Steve Cromity, Sr.

Jazz Vocalist of the classic and standard Jazz repertoire. Most influenced by Eddie Jefferson Johnny Hartman, and Billy Eckstine,

[Steve Cromity, Sr. @cromity_]

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Western Hypocrisy…

[Jemele Hill @jemelehill]

I don’t want to jump to conclusions but I’m starting to think he doesn’t like Black people.

[tim russ @timruss2]

Yeah. Gotta make sure those minorities aren’t recognized for their contributions to the country.

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The Barack and Michelle Obama statue at the new Barack Obama Presidential Center opening soon.

[James Tate @JamesTate121]

Thank you, Rep Joyce Beatty! Nobody else tried to do it. I appreciate it very much!👏👏👏

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🚨NEW: Federal Judge Leonie Brinkema has blocked Donald Trump’s $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” slush fund to pay January 6th insurrectionists.

RETWEET to thank Judge Brinkema for standing up for our democracy!

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A Black soldier of the 12th Armored Division stands guard over captured German prisoners of war, 1945.

[Don Salmon @dijoni]

It was African-Americans who invented Memorial Day never forget that.

[Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett @RepJasmine]

We still haven’t had a real hearing on the rise of white supremacist violence, the lives lost, or the extremist groups empowered by dangerous Republican rhetoric.

But somehow, Republicans found time to hold a hearing claiming the Southern Poverty Law Center is “manufacturing hate.”

Meanwhile, they’re defending an almost $2 billion taxpayer-funded slush fund that could put money in the pockets of January 6 extremists — including people tied to white supremacist groups that attacked our democracy.

Y’all can miss me with the performative outrage.

[Typical African @Joe__Bassey]

The history they want to erase and this was in 1953.

[Mike Williams ☮️ 💔 @drummike2012]

@AnnieForTruth @GingerBMamma Racist Trump appointed racist Justices approved by the racist Republicans in Congress. And fucking Republicans claim they are not racist. They just wiped out the greatest achievement of the Civil Rights movement. #RacistTrump #RacistGOP #VRA

[George Wallace @MrGeorgeWallace]

Alex Haley grew up in Tennessee. He traced his family tree back to his original enslaved, African ancestor, then wrote 'Roots'. He received a Pulitzer Prize for it. Knoxville just banned it 'cause it might make white kids sad.

[Typical African @Joe__Bassey]

In 1917, Black soldiers of the 24th Infantry Regiment were stationed in Houston, Texas. They were trained, disciplined soldiers.

But they were still Black in Jim Crow America.

They faced daily humiliation: segregated streetcars, racial slurs, and violent police harassment. One night, after a Black soldier was beaten and a Black woman assaulted by white police officers, the tension exploded.

Over 100 soldiers marched into Houston. Shots were fired. By the end of the night, 15 white residents and 4 soldiers were dead.

What followed was one of the largest and fastest military trials in American history.

In less than 24 hours, over 60 soldiers were court-martialed. No civilian lawyers. No time to prepare a defense. No mercy.

Thirteen men were hanged in secret before dawn. Sixteen more were executed later. Forty-one received life sentences.

The trials were rushed. The executions were hidden. The story was buried.

This wasn't justice. It was retaliation. The U.S. military made an example of Black men who dared to fight back—not against an enemy abroad, but against racism at home.

For over a century, this massacre stayed in the shadows. No monuments. No national memory. Just silence.

The Houston Riot of 1917 is a reminder: America has always punished Black resistance more harshly than white violence.

Reference: The Houston Riot and Courts-Martial of 1917, Robert V. Haynes (2976); National Archives military trial records; The Washington Post, historical coverage.

Credit: African Echo

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