiku365 #tonimorrison
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“Things that were disorganized for me before made sense when I manipulated it. I saw colors and remembered music and language... all the things that, I guess, made life interesting, I could employ.” —Toni Morrison on why she writes
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this. this right here. let’s love and claim ourselves this wholly and fiercely.
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i made TJ almond croissants before bed for my future self. yummy pastries in the morning and the lingering, sweet smell of baked goods as i drift off to sleep. #bestideaever
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The Sounding Joy will be webcast tonight 12/23 at 8pm! One of my favorite holiday events and this time there’s highlights from years past. I mean...listen to our backstage jam from before times (2018) Proceeds go to The Washbourne House. Tix 👉🏽 viddd.co/v/nyGz0N
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I’ve decided to do it like it’s my bday for the rest of my life.
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sometimes haagen daz is the answer … to every question.
in addition to all the things … why are we still calling it tokyo 2020?
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if it that ain’t a whole. ass. word. about our state of affairs … than i don’t know what is.
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real talk is my middle name :)
This was one of my fave parts from @chaneysims interview w/ Dr. Stephanie Doktor for The Evolution of Freedom Series 2021:The Music:Modulations:LGBTQ+ Pride in Jazz (I always act like I’m in the same room, so of course I had to holla a bit 🤗)
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looking forward to chatting about jazz, and of course blues, at this #pride event on 6/24.
For the Jazz lovers and allies of the #LGBTQIA communities, registration for Evolution of Freedom Jazz w/ @FredHerschMusic and @chaneysims is below⬇️ evolution-of-freedom-2021-th…
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we're coming for you with every buckled, blue note our throats can muster #haiku #haiku365
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Nine weeks of hustle & outreach. Nine weeks of believing we are in this together. Decades of strategy, grit + building. Wednesday’s terrorism seeks to distract us from what has been & what will be. So let’s take today to celebrate the orgs that brought us Tuesday’s victory: 1/
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