In 1958, Jeremiah Reeves, was executed via electric chair by the state of Alabama after police tortured him into giving a false confession as a 16-year-old child.
A THREAD!
Karmelo Anthony, whom comes from a 2 parent, affluent home, 5’9, 130 lbs, at the time, was approached by twin brothers, over 6’0 & 200+lbs, raising by a single mother, &father w/ a criminal record. Metcalf brothers, history/toxicology never revealed.
"You don't get freedom peacefully. Anyone who is depriving you of freedom isn't deserving of a peaceful approach." —Malcolm X
These words that still resonate today.
On this day in 1877, inventor and businessman, Garrett T Morgan, was born, He invented the Gas Mask. His invention saved countless lives.
He also invented the automated electric traffic light signals 🚦, an improved sewing machine and a hair-straightening product.
BREAKING: Joe Biden has just stepped off of a commercial airplane in South Carolina.
He instantly gets loud applause and walks up to supporters to take photographs. He looks happy, healthy and as vibrant as ever.
If you're old enough to have enjoyed this toy as a child, Charles Harrison was responsible for its re-design.
It was originally a device for grown-ups to look up photos but he pivoted the gadget to the kid audience.
Pittsburgh's own Freedom House Ambulance Service revolutionized the way we do medicine and emergency services.
I'm proud to introduce the Freedom House Ambulance Service Congressional Gold Medal Act to give the folks who paved the way for modern EMS the long-overdue recognition they deserve.
Congratulations to Brother Will Packer on winning an NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work – Instructional for Who Better Than You? His work continues to inspire leadership, confidence, and purpose in the next generation.
BREAKING: The man killed trying to enter Mar-a-Lago with a shotgun was a white, Christian Trump supporter.
Not trans. Not a Democrat. Not an immigrant.
He believed in Trump and was crushed by an economy that left him desperate.
That’s the real story.
H/t @krassenstein
Remember when Trump said all those crosses in South Africa were burial sites for farmers who were victims of "white genocide?"
Turns out it was all bullshit. Anderson Cooper found the guy who put them up.
All Trump does is lie and the Cult laps it up.
ICYMI: Kash Patel was caught on a now-deleted Instagram video celebrating in Team USA’s locker room after the gold medal game — despite the FBI publicly denying he went to the Olympics on taxpayers’ dime.
They said it was “false.”
The video says otherwise.
Receipt culture never loses.