Yt folks work overtime to delegitimize any and every one of our victories. If a white man had kicked past him, rest assured new footage today would show "the triumph of human will over adversity" smh
New footage shows Kenya’s Michael Kamau following a motorcycle that was exiting the course around mile 26 of the LA Marathon just moments before he was passed by American Nathan Martin.
Kamau was also seen having to avoid a woman who had run in front of him, which likely added to the confusion.
Moments later, Martin passed him to win the race.
Video: @cptn_carlos
Christopher Nienhuis, an 18-year-old Black student in Ellis County, Texas, injured a white student in the process of defending himself from a white mob attack. He was suddenly re-arrested and jailed last week. Christopher Nienhuis 👇🏾 https://t.co/btKI5M1YVg
A 68-year-old black woman, Deborah Terrell, in New Brunswick, New Jersey, was shot and dragged in the hallway by white cops. Family demanded officers be fired and prosecuted for failing to call in mental health professionals before shooting with a gun, pepper spray, and a Taser
Debbie Allen and Misty Copeland after Copeland’s final performance with the American Ballet Theater. 🥹🩰
Copeland is an alumna of the Debbie Allen Dance Academy.
On this day In 1966, The Black Panther Party for Self Defence was founded by Huey P. Newton and Bobby Seale.
Originally founded to fight police racism, they were dedicated to liberating people from white supremacism and also fed the hungry and mentored youth.
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