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The Trump supporter who posted the viral video of Donald insisting he wanted to buy a Glock – which legally could have gotten Donald in a lot of legal trouble – DELETED it.
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In 1893, Frederick Douglass invited Ida B. Wells to lunch. She noted a place across the street, but indicated they would not receive service there. “Mr. Douglass, in his vigorous way, grasped my arm and said, ‘Come, let’s go there.’” Together, they “sauntered in...as if it were an everyday occurrence, cocked and primed for the fight if necessary.” Douglass grabbed a table and chair for him and Wells, as “paralyzed” staff looked on. A stand-off ensued with wait staff until the proprietor realized it was Frederick Douglass, and warmly welcomed him while sharing stories of a time past when Douglass visited his hometown. “When [the proprietor] finally went to another part of the room, Mr. Douglass turned to me with a roguish look and said, ‘Ida, I thought you said that they didn’t serve us here. It seems we are getting more attention than we want.’”
Frederick Douglass spent his life fighting for justice and equality. He never knew the date of his birth. This is something he struggled with throughout his lifetime. Douglass believed that he was born in the month of February in 1817. In fact, records show that Douglass was born in February of 1818. He chose the 14th of February for his birthday because his mother would call him her “little Valentine." Unfortunately, Douglass never knew much about his parentage. His mother, Harriet, was sold off when Douglass was but a child, and he only met her a few times before she passed away. Though born enslaved in Maryland, he escaped as a young man and became a leading voice in the abolitionist movement.
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BREAKING: A judge ruled that Donald Trump committed fraud while building the real estate empire that catapulted him to fame and the White House. https://t.co/m1z2gaqI0y
In 1942, US Navy Messman Charles Jackson French successfully swam through the night for 6-8 hours pulling a raft of 15 wounded soldiers w a rope round his waist in shark infested waters. He was the first black swimmer to receive the Navy medal of heroism in 1943.
—On September 5, 1942, United States Navy Messman Charles Jackson French swam through the night for 6 - 8 hours pulling a raft of 15 wounded sailors with a rope around his stomach through shark infested waters. The U.S. Navy Ship the U.S.S. Gregory was hit by Japanese naval fire in the South Pacific. Many were wounded and killed. French successfully brought these men to safety on the shores of The Solomon Islands. French was the first black swimmer to earn the Navy Medal for his heroism in 1943. We remember Charles Jackson French and commemorate his heroism and incredible swimming. Thank you for your service and your valor, Mr. French.
Fascinating how folks want to simultaneously claim we can't judge society that profited from slavery by today's standards bc everyone back then did slavery but then also pretend nearly every white person was an abolitionist trying to end slavery because it was wrong. Which is it.
Posting so this gains more traction! The State of Tennessee is trying to lowball Black farmers w/ their offer to purchase land + may plan to use imminent domain if the farmers don’t accept the rotten deal. https://t.co/YwZZC2zNar
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Dr. Emorja Roberson, the first African-American to receive a Doctor of Musical Arts in Choral Conducting from Notre Dame, beautifully sang the Alma Mater after receiving his degree at our Graduate School Commencement Ceremony on Saturday.
“I'm just trying to save my child's life by giving him gender affirming care, and now you're trying to take it away when you know nothing about me, you know nothing about my child, and obviously, you don't know about gender-affirming care," a parent said.
https://t.co/O1rzaJzcuh
#OTD in 1993, the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum was dedicated in DC. Thirty years later, antisemitism is on the rise and some people still deny the Holocaust. Just as they deny their antisemitism. Just as they deny racism. Denial is dangerous. For Jewish people. For us all.
We are a country that holds the right to own weapons of death sacrosanct while stomping on First Amendment rights by banning books and the teaching of disfavored ideas. Wow.