The whole 82-0 phenomenon reinforces that whole bit about how the only thing a bunch of dudes need in order to have a good time is to sit around announcing the names of a bunch of old athletes.
This brother was the last surviving link to the Jazz Age, the Harlem Renaissance, Duke Ellington, Miles Davis, Dizzy, Coltrane, Ella, Charlie Parker, Monk, all the way up to the Marsalises, Joshua Redman and Christian McBride in the present day.
Rest in Power. 🎼🎶🎷
BREAKING: Pope Leo XIV makes historic apology for Holy See's own role in legitimizing slavery and for failing to condemn it for centuries. https://t.co/cQz8oU5Wkh
The fact that almost EVERY former confederate state is moving to completely eliminate Black representatives almost immediately after the SCOTUS decision should be more than enough proof that voting rights still need protection and racism is far from gone in this country.