📣 New Podcast! "Black Literacy: Blame Slavery, The Bible, or Robert Greene (Choose One)" on @Spreaker #afrofuturism #blackandbookish #blackhistory365 #blackliteracymatters #blackpodcast #blackstoriesmatter #blackvoices #diasporadialogues_culturalcom #everydayblackmen #hottakecentral
Black Literacy: Blame Slavery, The Bible, or Robert Greene (Choose One)
This is final installment of the intellectually charged and hilariously honest conversation with special guest Antonio Michael Downing and the Everyday Black Men podcast consisting of Riker, Reed, Sham, The Rider, White Collar Suge, and the Black Libertarian. Together they take a deep dive into Black literacy, cultural legacy, and uncomfortable truths. The crew tackles why many Black Americans struggle with reading, linking it to slavery, survival, parenting, and a lack of cultural infrastructure — all while debating if white authors dominate the bookshelf too heavily. Antonio Michael shares how the King James Bible and his grandma's poor eyesight jumpstarted his love for literature, leading to a lifelong relationship with reading and soft hands. The conversation detours through spicy commentary on Kamala Harris, Jamaican cultural contradictions, and literary hot takes on Lovecraft, Robert Greene, and Gogol. With humor, heat, and unexpected depth, the episode challenges listeners to consider how stories are passed down — or left behind in Black communities.
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December 29, 2025 at 3:00 PM
📣 New Podcast! "Black Literacy: Blame Slavery, The Bible, or Robert Greene (Choose One)" on @Spreaker #afrofuturism #blackandbookish #blackhistory365 #blackliteracymatters #blackpodcast #blackstoriesmatter #blackvoices #diasporadialogues_culturalcom #everydayblackmen #hottakecentral
This Saturday! #stories #blackstoriesmatter
December 5, 2025 at 1:27 AM
This Saturday! #stories #blackstoriesmatter
Welcome to RIBS Jaquel Scott! Our new Community Outreach Volunteer. #storiesmatter #RIstories #blackstoriesmatter
August 20, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Welcome to RIBS Jaquel Scott! Our new Community Outreach Volunteer. #storiesmatter #RIstories #blackstoriesmatter
Our Lunchtime Storytime is at Roger Williams Gateway Center from 11:30-12:30, Wednesdays, for the month of August! This week's stories are by The Watermelon Lady! Grab your kids or just yourself and head over for some #stories! #blackstoriesmatter
August 6, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Our Lunchtime Storytime is at Roger Williams Gateway Center from 11:30-12:30, Wednesdays, for the month of August! This week's stories are by The Watermelon Lady! Grab your kids or just yourself and head over for some #stories! #blackstoriesmatter
We hope to see you tomorrow at Donigian Park in PVD for our Storytelling in the Park. Tomorrow we will have Masankho Banda - you don't want to miss him! #storytelling #blackstoriesmatter www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQfF...
The Dream of the World Drumming Together introduced by Masankho Banda
YouTube video by LEAF Global Arts
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July 22, 2025 at 8:55 PM
We hope to see you tomorrow at Donigian Park in PVD for our Storytelling in the Park. Tomorrow we will have Masankho Banda - you don't want to miss him! #storytelling #blackstoriesmatter www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQfF...
Farewell to a Cultural Beacon
We are deeply saddened by the passing of Malcolm-Jamal Warner, actor, poet, musician, and storyteller.
At FAVunite TV, we honor his journey and legacy #TheoHuxtable #RestInPower #FAVuniteTV #BlackStoriesMatter #LegacyOfLove #CulturalBeacon
We are deeply saddened by the passing of Malcolm-Jamal Warner, actor, poet, musician, and storyteller.
At FAVunite TV, we honor his journey and legacy #TheoHuxtable #RestInPower #FAVuniteTV #BlackStoriesMatter #LegacyOfLove #CulturalBeacon
July 21, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Farewell to a Cultural Beacon
We are deeply saddened by the passing of Malcolm-Jamal Warner, actor, poet, musician, and storyteller.
At FAVunite TV, we honor his journey and legacy #TheoHuxtable #RestInPower #FAVuniteTV #BlackStoriesMatter #LegacyOfLove #CulturalBeacon
We are deeply saddened by the passing of Malcolm-Jamal Warner, actor, poet, musician, and storyteller.
At FAVunite TV, we honor his journey and legacy #TheoHuxtable #RestInPower #FAVuniteTV #BlackStoriesMatter #LegacyOfLove #CulturalBeacon
We are looking forward to seeing everyone tomorrow for Tellin' Tuesdays! Come tell #stories with us! #blackstoriesmatter #storytelling
June 23, 2025 at 11:30 PM
We are looking forward to seeing everyone tomorrow for Tellin' Tuesdays! Come tell #stories with us! #blackstoriesmatter #storytelling
On Juneteenth, we celebrate the day that freedom finally reached all enslaved people in the U.S.
We reflect.
We honor Black history.
We uplift Black voices and stories—today and every day.
#Juneteenth #WritingCommunity #BlackStoriesMatter
We reflect.
We honor Black history.
We uplift Black voices and stories—today and every day.
#Juneteenth #WritingCommunity #BlackStoriesMatter
June 19, 2025 at 4:12 PM
On Juneteenth, we celebrate the day that freedom finally reached all enslaved people in the U.S.
We reflect.
We honor Black history.
We uplift Black voices and stories—today and every day.
#Juneteenth #WritingCommunity #BlackStoriesMatter
We reflect.
We honor Black history.
We uplift Black voices and stories—today and every day.
#Juneteenth #WritingCommunity #BlackStoriesMatter
#juneteenthRI So many Juneteenth events this month in RI. Marlon Carey is one of the RIBS crew. Come out and hear stories! #blackstoriesmatter Free Event!
June 12, 2025 at 11:58 PM
#juneteenthRI So many Juneteenth events this month in RI. Marlon Carey is one of the RIBS crew. Come out and hear stories! #blackstoriesmatter Free Event!
I was invited to attend the @appletv #governmentcheese screening at The Soho Hotel in London — a flawless event hosted by @weareparable .
#GovernmentCheese #DavidOyelowo #WeAreParable #AppleTV #ScreeningNight #SohoHotel #BlackStoriesMatter #Dramedy #NoSpoilers #MustWatchTV
#GovernmentCheese #DavidOyelowo #WeAreParable #AppleTV #ScreeningNight #SohoHotel #BlackStoriesMatter #Dramedy #NoSpoilers #MustWatchTV
April 19, 2025 at 11:58 AM
I was invited to attend the @appletv #governmentcheese screening at The Soho Hotel in London — a flawless event hosted by @weareparable .
#GovernmentCheese #DavidOyelowo #WeAreParable #AppleTV #ScreeningNight #SohoHotel #BlackStoriesMatter #Dramedy #NoSpoilers #MustWatchTV
#GovernmentCheese #DavidOyelowo #WeAreParable #AppleTV #ScreeningNight #SohoHotel #BlackStoriesMatter #Dramedy #NoSpoilers #MustWatchTV
Hakeem Jeffries isn’t holding back. He slammed Trump’s Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth for a book ban that targets Black history and the Holocaust—but not Hitler. This is the GOP’s idea of “colorblind.” #BlackStoriesMatter
Hakeem Jeffries Shreds Pete Hegseth With Blistering DEI Burn
Donald Trump’s defense secretary was slammed by the House minority leader over a new “outrageous” book ban.
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April 15, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Hakeem Jeffries isn’t holding back. He slammed Trump’s Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth for a book ban that targets Black history and the Holocaust—but not Hitler. This is the GOP’s idea of “colorblind.” #BlackStoriesMatter
April 12, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Maya Angelou: banned. Hitler’s Mein Kampf: still available. Trump’s war on knowledge hits a new low at the Naval Academy 🤯📚
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#BlackStoriesMatter
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#BlackStoriesMatter
Trump admin keeps Hitler’s memoir on Naval Academy library shelves — but bans Maya Angelou
After he was sworn in as secretary of defense, Pete Hegseth ordered the U.S. Naval Academy to end diversity practices in admissions and in its circulation of the approximately 600,000 titles…
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April 12, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Maya Angelou: banned. Hitler’s Mein Kampf: still available. Trump’s war on knowledge hits a new low at the Naval Academy 🤯📚
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#BlackStoriesMatter
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#BlackStoriesMatter
David Bustill Bowser was more than a painter—he was a force. He fought for Black rights, designed battle flags for Union regiments, and turned his art into activism. A legacy that deserves way more love.
#BlackStoriesMatter
#BlackStoriesMatter
Erik Visits an American Grave, Part 1,857 - Lawyers, Guns & Money
This is the grave of David Bustill Bowser. Born in 1820 in Philadelphia, Bowser grew up free. His family had fought for Black rights going back a couple of generations and his father owned a popular…
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April 9, 2025 at 5:02 PM
David Bustill Bowser was more than a painter—he was a force. He fought for Black rights, designed battle flags for Union regiments, and turned his art into activism. A legacy that deserves way more love.
#BlackStoriesMatter
#BlackStoriesMatter
They tried to erase Harriet Tubman. They got caught. And now the truth is back where it belongs. ✊🏽
See how public outrage forced the National Park Service to reverse course.
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#BlackStoriesMatter #WhiteWashingHistory
See how public outrage forced the National Park Service to reverse course.
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#BlackStoriesMatter #WhiteWashingHistory
National Park Service restores original Harriet Tubman, Underground Railroad webpage
Initial changes to the NPS site included removing Tubman’s picture from the top of the page and making multiple edits to the text to exclude references to slavery.
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April 9, 2025 at 4:26 PM
They tried to erase Harriet Tubman. They got caught. And now the truth is back where it belongs. ✊🏽
See how public outrage forced the National Park Service to reverse course.
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#BlackStoriesMatter #WhiteWashingHistory
See how public outrage forced the National Park Service to reverse course.
🔗 buff.ly/uTYCbqj
#BlackStoriesMatter #WhiteWashingHistory
Jesus, Hillary -- don't give him any ideas...
#BlackStoriesMatter
“What’s next from this administration, fan videos of Jefferson Davis?” — Hillary Clinton
Her takedown came after Trump’s NPS quietly deleted Harriet Tubman from an Underground Railroad page.
#BlackStoriesMatter
“What’s next from this administration, fan videos of Jefferson Davis?” — Hillary Clinton
Her takedown came after Trump’s NPS quietly deleted Harriet Tubman from an Underground Railroad page.
Hillary Clinton Torches Trump Admin Move With Scathing, Sarcastic Jab
Trump’s 2016 rival asked a damning question of the White House.
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April 9, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Jesus, Hillary -- don't give him any ideas...
#BlackStoriesMatter
“What’s next from this administration, fan videos of Jefferson Davis?” — Hillary Clinton
Her takedown came after Trump’s NPS quietly deleted Harriet Tubman from an Underground Railroad page.
#BlackStoriesMatter
“What’s next from this administration, fan videos of Jefferson Davis?” — Hillary Clinton
Her takedown came after Trump’s NPS quietly deleted Harriet Tubman from an Underground Railroad page.
The U.S. National Park Service restored its original webpage on the history of the Underground Railroad after it was met with backlash for deleting a prominently featured photo of abolitionist and women’s suffragist Harriet Tubman, as well as segments of text describing the horrors of slavery.
National Park Service restores Underground Railroad webpage after outcry
The U.S. agency appeared to restore text on the history of African Americans escaping slavery, including a photo of famed abolitionist Harriet Tubman.
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April 9, 2025 at 10:06 AM
I’m so sick and tired of hearing about book bans! Can we seriously just ban stupid people instead? If something offends you don’t engage with it!
#booktok #bookish #booksagram #bookaddict #readmorebooks #bookcollector #read #books #reader #darkromance #romantasy #booksky #bookban
#booktok #bookish #booksagram #bookaddict #readmorebooks #bookcollector #read #books #reader #darkromance #romantasy #booksky #bookban
April 8, 2025 at 6:30 AM
I guess we have to start #BlackStoriesMatter
“Maya Angelou and Ibram Kendi and Black Lives Matter are part of that country and that people; removing the books is unconscionable.” —Robert Farley on the Navy's library purge. #BannedBooks
“Maya Angelou and Ibram Kendi and Black Lives Matter are part of that country and that people; removing the books is unconscionable.” —Robert Farley on the Navy's library purge. #BannedBooks
The DEI Books - Lawyers, Guns & Money
Bad mojo at the US Naval Academy. Maya Angelou’s seminal autobiography, “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings,” and books on the Holocaust were included on the Navy’s list of 381 books that were removed…
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April 7, 2025 at 1:02 PM
I guess we have to start #BlackStoriesMatter
“Maya Angelou and Ibram Kendi and Black Lives Matter are part of that country and that people; removing the books is unconscionable.” —Robert Farley on the Navy's library purge. #BannedBooks
“Maya Angelou and Ibram Kendi and Black Lives Matter are part of that country and that people; removing the books is unconscionable.” —Robert Farley on the Navy's library purge. #BannedBooks
I guess we have to start saying #BlackStoriesMatter
April 6, 2025 at 9:16 PM
I guess we have to start saying #BlackStoriesMatter
We asked students, staff, and vendors two BIG questions about film—and their answers might surprise you. #BlackBusinessExpo #OurVoicesProject #NazarethUniversity #BlackExcellence #BlackStoriesMatter #SupportBlackBusiness #FilmThatChangedMe #RepresentationMatters
February 28, 2025 at 2:22 AM
We asked students, staff, and vendors two BIG questions about film—and their answers might surprise you. #BlackBusinessExpo #OurVoicesProject #NazarethUniversity #BlackExcellence #BlackStoriesMatter #SupportBlackBusiness #FilmThatChangedMe #RepresentationMatters
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February 22, 2025 at 7:25 PM
🎙📖 Black Stories First – Books with Black characters by Black authors in all genres! 🎁 Lifetime Perks – Access, discussions, live events, T-shirt & bookmark! 📢 Join the waitlist! → bit.ly/waitliststay... #SpokenThoughtsBookClub #BlackStoriesMatter #blackbooksky #blackbookshelf #blackauthors