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[big phil & lil’s mom energy @corollablunt]

My evergreen valentine. My one true love.

[Black Media Hub ✊🏿 @BlackMediaHub]

Chaka Khan photographed with her parrot in 1977.

[rust belt roadtrip @gmoult]

kinda unforgivable that we’re still losing buildings like this

[emily north @north0fnorth]

there are unique hubs/centers in the neighborhoods but they’re usually much smaller & fairly hyperlocal compared to the loop. little village, pilsen, south chicago, lincoln square, uptown, hyde park, woodlawn, etc. all have very obvious main streets or local “downtowns”

[Madam Crass 🦂🦅🐦‍🔥 @Madam_Crass]

At some point we're going to have to decide as humans in this world, army or not, that this shit has to stop. These people will destroy all life on Earth if we let them.

Are we just going to sit here and let them?

[big phil & lil’s mom energy @corollablunt]

Every time I see even a second of this show, I feel dumber

[T.P.P 2 @thepollplug2]

This casa girl acting different with the black guys is suspicious👀
#Loveislandusa

[Black Media Hub ✊🏿 @BlackMediaHub]

These are actual Freedom Riders, now elderly, sitting together decades after risking their lives to challenge segregation in the American South.
he original courageous Freedom Riders movement began in 1961.

The first group, organized by Congress of Racial Equality (CORE), had 13 original Freedom Riders:
• 7 Black riders
• 6 white riders

They left Washington, D.C. on May 4, 1961, riding interstate buses into the Deep South to challenge segregation in bus terminals after Supreme Court rulings had already declared it unconstitutional.

After brutal mob attacks in Alabama, including the firebombing of a bus in Anniston and savage beatings in Birmingham and Montgomery, more activists joined. The movement quickly expanded beyond the original 13.

By the end of 1961, more than 400 Freedom Riders had participated across the South. Many were arrested and sent to Mississippi’s notorious Parchman Prison.

Hezekiah Watkins
At just 13 years old, Watkins became the youngest Freedom Rider ever arrested. His involvement happened almost by accident when he went to the Jackson, Mississippi, Greyhound station to see the riders arrive. In the chaos, he was swept up by police and sent to the notorious Parchman State Penitentiary. Initially placed on death row to intimidate him, he spent several days in the prison before being released. This traumatic experience did not deter him; he went on to become a lifelong activist, dedicated to educating others about the struggle for justice in Mississippi.

Joan Trumpauer Mulholland
A rare figure in the movement, Mulholland was a white woman from a privileged Southern background who turned her back on social expectations to fight for racial equality. By the time she joined the Freedom Rides, she was already a seasoned activist involved in sit-ins. In 1961, she was imprisoned in Parchman for over two months. She later became the first white student to enroll at Tougaloo College, a historically Black institution, and was a primary organizer for the 1963 March on Washington. She famously survived a near-lynching during the Woolworth’s lunch counter sit-in.

Ameen Tuunagane (Willie James)
Known during the movement as Willie James, Tuunagane was a relentless civil rights organizer and Freedom Rider. He was part of the waves of activists who traveled to Jackson, Mississippi, to challenge Jim Crow laws. His work extended far beyond the buses; he was deeply involved in voter registration drives and community organizing, often operating in high-risk areas where the threat of police and vigilante violence was constant. His commitment focused on the intersection of political power and basic human dignity.

Carol Ruth Silver
A recent law school graduate at the time, Silver joined the Freedom Rides to put her legal principles into practice. She was arrested in Jackson and, like many others, served time in Parchman Penitentiary. During her incarceration, she kept a secret diary on scraps of paper, documenting the harrowing conditions and the psychological tactics used by guards. Her later career was defined by this experience; she became a prominent lawyer and politician in San Francisco, continuing her advocacy for civil rights and educational reform for decades.

Kredelle Pettway
Pettway was a dedicated activist who participated in the movement during the height of the 1960s racial tensions. As a young woman, she joined the ranks of those demanding the desegregation of public facilities in Alabama and Mississippi. Her contribution highlights the essential role of local youth and women in maintaining the momentum of the movement. She faced the constant threat of the Ku Klux Klan and state-sanctioned violence, standing firm in the belief that the "separate but equal" doctrine was a moral and legal failure.

[Rory Gilmore do Ketu @carinapoc]

Eu reconheço uma divindade ancestral quando vejo

[caenhillcc @caenhillcc]

Greetings and good morning it’s the Thursday goat escape and Caroline bridge crossing

[Assal Rad @AssalRad]

Notice how Western media doesn’t really bother talking about the Gaza “ceasefire” anymore?

[Tamer Nahed @Tamer_Alnoaizy]

One of the most horrifying and brutal scenes ever captured on camera in modern history.

Israeli soldiers opened fire on thousands of starving Palestinians in Gaza as they ran in desperation trying to get a piece of food during the war on Gaza.

A moment the world must never forget.

[kendall @superiorsantina]

the biggest enshittification that ive seen post-2020 is every customer-facing job running off a skeleton crew cause every company realized that they can *technically* survive off of it and increase their profits in the process

[Yolanda @you_land_airr]

Couldn’t have said it better.

[kofi anon @poemPilled]

Chicago twitter is cool you can tell we still have a long way to go as a city in terms of lead removal

[EarthtoGazelle @EarthToGazelle]

I am her. And it’s crazy because when you’re like this, they will try to shame you for being the type of woman who loves so genuinely and generously. They’ll shame you for believing lies as if you’re supposed to be some human lie detector.

[Kerry Sinanan @kerry_sinanan]

This is essentially what is happening to Caribbean beaches via tourism

[Kate Willett @katewillett]

Liberals love murder as long as the person doing the murdering has a uniform on. Personally I can’t imagine being tricked by a costume like a child, but you do you

[Michael Sophia @MichaelSopcg9z]

feels like we successfully memory-holed this whole summer. prior to Zohran's win, it was the last time I felt any hope.

[maya @mayareminders]

Delayed processing is like ohhh okay you don’t respect me- that’s what’s been happening here

[Kuuhaku ☭ @Kuuhaku3993]

"Hating right-wingers makes you just as bad as them"

[the thicc husband & father @lukeisamazing]

I love when libs try to prove they respect human life more than vile leftists by saying that the murder of a single CEO is a crime against basic human decency but the social murder of 20 million ppl thru denied claims is just the cost of doing business. this is why ppl hate you!