American Airlines originally sold me a first class ticket, when I attempted to do same day flight change for an earlier flight, I was put on standby, not given a first class seat despite several being available. Some service, need to rethink getting more miles on American.
Three Star U.S. Army Lieutenant General Russel Honoré (ret) delivers an unflinching warning about the state of American democracy and what it means when politicians talk about deploying troops against U.S. citizens.
For many of us, being Indigenous means living btwn worlds, rebuilding what was taken, creating a future where our grandkids won’t have to explain why their heritage matters. We’e the prayers of those who came before us & the proof that their strength worked.
#IndigenousPeoplesDay
Even as barriers to voting began receding in the ensuing decades, many Southern states erected new ones, such as poll taxes and literacy tests, aimed at keeping the vote out of the hands of African American men and other targeted groups.
the United States began its great democratic experiment in the late 1700s by granting the right to vote to a narrow subset of society — white male landowners.
On this #MemorialDay we give our respect and honor to the Black Soldiers who made the ultimate sacrifice for a nation that did not respect or honor them when they returned. Thank You 🙏🏾
After the city fell, the freed slaves unearthed and properly buried the soldiers, placing flowers at their graves. The event was reported contemporaneously in the local newspaper Charleston Daily the New-York Tribune. This commemoration was a first Memorial Day celebration.
On May 1, 1865, in Charleston, SC, the recently freed Slaves held a parade of 10,000 people to honor 257 dead Union soldiers. The soldiers had been buried in a mass grave at the Washington Race Course, having died at the Confederate prison camp located there.
It’s National Aviation Maintenance Technician Day, a day to recognize the skilled hands and sharp minds behind every American takeoff and landing: Our more than 10,000 expert maintenance technicians. Thank you for your expertise and unflappable commitment to safety.
#AATeam #nationalAMTday