“I'm wondering what made Malcolm smile,in the midst of hate and ostracism,
how do people maintain any optimism?”
@capD1 of #AllNatural#Renaissance#MalcolmX
“I'm wondering what made Malcolm smile,
in the midst of hate and ostracism,
how do people maintain any optimism?”
@capD1 of #AllNatural#Renaissance#MalcolmX
NEW: Alabama is farming out incarcerated people to work at hundreds of companies, including McDonald’s & Wendy’s.
The state takes 40% of wages and often denies parole to keep people as cheap labor.
Getting written up can lead to solitary confinement. This is modern day slavery.
"Paper Thick" by CALIsthenics (Cap D & MC JUICE), E-40, Casual & Del is 1 of the dope tracks on #THHM's August 2024 Spotify playlist "New Underground Classic Rap" #NowPlaying#HipHop#HipHopHistory#HipHopCulture@goldenstateent
Listen & Follow: https://t.co/SmvQVGpVdI
I was in the room at #nabj when Donald Trump told 1000s of Black journalists that VP Kamala Harris had just recently “turned” Black. So, I wrote about the historical amnesia at play: “It seems that when a mixed-race Black American appears to be ascending to the pinnacles of American power, some white Americans suddenly forget the race rules that white society created.” https://t.co/RSqVZ6V4yl
“There is NO QUESTION that the Negro Leagues were equivalent to the American and National Leagues.”
@PaulHembo on a historically important day for baseball and sports history. @NLBMuseumKC