@DazzleMac@TheVoiceNews Funny how a white police officer was legally convicted of murder for George Floyd and he is now serving time for it, but I guess you missed that part right? 😂😂😂
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@aintnoreall@WhatsApp Me too ie I have been sending myself reminders and pictures for the last 5 years…so for me it’s nothing new. But I am glad it can be helpful to others 😁🎊
Even in war, racism is alive and well. This Black two-month-old baby — and countless other Black people in Ukraine — did NOTHING to deserve this horrid, biased treatment. Our Black brothers and sisters in Ukraine deserve safety, too!!
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My Maternal Grandmother is a Lewis of African origins, so I am wondering if I may be related to this family. If any living descendants of Cudjo Kazoola Lewis family are viewing this tweet please do get in touch with me as I would love to chat 💝💝💝
The last survivor of the transatlantic slave trade, Cudjo Kazoola Lewis (1931). He was among 110 enslaved Africans aboard the Clotilda. #BlackHistoryMonth
A THREAD!
Henry Ossian Flipper, the first African American cadet to graduate from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1877. He was also the first Black man to be commissioned in the Army, he led buffalo soldiers of the 10th Cavalry.
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In a photo provided by his family, Emmett Till poses at home in Chicago about six months before he was killed in 1955 while visiting relatives in Mississippi.