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The problem with the so-called "nonviolence" of the Civil Rights Era is that it is misnarrated. The retelling in the "American myth of progress" version of the Civil Rights movement was that it was completely nonviolent.
That is not true. Plus let's call it its full name "nonviolent direct action"
That is not true. Plus let's call it its full name "nonviolent direct action"
I wonder how this will turn out
February 18, 2026 at 2:41 PM
I wonder how this will turn out
In my state, today is Toni Morrison day.
February 18, 2026 at 12:19 PM
In my state, today is Toni Morrison day.
The fact that strawberries aren't a "berry" while bananas are a "berry" has always bothered me
February 18, 2026 at 1:39 AM
The fact that strawberries aren't a "berry" while bananas are a "berry" has always bothered me
Huey P Newton had the courage in 1966 (exactly 60 years ago) to do what we're thinking about doing today.
He established a militia and political party to protest the oppressive conditions of his neighborhood and his people which spread throughout the entire country.
He would've been 84 today
He established a militia and political party to protest the oppressive conditions of his neighborhood and his people which spread throughout the entire country.
He would've been 84 today
February 18, 2026 at 1:13 AM
Huey P Newton had the courage in 1966 (exactly 60 years ago) to do what we're thinking about doing today.
He established a militia and political party to protest the oppressive conditions of his neighborhood and his people which spread throughout the entire country.
He would've been 84 today
He established a militia and political party to protest the oppressive conditions of his neighborhood and his people which spread throughout the entire country.
He would've been 84 today
Btw, Professor Berry also co-founded the Free South Africa Movement. It was the single most consequential and successful movement by Black Americans to appear after the Civil Rights Movement.
Still a living elder, she turns 88 today ❤️🖤💚
Still a living elder, she turns 88 today ❤️🖤💚
February 18, 2026 at 12:52 AM
Btw, Professor Berry also co-founded the Free South Africa Movement. It was the single most consequential and successful movement by Black Americans to appear after the Civil Rights Movement.
Still a living elder, she turns 88 today ❤️🖤💚
Still a living elder, she turns 88 today ❤️🖤💚
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I wish I could get rid of WhatsApp! That’s the last one.
NOPE!
This is some of the most unethical shit I've ever seen.
This is some of the most unethical shit I've ever seen.
February 17, 2026 at 11:41 PM
I wish I could get rid of WhatsApp! That’s the last one.
I won't be watching the documentary, because I never watched the show.
however, since she's the main subject, this was the moment I fell in love with Tyra Banks. I thought she was cute on Fresh Prince, but I used to carry this magazine with me everywhere lol.
I wonder what I did with it 🤔
however, since she's the main subject, this was the moment I fell in love with Tyra Banks. I thought she was cute on Fresh Prince, but I used to carry this magazine with me everywhere lol.
I wonder what I did with it 🤔
February 17, 2026 at 11:39 PM
I won't be watching the documentary, because I never watched the show.
however, since she's the main subject, this was the moment I fell in love with Tyra Banks. I thought she was cute on Fresh Prince, but I used to carry this magazine with me everywhere lol.
I wonder what I did with it 🤔
however, since she's the main subject, this was the moment I fell in love with Tyra Banks. I thought she was cute on Fresh Prince, but I used to carry this magazine with me everywhere lol.
I wonder what I did with it 🤔
As it's been a somber day of an elder transitioning into the ancestral realm, we celebrate the birth date of another ancestor:
Huey P Newton, founder of the Black Panthers was born 84 years ago today.
And Mary Frances Berry, lawyer & historian who reintroduced us to Callie House, turns 88 today
Huey P Newton, founder of the Black Panthers was born 84 years ago today.
And Mary Frances Berry, lawyer & historian who reintroduced us to Callie House, turns 88 today
February 17, 2026 at 11:05 PM
As it's been a somber day of an elder transitioning into the ancestral realm, we celebrate the birth date of another ancestor:
Huey P Newton, founder of the Black Panthers was born 84 years ago today.
And Mary Frances Berry, lawyer & historian who reintroduced us to Callie House, turns 88 today
Huey P Newton, founder of the Black Panthers was born 84 years ago today.
And Mary Frances Berry, lawyer & historian who reintroduced us to Callie House, turns 88 today
Not me finding out right this moment that Ghislaine Maxwell's father, Robert Maxwell, was one of the most powerful textbook publishers.
February 17, 2026 at 10:44 PM
Not me finding out right this moment that Ghislaine Maxwell's father, Robert Maxwell, was one of the most powerful textbook publishers.
NOPE!
This is some of the most unethical shit I've ever seen.
This is some of the most unethical shit I've ever seen.
February 17, 2026 at 10:36 PM
NOPE!
This is some of the most unethical shit I've ever seen.
This is some of the most unethical shit I've ever seen.
This....
is the moment when I first found out that Jesse Jackson was really him. Himothy Jackson!
one of my favorite childhood shows. I remember the moment of realization
is the moment when I first found out that Jesse Jackson was really him. Himothy Jackson!
one of my favorite childhood shows. I remember the moment of realization
February 17, 2026 at 8:41 PM
This....
is the moment when I first found out that Jesse Jackson was really him. Himothy Jackson!
one of my favorite childhood shows. I remember the moment of realization
is the moment when I first found out that Jesse Jackson was really him. Himothy Jackson!
one of my favorite childhood shows. I remember the moment of realization
In a small fact that did make me smile a bit today,
At the age of 84, Jesse Jackson passed this morning...
on the very day Huey P Newton would've turned 84.
I like to believe that coincidences are the ancestors making meaning
At the age of 84, Jesse Jackson passed this morning...
on the very day Huey P Newton would've turned 84.
I like to believe that coincidences are the ancestors making meaning
February 17, 2026 at 8:09 PM
In a small fact that did make me smile a bit today,
At the age of 84, Jesse Jackson passed this morning...
on the very day Huey P Newton would've turned 84.
I like to believe that coincidences are the ancestors making meaning
At the age of 84, Jesse Jackson passed this morning...
on the very day Huey P Newton would've turned 84.
I like to believe that coincidences are the ancestors making meaning
Again I say....listen to his "Nation Time" speech.
Still a rousing oratory to this day
Still a rousing oratory to this day
History will be kind to Jesse Jackson. Today is his 84th birthday.
And if you weren't there....you just dont get it.
You wanna see how Jesse used to give it up? Skip to the 17min 50sec mark and watch young Jesse tear the house down
Happy Birthday Brotha Jackson
youtu.be/WkKuieI2uLI?...
And if you weren't there....you just dont get it.
You wanna see how Jesse used to give it up? Skip to the 17min 50sec mark and watch young Jesse tear the house down
Happy Birthday Brotha Jackson
youtu.be/WkKuieI2uLI?...
February 17, 2026 at 2:37 PM
Again I say....listen to his "Nation Time" speech.
Still a rousing oratory to this day
Still a rousing oratory to this day
Jesse Jackson is gonna get slandered a lot today by "the others."
Please dont help them.
The problem with getting old is that you dont get to die young in all your glory and best days.
People get to see your full humanity and imperfections.
Like normal
Please dont help them.
The problem with getting old is that you dont get to die young in all your glory and best days.
People get to see your full humanity and imperfections.
Like normal
February 17, 2026 at 12:15 PM
Jesse Jackson is gonna get slandered a lot today by "the others."
Please dont help them.
The problem with getting old is that you dont get to die young in all your glory and best days.
People get to see your full humanity and imperfections.
Like normal
Please dont help them.
The problem with getting old is that you dont get to die young in all your glory and best days.
People get to see your full humanity and imperfections.
Like normal
As of this morning, only one of the men who was standing on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel that fateful evening is still living.
Since Brother Jesse passed at 84 this morning.
Since Brother Jesse passed at 84 this morning.
February 17, 2026 at 12:11 PM
As of this morning, only one of the men who was standing on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel that fateful evening is still living.
Since Brother Jesse passed at 84 this morning.
Since Brother Jesse passed at 84 this morning.
Ill be definitely watching "Nation Time" when I get off work today
February 17, 2026 at 11:33 AM
Ill be definitely watching "Nation Time" when I get off work today
Damn Jesse 🥺
not tue news I wanted to wake up to this morning
not tue news I wanted to wake up to this morning
February 17, 2026 at 11:32 AM
Damn Jesse 🥺
not tue news I wanted to wake up to this morning
not tue news I wanted to wake up to this morning
this must cease
Linda Davis, a K-8 teacher in Savannah, Georgia, was killed in a car crash by a man fleeing ICE
Local authorities said they were unaware of any ICE operations in the area. "We have a no chase policy," a county chairman said
www.wtoc.com/2026/02/16/s...
Local authorities said they were unaware of any ICE operations in the area. "We have a no chase policy," a county chairman said
www.wtoc.com/2026/02/16/s...
February 17, 2026 at 4:53 AM
this must cease
I know Harvey Weinstein is so glad that Jeffrey Epstein took much of the smoke off his name
February 17, 2026 at 4:40 AM
I know Harvey Weinstein is so glad that Jeffrey Epstein took much of the smoke off his name
Out of these choices, the early 2000s.
It was really that!
It was really that!
If you could live in any decade, which would it be? 80s / 90s / 2000s /2010s?
February 17, 2026 at 4:11 AM
Out of these choices, the early 2000s.
It was really that!
It was really that!
*clears throat*
And dont even get me started on Charles Frederick Page, a formerly enslaved man from Louisiana.
I bet you never heard of him either.
Of course not
And dont even get me started on Charles Frederick Page, a formerly enslaved man from Louisiana.
I bet you never heard of him either.
Of course not
February 16, 2026 at 9:57 PM
*clears throat*
And dont even get me started on Charles Frederick Page, a formerly enslaved man from Louisiana.
I bet you never heard of him either.
Of course not
And dont even get me started on Charles Frederick Page, a formerly enslaved man from Louisiana.
I bet you never heard of him either.
Of course not
In the future history books, they'll name this moment as the turning point in Europe and the United States of the 21st century
February 16, 2026 at 9:27 PM
In the future history books, they'll name this moment as the turning point in Europe and the United States of the 21st century
This ANTM doc is finna have all my timelines in a dizzy for the next month
February 16, 2026 at 8:48 PM
This ANTM doc is finna have all my timelines in a dizzy for the next month
And they better not have scratched a single one
👀 Invoking Orwell, a federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to restore panels and historical acknowledgments of the history of slavery that the National Park Service removed in Philadelphia. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
February 16, 2026 at 7:58 PM
And they better not have scratched a single one
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Spike Lee courtside at the All Star game tonight while Denicide Avdija waits for someone to pass him the ball
February 16, 2026 at 5:07 AM
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