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NY GIANTS (Suffering from Post Gettleman Stress Disorder/GiPolar creator)/LAKERS/TAR HEELS/REDSOX

[Men in Blazers @MenInBlazers]

Look what it means to the 40-year-old Cape Verde goalkeeper, Vozinha 🥹

The joy of the World Cup is that two hours ago, few knew his name. Now everyone on the planet is saying it with awe and respect. What a performance, what a result 🇨🇻

[USMNT Only @usmntonly]

Weston McKennie crashed Folarin Balogun’s post match interview after the USMNT 4-1 win against Paraguay 😂

[Wendell Pierce @WendellPierce]

PBS Sets Premiere for ‘Declarations: Black Americans and the Revolutionary War’ https://t.co/vTzmkkn22E

[ValB4Sure @VALB4SURE]

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[Big Boi @BigBoi]

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[BladeoftheSun @BladeoftheS]

The 75 countries in red are the ones currently blocked from immigrating to the USA.

They also find it almost impossible to go to the World Cup, whether as a fan, journalist, player or even referee.

Why was the USA ever allowed to host the World Cup?

[AFRICAN & BLACK HISTORY @AfricanArchives]

On this day in 1958, David Isom, 19, broke the color line in a Florida segregated public pool. It resulted in officials closing the facility.

[ValB4Sure @VALB4SURE]

@halleberry The definition of @Essence

[Native American @_nativeamerica]

The shift from Columbus Day to Indigenous Peoples’ Day is not about replacing a holiday.

It is about correcting the narrative.

Momentum continues to build. Berkeley, California, led the shift in 1992. South Dakota has celebrated Native American Day since 1990. Hawaii marks Discoverers’ Day.Seattle officially replaced Columbus Day with Indigenous Peoples Day in 2014, and an ordinance in 2022 made it a legal holiday. This shift was the result of community advocacy and aims to correct the narrative around Columbus by recognizing the history, sovereignty, and resilience of Indigenous peoples, rather than celebrating a colonizer.

In 2021, President Biden became the first U.S. president to officially recognize Indigenous Peoples’ Day, acknowledging the generational harm that followed Columbus’s arrival.

Every October, the United States confronts a layered legacy — one rooted in exploration, and another in survival, sovereignty, and resilience. In 2025, both Columbus Day and Indigenous Peoples’ Day fall on October 13, but what we choose to uplift says a great deal about our values today.

Columbus Day became a federal holiday in 1971 but has been observed since the 18th century. It commemorates Christopher Columbus’s 1492 arrival in the Bahamas, long taught as the discovery of the Americas. Yet Indigenous nations had lived across the continent for thousands of years before his ships arrived, and historians widely acknowledge he was neither the first European nor the first explorer to reach these lands.

As awareness of that history has grown, so has the movement to reframe the day. More than 130 U.S. cities including Los Angeles, San Francisco, Denver, Seattle, and Phoenix and states such as Minnesota, Oregon, Alaska, and Vermont now recognize Indigenous Peoples’ Day in place of Columbus Day. The goal is not to erase history but to correct it. It seeks to acknowledge the massacres, lynchings, forced displacement, and enslavement of Native peoples and to honor the communities whose cultures, lands, and identities shaped this continent long before colonization.

Indigenous Peoples’ Day is more than symbolic. It is an act of recognition of Native sovereignty, culture, survival, and contributions that influence art, law, agriculture, environmental stewardship, and governance. It invites schools, workplaces, and civic leaders to reexamine the stories they elevate and the voices they center.

The question is no longer which holiday we acknowledge, but whether our institutions, in education, government, business, and culture, are prepared to recognize the full American story. How we mark this day reflects not just history, but the standards of inclusion and truth we choose to lead with now.

[Don Salmon @dijoni]

It is black music month so enjoy the music.

[Ryan Clark @Realrclark25]

“Odell Beckham Jr. is a living legend.”

@obj is back in New York, and I’m excited for him. When he sat with us on The Pivot last winter, he made it clear this was the opportunity he wanted.

Few players have ever changed what it means to be a football superstar the way Odell did. He may not be the same player he once was, but that doesn’t mean he’s done. The right to decide when enough is enough belongs to him and him alone. There’s still more story to write, and if this is how he wants to finish the journey, he’s earned the chance to do it on his terms.

@thepivot on @youtube & streaming platforms.

#ThePivot #OBJ #NYGiants #NFL

https://t.co/45HU1xmE2R

[ValB4Sure @VALB4SURE]

@MONTECRI5TO That part....

[Jon Gruden @BarstoolGruden]

Ever wonder what Heisman Trophy winner Ricky Williams is up to these days?

Well I got to ask him!

[By Any Means @ByAnyMeansMovie]

When the system is broken, break the rules By Any Means. Watch the trailer for By Any Means, only in theatres this September.

[ValB4Sure @VALB4SURE]

@JordanRaanan Better Not Call Sauls....

[IG: olesoul57.2 ♉️ 5/12 @olesoul57_2]

How many did you get right??

[ValB4Sure @VALB4SURE]

#1 on my list....

[Okayplayer @okayplayer]

DAY TWO of #RootsPicnic starting off right with @blackthought at @jperiodBK LIVE MIXTAPE 🔥

[RNB RADAR @rnbradar]

Happy Black Music Month🤎

President Jimmy Carter officially designated June as Black Music Month on June 7, 1979, hosting a historic reception on the White House lawn with performances from Chuck Berry, Billy Eckstine, & more.

[Smithsonian’s NMAAHC @NMAAHC]

#OnThisDay in 1921, one of the deadliest racial massacres in U.S. history began in the thriving Greenwood African American community of Tulsa, Oklahoma. Black Wall Street in Tulsa, OK, was destroyed by a mob. Explore: https://t.co/1urx2dCDTY. #APeoplesJourney #ANationsStory

[Black Coaches Association @BCAWORLDWIDE]

If we don’t SUPPORT our own, who will?

The Black Coaches Association proudly congratulates both NBA Finals head coaches, Mike Brown and Mitch Johnson.

History will be made as two Black head coaches meet on basketball’s biggest stage in the 2026 NBA Finals.

This opportunity has only happened a handful of times in NBA history, making this moment even more significant for the game and for the next generation of coaches who aspire to lead at the highest level.

No matter the outcome, one thing is certain:

A Black head coach will be crowned NBA Champion.

We celebrate the leadership, resilience, preparation, and excellence that both coaches have displayed throughout their journeys.

Good luck to Coach Brown and Coach Johnson.

They WIN. WE WIN. ✊🏾🏆

#BCAWORLD #NBAFinals #BlackCoaches #BlackExcellence #RepresentationMatters

[TopBin90 @Topbin90]

Senegal fans have taken over the Bank 🇸🇳🇸🇳🇸🇳