@Hero_OfThe_Day@WNBA Can tell most people in these comments never played basketball. She didn’t hit her in the face but she did push her and reached in with right hand. You all put a target on her back labeling her the best ever before she stepped in the league
What Nick Cannon said is exactly how misinformation spreads.
Yes, the KKK was tied to Southern Democrats in the 1800s. That part is true.
But leaving out what happened next changes the entire meaning.
In the 1960s, after Lyndon B. Johnson passed the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965, the racists who supported segregation did not just disappear…
They left the Democratic Party and shifted politically. That is a huge part of the story that keeps getting left out.
AND THAT MATTERS.
Because when we, especially Black voices with big platforms, repeat half stories, it does not just stay a conversation. It spreads and it can be used against us.
We cannot afford to be loud and wrong at the same time, especially right now.
Based on 2022 U.S. Census data (latest available via 2025 reports from LendingTree and Black Enterprise), here are the top 10 U.S. metro areas by percentage of Black-owned businesses:
1. Hinesville, GA (18.2%)
2. Atlanta, GA (11.3%)
3. Fayetteville, NC (10%)
4. Virginia Beach-Norfolk, VA-NC (9.4%)
5. Memphis, TN-MS-AR (9.3%)
6. Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV (9.2%)
7. Jackson, MS (8.2%)
8. Sumter, SC (7.9%)
9. Richmond, VA (7.6%)
10. Augusta, GA-SC (7.6%)
Atlanta leads in total number (13,766).
Jewel Ham created Spotify Wrapped as her internship project for the company in 2019. Not only did they not hire her, they took the idea and ran with it. It is now the biggest cultural moment that Spotify has every year.
Another example of Black innovation being stolen by white supremacy. Shout out to @whateverjewel for being a Black innovator. She deserves the credit for Spotify Wrapped.
Comment FANPOD to watch the latest episode of the Invested Podcast w/ @tamishaharris
I’m an old basketball player, so I’ve never gotten a game ball after one of our FB games… until now ⚓️⬇️
Hard to put into words how I’m feeling, except to say one thing: “We don’t do orange.”