Tupac was 25 when he died listen to what he was talking about. Nas was 16 when he made illmatic. Listen to how deep it was. Biggie was 24. Fast forward, all these rappers talk about today is pooping pills, shooting, killing, strippers & sex. Of course yall can’t connect.
Ruby Bridges was SIX years old.
Six.
And the President of the United States had to send federal marshals to escort a little Black girl into an elementary school because racist mobs were screaming they didn’t want integration.
People waved Confederate flags. Adults screamed at a child.
Parents pulled white kids out of school just because she walked through the door.
That is not ancient history. That happened in America within a lifetime. Ruby Bridges said she didn’t even know what the word “integrate” meant.
She was just trying to go to school.
9th grader Demi Johnson wins National Geographic award for her plan to restore Mississippi’s oyster reefs. She already produced 1,100 oysters that will spawn millions of larvae, delivering a major boost to the ecosystem.
She was Lynched. Her name is Juliana Nzita, she went missing and found Lynched at a White church. Sixteen years old, she had a future ahead of her, she was kind and honest, and White people decided that because of her skin color, she didn't deserve life. Stop White supremacists!
THE SEARCH STARTS HERE: 15-year-old Zara Myers missing from Washington, D.C.
Stay up to date, join the search, help find her: https://t.co/B9t3nSDRu8.
We never give up. Join the fight.
Happy 18th birthday to my niece, Yolanda Renee King.
It has been a joy to watch you grow, use your voice, and walk with purpose. I am proud of who you are, proud of who you are becoming, and I love you very much.
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Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson says her colleagues' handling of the Louisiana voting rights case may have compromised the court's impartiality in political matters. https://t.co/O4VhYXUR3q