🚨 DAMN.
Ruby Bridges said the moment she finally understood what was happening during school integration was when a little white boy told her:
“My mom said I can’t play with you because you’re a nigger.”
She was SIX.
And she said hearing that felt like “a huge weight lifted,” because suddenly everything made sense.
Why the classrooms were empty.
Why adults were screaming.
Why U.S. Marshals had to escort her to school.
Not because of anything she did.
Just because of the color of her skin.
A six-year-old child realizing an entire country was angry at her for existing.
Kevin Hart showing up to George Floyd’s funeral just to later laugh at a racist joke about him in his own production, and openly not giving a damn how George’s brother feels about it, is a 4k snapshot of what 2020 actually was for these folks. Not true solidarity, but a photo op.
This brother was the last surviving link to the Jazz Age, the Harlem Renaissance, Duke Ellington, Miles Davis, Dizzy, Coltrane, Ella, Charlie Parker, Monk, all the way up to the Marsalises, Joshua Redman and Christian McBride in the present day.
Rest in Power. 🎼🎶🎷
This is why crime stats are bogus. Charged with a misdemeanor and doesn’t have to register as a sex offender.
Now imagine how many of them commit crimes and never get charged to begin with.
North Carolina Central University's all-women team has officially won the Honda Campus All-Star Challenge National Championship, showcasing brilliance, preparation, and Black excellence on one of the biggest academic stages in the country.
The victory is more than a championship — it's a powerful reminder of the intelligence, talent, and legacy that continue to thrive at HBCUs across America. Their knowledge, teamwork, and composure helped secure a moment that will inspire generations of young Black women and students everywhere.
A legendary accomplishment for NCCU and HBCU culture.
#NCCU #HBCUExcellence
#HondaCampusAllStarChallenge #BlackExcellence #WomenInLeadership
47 years of living in the south and here’s what I know to be true. If they have a confederate flag on display, they’re doing awful things to kids, pets, and/or spouses. Lots of hate comes with that loser banner.