Another reminder of the absolute ludicrous insanity it is to limit/ban black history/books in schools…Especially in this climate right now in the country. This is not about making anybody feel guilty it’s about not repeating the same atrocities, and continuing to be a better country. #BlackHistoryMonth #BlackHistorylsAmericanHistory
On this day in 1927, actor and film director Sidney Poitier, was born.
Here is a powerful interview from him in 1968 addressing how he was being treated by the press.
He rips into journalists after only being asked questions surrounding race.
Charles Young became a US Army colonel in 1916, led troops with distinction abroad, built & protected Yosemite & Sequoia national parks, was military attaché to Liberia & Haiti. His father had fled slavery to join the Union Army & fight for the freedom of others in the Civil War.
Why doesn't the so-called media (all of it) ask two simple questions... WHY do you think the election of 2020 was stolen? and if it was, HOW was it stolen? Have all of the so-called journalists become so afraid of losing $ponsors, that they don't want the truth to get out?
And her opponent wants people with questionable backgrounds to have easy access to these. Just look at her NRA endorsement for the facts. They wouldn't lie (about that)
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer released an update Monday on Operation: Safe Neighborhoods, a statewide initiative to curb gun violence by removing illegal firearms from the streets. https://t.co/nDDpCIrBtN
If legacy admits are deemed Constitutional at universities, then admits based on being a descendant of slavery should be as well. Especially at universities such as UNC and Harvard that were financed by slave money and that prohibited descendants from enrolling.
Luís Gama, Brazilian journalist & lawyer, formerly enslaved, freed more than 1000 Afro-Brazilians for whom he provided legal assistance & raised funds. His mother Luisa Mahin was a key organizer of Brazil’s 1835 Malé revolt, perhaps the largest urban slave revolt in the Americas.
Over four years ago, Brian protested with March For Our Lives to demand action on gun violence in our schools and communities.
This week, he was shot in both hands and through his neck by an AR-15 at his school in St. Louis. He jumped out of a window to save his life.