I'm passionate about many things.....especially Black history. My writing style is a bit different than most but I think that's ok. I hope you will, too. :-)
-G
Mississippi. New Black Wall Streets popping up! The Hollaway Brothers; Engineers, Real Estate, Culinary by trade just bought a town square. Next phase renovations.
I wouldn’t be where I am today without the love and support that @MichelleObama has poured into me over the years. Her story — from her South Side roots to the White House and beyond — is a central part of the Obama Presidential Center.
Meet Nicholas Perkins, this visionary HBCU grad who acquired all 92 Fuddruckers restaurants for $18.5 MILLION! 👏🏾
Nicholas Perkins (Howard University & Fayetteville State University) made history as the new owner of the iconic “World’s Greatest Hamburgers” brand — spanning the U.S., Canada, Panama, and Mexico.
From successful franchisee to full owner of a national chain!! This is what Black wealth building, vision, and HBCU excellence look like in action!
Proud of Nicholas Perkins for showing the world what’s possible when ambition meets opportunity. The future of Black business is bright!👏🏾👏🏾
Banning “Roots” was never just about a book. It was about whether people are allowed to fully confront the truth of Black history in America. Alex Haley gave generations a powerful window into the pain, resilience, and humanity of our ancestors. That history CANNOT be erased. https://t.co/mEIEfIKZ1v
Naomi Osaka on why she chose to host a party for the black tennis players:
“You know I'm seeing a little bit of-
‘Why can't you love everyone for all skin tones?’ and ‘what if someone had an all white party?! First of all I do love everyone for who they are no matter their race + ethnicity, (I'm literally half Japanese lol). I can only speak from my experiences in my own life though, growing up as a tennis player I didn't see many people that looked like ME and I feel like it's important to celebrate them.
Secondly I feel like it's important to note that there have been all white dinners/parties. I don't know how else to tell you this, I literally seen them all the time and never had an issue with it at all. To the people who ask this question I want to ask you this question too, ‘What is it about POC getting together that unsettles you so much?’
I want to end this by saying I grew up watching my dad get discriminated against, having the cops called on him multiple times at the tennis court. There are multiple things I will apologize for in my life but celebrating being black and appreciating who we are will never be something I would consider saying sorry for. Thanks.
Actually I lied, I am sorry. I'm sorry for the people who cannot comprehend in their brains that this is not about exclusion, this is a celebration about how far we have come 🖤”
(via Naomi on Threads)
By Jasmine Crockett:
"Hey Tim Scott,
You spent years tap dancing through every interview, every speech, every Sunday show appearance telling America that racism was basically over and that your success story proved everybody else just needed to work harder and complain less.
You carried water for people who mocked civil rights, demonized poor people, gutted diversity programs, attacked voting rights, and treated Black history like a disease.
And for what?
No VP slot.
No cabinet throne.
No real power.
Not even basic respect.
You confessed your admiration on national television for people who viewed you as nothing more than a convenient talking point — the “See? We have one!” guy standing in the background smiling on cue.
Then the second you showed the smallest trace of independence and questioned that disgusting Obama monkey post, your own side turned on you like starving wolves.
Suddenly the loyal house servant wasn’t loyal enough.
Now you’re sitting in a car recording cellphone videos reminding the world that you’re still Black.
Trust us, Senator — nobody forgot.
The problem is that you spent so much time trying to convince other people that racism wasn’t real that now, when it smacks you directly in the face, you want sympathy from the same community you lectured for years.
You defended the people stripping away protections for minorities, women, the poor, and working-class families. You stood beside people cheering the destruction of programs our grandparents marched, bled, and died for.
And now you look shocked that the crowd you entertained never actually saw you as an equal.
The Bible talks about the Prodigal Son returning home after losing everything.
But the Prodigal Son came home humble.
You spent years helping burn the house down.
And now you’re politically homeless:
too Black for the people you defended,
too eager to defend them for the people you abandoned.
That’s the tragedy of selling your dignity for a seat at a table that was never meant for you.
Tim, you may be the PRODIGAL SON, BUT YOU CAN’T COME HOME."
We saw it coming. He didn't want to.
Former enslaved Black Americans in Charleston,South Carolina organized what is recognized as the first Memorial Day on 5/1/1865. They exhumed the bodies of Union soldiers in mass graves at a Confederate prison camp to give them proper individual burials.Then they had a parade.
White people believe Charlie Kirk was this generation’s Martin Luther King. There is ZERO similarity between Kirk and Dr. King. Whites calling these two deaths similar is a slap in the face of Dr. King and black people.
“When Black women stand up— as they did during the Montgomery Bus Boycott—as they did during the Black liberation era, earth-shaking changes occur.” — Angela Y. Davis ❤️🖤💚
Engineer and entrepreneur, Jerry Lawson, created the technology that paved the way for modern gaming.
His groundbreaking technology became the foundation for Atari, Nintendo and Sega.