AFRAMROOTS

AFRAMROOTS believes in 3 core principles: know your past, get involved in current events, and develop your future while helping others. Be a part of change.

[Smithsonian’s NMAAHC @NMAAHC]

#OTD in 1865, enslaved African Americans were notified of their freedom by Union troops in Galveston Bay, TX. Known as #Juneteenth, this day is widely celebrated as the end of chattel slavery in the U.S. Learn more: https://t.co/nEPJrDMRXU #APeoplesJourney #ANationsStory

[Blavity @Blavity]

She's finally getting the credit she deserves 👑. #HenriettaLacks, the mother of modern medicine, honored with a portrait in the national portrait gallery https://t.co/EwjGGlLT94

[Faye Wilson Kennedy @fayetalking]

The 5th Annual Sacramento Black Book Fair (SBBF), June 1-2, 2018. Book Fair will include book signings, talks by each featured writer, cultural vendors, a Kids Zone, a community parade, poetry readings, writer’s circles, & art displays. #Readingblack @UndergroundBks

[BLACK GERMANS @Blackgermans]

African-American GIs of WWII: Fighting for democracy abroad and at home https://t.co/Rq23mELiLv

[Black Enterprise @blackenterprise]

Enjoyed #BlackPanther? Good! Now support black comic book writers and artists. Here are some of the best in the business: https://t.co/AHrtoFYKcG

[Chicago Sun-Times @Suntimes]

Is that really Sammy Sosa?

#Cubs

https://t.co/VfWmMBoXnI

[Black Enterprise @blackenterprise]

This Day In Black History: Hundreds of Protesters Arrested While Marching for Equal Voting Rights https://t.co/Jrj07swicS

[Sactown Magazine @SactownMagazine]

This Saturday, more than two dozen cultural centers will offer free admission as part of the 20th annual #SacramentoMuseumDay. Here are 10 great exhibits worth checking out: https://t.co/fo8gT6y8sA

[Smithsonian’s NMAAHC @NMAAHC]

George Washington was a renowned botanist and inventor. Although he didn't invent peanut butter, his extensive research on the uses of the peanut🥜 earned him the nickname, "The Peanut Man." #NationalPeanutButterDay

[Black Enterprise @blackenterprise]

Bill Gates Agrees to Pay off Nigeria’s $76M Debt in the Fight to Eradicate Polio https://t.co/o2JRGaKPNR

[Atlanta Black Star @ATLBlackStar]

White Utah Student Says She Was Just 'Messing Around' After Posting 'Happy National N*gger Day' Lynching Photo....Another day, another white teen claims ignorance for their racism. https://t.co/egXaeridlT

[Faye Wilson Kennedy @fayetalking]

The Fifth Anniversary of the Sacramento Black Book Fair: Creating a Legacy #SBBF @aalbc

[AFRAMROOTS @aframroots]

Jack Johnson was the World Heavyweight Champion in 1908 - the 1st Black man to win that title. He was later jailed for taking his White gf out of state, and while there, invented a tool to make tightening objects easier. His modified wrench received a patent in 1922 #blackhistory

[Haymarket Books @haymarketbooks]

“Dr. King wants the same thing I want — freedom!”
—Malcolm X

[Blavity @Blavity]

Know your history 📚: Michigan State University receives a grant that will create a slave trade database, changing the way we study slavery forever! https://t.co/D4ddXzBr0P

[HuffPost BlackVoices @blackvoices]

First black woman to compete on Olympic speed ice skating team picked up sport 4 months ago https://t.co/5prn5IFNtB

[Atlanta Black Star @ATLBlackStar]

Monday, Donald Trump signed a bill to upgrade Martin Luther King’s Atlanta birthplace into a national historic national park.

[Faye Wilson Kennedy @fayetalking]

Join us @ Sat. ,Jan 13, 2018 at 12noon for a Community Potluck in support of the The Poor People’s Campaign in Sac . Open to all - https://t.co/y9ICNgfLyS