Waneka Matthews

Alive🦋, Blessed😇 & Grateful🌺

[Waneka Matthews @Waneka_M]

Thank you God for another day!💛💛💛

[HBCU Premier Sports More @HBCUSports1]

Edreka "Capricchio" Coleman, the Head Drum Major at Albany State University, is making History as the school's first Female Head Drum Major

[Josh Chambers @JoshChambers]

Lamar Jackson says he watched friends chase fast money while he was playing the long game and counting how many years it would take him to reach the NFL

“I’m seeing my friends who I was growing up with who I was playing football with… Just throw their life away for fast money and stuff like that. They used to tell me ‘Oh, you talk too much’. Because I used to always speak about football and positivity stuff. They didn’t want to hear that.”

“Now it’s like… They’d rather hear it now because I’m Lamar Jackson. But I’ve been speaking about it. Everybody just wasn’t listening. I was already seeing what was going on. I wish we could go back in time and y’all could see what I was seeing. Because I always looked at life like, I counted years.”

“Like I would think… ‘How many years does it take to get to the league?’ They’re saying… ‘You do three years in college.’ I said… ‘I’m doing three years.’ I’m not doing four. I’m not trying to go fifth year. I’m doing three years because I’m going to make sure my family is good.”

“If you’re coming from a place like where I come from, don’t try to be like the guys around you. Don’t look up to the stuff that looks like it’s fun… Because sometimes it gets you in trouble.”

“It’s sacrificing. ‘Man, I can’t have fun right now. I’ve got to get my family right. I can’t do this right now. I can’t mess up.’ Forget the fast money. I’ve got to think about longevity.”

“You can get locked up and do five years for $1,000. That money gone. It’s gone. You’re like… ‘Man, I just did that for $1,000…’ And I could have waited five years and I would’ve had $10 million.”

“That’s why I’m where I’m at right now. That’s how I used to think. My mom working… She’s busting her behind. It’s me, my brother and my two sisters at home. I’m the oldest…”

“So I’ve got to make sure everybody right. And it’s like… Man, I can’t wait, but I’ve got to wait. That’s the sacrifice. I’ve got to be patient. People don’t look at it like that. It’s like… ‘Man, I need that money right now.’ But you don’t need that money right now. Just wait.”

[Baltimore Memes @BaltimoreMemes]

Welcome to Maryland!

[The Hoe of WallStreet @amberlockhert]

So don’t eat at Texas Roadhouse if you’re a person of color. Got it. Apparently there is a group on Facebook with 400k members and they have agreed to spit in our food as a collective. Disgusting, demonic souls.. i swear.

[Gabriele Corno @Gabriele_Corno]

A welfare check on a quiet street turned into something Sheriff Daniel Hayes will never forget.
Neighbors hadn't seen the young mother at 214
Willow Lane for two days. They told dispatch a baby had been crying on and off, then suddenly everything went silent. Silence was what worried them most.
Hayes, a 20-year veteran, arrived expecting a routine knock and a tired parent who simply hadn't answered the door. He knocked hard and announced himself.
No movement. No sound.
He forced the door open and stepped inside, calling out as he moved down the hallway. The air felt heavy.
A faint smell of heat and stillness hung in the rooms.
In the back bedroom, he found a baby girl lying in her crib. She was weak and dehydrated, but her eyes were open. When she saw him, she didn't cry. She just stared.
"You've been around a long time, haven't you?" he said softly as he moved closer.
In the next room, he found her mother. She had passed away in her sleep from a sudden medical event. Later reports estimated she had been gone for at least 36 hours.
The baby had been alone the entire time.
Training took over first. Hayes checked her breathing and pulse, then called for medical assistance. After that, he carried her outside to the front porch, away from the scene inside.
He lowered himself into an old wooden chair and held her carefully against his chest.
"It's alright," he murmured. "I'm here now. You're not alone right now."
The child's small fingers wrapped weakly around his shirt. Her head rested under his chin as he waited for the ambulance.
"You held on so long," he whispered. "We're going to get you warm. We're going to."
His partner captured the moment from a distance.
The photo shows a seasoned sheriff sitting on a porch, cradling a baby as tears fall down his face.
Years of experience hadn't prepared him for the weight of that afternoon.
The girl, later named Lily, recovered at the hospital.
Hayes and his wite opened their home to her while relatives were located. When her grandparents were finally found, the handoff was quiet and full of emotion.
Now she visits every month. The uniform that carried her out of that house is no longer just a symbol of authority to her family.
Some calls end when the report is filed. Others change a life long after the sirens fade.

[Historical Africa @historical_Afr]

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[The Figen @TheFigen_]

Incredible doc!
Nigerian surgeon temporarily removes baby from womb at 23 weeks, removes tumor, then puts her back and she was born healthy at 36 weeks.

Hats off please!

[🤣😂 Lovely @BeeAwake1]

💟 With Everything That's Going On In This World And The Indoctrination They Are Constantly Throwing At Are Children
This Is One Excellent Young Man And How He Stepped Up For His Family.

Jayden Jackson, a 12-year-old from Columbus, Georgia, spent his summer break mowing lawns door-to-door to pay for school clothes and supplies for himself and his five siblings while his mother, Angel Jackson, manages her lupus diagnosis.

Jayden had just finished fifth grade at Truth Spring Academy when he decided to turn his family’s driveway walks into a small business, going house to house with his lawnmower and offering to cut grass for pay. The idea took off after a neighbor stopped him on the street. “When I was walking with my lawnmower, someone stopped me and asked to cut their lawn for them, and I did,” Jayden said. A Facebook post about his lawn-mowing rounds was shared more than a hundred times, drawing requests from across the community. “It’s been overwhelming a little bit, but it’s great,” his mother said.

Jayden is the oldest of six children in the household, with siblings named Empress, Israel, Zechariah, Elijah and Moses. His mother said his motivation extends well beyond earning spending money for himself. “Anything I need, he just goes and gets it. He doesn’t even ask me, he just goes and gets it cause mama would want that,” Jackson said, describing how her son has stepped in to help cover costs for the household. Jackson said her own medical bills are covered, but living with lupus, a chronic autoimmune disease, remains difficult day to day.

The family set up a GoFundMe and a Cash App account to accept community support alongside Jayden’s earnings, and neighbors continued to reach out directly to book him for lawn work through the rest of the summer.

[Interesting things @awkwardgoogle]

This man became Spider-Man to see his son smile one last time. In 2014, Mike Wilson jumped from a roof to surprise his 5-year-old terminally ill son, Jayden.

A father's love is unmatched. 💔
https://t.co/Ee9CNNBcbU

[Isaiah Robin @isaiahrobinlive]

🚨Woman witnesses her 4th grade son worshipping Jesus before going to school🙌

[Baltimore County Police Department @BaltCoPolice]

#missing 31yr old Shade Thompson 5'1 180lbs last seen 7/28/2026 in the Owings Mills area operating a gray Toyota Yaris Md 2ES3067. If located please contact 911 or 410-887-1340. #helplocate #BCoPD #PleaseShare.

[Raphousetv (RHTV) @raphousetv2]

Meet The Founder Of The Largest Black Woman-Owned Produce Farm In America With More Than 128 Acres In Pennsylvania. 🌱👩🏾‍🌾🇺🇸

[Mike McClure Jr. @PastorMikeJr]

You’re in the process of becoming what God intended. Don’t let your plans ruin it.

[Waneka Matthews @Waneka_M]

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[Raphousetv (RHTV) @raphousetv2]

Doctors said she wouldn’t live past six months, but her brother refused to give up on her. His love, support, and determination helped change everything. Their powerful bond is truly a reminder that miracles can happen. ❤️🙏🏽🥹

[BET @BET]

8 days. No power. No sleep.

Families in Gary, Indiana are staying up all night to watch over their own homes and cars — in pitch black. The city that's nearly 85% Black, has been left to fend for itself while over 83,000 buildings and homes across Northwest Indiana are STILL without electricity. Some won't see their lights back on until next Tuesday.

Content creators are spreading the news across social platforms including Keith Lee who recently contacted the mayor's office to get supplies to Gary.

Spoiled food. Missed work. Exhausted residents trying to make it through the night, and get back to normal.

Indiana needs help. Click the link in our bio for access to official relief organizations.
🎥: @.aja_ba (Tiktok)

[Waneka Matthews @Waneka_M]

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[Biggest CiNDY🌸🌷 @biggest_Lipsy]

🌸A farmer cursed the rain. Then cursed the sun. And wondered why nothing grew. Do not be that man. Trust the season.

Everything has a job, Rain feels like too much. Sun feels like too much. But the crop needs both.
Hard seasons water you. Good seasons grow you.

[FOX Baltimore @FOXBaltimore]

NEW: Crime lab technicians are taking pictures of the site where a missing child was found on Wednesday.