Chris Bailey

[𝓝𝓲𝓴𝓴𝓲 𝓑𝓪𝓻𝓷𝓮𝓼 @NikkiBarnes]

If you didn’t see @DeFede’s report on Moody you should definitely watch.

[New St. Matthew Missionary Baptist Church @NSMatthew]

Watch Night Service 12/31/2023 https://t.co/8NZwqGhMQN

[Chris Bailey @chrisbailey13]

@AfricanArchives We rode SAFE bus when I was little @tammiefields

[AFRICAN & BLACK HISTORY @AfricanArchives]

In 1926, thirteen black men put together their savings and founded Safe Bus Company, making it the largest black owned bus company at that time.

It was formed in Winston-Salem to serve the black neighborhoods due to segregation and operated till 1972.

Thirteen Black men put together their life-savings and purchasing shares of stock for $100,000; forming Safe Bus Co, Inc. on May 26, 1926, Safe Bus Co became the largest African-American owned bus company in the nation.

The company grew large and fast and was at one point named the largest black-owned transportation company in the world. In 1955, Safe Bus grossed $825,000. At it’s prime, the company carried 15,000 fares a day, grossed $18,000 a week and had 75 employees.

Fares started at five cents in the early operating days and grew as the company expanded. The number of buses expanded as well, from 35 to 42. Safe Bus operated in 20 percent of the city.
Black bus drivers made, around $1.60 to $2.50 an hour. “That was more than school teachers were making then.”
By 1968, Safe Bus provided transportation to all city residents. The company took on more routes, but finding drivers proved difficult.

Despite more routes, after integration, Safe Bus started to lose money. Old attitudes about segregation made it difficult to make a profit, and the company lost 60 percent of riders, according to the Winston-Salem Transit Authority.
“When the whites started riding Safe Bus, they thought they had to go to the back,”.

After integration Black people Started riding on white-owned buses so they could sit up front with white people. Stockholders voted to sell the company to the city in 1972. The Winston-Salem Transit Authority became responsible for all public.

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[W. Kamau Bell @wkamaubell]

In case @bethanyshondark (or anybody else) actually wants to know what “woke” really means vs. what it has been turned into. #UnitedShades

h/t @michaelharriot

[Emerald Morrow (WTSP) @EmeraldMorrow]

NEW: Historic marker chronicling history of destroyed North Greenwood Cemetery resting underneath an old Clearwater School was unveiled today.

The unveiling comes after archaeologists found 54 graves from the segregation-era cemetery still resting on school grounds.

@10TampaBay

[Chris Bailey @chrisbailey13]

@EmeraldMorrow @10TampaBay @NABJ @IBWellsSociety Proud of you @EmeraldMorrow

[Chris Bailey @chrisbailey13]

Funny

[Ashonti Ford @AshontiFordTV]

Did you know the rodeo started from cattle-herding practices of Spain, Australia & America?

Up until the 60’s Black Cowboys weren’t allowed to compete in the sport.

Mytris Dightman was the first Black bull rider. He competed in the 1964 National Finals Rodeo. @BN9 @MyNews13

[Chris Bailey @chrisbailey13]

@AshontiFordBN9 @BN9 @MyNews13 I was just telling @tammiefields how good a job you did on this story @AshontiFordBN9

[Michael Harriot @michaelharriot]

I wish I could think of something more insightful or clever to say about this other than: Fuck.
The.
Po.
Lice.

As an institution, collectively, and as an individual species of almost human beings.

[Chris Bailey @chrisbailey13]

Anne Brown....
Who's She?
A Black Woman.....
What did she do?
1912-2009 – Anne Brown navigated a difficult path... https://t.co/XggwAAjFnT

[Chris Bailey @chrisbailey13]

Jan Ernst Matzeliger......
Who's He?
A Black Man....
What did he do?

1852 – 1889 Jan Matzeliger invented a... https://t.co/EhMr4ELiJI

[Tammie Fields @tammiefields]

Gearing up for a #toydrive this morning and could NOT resist this 👇🏾 some sweet kiddo is going to be a future @MyNews13Weather expert like @MaureenMcCann13 @MalloryNicholls 💕☔️🎤🎄

[Chris Bailey @chrisbailey13]

@EmeraldMorrow @LilKim Nailed It

[Chris Bailey @chrisbailey13]

@EmeraldMorrow Happy Thanksgiving @EmeraldMorrow

[Chris Bailey @chrisbailey13]

@rolandsmartin If Netflix was really concerned, they would have never aired the special.
People are clicking on it...all Netflix is concerned with

[Chris Bailey @chrisbailey13]

@EmeraldMorrow Happy Birthday!!!!!
🤩

[Chris Bailey @chrisbailey13]

@Tony_Franklin91 What Say you?