Berlisha R. Morton, PhD

Black | Southern | Futurista ✨Creator of Southern Womanism✨

[Emmanuel (E-Man) Noisette 🇭🇹 @EmansReviews]

Hey @mgmplus

I don't know who is running the selection process for your #FROM preview trailers, but can you all do them with less (or no) spoilers? First, the giant dolls were spoiled in the season 4 trailer and now even more in this preview for the upcoming episode 9. 🤦🏿‍♂️ I'd be more than happy to help with better scene selection that doesn't outright ruin surprises for the viewers.

#Fromily #FromOnMgM

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📜 NOW THIS IS AN ALLY 📜

Most Americans have never heard of Charles Sumner, but many Black Americans in the 19th century knew exactly who he was.

Charles Sumner (1811–1874) was one of the strongest anti-slavery voices in Congress before the Civil War. He believed slavery was morally wrong and that freedom meant nothing without equal rights.

In 1856, after delivering a fiery speech against slavery, Sumner was brutally beaten on the Senate floor by Congressman Preston Brooks. The attack nearly killed him—but it did not silence him.

Sumner spent his career fighting for:

✅ The abolition of slavery
✅ Citizenship for formerly enslaved people
✅ Equal protection under the law
✅ Black voting rights
✅ Desegregation of schools and public facilities

Frederick Douglass praised Sumner as one of the most faithful defenders of Black rights in America.

As a Radical Republican, Sumner pushed for civil rights legislation decades before most politicians would support it. His vision helped lay the foundation for the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments and inspired civil rights protections that would not fully become law until nearly 90 years after his death.

History remembers many who stood on the sidelines.

Charles Sumner stood in the fight.

“Freedom is not enough. Equality under the law must follow.”

What would Charles Sumner probably support today?

Based on his speeches and writings, Sumner would likely be most concerned with whether people receive equal treatment under the law. Would be voting democrat today!

He would probably ask:

Are citizens being denied equal rights?
Are voting rights protected?
Is discrimination being tolerated?
Is the Constitution being applied equally to everyone?

His core principle was simple: freedom without equal rights is incomplete freedom.

That’s why many historians see a direct line from Sumner and the Radical Republicans to the later civil-rights movement led by figures such as Martin Luther King Jr. and the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965.

#CharlesSumner #BlackHistory #CivilRights #Reconstruction #Abolition #FrederickDouglass #AmericanHistory #HistoryMatters #CivilRightsMovement #KnowYourHistory

[Plies @plies]

U Know The Only Time Graduating From Harvard In America Is Not A Big Deal??? When A Black Woman Do It!!!! Michelle Obama!!! 😉

[foxy marxist ☭🔻🏳️‍⚧️ @AprilsBooks]

this is not getting attention. they just buried it. ANOTHER trans woman is dead. four days ago. died in her cell. prisons which are inherently designed to shorten lifespans

[Black Catholic Messenger @BlkCathlicMsngr]

Understanding America's history means understanding its Southern history, including its importance as a region and as a cauldron for both indelible culture and moral contradictions.

Jamiles Lartey writes for @IlluminatorLA that the work of understanding is imperative now perhaps more than ever.

[Black, Blessed & Unbothered @MelanatedTalk]

Sharing a beautiful picture of my forever First Lady!
Black. Brilliant. Beautiful.
The amazing Michelle Obama
#Obama
#FirstLady

[jada @yungjvdda]

I love women. I love being a woman. I love women studies

[The Art Of Dialogue @ArtOfDialogue_]

Beenie Man recently surprised the crowd and brought out Mýa to perform their hit song “Girls Dem Sugar” during the Reggae in the Park event at Delaware Park in Wilmington.

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[Isreal León @TheIsrealLeon]

On Juneteenth, the first free Black republic, Haiti, faces Brazil, home to the largest Black population outside Africa, on American soil—a nation shaped by the sacrifices and struggles of Black Americans. It's more than a soccer match; it's a meeting of three major chapters...

[FactPost @factpostnews]

Michelle Obama reflects on Maya Angelou:

She told us our worth has nothing to do with what the world might say. Dr. Angelou's words sustained me on every step of my journey, through years on the campaign trail where, at times, my very womanhood was dissected and questioned

[Romi Bean @Romi_Bean]

This Frenchman describing Buc-ee’s is the only thing you need today

(IG: Erosbrousson)

[Nay ⚖️ @nay305910]

“The most disrespected person in America is the Black woman. The most unprotected person in America is the Black woman. The most neglected person in America is the Black woman.”
—Malcolm X, 1962

[remx @biigrem]

Them canceling schools for tornados is crazy bc they had us in the hallway face down ass up

[Amunet @freakoutsideofx]

Michelle Obama effortlessly embodies elegance, beauty, high intelligence, and humor. Her sense of style is impeccable.

[SIMONE @alwaysimone]

Black people didn’t ask any questions. We just woke up this morning, saw the timeline & was like “we ride at dawn!” I love us, man.

Forever riding for Barack & Michelle Obama 🖤

[Dwayne Omowale @DOmowale]

It inspired Denmark Vesey to revolt. It also inspired Martin Delany enough to name his son after Toussaint and it inspired Rev. James Holly enough to move to Haiti. In "Rebels and Runaways," Larry Eugene Rivers pointed out that slave masters in Florida were concerned about the revolution in Haiti and expressed as much in their newspapers. History is very clear on the fact that the revolution in Haiti was well-known in America. It inspired hope for black people and fear for slave masters.

[chiky handler @chiky_handlr]

Harvard and Princeton graduate, Grammy winner, and former First Lady Michelle Obama appreciation post

[JazzTimes Magazine @JazzTimes]

Always Sun Ra in Philadelphia: The Arkestra Honored with Magnificent Wall-Sized Mural. A.D. Amorosi reports. https://t.co/ek0wyYPi4Y

[The Notorious JTB @then0toriousjtb]

Flood the timeline with Michelle Obama.

Michelle Obama earned degrees from Princeton and Harvard Law, served as First Lady, became a bestselling author, and inspired millions around the world.

Today, WE post Michelle Obama.

[George Wallace @MrGeorgeWallace]

Class and dignity. Remember that?