George E. Johnson built more than a hair care empire. He built proof that a $250 loan and the will to keep going can put a Black-owned company on the American Stock Exchange for the first time in history. That is the American dream, realized on our own terms. Afro Sheen. Ultra Sheen. Those weren't just products. They told us our hair, our look, our culture was worth celebrating. Mr. Johnson has passed at 99, but what he built keeps building. Rest in power.
Two brothers from Richmond were the first in their family to go to college, and they both became doctors. Now Drs. Travan and Travis Jasper are home, leading the emergency room at the hospital that serves the same community that raised them. Think about the child in Richmond who walks into that ER and sees these two men running it. That child just saw their own future. Congratulations, Doctors. Keep leading. We are proud of you.
Source: Yi-Jin Yu, ABC News
We didn’t learn this in our history books 📚 in school. I wonder why? Have you heard of the Potato King?
Junius Groves was born enslaved, taught himself agriculture, and went on to become one of the wealthiest Black farmers in America. By the early 1900s, he owned thousands of
I’m sure these images hit different now. Black communities have been warning about this for years. Non-violent people being attacked and murdered by law enforcement. Unjustly.
Trayvon Martin. George Floyd. Breonna Taylor. Atatiana Jefferson. Ahmaud Arbery. Keith Porter. Silverio Villegas González . Alex Pretti. Renee Good. And so many others. Whether they were holding Skittles, a phone, playing a video game, peacefully protesting for your rights, or just going for a walk in their neighborhood, they were unjustifiably killed while posing no violent threat to law enforcement.
What we’ve been fighting against for decades is now happening across all communities. It’s bigger than us now. When we said reform the system, we were protecting everyone from unchecked power and zero accountability.
Maybe now people will understand why we’ve been demanding change. This fight was never just about Black lives. It was always about justice for all.
We demand accountability. We demand change. For all of us. Rest in power to every life lost.