Des Barnes

The only thing you control is time!

[Gabe Wasylko @GabeWasylko]

Cleveland, Ohio is Decked out for its 230th Birthday on Wednesday

[GRANDPA’s FREE ADVICE @GOP_is_Gutless]

🚨 MAJOR MEDIA CENSORSHIP EXPOSED:

Last week, President Trump was set to address the nation. ABC, NBC, and CBS refused to air it, claiming “the President lies.”

They then criticized a speech the public never got to see firsthand.

But award-winning reporters Catherine Herridge & John Solomon confirmed the President’s info was correct.

Why the blackout? Networks violated the public interest under the Communications Act of 1934.

This is dangerous censorship in a free society.

The First Amendment is under attack.
#MediaBias #Censorship #TrumpAddress

[Cointel Bro 🇺🇸 @cointel__bro]

They are crashing out‼️

They can’t IMAGINE that most FBA’s are indigenous to the US.

They won’t even do the research 🔬

Black people are indigenous of ALL lands.

Even Europe.

Wanna see how they erased history?

Bro did the research.

So ima let him cook 🔥

[Raphousetv (RHTV) @raphousetv2]

Streamer Hmblzayy Crosses 8th State New Mexico And Reaches 2400 Miles, By Walking All The Way From Philly! He Was Hit By Car Once & Had Many Near Misses Of Vehicles Hitting Him🙌🏾 He Only Has 1 More State To Go To Complete His Walk to raise money for a trade-based education program.

[Lekeisha Nicole @_ThatGirlKeisha]

I love being black. ❤️💚🖤✊🏽✊🏽✊🏽✊🏽

[WOOK! @madeyawook]

I found a Black American Owned Beauty Manufacturing Company that we should all support and lock in with🔥🔥🔥

CMO of mSEED Group, the largest Black, woman-owned contract manufacturing facility in the U.S.

There’s no more excuses‼️

[The Art Of Dialogue @ArtOfDialogue_]

Lupe Fiasco gives an update on the Rap Theory college course he teaches as a professor at MIT, revealing whether the public can access his classes, and breaks down what separates a chorus from a hook.

(🎥 Lupe Fiasco/IG)

[SKI @skiistiredasf]

Afrika Owes, a formerly incarcerated Black woman from New York City, passed the New York Bar Exam on her very first try.

After serving time as a teenager, she turned her life around, became a single mom, graduated from Fordham Law, and now joins the ranks of attorneys, proving that second chances and relentless determination can rewrite any story.

From the system to the courtroom, this is powerful comeback energy. Congratulations, Attorney Owes! 👏🏾

[SKI @skiistiredasf]

Lela Moser just made history as the first Black valedictorian in Scottsboro High School’s 113 year history. 🎓
With a 4.45 GPA, she graduated at the top of the Class of 2026, delivered the valedictory address, and earned the prestigious Balfour Award — the school’s highest non-academic honor for a senior. A seven-time Alabama state track & field champion, she helped her 4x400m relay team set a new state record of 3:59.08 while breaking multiple school records along the way. She was named one of Alabama’s 52 Bryant-Jordan Scholar-Athletes, she also received the Auburn Football Letterman Club Scholarship and was accepted into Auburn University’s Samuel L. Ginn College of Engineering as a Ginn Scholar with a full-ride scholarship covering tuition, fees, room and board for up to 5 years.
She served as President of the National Honor Society and Interact Club, VP of Student Government and Beta Club, member of Junior Civitan, was crowned Prom Queen, and earned 29+ academic cords.
Proud to see this level of excellence break new ground. Congratulations, Lela, what a legacy! 👏🏾

[Kateri Seraphina @KateriSeraphina]

À 23 ans, elle guérit la lèpre. À 24 ans, elle disparaît.
Et pendant 90 ans, un homme blanc s'attribua le mérite de ses travaux.
Voici l'histoire d'Alice Augusta Ball, le génie qu'on a tenté d'effacer.
Elle grandit à Seattle au début du XXe siècle, dans une famille qui croyait au potentiel des Noirs.
Son grand-père fut l'un des premiers photographes noirs d'Amérique.
Sa mère lavait les sols pour pouvoir offrir un microscope à Alice.
Ce cadeau changea le monde.
Alice dévorait la chimie comme l'oxygène.
Elle obtint deux licences.
Elle publia des recherches alors qu'elle était encore étudiante.
Puis elle s'installa à Hawaï et devint :
📷 La première femme à obtenir une maîtrise en chimie à l'Université d'Hawaï
📷 La première femme noire à obtenir ce diplôme
📷 La première femme professeure de chimie de l'histoire de l'université
Elle avait 23 ans.
Mais pendant qu'elle enseignait, elle fut confrontée à une urgence bien plus grande que le monde universitaire :
La maladie de Hansen, la lèpre.
Un diagnostic signifiait l'exil.
Arraché à sa famille, on était déporté sur une île pour y mourir seul.
Il existait un traitement :
une huile amère et collante, peu efficace et extrêmement douloureuse.
Nombreux furent ceux qui le refusèrent. Nombreux furent ceux qui moururent.
Alice refusa de baisser les bras.
Dans son laboratoire, elle trouva la solution que personne d'autre n'avait trouvée :
Elle transforma cette huile épaisse en une forme assimilable par le corps.
Une injection révolutionnaire qui sauva enfin des vies.
Les patients commencèrent à guérir.
Des familles furent réunies.
Des personnes condamnées guérirent subitement.
Sa découverte devint la méthode Ball.
Elle changea l'histoire de la médecine avant même que la plupart des gens n'aient terminé leurs études.
Et puis… elle disparut.
À seulement 24 ans, un mystérieux accident de laboratoire lui coûta la vie.
Elle ne vit jamais le miracle qu'elle avait accompli.
Puis vint le vol.
Le président de l'université, un chimiste blanc nommé Arthur Dean, s'appropria ses recherches, en retira son nom et les rebaptisa :
« La Méthode Dean ».
Pendant des décennies…
📷 Son nom figurait dans les manuels scolaires.
📷 Son nom était encensé par les médecins.
📷 Son nom était attribué à la seule reconnaissance de ses mérites.
Son nom a failli disparaître complètement de l'histoire.
Un vol si discret que la plupart des gens ignoraient même qu'un crime avait été commis.
Il fallut 90 ans pour que la vérité éclate enfin.
Des chercheurs ont mis au jour les documents originaux d'Alice.
Son travail.
Son génie.
Ses découvertes majeures.
Les projecteurs se sont braqués sur elle. Le mensonge s'est effondré.
Et aujourd'hui, le monde le sait :
C'était la Méthode Ball – TOUJOURS.
Alice Ball a guéri une maladie qui avait ravagé des vies pendant des siècles.
Elle a libéré des familles.
Elle a sauvé des milliers de personnes de l'isolement et de la mort. Et elle a accompli tout cela en une seule année.
Imaginez ce qu'elle aurait pu faire en une vie entière.
Alice Ball méritait un prix Nobel.
Elle méritait des statues.
Elle méritait que son nom soit sur toutes les lèvres des étudiants en sciences.
Au lieu de cela, elle a été étouffée par le silence…
Jusqu'à aujourd'hui.
Nous prononçons son nom parce que l'histoire a refusé de le faire.
Nous l'honorons parce que d'autres ne l'ont pas fait.
Nous nous souvenons d'elle parce qu'elle l'a mérité.
Alice Augusta Ball (1892-1916)
La chimiste qui a changé le monde avant même d'avoir eu le temps d'y vivre.

[The Tennis Letter @TheTennisLetter]

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)

[Busby 🏁 @MrBusby4o8]

Here is @Jeremy_Hecht’s response to @Akademiks.

[𝓡𝓮𝓶𝔂 @kamsi_ofili]

My new Painting

"GIRL IN WINDOW"

[Rain Drops Media @Raindropsmedia1]

Sports journalist Taylor Rooks clears over $2 million in medical debt for over 1,800 residents in her Atlanta hometown. 💰🙏🏽❤️

[Gitmo (Health is a Wealth) 🇺🇸🇮🇱 @Gitmo99]

A family had a bad experience in a restaurant and this situation could have gone so many different ways. These children will grow up and have successful lives because of wonderful parenting. #HIAW 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[Dr. Neighborhood Publicist @nhoodpublicist]

She went and found the president of the heritage foundation’s thesis and guess what conclusions he came to about the Black community…..

[BLACK FLAG 💨🏴🇺🇸 @FlagBlack007]

Sienna Wings : I just opened up a restaurant in Houston. Can you please share this video . 4340 Sienna Pkwy Missouri City, TX

[Interesting things @awkwardgoogle]

This is 'Monuments', an art installation in Charlotte, NC. Artist Craig Walsh put a face in the trees to honor the souls of all the enslaved people buried in cemeteries with no names.

[Ben Crump @AttorneyCrump]

Brionna Johnson was told she would have to end her pregnancy and undergo a hysterectomy. Instead, a 27-pound fibroid was removed while preserving her pregnancy and her ability to have children. Too often, Black women face limited options or are not heard. This outcome shows what is possible when patients are listened to and given real care. Equity in maternal care is not a luxury, it is a necessity.