Ida B Wells' Winchester Rifle
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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"
What in the cognitive dissonance is going on here?
February 19, 2026 at 2:10 AM
What in the cognitive dissonance is going on here?
it's literally a threat to national security
February 19, 2026 at 2:01 AM
it's literally a threat to national security
this is the wildest take I've ever seen. Some of my favorite books come from the beginning of the 20th century
Meanwhile, on threads, which actually is like what people on twitter think bluesky is like, a "teacher, author, poet" speaks...
February 19, 2026 at 1:54 AM
this is the wildest take I've ever seen. Some of my favorite books come from the beginning of the 20th century
but....
February 19, 2026 at 1:39 AM
but....
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And this is what I don’t like about outside
The thing i dont like about nice weather is that everyone comes outside.
February 18, 2026 at 11:34 PM
And this is what I don’t like about outside
The cardinals are always my last birds before nightfall
February 18, 2026 at 11:29 PM
The cardinals are always my last birds before nightfall
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I wish we could have Introvert Outside and Extrovert Outside
The thing i dont like about nice weather is that everyone comes outside.
February 18, 2026 at 10:39 PM
I wish we could have Introvert Outside and Extrovert Outside
Ash Wednesday is so strange
February 18, 2026 at 11:25 PM
Ash Wednesday is so strange
yes!!
exactly this!
exactly this!
The transition from winter to spring is always rough for this exact reason. I was enjoying the quiet and darkness then...
The thing i dont like about nice weather is that everyone comes outside.
February 18, 2026 at 10:16 PM
yes!!
exactly this!
exactly this!
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The transition from winter to spring is always rough for this exact reason. I was enjoying the quiet and darkness then...
The thing i dont like about nice weather is that everyone comes outside.
February 18, 2026 at 10:08 PM
The transition from winter to spring is always rough for this exact reason. I was enjoying the quiet and darkness then...
Tucker Carlson wild for going to Israel when he be talking mad shit about Israel.
I would NEVER go there.
LeBron can go
I would NEVER go there.
LeBron can go
February 18, 2026 at 10:06 PM
Tucker Carlson wild for going to Israel when he be talking mad shit about Israel.
I would NEVER go there.
LeBron can go
I would NEVER go there.
LeBron can go
The thing i dont like about nice weather is that everyone comes outside.
February 18, 2026 at 10:04 PM
The thing i dont like about nice weather is that everyone comes outside.
These two ladies here!
They dont even need formal introductions.
Audre Lorde the Poet, activist, professor and philosopher was born 92 years ago today.
And the great Toni Morrison, novelist, editor, Nobel prize winner, presidential medal of freedom recipient, was born 95 years ago today
They dont even need formal introductions.
Audre Lorde the Poet, activist, professor and philosopher was born 92 years ago today.
And the great Toni Morrison, novelist, editor, Nobel prize winner, presidential medal of freedom recipient, was born 95 years ago today
February 18, 2026 at 9:38 PM
These two ladies here!
They dont even need formal introductions.
Audre Lorde the Poet, activist, professor and philosopher was born 92 years ago today.
And the great Toni Morrison, novelist, editor, Nobel prize winner, presidential medal of freedom recipient, was born 95 years ago today
They dont even need formal introductions.
Audre Lorde the Poet, activist, professor and philosopher was born 92 years ago today.
And the great Toni Morrison, novelist, editor, Nobel prize winner, presidential medal of freedom recipient, was born 95 years ago today
Had to get today's papers so I could see the write-ups on Jesse
February 18, 2026 at 8:26 PM
Had to get today's papers so I could see the write-ups on Jesse
This would be cataclysmic.
And this is ridiculously and blatantly corrupt.
Not to mention they got me over here rooting for corporations
And this is ridiculously and blatantly corrupt.
Not to mention they got me over here rooting for corporations
February 18, 2026 at 5:16 PM
This would be cataclysmic.
And this is ridiculously and blatantly corrupt.
Not to mention they got me over here rooting for corporations
And this is ridiculously and blatantly corrupt.
Not to mention they got me over here rooting for corporations
"Defending Education, the group that lodged the December complaint, is an Arlington, Va.-based nonprofit known for targeting diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives by arguing that they violate Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964..."
www.wweek.com/news/schools...
www.wweek.com/news/schools...
U.S. Department of Education Opens Investigation Into PPS’s Center for Black Student Excellence
The U.S. Department of Education on Tuesday opened an investigation into Portland Public Schools’ Center for Black Student Excellence, following a December complaint to the department’s Office of Civi...
www.wweek.com
February 18, 2026 at 5:10 PM
"Defending Education, the group that lodged the December complaint, is an Arlington, Va.-based nonprofit known for targeting diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives by arguing that they violate Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964..."
www.wweek.com/news/schools...
www.wweek.com/news/schools...
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.