Indira Bey

Proud mom and educator whose always learning, moving forward, and staying encouraged.

[Indira Bey @IndiraBey]

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[Typical African @Joe__Bassey]

This couple dedicated over 60 years to creating animated content for Black children worldwide… ❤️

Meet Willie Hudlin and Leo Sullivan—two pioneers who helped shape representation in animation when it was nearly nonexistent for Black audiences.

Together, they worked behind the scenes to bring Black stories, characters, and culture to life through animation. When opportunities were limited, they built their own path.

🎬 Their work contributed to projects that:
• Showed Black families, humor, and everyday life
• Created characters kids could see themselves in
• Opened doors for future Black animators and creators

One of the most recognizable results is Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids—a show that entertained, educated, and uplifted.

💡 Why this matters:

Representation isn’t just about visibility—it’s about identity.

When children see themselves reflected in positive, creative ways:
• Confidence grows
• Possibilities expand
• Dreams become real

This couple didn’t just create cartoons. They helped shape how generations of Black children saw themselves.

[Nature & Animals🌴 @naturelife_ok]

Little Black girl taps into her magic /& guides a seal into performing tricks for her! 🐬🤣

[Renee @PettyLupone]

There’s a direct correlation between listening and intelligence, the latter of which should never be confused with knowledge.

Thank you, Alice Walker.

[SoulFood66 @BlackAndNative1]

"Total Praise" - Fantasia

[Zoom Afrika @zoomafrika1]

Meet Adut Atem, South Sudanese girl who is so proudly of her dark skin ❤️🖤

[Indira Bey @IndiraBey]

@Jentezen Amen!

[Nigeria Stories @NigeriaStories]

BREAKING: Nigerian 🇳🇬 Petrol from Dangote Refinery Arrives U.S.A for the First Time in History. The ship was loaded with 320,000 barrels of gasoline.

[Black, Blessed & Unbothered @MelanatedTalk]

After 104 years of denial, Tulsa has created a $105 million reparations plan for the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre. Tulsa’s first elected Black mayor kept his promise. Mayor Monroe Nichols put forward a plan rooted in justice. ✊🏾
#Reparations #Tulsa #BlackPeople #BlackVotesMatter

[AFRICAN & BLACK HISTORY @AfricanArchives]

The Lindy Hop scene in Hellzapoppin' (1941) in full color.

-History Of The Lindy Hop Dance-

On May 21st 1927 the Lindy Hop dance was publicly introduced to the world. The Lindy hop is an African American dance which was born in Harlem, New York City.

On that date, the Lindbergh Spirit of St. Louis airplane completed the first transatlantic flight by air, the Newspaper reported “Lindy Hops the Atlantic” and the dance style adopted the headline. The dance has evolved since then with the jazz music of that time and was very popular during the swing era of the late 1930s and early 1940s. Lindy was a fusion of many dances that preceded it or were during its development but is mainly based on jazz, tap, breakaway, and Charleston.

It is frequently described as a jazz dance and is a member of the swing dance family. In its development, the Lindy hop combined elements of both partnered and solo dancing by using the movements and improvisation of African dances along with the formal eight-count structure of European partner dances most clearly illustrated in the Lindy's basic step, the swing-out. In this step's open position, dancers generally connected hand-to-hand; in its closed position, leads and follows are connected as though in an embrace on one side and holding hands on the other.

Lindy hop is sometimes referred to as a street dance, referring to its improvisational and social nature. On March 27, 1932, twelve-year-old Norma Miller did the Lindy hop outside the Savoy Ballroom with her friends for tips. In 1935, 15,000 people danced on Bradhurst Avenue for the second of a dance series held by the Parks Department. Between 147th and 148th street, Harlem "threw itself into the Lindy hop with abandon" as Sugar Hill residents watched from the bluffs along Edgecombe Avenue. There was renewed interest in the dance in the 1980s from American, Swedish, and British dancers and the Lindy hop is now represented by dancers and loosely affiliated grass-roots organizations globally.

[AFRICAN & BLACK HISTORY @AfricanArchives]

On this day in 2014, Poet, writer, and civil rights activist Maya Angelou passed away

‘’Still I Rise” —Maya Angelou

[Typical African @Joe__Bassey]

“The division of Africa is what makes them thrive”.- Julius Malema.

[Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @NYCMayor]

You saw that right: “After-School for All”! 184,000 K-8 students will soon get access to FREE after-school, so I made sure to let a few of them know myself right away.

[Indira Bey @IndiraBey]

These high protein foods are nutritionist approved. They are accessible and versatile and great options if you're having a hard time finding eggs or just want s…

Source: Martha Stewart
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[Indira Bey @IndiraBey]

African billionaire set to build the continent's first AI factory powered by Nvidia https://t.co/hbH2EgAUQ6

[Don Salmon @dijoni]

Why is European American is afraid of black history. they want to whitewash their crimes,.

[Education Week @educationweek]

ICYMI: Here are 20 ways district leaders are using AI to help them do their jobs.
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[Typical African @Joe__Bassey]

Burkina Faso 🇧🇫 launches an $18 million funded solar panel plant, the first in west Africa with a capacity to produce 500 solar panels per day, providing for 15% of Burkina Faso annual consumption.

[Typical African @Joe__Bassey]

Thomas Sankara of Burkina Faso 🇧🇫 was a very intelligent man who loves his people.