Joyce Edwards Moore

[AFRICAN & BLACK HISTORY @AfricanArchives]

On this day in 1991 Comedian John Elroy Sanford a.k.a Redd Foxx, died of a heart attack 🕊

Did you know that he and Malcolm X were best friends and worked together as dishwashers at the same restaurant in Harlem in the 1940s. The staff called Foxx “Chicago Red” and Malcolm “Detroit Red”.

—Remembering Redd Foxx (Dec 9, 1922 – Oct 11, 1991)—

He portrayed Fred G. Sanford on the television show Sanford and Son and starred in The Redd Foxx Show and The Royal Family. His film projects included All the Fine Young Cannibals (1960), Cotton Comes to Harlem (1970), Norman... Is That You? (1976) and Harlem Nights (1989).

Red Foxx was birth named John Elroy Sanford in St. Louis, Missouri and raised in Chicago's South Side.

His father, Fred Sanford, an electrician and auto mechanic from Hickman, Kentucky, left the family when Foxx was four years old. He was raised by his half-Seminole mother, Mary Hughes, from Ellisville, Mississippi, his grandmother and his minister.

Foxx attended DuSable High School in Chicago's Bronzeville neighborhood with future Chicago mayor Harold Washington. Foxx had an older brother, Fred Jr., who provided the name for his character on Sanford and Son.

In the 1940s, he met Malcolm Little, later known as Malcolm X. In Malcolm's autobiography, Foxx is referred to as "Chicago Red, the funniest dishwasher on this earth." He earned the nickname because of his reddish hair and complexion.

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The Supreme Court ALLEGEDLY violated Article III of the Constitution by deciding a case based on hypotheticals and a fabricated name. This goes against the principle that the Court's jurisdiction is limited to actual cases and controversies.

MY THOUGHTS ARE 💭:

Before you hear this story it's important you understand the powers of the Supreme Court

The Supreme Court's authority is confined to resolving real and specific legal disputes. Article III of the U.S. Constitution establishes the judicial power of federal courts, emphasizing the need for actual cases and controversies. The Court does not issue advisory opinions or decide hypothetical or abstract legal questions. The requirement of a genuine case or controversy ensures that the Court's decisions have a practical impact on the rights and interests of the involved parties, allowing for concrete resolution of legal disputes.

THE ISSUE AT HAND:

Stewart, a web designer based in Portland, Oregon, was surprised to receive a text from a reporter informing him that a request he supposedly made in 2016 was now part of a case before the U.S. Supreme Court. The request involved hiring a Colorado artist to create designs and possibly a website for his same-sex wedding. However, Stewart, who has been married to a woman for 15 years, is not gay. He is an advocate for LGBTQ rights and found it frustrating to see his name being used in this context.

CONTEXT:

The Supreme Court recently ruled 6-to-3 in favor of a Christian graphic artist, Lorie Smith, who argued that her freedom of speech allowed her to refuse designing wedding websites for same-sex couples. Smith's case was initially filed in 2016 in a Colorado district court, where she claimed that the state's anti-discrimination law violated her rights by prohibiting her from stating on her company's webpage that she would not create wedding websites for gay couples.

In the court documents, Smith's lawyers referred to a query they attributed to an individual named Stewart, matching the contact information of the person interviewed by The Washington Post. The message supposedly requested Smith's services for Stewart's upcoming wedding to someone named "Mike." The inclusion of this message played a role in the case's proceedings.

[Michelle Obama @MichelleObama]

I wanted to share some of my thoughts on today's Supreme Court decision on affirmative action:

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“We have to remember that moving toward each other is what we need not only to flourish, but to survive.” –Mellon Foundation President, Elizabeth Alexander (@ProfessorEA) https://t.co/1PEOr0AbmA

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“Writing gives you an occasion to lift out really powerful and meaningful things that you would’ve said anyway, given an occasion for it. Art becomes that occasion.” –@dwaynebetts

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#StudentActivism

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For Lae'l Hughes-Watkins, archivist at the University of Maryland, building archives is as much about building relationships as it is about collecting information. https://t.co/A51YFcUu6o

[Occupy Democrats @OccupyDemocrats]

BREAKING: Matt Damon and Ben Affleck threaten Donald Trump, put him on notice that he must stop using the audio from their movies in order to promote his campaign and fundraise money or else they will take serious action.

It all started shortly after Trump was slapped with a federal indictment for violating the Espionage Act, when Trump posted a campaign video on TruthSocial in which he played the victim and begged for donations from his gullible followers.

The problem is that Trump used audio in the video from one of Affleck and Damon’s movies titled Air, a biographical drama starting Michael Jordan.

Affleck and Damon’s studio just released this public statement calling out Trump and sending him a thinly-veiled threat that that they will take legal action if he does it again:

“We had no foreknowledge of, did not consent to and do not endorse or approve any footage or audio from Air being repurposed by the Trump campaign as a political advertisement. Specifically in terms of any and all rights available to us under US copyright and intellectual property law, we hereby, expressly give notice that in the case of any use of material from Air by the Trump campaign where approval or consent is required, we do not grant such consent.”

Please retweet and ❤️ to thank Ben Affleck and Matt Damon for setting Trump straight — and consider joining the growing exodus to Tribel, a new Twitter competitor that is exploding in popularity because Elon Musk banned Tribel’s Twitter account — but he forgot to ban this link to download the new Tribel app: https://t.co/HnJzSKj4Hp

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SHE IS A KEEPER!

It happened at a New York Airport. This is hilarious. I wish I had the guts of this girl. An award should go to the gate agent in New York for being smart and funny, while making her point, when confronted with a passenger who probably
deserved to fly as cargo. For all of you out there who have had to deal with an irate customer, this one is for you.

A crowded flight was canceled. A single agent was re-booking a long line of inconvenienced travelers.

Suddenly, an angry passenger pushed his way to the desk. He slapped his ticket on the counter and said, "I HAVE to be on this flight and it has to be FIRST CLASS."

The agent replied, "I'm sorry, sir. I'll be happy to try to help you, but I've got to help these folks first; and then I'm sure we'll be able to work something out."

The passenger was unimpressed. He asked loudly, so that
the passengers behind him could hear, "DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA WHO I AM?"

Without hesitating, the agent smiled and grabbed her public address microphone. "May I have your attention, please?", she began, her voice heard clearly throughout the terminal. "We have a passenger here at Gate 14 WHO DOES NOT KNOW WHO HE IS. If anyone can help him with his identity, please come to Gate 14".

With the folks behind him in line laughing hysterically,
the man glared at the United Airlines agent, gritted his teeth, and said, "F*** You!"

Without flinching, she smiled and said, "I'm sorry sir,
you'll have to get in line for that, too."

Life isn't about how to survive the storm, but how to dance in the rain.

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[Joyce Edwards Moore @JoyceEdwardsMo1]

When. . . Even will this be corrected, if ever. If not, what is the next step? #blacklivesmatter

[StanceGrounded @_SJPeace_]

3 of them killed 30 people. 3 of them killed not a single soul. Look at the differences in the mugshots.

This is what the institution of racism and white supremacy looks like in our “justice” system.

[Joyce Edwards Moore @JoyceEdwardsMo1]

We all count in the country's history. We need to tell our own stories, and create an honest and true history of the USA, so we can make this democratic republic actually work for everyone. #NoMoreRevisonistHistory

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Revisit Mellon’s 2022 conversation on how Chinese American communities have shaped our collective history.

Watch “Chinese American History, Asian American Experiences” here: https://t.co/N1AfR6ub2m

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"Her home is a monument and a memory of her profound cultural legacy." – Brent Leggs, founding executive director of @SavingPlaces’ African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund https://t.co/sZiya73Vbo

[Joyce Edwards Moore @JoyceEdwardsMo1]

Today is time to cast your vote, stand up and be counted! I voted for my choice for mayor @RCShackleford today.

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Gun Violence Is Actually Worse in Red States. It’s Not Even Close. https://t.co/mFSO4Dvp8q via @politico

[Joyce Edwards Moore @JoyceEdwardsMo1]

@SteveMartinToGo I see you.

[Joyce Edwards Moore @JoyceEdwardsMo1]

Young, Gifted, and Black!

[J. G. Moore @jgmoore]

Justin is a Latin masculine name that means “just,” “upright,” or “righteous.” It is the Anglicized form of the Latin name Justinus, derived from the biblical name Justus meaning “just” or “fair.” Justin is a name symbolic of virtue and justice. ✊🏾

[Joyce Edwards Moore @JoyceEdwardsMo1]

@jgmoore It most certainly is! 🥰