“For 70 years, the City of Tulsa and its Chamber of Commerce told us that the massacre didn’t happen. Like we didn’t see it with our own eyes.” My God.
In 17 years as a journalist, I've never seen an altercation escalate this quickly, captured security video. I cut together all 4 Charlotte CATS bus cameras for @WBTV_News so you could see the best angles of the chaos as it happens. Tune in.
Bruh Crack laced with Fentanyl is the WILDEST shit I have heard in a minute… like first of all… crack in 2023… secondly… at what point is crack not strong enough that you need the super crack? 😭
On the last day of #BlackHistoryMonth my people gave to meeeee, an inventor! Feb. 28, 1932: Richard Spikes invents and patented the automatic gear shift. #28DaysOfBlackHistory
On the 27th day of #BlackHistoryMonth my people gave to me, an abolitionist! Feb. 27, 1833: Maria W. Stewart delivers her speech advocating for African rights and liberty in Boston. She’s one of the 1st women of any race in the US to give public speeches. #28DaysOfBlackHistory
On the 26th day of #BlackHistoryMonth my people gave to me, a comedian!: Feb. 26, 1933: Actor and comedian Godfrey Cambridge was born. He was acclaimed by Time Magazine to be one of the most celebrated black comedians. #28DaysOfBlackHistory
On the 25th day of #BlackHistoryMonth my people gave to me, a model! Feb. 25, 1965: Veronica Webb is born. A model, actress, and writer, she is the first African American to have a major cosmetics contract when she signed with Revlon in 1992. #28DaysOfBlackHistory
On the 24th day of #BlackHistoryMonth my people gave to me, the legacy of a mathematician. Feb. 24, 2020: Katherine G. Johnson dies. She helped America win the “space race” and completed calculations that put the first US man into space. #28DaysOfBlackHistory
On the 23rd day of #BlackHistoryMonth my people gave to me, a congressman! Feb. 23, 1925: Louis Stokes was born. He became the first African American elected to the House of Representatives from Ohio. #28DaysOfBlackHistory