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@juicyyjuicebox "I don't give s fuck if they was treal sisters." Future Hendrix

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@cateyesenpaii Eden of the east

[AFRICAN & BLACK HISTORY @AfricanArchives]

On this day in 1865, slaves in Texas were notified by Union Civil War soldiers about the abolition of slavery. This was 2.5 years after the final Emancipation Proclamation which freed all enslaved Black Americans. #Juneteenth 

But Slavery continued…

A THREAD

[AFRICAN & BLACK HISTORY @AfricanArchives]

The sad and racist history behind the Aunt Jemima Brand.

A THREAD

Aunt Jemima was a brand of pancake mix, syrup & other breakfast foods owned by the Quaker Oats Company. It was one of the earliest products to be marketed through personal appearances and advertisements.

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https://t.co/wIKlZZLhyk

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The history of hemp is so ingrained in the world. It was the largest textile product in the world until the paper industry systematically vilified it. They used racist propaganda, and other lies to make it illegal and keep people of color in chains.

[AFRICAN & BLACK HISTORY @AfricanArchives]

Bob Marley talking about Marijuana.

“Herbs a plant. Why these people that wants to do so much good for everyone calling themselves governments and this and that. Why they say you must not use the herb?...” —Bob Marley

Happy 420! #420day

[AFRICAN & BLACK HISTORY @AfricanArchives]

Bob Marley talking about Marijuana.

“Herbs a plant. Why these people that wants to do so much good for everyone calling themselves governments and this and that. Why they say you must not use the herb?...” —Bob Marley

Happy 420! #420day

[AFRICAN & BLACK HISTORY @AfricanArchives]

101 years ago today, Marcus Garvey created The Pan-African/Black Liberation flag.

Marcus Garvey was the father of the black nationalist and pan african movements, activist & founder of the Universal Negro Improvement Association and African Communities League (UNIA-ACL)

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Marijuana was initially made illegal in 1937 by Harry Anslinger, the first FBI director.

He claimed that black people and Latinos were the primary users and it made them forget their place in society.

He also claimed that cannabis promoted interracial mixing.

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@socialslut2 Chiraq

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@h3h3productions Why is @blacked_com so crazy?

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@africanarchives That's dope, just hope it wasn't for the same reasons they were sending dogs and monkeys... never really thought of the Soviet union as open and multicultural.

[AFRICAN & BLACK HISTORY @AfricanArchives]

40 years ago today, Cosmonaut Arnaldo Tamayo, became the first black astronaut to go to space by the Soviet Union.

Soviet Union sent the first woman, the first Asian man, and the first black man into orbit years before the U.S. (NASA)

[AFRICAN & BLACK HISTORY @AfricanArchives]

ᴛʜᴇ ᴄɪᴄᴇʀᴏ ʀᴀᴄᴇ ʀɪᴏᴛ

In July 1951, a mob of about 4,000 whites attacked an apartment building that housed a single Black family of Harvey E. Clark, a WW2 veteran, in a neighborhood in Cicero, Illinois.

It was the first race riot to be broadcast on local television.

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@tweetsauce That's amazing

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@theserpentlair 11 days until my bday... virgos stand.up

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BREAKING: Chadwick Boseman — star of 'Black Panther' — has passed away from colon cancer at age 43. His family confirmed the news on Twitter Friday night, saying “he died in his home, with his wife and family by his side.” Here was his moving SAG award acceptance speech from 2019

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Host of "Late Week Tonight" shows the long history of white supremacy in America in ways that aren't taught in school. https://t.co/U2bKVpsGXs

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@theeministalli That trump shit was all I paid attention to

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@VsauceThree @RED_Cinema @jabrils_ @JordanBHarrod @12tonevideos @upndatom @VsauceTwo @tweetsauce @CuriosityBox Wow that's awesome