@_britt_bella Yeah that's the show that inspired this tweet. It's probably a fine TV show but so far it has felt like one middle finger to the stuff I actually like about the characters
Happy birthday to Fred Hampton, the Chicago organizer and chairman of the Illinois chapter of the Black Panther Party who was born on August 30, 1948. Hampton was only 20 when he joined the Panthers, but he quickly became one of the movement's most influential young leaders. Before joining the party, he had already been organizing through the NAACP Youth Council in the Chicago suburb of Maywood, where he helped campaign for a community swimming pool and challenged racial discrimination. After joining the Panthers, he became known not only for his powerful speeches, but for organizing programs that directly addressed the needs of working class communities, including the Free Breakfast Program and community health initiatives.
One of the most important parts of Hampton's organizing was his effort to bring people from different racial and ethnic communities together. He helped build what became known as the Rainbow Coalition, connecting the Black Panther Party with the Puerto Rican Young Lords and the Young Patriots, a group that organized among poor white Southerners living in Chicago. Hampton understood that communities facing poverty and police violence could find common ground even when racism had historically kept them divided. His growing influence also attracted the attention of the FBI, which was conducting COINTELPRO operations against Black political organizations and viewed Hampton as a significant threat. On December 4, 1969, Chicago police raided Hampton's apartment in a predawn operation. Hampton, who was 21 years old, was killed along with fellow Panther Mark Clark. Later investigations found that police had fired dozens of rounds while only one shot was attributed to those inside the apartment, and the FBI's role in targeting Hampton became a major part of subsequent investigations and litigation. In 1983, the city of Chicago, Cook County and the federal government agreed to a $1.85 million settlement with the families and survivors, with the court finding that the government had conspired against the Black Panther Party and violated the civil rights of the plaintiffs.
Fred Hampton was only 21 when his life was taken, but in those few years he had already demonstrated how powerful community organizing could be. His legacy is not simply about the circumstances of his death. It is also about the breakfast programs, health initiatives, political education, interracial organizing and efforts to unite communities that he helped build. Hampton's story remains an important part of Black history because it shows both the possibilities of grassroots political organizing and the extraordinary pressure that Black activists faced when they challenged inequality and institutional power.
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@Deyvonn It's humbling af but in certain games I felt like it helped me understand hitstop and juggle points better so I could actually convert out of scrambles better
I find it very embarrassing that blue check FGC and the parasocial following at large tried to humiliate and bully Faulty for knowing his worth as a competitor, but I’m glad he won his terms and I hope that corner of the venue explodes with hype (idc who wins)
In the old dueling days, each duelist would select a 2nd, and together those 2nds would:
1. Try to convince them not to fight
2. Figure out the best way for the fight to happen without any1 dying
3. Determine when and where the fight would happen…and who could watch!
We've seen some big changes in which games folks are playing in the FGC lately. Check the entries for your locals here & make sure they're up to date on games as well as venue, time, contact info, activity, etc!
Please RT, let's keep this free resource going strong (link below)
@TheeMissGlaze@_saintcola It’s not that long of a timeline
1. Real ones agreed to terms to settle a score
2. Colonizers and content cultures caught the scent and blew the vibe