OptimusPrime62

[OptimusPrime62 @Optimus_Prime62]

@SloHoopsFan Yeah once your over 40. You shouldn't be enjoying music anymore

[greg. @mistergeezy]

This Lego skit of Nene and Kenya has me screaming!!!

[OptimusPrime62 @Optimus_Prime62]

@unbiased31 @drpenking Carbon monoxide is odorless. You can't have a generator running on gas in a closed area

[Sizwe Dhlomo @SizweDhlomo]

I can tell by how close you are to it that you don’t know how it works.

[Black Media Hub ✊🏿 @BlackMediaHub]

These are actual Freedom Riders, now elderly, sitting together decades after risking their lives to challenge segregation in the American South.
he original courageous Freedom Riders movement began in 1961.

The first group, organized by Congress of Racial Equality (CORE), had 13 original Freedom Riders:
• 7 Black riders
• 6 white riders

They left Washington, D.C. on May 4, 1961, riding interstate buses into the Deep South to challenge segregation in bus terminals after Supreme Court rulings had already declared it unconstitutional.

After brutal mob attacks in Alabama, including the firebombing of a bus in Anniston and savage beatings in Birmingham and Montgomery, more activists joined. The movement quickly expanded beyond the original 13.

By the end of 1961, more than 400 Freedom Riders had participated across the South. Many were arrested and sent to Mississippi’s notorious Parchman Prison.

Hezekiah Watkins
At just 13 years old, Watkins became the youngest Freedom Rider ever arrested. His involvement happened almost by accident when he went to the Jackson, Mississippi, Greyhound station to see the riders arrive. In the chaos, he was swept up by police and sent to the notorious Parchman State Penitentiary. Initially placed on death row to intimidate him, he spent several days in the prison before being released. This traumatic experience did not deter him; he went on to become a lifelong activist, dedicated to educating others about the struggle for justice in Mississippi.

Joan Trumpauer Mulholland
A rare figure in the movement, Mulholland was a white woman from a privileged Southern background who turned her back on social expectations to fight for racial equality. By the time she joined the Freedom Rides, she was already a seasoned activist involved in sit-ins. In 1961, she was imprisoned in Parchman for over two months. She later became the first white student to enroll at Tougaloo College, a historically Black institution, and was a primary organizer for the 1963 March on Washington. She famously survived a near-lynching during the Woolworth’s lunch counter sit-in.

Ameen Tuunagane (Willie James)
Known during the movement as Willie James, Tuunagane was a relentless civil rights organizer and Freedom Rider. He was part of the waves of activists who traveled to Jackson, Mississippi, to challenge Jim Crow laws. His work extended far beyond the buses; he was deeply involved in voter registration drives and community organizing, often operating in high-risk areas where the threat of police and vigilante violence was constant. His commitment focused on the intersection of political power and basic human dignity.

Carol Ruth Silver
A recent law school graduate at the time, Silver joined the Freedom Rides to put her legal principles into practice. She was arrested in Jackson and, like many others, served time in Parchman Penitentiary. During her incarceration, she kept a secret diary on scraps of paper, documenting the harrowing conditions and the psychological tactics used by guards. Her later career was defined by this experience; she became a prominent lawyer and politician in San Francisco, continuing her advocacy for civil rights and educational reform for decades.

Kredelle Pettway
Pettway was a dedicated activist who participated in the movement during the height of the 1960s racial tensions. As a young woman, she joined the ranks of those demanding the desegregation of public facilities in Alabama and Mississippi. Her contribution highlights the essential role of local youth and women in maintaining the momentum of the movement. She faced the constant threat of the Ku Klux Klan and state-sanctioned violence, standing firm in the belief that the "separate but equal" doctrine was a moral and legal failure.

[tems crave @temscrave]

Bush was lowkey Tems’ biggest fan in that crowd 😭❤️

[OptimusPrime62 @Optimus_Prime62]

I hope they tear into her like no tomorrow

[Football Tweet ⚽ @Footballtweet]

🚨👶 Jérémy Doku could temporarily leave Belgium's World Cup camp to be present for the birth of his son, and the debate has exploded across Europe. 🇧🇪

French journalist France Pierron didn't hold back:

🗣️ Pierron: "Are you seriously telling me these players have sacrificed everything to come to the World Cup, and you're leaving just to cut an umbilical cord? 😳

You're lucky enough to play in a World Cup. It's an incredible privilege, and hundreds of footballers would do anything to be in your position. That opportunity might never come around again in your life.

And you're going to throw it all away just to attend your child's birth?

It's a moment where the father isn't really needed. He has a symbolic role. You hold her hand and take a photo. And then what?

You're going to miss 10 hours, experience an emotional high, and be exhausted afterwards. You can't miss a World Cup.

Some people may have gone into debt just to get to the World Cup, maybe sacrificed everything to be there, and you're leaving to cut an umbilical cord..." 😳

The reaction has completely split fans. Some believe family comes before everything, while others see the World Cup as an opportunity that may never come around again. 🌍

What would you do: stay with your national team or be there for your son's birth? 🤔

[OptimusPrime62 @Optimus_Prime62]

@RandomHvacGuy Buddy your money is not going that far

[DE'RON 🌞 @deronworld]

😭 the fact that neither oprah or whoopi knew who was mad at who still gets me like all them years after making that historical movie and y’all never talked?

[Big T @wass3stablish]

Being Black American is so funny cause mfs will mimic your whole identity while hating you 😭 .

[egbidi @stellaoki]

But why where they actually pressuring her to admit she st*le the sweater while she actually didn't 👍🥹🥹

[OptimusPrime62 @Optimus_Prime62]

@disguise_i25861 @BlameEricLamont Both her and Beyonce would deserve this. I feel like she could trust Keke and also loosen up in an interview again

[ERIC LAMONT @BlameEricLamont]

KeKe go to hell dawg 🤣

[vi ☆ fan @saycamore]

THIS PART WAS CUT FROM THE MOVIE! we finally get to see him do these moves, even the ankle-breaker! He‘s so spot on

[OptimusPrime62 @Optimus_Prime62]

@SOM8400 @Neutral_OC @TPublicly Bot

[OptimusPrime62 @Optimus_Prime62]

@Ryan_Parkerrr You should get ahead of it and go now

[OptimusPrime62 @Optimus_Prime62]

@DerrickEvans4WV White Americans are going to be livid

[OptimusPrime62 @Optimus_Prime62]

@sirferrell2 What rebrand. He still a weirdo

[i Expose Racists & Pedos @SeeRacists]

🚨 White Man tries to kidnap Black woman by pretending to be a cop — she gets rescued by truck driver.

In Aiken County, South Carolina, a young woman who had just graduated ran into traffic on a rural road, begging for help. She had escaped a white Cadillac after 39-year-old Jonathan Willard posed as a police officer, handcuffed her, took her phone and diploma, and tried to run her over when she fled.

Truck driver Anthony Moore stopped his rig. The woman jumped in as Willard approached claiming to be law enforcement. Another driver called 911 and helped remove the handcuffs.

Willard took off but was quickly arrested and charged with impersonating a law enforcement officer and kidnapping.

What would you do if you saw someone running into traffic screaming they were being kidnapped?

[Woodz 🇺🇸 @Nibiru1000]

Legendary soul group Sounds of Blackness surprised a store worker with a live performance after hearing their music playing throughout her store.

Happy Black Music Month! ✊🏿🇺🇸