TheRealTerryThornton

Perfecting & Maturing Saints 4 Ministry. Pastor of Sweet Hope Free Will Baptist Church. #countmyblessings
#MyFavoriteBibleVerse
@Sweethope3925

[TheRealTerryThornton @TerryGThornton]

History tells us that patriotism has...lured people to enlist blindly in causes...which they know little more than the propagandist slogans

[Al Jazeera English @AJEnglish]

The US‑Israel war on Iran has closed some of the world’s busiest airspace. Here’s what that actually costs.

[TheRealTerryThornton @TerryGThornton]

Lord, where there is injustice, unite us as your children to speak out and walk out as necessary. May all of our acts of protest be steeped in love for others and for you. Amen

[Typical African @Joe__Bassey]

This is more than disgusting.

[Cornel West @CornelWest]

There is a spiritual sickness so deep! This is just the tip of the iceberg! But the question really becomes not so much to be preoccupied with the sickness, but rather how do we talk about regeneration, revitalization, and a renaissance of integrity, honesty, decency, and service to the least of these! #TruthJusticeLove
@abbydphillip

[TheRealTerryThornton @TerryGThornton]

Jesus, even in our waking, grant us dreams by which to guide our lives. Make us to dream of justice for the oppressed, reunion for those torn from loved ones, hospitality for immigrants, and the healing of all wounds. Amen.

[TheRealTerryThornton @TerryGThornton]

Lord, keep us from fearfully persecuting the innocent among us. When we are tempted to use the cultural differences of our neighbors as excuses for injustice, convict us of our error. Keep us from turning differences into discrimination. Amen

[Archaeo - Histories @archeohistories]

Many people recognize the names of certain Native American tribes, such as the Apache, Sioux, Cherokee, and Cheyenne, yet countless other Indigenous groups remain overlooked despite their profound contributions to North American history. Tribes like the Blackfeet, Arapaho, and Navajo played vital roles in shaping the continent’s past, yet their stories are often underrepresented. Each of these groups maintained rich traditions, complex social structures, and unique cultural practices long before European colonization.

The limited focus on these lesser-known tribes in historical narratives has led to a narrow perception of Native American heritage. This oversight diminishes awareness of their customs, achievements, and deep connections to the land. The Blackfeet, for instance, had a strong buffalo-hunting culture, while the Navajo became renowned for their intricate weaving and silverwork. These and many other tribes developed advanced trade networks, spiritual traditions, and governance systems that shaped the regions they inhabited.

By expanding our understanding of Native American history, we acknowledge the full breadth of their influence and resilience. Recognizing all tribes—not just the most widely remembered—ensures that their contributions are honored and that their legacies remain an integral part of the broader historical narrative.

#archaeohistories

[TheRealTerryThornton @TerryGThornton]

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[TheRealTerryThornton @TerryGThornton]

Lord, to laugh in the midst of trial and to rejoice in the darkest valley is another way of saying, "Our hope is in you." Fill us with laughter and joy while we work for peace and justice. Amen

[TheRealTerryThornton @TerryGThornton]

Thank you, Lord, that you do not claim to be God over just some people but are the creator and redeemer of all creatures. Help us spread the good news that no one can claim ownership of you because each of us belongs to you. Amen 🙏🏾

[Be A King @BerniceKing]

A sweet moment with my father and Gospel great, Mahalia Jackson. Music (freedom songs, Gospel, etc) helped power the Civil Rights Movement and was a key component of Personal Commitment, the 3rd step of Nonviolent Social Change. What songs move you to be a positive change agent?

#MLK #MahaliaJackson #Movement #Music

[TheRealTerryThornton @TerryGThornton]

Happy Martin Luther King Jr. Day

[TheRealTerryThornton @TerryGThornton]

Hypocrites & Liars

[Dr Shola Mos-Shogbamimu @SholaMos1]

“Who is America to act like the police of the world?” Everything Mandela said of America then is true today - I concur. Venezuela is the latest example. The United States, only country to have launched an atomic bomb on the human race, is in the hands of war mongering narcissistic sociopathic psychopath Trump.

[Omar Jimenez @OmarJimenez]

I've covered Baltimore when murders were spiking but today I cover it as murders are down to an almost 50-year low. While one life is still too many, "This is Baltimore's victory and we're showing folks how to reduce violence the right way," @MayorBMScott tells me.

[Greg Carr @AfricanaCarr]

Imani

Seven

Completion and beginning,
Cycles close
and open
Endless dance
of becoming

We step out
up
in
called
by what we cannot yet see
but already know

We
believers
trusters
doers
never
have we failed
to recognize the knowing
that lives inside us

When still
when moving
in the then
the here
the there
faith meets us
where feet touch ground

Nat Turner
Harriet Tubman
Names spoken
like prayers

Paths lit
through joy
and day
terror and night

We break through
by vision
refusal to surrender
the promise
we see it
and be it
and pass it on
in the best of our moments
and somehow too
in the worst

We have come this far
carrying songs
scars
and each other
ascending step by step
toward heaven
toward wholeness
toward tomorrow

Imani
We believe in us
that
is the only reason
We persist.

Seven
#Imani #Kwanzaa #Kwanzaa2025 #HappyKwanzaa

[Greg Carr @AfricanaCarr]

Kuumba

Six

is not seven

nothing can be
without
making
time

bursts
of inspiration
leaves
only the trace
of the wake
to bear witness
to what has
already occured

beauty knows no
limit or favor
when we find it
everywhere

And we have
always
been beautiful

When forced
to pretend to worship our
errant children
we showed ourselves
the adults in the room
restoring ourselves
and everything else

Our beauty has been our strength
and the word’s benefit
when we make
everyone goes
our way

We renew
when we see
each other
at the source
Our reflections
in each others’ eyes
blending
into the cosmos
in our being

To create is to
remember the perfection
of the First Occasion
and repeat it anew
in every cycle
since

We been knew
to want to be well

To heal requires knowing
we were

Six

#Kuumba #Kwanzaa #HappyKwanzaa #Kwanzaa2025

[Greg Carr @AfricanaCarr]

Five

Nia

Make Us
last forever
better
than before

In it
to win it
again and again

Sankofa
not slogan

“Ancestors wildest dreams”
sounds nice
‘til we
think about it

Ancestors’
wildest dreams
Forget
what they are/were

When we
swap in me
and
work for
weekend flex

(Nightmares
be wild dreams too)

Great dreams
become reality
in systems
not moments
generations
not trends

Swap
we for me
build pyramids
and HBCUs
Timbuktu
and corner stores
concentric cones
of community
reaching deep
wide and
high

Remember Our Way
step by step
earn made dreams
with happy beginnings
and endings
fuel eternal relay
no shortcuts

Dollars make no sense
plied into
little figments of white imagination
no collective meaning
underneath

Take unlit torches
fashioned in the now
receive fire of
deep memory
light We vision
pass it on.

Water
Earth
Air
Fire
and
Spirit

Get there/here
alive

Survive/arrive with all

Five

#Nia #Kwanzaa #Kwanzaa2025 #HappyKwanzaa

[Meidas_Charise Lee @charise_lee]

“Ended 8 wars” but actually bombed 8 places‼️

[Greg Carr @AfricanaCarr]

Ujamaa

Four

Give all

Work/life
Leave no one
Out
or behind

Capital-Isms?
cancelled
Capital-lies?
not
Dis place
Make
share/care
for one
is All

Our House
claims all ties
We home
in our business

Find value
in work worth

Watch pockets
lest someone
fall out
the whole

Make progress
grow/show/glow

Just like

Be

Four

#Ujamaa #Kwanzaa #Kwanzaa2025 #HappyKwanzaa