Karen Brann

[AFRICAN & BLACK HISTORY @AfricanArchives]

The events of the Tulsa massacre and bodies of the murdered black people were photographed and turned into souveneir postcards.

[AFRICAN & BLACK HISTORY @AfricanArchives]

In an effort to completely destroy the Greenwood District of Tulsa, firemen were held at gunpoint by white mobs, making it impossible to put out the flames.

[AFRICAN & BLACK HISTORY @AfricanArchives]

On this day in 1921, The Tulsa Race Massacre happened in the affluent black community of Greenwood in Tulsa (Black Wall Street)

White supremacists killed more than 300 Black Americans and looted & burned to ground homes & businesses.

History of Tulsa before the riot

A THREAD

[Karen Brann @brannkb]

@LeftSentThis Thank you for sharing this!

[Be A King @BerniceKing]

My father did not write Letter from Birmingham Jail for comfort. He wrote it to confront indifference, expose the danger of delayed justice, and call people of conscience to action.

Its message remains urgent because the choice between silence and moral responsibility is still before us.

Read it. Study it. Let it challenge how you think, speak, and act.

Get your copy through The King Center Bookstore: https://t.co/2DmWdM6yM5

#MLK #LetterFromBirminghamJail

[Karen Brann @brannkb]

@wcchen So very sorry for your loss.

[Organizermemes @OrganizerMemes]

I love this video

[Karen Brann @brannkb]

@SahilBloom Death.

[PhD_Genie @PhD_Genie]

A positive supervisor experience

[Penn Engineering @PennEngineers]

As part of its look at PA “firsts,” @6abc highlights ENIAC, the world’s first electronic computer, born at Penn. Shown by Penn Engineering’s Paul Shaffer.

This Sunday marks ENIAC’s 80th anniversary, a milestone in the history of computing.

https://t.co/Ax0QUCyJMN

[Penn Engineering @PennEngineers]

Penn Engineering is proud to announce that two faculty members have been elected to the National Academy of Engineering (@theNAEng), one of the highest professional honors accorded to engineers.

@NaderEngheta, H. Nedwill Ramsey Professor in @ESEatPenn, and Karen Winey, Harold Pender Professor in @CBE_Penn and in @MSEatPenn, join the ranks of the distinguished members that comprise the NAE Class of 2026.

https://t.co/oePJnJngkA

[PennEngineerGrad @PennEngGrad]

MSE-SSC prepares engineers to build complex software systems with security engineered in from day one. Learn more about this new program from Program Director Andreas Haeberlen in our upcoming webinar: https://t.co/QEWuDdVx1q Apply by March 15.

[Wayne Chen @wcchen]

THIAROYE MASSACRE: 81 years ago today, 1 Dec 1944, at a fishing village on the outskirts of Dakar, Senegal, African soldiers who had fought for France during World War Two were gunned down by French troops for demanding fair treatment and payment on their return. #Thiaroye
https://t.co/hC1EiuKP5X

[Equal Justice Initiative @eji_org]

On this day in 1960, 6-year-old Ruby Bridges integrated William Frantz Elementary School in New Orleans, escorted by federal marshals. A white mob protested her arrival, screaming slurs.
https://t.co/lf63Q2KSsj

[Dr. Carl Hindy @DrCarlHindy]

IF I GET DEMENTIA…..
I’d like my family to hang this wish list up on the wall where I live. I want them to remember these things.

1a. Every time you enter the room announce yourself. “Hi Dad - it’s Amanda.”
NEVER ask- Do you know who I am??? That causes anxiety.

• If I get dementia, I want my friends and family to embrace my reality.

• If I think my spouse is still alive, or if I think we’re visiting my parents for dinner, let me believe those things. I’ll be much happier for it.

• If I get dementia, don’t argue with me about what is true for me versus what is true for you.

• If I get dementia, and I am not sure who you are, do not take it personally. My timeline is confusing to me.

• If I get dementia, and can no longer use utensils, do not start feeding me. Instead, switch me to a finger-food diet, and see if I can still feed myself.

• If I get dementia, and I am sad or anxious, hold my hand and listen. Do not tell me that my feelings are unfounded.

• If I get dementia, I don’t want to be treated like a child. Talk to me like the adult that I am.

• If I get dementia, I still want to enjoy the things that I’ve always enjoyed. Help me find a way to exercise, read, and visit with friends.

• If I get dementia, ask me to tell you a story from my past.

• If I get dementia, and I become agitated, take the time to figure out what is bothering me.

• If I get dementia, treat me the way that you would want to be treated.

• If I get dementia, make sure that there are plenty of snacks for me in the house. Even now if I don’t eat I get angry, and if I have dementia, I may have trouble explaining what I need.

• If I get dementia, don’t talk about me as if I’m not in the room.

• If I get dementia, don’t feel guilty if you cannot care for me 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. It’s not your fault, and you’ve done your best. Find someone who can help you, or choose a great new place for me to live. With a bus and activities!!

• If I get dementia, and I live in a dementia care community, please visit me often.

• If I get dementia, don’t act frustrated if I mix up names, events, or places.
Take a deep breath. It’s not my fault.

• If I get dementia, make sure I always have my favorite music playing within earshot.

• If I get dementia, and I like to pick up items and carry them around, help me return those items to their original place.

• If I get dementia, don’t exclude me from parties and family gatherings.

• If I get dementia, know that I still like receiving hugs or handshakes.

• If I get dementia, remember that I am still the person you know and love.”

ᴄᴏᴘʏ ᴀɴᴅ ᴘᴀsᴛᴇ in Honor of someone you know or knew who has dementia. In Honor of all those I know and love and lost who are fighting Dementia/Alzheimer’s.

[Be A King @BerniceKing]

The #LittleRockNine integrated Little Rock Central High School 68 years ago today. In 2025, many are hard at work to prevent children from learning that this vitriol and racism existed then and that it exists now. But teaching truth in a love-centered way can shift our cultural climate, including legislatively. Who wouldn’t want that, except people who are okay with the vitriol and racism persisting?

[Karen Brann @brannkb]

I rarely tweet but my daughter Khanya wrote this beautiful piece about my gardening. I’m so grateful for the love and thought she poured into it. I hope you’ll take a moment to read it and subscribe to her new Substack.
https://t.co/M361yumyBz

[Roland-Garros @rolandgarros]

COCO GAUFF.
ROLAND-GARROS CHAMPION.

#RolandGarros

[Smithsonian’s NMAAHC @NMAAHC]

#OnThisDay in 1965, 600 marchers were attacked on #Selma’s Edmund Pettus Bridge during a Voting Rights protest. Known as #BloodySunday, this march was one of 3 from Selma to Montgomery. More: https://t.co/OIqWpgi0OS #APeoplesJourney #ANationsStory

[Smithsonian’s NMAAHC @NMAAHC]

#OnThisDay in 1857, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on the landmark Dred Scott v. Sandford case. Learn more: https://t.co/PgrxYgpfki
#APeoplesJourney