@GordoGordo1192@gr8_hype@Yazzerz8 LMAO, “YOLO still damn near theme song for the bay” it was a coo song during its time but never a theme song for the bay.
Dr. Claud Anderson is one of the greatest Foundational Black American scholars we’ve ever had when it came to Black economics, and it’s sad that most our people, especially the Boomers, didn’t take him seriously
Freedmen 🇺🇸❣️‼️Black 🖤Americans History Month! We honor Dr. Claud Anderson ( September 24, 1934) 💐 Dr. Anderson’s book, PowerNomics: The National Plan to Empower Black America, incorporates and reflects his past experiences: his academic research, business experience, both as an owner and a capital provider, and his varied political positions. He has held the highest positions in federal and state government and politics. He was State Coordinator of Education for Florida under Governor Reubin Askew during the tumultuous period of the 1970s. After successful social reform projects in Florida and leading President Jimmy Carter’s Florida campaign to a win in the state, Carter appointed Anderson as the Federal Co-Chairman for a Commission of governors in the southeast states. In that position (rank of assistant secretary in the U.S. Department of Commerce), he chaired the commission, funded and directed economic development projects for the governors in those states. The projects he funded created jobs and businesses in those states. As executive director of two economic development corporations for the city of Miami, Florida, he oversaw funding of more than 30 businesses. Although he has been a political independent for many years, he was a major planner and coordinator for the 1988 Democratic Convention in Atlanta and has taught at all levels of education.
The Black Wall Street Of Every State And in every state, white mobs, in conjunction with the police, national guards, and insurence company detroyed thriving independent black commpanties killing a mass population of black people
Freedmen 🇺🇸❣️‼️Black 🖤 Americans History Month!! We honor Marian Croak (May 14, 1955) 💐. She is an engineer advancing Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) technologies, converting voice data into digital signals that can be easily transmitted over the internet rather than using traditional phone lines. Her work has furthered the capabilities of audio and video conferencing, making it a practical reality in today’s world. She holds more than 200 patents!
Today's Black American (Freedmen) inventor is Roy Clay Sr. Personal computers are everywhere nowadays. Roy Clay Sr. played a huge role in making that possible. He led the team that developed and wrote much of the software for HP's first mini-computer. Mini-computers paved the way for personal computers and greatly expanded the capabilities of computers. Today, HP, which has split into two companies, is one of the largest and most iconic computer companies in the world.
He did not stop there. He also invented technology to track radiation after an explosion. He also helped to establish Silicon Valley. He is referred to as the "Godfather Of Silicon Valley."
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Did you know that Smokey The Bear-particularly the hat Smokey wore- was patterned after the Buffalo Soldiers. These were the Foundational Black American men who became the first National Park Rangers in the U.S.. From the late 1800s into the early 1900s, Buffalo Soldiers were stationed in and around early national parks and:
Built roads and trails that allowed access to remote park areas
Mapped terrain and established usable routes
Protected land from illegal logging, grazing, and mining
Stopped poaching and enforced conservation rules
Removed squatters and unregulated settlers from protected land
Maintained infrastructure (cabins, bridges, patrol routes)
In other words, they quite literally cleared the way—physically and administratively—for what later became America’s national park system.
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💢Everyday day is #BlackHistoryMonth celebrating Black Americans unapologetically.
Robert Smalls a Foundational Black American. Born into slavery in 1839, he didn't just dream of freedom,he engineered one of the most audacious heists in maritime history. If this were a movie, you’d think the plot was too "unrealistic."
By 1862, Smalls was an enslaved deckhand on the CSS Planter, a heavily armed Confederate transport ship in Charleston. He knew the ship’s movements, the signals, and the layout of the harbor perfectly. He just needed the right moment.
On the night of May 13, the white officers went ashore for a party, leaving the enslaved crew behind. This was the window. Smalls didn’t just run he took the ship. But he wasn’t leaving without his family.
He picked up his wife, children, and several other crew members' families at a secret rendezvous point. Now, the Planter was loaded with 17 passengers and a crate of Confederate big guns. The stakes? Freedom or certain execution for treason.
To get out, he had to pass FIVE Confederate forts, including the massive Fort Sumter. His disguise? He put on the Captain’s straw hat and long coat. Standing in the shadows of the pilot house, he mimicked the Captain’s posture and hand signals.
He knew the secret whistle codes for each fort. One by one, the Confederate sentries signaled him through, thinking their Captain was just getting an early start. He sailed right under the nose of the rebellion.
Once past the final fort, he lowered the Confederate flag and hoisted a white bedsheet. He headed straight for the Union blockade. When he reached the USS Onward, he famously shouted: "I thought the United States might need another ship!"
Smalls became an overnight hero in the North. He met with President Abraham Lincoln, and his bravery was a key factor in convincing Lincoln to allow Black men to fight for the Union. Smalls himself later became a Captain in the Union Navy.
But he wasn’t done. After the war, he returned to his hometown of Beaufort, SC, and bought the house of his former master.
He then entered politics, serving five terms in the U.S. Congress. He fought for the first free, non-segregated public school system in the U.S. and worked to protect the voting rights of formerly enslaved people.
Robert Smalls’ life is a reminder that enslaved Black Americans we never fled, we stayed and fought, we were innovative, we outsmarted our enemies, we made a way out of no way. He is the true definition of against all odds. True Black American History.