Derrick Baker

Father, ATCS, Pilot, Car Enthusiast, Amateur YouTube Mechanic, Amature Astronomer

[Equal Justice Initiative @eji_org]

On this day in 1892, a white mob destroyed Ida B. Wells's newspaper office while she was away and threatened bodily harm if she returned because she challenged the myth of Black criminality.
https://t.co/6eRXgJIOMA

[Maya Angelou @DrMayaAngelou]

April is Celebrate Diversity Month — a time to honor the cultures, identities, and stories that shape our world.

Dr. Maya Angelou believed in embracing our differences and finding connection within them.

“We are more alike, my friends, than we are unalike.”

#CelebrateDiversityMonth

[Smithsonian’s NMAAHC @NMAAHC]

#OnThisDay in 1942, the Tuskegee Airmen became the first African American flying unit in the U.S. military. Learn more on our Searchable Museum: https://t.co/JvZ6uS4GdH #BlackHistoryMonth #APeoplesJourney

[NOAA Satellites @NOAASatellites]

🍂 It's the first full day of #autumn after the #AutumnEquinox, and @NOAA’s #GOESEast 🛰️ has been tracking the sun’s changing angle over the course of the past year due to Earth's 23.5° tilt. 🌎

As we welcome #AstronomicalFall in the Northern Hemisphere, learn more about the #equinox in today’s #SatelliteSnapshot:
https://t.co/JvMzEETj30

#Fall #FallEquinox #TimelapseTuesday

[BlackHistoryStudies @BlkHistStudies]

"The most dangerous creation of any society is the man who has nothing to lose." - James A. Baldwin ❤️💚🖤

[Smithsonian’s NMAAHC @NMAAHC]

#OnThisDay in 1915, Carter G. Woodson founded the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History. @ASALH continues to chart the past triumphs and current achievements of African Americans.

[Smithsonian’s NMAAHC @NMAAHC]

This month, we’re celebrating some of the world's most gifted artists and educators like Johnetta Cole, Elizabeth Catlett, and Peggy Cooper Cafritz. Their ingenuity, measured through innovative style and truth-telling, proved invaluable to students and the art world.

[BlackHistoryStudies @BlkHistStudies]

On this day, 5 August 1960, Burkina Faso gained its independence from France as The Republic of Upper Volta. #burkinafaso #independence

[Equal Justice Initiative @eji_org]

On this day in 1943, white U.S. military police fired on Black U.S. soldiers stationed during World War II in the village of Bamber Bridge, England, killing a Black soldier named Private William Crossland.
https://t.co/UOACEggrNl

[Knarrative.com @knarrative_]

EPISODE 276: "Juneteenth and the Unyielding Work of Liberation” — @InClasswithCarr with Dr. Greg Carr (@AfricanaCarr) and @KarenHunter. #InClasswithCarr

[Karen Hunter @karenhunter]

lies, myth, fragility and gaslighting.

[Knarrative.com @knarrative_]

EPISODE 274: "The Ballot, The Book and The Buck” — @InClasswithCarr with Dr. Greg Carr (@AfricanaCarr) and @KarenHunter. #InClasswithCarr

[Greg Carr @AfricanaCarr]

Happening NOW: Baba Peter Bailey opening today’s Centennial Birthday Commemoration of #MalcolmX at Howard University. Livestream thanks to @SankofaDC here: https://t.co/Yek7jnQx7p

[Greg Carr @AfricanaCarr]

100 years ago today, an African seeker was born in Nebraska, Hells of North America.

Grenada Georgia Roots
Garvey’s Ghost
Farmboy
Good Son
Hoodlum
Convert
Believer

Prophet
Teacher
Husband
Father
Voice of Our
Lost/Found Nation
Omowale
Martyr
Saint

We
By Any Means Necessary.

Happy Centennial Birthday, #MalcolmX

[Karen Hunter @karenhunter]

#StayReady https://t.co/D6yluSSfsB

[BlackHistoryStudies @BlkHistStudies]

“Surround yourself with those who see greatness in you, even when you don’t see it in yourself.” #LoveThyself

[AFRICAN & BLACK HISTORY @AfricanArchives]

Enslaved Black people are mostly depicted as very docile and didn't fight back. However, this was not the case and there were numerous slaves rebellion.

A THREAD!

[Equal Justice Initiative @eji_org]

On this day in 1898, Louisiana adopted a new constitution that excluded Black voters and jurors using restrictions like a poll tax and discriminatory literacy and property requirements.
https://t.co/URp60ZT0sq

[Knarrative.com @knarrative_]

EPISODE 270: "We Have Been Believers” — @InClasswithCarr with Dr. Greg Carr (@AfricanaCarr) and @KarenHunter. #InClasswithCarr

[Derrick Baker @Biggderrick81]

Stay on top of elections with election reminders from VoteAmerica. Fast, free, easy, secure. https://t.co/oDwgc2dSdx