Isabelle Hubert

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[Black, Blessed & Unbothered @MelanatedTalk]

Young. Gifted and Black!
She was in a mall, saw the piano, sat down and started playing. Her name is Rebecca Seziba. She taught herself to play by watching YouTube videos and has never taken a class. Remember that name!
#BlackGirl
#BlackExcellence
#BlackCulture
#BlackPeople

[Isabelle Hubert @Hiddenstarr]

@thompsonb2569 Amen

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@allenanalysis Bye.

[AFRICAN & BLACK HISTORY @AfricanArchives]

In 1926, thirteen black men put together their savings and founded Safe Bus Company, making it the largest black owned bus company at that time.

It was formed in Winston-Salem to serve the black neighborhoods due to segregation and operated till 1972.

Thirteen Black men put together their life-savings and purchasing shares of stock for $100,000; forming Safe Bus Co, Inc. on May 26, 1926, Safe Bus Co became the largest African-American owned bus company in the nation.

The company grew large and fast and was at one point named the largest black-owned transportation company in the world. In 1955, Safe Bus grossed $825,000. At it’s prime, the company carried 15,000 fares a day, grossed $18,000 a week and had 75 employees.

Fares started at five cents in the early operating days and grew as the company expanded. The number of buses expanded as well, from 35 to 42. Safe Bus operated in 20 percent of the city.
Black bus drivers made, around $1.60 to $2.50 an hour. “That was more than school teachers were making then.”
By 1968, Safe Bus provided transportation to all city residents. The company took on more routes, but finding drivers proved difficult.

Despite more routes, after integration, Safe Bus started to lose money. Old attitudes about segregation made it difficult to make a profit, and the company lost 60 percent of riders, according to the Winston-Salem Transit Authority.
“When the whites started riding Safe Bus, they thought they had to go to the back,”.

After integration Black people Started riding on white-owned buses so they could sit up front with white people. Stockholders voted to sell the company to the city in 1972. The Winston-Salem Transit Authority became responsible for all public.

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[Isabelle Hubert @Hiddenstarr]

@EBROINTHEAM 🤣🤣🤣🤣👀🤣

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Does anyone know if this child is ok?

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@brutalfightz Does anyone know what happened to him? Were these people arrested.

[AFRICAN & BLACK HISTORY @AfricanArchives]

Harriet Tubman's great nieces, Eva and Alida Stewart, 1910.

[HEATED🔥🇯🇲 @4everRnbGenius]

The way how Fantasia, Kelly Rowland & Missy Elliott fucking SLID on this track!!!!!

Whew!!! 😅

[Black, Blessed & Unbothered @MelanatedTalk]

Hey family in the ATL. Here’s a #BlackOwned farm and grocery store with fresh, healthy, organic produce. Be sure to check them out and support.
#BlackOwnedBusiness
#Organic
#FruitsAndVegetables
#GroceryStore
#BlackCulture

[Isabelle Hubert @Hiddenstarr]

@lovechile23 No I think he is talking about a character on Zatima. Jordan left because he got a prime time gig

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@stpaulgemini15 It's 3 months later

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@iamjamiearielle @EObsidian @SistasOnBET 3 months

[Aletha @CampbellAJ70]

👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽…”WE NEED A LOT MORE OF THIS”…I give this BLACK COURT OFFICER nothing but the UTMOST RESPECT ✊🏽 for taking a stand against these RACIST OVERZEALOUS White court officers! “They ALWAYS try to do the MOST & LOVE choking” #BlackMan #Justice #Court #BlackTwitter #BlackPeople

[theJasmineBRAND @thejasminebrand]

Gabrielle Union is the latest actress to highlight racism, exploitation, and pay disparities in Hollywood. *Are you happy to see more Black entertainers speaking out?* 👇🏽👇🏾 (🎥: Gabunion)

[CALL TO ACTIVISM @CalltoActivism]

“My heart was warmed at Wal-Mart during lunch.

This gentleman's items were scanned and he was given the total. He looks apologetically back at me and starts taking handfuls of change out of his pockets.

He miscounts and starts to get flustered. Gives me a muttered, "I'm so sorry." His hands and voice are shaking.

This beautiful cashier takes his hands dumps all the change on the counter and says, "This is not a problem, honey. We will do this together."

He continues to apologize to both of us as we reassure him it's ok. They get his transaction handled and he shuffles away.

I looked at this wonderful woman and said, "Thank you for being so patient with him."

She shakes her head and replies, "You shouldn't have to thank me, baby. What's wrong with our world is we've forgotten how to love one another."

I want to be more like her.”

Credit: Spring Herbison Bowlin

[AFRICAN & BLACK HISTORY @AfricanArchives]

On this day in 1951, Florida’s NAACP President Harry T. Moore and his wife Harriette Moore, were killed on Christmas Day when their house was bombed by racist terrorists in Florida.

The Moores were the first NAACP members to be murdered for their civil rights activism.

[Isabelle Hubert @Hiddenstarr]

@Immanuel_Morris Sending prayers 🙏🏽

[Black, Blessed & Unbothered @MelanatedTalk]

Black Women are out here serving the community! Amanda noticed that Black women are charged higher prices when buying a car and wants to teach us how to do better. So she started financial literacy classes to help us learn what to do and what not to do when buying a car.

[Fantasia News Daily @fantasia_daily]

Fantasia & Oprah discuss the power behind her performance of “I’m Here”

OWN Celebrates #TheColorPurple