BREAKING NEWS: Austin Metcalf has 20 pages of RACIST & VIOLENT behavioral history. Keep in mind Karmelo Anthony defended himself, AFTER Austin assaulted him first.
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Africa is often described as a continent rich in natural resources, but the deeper story is about who controls those resources, who profits from them, and how much value remains in African economies after extraction. The continent holds enormous deposits of gold, diamonds, cobalt, copper, uranium, oil, natural gas, platinum, iron ore and other minerals, alongside major agricultural resources such as cocoa, coffee, tea and cotton. These resources have made Africa central to global trade for centuries. Long before modern multinational corporations arrived, African gold, salt, ivory and other commodities were moving through extensive regional and international trade networks. During European colonial rule, however, the extraction of African resources became closely tied to systems designed to benefit colonial powers, with raw materials frequently exported while industrial development and manufacturing remained limited within the colonies.
That history still matters today. Having valuable resources does not automatically make a country wealthy. The real economic power comes from being able to process, manufacture and add value to those resources, create skilled jobs, negotiate strong contracts and ensure that local communities benefit from the wealth beneath their land. A country that exports raw minerals and then imports finished products made from those same materials can capture far less economic value than a country that develops the industries needed to process them. This is why Africa’s resource wealth should not simply be celebrated as proof of abundance. It should also raise questions about ownership, infrastructure, trade agreements, taxation, corruption, industrialization and who ultimately benefits. Africa has never lacked resources. One of the biggest challenges has been turning that enormous wealth into broad and lasting prosperity for the people who live on the continent. #BlackHistory #AfricanHistory #Africa
🚨 BREAKING: Barack Obama has been named the most admired U.S. president in history, according to a CNN/SSRS poll.
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Boosie says Penn State’s alleged fraternity cocaine operation, which led to 14 people being charged, would be “all over the news” if the same scandal happened at an HBCU. 👀
On September 15, 1963, four Black girls went to the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama, for Sunday services. Addie Mae Collins, 14, Cynthia Wesley, 14, Carole Robertson, 14, and Denise McNair, 11, were in the church basement preparing for the day when a bomb planted by Ku Klux Klan members exploded. All four girls were killed, and more than a dozen other people were injured.
The church was not chosen at random. The 16th Street Baptist Church had become an important gathering place for Birmingham's Black community and a meeting point for the Civil Rights Movement. Birmingham was already notorious for racial violence and had earned the nickname “Bombingham” because of the repeated bombings targeting Black homes, churches and businesses. The bombing came during a period when activists were challenging segregation in schools and public life, making the church an especially significant target for those trying to intimidate the movement.
What makes this photograph so painful to look at is that these were not symbols or statistics. They were children with families, friends, personalities and futures that were taken from them. Addie Mae, Cynthia, Carole and Denise should have grown up and lived ordinary lives. Instead, their names became permanently connected to one of the most devastating acts of racial terror of the Civil Rights era. The bombing shocked the country and brought renewed attention to the violence being used to defend segregation.
Justice, however, did not come quickly. Although the bombing occurred in 1963, decades passed before the perpetrators were successfully prosecuted. Robert Chambliss was convicted in 1977, while Thomas Blanton and Bobby Frank Cherry were convicted in 2001 and 2002. Another suspect, Herman Cash, died without being indicted. The extraordinary delay itself became part of the history of the bombing and a reminder of how deeply racial injustice was embedded within the institutions that were supposed to deliver justice.
Remember their names: Addie Mae Collins. Cynthia Wesley. Carole Robertson. Denise McNair. They were four young girls who should never have become martyrs to a struggle they did not create. Remembering them means remembering what segregation demanded, what white supremacist violence was willing to do to preserve it, and why the fight for civil rights mattered so deeply.
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Teach your kids about Ruby Bridges, the first Black child at an all-white public elementary school in Louisiana.
She turned 71 this year. She's only 71.
We can't forget how Kohen Wiley was taken from his family. He was 1 year old when he was fatally shot by an officer responding to an alleged shoplifting call outside of a Walmart in Senatobia, Mississippi. His mother had to witness her innocent baby, who had barely begun to see this world, be killed. No parent should ever have to carry that image. Kohen deserved to grow up. His family deserves justice, and we will not stop fighting until they get it.
Every Black kids deserve the chance to grow old.
Justice for Daniel Erving (18)
Justice for Juliana Nzita (16)
Justice for Tyler Smith (18)
Justice for Nolan Wells (18)
Justice for Kohen Wiley (1)
“Every child, no matter where they are in the world, belongs to all of us” — James Baldwin